Navy Football Team History
Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Coach: George Welsh Conference: Independent-
1977 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Navy.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Citadel
21
2
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Connecticut
38
7
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Michigan
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Duke
16
28
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Air Force
10
7
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Pittsburgh
17
34
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. William & Mary
42
17
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Notre Dame
10
43
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Syracuse
34
45
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Georgia Tech
20
16
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Army
14
17
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
1977 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 229
Scoring Average 20.8
Points Allowed 230
Defense Average 20.9
Opponents Record 57-43
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 0-4
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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