1978 Navy Midshipmen football team

1978 Navy Midshipmen football
Holiday Bowl, W 23–16 vs. BYU
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 17
1978 record 9–3
Head coach George Welsh (6th year)
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1978 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
North Texas State   –   –       9 – 2 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
#7 Notre Dame   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   –       7 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Miami   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   –       5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Memphis State   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Air Force   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Boston College   –   –       0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by sixth-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 16 at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 32–0    
September 23 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT W 30–0    
September 30 at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA W 19–8    
October 7 at Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 37–8    
October 14 Duke Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 31–8    
October 21 William & Mary Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 9–0    
October 28 Pittsburghdagger Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 21–11   32,909
November 4 vs. Notre Dame Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, OH (Rivalry) L 7–27   63,780
November 11 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 17–20    
November 18 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–38   45,795
December 2 vs. Army JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game) W 28–0    
December 22 vs. BYU San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) W 23–16   52,500
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Navy Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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