1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
| 1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–5 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Hank Small (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | James Bell (1st season) |
| Captain | Thabiti Davis, Robert Fatzinger, Chris Gaskell, D'Angelo Solomon |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | 3:30 pm | No. 21 Northwestern* | ABC | W 27–20 | 24,320 | [2] | |
| September 13 | 3:30 pm | at East Carolina* | FSN | L 24–25 | 38,031 | [3] | |
| September 20 | 6:30 pm | Georgia Tech |
| L 26–28 | 22,832 | [4] | |
| September 25 | 8:00 pm | NC State |
| ESPN | W 19–18 | 24,259 | [5] |
| October 4 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | JPS | L 13–21 | 40,000 | [6] | |
| October 11 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 North Carolina | JPS | L 12–30 | 57,000 | [7] | |
| October 18 | 1:00 pm | Maryland |
| W 35–17 | 17,893 | [8] | |
| October 25 | 12:00 pm | at Duke |
| JPS | W 38–24 | 28,531 | [9] |
| November 1 | 12:00 pm | Clemson |
| JPS | L 16–33 | 23,411 | [10] |
| November 8 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers* | ESPN Plus | W 28–14 | 11,717 | [11] | |
| November 15 | 12:00 pm | at No. 2 Florida State | JPS | L 7–58 | 70,026 | [12] | |
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Brian Kuklick | 190/312 | 2,180 |
| Rushing | Herman Lewis | 114 | 491 |
| Receiving | Desmond Clark | 72 | 950 |
References
- ^ "1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Rude a-Wake-ning; Wake Forest stuns Northwestern for 2nd straight year". Northwest Herald. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina rallies from 21 down to beat Wake". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 14, 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.
- ^ "Wake Forest stuns N.C. State with late FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia QB leads Cavs' charge past stunned Wake". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina has its flaws, but does enough to top Wake Forest". Press of Atlantic City. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kuklick leads Wake over Terps 35–17". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest overcomes turnovers". The Times and Democrat. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Records, Deacons topple for Greene, Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knights now 0-for-10". The Courier-News. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "10 and 0, Gators to go". Tallahassee Democrat. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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