1981 Navy Midshipmen football team
American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | | The Citadel | | | W 17–7 | 18,135 | [3] |
September 19 | | Eastern Kentucky | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 24–0 | | |
September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan | | | L 16–21 | 105,213 | |
October 3 | | at Yale | | ABC | L 19–23 | 38,000 | [4] |
October 10 | | Air Force | | | W 30–13 | 31,181 | [5] |
October 17 | | at Boston College | | | W 25–10 | 31,000 | [6] |
October 24 | | William & Mary![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 27–0 | | |
October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame | | | L 0–38 | 59,075 | |
November 7 | | Syracuse | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 35–23 | 23,355 | |
November 14 | | at Georgia Tech | | | W 20–14 | 20,129 | [7] |
December 5 | 3:50 p.m. | vs. Army | | ABC | T 3–3 | 60,470 | [8][9][10] |
December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Ohio State | | USA | L 28–31 | 43,216 | |
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Games summaries
Syracuse
- Eddie Meyers 298 rush yards, 3 TD
Army
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Navy
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0
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3
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0
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0 |
3 |
Army
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0
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0
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3
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0 |
3 |
- NAVY: Steve Fehr 35 FG
- ARMY: Dave Aucoin FG, 4:37
Personnel
1981 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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OT
|
74
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Keith Boring
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Sr
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OT
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71
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Doug Borrebach
|
So
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TE
|
83
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Mark Fitzgerald
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Sr
|
G
|
63
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Jeff Johnson
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Sr
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QB
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16
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Jeff Korn
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Jr
|
C
|
51
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Dennis McCall
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Jr
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RB
|
30
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Napoleon McCallum
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Fr
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RB
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40
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Eddie Meyers (C)
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Sr
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WR
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89
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Troy Mitchell
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Sr
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QB
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15
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Marco Pagnanelli
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So
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TE
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82
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Greg Papajohn
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Sr
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RB
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38
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Andy Skehan
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Jr
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RB
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49
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Tim Jackson
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Sr
|
G
|
59
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Mark Woodhouse
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Jr
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WR
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88
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Chris Yelder
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
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41
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John Foley
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Sr
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LB
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57
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Todd Hastings
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So
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DT
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56
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Tim Jordan (C)
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Sr
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LB
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50
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Ken Olson
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Sr
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DT
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73
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Steve Peters
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So
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LB
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Andy Ponseigo
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DB
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47
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Eliott Reagans
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Sr
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DE
|
84
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Mike Rouser
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Sr
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DB
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14
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Jeff Shoemake
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Jr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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24
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Steve Fehr
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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References
- ^ "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 (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Middies sink Citadel". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McIntyre, Mark D. (October 4, 1981). "Yale Rally Surprises Navy". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Meyers, Fehr lead Navy past B.C. by 25-10". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1981. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets blow No. 9, tumble to Navy 20–14". The Atlanta Constitution. November 15, 1981. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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
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- ^ Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army-Navy (continued)". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C5. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "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
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