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 StadiumCharlottesville, VA W 32–0    
September 23 at Connecticut Memorial StadiumStorrs, CT W 30–0    
September 30 at Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA W 19–8    
October 7 at Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) W 37–8    
October 14 Duke Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, 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 StadiumCleveland, OH (Rivalry) L 7–27   63,780
November 11 at Syracuse Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY L 17–20    
November 18 at Florida State Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL L 6–38   45,795
December 2 vs. Army JFK StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game) W 28–0    
December 22 vs. BYU San Diego StadiumSan 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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