1997 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1997 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was coached by Mack Brown finished the season 11–1 overall, 7–1 in the conference.
| 1997 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 42–3 vs. Virginia Tech | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| 1997 record | 11–1 (7–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Davis (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Carl Torbush (10th season) |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 57,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the end of the season, Mack Brown left for Texas and as a result, did not coach in the Gator Bowl victory over Virginia Tech. Carl Torbush, who was the defensive coordinator during the regular season, became the head coach when Brown left. North Carolina credits the regular season to Mack Brown and the Gator Bowl victory to Carl Torbush.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana* | No. 7 | ESPN2 | W 23–6 | 57,800 | |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 Stanford* | No. 7 |
| ESPN2 | W 28–17 | 57,800 |
| September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 6 | JPS | W 40–14 | 30,084 | |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 48–20 | 57,800 |
| October 4 | 8:05 p.m. | at TCU* | No. 5 | W 31–10 | 29,415 | ||
| October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 5 |
| JPS | W 30–12 | 57,000 |
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 4 | ESPN2 | W 20–7 | 51,500 | |
| October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 5 | ESPN | W 16–13 | 45,126 | |
| November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Florida State | No. 5 |
| ESPN | L 3–20 | 62,000 |
| November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at Clemson | No. 8 | ABC | W 17–10 | 71,514 | |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 8 |
| JPS | W 50–14 | 53,500 |
| January 1, 1998 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Virginia Tech* | No. 7 | NBC | W 42–3 | 54,116 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final | |||
| AP | 7 (4) | 7 (4) | 7 (4) | 7 (2) | 6 (1) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Coaches Poll | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 7 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
Game summaries
vs. Virginia Tech (Gator Bowl)
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Players in the 1998 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club | Ref |
| Greg Ellis | DE | 1 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys | [2] |
| Brian Simmons | LB | 1 | 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | [2] |
| Vonnie Holliday | DE | 1 | 19 | Green Bay Packers | [2] |
| Omar Brown | S | 4 | 103 | Atlanta Falcons | [2] |
| Kivuusama Mays | LB | 4 | 110 | Minnesota Vikings | [2] |
| Robert Williams | CB | 5 | 128 | Kansas City Chiefs | [2] |
| Jonathan Linton | FB | 5 | 131 | Buffalo Bills | [2] |
References
- "In Gator, UNC Gives Hokies a 'Good Whuppin',' 42-3". Washington Post. January 2, 1998. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- "1998 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.
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