1979 Navy Midshipmen football team

1979 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainLarry Klawinski, Tom Paulk
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA 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
Tennessee State   –   –   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 State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –   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
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 as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15The Citadel
W 26–717,835[3]
September 22Connecticut
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–1022,142[4]
September 29at Illinois
W 13–1253,825[5]
October 6Air Force
W 13–931,109[6]
October 13vs. William & Mary
W 24–725,000[7]
October 20VirginiaNo. 20
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 17–1022,604[8]
October 27at No. 12 PittsburghNo. 17
L 7–2451,332[9]
November 3at No. 13 Notre Dame
L 0–1459,075[10]
November 10Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 14–3020,385[11]
November 17at Georgia Tech
L 14–2424,318[12]
December 1vs. Army
W 31–777,052[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Air Force

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Navy had 107 yards of penalties but prevailed 13–9.[15]

Vs. Army

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See also: 1979 Army Cadets football team
Army Cadets (2–7–1) vs. Navy Midshipmen (6–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Navy 10 7 7731
Army 0 7 007

at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information
  • Navy evened all-time series at 37–37–6
  • Eddie Meyers set single game school rushing record
External videos
video icon Full game
video icon Game highlights

Personnel

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1979 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 65 Jerome Barker Sr
C 77 Rick Bott Sr
RB 22 Steve Callahan Jr
WR 86 Dave Dent Jr
G 62 Tom Feldman Sr
QB 19 Mark Fitzgerald So
RB 25 Duane Flowers So
TE Curt Gainer
TE 83 Carl Hendershot Sr
RB 33 Larry Klawinski Sr
RB Chris Klein
G 71 Frank McCallister Jr
TE 85 Matt McLaughlin Jr
FB 40 Eddie Meyers So
WR Troy Mitchell
TE Greg Papajohn So
QB 18 Bob Powers Sr
WR 31 Jon Ross So
RB 23 Mike Sherlock Jr
QB Mike Tarquinio
OT 61 John Taylor Sr
RB Kevin Tolbert
OL Richard Welch
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 73 Steve Chambers Jr
LB 69 Ted Dumbauld Jr
DB 14 John Foley So
DL Terry Huxel
LB 63 Mike Kronzer Jr
DL Mike Matthes
DT 76 John Merrill Sr
DB 66 Charlie Meyers Sr
DB 49 Gregg Milo Sr
DE 88 Hugh Nixon Sr
LB 55 Tom Paulk Sr
DB 26 Fred Reitzel Jr
DE 84 Charlie Thornton Sr
DL Reggie Trass
DB 36 Chuck Zingler Sr
DB Greg Zitterkopf
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 24 Steve Fehr So
K 11 Dave Guin Jr
P 81 Lex Lauletta Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Middies sail past The Citadel, 26–7". The Baltimore Sun. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy beats UConn despite errors, 21–10". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Landlubber Middies top Illini". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Navy stops Air Force". The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy routs W&M in Oyster Bowl 24–7". The Roanoke Times & World News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late drive lifts Navy over Cavs". Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pitt sinks Navy, 24–7". The Daily Item. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame blanks Middies". Great Falls Tribune. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Syracuse rips Navy, 30–14, as Hurley stars". The Reporter Dispatch. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Navy loses 4th in row". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Meyers and Navy sink Army, 31–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 2, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1979 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  15. ^ Sports Illustrated. 1979 October 15.
  16. ^ "Middies even series on Meyers' running." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Dec 02. Pg. 7E. Retrieved 2020-Dec-11.


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