1997 Robert Morris Colonials football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1997 Robert Morris Colonials football Northeast Conference NEC 8–3 4–0 Joe Walton 4th Dan Radakovich 3rd Moon Stadium NEC championECAC Bowl champion ECAC Bowl W 35–13 vs. 1997 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown The 1997 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris College, now Robert Morris University, as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonials were led by 4th-year head coach Joe Walton and played their home games at Moon Stadium on the campus of Moon Area High School. The Colonials finished the 1997 season with their second consecutive NEC championship and their second consecutive ECAC Bowl title. Schedule Eastern y September 6 1997 Buffalo State Bengals Buffalo State<ncg> Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA W 35–23 1,856 September 13 at 1997 Butler Bulldogs Butler<ncg> Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN W 26–21 3,410 September 20 1997 Dayton Flyers Dayton<ncg> Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA L 13–16 2,336 September 27 at 1997 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State Arute Field New Britain, CT W 44–21 860 October 4 Wagner Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA W 21–9 3,448 October 18 at Towson<ncg> Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD L 30–33 3,525 October 25 at Monmouth Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ W 41–20 2,311 November 1 1997 Mercyhurst Lakers Mercyhurst<ncg> Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA L 10–17 921 November 8 1997 Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA W 34–7 1,555 November 15 at 1997 Gannon Golden Knights Gannon<ncg> Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium Erie, PA W 17–13 500 November 22 at 1997 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown<ncg> Kehoe Field Washington, D.C. (ECAC Bowl) W 35–13 931 2018 RMU Football Fact Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/rmu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/3/22/2018_RMU_FOOTBALL_FACT_BOOK_1_.pdf Robert Morris University July 24, 2020 9 November 5, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201105062213/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/rmu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/3/22/2018_RMU_FOOTBALL_FACT_BOOK_1_.pdf dead 1998 Football Schedule https://rmucolonials.com/sports/football/schedule/1998 Robert Morris University Athletics en July 24, 2020 References Robert Morris Category:Robert Morris Colonials football seasons Category:Northeast Conference football champion seasons Category:ECAC Bowl champion seasons Robert Morris Colonials football