1970 Navy Midshipmen football team

1970 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1970 record	2–9
Head coach	Rick Forzano (2nd season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1970 college football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Rick Forzano.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	Colgate	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 48–22
September 19	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 7–55	48,566
September 26	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–28
October 3	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 7–56	55,292
October 10	Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 8–10
October 17	vs. Air Force	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. (rivalry)	L 3–26
October 24	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 8–23
October 31	vs. Notre Dame	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 7–56	45,226
November 7	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 8–30
November 14	Villanova	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 10–14
November 28	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 11–7
Homecoming

Roster

1970 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 25 Barr, MickMick Barr 5.0 !Jr OT 73 Been, RichRich Been 3.0 !So OG 72 Boyer, CharlesCharles Boyer 7.0 !Sr QB 22 Dillon, AdeAde Dillon 3.0 !So RB 21 Elflein, BobBob Elflein 3.0 !So WR 85 Forde, JackJack Forde 3.0 !So C 58 Hale, TimTim Hale 3.0 !So OG 62 Johnson, BobBob Johnson 3.0 !So QB 15 McNallen, MarkMark McNallen 7.0 !Sr OT 71 Milo, MichaelMichael Milo 5.0 !Jr WR 82 Monson, ScottScott Monson 7.0 !Sr WR 10 Moore, TomTom Moore 5.0 !Jr WR 24 Nowak, GaryGary Nowak 3.0 !So TE 14 Ogden, SteveSteve Ogden 3.0 !So WR 89 Schwelm, KarlKarl Schwelm 7.0 !Sr OT 61 Winslow, WallaceWallace Winslow 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 33 Dmetruk, StephenStephen Dmetruk 7.0 !Sr DB 40 Fretz, OsmundOsmund Fretz 7.0 !Sr LB 54 Howe, DavidDavid Howe 7.0 !Sr DE 84 Lucas, DavidDavid Lucas 3.0 !So DT 70 McKinney, BillBill McKinney 7.0 !Sr DT 76 Nardi, GlenGlen Nardi 1.0 !Fr DE 68 O'Brien, TomTom O'Brien 7.0 !Sr DT 77 O'Shaugnessy, MikeMike O'Shaugnessy 3.0 !So LB 88 Porterfield, RickRick Porterfield 5.0 !Jr DB 16 Schickner, MarkMark Schickner 3.0 !So DB 26 Soran, JamesJames Soran 3.0 !So DB 48 Stephan, BradBrad Stephan 3.0 !So LB 69 Voith, ChuckChuck Voith 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rick Forzano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt