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American college football season
The 1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 3:30 pm | No. 21 Northwestern* | | ABC | W 27–20 | 24,320 |
September 13 | 3:30 pm | at East Carolina* | | FSN | L 24–25 | 38,031 |
September 20 | 6:30 pm | Georgia Tech | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| | L 26–28 | 22,832 |
September 25 | 8:00 pm | NC State | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 19–18 | 24,259 |
October 4 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | | JPS | L 13–21 | 40,000 |
October 11 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 North Carolina | | JPS | L 12–30 | 57,000 |
October 18 | 1:00 pm | Maryland | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| | W 35–17 | 17,893 |
October 25 | 12:00 pm | at Duke | | JPS | W 38–24 | 28,531 |
November 1 | 12:00 pm | Clemson | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| JPS | L 16–33 | 23,411 |
November 8 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 11,717 |
November 15 | 12:00 pm | at No. 2 Florida State | | JPS | L 7–58 | 70,026 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Team leaders[]
Category |
Team Leader |
Att/Cth |
Yds
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Passing |
Brian Kuklick |
190/312 |
2,180
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Rushing |
Herman Lewis |
114 |
491
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Receiving |
Desmond Clark |
72 |
950
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Categories:
- 1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football seasons
- 1997 in sports in North Carolina
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