1974 Navy Midshipmen football team

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1974 Navy Midshipmen football
1974 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1974 record	4–7
Head coach	George Welsh (2nd season);
Captain	Cliff Collier, Tim Harden
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by second-year head coach George Welsh.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–28	16,987
September 21		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 7–6	42,000
September 28		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–52	104,232
October 5		Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–37	16,178	^[3]
October 12		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 9–17	20,193
October 21		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 16–19
October 26		Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 11–13
November 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 6–14	48,634
November 9		The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–21
November 16		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–22	41,132
November 30		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 19–0
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1974 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`25`	Cleveland Cooper	Sr
RB	`22`	Ed Gilmore	Jr
FB		Gerry Goodwin
FB		Bob Jackson	Jr
QB	`16`	Phillip Poirier	Jr
QB		Mike Roban	Fr

Defense

Pos.	Name	Class
DE	Tim Harden
	Ed Jeters
S	Chet Moeller	Jr
LB	Jeff Scott

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Steve Dykes
P		John Stufflebeen

Head coach

George Welsh

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Not listed (missing number/class/position): Carl Sharperson

Game summaries[]

Army[]

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	10	7	2	0	19

at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 30
Game attendance: 83,246
New York Times

Game information

Army

Navy

Cleveland Cooper 105 Yds Rushing

75th meeting; President Gerald Ford in attendance

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARMY	NAVY
1					Navy	45-yard field goal by Steve Dykes	0	3
1		4			Navy	Bob Jackson 3-yard touchdown run, Steve Dykes kick good	0	10
2	9:32	7	65		Navy	Bob Jackson 6-yard touchdown run, Steve Dykes kick good	0	17
3					Navy	Scott Gillogly tackled in end zone for a safety by Tim Harden	0	19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	19

References[]

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. 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.
^ "B.C. thrashes Navy, 37–0, for first win of season". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1974. pp. B1, B11 – via Newspapers.com.

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[FH-1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[CFDW-2] "Navy Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[3] "B.C. thrashes Navy, 37–0, for first win of season". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1974. pp. B1, B11 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Temple		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		7	–	3	��	1
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	5	–	1
Tulane		–		5	–	6	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		3	–	8	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	8	–	0
Villanova		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		2	–	9	–	0
Florida State		–		1	–	10	–	0
Marshall		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll