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1972 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1972 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainJim Garban
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Penn State     10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame     8 3 0
Utah State     8 3 0
West Virginia     8 4 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Northern Illinois     7 4 0
Rutgers     7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech     7 4 1
Air Force     6 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Virginia Tech     6 4 1
Houston     6 4 1
Tulane     6 5 0
Temple     5 4 0
Colgate     5 4 1
Holy Cross     5 4 1
Syracuse     5 6 0
Miami (FL)     5 6 0
Dayton     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
South Carolina     4 7 0
Southern Miss     3 7 1
Xavier     3 8 0
Marshall     2 8 0
Cincinnati     2 9 0
Villanova     2 9 0
Pittsburgh     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Rick Forzano.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16William & MaryW 13–916,196[3]
September 23at Penn StateL 10–2150,547
September 30Boston Collegedagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–2023,121
October 2at MichiganL 7–3581,131
October 14at SyracuseL 14–3022,187
October 21at Air ForceW 21–17
October 28vs. DukeL 16–1726,000[4]
November 41:30 p.m.vs. Notre DameL 23–4243,089
November 11Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 28–13
November 18at Georgia TechL 7–3039,233
December 2vs. ArmyL 15–23

Game summaries

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Army

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  • Cleveland Cooper 112 yards rushing

Roster

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1972 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 24 Dan Howard So
RB Cleveland Cooper So
  Larry Van Loan
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy leads late TD to nip W&M". Press of Atlantic City. September 17, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blue Devils nip Navy by 17–16". The Gastonia Gazette. October 29, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.