1967 Navy Midshipmen football team

1967 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainBill Dow
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   8 – 2 – 1
New Mexico State   –   7 – 2 – 1
UTEP   –   7 – 2 – 1
Utah State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   7 – 2 – 2
West Texas State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Houston   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 3 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 1
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 6 – 2
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Bill Elias.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Penn State
W 23–2220,101[2]
September 30at Rice
L 7–2131,000[3]
October 7at Michigan
W 26–2172,361[4]
October 14Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–1423,319[5]
October 21William & Mary
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 16–2719,542[6]
October 28at Pittsburgh
W 22–2119,957[7]
November 42:30 p.m.at No. 10 Notre Dame
L 14–4359,075[8]
November 5vs. Duke
L 16–3530,000[9]
November 18Vanderbilt
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
T 35–3518,054[10]
December 2vs. Army
W 19–14102,000[11]

[12]

Roster

1967 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB John Cartwright Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. ^ "Lions fall to Navy, 23–22". The Orlando Sentinel. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Owls fly over Navy, 21–7". The Orange Leader. October 1, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Curt Sylvester (October 8, 1967). "Navy's Rally Floors U-M". Detroit free Press. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy picks apart Syracuse defense". The Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Underdog W&M explodes in 4th to overcome Navy". Durham Sunday Herald. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy goes to church to prevent Pitt upset". The Patriot-News. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Irish sink Navy 43–14 in snow at South Bend". The Sacramento Bee. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke whips Middies by 35–16 score". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Navy rallies for 35–35 tie with Vanderbilt". The Daily Advertiser. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Navy jolts Army, 19–14". The Houston Chronicle. December 3, 1967. Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Navy)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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