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-
1981 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Navy.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Citadel
17
7
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky
24
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Michigan
16
21
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Yale
19
23
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Air Force
30
13
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Boston College
25
10
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. William & Mary
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Notre Dame
0
38
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Syracuse
35
23
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Georgia Tech
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Army
3
3
T
@ Philadelphia, PA
Wed., Dec. 30
Ohio State
28
31
L
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 7-4
-1
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 183
Defense Average 15.3
Opponents Record 40-48
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
-1
Away Record 2-3
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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