1997 Big 12 Championship Game (original) (raw)
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| 1997 Big 12 Championship Game | |
|---|---|
| Conference Championship | |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers Texas A&M Aggies (11–0) (9–2) 54 15 Head coach: Tom Osborne Head coach: R. C. Slocum AP Coaches 2 2 AP Coaches 14 14 | |
| 1234 Total Nebraska 1621314 54 Texas A&M 03012 15 | |
| Date | December 6, 1997 |
| Season | 1997 |
| Stadium | Alamodome |
| Location | San Antonio, TX |
| MVP | Ahman Green (RB, Nebraska) |
| Referee | Hal Dowden |
| Attendance | 64,824 |
| United States TV coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Dan Fouts |
| Big 12 Championship Game < 1996** ** 1998 > |
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | - | - | | | -- | - | -- | | | Team | | W | | L | | | W | | L | | | North Division | | | | | | | | | | | | No. 2 Nebraska † xy$ | | 8 | – | 0 | | | 13 | – | 0 | | | No. 8 Kansas State % | | 7 | – | 1 | | | 11 | – | 1 | | | No. 23 Missouri | | 5 | – | 3 | | | 7 | – | 5 | | | Colorado | | 3 | – | 5 | | | 5 | – | 6 | | | Kansas | | 3 | – | 5 | | | 5 | – | 6 | | | Iowa State | | 1 | – | 7 | | | 1 | – | 10 | | | South Division | | | | | | | | | | | | No. 20 Texas A&M xy | | 6 | – | 2 | | | 9 | – | 4 | | | No. 24 Oklahoma 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-championsy – Championship game participant† – Coaches Poll National Champion$ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion% – Bowl Alliance at-large representativeRankings from AP Poll | | | | | | | | | | |
The 1997 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 6, 1997, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. This was the 2nd Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 1997 champion of the Big 12 Conference.[1] The game featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, champions of the North division, and the Texas A&M Aggies, champions of the South division.[2]
| Game information |
|---|
| First quarter (10:18) NEB – Scott Frost 6 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:07; NEB 7–0) (6:13) NEB – Kris Brown 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 2:57; NEB 10–0) (2:19) NEB – Kris Brown 26 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:37; NEB 13–0) (0:00) NEB – Kris Brown 31 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:18; NEB 16–0) Second quarter (11:18) NEB – Ahman Green 25 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:28; NEB 23–0) (8:53) TAMU – Kyle Bryant 32 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:25; NEB 23–3) (5:19) NEB – Ahman Green 1 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:34; NEB 30–3) (0:25) NEB – Scott Frost 2 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:12; NEB 37–3) Third quarter (7:22) NEB – Kris Brown 44 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 1:10; NEB 40–3) Fourth quarter (11:13) NEB – Ahman Green 6 yard run, Kris Brown kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:47; NEB 47–3) (8:25) TAMU – Derrick Spiller 13 yard pass from Branndon Stewart, Stewart pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; NEB 47–9) (3:38) TAMU – Jason Glenn 35 yard fumble return, Randy McCown pass failed (Drive: 1 plays, 35 yards, 0:10; NEB 47–15) (1:03) NEB – Frankie London 3 yard run, Ted Retzlaff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:35; NEB 54–15) |
| Statistics | NEB | TAM |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 85–536 | 71–277 |
| Rushes–yards | 67–335 | 23–13 |
| Passing yards | 201 | 264 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–18–0 | 21–48–2 |
| Time of possession | 34:23 | 25:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Passing | Scott Frost | 12–18, 201 yds |
| Rushing | Ahman Green | 34 car, 179 yds, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Matt Davison | 3 rec, 68 yds | |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Branndon Stewart | 18–38, 227 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Sirr Parker | 10 car, 28 yds | |
| Receiving | Derrick Spiller | 4 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD |
- ^ "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Top-Notch Victory by No. 2 Nebraska". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 7, 1997. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.