1970 Navy Midshipmen football team

1970 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Rick Forzano (2nd season)
Captain	Bill McKinney
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		Colgate	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 48–22	14,286	[2]
September 19		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 7–55	48,566
September 26		Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–28	17,411
October 3		at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–56	55,292
October 10		Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 8–10
October 17		vs. Air Force	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 3–26
October 24		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 8–23	28,000
October 31	1:30 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–56	45,226
November 7		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 8–30	50,105	[3]
November 14		Villanova	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 10–14
November 28		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 11–7
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1970 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 25 Mick Barr Jr OT 73 Rich Been So G 72 Charles Boyer Sr QB 22 Ade Dillon So RB 21 Bob Elflein So WR 85 Jack Forde So C 58 Tim Hale So G 62 Bob Johnson So QB 15 Mike McNallen Sr OT 71 Michael Milo Jr WR 82 Scott Monson Sr WR 10 Tom Moore Jr WR 24 Gary Nowak So TE 14 Steve Ogden So WR 89 Karl Schwelm Sr OT 61 Wallace Winslow Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 33 Stephen Dmetruk Sr DB 40 Osmund Fretz Sr LB 54 David Howe Sr DE 84 David Lucas So DT 70 Bill McKinney Sr DT 76 Glen Nardi Fr DE 68 Tom O'Brien Sr DT 77 Mike O'Shaugnessy So LB 88 Rick Porterfield Jr DB 16 Mark Schickner So DB 26 James Soran So DB 48 Brad Stephan So LB 69 Chuck Voith Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rick Forzano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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. "Georgia Tech tips weak Navy, 30–8". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.