The 1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 245 to 217.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:45 PM | at No. 5 Tennessee* | | ESPN | L 17–52 | 106,285 |
| September 13 | 6:30 PM | Louisiana–Lafayette* | | | W 59–14 | 35,953 |
| September 20 | 6:30 PM | North Texas* | | | L 27–30 | 43,620 |
| October 4 | 6:00 PM | at Baylor | | | W 35–14 | 35,275 |
| October 11 | 6:30 PM | Kansas | | | W 17–7 | 43,012 |
| October 18 | 12:30 PM | at No. 2 Nebraska | | | L 0–29 | 75,764 |
| October 25 | 1:00 PM | Texas A&M | | | W 16–13 | 50,513 |
| November 1 | 11:30 AM | Kansas State | | FSN | L 2–13 | 38,322 |
| November 8 | 6:00 PM | at Texas | | FSN | W 24–10 | 76,110 |
| November 15 | 2:00 PM | at Oklahoma State | | | W 27–3 | 39,400 |
| November 22 | 1:00 PM | Oklahoma | | | L 21–32 | 40,013 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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