The Navy Midshipmen were 7-4 in 1997.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 398 | 4,611 | 757 | 6.1 | 3,370 | 617 | 5.5 | 1,241 | 140 | 8.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 13th | 26th | 74th | 18th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 106th | 107th | 7th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 209 | 2,863 | 4.5 | 1,233 | 404 | 3.1 | 1,630 | 238 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 6th | 13th | 17th | 27th | 15th | 6th | 3rd | 46th | ||||||||||
Net | +189 | +1,748 | +757 | +1.6 | +2,137 | +213 | +2.4 | -389 | -98 | +2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 7th | 74th | 13th | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 81st | 98th | 17th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |