1997 Clemson Tigers football team

1997 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Auburn
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy West (5th season)
Captains	Raymond Priester Raymond White
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)

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 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson played its first overtime game on November 8 against Duke.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Appalachian State*	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 23–12	62,405
September 13	Noon	at NC State	No. 19	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	JPS	W 19–17	50,000
September 20	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 Florida State	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 28–35	80,939
September 27	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 17	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–23	45,275
October 4	1:00 p.m.	UTEP*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 39–7	59,710
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Virginia		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 7–21	74,987
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	W 20–9	27,270
November 1	Noon	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	W 33–16	23,411
November 8	Noon	Duke		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	W 29–20 OT	60,363
November 15	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 10–17	71,514
November 22	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN2	W 47–21	83,700
January 2, 1998	3:00 p.m.	vs. Auburn*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl / rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–21	71,212
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time