1973 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainCharlie Miletich
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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

Roster

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

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

    Game summaries

    Army

    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

    References

    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.


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