1979 Navy Midshipmen football team

1979 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference Independent
1979 record 7–4
Head coach George Welsh (7th year)
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1979 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#7 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –       9 – 1 – 2
#17 Temple   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       7 – 3 – 1
#20 Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –       5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Memphis   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Miami   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Connecticut   –   –       3 – 6 – 2
William & Mary   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –       3 – 6 – 0
Illinois State   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –       2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –       0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 15 The Citadel Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 26–7    
September 22 Connecticut Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 21–10    
September 29 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 13–12    
October 6 Air Force Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 13–9    
October 13 vs. William & Mary Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) W 24–7    
October 20 Virginia No. 20 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 17–10    
October 27 at No. 12 Pittsburgh No. 17 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 7–24   51,332
November 3 at No. 13 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) L 0–14   59,075
November 10 Syracuse Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 14–30    
November 17 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 14–24    
December 1 vs. Army John F. Kennedy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 31–7    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[3]

Game summaries

Air Force

Navy had 107 yards of penalties but prevailed 13-9. [4]

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.
  3. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  4. ↑ Sports Illustrated. 1979 October 15.
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