1974 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1974 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by second-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

1974 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record4–7
Head coach
CaptainCliff Collier, Tim Harden
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14VirginiaW 35–2816,987
September 21at Penn StateW 7–642,000
September 28at MichiganL 0–52104,232
October 5Boston College
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–3716,178[3]
October 12at SyracuseL 9–1720,193
October 21at Air ForceL 16–19
October 26Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 11–13
November 21:30 p.m.vs. Notre DameL 6–1448,634
November 9The Citadel
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 28–21
November 16at Georgia TechL 0–2241,132
November 30vs. ArmyW 19–0

Roster

1974 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 25 Cleveland Cooper Sr
RB 22 Ed Gilmore Jr
FB Gerry Goodwin
FB Bob Jackson Jr
QB 16 Phillip Poirier Jr
QB Mike Roban Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE Tim Harden
  Ed Jeters
S Chet Moeller Jr
LB Jeff Scott
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Steve Dykes
P John Stufflebeen
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
  • Not listed (missing number/class/position): Carl Sharperson

Game summaries

Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Army 0 0 000
Navy 10 7 2019

at JFK StadiumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

75th meeting; President Gerald Ford in attendance

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. "B.C. thrashes Navy, 37–0, for first win of season". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1974. pp. B1, B11 via Newspapers.com.
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