Navy
FBSI · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Navy head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | L 31–45 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 0–11 | W 36–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  SMUH2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 46–16 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | L 17–26 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 10–3 | L 7–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 | VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE | Unranked | — | W 42–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–6 | L 17–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 3–8 | W 49–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 | COLGATE | Unranked | — | W 52–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 3–8 | W 62–29 |
| 16 | Regular Season Final · Dec 9 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 39–7 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- SMU +6
- Army +4
- Temple +3
- Kent State +3
- Rutgers 0
- Air Force -3
- Notre Dame -6
- San Diego State -7
- Duke -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.