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1979 Navy Midshipmen football team

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American college football season

1979Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	George Welsh (7th season)
Captains	Larry Klawinski Tom Paulk
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–				9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	11	–	0

Rankings fromAP Poll

The1979 Navy Midshipmen football team represented theUnited States Naval Academy as an independent during the1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coachGeorge Welsh, the Midshipmen compiled a record of 7–4.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	The Citadel		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 26–7	17,835	^[2]
September 22	Connecticut		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–10	22,142	^[3]
September 29	atIllinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 13–12	53,825	^[4]
October 6	Air Force		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 13–9	31,109	^[5]
October 13	vs.William & Mary		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 24–7	25,000	^[6]
October 20	Virginia	No. 20	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 17–10	22,604	^[7]
October 27	at No. 12Pittsburgh	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–24	51,332	^[8]
November 3	at No. 13Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 0–14	59,075	^[9]
November 10	Syracuse		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–30	20,385	^[10]
November 17	atGeorgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 14–24	24,318	^[11]
December 1	vs.Army		John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 31–7	77,052	^[12]
Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Air Force

Navy had 107 yards of penalties but prevailed 13–9.^[14]

Vs. Army

See also:1979 Army Cadets football team

Army Cadets (2–7–1) vs. Navy Midshipmen (6–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	10	7	7	7	31
Army	0	7	0	0	7

atJohn F. Kennedy Stadium,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 1
Game attendance: 77,052
TV announcers (ABC):Keith Jackson
^[15]

Game information

First quarter

NAVY – Steve Fehr 36-yard field goal.Navy 3–0.Drive:
NAVY – Troy Mitchell 12-yard pass from Bob Powers (Steve Fehr kick).Navy 10–0.Drive:

Second quarter

NAVY – Eddie Meyers 1-yard run (Steve Fehr kick).Navy 17–0.Drive:
ARMY – Bobby Crumpton 8-yard run (Dave Aucoin kick).Navy 17–7.Drive:

Third quarter

NAVY – Eddie Meyers 5-yard run (Steve Fehr kick).Navy 24–7.Drive:

Fourth quarter

NAVY – Eddie Meyers 31-yard run (Steve Fehr kick).Navy 31–7.Drive:

Top passers

NAVY – Bob Powers – 6/15, 85 yards, TD
ARMY – T.D. Decker – 2/5, 15 yards, INT

Top rushers

NAVY – Eddie Meyers – 43 rushes, 279 yards, 3 TD
ARMY – Bobby Vicci – 12 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

NAVY – Steve Callahan – 3 receptions, 40 yards
ARMY – Bill Skoda – 1 reception, 13 yards

Navy evened all-time series at 37–37–6
Eddie Meyers set single game school rushing record

External videos
Full game
Game highlights

Roster

1979 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`65`	Jerome Barker	Sr
C	`77`	Rick Bott	Sr
RB	`22`	Steve Callahan	Jr
WR	`86`	Dave Dent	Jr
G	`62`	Tom Feldman	Sr
QB	`19`	Mark Fitzgerald	So
RB	`25`	Duane Flowers	So
TE		Curt Gainer
TE	`83`	Carl Hendershot	Sr
RB	`33`	Larry Klawinski	Sr
RB		Chris Klein
G	`71`	Frank McCallister	Jr
TE	`85`	Matt McLaughlin	Jr
FB	`40`	Eddie Meyers	So
WR		Troy Mitchell
TE		Greg Papajohn	So
QB	`18`	Bob Powers	Sr
WR	`31`	Jon Ross	So
RB	`23`	Mike Sherlock	Jr
QB		Mike Tarquinio
OT	`61`	John Taylor	Sr
RB		Kevin Tolbert
OL		Richard Welch

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`73`	Steve Chambers	Jr
LB	`69`	Ted Dumbauld	Jr
DB	`14`	John Foley	So
DL		Terry Huxel
LB	`63`	Mike Kronzer	Jr
DL		Mike Matthes
DT	`76`	John Merrill	Sr
DB	`66`	Charlie Meyers	Sr
DB	`49`	Gregg Milo	Sr
DE	`88`	Hugh Nixon	Sr
LB	`55`	Tom Paulk	Sr
DB	`26`	Fred Reitzel	Jr
DE	`84`	Charlie Thornton	Sr
DL		Reggie Trass
DB	`36`	Chuck Zingler	Sr
DB		Greg Zitterkopf

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`24`	Steve Fehr	So
K	`11`	Dave Guin	Jr
P	`81`	Lex Lauletta	Jr

Head coach

George Welsh

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^"Football History"(PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on March 4, 2016. RetrievedJuly 12, 2015.
^"Middies sail past The Citadel, 26–7".The Baltimore Sun. September 16, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Navy beats UConn despite errors, 21–10".The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Landlubber Middies top Illini".St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 30, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Navy stops Air Force".The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Navy routs W&M in Oyster Bowl 24–7".The Roanoke Times & World News. October 14, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Late drive lifts Navy over Cavs".Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Pitt sinks Navy, 24–7".The Daily Item. October 28, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Notre Dame blanks Middies".Great Falls Tribune. November 4, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Syracuse rips Navy, 30–14, as Hurley stars".The Reporter Dispatch. November 11, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Navy loses 4th in row".The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1979. RetrievedJuly 25, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Meyers and Navy sink Army, 31–7".The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 2, 1979. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"1979 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedOctober 26, 2024.
^Sports Illustrated. 1979 October 15.
^"Middies even series on Meyers' running." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Dec 02. Pg. 7E. Retrieved 2020-Dec-11.

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