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 |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 25 |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Huxtable (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000) |
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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 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
[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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