1997 NC State Wolfpack football team

1997 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike O'Cain (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Kiser (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jeff Snipes (1st as DC, 12th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kent Briggs (2nd as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)

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 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Mike O'Cain and played its home games at Carter–Finley Stadium. They finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 3–5 record in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 32–31 OT
September 6	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 45–14
September 13	Clemson	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 17–19
September 20	Northern Illinois*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 41–14
September 25	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 18–19
October 11	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 17–27
October 18	North Carolina	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 7–20
November 1	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 35–48
November 8	Maryland	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 45–28
November 15	Virginia	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 31–24
November 22	East Carolina*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Victory Barrel)	W 37–24
*Non-conference game