1997 NC State Wolfpack football team

1997 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1997 record 6–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach Mike O'Cain (5th season)
Home stadium Carter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
1997 ACC 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 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Mike O'Cain and played its home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 3–5 record in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) games.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
August 30 at Syracuse* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 32–31 OT 
September 6 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 45–14  
September 13 Clemson Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) L 17–19  
September 20 Northern Illinois* Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 41–14  
September 25 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC (Rivalry) L 18–19  
October 11 at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 17–27  
October 18 North Carolina Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry) L 7–20  
November 1 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 35–48  
November 8 Maryland Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 45–28  
November 15 Virginia Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 31–24  
November 22 East Carolina* Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Victory Barrel) W 37–24  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Football Schedule". NC State Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina State Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
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