1997 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1997 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson played its first overtime game on November 8 against Duke.

1997 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Auburn
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Ensminger (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLes Herrin (1st as DC, 5th overall season)
Captains
  • Raymond Priester
  • Raymond White
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.No. 11 (I-AA) Appalachian State*No. 18W 23–1262,405[1]
September 13Noonat NC StateNo. 19JPSW 19–1750,000
September 203:30 p.m.No. 5 Florida StateNo. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ABCL 28–3580,939
September 277:30 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 17ESPNL 20–2345,275
October 41:00 p.m.UTEP*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 39–759,710
October 116:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN2L 7–2174,987
October 253:30 p.m.at MarylandABCW 20–927,270
November 1Noonat Wake ForestJPSW 33–1623,411
November 8NoonDuke
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
JPSW 29–20 OT60,363
November 153:30 p.m.North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ABCL 10–1771,514
November 226:00 p.m.at South Carolina*ESPN2W 47–2183,700
January 2, 19983:00 p.m.vs. Auburn*ESPNL 17–2171,212
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "Clemson 'passes' first test against ASU". The State. September 7, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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