1997 Navy Midshipmen football team

1997 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Niumatalolo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Michael Ogden
Captains	Chris McCoy Gervy Alota
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1996 1998  →

1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	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]

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

Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	3	23	6	7	39
Army	7	0	0	0	7

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 Charlie Weatherbie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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. "Duke wins back-to-back games after beating Navy". Martinsville Bulletin. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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.