1973 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1973 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainCharlie Miletich
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State     12 0 0
No. 9 Houston     11 1 0
Temple     9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane     9 3 0
Memphis State     8 3 0
Tampa     8 3 0
Boston College     7 4 0
South Carolina     7 4 0
Utah State     7 4 0
Air Force     6 4 0
Southern Miss     6 4 1
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
Rutgers     6 5 0
West Virginia     6 5 0
Pittsburgh     6 5 1
Colgate     5 5 0
Dayton     5 5 1
Xavier     5 5 1
Georgia Tech     5 6 0
Holy Cross     5 6 0
Miami (FL)     5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Marshall     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
Southern Illinois     3 7 1
Villanova     3 8 0
Syracuse     2 9 0
Virginia Tech     2 9 0
Army     0 10 0
Florida State     0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by first-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at VMIW 37–610,000[3]
September 22Penn StateL 0–3928,383
September 29at MichiganL 0–1488,042
October 6at Boston CollegeL 7–4430,187
October 13Syracusedagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 23–1420,591
October 20Air Force
W 42–6
October 27at PittsburghL 17–2233,136
November 31:30 p.m.at Notre DameL 7–4459,075
November 10at TulaneL 15–1740,135[4]
November 17vs. Georgia TechL 22–2626,235
December 1vs. ArmyW 51–0

Game summaries

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Army

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Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
Period 1 2 34Total
Navy 6 31 14051
Army 0 0 000

at JFK StadiumPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 1
Game information

Roster

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1973 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Cleveland Cooper Jr
QB Allen Glenny
WR Larry Van Loan
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Steve Dykes
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  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 routs VMI, 37–8, as Cooper runs wild". The Baltimore Sun. September 16, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy 'gifts' aid Tulane win, 17–15". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.