1997 Big 12 Championship Game

1997 Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Nebraska 1621314 54
Texas A&M 03012 15
DateDecember 6, 1997
Season1997
StadiumAlamodome
LocationSan Antonio, TX
MVPAhman Green (RB, Nebraska)
RefereeHal Dowden
Attendance64,824
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger and Dan Fouts
Big 12 Championship Game
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1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
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-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – Coaches Poll National Champion
    $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings 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]

  1. ^ "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.

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