1997 Army Cadets football team

The 1997 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Cadets compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 311 to 221.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 39–7.^[2]

1997 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bob Sutton (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Denny Doornbos (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Joe Sachitano, Matt Yost
Home stadium	Michie 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Marshall	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 25–35	30,358
September 13		Lafayette	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 41–14	31,363	[3]
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 17–20	21,748	[4]
September 27		Miami (OH)	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–38
October 4		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 0–41	16,242	[5]
October 18		Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 37–35
October 25		Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 35–27	39,351	[6]
November 8		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 0–24
November 15		North Texas	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 25–14
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 20–24	13,909
December 6		vs. Navy	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game)	L 7–39
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "1997 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. Gross, Andrew (September 14, 1997). "Army Outclasses I-AA Lafayette". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Duke shocks Army on late FG". The Daily Item. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulane takes impressive win over Army". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Gross, Andrew (October 26, 1997). "Cadets Get Mission Accomplished". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.