1978 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1978 Navy Midshipmen football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 23–16 vs. BYU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1978 record9–3
Head coach
  • George Welsh (6th season)
CaptainNick Mygas, Phil McConkey
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Virginia
W 32–028,472
September 23at Connecticut
W 30–0
September 30at Boston College
W 19–824,082[3]
October 7at Air Force
W 37–8
October 14Duke
W 31–821,431
October 21William & MaryNo. 17
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 9–0
October 28PittsburghdaggerNo. 18
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–1132,909
November 41:50 p.m.vs. Notre DameNo. 11
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Cleveland, OH (rivalry)
L 7–2763,780
November 11at SyracuseNo. 18
L 17–2026,429[4]
November 18at Florida State
L 6–3845,795
December 2vs. Army
W 28–079,026
December 22vs. BYU
W 23–1652,500
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel[]

1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Bob Tata
Head coach
  • George Welsh
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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
  • [5]

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. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Defense lifts Navy past B.C." The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1978. p. C1, C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Searing, Robert (12 November 2021). "SU football fans rush the field at the last game ever played at Archbold Stadium". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Dec 03. Retrieved 2019-Jan-21.
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