1967 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1967 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Bill Elias.

1967 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Bill Elias (3rd season)
Captain	Bill Dow
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1967 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					8	–	2	–	1
New Mexico State			–					7	–	2	–	1
UTEP			–					7	–	2	–	1
Utah State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					7	–	2	–	2
West Texas State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Houston			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					7	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	1
Xavier			–					6	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	6	–	2
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Penn State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 23–22	20,101
September 30		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–21	31,000
October 7		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 26–21	72,361
October 14		Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 27–14	23,319
October 21		William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 16–27	19,542
October 28		at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 22–21	19,957
November 4	2:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 14–43	59,075
November 11		vs. Duke	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 16–35	30,000
November 18		Vanderbilt	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	T 35–35	18,054
December 2		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 19–14	102,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1967 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB John Cartwright Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Elias Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt