1997 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Berndt (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (4th season)
Home stadiumFaurot Field
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 Nebraska † xy$  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 8 Kansas State  %  7 –1   11 –1  
No. 23 Missouri  5 –3   7 –5  
Colorado  3 –5   5 –6  
Kansas  3 –5   5 –6  
Iowa State  1 –7   1 –10  
South Division
No. 20 Texas A&M xy  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 24 Oklahoma State  5 –3   8 –4  
Texas Tech  5 –3   6 –5  
Texas  2 –6   4 –7  
Oklahoma  2 –6   4 –8  
Baylor  1 –7   2 –9  
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – Coaches Poll National Champion
    $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1997 Tigers went 7–5 (5–3 in Big 12 play), ending a streak of 13 consecutive losing seasons. However, the Tigers lost to Colorado State, 35–24, in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Larry Smith.

The loss to eventual the national champion, (and then top-ranked) Nebraska in overtime came after the infamous Flea Kicker play. This was a deflection reception off an unintentionally kicked pass as the receiver that was falling and tried pull the ball to his chest with his foot, resulting in a deflection off the foot that another receiver was able to dive a catch.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:30 pmEastern Michigan*
W 44–2452,514
September 1311:30 amat Kansas
FSNL 7–1538,000
September 204:00 pmat Tulsa*
W 42–2140,385
September 2711:00 amNo. 7 Ohio State*
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
ABCL 10–3158,882
October 41:00 pmIowa State
W 45–2144,386
October 1111:30 amat No. 22 Kansas State
FSNL 11–4143,510
October 181:00 pmTexasdagger
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 37–2948,451
October 2511:30 amat No. 12 Oklahoma State
FSNW 51–50 2OT33,300
November 11:30 pmat Colorado
W 41–3143,119
November 82:30 pmNo. 1 Nebraska
ABCL 38–45 OT66,846
November 151:00 pmBaylorNo. 25
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
W 42–2443,825
December 297:00 pmvs. No. 18 Colorado State*No. 19
ESPNL 24–3550,761
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP————————————252119191923
Coaches————————————2320202023

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Missouri		 Alma mater
Larry Smith Head coach 4 Bowling Green (1961)
Jerry Berndt Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks 4 Wisconsin–Superior (1960)
Curtis Jones Running back, tight end & defensive line 8 Missouri (1968)
David Mitchell Running backs 1 Arkansas State
Andy Hill Wide receivers 2 Missouri (1985)
Andy Moeller Offensive line 5 Michigan (1986)
Moe Ankney Defensive coordinator 4 Bowling Green (1963)
Ricky Hunley Defensive line & linebackers 4 Arizona (1984)
Jon Hoke Defensive backs 4 Ball State (1980)

Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

Kansas

Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks
Period 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 7 007
Kansas 9 0 6015

at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: September 13, 1997
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 38,000
  • Source
Game information
First quarter
  • KU - Johner 1-yard run (kick blocked)
  • KU - Garcia 32-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • MU - Olivo 1-yard run (Knickman kick)

Third quarter

  • KU - Vann 29-yard run (kick blocked)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

Tulsa

Ohio State

#7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Missouri Tigers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 7 14331
Missouri 7 3 0010

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: September 27, 1997
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 78°, Partly Cloudy, wind 5-10 S
  • Game attendance: 58,882
  • Referee: R. Christal
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU - Pepe Pearson 3 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
  • MIZ - Corby Jones 8 yd run (Scott Knickman kick)

Second quarter

  • MIZ - Scott Knickman 27 yd field goal
  • OSU - David Boston 5 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)

Third quarter

  • OSU - David Boston 28 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
  • OSU - Michael Wiley 1 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)

Fourth quarter

  • OSU - Dan Stultz 28 yd field goal

Iowa State

Kansas State

Texas

Oklahoma State

Colorado

Nebraska

#1 Nebraska Cornhuskers at Missouri Tigers
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Nebraska 14 7 710745
Missouri 7 17 77038

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: November 8, 1997
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 66,846

Baylor

1997 Holiday Bowl

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Archive". Missouri Athletics. Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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