1979 Navy Midshipmen football team

1979 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1979 record	7–4
Head coach	George Welsh (7th season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1979 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–				9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Connecticut		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
William & Mary		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	The Citadel		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 26–7
September 22	Connecticut		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–10
September 29	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 13–12
October 6	Air Force		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 13–9
October 13	vs. William & Mary		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 24–7
October 20	Virginia	No. 20	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 17–10
October 27	at No. 12 Pittsburgh	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–24	51,332
November 3	at No. 13 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 0–14	59,075
November 10	Syracuse		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–30
November 17	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 14–24
December 1	vs. Army		John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 31–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Air Force

Navy had 107 yards of penalties but prevailed 13-9.

Roster

1979 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 65 Barker, JeromeJerome Barker 7.0 !Sr C 77 Bott, RickRick Bott 7.0 !Sr RB 22 Callahan, SteveSteve Callahan 5.0 !Jr WR 86 Dent, DaveDave Dent 5.0 !Jr OG 62 Fieldman, TomTom Fieldman 7.0 !Sr QB 19 Fitzgerald, MikeMike Fitzgerald 3.0 !So RB 25 Flowers, DuaneDuane Flowers 3.0 !So TE 83 Hendershot, CarlCarl Hendershot 7.0 !Sr RB 33 Klawinski, LarryLarry Klawinski 7.0 !Sr OG 71 McCallister, FrankFrank McCallister 5.0 !Jr TE 85 McLaughlin, MattMatt McLaughlin 5.0 !Jr FB 40 Meyers, EddieEddie Meyers 3.0 !So TE Papajohn, GregGreg Papajohn 3.0 !So QB 18 Powers, BobBob Powers 7.0 !Sr WR 31 Ross, JonJon Ross 3.0 !So RB 23 Sherlock, MikeMike Sherlock 5.0 !Jr OT 61 Taylor, JohnJohn Taylor 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 73 Chambers, SteveSteve Chambers 5.0 !Jr LB 69 Dumbauld, TedTed Dumbauld 5.0 !Jr DB 14 Foley, JohnJohn Foley 3.0 !So LB 63 Kronzer, MikeMike Kronzer 5.0 !Jr DT 76 Merrill, JohnJohn Merrill 7.0 !Sr DB 66 Meyers, CharlieCharlie Meyers 7.0 !Sr DB 49 Milo, GreggGregg Milo 7.0 !Sr DE 88 Nixon, HughHugh Nixon 7.0 !Sr LB 55 Paulk, TomTom Paulk 7.0 !Sr DB 26 Reitzel, FredFred Reitzel 5.0 !Jr DE 84 Thornton, CharlieCharlie Thornton 7.0 !Sr DB 36 Zingler, ChuckChuck Zingler 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 24 Fehr, SteveSteve Fehr 3.0 !So K 11 Guin, DaveDave Guin 5.0 !Jr P 81 Lauletta, LexLex Lauletta 5.0 !Jr	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt