1973 Navy Midshipmen football team

1973 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	4–7
Head coach	George Welsh (1st season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

The 1973 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by first-year head coach George Welsh.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 37–6
September 22	Penn State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–39	28,383
September 29	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–14	88,042
October 6	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–44
October 13	Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 23–14
October 20	Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 42–6
October 27	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 17–22	33,136
November 3	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 7–44	59,075
November 10	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 15–17
November 17	vs. Georgia Tech	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 22–26
December 1	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	W 51–0
Homecoming

Roster

1973 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Cooper, ClevelandCleveland Cooper 5.0 !Jr QB Glenny, AllenAllen Glenny WR Van Loan, LarryLarry Van Loan	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Dykes, SteveSteve Dykes	Head coach Rick Forzano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen 1 2 3 4 Total Navy 6 31 14 0 51 Army 0 0 0 0 0 at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: December 1 Game information Navy Cleveland Cooper 102 Rush Yds Army