1997 NC State football

NC State went 6–5 in 1997 (3–5 in conference) under Mike O'Cain, outscoring its opponents 325 to 268.

1997 NC State football, every game

Date	Game	Result	Score
Aug 30, 1997	NC State @No. 13 Syracuse	W	32–31
Sep 6, 1997	NC State @Duke	W	45–14
Sep 13, 1997	NC State vsNo. 19 Clemson	L	17–19
Sep 20, 1997	NC State vsNorthern Illinois	W	41–14
Sep 25, 1997	NC State @Wake Forest	L	18–19
Oct 11, 1997	NC State @No. 25 Georgia Tech	L	17–27
Oct 18, 1997	NC State vsNo. 4 North Carolina	L	7–20
Nov 1, 1997	NC State @No. 3 Florida State	L	35–48
Nov 8, 1997	NC State vsMaryland	W	45–28
Nov 15, 1997	NC State vsVirginia	W	31–24
Nov 22, 1997	NC State vsEast Carolina	W	37–24

A number before a team is its AP rank going into the game.