The 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy ...
(USNA) as an independent during the
1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach
George Welsh.
Schedule
Personnel
Season summary
At Virginia
At Connecticut
At Boston College
At Air Force
*Attendance: 30,482
*Navy scored on six of its first seven possessions, gained over 400 yards of total offense and held Air Force to 75 yards through three quarters
*Navy's best start since 1960
*NAVY: Tata 47 FG
*NAVY: McConkey 19 run (Tata kick)
*NAVY: Tata 39 FG
*NAVY: McConkey 36 pass from Leszczynski (Tata kick)
*NAVY: Tata 43 FG
*NAVY: Gainer 17 run (Tata kick)
*AFA: Fortson 11 run (pass good)
*NAVY: Callahan 39 run (Tata kick)
[Palm Beach Post. 1978 Oct 08.]
Duke
William & Mary
Pittsburgh
vs Notre Dame
At Syracuse
At Florida State
*Navy accepted bid to
Holiday Bowl
The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game that has been played in San Diego since 1978. San Diego County Credit Union has been the game's title sponsor since 2017, and the bowl has b ...
vs Army
Holiday Bowl (vs BYU)
References
Navy
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...
Navy Midshipmen football seasons
Holiday Bowl champion seasons
Navy Midshipmen football
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) college football. The Naval Academy completed its final season as an FBS independent school (not in a conference) i ...
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