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
Record9–3
Head coach
CaptainNick Mygas, Phil McConkey
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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
Tennessee 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[3]
September 23at Connecticut
W 30–0
September 30at Boston College
W 19–824,082[4]
October 7at Air Force
W 37–830,482
October 14Duke
W 31–821,431[5]
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. No. 15
Municipal Stadium
  • Cleveland, OH (rivalry
    • )    		L 7–2763,780
    November 11at SyracuseNo. 18
    		L 17–2026,429[6]
    November 1812:50 p.m.at Florida State
    		L 6–3845,795
    December 2vs. Army
    		W 28–079,026
    December 22vs. BYU
    		W 23–1652,500

    Game summaries

    At Virginia

    At Connecticut

    At Boston College

    At Air Force

    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)

    [7]


    Duke

    William & Mary

    Pittsburgh

    vs Notre Dame

    At Syracuse

    At Florida State

    Navy Midshipmen (7–2) at Florida State Seminoles (6–3)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Navy 3 3 006
    Florida St 0 7 171438

    at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

    • Date: November 18, 1978
    • Game time: 12:50 p.m.
      EDT
    • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
    • Game attendance: 45,795
    • Referee: W.T. Miller
    • TV: ABC
    • Box Score
    External videos
    video icon Game broadcast (part 1)
    video icon Game broadcast (part 2)
    video icon Game broadcast (part 3)
    video icon Game broadcast (part 4)
    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

    vs Army

    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Army 0 0 000
    Navy 14 7 7028

    at

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    • Date: December 2
    • Game attendance: 79,026
    • [8]

    Holiday Bowl (vs BYU)

    Personnel

    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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. 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. Newspapers.com
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    6. ^ 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.
    7. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1978 Oct 08.
    8. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Dec 03. Retrieved 2019-Jan-21.


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