1997 Robert Morris Colonials football
NEC champion
ECAC Bowl champion
ECAC Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Georgetown
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–3 (4–0 NEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMoon Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Robert Morris $   4 – 0     8 – 3  
Monmouth   3 – 1     5 – 4  
Wagner   2 – 2     6 – 4  
Central Connecticut   1 – 3     5 – 5  
Saint Francis (PA)   0 – 4     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1997 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris College, now Robert Morris University, as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonials were led by 4th-year head coach Joe Walton and played their home games at Moon Stadium on the campus of Moon Area High School. The Colonials finished the 1997 season with their second consecutive NEC championship and their second consecutive ECAC Bowl title.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6 Buffalo State*
W 35–23 1,856
September 13 at Butler*
W 26–21 3,410
September 20 Dayton*
  • Moon Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
L 13–16 2,336
September 27 at Central Connecticut State
W 44–21 860
October 4 Wagner
  • Moon Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
W 21–9 3,448
October 18 at Towson*
L 30–33 3,525
October 25 at Monmouth
W 41–20 2,311
November 1 Mercyhurst*
  • Moon Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
L 10–17 921
November 8 Saint Francis
  • Moon Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
W 34–7 1,555
November 15 at Gannon*
W 17–13 500
November 22 at Georgetown*
W 35–13 931
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2018 RMU Football Fact Book" (PDF). Robert Morris University. p. 9. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "1998 Football Schedule". Robert Morris University Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2020.


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