1997 Army Cadets football team

1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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
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
October 18		Rutgers	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 37–35
October 25		Colgate	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 35–27	39,351	^[4]
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

^ "Army Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. 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.
^ 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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Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On, Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century" West Point Salute Touchdown, Army Code Breakers
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	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