en 1972 Navy Midshipmen football team

1972 Navy Midshipmen football
1972 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Rick Forzano (4th season);
Captain	Jim Garban
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 13–9	16,196	^[3]
September 23		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 10–21	50,547
September 30		Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 27–20	23,121
October 2		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–35	81,131
October 14		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–30	22,187
October 21		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 21–17
October 28		vs. Duke	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 16–17	26,000	^[4]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 23–42	43,089
November 11		Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–13
November 18		at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–30	39,233
December 2		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 15–23
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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