1997 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1997 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by third-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1][2]

1997 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1997 record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Louisiana Tech   –     9 –2  
Navy   –     7 –4  
Notre Dame   –     7 –6  
UAB   –     5 –6  
UCF   –     5 –6  
Northeast Louisiana   –     5 –7  
Army   –     4 –7  
Arkansas State   –     2 –9  
Southwestern Louisiana   –     1 –10  
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at San Diego State
L 31–45
September 13Rutgers
W 36–7
September 20at SMU
W 46–1620,011
September 27at Duke
L 17–2617,370
October 11Air Force
L 7–10
October 18VMI
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 42–7
November 1at Notre Dame
L 17–2180,225
November 8Temple
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 49–17
November 15Colgate
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 52–24
November 22Kent State
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 62–29
December 6vs. Army
W 39–7
  • Homecoming

Roster
1997 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
  LeBron Butts
C Brian Dreschler Sr
RB Manny Metcalf
QB 7 Chris McCoy Sr
  Pat McGrew
WR Matt O'Donnell So
G 66 Mike Wahle Jr
WR 11 Travis Williams So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Gervy Alota
DE 76 Brian Gray So
DE 14 Denis Kane Sr
  Michael Ogden
DE Chris Person Sr
LB Russ Tate
DT David Viger
LB 50 Travis Cooley Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-08

Game summaries

Army
Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Navy 3 23 6739
Army 7 0 007

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 6

References
  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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