1997 Navy Midshipmen football team

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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 Dallas, TX (rivalry)		W 46–16	20,011
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	L 17–26	17,370	[2]
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	30,034	[3]
November 1	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	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	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 39–7
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Roster

References