NC State
ACC · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 32–31 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | W 45–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 17–19 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H |  MAC | 0–11 | W 41–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | L 18–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 17–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 7–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 35–48 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 2–9 | W 45–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 7–4 | W 31–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H |  USA | 5–6 | W 37–24 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Syracuse +9
- Virginia +7
- East Carolina +5
- Duke +2
- Maryland +2
- Northern Illinois 0
- North Carolina -1
- Florida State -1
- Clemson -5
- Georgia Tech -5
- Wake Forest -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.