The 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Tech as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies compiled an overall record of 7âÂÂ5 with a mark of 5âÂÂ2 in conference play, placing second in the Big East. Virginia Tech was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Hokies lost to North Carolina. The team played home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.