1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Carquest Bowl champion | |
Carquest Bowl, W 35–30 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Huxtable (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd 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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented Georgia Tech as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach George O'Leary, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the ACC. Georgia Tech was invited to the Carquest Bowl, where the Yellow Jackets defeated West Virginia. The team played home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | 2:30 pm | at No. 11 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 13–17 | 80,225 | [1] | ||
| September 20 | 6:30 pm | at Wake Forest | W 28–26 | 22,832 | [2] | |||
| September 27 | 7:30 pm | No. 17 Clemson | ESPN | W 23–20 | 45,275 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | 3:30 pm | at Boston College* | CBS | W 42–14 | 38,462 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | 3:30 pm | NC State | No. 25 |
| ABC | W 27–17 | 44,195 | [5] |
| October 18 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 Florida State | No. 21 | ABC | L 0–38 | 78,157 | [6] | |
| October 30 | 8:00 pm | No. 5 North Carolina |
| ESPN | L 13–16 | 45,126 | [7] | |
| November 8 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia | ABC | L 31–35 | 41,000 | [8] | ||
| November 15 | 1:30 pm | at Duke | W 41–38 | 22,638 | [9] | |||
| November 22 | 3:30 pm | Maryland |
| ABC | W 37–18 | 35,267 | [10] | |
| November 29 | 1:00 pm | No. 14 Georgia* |
| ABC | L 24–27 | 46,015 | [11] | |
| December 29 | 7:30 pm | vs. West Virginia* | TBS | W 35–30 | 28,262 | [12] | ||
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Rankings
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "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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