1978 Navy Midshipmen football team

	1978 Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Navy Midshipmen football
	1978 Navy Midshipmen football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 23–16 vs. BYU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1978 record	9–3
Head coach	George Welsh (6th season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by sixth-year head coach George Welsh.^[1]^[2]

ScheduleEdit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 32–0
September 23	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 30–0
September 30	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 19–8
October 7	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 37–8
October 14	Duke	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–8
October 21	William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 9–0
October 28	Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–11	32,909
November 4	vs. Notre Dame	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	L 7–27	63,780
November 11	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 17–20
November 18	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 6–38	45,795
December 2	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)	W 28–0	79,026
December 22	vs. BYU	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	W 23–16	52,500
Homecoming

1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB		Callahan, SteveSteve Callahan
FB	`33`	Klawinski, LarryLarry Klawinski	5.0 !Jr
QB	`15`	Leszczynski, BobBob Leszczynski	7.0 !Sr
WR		McConkey, PhilPhil McConkey
TE		Papajohn, GregGreg Papajohn
RB	`23`	Sherlock, MikeMike Sherlock	3.0 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Tata, BobBob Tata

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	14	7	7	0	28

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring Information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring Information	ARMY	NAVY
1					Navy	Bob Leszczynski 3-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good	0	7
1					Navy	Steve Callahan 1-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good	0	14
2					Navy	Bob Leszczynski 1-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good	0	21
3					Navy	Steve Callahan 18-yard touchdown reception from Bob Leszczynski, Bob Tata kick good	0	28
"TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	28

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1978 Division I-A independents football records
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Miami		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll