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1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Carquest Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 46,000)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 62:30 pmat No. 11 Notre Dame*
NBCL 13–1780,225[1]
September 206:30 pmat Wake Forest
W 28–2622,832[2]
September 277:30 pmNo. 17 Clemson
ESPNW 23–2045,275[3]
October 43:30 pmat Boston College*
CBSW 42–1438,462[4]
October 113:30 pmNC StateNo. 25
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 27–1744,195[5]
October 183:30 pmat No. 3 Florida StateNo. 21
ABCL 0–3878,157[6]
October 308:00 pmNo. 5 North Carolina
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNL 13–1645,126[7]
November 83:30 pmat Virginia
ABCL 31–3541,000[8]
November 151:30 pmat Duke
W 41–3822,638[9]
November 223:30 pmMaryland
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 37–1835,267[10]
November 291:00 pmNo. 14 Georgia*
ABCL 24–2746,015[11]
December 297:30 pmvs. West Virginia*
TBSW 35–3028,262[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP———————2521————————25
Coaches———————25—————————

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Jackets shake off slow start". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers stung by Yellow Jackets". The Index-Journal. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buzzing Yellow Jackets sting BC". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech gets past N.C. State". Winston-Salem Journal. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 3 FSU wakes up, routs Tech". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tar Heels nip Jackets". Winston-Salem Journal. October 31, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cavaliers survive another wild finish". The Roanoke Times. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Devils still blue after loss to Jackets". The Salisbury Post. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ga. Tech takes care of Maryland". News and Record. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia shocks state rival with last-second TD pass". The Tennessean. November 30, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "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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