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The 1973 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season . The team was led by first-year head coach George Welsh .[1] [2]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at VMI W 37–610,000 [3]
September 22 Penn State L 0–3928,383
September 29 at Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI L 0–1488,042
October 6 at Boston College L 7–4430,187
October 13 Syracuse Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD W 23–1420,591
October 20 Air Force W 42–6
October 27 at Pittsburgh L 17–2233,136
November 3 1:30 p.m. at Notre Dame L 7–4459,075
November 10 at Tulane L 15–1740,135 [4]
November 17 vs. Georgia Tech L 22–2626,235
December 1 vs. Army W 51–0
Roster [ ]
1973 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
Cleveland Cooper
Jr
QB
Allen Glenny
WR
Larry Van Loan
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Steve Dykes
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
3 4 Total
Navy
6
31
14 0 51
Army
0
0
0 0 0
at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game information
Navy
Cleveland Cooper 102 Rush Yds
Army
References [ ]
^ "Football History" (PDF) . United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Retrieved July 12, 2015 .
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1970-1974)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015 .
^ "Navy routs VMI, 37–8, as Cooper runs wild" . The Baltimore Sun . September 16, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navy 'gifts' aid Tulane win, 17–15" . The Baltimore Sun . November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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