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: Richard Rick Forzano Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Richard Rick Forzano enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Navy.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. William & Mary
13
9
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Penn State
10
21
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Boston College
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Michigan
7
35
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Syracuse
14
30
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Air Force
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Duke
16
17
L
@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Notre Dame
23
42
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Pittsburgh
28
13
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Georgia Tech
7
30
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Army
15
23
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
1972 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 181
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 257
Defense Average 23.4
Opponents Record 62-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-5
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.