1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Carquest Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobby Dodd Stadium
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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented Georgia Tech as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach George O'Leary, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the ACC. Georgia Tech was invited to the Carquest Bowl, where the Yellow Jackets defeated West Virginia. The team played home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.