1974 Navy Midshipmen football team

1974 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	George Welsh (2nd season)
Captain	Cliff Collier, Tim Harden
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1973 1975  →

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by second-year head coach George Welsh. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–28	16,987	[2]
September 21		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 7–6	42,000
September 28		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–52	104,232
October 5		Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–37	16,178	[3]
October 12		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 9–17	20,193
October 21		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 16–19
October 26		Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 11–13
November 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 6–14	48,634
November 9		The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–21
November 16		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–22	41,132	[4]
November 30		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 19–0
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

vs Army

See also: Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets (3–7) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	10	7	2	0	19

at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 30, 1974
• Game attendance: 83,246
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel and Ben Martin
• ^[5]

Game information

First quarter NAVY – Steve Dykes 45-yard field goal. Navy 3–0. NAVY – Bob Jackson 3-yard run (Steve Dykes kick). Navy 10–0. Drive: 4 plays. Second quarter NAVY – Bob Jackson 6-yard run (Steve Dykes kick), 9:32. Navy 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards. Third quarter NAVY – Safety, Scott Gillogly tackled by Tim Harden in end zone. Navy 19–0. Fourth quarter No scoring Top rushers NAVY – Cleveland Cooper – 105 yards

75th meeting; President Gerald Ford in attendance

External videos
Full game
Game highlights

Personnel

1974 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Robin Ameen Sr G Steve Barilich Jr G Cliff Collier Sr RB 25 Cleveland Cooper Sr G Bill Driscoll Sr OT Richard Feckler Jr RB 22 Ed Gilmore Jr FB Gerry Goodwin Fr OL Mike Grimes Fr FB Bob Jackson Jr WR Ike Owens QB 16 Phillip Poirier Jr OT Mark Poston Fr C Gary Reed QB Mike Roban Fr OT Randall Seaward TE Kevin Sullivan TE Jim Wooley WR Mike Yeager	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Andy Bushak DB Derwood Curtis DB Gene Ford LB Tom Gardner DE Tim Harden LB Jeff Hoobler LB Randy Hutcherson DB Ed Jeter DL Skip Lind DT George Markulis S 48 Chet Moeller Jr DB Len Mokan DT Dave Papak LB Jeff Scott DE Mark Thorpe DT Ken Trass	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Steve Dykes P John Stufflebeen	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Len Fontes – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

• Not listed (missing number/class/position): Carl Sharperson

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. "Navy turns back Virginia 35–28". The Danville Register. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "B.C. thrashes Navy, 37–0, for first win of season". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1974. pp. B1, B11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ga. Tech blanks Navy 22–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 17, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. White Jr., Gordon (December 1, 1974). "Navy Wins, 19-0, as Army Fails to Score For Second Year in a Row" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.