Record: 51-52, .495 W-L% (7th of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 2.60 (6th of 11) ▪ SOS: 3.02 (5th of 11)
Conference Champion: Florida State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Clemson, Florida State and Virginia)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Florida State and North Carolina)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Florida State | 11 | 1 | .917 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 37.2 | 14.5 | 21.54 | 5.79 | |
| North Carolina | 10 | 2 | .833 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 29.8 | 10.3 | 17.55 | 2.97 | |
| Clemson | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 2.90 | 1.24 | |
| Virginia | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 28.4 | 16.9 | 11.03 | 3.03 | |
| Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 1.78 | 2.06 | |
| Maryland | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 17.0 | 21.7 | -3.71 | 0.02 | |
| North Carolina State | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 24.4 | 36.5 | -4.25 | 4.38 | |
| Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 13.1 | 34.0 | -10.72 | 2.47 | |
| Duke | 0 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 14.7 | 34.5 | -12.77 | 5.23 | |
| School | Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | 12/9 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Clemson | 25 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 23 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 25 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-02 | Sugar Bowl | Florida | 52 | Florida State | 20 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1997-01-01 | Gator Bowl | North Carolina | 20 | West Virginia | 13 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 1996-12-28 | Peach Bowl | Louisiana State | 10 | Clemson | 7 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 1996-12-27 | Carquest Bowl | Miami (FL) | 31 | Virginia | 21 | Carquest Bowl (Miami, FL) |