1897 Navy Midshipmen football team

1897 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Bill Armstrong (1st season)
Captain	Johnny Halligan
Home stadium	Worden Field

1897 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma			–					2	–	0	–	0
Arkansas			–					2	–	0	–	1
Navy			–					8	–	1	–	0
Virginia			–					6	–	2	–	1
Add-Ran			–					3	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					3	–	1	–	0
VPI			–					5	–	2	–	0
North Carolina			–					7	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					3	–	2	–	0
Guilford			–					2	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Davidson			–					1	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					1	–	1	–	0
Columbian			–					4	–	5	–	1
Richmond			–					3	–	5	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					1	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M			–					1	–	2	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	5	–	1
William & Mary			–					0	–	1	–	0
Marshall			–					0	–	3	–	0
South Carolina			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1897 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Armstrong, the Midshipmen compiled an 8–1 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 111 to 34. The Army–Navy Game was canceled due to Presidential cabinet order.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 9	Princeton	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–28
October 16	Penn second team	Unknown Annapolis, MD	W 22–0
October 23	Princeton second team	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 6–0
October 30	Penn State	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 4–0
November 6	Rutgers	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 1–0 forfeit
November 13	Virginia	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 4–0
November 17	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 38–0
November 20	Lehigh	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 28–6
November 28	White Squadron	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 8–0