1997 NC State Wolfpack football team
American college football team season
1997 NC State Wolfpack football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–5 ACC) |
Head coach |
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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 |
Seasons |
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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 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]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | at Syracuse* | W 32–31 OT | 47,742 | [3] | |
September 6 | at Duke |
| W 45–14 | 33,214 | [4] |
September 13 | Clemson | L 17–19 | 50,000 | [5] | |
September 20 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 41–14 | 51,500 | [6] |
September 25 | at Wake Forest | L 18–19 | 24,259 | [7] | |
October 11 | at Georgia Tech | L 17–27 | 44,195 | [8] | |
October 18 | North Carolina |
| L 7–20 | 51,500 | [9] |
November 1 | at Florida State | L 35–48 | 71,415 | [10] | |
November 8 | Maryland |
| W 45–28 | 43,500 | [11] |
November 15 | Virginia |
| W 31–24 | 42,400 | [12] |
November 22 | East Carolina* |
| W 37–24 | 51,500 | [13] |
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "1997 Football Schedule". NC State Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "North Carolina State Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Syracuse unravels; N.C. State takes advantage". The State. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State packs a wallop". The News and Observer. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers give 'Pack the boot". The Greenville News. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State hands NIU another loss". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest stuns N.C. State with late FG". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 26, 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.
- ^ "Heels find another win". The Herald-Sun. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles outslug Wolfpack 48–35". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack on hot streak". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack hangs on to defeat Cavs". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A fine finish for Pack". The News and Observer. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.