The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were 6-5 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the West Virginia Mountaineers, 35 to 30, in the Carquest Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 279 | 4,037 | 728 | 5.5 | 1,667 | 449 | 3.7 | 2,370 | 279 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 60th | 93rd | 42nd | 53rd | 48th | 65th | 51st | 84th | 13th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 266 | 4,719 | 6.0 | 1,460 | 379 | 3.9 | 3,259 | 402 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 52nd | 97th | 97th | 39th | 12th | 59th | 111th | 102nd | 90th | ||||||||||
Net | +13 | -682 | +728 | -0.5 | +207 | +70 | -0.1 | -889 | -123 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 53rd | 85th | 93rd | 75th | 47th | 28th | 62nd | 103rd | 101st | 46th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |