1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHank Small (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJames Bell (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumGroves 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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.