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1974 Navy Midshipmen football
1974 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	George Welsh (2nd season);
Captain	Cliff Collier, Tim Harden
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by second-year head coach George Welsh.^[1]^[2]

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Temple		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	5	–	1
Tulane		–		5	–	6	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		3	–	8	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	8	–	0
Villanova		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		2	–	9	–	0
Florida State		–		1	–	10	–	0
Marshall		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 35–28	16,987	^[3]
September 21		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 7–6	42,000
September 28		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–52	104,232
October 5		Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–37	16,178	^[4]
October 12		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 9–17	20,193
October 21		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 16–19
October 26		Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 11–13
November 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 6–14	48,634
November 9		The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–21
November 16		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–22	41,132
November 30		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 19–0
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries edit

vs Army edit

Army Cadets (3–7) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3–7)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	10	7	2	0	19

at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 30, 1974
Game attendance: 83,246
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel and Ben Martin
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Game information

First quarter

NAVY – Steve Dykes 45-yard field goal. Navy 3–0.
NAVY – Bob Jackson 3-yard run (Steve Dykes kick). Navy 10–0. Drive: 4 plays.

Second quarter

NAVY – Bob Jackson 6-yard run (Steve Dykes kick), 9:32. Navy 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards.

Third quarter

NAVY – Safety, Scott Gillogly tackled by Tim Harden in end zone. Navy 19–0.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top rushers

NAVY – Cleveland Cooper – 105 yards

75th meeting; President Gerald Ford in attendance

Personnel edit

1974 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Robin Ameen	Sr
G		Steve Barilich	Jr
G		Cliff Collier	Sr
RB	`25`	Cleveland Cooper	Sr
G		Bill Driscoll	Sr
OT		Richard Feckler	Jr
RB	`22`	Ed Gilmore	Jr
FB		Gerry Goodwin	Fr
OL		Mike Grimes	Fr
FB		Bob Jackson	Jr
WR		Ike Owens
QB	`16`	Phillip Poirier	Jr
OT		Mark Poston	Fr
C		Gary Reed
QB		Mike Roban	Fr
OT		Randall Seaward
TE		Kevin Sullivan
TE		Jim Wooley
WR		Mike Yeager

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Andy Bushak
DB		Derwood Curtis
DB		Gene Ford
LB		Tom Gardner
DE		Tim Harden
LB		Jeff Hoobler
LB		Randy Hutcherson
DB		Ed Jeter
DL		Skip Lind
DT		George Markulis
S	`48`	Chet Moeller	Jr
DB		Len Mokan
DT		Dave Papak
LB		Jeff Scott
DE		Mark Thorpe
DT		Ken Trass

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Steve Dykes
P		John Stufflebeen

Head coach

George Welsh

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Not listed (missing number/class/position): Carl Sharperson

References edit

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Navy turns back Virginia 35–28". The Danville Register. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "B.C. thrashes Navy, 37–0, for first win of season". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1974. pp. B1, B11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ White Jr., Gordon (December 1, 1974). "Navy Wins, 19-0, as Army Fails to Score For Second Year in a Row". Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[FH-1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[CFDW-2] "Navy Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[3] "Navy turns back Virginia 35–28". The Danville Register. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "B.C. thrashes Navy, 37–0, for first win of season". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1974. pp. B1, B11 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] White Jr., Gordon (December 1, 1974). "Navy Wins, 19-0, as Army Fails to Score For Second Year in a Row". Retrieved December 5, 2022.

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Summary

Schedule edit

Game summaries edit

vs Army edit

Personnel edit

References edit