1967 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1967 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainBill Dow
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1966
1968  
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Army   8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   8 2 0
Syracuse   8 2 0
No. 10 Penn State   8 2 1
New Mexico State   7 2 1
UTEP   7 2 1
Utah State   7 2 1
Florida State   7 2 2
West Texas State   8 3 0
Houston   7 3 0
Virginia Tech   7 3 0
Memphis State   6 3 0
Southern Miss   6 3 0
Dayton   6 3 1
Xavier   6 3 1
Miami (FL)   7 4 0
Buffalo   6 4 0
Navy   5 4 1
Holy Cross   5 5 0
Colorado State   4 5 1
Pacific   4 5 0
Boston College   4 6 0
Georgia Tech   4 6 0
Villanova   4 6 0
Air Force   2 6 2
Tulane   3 7 0
San Jose State   2 7 0
Colgate   2 8 0
Pittsburgh   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Bill Elias. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Penn State W 23–2220,101
September 30at Rice L 7–21
October 7at Michigan W 26–2172,361 [2]
October 14 Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–1423,519
October 21 William & Mary Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 16–2719,542 [3]
October 28at Pittsburgh W 22–21
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 10 Notre Dame L 14–4359,075
November 5vs. Duke L 16–3530,000 [4]
November 18 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
T 35–3518,054 [5]
December 2vs. Army W 19–14

Personnel

1967 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB John Cartwright Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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. Curt Sylvester (October 8, 1967). "Navy's Rally Floors U-M". Detroit free Press. pp. 1D, 6D via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Underdog W&M explodes in 4th to overcome Navy". Durham Sunday Herald. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Duke whips Middies by 35–16 score". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Navy rallies for 35–35 tie with Vanderbilt". The Daily Advertiser. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.