1981 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1981 Navy Midshipmen football
Liberty Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4–1
Head coach
CaptainTim Jordan, Eddie Meyers
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12The Citadel
W 17–718,135[3]
September 19Eastern Kentucky
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–0
September 261:00 p.m.at Michigan
L 16–21105,213
October 3at Yale
ABCL 19–2338,000[4]
October 10Air Force
W 30–1331,181[5]
October 17at Boston College
W 25–1031,000[6]
October 24William & Marydagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–0
October 311:30 p.m.at Notre Dame
L 0–3859,075
November 7Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 35–2323,355
November 14at Georgia Tech
W 20–1420,129
December 53:50 p.m.vs. Army
ABCT 3–360,470[7][8][9]
December 308:00 p.m.vs. Ohio State
USAL 28–3143,216

Games summaries[edit]

Syracuse[edit]

  • Eddie Meyers 298 rush yards, 3 TD

Army[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 0 3 0 0 3
Army 0 0 3 0 3
  • NAVY: Steve Fehr 35 FG
  • ARMY: Dave Aucoin FG, 4:37

Personnel[edit]

1981 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 74 Keith Boring Sr
OT 71 Doug Borrebach So
TE 83 Mark Fitzgerald Sr
G 63 Jeff Johnson Sr
QB 16 Jeff Korn Jr
C 51 Dennis McCall Jr
RB 30 Napoleon McCallum Fr
RB 40 Eddie Meyers (C) Sr
WR 89 Troy Mitchell Sr
QB 15 Marco Pagnanelli So
TE 82 Greg Papajohn Sr
RB 38 Andy Skehan Jr
RB 49 Tim Jackson Sr
G 59 Mark Woodhouse Jr
WR 88 Chris Yelder Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 41 John Foley Sr
LB 57 Todd Hastings So
DT 56 Tim Jordan (C) Sr
LB 50 Ken Olson Sr
DT 73 Steve Peters So
LB Andy Ponseigo
DB 47 Eliott Reagans Sr
DE 84 Mike Rouser Sr
DB 14 Jeff Shoemake Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 24 Steve Fehr Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Middies sink Citadel". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McIntyre, Mark D. (October 4, 1981). "Yale Rally Surprises Navy". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jackson, James H. (October 11, 1981). "Navy soars over Air Force, 30-13". The Baltimore Sun. p. C1. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Meyers, Fehr lead Navy past B.C. by 25-10". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1981. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army: Our day will come again". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C1. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army-Navy (continued)". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C5. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Army Rises To Occasion Against Navy". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 6, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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