1970 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1970 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainBill McKinney
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame  – 10 –1 –0
Villanova  – 9 –2 –0
No. 16 Air Force  – 9 –3 –0
No. 13 Georgia Tech  – 9 –3 –0
Boston College  – 8 –2 –0
No. 19 Houston  – 8 –3 –0
West Virginia  – 8 –3 –0
No. 17 Tulane  – 8 –4 –0
No. 18 Penn State  – 7 –3 –0
West Texas State  – 7 –3 –0
Cincinnati  – 7 –4 –0
Florida State  – 7 –4 –0
Virginia Tech  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse  – 6 –4 –0
Dayton  – 5 –4 –1
Pittsburgh  – 5 –5 –0
Rutgers  – 5 –5 –0
Utah State  – 5 –5 –0
Colgate  – 5 –6 –0
Southern Miss  – 5 –6 –0
New Mexico State  – 4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)  – 3 –8 –0
Northern Illinois  – 3 –7 –0
Marshall  – 3 –6 –0
Buffalo  – 2 –9 –0
Navy  – 2 –9 –0
Army  – 1 –9 –1
Xavier  – 1 –9 –0
Holy Cross  – 0 –10 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Rick Forzano. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 122:05 p.m. Colgate
W 48–2214,286 [2]
September 191:35 p.m.at Penn State
L 7–5548,566 [3]
September 262:00 p.m. Boston College
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 14–2817,411 [4]
October 3at Washington
L 7–5657,000 [5]
October 102:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 8–1023,426 [6]
October 172:00 p.m.vs. Air Force
L 3–2646,414 [7]
October 241:30 p.m.at Syracuse
L 8–2328,732 [8]
October 311:32 p.m.vs. Notre Dame
L 7–5645,226 [9]
November 72:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
L 8–3050,105 [10]
November 141:30 p.m. Villanova
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 10–1413,587 [11]
November 281:21 p.m.vs. Army
W 11–795,151 [12]

[13]

Roster

1970 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 25Mick BarrJr
OT 73Rich BeenSo
G 72Charles BoyerSr
QB 22Ade DillonSo
RB 21Bob ElfleinSo
WR 85Jack FordeSo
C 58Tim HaleSo
G 62Bob JohnsonSo
QB 15Mike McNallenSr
OT 71Michael MiloJr
WR 82Scott MonsonSr
WR 10Tom MooreJr
WR 24Gary NowakSo
TE 14Steve OgdenSo
WR 89Karl SchwelmSr
OT 61Wallace WinslowSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 33Stephen DmetrukSr
DB 40Osmund FretzSr
LB 54David HoweSr
DE 84David LucasSo
DT 70Bill McKinneySr
DT 76Glen NardiFr
DE 68 Tom O'Brien Sr
DT 77Mike O'ShaugnessySo
LB 88Rick PorterfieldJr
DB 16Mark SchicknerSo
DB 26James SoranSo
DB 48Brad StephanSo
LB 69Chuck VoithJr
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. ↑ McGowen, Deane (September 13, 1970). "McNallen Is Middie Star". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ↑ "Penn State bombs Navy, 55–7; Extends unbeaten mark to 31". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Navy sinks". The Orlando Sentinel. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Scoring at will, Huskies humiliate Navy team, 56–7". The South Bend Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Pitt fights off Middie effort for 10–8 victory". The Daily Progress. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Unbeaten Air Force Academy overcomes Midshipmen, 26–3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 18, 1970. p. 2B.
  8. ↑ "Syracuse wins, 23–8, over Navy". Austin American-Statesman. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Notre Dame rolls over Navy, 56–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgia Tech tips weak Navy, 30–8". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Villanova stops Navy, 14–10". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "95,151 watch Navy upset Army, 11–7, on Elflein's burst". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1970 Navy)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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