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
Conference	Independent
1997 record	7–4
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (3rd season)
Home stadium	Navy–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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 31–45
September 13	Rutgers	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 36–7
September 20	at SMU	Cotton Bowl (stadium) Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 46–16	20,011
September 27	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 17–26	17,370
October 11	Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–10
October 18	VMI	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 42–7
November 1	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 17–21	80,225
November 8	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 49–17
November 15	Colgate	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 52–24
November 22	Kent State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 62–29
December 6	vs. Army	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army-Navy game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 39–7
Homecoming

Roster

1997 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class   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. # Name Class   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. # Name Class	Head coach Charlie Weatherbie 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	3	4	Total
Navy	3	23	6	7	39
Army	7	0	0	0	7

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.