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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: William T. Bill Elias
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1879  <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024
1965 Season Highlights
 William T. Bill Elias enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Navy.
 
1965 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Syracuse  6   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Stanford  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Oklahoma  10   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. William & Mary  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Pittsburgh  12   0   W    @ Washington, DC   
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Georgia Tech  16   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Notre Dame  3   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Maryland  19   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Penn State  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Army  7   7   T    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 
1965 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -2
  Points Scored128
  Scoring Average12.8
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average12.9
  Opponents Record46-41
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record1-3 -1
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1965 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 4-6264264   Mike Lude
New Mexico State 8-2236153   Warren B. Woodson
Texas El Paso 8-3317206Won  13-12  Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Utah State 8-2271136   Tony Knap
Georgia Tech 7-3-1253171Won  31-21  Bobby Dodd
Notre Dame 7-2-127073   Ara R. Parseghian
Southern Mississippi 7-212760   Thad Pie Vann
Syracuse 7-3237146   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech 7-3188134   Jerry Claiborne
Boston College 6-4209117   James H. Jim Miller
Buffalo 5-3-214578   Dick Offenhammer
Memphis 5-5215153   Billy J. Murphy
Miami 5-4-1199138   Charlie Tate
Penn State 5-5202151   Charles A. Rip Engle
San Jose State 5-5184192   Harry Anderson
Army 4-5-1119132   Paul Dietzel
Florida State 4-5-1121119   Bill Peterson
Houston 4-5-1159174   Bill Yeoman
Navy 4-4-2128129   William T. Bill Elias
Air Force 3-6-1166156   Ben Martin
Pittsburgh 3-7173311   John P. Michelosen

1965 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1965 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.