Navy Football Team History
Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Coach: Richard Bill Armstrong Conference: Independent-
1897 Season Highlights
Richard Bill Armstrong enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Navy.
1897 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Princeton
0
28
L
Wed., Oct. 13 vs. Pennsylvania Reserves
22
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Princeton A.C.
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Penn State
4
0
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Virginia
4
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Maryland-Baltimore
38
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Lehigh
28
6
W
Thu., Nov. 25 vs. White Squadron
8
0
W
1897 Season Totals
Record 7-1
Points Scored 110
Scoring Average 13.8
Points Allowed 34
Defense Average 4.3
Opponents Record 9-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-1
Away Record 0-0
1897 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1897 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1897 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.