1977 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1977 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by fifth-year head coach George Welsh.[2][3]

1977 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record5–6
Head coachGeorge Welsh (5th season)
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 5 Penn State   –  –   11 –1 –0
Colgate   –  –   10 –1 –0
North Texas State *   –  –   10 –1 –0
No. 16 San Diego State   –  –   10 –1 –0
Tennessee State   –  –   8 –1 –1
No. 14 Florida State   –  –   10 –2 –0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –  –   9 –2 –1
East Carolina   –  –   8 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  –   8 –3 –0
Army   –  –   7 –4 –0
Louisville   –  –   7 –4 –1
Boston College   –  –   6 –5 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   5 –4 –2
Georgia Tech   –  –   6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Northwestern State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Syracuse   –  –   6 –5 –0
William & Mary   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –5 –0
Temple   –  –   5 –5 –1
Hawaii   –  –   5 –6 –0
Navy   –  –   5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –  –   5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  –   5 –7 –0
Utah State   –  –   4 –7 –0
Villanova   –  –   4 –7 –0
Illinois State   –  –   3 –7 –1
Virginia Tech   –  –   3 –7 –1
Indiana State   –  –   3 –7 –0
Miami (FL)   –  –   3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  –   3 –8 –0
Tulane   –  –   3 –8 –0
Air Force   –  –   2 –8 –1
Holy Cross   –  –   2 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   2 –9 –0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10The Citadel
W 21–2
September 17Connecticut
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 38–7
September 25at Michigan
L 7–14101,800
October 1at Duke
L 16–28
October 8Air Force
W 10–7
October 15at Pittsburgh
L 17–34
October 22William & Mary
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 42–17
October 29at Notre Dame
L 10–4359,075
November 5Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 34–45
November 12Georgia Tech
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 20–16
November 26vs. Army
L 14–1781,091
  • Homecoming

Roster
1977 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 65 Jerome Barker So
C 77 Rick Bott So
G 62 Tom Fieldman So
RB Joe Gattuso Jr. Sr
TE 83 Carl Hendershot So
FB 33 Larry Klawinski So
QB 15 Bob Lesczynski Jr
WR 80 Phil McConkey Jr
QB 18 Bob Powers So
OT 75 Kevin Ryan Sr
RB 23 Mike Sherlock Fr
OT 61 John Taylor So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 73 Steve Chambers Fr
LB 63 Mike Kronzer Fr
DB 32 Pat McCormick Sr
DT 76 John Merrill So
DB 66 Charlie Meyers So
DB 49 Gregg Milo So
DE 88 Hugh Nixon So
LB 55 Tom Paulk So
DE 84 Charlie Thornton So
DB 36 Chuck Zingler So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10 Bob Tata Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries
Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Air Force 0 7 007
Navy 0 7 0310

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 8
  • Game weather: Rain
  • [4]

References
  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. "Navy Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. New York Times. 1977 Oct 09. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.


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