1997 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1997 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ken Niumatalolo (1st season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator Dick Bumpas (3rd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
MVPMichael Ogden
Captains
  • Chris McCoy
  • Gervy Alota
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
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]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at San Diego State
L 31–45
September 13 Rutgers
W 36–7
September 20at SMU
W 46–1620,011
September 2712:00 p.m.at Duke
JPS L 17–2617,370 [3]
October 11 Air Force
L 7–10
October 18 VMI Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 42–730,034 [4]
November 11:30 p.m.at Notre Dame
NBC L 17–2180,225
November 8 Temple
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 49–17
November 15 Colgate
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 52–2421,038 [5]
November 22 Kent 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
Period1234Total
Navy3236739
Army70007

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 6

Roster

1997 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
  LeBron Butts
C Brian DreschlerSr
RB Manny Metcalf
QB 7Chris McCoySr
  Pat McGrew
WR Matt O'DonnellSo
G 66 Mike Wahle Jr
WR 11Travis WilliamsSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Gervy Alota
DE 76Brian GraySo
DE 14Denis KaneSr
  Michael Ogden
DE Chris PersonSr
LB Russ Tate
DT David Viger
LB 50Travis CooleySr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-08

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1925 Navy Midshipmen football team</span> American college football season

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The 1909 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1909 college football season. In their second season under Frank Berrien, the Midshipmen compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 99 to 42.

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The 1902 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1902 college football season. In their second season under head coach Art Hillebrand, the Midshipmen compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined score of 99 to 35.

The 1892 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1892 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Ben Crosby, the Midshipmen compiled a 5–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 121 to 62.

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. ↑ "Duke wins back-to-back games after beating Navy". Martinsville Bulletin. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Navy throws off doldrums, pounds VMI, 42–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Goldstein, Alan (November 16, 1997). "Navy's Offense Pours It on Colgate, 52-24". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.


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