1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1997 Virginia Cavaliers football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1997 record	7–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh (16th year)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (7th year)
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)

1997 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Florida State $		8	–	0		11	–	1
#6 North Carolina		7	–	1		11	–	1
Virginia		5	–	3		7	–	4
#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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	8:00 PM	No. 16 Auburn*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	L 17–28	45,300
September 13	3:30 PM	Richmond*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		W 26–7	38,200
September 27	12:00 PM	at No. 5 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	L 20–48	57,800
October 4	12:00 PM	Wake Forest	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 21–13	40,000
October 11	6:00 PM	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 21–7	74,987
October 18	12:00 PM	Duke	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 13–10	36,600
October 25	7:00 PM	No. 3 Florida State	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	L 21–47	45,300
November 1	12:00 PM	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)	JPS	W 45–0	23,479
November 8	3:30 PM	Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 35–31	41,000
November 15	12:00 PM	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	JPS	L 24–31	42,400
November 29	5:30 PM	No. 21 Virginia Tech*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 34–20	44,200
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ "1997 UVa Football Schedule/Results". Virginia Athletics. Archived from the original on September 2, 1999. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

Virginia Cavaliers football

Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–30) Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) Maryland North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry) Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Cup)

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band "Toe meets leather"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders W. A. Lambeth

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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