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 | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–7 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Denny Doornbos (7th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captain | Joe Sachitano, Matt Yost |
| Home stadium | Michie Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Marshall | L 25–35 | 30,358 | ||
| September 13 | Lafayette | W 41–14 | 31,363 | [3] | ||
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Duke | L 17–20 | 21,748 | [4] | |
| September 27 | Miami (OH) |
| L 14–38 | |||
| October 4 | at Tulane | L 0–41 | 16,242 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | Rutgers |
| W 37–35 | |||
| October 25 | Colgate |
| W 35–27 | 39,351 | [6] | |
| November 8 | at Air Force | L 0–24 | ||||
| November 15 | North Texas |
| W 25–14 | |||
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | L 20–24 | 13,909 | ||
| December 6 | vs. Navy | L 7–39 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Army Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "1997 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Gross, Andrew (September 14, 1997). "Army Outclasses I-AA Lafayette". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke shocks Army on late FG". The Daily Item. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane takes impressive win over Army". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gross, Andrew (October 26, 1997). "Cadets Get Mission Accomplished". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
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