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-
1979 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Navy.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs. Citadel
26
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Connecticut
21
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Illinois
13
12
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Air Force
13
9
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ William & Mary
24
7
W
@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Virginia
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Pittsburgh
7
24
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Notre Dame
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Syracuse
14
30
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Georgia Tech
14
24
L
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Army
31
7
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
1979 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 180
Scoring Average 16.4
Points Allowed 154
Defense Average 14.0
Opponents Record 44-52
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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.