The 1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the newly–formed Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They were coached by John Blake.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 7*
|
2:30 PM
|
TCU
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
ABC
|
L 7–20
|
65,569
|
| September 21*
|
10:05 PM
|
at San Diego State
|
Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA
|
KWTV(Local)
|
L 31–51
|
34,812
|
| September 28*
|
1:30 PM
|
Tulsa
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
|
L 24–31
|
68,384
|
| October 5
|
11:30 AM
|
Kansas
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
FSN
|
L 24–52
|
64,333
|
| October 12
|
2:30 PM
|
vs. #25 Texas
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
|
ABC
|
W 30–27 OT
|
75,587
|
| October 19
|
6:00 PM
|
at Baylor
|
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX
|
|
W 28–24
|
35,712
|
| October 26
|
1:10 PM
|
at #16 Kansas State
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS
|
|
L 35–42
|
43,815
|
| November 2
|
11:00 AM
|
#5 Nebraska
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)
|
ABC
|
L 21–73
|
75,004
|
| November 9
|
11:30 AM
|
at Oklahoma State
|
Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)
|
FSN
|
W 27–17
|
51,416
|
| November 16
|
2:30 PM
|
at Texas A&M
|
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
|
ABC
|
L 16–33
|
66,161
|
| November 23
|
2:30 PM
|
Texas Tech
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
ABC
|
L 12–22
|
61,217
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in North America.
|
[1]
Awards[]
- All-Big 12: LB Tyrell Peters [2]
References[]
- ↑ SoonerSports.com Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ↑ SoonerSports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012
