1997 Big 12 Championship Game

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]

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
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Northern 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  
Southern 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

Teams

Nebraska

Texas A&M

Game summary

1997 Big 12 Championship Game
1 2 34Total
No. 2 Nebraska 16 21 31454
No. 14 Texas A&M 0 3 01215

at AlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

StatisticsNEBTAM
First downs2513
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession34:2325:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NebraskaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. "Top-Notch Victory by No. 2 Nebraska". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 7, 1997. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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