| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Caldwell |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Hank Small |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | James Bell |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Thabiti Davis, Robert Fatzinger, Chris Gaskell, D'Angelo Solomon |
| Stadium: | Groves Stadium |
The 1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | 190/312 | 2,180 | ||
| Rushing | Herman Lewis | 114 | 491 | |
| Receiving | Desmond Clark | 72 | 950 |