1977 Navy Midshipmen football team

1977 Navy Midshipmen football
1977 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	George Welsh (5th season);
Captain	Joe Gattuso, Mike Galpin
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach George Welsh.^[2]^[3]

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–2	16,226	^[4]
September 17		Connecticut	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 38–7	13,659	^[5]
September 25		at No. 1 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–14	101,800	^[6]
October 1		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 16–28	24,800	^[7]
October 8		Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 10–7
October 15		at No. 17 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 17–34
October 22		William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 42–17
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 10–43	59,075
November 5		Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 34–45	16,709
November 12		Georgia Tech	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 20–16	18,590	^[8]
November 26		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 14–17	81,091
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	0	7	0	0	7
Navy	0	7	0	3	10

Game information

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

1977 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`65`	Jerome Barker	So
G	`77`	Rick Bott	So
RB		Steve Callahan
TE		Rich Cellon
QB		Randy Farley
G	`62`	Tom Fieldman	So
C		Ray Fritsch
RB		Joe Gattuso (C)	Sr
TE	`83`	Carl Hendershot	So
WR		Sandy Jones
FB	`33`	Larry Klawinski	So
G		Steve Kremer
WR		John Kurkowski
QB	`15`	Bob Lesczynski	Jr
OT	`69`	Jim Lippard
WR	`80`	Phil McConkey	Jr
RB		Leon Miller
OT	`71`	Mark Poston	Sr
QB	`18`	Bob Powers	So
OT	`75`	Kevin Ryan	Sr
RB	`23`	Mike Sherlock	Fr
OT	`61`	John Taylor	So
RB		Dave Walker

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`73`	Steve Chambers	Fr
LB		Bob DeStefany
S		Mike Galpin (C)	Sr
LB	`63`	Mike Kronzer	Fr
DB	`32`	Pat McCormick	Sr
DT	`76`	John Merrill	So
DB	`66`	Charlie Meyers	So
DL		A.B. Miller
DB	`49`	Gregg Milo	So
DE	`88`	Hugh Nixon	So
LB	`55`	Tom Paulk	So
DL		Pfunandre Redvict
DL		Ed Reid
DB		John Sturges
DE	`84`	Charlie Thornton	So
DL		Tom Thompson
DB		Bob Wilson
DB	`36`	Chuck Zingler	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`10`	Bob Tata	Jr

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^ New York Times. 1977 Oct 09. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.

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