Virginia Tech
BE · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Virginia Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 0–11 | W 59–19 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 31–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 3–8 | W 23–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 50–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H |  MAC | 8–3 | L 17–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 17–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | L 17–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  UABH2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 37–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 27–25 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | L 23–30 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 7–4 | L 20–34 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 3–42 |
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
- UAB +5
- Miami +5
- Boston College +4
- Temple +3
- Arkansas State +2
- Rutgers 0
- North Carolina -1
- Miami (OH) -3
- Virginia -4
- West Virginia -5
- Pittsburgh -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 Win % · Change -8
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.