1980 Navy Midshipmen football team

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.[1][2]

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

1980 NCAA 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 (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	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

Roster

1980 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 22 Steve Callahan Sr WR 86 Dave Dent Sr OG 71 Frank McCallister Sr TE 85 Matt McLaughlin Sr FB 40 Eddie Meyers Jr TE 82 Greg Papajohn Jr QB 26 Fred Reitzel Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 73 Steve Chambers Sr LB 69 Ted Dumbauld Sr DB 14 John Foley Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Steve 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

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.