1997 Findlay Oilers football team

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1997 Findlay Oilers football
NAIA national champion
MSFA Midwest League champion
Conference Mid-States Football Association
DivisionMidwest League
Record14–0 (6–0 MSFA)
Head coach
Home stadium Donnell Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 5 Geneva x^  6 –0   11 –2  
No. 8 Westminster (PA) ^  5 –1   9 –2  
No. 21 Walsh  4 –2   7 –3  
Malone  3 –3   5 –5  
Tri-State  2 –4   4 –6  
Tiffin  1 –4   4 –7  
Urbana  0 –6   0 –10  
Midwest League
No. 1 Findlay x^  6 –0   14 –0  
No. 24 Taylor  5 –1   7 –3  
Olivet Nazarene  4 –2   7 –3  
St. Ambrose  3 –3   4 –6  
Iowa Wesleyan  1 –5   4 –7  
Saint Xavier  1 –5   1 –9  
Trinity International  1 –5   1 –9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1997 Findlay Oilers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Findlay as a member of the Midwest League within the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) during the 1997 NAIA football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Dick Strahm, the Oilers compiled a perfect 14–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 567 to 179, and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Willamette, 14–7, in the NAIA Championship Game. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Campbellsville * Findlay, OH W 28–20
September 20at Mercyhurst * Erie, PA W 44–14
September 27at Tiffin * Tiffin, OH W 54–14
October 4at Olivet Nazarene Bourbonnais, IL W 35–24
October 11 St. Ambrose Findlay, OHW 48–24
October 18 Trinity International Deerfield, IL W 34–7
October 25 Iowa Wesleyan Findlay, OHW 62–7
November 2 Saint Xavier Chicago, IL W 70–8
November 8 Taylor Findlay, OHW 55–7
November 15 Tri-State *Findlay, OHW 29–15
November 22 Westminster (PA) *Findlay, OH (NAIA first round)W 40–0 [2]
December 6 Geneva *Findlay, OH (NAIA quarterfinal)W 28–7 [3]
December 13 Doane *Findlay, OH (NAIA semifinal)W 26–25 [4]
December 20 Willamette *
W 14–7 [5] [6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "The University of Findlay Oilers Football Media Guide 2011". University of Findlay. 2011. p. 65.
  2. ↑ "Findlay 40, Westminster 0". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 23, 1997. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Findlay 28, Geneva 7". The Newark Advocate. December 7, 1997. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Findlay advances to NAIA title contest". The Marion Star. December 14, 1997. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Andrew Gilman (December 21, 1997). "Findlay Takes NAIA Title (part 1)". The Jackson Sun. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Andrew Gilman (December 21, 1997). "Findlay Takes NAIA Title (part 1)". The Jackson Sun. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
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