1997 NC State Wolfpack football team

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]

1997 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike O'Cain (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Kiser (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kent Briggs (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jeff Snipes (1st season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium (capacity: 51,500)
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

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. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.