1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1997 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1997 record	7–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	George Welsh
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)

1997 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#3 Florida State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
#6 North Carolina		7	–	1					11	–	1
Virginia		5	–	3					7	–	4
#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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was coach George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	8:00 PM	#16 Auburn*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	L 17–28	45,300
September 13	3:30 PM	Richmond*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		W 26–7	38,200
September 27	12:00 PM	at #5 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	L 20–48	57,800
October 4	12:00 PM	Wake Forest		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 21–13	40,000
October 11	6:00 PM	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 21–7	74,987
October 18	12:00 PM	Duke		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	JPS	W 13–10	36,600
October 25	7:00 PM	#3 Florida State		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN	L 21–47	45,300
November 1	12:00 PM	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)	JPS	W 45–0	23,479
November 8	3:30 PM	Georgia Tech		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 35–31	41,000
November 15	12:00 PM	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	JPS	L 24–31	42,400
November 29	5:30 PM	#21 Virginia Tech*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 34–20	44,200
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.