1980 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1980 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach George Welsh.

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

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				9	–	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 (FL)		–		–				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 State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 3–6	35,174
September 20		Kent State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 31–3	16,203
September 27		William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 45–6	18,215
October 4		Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 21–0	27,405
October 11		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 20–21	27,754
October 18		Villanova	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 24–15	21,616
October 25		at No. 18 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 24–10	48,841
November 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)		L 0–33	76,891
November 8		at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 6–3	50,350
November 15		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 19–8	17,631
November 29	3:45 p.m.	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	ABC	W 33–6	70,338
December 14		vs. Houston	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Garden State Bowl)	Mizlou	L 0–35	41,417
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	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

Roster

1980 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Keith Boring RB 22 Steve Callahan Sr WR 86 Dave Dent Sr OL Mike Dolan RB Duane Flowers TE Curt Gainer OL Cliff Hagan OL Steve Hooper RB Tim Jackson QB Jeff Korn G 71 Frank McCallister Sr TE 85 Matt McLaughlin Sr FB 40 Eddie Meyers Jr WR Troy Mitchell TE 82 Greg Papajohn Jr QB 26 Fred Reitzel Sr RB Mike Sherlock RB Andy Skehan QB Tom Tarquinio OL Bob Teufel RB Kevin Tolbert WR Ted Wirginis WR Chris Yelder	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Chris Boblett DT 73 Steve Chambers Sr DB Ray Daly LB 69 Ted Dumbauld Sr DL Ken Fancher DB 14 John Foley Jr DL Chris Garner DL Terry Huxel DL Tim Jordan LB Mike Kronzer DL Mike Matthes DB Elliot Reagans DB Jon Ross DL Mike Rouser DB Jeff Shoemake DL Paul Soares DL Travis Wallington	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Steve Fehr P Lex Lauletta	Head coach George Welsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt