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 StadiumAnnapolis, MD W 26–7    
September 22 Connecticut Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 21–10    
September 29 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, 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 FieldNorfolk, 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 StadiumPittsburgh, PA L 7–24   51,332
November 3 at No. 13 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth 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 FieldAtlanta, GA L 14–24    
December 1 vs. Army John F. Kennedy StadiumPhiladelphia, 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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