1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 35–30 vs. West Virginia
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
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
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 62:30 pmat No. 11 Notre Dame *
 NBC L 13–1780,225 [1]
September 206:30 pmat Wake Forest
W 28–2622,832 [2]
September 277:30 pmNo. 17 Clemson
ESPN W 23–2045,275 [3]
October 43:30 pmat Boston College *
 CBS W 42–1438,462 [4]
October 113:30 pm NC State No. 25
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
 ABC W 27–1744,195 [5]
October 183:30 pmat No. 3 Florida State No. 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 pm Maryland
  • 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 *
 TBS W 35–3028,262 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
Week
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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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