1981 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1981 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 7–4–1 George Welsh 9th Tim Jordan Eddie Meyers Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Liberty Bowl L 28–31 vs. Ohio State 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.Football History United States Naval Academy July 12, 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf 194 March 4, 2016 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 dead Schedule 1981 AP Eastern September 12 w The Citadel Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 17–7 18,135 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107794318/middies-sink-citadel/ The Baltimore Sun Middies sink Citadel September 13, 1981 August 17, 2022 Newspapers.com September 19 w Eastern Kentucky Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 24–0 16,379 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-navy-eastern-kentucky/115489694/ The Baltimore Sun Freshman helps Middies tar E. Kentucky 24–0 September 20, 1981 October 31, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 l y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 16–21 105,213 https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-wolverines-sink-hopefu/158216440/ Dayton Daily News Wolverines sink hopeful Navy September 27, 1981 October 31, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 l y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT ABC 19–23 38,000 Yale Rally Surprises Navy Mark D. McIntyre October 4, 1981 84 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310276/1981-yale-navy/ October 10 w Air Force Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Commander-in-Chief's Trophy 30–13 31,181 Jackson James H. Navy soars over Air Force, 30–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87469237/ October 20, 2021 The Baltimore Sun October 11, 1981 C1 Newspapers.com October 17 w y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA 25–10 31,000 Meyers, Fehr lead Navy past B.C. by 25–10 The Baltimore Sun October 18, 1981 C12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17505835/meyers_fehr_lead_navy_past_bc_by/ Newspapers.com October 24 w y William & Mary Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 27–0 25,014 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-navy-goes-overla/158211342/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Navy goes overland to sink punchless W&M October 25, 1981 October 31, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 l y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 0–38 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-notre-dame-rips-midsh/158212403/ The Times Recorder Notre Dame rips Midshipmen 38–0 November 1, 1981 October 31, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 w Syracuse Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 35–23 23,355 https://www.newspapers.com/article/syracuse-herald-journal-navys-meyers-hu/158210850/ Syracuse Herald-American Navy's Meyers human destroyer vs. SU November 8, 1981 October 31, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 w y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA 20–14 20,129 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-jackets-blow-no/151990387/ The Atlanta Constitution Jackets blow No. 9, tumble to Navy 20–14 November 15, 1981 July 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 5 t y Army Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game ABC 3–3 60,470 Verner Bill Army: Our day will come again https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80702287/the-journal-news/ The Journal News White Plains, New York December 5, 1981 C1 July 3, 2021 Newspapers.com Verner Bill Army-Navy (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80702300/the-journal-news/ The Journal News White Plains, New York December 5, 1981 C5 July 3, 2021 Newspapers.com Army Rises To Occasion Against Navy https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80702358/the-town-talk/ The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana Associated Press December 6, 1981 22 July 3, 2021 Newspapers.com December 30 8:00 p.m. l y Ohio State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl USA 28–31 43,216 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-navys-hit-b/158216645/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Navy's hit by a Gayle (Jimmy) December 31, 1981 October 31, 2024 Newspapers.com 1981 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 31, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/navy/1981-schedule.html Games summaries Syracuse Eddie Meyers 298 rush yards, 3 TD Army Navy 0 3 0 0 Army 0 0 3 0 NAVY: Steve Fehr 35 FG ARMY: Dave Aucoin FG, 4:37 Roster 1981 Navy Midshipmen f 74 Sr Keith Boring T 71 So Doug Borrebach T 83 Sr Mark Fitzgerald TE 63 Sr Jeff Johnson G 16 Jr Jeff Korn QB 51 Jr Dennis McCall C 30 Fr Napoleon McCallum RB y 40 Sr Eddie Meyers RB C 89 Sr Troy Mitchell WR 15 So Marco Pagnanelli QB 82 Sr Greg Papajohn TE 38 Jr Andy Skehan RB 49 Sr Tim Jackson RB 59 Jr Mark Woodhouse G 88 Sr Chris Yelder WR 41 Sr John Foley DB 57 So Todd Hastings LB 56 Sr Tim Jordan DT C 50 Sr Ken Olson LB 73 So Steve Peters DT Andy Ponseigo LB 47 Sr Eliott Reagans DB 84 Sr Mike Rouser DE 14 Jr Jeff Shoemake DB 24 Sr Steve Fehr K *George Welsh References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football Category:Long stubs with short prose