1997 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSparky Woods (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (7th season)
CaptainDoug Karczewski, Anthony Poindexter
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
September 133:30 pmRichmond*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 26–738,200[1]
September 2712:00 pmat No. 5 North CarolinaABCL 20–4857,800
October 412:00 pmWake Forestdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 21–1340,000
October 116:00 pmat ClemsonESPN2W 21–774,987
October 1812:00 pmDuke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 13–1036,600
October 257:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
ESPNL 21–4745,300
November 112:00 pmat MarylandJPSW 45–023,479
November 83:30 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 35–3141,000
November 1512:00 pmat NC StateJPSL 24–3142,400
November 295:30 pmVirginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPNW 34–2044,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Aaron Brooks
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "Sloppy U. Va. tops UR". Daily Press. September 14, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "1997 UVa Football Schedule/Results". Virginia Athletics. Archived from the original on September 2, 1999. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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