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The 1997 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tommy West, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the ACC. Clemson was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Auburn. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Record7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorSteve Ensminger (1st season)
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1997 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Auburn
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Ensminger (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLes Herrin (1st season)
Captains
  • Raymond Priester
  • Raymond White
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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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
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Clemson played its first overtime game in program history on November 8, against Duke.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.No. 11 (I-AA) Appalachian State*No. 18W 23–1262,405[1]
September 1312:00 p.m.at NC StateNo. 19JPSW 19–1750,000[2]
September 203:30 p.m.No. 5 Florida StateNo. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ABCL 28–3580,939[3]
September 277:30 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 17ESPNL 20–2345,275[4]
October 41:00 p.m.UTEP*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 39–759,710[5]
October 116:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN2L 7–2174,987[6]
October 253:30 p.m.at MarylandABCW 20–927,270[7]
November 112:00 p.m.at Wake ForestJPSW 33–1623,411[8]
November 812:00 p.m.Duke
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
JPSW 29–20 OT60,363[9]
November 153:30 p.m.North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ABCL 10–1771,514[10]
November 226:00 p.m.at South Carolina*ESPN2W 47–2183,700[11]
January 2, 19983:00 p.m.vs. Auburn*ESPNL 17–2171,212[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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