1997 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results

Record: 11-1 (3rd of 112) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 6th in the Final AP poll

Conference: ACC

Conference Record: 7-1

Coach: Mack Brown (10-1), Carl Torbush (1-0)

Points For: 306

Points/G: 25.5 (52nd of 112)

Points Against: 143

Opp Pts/G: 11.9 (5th of 112)

SRS: 16.45 (10th of 112)

SOS: 2.04 (45th of 112)

Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 42-3 versus Virginia Tech

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	8/25	9/2	9/8	9/15	9/22	9/29	10/6	10/13	10/20	10/27	11/3	11/10	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	Final
7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	6

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 6, 1997	Sat	(7) North Carolina		Indiana	Big Ten	W	23	6	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 13, 1997	Sat	(7) North Carolina		(17) Stanford	Pac-10	W	28	17	2	0	W 2
3	Sep 20, 1997	Sat	(6) North Carolina	@	Maryland	ACC	W	40	14	3	0	W 3
4	Sep 27, 1997	Sat	(5) North Carolina		Virginia	ACC	W	48	20	4	0	W 4
5	Oct 4, 1997	Sat	(5) North Carolina	@	Texas Christian	WAC	W	31	10	5	0	W 5
6	Oct 11, 1997	Sat	(5) North Carolina		Wake Forest	ACC	W	30	12	6	0	W 6
7	Oct 18, 1997	Sat	(4) North Carolina	@	North Carolina State	ACC	W	20	7	7	0	W 7
8	Oct 30, 1997	Thu	(5) North Carolina	@	Georgia Tech	ACC	W	16	13	8	0	W 8
9	Nov 8, 1997	Sat	(5) North Carolina		(3) Florida State	ACC	L	3	20	8	1	L 1
10	Nov 15, 1997	Sat	(8) North Carolina	@	Clemson	ACC	W	17	10	9	1	W 1
11	Nov 22, 1997	Sat	(8) North Carolina		Duke	ACC	W	50	14	10	1	W 2
12	Jan 1, 1998	Thu	(7) North Carolina	N	Virginia Tech	Big East	W	42	3	11	1	W 3	Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)