1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1997 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSparky Woods (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (7th season)
CaptainDoug Karczewski, Anthony Poindexter
Home stadiumScott Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

The 1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 48:00 pmNo. 16 Auburn*
ESPNL 17–2845,300[1]
September 133:30 pmRichmond*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 26–738,200[2]
September 2712:00 pmat No. 5 North Carolina
ABCL 20–4857,800[3]
October 412:00 pmWake Forestdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 21–1340,000[4]
October 116:00 pmat Clemson
ESPN2W 21–774,987[5]
October 1812:00 pmDuke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
JPSW 13–1036,600[6]
October 257:00 pmNo. 3 Florida State
ESPNL 21–4745,300[7]
November 112:00 pmat Maryland
JPSW 45–023,479[8]
November 83:30 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 35–3141,000[9]
November 1512:00 pmat NC State
JPSL 24–3142,400[10]
November 295:30 pmVirginia Tech*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
ESPNW 34–2044,200[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

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1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Aaron Brooks
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 9 Shannon Taylor  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "SEC's Auburn defeats ACC's Virginia". The Orlando Sentinel. September 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sloppy U. Va. tops UR". Daily Press. September 14, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Reversal of fortune; UNC rallies for huge win over Cavs". The Chapel Hill News. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia QB leads Cavs' charge past stunned Wake". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson not Cavalier about loss to Virginia". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late game taunt costs Duke chance at OT". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Double dip; Memory of only ACC loss sparks Florida State to rout of U.Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Once again Virginia pummels Maryland". News and Record. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers survive another wild finish". The Roanoke Times. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wolfpack hangs on to defeat Cavs". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cavaliers stoke bowl hopes". The News and Observer. November 30, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1997 UVa Football Schedule/Results". Virginia Athletics. Archived from the original on September 2, 1999. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
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