Navy Football Team History
Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Coach: George Welsh Conference: Independent-
1976 Season Highlights
George Welsh enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Navy.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Rutgers
3
13
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Connecticut
21
3
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Michigan
14
70
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Boston College
13
17
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Air Force
3
13
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. William & Mary
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Pittsburgh
0
45
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Notre Dame
21
27
L
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Syracuse
27
10
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Georgia Tech
34
28
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Army
38
10
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
1976 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 187
Scoring Average 17.0
Points Allowed 257
Defense Average 23.4
Opponents Record 68-44
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 2-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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