1980 Navy Midshipmen football team

1980 Navy Midshipmen football
Garden State Bowl, L 0–35 vs. Houston
Conference	Independent
1980 record	8–4
Head coach	George Welsh (8th season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1980 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by eighth-year head coach George Welsh.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 3–6
September 20	Kent State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–3
September 27	William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 45–6
October 4	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–0
October 11	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 20–21
October 18	Villanova	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 24–15
October 25	at No. 18 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 24–10	48,841
November 1	vs. Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–33	76,891
November 8	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 6–3
November 15	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 19–8
November 29	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 33–6
December 14	vs. Houston	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Garden State Bowl)	L 0–35	41,417
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

1980 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Meyers, EddieEddie Meyers TE Papajohn, GregGreg Papajohn 5.0 !Jr QB Reitzel, FredFred Reitzel	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Fehr, SteveSteve Fehr	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

• Not listed: Travis Wallington

Game summaries

Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen 1 2 3 4 Total Army 0 7 6 0 13 Navy 10 10 10 3 33 at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian Game information Army Navy Fred Reitzel 138 Pass Yds Eddie Meyers 144 Rush Yds