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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1879  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 George Welsh enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Navy.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Virginia  32   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Connecticut  30   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Boston College  19   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Air Force  37   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Duke  31   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. William & Mary  9   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Pittsburgh  21   11   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Notre Dame  7   27   L    @ Cleveland, OH   
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Syracuse  17   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Florida State  6   38   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Army  28   0   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Fri., Dec. 22   Brigham Young  23   16   W    @ San Diego, CA   Holiday Bowl
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored260
  Scoring Average21.7
  Points Allowed136
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record54-70
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record4-3
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 9-3-0 Coaches
17 9-3-0 UPI
  
1978 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 6-4-1190144   John David Crow
Nevada 11-1413121   Chris Ault
Penn State 11-1333111Lost  7-14  Joe Paterno
East Carolina 9-3287136Won  35-13  Pat Dye
Navy 9-3260136Won  23-16  George Welsh
North Texas 9-2277150   Hayden Fry
Notre Dame 9-3293197Won  35-34  Dan Devine
Rutgers 9-3284165Lost  18-34  Frank R. Burns
Florida State 8-3312208   Bobby Bowden
James Madison 8-2236124   Challace McMillin
Pittsburgh 8-4263187Lost  17-30  Jackie Sherrill
Louisville 7-4319202   Vince Gibson
Nevada Las Vegas 7-4249182   Tony Knap
Southern Mississippi 7-4213185   Bobby Collins
Temple 7-3-1280203   Wayne Hardin
Akron 6-5221232   Jim Dennison
Cincinnati 5-6279224   Ralph Staub
South Carolina 5-5-1238181   Jim Carlen
Army 4-6-1184255   Homer Smith
Liberty 4-5-1186264   Tom Dowling
Memphis 4-7200297   Richard Williamson
Tulane 4-7183211   Larry Smith
Virginia Tech 4-7162225   Bill Dooley
Air Force 3-8215328   Bill Parcells
Buffalo 3-6164211   Bill Dando
Syracuse 3-8192295   Frank Maloney
West Virginia 2-9167364   Frank Cignetti
Boston College 0-11153294   Ed Chlebek

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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