1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 35–30 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	George O'Leary (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Huxtable (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Florida State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 6 North Carolina	7	–	1	11	–	1
Virginia	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 25 Georgia Tech	5	–	3	7	–	5
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	5
NC State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Wake Forest	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maryland	1	–	7	2	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	2:30 pm	at No. 11 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 13–17	80,225	^[1]
September 20	6:30 pm	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 28–26	22,832	^[2]
September 27	7:30 pm	No. 17 Clemson		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–20	45,275	^[3]
October 4	3:30 pm	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	W 42–14	38,462	^[4]
October 11	3:30 pm	NC State	No. 25	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 27–17	44,195	^[5]
October 18	3:30 pm	at No. 3 Florida State	No. 21	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 0–38	78,157	^[6]
October 30	8:00 pm	No. 5 North Carolina		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 13–16	45,126	^[7]
November 8	3:30 pm	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	L 31–35	41,000	^[8]
November 15	1:30 pm	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 41–38	22,638	^[9]
November 22	3:30 pm	Maryland		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 37–18	35,267	^[10]
November 29	1:00 pm	No. 14 Georgia*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	L 24–27	46,015	^[11]
December 29	7:30 pm	vs. West Virginia*		Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl)	TBS	W 35–30	28,262	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25
Coaches	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Notre Dame ekes out a 17–13 win over Georgia Tech in Davie's debut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackets shake off slow start". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers stung by Yellow Jackets". The Index-Journal. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buzzing Yellow Jackets sting BC". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia Tech gets past N.C. State". Winston-Salem Journal. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 3 FSU wakes up, routs Tech". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tar Heels nip Jackets". Winston-Salem Journal. October 31, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cavaliers survive another wild finish". The Roanoke Times. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Devils still blue after loss to Jackets". The Salisbury Post. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ga. Tech takes care of Maryland". News and Record. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia shocks state rival with last-second TD pass". The Tennessean. November 30, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hamilton helps Georgia Tech roll over West Virginia". The Odessa American. December 30, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904) Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902) Athletic Park Grounds (1894) The Flats (1905–1907, 1912) Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Vanderbilt Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game 1990 Virginia game 2015 Florida State game 2023 Miami game
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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