American college football season
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[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | | at Virginia | | | W 32–0 | 28,472 | [3] |
September 23 | | at Connecticut | | | W 30–0 | | |
September 30 | | at Boston College | | | W 19–8 | 24,082 | [4] |
October 7 | | at Air Force | | | W 37–8 | 30,482 | |
October 14 | | Duke | | | W 31–8 | 21,431 | [5] |
October 21 | | William & Mary | No. 17 | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| W 9–0 | | |
October 28 | | Pittsburgh | No. 18 | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| W 21–11 | 32,909 | |
November 4 | 1:50 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Notre Dame | No. 11 | | L 7–27 | 63,780 | |
November 11 | | at Syracuse | No. 18 | | L 17–20 | 26,429 | [6] |
November 18 | 12:50 p.m. | at Florida State | | | L 6–38 | 45,795 | |
December 2 | | vs. Army | | | W 28–0 | 79,026 | |
December 22 | | vs. BYU | | | W 23–16 | 52,500 | |
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Game summaries[edit]
At Virginia[edit]
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At Connecticut[edit]
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At Boston College[edit]
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At Air Force[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Navy (3–0) | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
Air Force (2–2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
- Attendance: 30,482
- Navy scored on six of its first seven possessions, gained over 400 yards of total offense and held Air Force to 75 yards through three quarters
- Navy's best start since 1960
- NAVY: Tata 47 FG
- NAVY: McConkey 19 run (Tata kick)
- NAVY: Tata 39 FG
- NAVY: McConkey 36 pass from Leszczynski (Tata kick)
- NAVY: Tata 43 FG
- NAVY: Gainer 17 run (Tata kick)
- AFA: Fortson 11 run (pass good)
- NAVY: Callahan 39 run (Tata kick)
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William & Mary[edit]
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Pittsburgh[edit]
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vs Notre Dame[edit]
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At Syracuse[edit]
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At Florida State[edit]
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Navy | Passing | Bob Leszczynski | 10/20, 188 Yds, INT |
Rushing | Kevin Tolbert | 5 Rush, 27 Yds |
Receiving | Sandy Jones | 2 Rec, 51 Yds |
Florida St | Passing | Jimmy Jordan | 15/27, 280 Yds, 4 TD |
Rushing | Greg Ramsey | 5 Rush, 51 Yds, TD |
Receiving | Sam Platt | 6 Rec, 145 Yds, 3 TD |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | NAVY | FSU | 1 | 0:48 | 4 | 35 | | Navy | 43-yard field goal by Bob Tata | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4:10 | 3 | 60 | | Florida St | Greg Ramsey 12-yard touchdown run, Dave Cappelen kick good | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2:28 | 6 | 77 | | Navy | 46-yard field goal by Bob Tata | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11:58 | 4 | 28 | | Florida St | 38-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9:38 | 3 | 11 | | Florida St | Sam Platt 4-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6:55 | 4 | 56 | | Florida St | Sam Platt 36-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 6 | 24 | 4 | 13:50 | 5 | 90 | | Florida St | Sam Platt 51-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 6 | 31 | 4 | 9:00 | 7 | 53 | | Florida St | Grady King 23-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 6 | 38 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 6 | 38 | |
vs Army[edit]
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | ARMY | NAVY | 1 | | | | | Navy | Bob Leszczynski 3-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good | 0 | 7 | 1 | | | | | Navy | Steve Callahan 1-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good | 0 | 14 | 2 | | | | | Navy | Bob Leszczynski 1-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good | 0 | 21 | 3 | | | | | Navy | Steve Callahan 18-yard touchdown reception from Bob Leszczynski, Bob Tata kick good | 0 | 28 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0 | 28 | |
Holiday Bowl (vs BYU)[edit]
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Personnel[edit]
1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OL | | Rick Bott | RB | | Steve Callahan | WR | | Mike Chapon | RB | | Dwayne Dennis | OL | | Tom Feldman | RB | | Duane Flowers | TE | | Curt Gainer | TE | | Carl Hendershot | WR | | Sandy Jones | FB | 33 | Larry Klawinski | Jr | RB | | Chris Klein | OL | | Steve Kremer | QB | 15 | Bob Leszczynski | Sr | OL | | Frank McCallister | WR | | Phil McConkey (C) | TE | | Matt McLaughlin | QB | | Kevin McTavish | RB | | Eddie Meyers | TE | | Greg Papajohn | QB | | Bob Powers | RB | 23 | Mike Sherlock | So | OL | | John Taylor | RB | | Kevin Tolbert | RB | | Dave Walker | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Steve Chambers | DL | | John Merrill | LB | | Gregg Milo | LB | | Nick Mygas (C) | LB | | Tom Paulk | DB | | Fred Reitzel | DL | | Mark Stephens | DL | | Charlie Thornton | DB | | Bob Wilson | DB | | Chuck Zingler | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Lex Lauletta | P | | Art Ohanian | K | | Bob Tata | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[edit]
- ^ "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 (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Navy torpedoes UVa, Cavaliers yet to score". The Danville Register. September 17, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense lifts Navy past B.C." The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1978. p. C1, C15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Navy drops Duke, 31–8". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Searing, Robert (November 12, 2021). "SU football fans rush the field at the last game ever played at Archbold Stadium". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ^ Palm Beach Post. 1978 Oct 08.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Dec 03. Retrieved 2019-Jan-21.
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