| 1997 Clemson Tigers football | |
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Peach Bowl, L 17–21 vs.
Auburn | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–4 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Ensminger (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Les Herrin (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tommy West, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the ACC. Clemson was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Auburn. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Clemson played its first overtime game in program history on November 8, against Duke.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 ( I-AA) Appalachian State* | No. 18 | W 23–12 | 62,405 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 19 | JPS | W 19–17 | 50,000 | ||
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Florida State | No. 16 |
| ABC | L 28–35 | 80,939 | |
| September 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 17 | ESPN | L 20–23 | 45,275 | ||
| October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | UTEP* |
| W 39–7 | 59,710 | |||
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| ESPN2 | L 7–21 | 74,987 | ||
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Maryland | ABC | W 20–9 | 27,270 | |||
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | JPS | W 33–16 | 23,411 | |||
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke |
| JPS | W 29–20 OT | 60,363 | ||
| November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina |
| ABC | L 10–17 | 71,514 | ||
| November 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | ESPN2 | W 47–21 | 83,700 | |||
| January 2, 1998 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Auburn* |
| ESPN | L 17–21 | 71,212 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 21 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
References
- ^ "Clemson 'passes' first test against ASU". The State. September 7, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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