Record: 9-4, .692 W-L% (26th of 112) ▪ Rank: 20th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 12 (South Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: R.C. Slocum (9-4)
PS/G: 34.2 (13th of 112) ▪ PA/G: 18.2 (18th of 112)
SRS: 7.21 (31st of 112) ▪ SOS: -1.40 (64th of 112)
Bowl Game: Lost Cotton Bowl 29-23 versus UCLA
| Pre | 8/25 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6, 1997 | Sat | Texas A&M | Sam Houston State | Non-Major | W | 59 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 20, 1997 | Sat | Texas A&M | Louisiana-Lafayette | Ind | W | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 27, 1997 | Sat | (22) Texas A&M | @ | North Texas | Big West | W | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | Irving, TX |
| 4 | Oct 4, 1997 | Sat | (21) Texas A&M | @ | (16) Colorado | Big 12 | W | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 11, 1997 | Sat | (15) Texas A&M | Iowa State | Big 12 | W | 56 | 17 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 18, 1997 | Sat | (14) Texas A&M | @ | (20) Kansas State | Big 12 | L | 17 | 36 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 25, 1997 | Sat | (20) Texas A&M | @ | Texas Tech | Big 12 | L | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 8 | Nov 1, 1997 | Sat | (25) Texas A&M | (19) Oklahoma State | Big 12 | W | 28 | 25 | 6 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Nov 8, 1997 | Sat | (21) Texas A&M | Baylor | Big 12 | W | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 15, 1997 | Sat | (18) Texas A&M | @ | Oklahoma | Big 12 | W | 51 | 7 | 8 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Nov 28, 1997 | Fri | (15) Texas A&M | Texas | Big 12 | W | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 12 | Dec 6, 1997 | Sat | (14) Texas A&M | N | (2) Nebraska | Big 12 | L | 15 | 54 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | Big 12 Championship (San Antonio, TX) |
| 13 | Jan 1, 1998 | Thu | (20) Texas A&M | N | (5) UCLA | Pac-10 | L | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | L 2 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |