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 4âÂÂ7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 311 to 221. In the annual ArmyâÂÂNavy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 39âÂÂ7.