1966 Navy Midshipmen football team

1966 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
CaptainDon Downing
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 0 – 1
Colgate   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Dayton   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Houston   –   –   8 – 2 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 2 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colorado State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
New Mexico State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Texas State   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 4 – 0
Texas Western   –   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Air Force   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
  –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Xavier   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pacific   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   –   3 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Bill Elias.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Boston College
W 27–720,201
September 24at SMU
L 3-2158,000[2]
October 1at Air Force
L 7–1546,801
October 8at Syracuse
L 14–2839,000
October 15at Pittsburgh
W 24-739,029
October 22William & Mary
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 21–023,909[3]
October 29vs. Notre Dame
L 7–3170,101
November 5Duke
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7–922,303[4]
November 12at Vanderbilt
W 30–1418,583[5]
November 26vs. Army
L 7–20102,000
  • Homecoming

[6]

Roster

1966 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 16 Phil Bassi
QB 15 John Cartwright Jr
TE 84 Mike Clark
G 60 Tim Cocozzo
RB 35 Tom Daley
C 58 Harry Dittmann
C 54 Ron Lemon
G 66 Dave Lohr
G 67 Art Meinhold
RB 24 Terry Murray
RB 48 Bill Newton
QB 18 Ken Pease
OT 75 Rich Red
OT 79 Kit Ruland
WR 80 Tom Shrawder
WR 82 Rod Taylor
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 28 Rick Bayer
DT 77 Emerson Carr
DB 26 Bernie DeGeorge
DE 87 Bill Dow
LB 51 Don Downing
LB 69 Pete Eisenhauer
DB 38 Jim Goebel
DB 34 Rogers Lammers
DB 49 Scott McDaniel
DB 11 John McIntosh
DE 74 Tom McKean
LB 56 Francis Poole
DE 85 Curt Schantz
DT 78 Dave Tate
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "White leads SMU past Navy 21–3". The Brownsville Herald. September 25, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cartwright passes Middies to victory". The South Bend Tribune. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke tops Navy 9–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy sails past Vanderbilt 30–14". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Navy)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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