The1997 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented theUniversity of Kansas as a member of the North Division of theBig 12 Conference during the1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coachTerry 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 atMemorial Stadium inLawrence, Kansas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	7:00 p.m.	UAB*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 24–0	32,100	[1]
September 6	1:00 p.m.	TCU*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 17–10	35,000
September 13	11:30 a.m.	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	FSN	W 15–7	38,000
September 20	6:00 p.m.	atCincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 7–34	17,636
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 20–17	43,500
October 11	6:30 p.m.	atTexas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 7–17	43,012
October 18	6:00 p.m.	atColorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 6–42	52,097
October 25	6:00 p.m.	No. 1Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	FSN	L 0–35	42,000
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 34–24	34,000
November 8	1:10 p.m.	at No. 11Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	PPV	L 16–48	43,832
November 15	1:00 p.m.	atTexas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 31–45	68,097
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time

Some sources cite the record at 6 wins and 5 losses due to a forfeit from Colorado after the game was played. However, Colorado was not required to change the record and some sources will show the season record at 5 wins and 6 losses.^[2]

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