1971 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1971 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
CaptainRick Porterfield
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1970
1972  
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State   11 1 0
Boston College   9 2 0
No. 17 Houston   9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   8 2 0
Utah State   8 3 0
Florida State   8 4 0
Cincinnati   7 4 0
West Virginia   7 4 0
Temple   6 2 1
Air Force   6 4 0
Army   6 4 0
Colgate   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 1
South Carolina   6 5 0
Southern Miss   6 5 0
Georgia Tech   6 6 0
Northern Illinois   5 5 1
Syracuse   5 5 1
Dayton   5 6 0
Holy Cross   4 6 0
Miami (FL)   4 7 0
Rutgers   4 7 0
Virginia Tech   4 7 0
Navy   3 8 0
Pittsburgh   3 8 0
Tulane   3 8 0
Marshall   2 8 0
Xavier   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Rick Forzano. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Virginia W 10–623,500 [2]
September 18No. 14 Penn State L 3–5626,855
September 25at Boston College L 6–4922,700
October 2at No. 2 Michigan L 0–4668,168 [3]
October 9at Pittsburgh L 35–36
October 15at Miami (FL) L 16–31
October 23No. 10 Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 15–1424,844 [4]
October 302:30 p.m.at No. 12 Notre Dame L 0–2159,075
November 6at Georgia Tech L 21–3444,821 [5]
November 13 Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 17–1415,437
November 27vs. Army L 23–24

Roster

1971 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 24Dan HowardFr
RB George Berry
  Jack Forde
WR Steve Ogden
FB Andy Pease
QB Fred StuvekSo
  Larry Van Loan
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Gary Rhoads
  Charley Robinson
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Roger Lanning
P Tom Moore
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. "Sub QB paces Navy past Virginia 10–6". Greensboro Daily News. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Curt Sylvester (October 3, 1971). "U-M Brushes Off Navy, 46–0". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C, 4C via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Determined Navy nips Duke, 15–14". The State. October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tech rocks Navy, 34–21". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.