1997 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1997 Big 12 Conference football standings

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 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Terry Allen, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big 12's North Division. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.