| Sport: | soccer |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | VCU Rams |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 15–4–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2–2 |
| Head Coach: | Tim Sullivan |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Cary Street Field |
| Champion: | CAA Tournament Champions Hoya Classic Champions Sheraton Invitational Co-Champions Hartwick Invitational Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament, First Round |
| Tourney Result: | L 0–1 vs. Georgetown |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
The 1997 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their third season. It was the program's 20th season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program.
The 1997 season was the first season that the VCU Rams earned a berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, by the virtue of winning the CAA Men's Soccer Tournament. VCU played Georgetown in the first round of the tournament, losing the match.
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