1974 Navy Midshipmen football team

1974 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1974 record	4–7
Head coach	George Welsh (2nd season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

The 1974 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach George Welsh.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–28
September 21	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 7–6	42,000
September 28	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–52	104,232
October 5	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–37
October 12	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 9–17
October 21	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 16–19
October 26	Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 11–13
November 2	vs. Notre Dame	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 6–14	48,634
November 9	The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–21
November 16	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–22
November 30	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	W 19–0
Homecoming

Roster

1974 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 25 Cooper, ClevelandCleveland Cooper 7.0 !Sr RB 22 Gilmore, EdEd Gilmore 5.0 !Jr FB Goodwin, GerryGerry Goodwin FB Jackson, BobBob Jackson 5.0 !Jr QB 16 Poirier, PhillipPhillip Poirier 5.0 !Jr QB Roban, MikeMike Roban 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE Harden, TimTim Harden   Jeters, EdEd Jeters S Moeller, ChetChet Moeller 5.0 !Jr LB Scott, JeffJeff Scott	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Dykes, SteveSteve Dykes P Stufflebeen, JohnJohn Stufflebeen	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

• Not listed (missing number/class/position): Carl Sharperson

Game summaries

Army

See also: 1974 Army Cadets football team and Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen 1 2 3 4 Total Army 0 0 0 0 0 Navy 10 7 2 0 19 at JFK Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: November 30 Game attendance: 83,246 New York Times Game information Army Navy Cleveland Cooper 105 Yds Rushing

75th meeting; President Gerald Ford in attendance

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP ARMY NAVY 1 Navy 45-yard field goal by Steve Dykes 0 3 1 4 Navy Bob Jackson 3-yard touchdown run, Steve Dykes kick good 0 10 2 9:32 7 65 Navy Bob Jackson 6-yard touchdown run, Steve Dykes kick good 0 17 3 Navy Scott Gillogly tackled in endzone for a safety by Tim Harden 0 19 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 19