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The 1976 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy USNA as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season The team was led by fourth year head coach George Welsh 2 3 1976 Navy Midshipmen footballConferenceIndependentRecord4 7Head coachGeorge Welsh 4th season CaptainJeff Sapp Kevin SullivanHome stadiumNavy Marine Corps Memorial StadiumSeasons 19751977 1976 NCAA Division I independents football recordsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 1 Pittsburgh 12 0 0No 17 Rutgers 11 0 0San Diego State 10 1 0No 12 Notre Dame 9 3 0Colgate 8 2 0Boston College 8 3 0Cincinnati 8 3 0Memphis State 7 4 0North Texas State 7 4 0Southern Illinois 7 4 0Penn State 7 5 0Villanova 6 4 1South Carolina 6 5 0Virginia Tech 6 5 0Army 5 6 0Florida State 5 6 0Illinois State 5 6 0Richmond 5 6 0West Virginia 5 6 0Georgia Tech 4 6 1Temple 4 6 0Air Force 4 7 0Dayton 4 7 0Louisville 4 7 0Marshall 4 7 0Navy 4 7 0Indiana State 3 7 0Hawaii 3 8 0Holy Cross 3 8 0Miami FL 3 8 0Syracuse 3 8 0Utah State 3 8 0Northeast Louisiana 2 9 0Southern Miss 2 9 0Tulane 2 9 0North Texas State originally 6 5 was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player 1 Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Schedule 2 Personnel 3 Season summary 3 1 vs Notre Dame 3 2 at Syracuse 3 3 Georgia Tech 3 4 vs Army 4 ReferencesSchedule EditDateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 11RutgersNavy Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis MDL 3 1317 501 4 September 18at ConnecticutMemorial StadiumStorrs CTW 21 315 906 5 September 25at No 1 MichiganMichigan StadiumAnn Arbor MIL 14 70101 040October 2No 15 Boston CollegeNavy Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis MDL 13 1716 156October 9at Air ForceFalcon StadiumColorado Springs CO Commander in Chief s Trophy L 3 13October 16William amp MaryNavy Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis MDL 13 21October 23No 2 PittsburghNavy Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis MDL 0 4526 346October 301 30 p m vs No 11 Notre DameMunicipal StadiumCleveland OH rivalry L 21 27November 6at SyracuseArchbold StadiumSyracuse NYW 27 1022 333November 13Georgia TechNavy Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis MDW 34 2820 010November 27vs ArmyJFK StadiumPhiladelphia PA Army Navy Game W 38 10Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern timePersonnel Edit1976 Navy Midshipmen football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassFB Steve ChafinOL Jim ChamberlainOL Gene CioniOL Ray FritschRB Joe GattusoOL Cary HithonWB Dave King FrRB Larry KlawinskiQB John KurowskiQB 15 Bob Leszczynski SoWR Phil McConkeyRB Leon MillerOL Kevin RyanWR Steve ScottTE Kevin SullivanRB Reggie Thompson Defense Pos Name ClassLB Otto BulichDB Greg ByrdDL Pete CaulkLB Bob DeStafneyDB Mike GalpinDL Kelvin GrahamDL Jeff Hoobler Gregg MiloMG Jeff SappDB Larry SimpsonDL John SnyderDB John Sturges Special teams Pos Name ClassP Art OhanianK Bob Tata So Head coachGeorge WelshCoordinators assistant coachesLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible Injured RedshirtSeason summary Editvs Notre Dame Edit Navy Midshipmen 1 6 vs 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5 1 Period 1 2 34TotalNotre Dame 3 21 0327Navy 0 14 0721at Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland Ohio Date October 30Game attendance 61 172Recap Box Score Game informationFirst quarter ND Dave Reeve 47 yard field goal Notre Dame 3 0 Drive Second quarter NAVY Dave King 17 yard pass from Bob Leszcyznski Bob Tata kick Navy 7 3 Drive NAVY Larry Klawinski 1 yard run Bob Tata kick Navy 14 3 Drive ND Dan Kelleher 58 yard pass from Rick Slager Dave Reeve kick Navy 14 10 Drive ND Al Hunter 5 yard run Dave Reeve kick Notre Dame 17 14 Drive 60 yards ND Al Hunter 28 yard pass from Rick Slager Dave Reeve kick Notre Dame 24 14 Drive Third quarter No scoringFourth quarter NAVY Reggie Thompson 1 yard run Bob Tata kick Notre Dame 24 21 Drive ND Dave Reeve 24 yard field goal Notre Dame 27 21 Drive Top passersND NAVY Bob Leszcyznski 21 45 294 yards TD INTTop rushersND NAVYTop receiversND Dan Kelleher 7 receptions 162 yards TD NAVY at Syracuse Edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2021 Georgia Tech Edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2021 vs Army Edit Army Cadets 5 5 vs Navy Midshipmen 3 7 Period 1 2 34TotalArmy 0 10 0010Navy 7 7 17738at JFK Stadium Philadelphia Pennsylvania Date November 27Game weather CloudyGame attendance 77 612 6 Game informationFirst quarter NAVY Joe Gattuso 2 yard run Bob Tata kick 0 15 Navy 7 0 Drive 51 yards Second quarter ARMY Greg King 11 yard run Mike Castelli kick Tie 7 7 Drive NAVY Phil McConkey 11 yard pass from Bob Leszczynski Bob Tata kick Navy 14 7 Drive 57 yards ARMY Mike Castelli 37 yard field goal Navy 14 10 Drive Third quarter NAVY Joe Gattuso 20 yard run Bob Tata kick Navy 21 10 Drive 75 yards NAVY Joe Gattuso 1 yard run Bob Tata kick Navy 28 10 Drive 65 yards NAVY Bob Tata 33 yard field goal Navy 31 10 Drive Fourth quarter NAVY Dave King 16 yard pass from Bob Leszczynski Bob Tata kick Navy 38 10 Drive 30 yards Top passersARMY Leamon Hall 13 31 3 INT NAVY Bob Leszczynski 2 TDTop rushersARMY NAVY Joe Gattuso 29 rushes 128 yards 3 TDTop receiversARMY NAVYReferences Edit https www sports reference com cfb years 1976 standings html Football History PDF United States Naval Academy p 194 Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved July 12 2015 Navy Yearly Results 1975 1979 College Football Data Warehouse David DeLassus Archived from the original on July 15 2015 Retrieved July 14 2015 Jackson James H September 12 1976 Middies Drop Opener 13 3 to Rutgers The Sunday Sun Baltimore Md p B1 via Newspapers com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report National Collegiate Athletic Association Retrieved December 26 2022 https www nytimes com 1976 11 28 archives navy trounces army 4th year in row 3810 navy trounces army 4th year html Navy Trounces Army 4th Year in Row 38 10 New York Times 1976 Nov 28 Retrieved 2021 Jan 12 This 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