Wake Forest
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
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wake Forest head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 5–7 | W 27–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H |  USA | 5–6 | L 24–25 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | L 26–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 6–5 | W 19–18 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 7–4 | L 13–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 12–30 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 2–9 | W 35–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 2–9 | W 38–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 16–33 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 0–11 | W 28–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 7–58 |
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).
- NC State +6
- Northwestern +5
- Maryland +2
- Duke +2
- Rutgers 0
- North Carolina -1
- Florida State -1
- Virginia -4
- Georgia Tech -5
- Clemson -5
- East Carolina -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · Change 1
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.