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1978 Navy Midshipmen football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by sixth-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

Schedule

September 16at Virginia

W 32–0  September 23at Connecticut

W 30–0  September 30at Boston College

W 19–8  October 7at Air Force

W 37–8   October 14Duke

W 31–8  October 21William & Mary

  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD

W 9–0  October 28Pittsburghdagger

  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD

W 21–1132,909 November 4vs. Notre Dame

L 7–27 63,780 November 11at Syracuse

L 17–20   November 18at Florida State

L 6–38 45,795 December 2vs. Army

W 28–0  December 22vs. BYU

W 23–1652,500

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.