1980 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1980 Navy Midshipmen football
Garden State Bowl, L 0–35 vs. Houston
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
CaptainTerry Huxel, Frank McCallister
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1979
1981  
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh    11 1 0
Tennessee State    9 1 0
No. 5 Florida State    10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State    10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame    9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)    9 3 0
Southern Miss    9 3 0
Navy    8 4 0
South Carolina    8 4 0
Virginia Tech    8 4 0
Boston College    7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana    7 4 0
Rutgers    7 4 0
UNLV    7 4 0
Tulane    7 5 0
Colgate    5 4 1
North Texas State    6 5 0
Villanova    6 5 0
West Virginia    6 6 0
Louisville    5 6 0
Richmond    5 6 0
Syracuse    5 6 0
East Carolina    4 7 0
Illinois State    4 7 0
Temple    4 7 0
Army    3 7 1
Holy Cross    3 8 0
Cincinnati    2 9 0
Memphis State    2 9 0
William & Mary    2 9 0
Georgia Tech    1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach George Welsh. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Virginia L 3–635,174 [2]
September 20 Kent State W 31–316,203 [3]
September 27 William & Mary
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 45–618,215 [4]
October 4 Boston College Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–027,405 [5]
October 11at Air Force L 20–2127,754 [6]
October 18 Villanova
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–1521,616 [7]
October 25at No. 18 Washington ABC W 24–1048,841 [8]
November 11:30 p.m.vs. No. 3 Notre Dame L 0–3376,891 [9]
November 8at Syracuse W 6–350,350 [10]
November 15at Georgia Tech W 19–817,631 [11]
November 293:45 p.m.vs. Army ABC W 33–670,338 [12] [13]
December 14vs. Houston
Mizlou L 0–3541,417 [14]

Game summaries

Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
Quarter1234Total
Army076013
Navy101010333

at Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Personnel

1980 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Keith Boring
RB 22Steve CallahanSr
WR 86Dave DentSr
OL Mike Dolan
RB Duane Flowers
TE Curt Gainer
OL Cliff Hagan
OL Steve Hooper
RB Tim Jackson
QB Jeff Korn
G 71Frank McCallisterSr
TE 85Matt McLaughlinSr
FB 40Eddie MeyersJr
WR Troy Mitchell
TE 82Greg PapajohnJr
QB 26Fred ReitzelSr
RB Mike Sherlock
RB Andy Skehan
QB Tom Tarquinio
OL Bob Teufel
RB Kevin Tolbert
WR Ted Wirginis
WR Chris Yelder
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Chris Boblett
DT 73Steve ChambersSr
DB Ray Daly
LB 69Ted DumbauldSr
DL Ken Fancher
DB 14John FoleyJr
DL Chris Garner
DL Terry Huxel
DL Tim Jordan
LB Mike Kronzer
DL Mike Matthes
DB Elliot Reagans
DB Jon Ross
DL Mike Rouser
DB Jeff Shoemake
DL Paul Soares
DL Travis Wallington
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Steve Fehr
P Lex Lauletta
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. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Cavs deck Navy on field goals". The Daily News Leader. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Navy capitalizes on miscues by Kent State for 31–3 victory". The Plain Dealer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Reitzel arm too strong for Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Navy 21, Boston College 0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1980 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jackson, James H. (October 12, 1980). "Air Force stuns Navy". The Baltimore Sun . p. C1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Reitzel stars as Navy wins". The Daily Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Uninspired Huskies bow to Navy". The Columbian. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Notre Dame glad Stone stayed ready". Daily Record. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Navy kicks Syracuse with three-point win". The Lima News. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Navy wrecks Ga. Tech, 19–8". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1980. Retrieved July 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Pothier, Dick (November 28, 1981). "Army-Navy game: It's a party for 72,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. D3. Retrieved July 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. "Navy wins annual mismatch, takes series lead over Army". Press of Atlantic City. November 30, 1980. Retrieved November 3, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Houston blows Navy out of Garden State". Daily News. November 15, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 via Newspapers.com.