The 1997 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dufing the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The team was coached by Mack Brown finished the season 11–1 overall, 7–1 in the conference.
At the end of the season, Mack Brown left for Texas and as a result, 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 Mack Brown and the Gator Bowl victory to Carl Torbush.
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