1997 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Niumatalolo (1st season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorDick Bumpas (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
MVPMichael Ogden
Captains
  • Chris McCoy
  • Gervy Alota
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at San Diego State
L 31–45
September 13Rutgers
W 36–7
September 20at SMU
W 46–1620,011
September 2712:00 p.m.at Duke
JPSL 17–2617,370
October 11Air Force
L 7–10
October 18VMIdagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 42–730,034[3]
November 11:30 p.m.at Notre Dame
NBCL 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 52–2421,038[4]
November 22Kent State
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 62–29
December 6vs. Army
CBSW 39–7

Game summaries

Army

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

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 6

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-08

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy throws off doldrums, pounds VMI, 42–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Goldstein, Alan (November 16, 1997). "Navy's Offense Pours It on Colgate, 52-24". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.


Categories