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-
1973 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Navy.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 @ Virginia Military Institute
37
6
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Penn State
0
39
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Michigan
0
14
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Boston College
7
44
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Syracuse
23
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Air Force
42
6
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Pittsburgh
17
22
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Notre Dame
7
44
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Tulane
15
17
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Georgia Tech
22
26
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Army
51
0
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
1973 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 221
Scoring Average 20.1
Points Allowed 232
Defense Average 21.1
Opponents Record 68-41
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-6
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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