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.
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1997 ACC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Florida State | 8-0 | 11-1 |
 North Carolina | 7-1 | 11-1 | |
 Virginia | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
 Clemson | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
 Georgia Tech | 5-3 | 7-5 |
1997 Stats
See stats| 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 |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
Texas A&M 
Ole Miss | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  South Florida | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | .500 |
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