1968 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1968 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bill Elias.[1][2]

1968 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1968 record	2–8
Head coach	Bill Elias (4th season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Florida State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Houston			–					6	–	2	–	2
Utah State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
VPI			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					4	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	8	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 6–31	49,273
September 28	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 15–49
October 5	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 9–32	56,501
October 12	vs. Air Force	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 20–26
October 19	Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 17–16
October 26	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–24
November 2	vs. Notre Dame	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 14–45	63,738
November 9	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 35–15
November 16	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 6–44
November 30	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 14–21
Homecoming

Roster

1968 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 71 Tom Burbage TE 84 Mike Clark RB 35 Tom Daley OG 65 John Gantley C 58 Jim Gierucki OG 69 Mike Hecomovich OT 63 Jeff Krstich OG 73 Steve Leaman QB 15 Mark McNallen So WR 82 Scott Monson RB 89 Bill Newton RB 48 Dan Pike WR 30 Karl Schwelm	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 77 Emerson Carr DT 78 Tom Cleverdon LB 62 Mark Crimmins DB 40 Chip Estey DB 49 Jeff Lammers DT 74 Tom McKean LB 70 Bill McKinney DE 88 Tom O'Brien DB 11 Jim Sheppard DB 21 Tom Sher DB 22 Grant Thorpe LB 68 Russ Wills DB 34 Fred Ziska	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Elias Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.