1997 Canisius Golden Griffins football team

1997 Canisius Golden Griffins football
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (2–6 MAAC)
Head coach	Chuck Williams (3rd season)
Home stadium	Demske Field

1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Georgetown $		8	–	0					8	–	3
Duquesne		6	–	2					7	–	3
St. John's		5	–	3					8	–	3
Fairfield		5	–	3					7	–	3
Siena		5	–	3					6	–	3
Marist		4	–	4					6	–	4
Canisius		2	–	6					3	–	7
Saint Peter's		1	–	7					1	–	9
Iona		0	–	8					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion

The 1997 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 131 points while the defense allowed 205 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	7:00 pm	Gannon*	Demske Field Buffalo, NY		L 9–27	1,137
September 20	12:00 pm	at Saint Peter's	Cochrane Stadium Jersey City, NJ		W 10–7	701
September 27	1:00 pm	at Siena	Heritage Park Colonie, NY		L 38–41	204
October 4	3:00 pm	Iona	Demske Field Buffalo, NY		W 14–7	511
October 11	1:30 pm	Georgetown	Demske Field Buffalo, NY		L 10–24	471
October 18	12:00 pm	Alfred*	Demske Field Buffalo, NY	ESN	W 23–20	1,072
October 25	1:30 pm	Fairfield	Demske Field Buffalo, NY		L 14–21
November 1	1:00 pm	at St. John's	DaSilva Memorial Field Jamaica, NY		L 0–6	409
November 8	1:30 pm	Marist	Demske Field Buffalo, NY		L 6–20	313
November 15	12:30 pm	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 7–32	1,215
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time