1978 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

1978 Navy Midshipmen football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 23–16 vs. BYU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1978 record9–3
Head coach
CaptainNick Mygas, Phil McConkey
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      9 2 0
East Carolina      9 3 0
Navy      9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Rutgers      9 3 0
Florida State      8 3 0
Temple      7 3 1
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Holy Cross      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      6 4 1
Georgia Tech      7 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 5 1
William & Mary      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Army      4 6 1
Memphis State      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Air Force      3 8 0
Colgate      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Illinois State      2 9 0
West Virginia      2 9 0
Boston College      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at VirginiaW 32–028,472
September 23at ConnecticutW 30–0
September 30at Boston CollegeW 19–824,082[3]
October 7at Air ForceW 37–8
October 14DukeW 31–821,431
October 21William & MaryNo. 17
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 9–0
October 28PittsburghNo. 18
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–1132,909
November 41:50 p.m.vs. Notre DameNo. 11L 7–2763,780
November 11at SyracuseNo. 18L 17–2026,429[4]
November 18at Florida StateL 6–3845,795
December 2vs. ArmyW 28–079,026
December 22vs. BYUW 23–1652,500

Personnel

1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Steve Callahan
FB 33 Larry Klawinski Jr
QB 15 Bob Leszczynski Sr
WR Phil McConkey
TE Greg Papajohn
RB 23 Mike Sherlock So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Bob Tata
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Army

    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    1 2 34Total
    Army 0 0 000
    Navy 14 7 7028

    at JFK StadiumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

    • Date: December 2
    • Game attendance: 79,026
    • [5]

    References

    1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. "Navy Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
    3. "Defense lifts Navy past B.C." The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1978. p. C1, C15 via Newspapers.com.
    4. Searing, Robert (12 November 2021). "SU football fans rush the field at the last game ever played at Archbold Stadium". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
    5. Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Dec 03. Retrieved 2019-Jan-21.
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