1980 Navy Midshipmen football team

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1980 Navy Midshipmen football
1980 Navy Midshipmen football
Garden State Bowl, L 0–35 vs. Houston
Conference	Independent
1980 record	8–4
Head coach	George Welsh (8th season);
Captain	Terry Huxel, Frank McCallister
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach George Welsh.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 3–6	35,174
September 20		Kent State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 31–3
September 27		William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 45–6
October 4		Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 21–0	27,405	^[3]
October 11		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 20–21
October 18		Villanova	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 24–15
October 25		at No. 18 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 24–10	48,841
November 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)		L 0–33	76,891
November 8		at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 6–3	50,350
November 15		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 19–8	17,631
November 29	3:45 p.m.	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	W 33–6		^[4]
December 14		vs. Houston	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Garden State Bowl)	Mizlou	L 0–35	41,417
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel[]

1980 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Keith Boring
RB	`22`	Steve Callahan	Sr
WR	`86`	Dave Dent	Sr
OL		Mike Dolan
RB		Duane Flowers
TE		Curt Gainer
OL		Cliff Hagan
OL		Steve Hooper
RB		Tim Jackson
QB		Jeff Korn
OG	`71`	Frank McCallister	Sr
TE	`85`	Matt McLaughlin	Sr
FB	`40`	Eddie Meyers	Jr
WR		Troy Mitchell
TE	`82`	Greg Papajohn	Jr
QB	`26`	Fred Reitzel	Sr
RB		Mike Sherlock
RB		Andy Skehan
QB		Tom Tarquinio
OL		Bob Teufel
RB		Kevin Tolbert
WR		Ted Wirginis
WR		Chris Yelder

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Chris Boblett
DT	`73`	Steve Chambers	Sr
DB		Ray Daly
LB	`69`	Ted Dumbauld	Sr
DL		Ken Fancher
DB	`14`	John Foley	Jr
DL		Chris Garner
DL		Terry Huxel
DL		Tim Jordan
LB		Mike Kronzer
DL		Mike Matthes
DB		Elliot Reagans
DB		Jon Ross
DL		Mike Rouser
DB		Jeff Shoemake
DL		Paul Soares
DL		Travis Wallington

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Steve Fehr
P		Lex Lauletta

Head coach

George Welsh

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
Army	0	7	6	0	13
Navy	10	10	10	3	33

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian

Game information

Army

Navy

Fred Reitzel 138 Pass Yds
Eddie Meyers 144 Rush Yds

References[]

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Navy 21, Boston College 0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Pothier, Dick (November 28, 1981). "Army-Navy game: It's a party for 72,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. D3. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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[FH-1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[CFDW-2] "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[3] "Navy 21, Boston College 0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Pothier, Dick (November 28, 1981). "Army-Navy game: It's a party for 72,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. D3. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
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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

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll