1980 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1980 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by eighth-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

1980 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record8–4
Head coachGeorge Welsh (8th season)
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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        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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13at VirginiaL 3–6
September 20Kent StateW 31–3
September 27William & Mary
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 45–6
October 4Boston College
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–0
October 11at Air ForceL 20–21
October 18Villanova
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–15
October 25at No. 18 WashingtonW 24–1048,841
November 1vs. Notre DameL 0–3376,891
November 8at SyracuseW 6–3
November 15at Georgia Tech
W 19–8
November 29vs. ArmyW 33–6
December 14vs. Houston
L 0–3541,417

Roster

1980 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 22 Steve Callahan Sr
WR 86 Dave Dent Sr
OG 71 Frank McCallister Sr
TE 85 Matt McLaughlin Sr
FB 40 Eddie Meyers Jr
TE 82 Greg Papajohn Jr
QB 26 Fred Reitzel Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 73 Steve Chambers Sr
LB 69 Ted Dumbauld Sr
DB 14 John Foley Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Steve Fehr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
    • Not listed: Travis Wallington

    Game summaries

    Army

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

    at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    References

    1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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