1981 Navy Midshipmen football team

1981 Navy Midshipmen football
Liberty Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4–1
Head coach	George Welsh (9th season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by ninth-year head coach George Welsh.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 17–7	18,135
September 19	Eastern Kentucky	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 24–0
September 26	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 16–21	105,213
October 3	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 19–23
October 10	Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 30–13
October 17	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 25–10
October 24	William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 27–0
October 31	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 0–38	59,075
November 7	Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–23
November 14	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 20–14
December 1	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	T 3–3
December 30	vs. Ohio State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	L 28–31	43,216
Homecoming

Personnel

1981 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 74 Keith Boring Sr OT 71 Doug Borrebach So TE 83 Mark Fitzgerald Sr G 63 Jeff Johnson Sr QB 16 Jeff Korn Jr C 51 Dennis McCall Jr RB 30 Napoleon McCallum Fr RB 40 Eddie Meyers (C) Sr WR 89 Troy Mitchell Sr QB 15 Marco Pagnanelli So TE 82 Greg Papajohn Sr RB 38 Andy Skehan Jr RB 49 Tim Jackson Sr G 59 Mark Woodhouse Jr WR 88 Chris Yelder Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 41 John Foley Sr LB 57 Todd Hastings So DT 56 Tim Jordan (C) Sr LB 50 Ken Olson Sr DT 73 Steve Peters So DB 47 Eliott Reagans Sr DE 84 Mike Rouser Sr DB 14 Jeff Shoemake Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 24 Steve Fehr Sr	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	3	0	0	3
Army	0	0	3	0	3

• NAVY: Steve Fehr 35 FG
• ARMY: Dave Aucoin FG, 4:37