Schedule
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Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 6 12:00 p.m. Indiana * No. 7 ESPN2 W 23–657,800
September 13 6:00 p.m. No. 17 Stanford * No. 7 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 W 28–1757,800
September 20 12:00 p.m. at Maryland No. 6 JPS W 40–1430,084
September 27 12:00 p.m. Virginia No. 5 ABC W 48–2057,800
October 4 8:05 p.m. at TCU * No. 5 W 31–1029,415
October 11 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest No. 5 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) JPS W 30–1257,000
October 18 6:00 p.m. at NC State No. 4 ESPN2 W 20–751,500
October 30 8:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 5 ESPN W 16–1345,126
November 8 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Florida State No. 5 ESPN L 3–2062,000
November 15 3:30 p.m. at Clemson No. 8 ABC W 17–1071,514
November 22 12:00 p.m. Duke No. 8 JPS W 50–1453,500
January 1, 1998 12:30 p.m. vs. Virginia Tech * No. 7 NBC W 42–354,116
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
1997 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
23
Brian Schmitz
So
K
37
Josh McGee
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 7 (4) 7 (4) 7 (4) 7 (2) 6 (1) 5 (2) 5 (2) 5 (2) 4 (2) 4 (2) 5 (2) 5 (2) 8 8 8 7 7 6 Coaches Poll 8 (1) 8 (1) 8 (1) 8 (1) 7 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 5 5 9 8 6 5 5 4
Game summaries
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Vs. Virginia Tech (Gator Bowl)
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North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech (Gator Bowl )
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 7 Tar Heels
16
6 6 14
42
Hokies
0
0 3 0
3
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Players in the 1998 NFL Draft
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References
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