1975 Navy Midshipmen football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1975

| team = Navy Midshipmen

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 7–4

| head_coach = George Welsh

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = Chet Moeller

| captain2 = Steve Barilich

| stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

}}

{{1975 NCAA Division I independents football records}}

The 1975 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach George Welsh, the Midshipmen compiled a record of 7–4.{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 12, 2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|page=194|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1975

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| score = 42–14

| attend = 29,740

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-virginia-embarrassed/139617302/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Virginia 'embarrassed'|date=September 14, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time =

| w/l = w

| opponent = Connecticut

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 55–7

| attend = 14,521

| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/12714 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Husky Stadium

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| score = 13–14

| attend = 53,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time =

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| gamename = Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

| score = 17–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time =

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 10–6

| attend = 23,003

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 3–17

| attend = 16,227

| source = {{cite news|title=Boston College Tops Navy|newspaper=Tampa Tribune-Times|date=October 19, 1975|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17541594/boston_college_tops_navy/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 17–0

| attend = 41,986

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 10–31

| attend = 59,075

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 17–16

| attend = 18,937

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Grant Field

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| score = 13–14

| attend = 36,231

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-tech-marches-past-navy/151988117/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Tech marches past Navy, 14–13|date=November 16, 1975|accessdate=July 25, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time =

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = John F. Kennedy Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| score = 30–6

| attend =

}}

}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1975

| team = Navy Midshipmen

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=Sr|first=Steve|last=Barilich (C)|pos=G}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=62|class=Sr|first=Bill|last=Driscoll|pos=G}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=56|class=Sr|first=Dick|last=Feckler|pos=T}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=51|class=So|first=Ray|last=Fritsch|pos=C}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=So|first=Mike|last=Galpin|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=43|class=So|first=Gerry|last=Goodwin|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=38|class=Sr|first=Bob|last=Jackson|pos=FB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=80|class=Fr|first=Phil|last=McConkey|pos=WR|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=34|class=Sr|first=Ike|last=Owens|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Sr|first=Phil|last=Porier|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=71|class=So|first=Mark|last=Poston|pos=T}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Jr|first=Kevin|last=Sullivan|pos=TE}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Yeager|pos=RB}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=44|class=Sr|first=Andy|last=Bushak|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=79|class=Jr|first=Bob|last=Caulk|pos=DL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=45|class=Sr|first=Gene|last=Ford|pos=S}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=19|class=Sr|first=Ed|last=Jeter|pos=DB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=48|class=Sr|first=Chet|last=Moeller (C)|pos=DB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=77|class=Sr|first=Dave|last=Papak|pos=DT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=61|class=Jr|first=Jeff|last=Sapp|pos=DT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=53|class=Sr|first=Jeff|last=Scott|pos=DE}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=74|class=Jr|first=Ken|last=Trass|pos=DE}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=

| head_coach = *George Welsh

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

}}

References

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