1978 Navy Midshipmen football team

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]

1978 Navy Midshipmen football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 23–16 vs. BYU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1978 record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Penn State        11 1 0
North Texas State        9 2 0
East Carolina        9 3 0
Navy        9 3 0
No. 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 (FL)        6 5 0
South Carolina        5 5 1
William & Mary        5 5 1
Cincinnati        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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16at VirginiaW 32–0
September 23at ConnecticutW 30–0
September 30at Boston CollegeW 19–8
October 7at Air ForceW 37–8
October 14DukeW 31–8
October 21William & MaryNo. 17
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 9–0
October 28PittsburghNo. 18
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–1132,909
November 4vs. Notre DameNo. 11L 7–2763,780
November 11at SyracuseNo. 18L 17–20
November 18at Florida StateL 6–3845,795
December 2vs. ArmyW 28–079,026
December 22vs. BYUW 23–1652,500
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Steve Callahan
FB 33 Larry Klawinski Jr
QB 15 Bob Leszczynski Sr
WR Phil McConkey
TE Greg Papajohn
RB 23 Mike Sherlock So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Bob Tata
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Army

    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    1 2 34Total
    Army 0 0 000
    Navy 14 7 7028

    at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    • Date: December 2
    • Game attendance: 79,026
    • [3]

    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. Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Dec 03. Retrieved 2019-Jan-21.


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