1997 Baylor Bears football team

1997 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference South Division
1997 record	2–9 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dave Roberts (1st year)
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

1997 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#2 Nebraska xy$		8	–	0					13	–	0
#8 Kansas State  %		7	–	1					11	–	1
#23 Missouri		5	–	3					7	–	5
Colorado		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	5
Iowa State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Southern Division
#20 Texas A&M xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
#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
† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion ‡ – Bowl Alliance at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Dave Roberts.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 PM	#14 Miami (FL)*	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	ABC	L 14–45	36,750
September 6	8:00 PM	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		W 37–35	32,266
September 26	11:30 AM	at #8 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 3–38	106,041
October 4	6:00 PM	Texas Tech	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 14–35	35,275
October 11	6:00 PM	#3 Nebraska	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 21–49	38,175
October 18	11:30 AM	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	L 23–24	68,578
October 25	1:00 PM	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA		L 17–24	34,404
November 1	1:00 PM	Texas	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		W 23–21	42,719
November 8	1:00 PM	at #21 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		L 10–38	64,006
November 15	1:00 PM	at Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO		L 24–42	43,825
November 22	2:30 PM	Oklahoma State	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	ABC	L 14–24	34,794
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.