The 1977 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by fifth-year head coach George Welsh.[2][3]
Contents
1 Schedule
2 Personnel
3 Game summaries
4 References
Schedule[edit]
Date
Opponent
Site
Result
Attendance
September 10
The Citadel
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
W 21–2
September 17
Connecticut
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
W 38–7
September 25
at Michigan
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
L 7–14
101,800
October 1
at Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC
L 16–28
October 8
Air Force
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 10–7
October 15
at Pittsburgh
Pitt Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
L 17–34
October 22
William & Mary
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
W 42–17
October 29
at Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN (rivalry)
L 10–43
59,075
November 5
Syracuse
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
L 34–45
November 12
Georgia Tech
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
W 20–16
November 26
vs. Army
JFK Stadium
Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy/Army–Navy Game)
L 14–17
81,091
Homecoming
Personnel[edit]
1977 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
OT
65
Jerome Barker
So
OG
77
Rick Bott
So
RB
Steve Callahan
TE
Rich Cellon
QB
Randy Farley
OG
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
OG
Steve Kremer
WR
John Kurkowski
QB
15
Bob Lesczynski
Jr
OT
Jim Lippard
WR
80
Phil McConkey
Jr
RB
Leon Miller
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
Head coach
George Welsh
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries[edit]
Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen
1
2
3
4
Total
Air Force
0
7
0
0
7
Navy
0
7
0
3
10
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
Date: October 8
Game weather: Rain
[4]
Game information
Air Force
Navy
Joe Gattuso Jr. 143 Rush Yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
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.