1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1997 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1997 record 7–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach George Welsh
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1997 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Florida State †   8 – 0         11 – 1  
#6 North Carolina   7 – 1         11 – 1  
Virginia   5 – 3         7 – 4  
#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 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was coach George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 8:00 PM #16 Auburn* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN L 17–28   45,300
September 13 3:30 PM Richmond* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 26–7   38,200
September 27 12:00 PM at #5 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) ABC L 20–48   57,800
October 4 12:00 PM Wake Forest Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA JPS W 21–13   40,000
October 11 6:00 PM at Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN2 W 21–7   74,987
October 18 12:00 PM Duke Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA JPS W 13–10   36,600
October 25 7:00 PM #3 Florida State Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy) ESPN L 21–47   45,300
November 1 12:00 PM at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) JPS W 45–0   23,479
November 8 3:30 PM Georgia Tech Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ABC W 35–31   41,000
November 15 12:00 PM at NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC JPS L 24–31   42,400
November 29 5:30 PM #21 Virginia Tech* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup) ESPN W 34–20   44,200
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 UVa Football Schedule/Results". Virginia Athletics. Archived from the original on October 12, 1999. Retrieved December 5, 2012.