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1 Schedule  





2 Rankings  





3 Coaching staff  





4 Game summaries  



4.1  Eastern Michigan  





4.2  Kansas  





4.3  Tulsa  





4.4  Ohio State  





4.5  Iowa State  





4.6  Kansas State  





4.7  Texas  





4.8  Oklahoma State  





4.9  Colorado  





4.10  Nebraska  





4.11  Baylor  





4.12  1997 Holiday Bowl  







5 References  














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1997 Missouri Tigers football

Holiday Bowl, L 24–35 vs. Colorado State

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
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    North Division
    No.2Nebraska † xy$   8 0     13 0  
    No.8Kansas State  %   7 1     11 1  
    No.23Missouri   5 3     7 5  
    Colorado   3 5     5 6  
    Kansas   3 5     5 6  
    Iowa State   1 7     1 10  
    South Division
    No.20Texas A&Mxy   6 2     9 4  
    No.24Oklahoma 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 BowlinSan Diego. They played their home games at Faurot FieldinColumbia, 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[edit]

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

    Rankings[edit]

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP252119191923
    Coaches2320202023

    Coaching staff[edit]

    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[edit]

    Eastern Michigan[edit]

    Kansas[edit]

    Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks

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

    atMemorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas

    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[edit]

    Ohio State[edit]

    #7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Missouri Tigers

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Ohio State 7 7 14331
    Missouri 7 3 0010

    atFaurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

    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[edit]

    Kansas State[edit]

    Texas[edit]

    Oklahoma State[edit]

    Colorado[edit]

    Nebraska[edit]

    #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers at Missouri Tigers

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Nebraska 14 7 710745
    Missouri 7 17 77038

    atFaurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

    Baylor[edit]

    1997 Holiday Bowl[edit]

    References[edit]

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

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