The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 12-0 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Tennessee Volunteers, 42 to 17, in the Orange Bowl, and won their fifth National Championship.
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1997 Big 12 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Nebraska | 8-0 | 13-0 |
 Kansas State | 7-1 | 11-1 | |
 Texas A&M | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
 Oklahoma State | 5-3 | 8-4 | |
 Missouri | 5-3 | 7-5 |
1997 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 565 | 6,164 | 937 | 6.6 | 4,711 | 755 | 6.2 | 1,453 | 182 | 8.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 102nd | 106th | 26th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 197 | 3,088 | 4.3 | 881 | 407 | 2.2 | 2,207 | 310 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 15th | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 28th | 3rd | 44th | 42nd | 57th | ||||||||||
Net | +368 | +3,076 | +937 | +2.3 | +3,830 | +348 | +4.1 | -754 | -128 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 98th | 102nd | 36th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 5 | 1 | .833 |
Ole Miss 
Texas A&M | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
Navy 
Memphis | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | .500 |
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