The Oklahoma State Cowboys were 8-3 in 1997. They fell to the Purdue Boilermakers, 33 to 20, in the Alamo Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
7-1 | 11-1 | ||
6-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 11 | 332 | 4,133 | 794 | 5.2 | 2,486 | 593 | 4.2 | 1,647 | 201 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 32nd | 55th | 41st | 58th | 12th | 7th | 40th | 96th | 103rd | 20th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 200 | 3,330 | 4.9 | 1,247 | 369 | 3.4 | 2,083 | 309 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 18th | 13th | 39th | 19th | 9th | 37th | 29th | 41st | 40th | ||||||||||
Net | +132 | +803 | +794 | +0.3 | +1,239 | +224 | +0.8 | -436 | -108 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 25th | 25th | 41st | 45th | 10th | 6th | 33rd | 85th | 99th | 21st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |