American college football season
The 1997 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson played its first overtime game on November 8 against Duke.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 (I-AA) Appalachian State* | No. 18 | | | W 23–12 | 62,405 | [1] |
September 13 | Noon | at NC State | No. 19 | | JPS | W 19–17 | 50,000 | |
September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Florida State | No. 16 | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC (rivalry)
| ABC | L 28–35 | 80,939 | |
September 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 17 | | ESPN | L 20–23 | 45,275 | |
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | UTEP* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| | W 39–7 | 59,710 | |
October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| ESPN2 | L 7–21 | 74,987 | |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Maryland | | | ABC | W 20–9 | 27,270 | |
November 1 | Noon | at Wake Forest | | | JPS | W 33–16 | 23,411 | |
November 8 | Noon | Duke | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| JPS | W 29–20 OT | 60,363 | |
November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina | | - Memorial Stadium
- Clemson, SC
| ABC | L 10–17 | 71,514 | |
November 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | | | ESPN2 | W 47–21 | 83,700 | |
January 2, 1998 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Auburn* | | | ESPN | L 17–21 | 71,212 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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