1977 Navy Midshipmen football team

1977 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	5–6
Head coach	George Welsh (5th season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

Template:1977 Division I Independents football records 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–2
September 17	Connecticut	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 38–7
September 25	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–14	101,800
October 1	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 16–28
October 8	Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 10–7
October 15	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 17–34
October 22	William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 42–17
October 29	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 10–43	59,075
November 5	Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 34–45
November 12	Georgia Tech	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 20–16
November 26	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	L 14–17	81,091
Homecoming

Roster

1977 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 65 Barker, JeromeJerome Barker 3.0 !So C 77 Bott, RickRick Bott 3.0 !So G 62 Fieldman, TomTom Fieldman 3.0 !So RB Gattuso Jr., JoeJoe Gattuso Jr. 7.0 !Sr TE 83 Hendershot, CarlCarl Hendershot 3.0 !So FB 33 Klawinski, LarryLarry Klawinski 3.0 !So QB 15 Lesczynski, BobBob Lesczynski 5.0 !Jr WR 80 McConkey, PhilPhil McConkey 5.0 !Jr QB 18 Powers, BobBob Powers 3.0 !So OT 75 Ryan, KevinKevin Ryan 7.0 !Sr RB 23 Sherlock, MikeMike Sherlock 1.0 !Fr OT 61 Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 73 Chambers, SteveSteve Chambers 1.0 !Fr LB 63 Kronzer, MikeMike Kronzer 1.0 !Fr DB 32 McCormick, PatPat McCormick 7.0 !Sr DT 76 Merrill, JohnJohn Merrill 3.0 !So DB 66 Meyers, CharlieCharlie Meyers 3.0 !So DB 49 Milo, GreggGregg Milo 3.0 !So DE 88 Nixon, HughHugh Nixon 3.0 !So LB 55 Paulk, TomTom Paulk 3.0 !So DE 84 Thornton, CharlieCharlie Thornton 3.0 !So DB 36 Zingler, ChuckChuck Zingler 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 10 Tata, BobBob Tata 5.0 !Jr	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen 1 2 3 4 Total Air Force 0 7 0 0 7 Navy 0 7 0 3 10 at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland Date: October 8 Game weather: Rain Game information Air Force Navy Joe Gattuso Jr. 143 Rush Yds

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP AFA NAVY 2 4 Air Force Paul Williams 6-yard touchdown reception from Dave Ziebart, Terry Harris kick good 7 0 2 88 Navy Paul Klawinski 5-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good 7 7 4 0:41 Navy 25-yard field goal by Bob Tata 7 10 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 10