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: Charlie Weatherbie Conference: Independent-
1997 Season Highlights
Charlie Weatherbie enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Navy.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 5 @
San Diego State
31
45
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Rutgers
36
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Southern Methodist
46
16
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Duke
17
26
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Air Force
7
10
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Virginia Military Institute
42
7
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Notre Dame
17
21
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Temple
49
17
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Colgate
52
24
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Kent
62
29
W
Sat., Dec. 6 @
Army
39
7
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
1997 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 398
Scoring Average 36.2
Points Allowed 209
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 37-56
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.