1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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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.

Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorRalph Friedgen (6th season)
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1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Carquest Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobby Dodd 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 $ 80  111 
No. 6 North Carolina 71  111 
Virginia 53  74 
No. 25 Georgia Tech 53  75 
Clemson 44  75 
NC State 35  65 
Wake Forest 35  56 
Maryland 17  29 
Duke 08  29 
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 62:30 pmat No. 11 Notre Dame*NBCL 13–1780,225[1]
September 206:30 pmat Wake ForestW 28–2622,832[2]
September 277:30 pmNo. 17 ClemsonESPNW 23–2045,275[3]
October 43:30 pmat Boston College*CBSW 42–1438,462[4]
October 113:30 pmNC StateNo. 25
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ABCW 27–1744,195[5]
October 183:30 pmat No. 3 Florida StateNo. 21ABCL 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 VirginiaABCL 31–3541,000[8]
November 151:30 pmat DukeW 41–3822,638[9]
November 223:30 pmMaryland
  • 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*TBSW 35–3028,262[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP252125
Coaches25
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