1974 Navy Midshipmen football team

1974 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	George Welsh (2nd season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

The 1974 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach George Welsh.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–28
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
October 12	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 9–17
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	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
November 30	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	W 19–0
Homecoming

Roster

1974 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 25 Cleveland Cooper Sr RB 22 Ed Gilmore Jr FB Gerry Goodwin FB Bob Jackson Jr QB 16 Phillip Poirier Jr QB Mike Roban Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE Tim Harden   Ed Jeters S Chet Moeller Jr LB Jeff Scott	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Steve Dykes P John Stufflebeen	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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

Game summaries

Army

See also: 1974 Army Cadets football team and Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Period	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
• Game attendance: 83,246
• New York Times

Game information
Army Navy Cleveland Cooper 105 Yds Rushing

75th meeting; President Gerald Ford in attendance

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARMY NAVY 1 Navy 45-yard field goal by Steve Dykes 0 3 1 4 Navy Bob Jackson 3-yard touchdown run, Steve Dykes kick good 0 10 2 9:32 7 65 Navy Bob Jackson 6-yard touchdown run, Steve Dykes kick good 0 17 3 Navy Scott Gillogly tackled in end zone for a safety by Tim Harden 0 19 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 19