American college football season
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | | at VMI | | W 37–6 | 10,000 | [3] |
September 22 | | Penn State | | L 0–39 | 28,383 | |
September 29 | | at Michigan | | L 0–14 | 88,042 | |
October 6 | | at Boston College | | L 7–44 | 30,187 | |
October 13 | | Syracuse![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| W 23–14 | 20,591 | |
October 20 | | Air Force | | W 42–6 | | |
October 27 | | at Pittsburgh | | L 17–22 | 33,136 | |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame | | L 7–44 | 59,075 | |
November 10 | | at Tulane | | L 15–17 | 40,135 | [4] |
November 17 | | vs. Georgia Tech | | L 22–26 | 26,235 | [5] |
December 1 | | vs. Army | | W 51–0 | | |
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Game information |
- Navy
- Cleveland Cooper 102 Rush Yds
| - Army
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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 | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Steve Dykes | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
- ^ "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 routs VMI, 37–8, as Cooper runs wild". The Baltimore Sun. September 16, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy 'gifts' aid Tulane win, 17–15". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Tech rallies to beat Navy". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1973. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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