1977 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1977 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
  • George Welsh (5th season)
CaptainJoe Gattuso, Mike Galpin
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach George Welsh.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10The CitadelW 21–216,226[4]
September 17Connecticut
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 38–713,659[5]
September 25at No. 1 MichiganL 7–14101,800[6]
October 1at DukeL 16–2824,800[7]
October 8Air Force
W 10–7
October 15at No. 17 PittsburghL 17–34
October 22William & Marydagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 42–17
October 292:30 p.m.at No. 5 Notre DameL 10–4359,075
November 5Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 34–4516,709
November 12Georgia Tech
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 20–1618,590
November 26vs. Army
L 14–1781,091

Game summaries

Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen
Period 1 2 34Total
Air Force 0 7 007
Navy 0 7 0310

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 8
  • Game weather: Rain
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Game information
Air Force
Navy
  • Joe Gattuso Jr. 143 Rush Yds

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP AFA NAVY
2 4 Air Force Paul Williams 6-yard touchdown reception from Dave Ziebart, Terry Harris kick good 7 0
2 88 Navy Paul Klawinski 5-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good 7 7
4 0:41 Navy 25-yard field goal by Bob Tata 7 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 10

Personnel

1977 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 65 Jerome Barker So
G 77 Rick Bott So
RB Steve Callahan
TE Rich Cellon
QB Randy Farley
G 62 Tom Fieldman So
C Ray Fritsch
RB Joe Gattuso (C) Sr
TE 83 Carl Hendershot So
WR Sandy Jones
FB 33 Larry Klawinski So
G Steve Kremer
WR John Kurkowski
QB 15 Bob Lesczynski Jr
OT 69 Jim Lippard
WR 80 Phil McConkey Jr
RB Leon Miller
OT 71 Mark Poston Sr
QB 18 Bob Powers So
OT 75 Kevin Ryan Sr
RB 23 Mike Sherlock Fr
OT 61 John Taylor So
RB Dave Walker
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 73 Steve Chambers Fr
LB Bob DeStefany
S Mike Galpin (C) Sr
LB 63 Mike Kronzer Fr
DB 32 Pat McCormick Sr
DT 76 John Merrill So
DB 66 Charlie Meyers So
DL A.B. Miller
DB 49 Gregg Milo So
DE 88 Hugh Nixon So
LB 55 Tom Paulk So
DL Pfunandre Redvict
DL Ed Reid
DB John Sturges
DE 84 Charlie Thornton So
DL Tom Thompson
DB Bob Wilson
DB 36 Chuck Zingler So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Bob Tata Jr
Head coach
  • George Welsh
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Navy stymies Citadel to take 21–2 victory". Winston-Salem Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Curt Sylvester (September 25, 1977). "Rough Seas: 'M' 14, Navy 7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E.
  7. ^ "Duke destroys Navy, 28–16". Florence Morning News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ New York Times. 1977 Oct 09. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.
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