The North Carolina Tar Heels were 10-1 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Virginia Tech Hokies, 42 to 3, in the Gator Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
7-1 | 11-1 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 |
| 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 | 306 | 4,465 | 786 | 5.7 | 1,585 | 420 | 3.8 | 2,880 | 366 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 44th | 35th | 49th | 35th | 62nd | 67th | 61st | 23rd | 35th | 27th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 143 | 2,676 | 3.9 | 1,231 | 371 | 3.3 | 1,445 | 322 | 4.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 4th | 4th | 4th | 16th | 10th | 32nd | 4th | 47th | 3rd | ||||||||||
Net | +163 | +1,789 | +786 | +1.8 | +354 | +49 | +0.5 | +1,435 | +44 | +3.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 18th | 5th | 49th | 9th | 42nd | 34th | 44th | 6th | 34th | 5th |
| 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 |