American college football season
The 1997 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 5 | | at San Diego State | | | L 31–45 | | |
September 13 | | Rutgers | | | W 36–7 | | |
September 20 | | at SMU | | | W 46–16 | 20,011 | |
September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | | JPS | L 17–26 | 17,370 | |
October 11 | | Air Force | | | L 7–10 | | |
October 18 | | VMI | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 42–7 | 30,034 | [3] |
November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame | | NBC | 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 | 21,038 | [4] |
November 22 | | Kent State | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 62–29 | | |
December 6 | | vs. Army | | CBS | W 39–7 | | |
|
Game summaries[edit]
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 | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1999-10-08 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Navy throws off doldrums, pounds VMI, 42–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goldstein, Alan (November 16, 1997). "Navy's Offense Pours It on Colgate, 52-24". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |