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1997 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1997
team	North Carolina Tar Heels
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	4
APRank	6
record	11–1
conf_record	7–1
head_coach	Mack Brown
hc_year	10th
hc_games	regular season
head_coach2	Carl Torbush
hc_games2	interim; bowl game
off_coach	Greg Davis
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Multiple
def_coach	Carl Torbush
dc_year	10th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Greg Ellis
captain2	Vonnie Holliday
captain3	Jonathan Linton
captain4	Jeff Saturday
captain5	Brian Simmons
stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
champion	Gator Bowl champion
bowl	[Gator Bowl](1998-gator-bowl)
bowl_result	W 42–3 vs. [Virginia Tech](1997-virginia-tech-hokies-football-team)

The 1997 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was coached by Mack Brown and finished the season 11–1 overall, 7–1 in the conference.

At the end of the season, Brown left for the University of Texas at Austin and did not coach in the Gator Bowl victory over Virginia Tech. Carl Torbush, who was the defensive coordinator during the regular season, became the head coach when Brown left. North Carolina credits the regular season to Brown and the Gator Bowl victory to Torbush.

Schedule

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Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Vs. Virginia Tech (Gator Bowl)

(Gator Bowl) Jacksonville, FL

Players in the 1998 NFL draft

Jonathan Linton	FB	5	131	[Buffalo Bills](1998-buffalo-bills-season)

References

(September 7, 1997). "Indiana can't find end zone in loss". The Indianapolis Star.
(September 14, 1997). "Cardinal streak snapped". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
(September 21, 1997). "Tar Heels thump Terrapins". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 28, 1997). "Reversal of fortune; UNC rallies for huge win over Cavs". The Chapel Hill News.
(October 5, 1997). "TCU's rally falls short vs. Tar Heels". The Atlanta Journal.
(October 12, 1997). "North Carolina has its flaws, but does enough to top Wake Forest". Press of Atlantic City.
(October 19, 1997). "Heels find another win". The Herald-Sun.
(October 31, 1997). "Tar Heels nip Jackets". Winston-Salem Journal.
(November 9, 1997). "FSU downs Heels". The Index-Journal.
(November 16, 1997). "North Carolina deals Clemson near-fatal blow". Florence Morning News.
(November 23, 1997). "Heels make big bowl plea". The News and Observer.
(January 2, 1998). "North Carolina makes statement in rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(January 2, 1998). "In Gator, UNC Gives Hokies a 'Good Whuppin',' 42-3". [[The Washington Post]].
"1998 NFL Draft".

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