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

The 1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 48:00 pmNo. 16 Auburn*
ESPNL 17–2845,300[1]
September 133:30 pmRichmond*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 26–738,200[2]
September 2712:00 pmat No. 5 North Carolina
ABCL 20–4857,800[3]
October 412:00 pmWake Forestdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 21–1340,000[4]
October 116:00 pmat Clemson
ESPN2W 21–774,987[5]
October 1812:00 pmDuke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 13–1036,600[6]
October 257:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
ESPNL 21–4745,300[7]
November 112:00 pmat Maryland
JPSW 45–023,479[8]
November 83:30 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 35–3141,000[9]
November 1512:00 pmat NC State
JPSL 24–3142,400[10]
November 295:30 pmVirginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPNW 34–2044,200[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[12]

Personnel

1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Aaron Brooks
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 9 Shannon Taylor  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "SEC's Auburn defeats ACC's Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. September 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sloppy U. Va. tops UR". Daily Press. September 14, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Reversal of fortune; UNC rallies for huge win over Cavs". The Chapel Hill News. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia QB leads Cavs' charge past stunned Wake". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson not Cavalier about loss to Virginia". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late game taunt costs Duke chance at OT". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Double dip; Memory of only ACC loss sparks Florida State to rout of U.Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Once again Virginia pummels Maryland". News and Record. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers survive another wild finish". The Roanoke Times. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wolfpack hangs on to defeat Cavs". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cavaliers stoke bowl hopes". The News and Observer. November 30, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1997 UVa Football Schedule/Results". Virginia Athletics. Archived from the original on September 2, 1999. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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