- Football: 1997 Season ▪ Northwestern Series
		Northwestern 24 – Oklahoma 0 
		
		August 23, 1997 ▪ at Chicago ▪ Attendance 36,804
		
		
		
		Scoring
		
		
		
			
				| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  | 1H | 2H |  | F | 
			
				| Oklahoma (0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 
			
				| Northwestern (0-0) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | – | 6 | 18 | – | 24 | 
		
		 
		
		
		Team Stats
		
		
		
		
			
				
					| Stat | OU | OPP | 
			
			
				
					| First Downs | 20 | 21 | 
				
					| Total Yards | 351 | 343 | 
				
					| – Plays | 66 | 79 | 
				
					| – Yards/Play | 5.3 | 4.3 | 
				
					| Rushing Yards | 151 | 112 | 
				
					| – Attempts | 34 | 40 | 
				
					| – Yards/Attempt | 4.4 | 2.8 | 
				
					| Passing Yards | 200 | 231 | 
				
					| – Completions-Attempts | 15-32 | 20-39 | 
				
					| – Completion % | 47% | 51% | 
				
					| – Yards/Completion | 13.3 | 11.6 | 
				
					| Return Yards * |  |  | 
				
					| Turnovers (Fum-Int) | 4 (1-3) | 1 (0-1) | 
				
				
					| Penalties-Yards | 10-50 | 5-33 | 
				
					| Sacks By-Yards | - | - | 
				
					| Time of Possession | 24:51 | 35:09 | 
				
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		* Based on available return stats; Prior to the mid-2000s, this usually meant punt and interceptions returns, at best.
		
		
		
						 
						
				
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
				
				
			 
			
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
				 
				
			 
		
		
		
			
			
			
			
		
		
		
		
			
			
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