1979 Navy Midshipmen football team

1979 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference Independent
1979 record 7–4
Head coach George Welsh
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   –   –       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.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
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 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 at William & Mary Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) W 24–7  
October 20 Virginia #20 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 17–10  
October 27 at #12 Pittsburgh #17 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 7–24  
November 3 at #13 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) L 0–14  
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) W 31–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game summaries

Air Force

Navy had 107 yards of penalties but prevailed 13-9. [2]


References

  1. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  2. ↑ Sports Illustrated. 1979 October 15.