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-
1980 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Navy.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Virginia
3
6
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Kent
31
3
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. William & Mary
45
6
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Boston College
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Air Force
20
21
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Villanova
24
15
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Washington
24
10
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Notre Dame
0
33
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Syracuse
6
3
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Georgia Tech
19
8
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Army
33
6
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sun., Dec. 14
Houston
0
35
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Garden State Bowl
1980 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 226
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 146
Defense Average 12.2
Opponents Record 47-52
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-3
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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.