1980 Navy Midshipmen football team

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][2]

1980 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
CaptainTerry Huxel, Frank McCallister
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh      11 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at VirginiaL 3–635,174
September 20Kent StateW 31–3
September 27William & Mary
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 45–6
October 4Boston Collegedagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–027,405[3]
October 11at Air ForceL 20–2127,754[4]
October 18Villanova
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–15
October 25at No. 18 WashingtonABCW 24–1048,841
November 11:30 p.m.vs. Notre DameL 0–3376,891
November 8at SyracuseW 6–350,350
November 15at Georgia TechW 19–817,631
November 293:45 p.m.vs. ArmyABCW 33–6[5]
December 14vs. Houston
MizlouL 0–3541,417

Personnel

1980 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Keith Boring
RB 22 Steve Callahan Sr
WR 86 Dave Dent Sr
OL Mike Dolan
RB Duane Flowers
TE Curt Gainer
OL Cliff Hagan
OL Steve Hooper
RB Tim Jackson
QB Jeff Korn
G 71 Frank McCallister Sr
TE 85 Matt McLaughlin Sr
FB 40 Eddie Meyers Jr
WR Troy Mitchell
TE 82 Greg Papajohn Jr
QB 26 Fred Reitzel Sr
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 73 Steve Chambers Sr
DB Ray Daly
LB 69 Ted Dumbauld Sr
DL Ken Fancher
DB 14 John Foley Jr
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
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Army

    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Army 0 7 6013
    Navy 10 10 10333

    at Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

    Game information

    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. "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
    3. "Navy 21, Boston College 0". The Orlando Sentinel. October 5, 1980 via Newspapers.com.
    4. Jackson, James H. (October 12, 1980). "Air Force stuns Navy". The Baltimore Sun. p. C1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    5. 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.


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