1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1997 record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Caldwell
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6*	3:30 PM	#21 Northwestern		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	W 27–20	24,320
September 13*	3:30 PM	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	FSN	L 24–25	38,031
September 20	6:30 PM	Georgia Tech		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC		L 26–28	22,832
September 25	8:00 PM	NC State		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	W 19–18	24,259
October 4	12:00 PM	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 13–21	40,000
October 11	12:00 PM	at #5 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	L 12–30	57,000
October 18	1:00 PM	Maryland		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC		W 35–17	17,893
October 25	12:00 PM	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	JPS	W 38–24	28,531
November 1†	12:00 PM	Clemson		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	L 16–33	23,411
November 8	12:00 PM	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	W 28–14	11,717
November 15	12:00 PM	at #2 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	JPS	L 7–58	70,026
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Team Leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Brian Kuklick	190/312	2,180
Rushing	Herman Lewis	114	491
Receiving	Desmond Clark	72	950