- Football: 1997 Season ▪ Syracuse Series
		
			Oklahoma 36 – Syracuse 34 
		
		September 6, 1997 ▪ at Norman ▪ Attendance 68,342
		
		
		
		Scoring
		
		
		
			
				| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  | 1H | 2H |  | F | 
			
				| Oklahoma (0-1) | 14 | 3 | 6 | 13 | – | 17 | 19 | – | 36 | 
			
				| Syracuse (1-1) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | – | 21 | 13 | – | 34 | 
		
		 
		
		
		Team Stats
		
		
		
		
			
				
					| Stat | OU | OPP | 
			
			
				
					| First Downs | 23 | 20 | 
				
					| Total Yards | 379 | 387 | 
				
					| – Plays | 72 | 64 | 
				
					| – Yards/Play | 5.3 | 6.0 | 
				
					| Rushing Yards | 341 | 155 | 
				
					| – Attempts | 66 | 38 | 
				
					| – Yards/Attempt | 5.2 | 4.1 | 
				
					| Passing Yards | 38 | 232 | 
				
					| – Completions-Attempts | 3-6 | 13-26 | 
				
					| – Completion % | 50% | 50% | 
				
					| – Yards/Completion | 12.7 | 17.8 | 
				
					| Return Yards * |  |  | 
				
					| Turnovers (Fum-Int) | 1 (0-1) | 0 (0-0) | 
				
				
					| Penalties-Yards | 6-42 | 3-20 | 
				
					| Sacks By-Yards | - | - | 
				
					| Time of Possession | 32:23 | 27:37 | 
				
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		* Based on available return stats; Prior to the mid-2000s, this usually meant punt and interceptions returns, at best.
		
		
		
		
		
		Player Stats
		
			
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								| Rushing | Att | Yards | TD | Long | Y/A | 
						
						
						
							
								| De'Mond Parker | 31 | 239 | 0 |  | 7.7 | 
							
							
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