Those guys are my closest things in life. We out-played the No. Staubach took care of the big things.” “I’ve always told the guys that they each deserve a piece of the Heisman [trophy],” Staubach said. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Join our linker program. Led by head coach Wayne Hardin, the Midshipmen finished the season with nine wins and an appearance in the Orange Bowl. New Year's Day was on a Sunday in 1961; the college bowl games were played the following day. “You want to do something for your fellow man. Led by head coach Wayne Hardin, the Midshipmen finished the season with nine wins and an appearance in the Orange Bowl . Find out more. 1961 Football Roster # Name Name Pos. “All I told the guys before the game is ‘Let’s play a game worthy of a President,’” Hardin said.Navy’s 21-15 victory unfolded in three segments. Quarterback Roger Staubach won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award while leading the Midshipmen to a 91 regular season record and a final ranking of No. Beneath all of the impressive numbers was a team steeped in character, with no shortage of characters. But I know we were clear-headed, clear-thinking, with no bad actors.”“I think anybody who has played a competitive contact sport, and everybody who has gone to the Naval Academy, gone through plebe summer and everything else, can appreciate what we had,” Lynch said. “What was great about that team was we weren’t overconfident. I wasn’t the best-dressed Midshipman.”), ran 47 yards for a TD. Sai taught math and coached football at a handful of high schools in Northern California for 31 years, before retiring in 2004. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. “We were a bunch of guys who really cared about each other. For the year 1961, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. Navy. The Mids hit the big boys hard, as Navy went on the road to beat West Virginia, Pitt and Notre Dame by an average of 26 points, starting with its season-opening, 51-7 romp in Morgantown, W.Va. The official 1930 Football schedule for the Duke . Numerous players from the ’63 varsity squad fashioned impressive military careers. Donnelly took care of Notre Dame with a dominant second half that featured outstanding line play by the reinvigorated Mids, who scored 28 unanswered points. Do you have a sports website? In their third year under head coach Dale Hall, the Cadets compiled a 64 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 224 to 118. “The first thing I think about is friendship and the love of teammates when I think of that team,” added Richard Earnest, one of Navy’s senior halfbacks in ’63. It also marked the last victory over Notre Dame until 2007, and it featured a rare tongue-lashing by the normally calm Hardin at halftime, when the surprisingly lethargic Mids were deadlocked with the Irish at 7-7.Navy responded. Earnest, whose penchant for off-color jokes led his teammates to call him “Dirty Ernie,” achieved great success in the computer software business. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). But this was a group comprised of more than just hard hitters and fundamentally sound blockers and tacklers and big-play threats. Senior halfback . College Park, Md. The official 1961 Baseball schedule for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers . Visit ESPN to view the Navy Midshipmen team roster for the current season. And we had no head cases on the entire team. Donnelly caught a TD pass to give Navy a 14-7 lead, finished the Navy scoring with a 41-yard dash on a great pitchout by Staubach and gashed the Irish defense with big runs in between. That win would send the second-ranked Midshipmen into the national championship game against top-ranked Texas.Ask about that special group of players, and you will hear about speedy and elusive playmakers such as John Sai, Edward “Skip” Orr and Jim Campbell. 1 versus No. He completed 14 of 16 passes for 237 yards and rushed for 70 more. There are a lot of justifiable complaints about what took place,” said Staubach, who remains annoyed by the no-call on the defensive lineman who nailed him from behind after the whistle and aggravated his tender left shoulder in the process.The loss dropped Navy’s record to 3-1, and its ranking slipped to 10. That was before Navy would edge archrival Army in a thrilling and controversial victory delayed by a week while the nation mourned Kennedy’s death.Navy would not run out of gas until, as the No. 4 Mids blew a 25-13 lead and dropped a bitter, 32-28 decision. Or the pulled hamstring that Donnelly suffered two days before the game. He also served as Naval Academy Superintendent during his 31-year career.“Tom might have been an admiral, but to us he’s a captain for life,” Orlosky said. 1960 Army 30 - - Miami of Ohio 7. But Roger raised all boats and he gave us a certain confidence. 4 Mids blew a 25-13 lead and dropped a bitter, 32-28 decision. And the Mids’ savvy was typified by the crafty and inventive minds of head coach Wayne Hardin and the late Steve Belichick, his top assistant. You want to be selfless about it. During a season that eventually would envelope the team and the country in sadness following the shocking assassination of President John F. Kennedy – a World War II hero as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant – Navy would reach some astonishing high points.Three years after the great Joe Bellino had run roughshod over defenses to win the Heisman and lead the Mids to a 9-2 finish, the ’63 team ran a gauntlet of top-flight opponents behind a quarterback like Navy had never had. Wt. 1963 Navy Midshipmen Roster Previous Year Next Year Record: 9-2 (7th of 120) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 2nd in the Final AP poll Conference: Ind Coach: Wayne Hardin (9-2) Points For: 320 Points/G: 29.1 (2nd of 120) Points Against: 165 Opp Pts/G: 15.0 (59th of 120) SRS: 17.07 (7th of 120) SOS: 6.34 (41st of 120) 23 - Tom Culver, 24 - Pete King, 50 - Bottom of Pile - Bill Whitehead, 60 - Barry Butzer, 80 - Bobby Fuellhart, 85 - Paul Zmuida, There is one unknown Player. Final Record: 8-1-0 1899 - Duquesne Country & Athletic Club - Continuing an impressive run, Buffalo has another fine season led by Coach Bemus Pierce, a member of the Seneca Nation, losing only to the professional Duquesne Country & Athletic Club in Pittsburgh, PA. Coach: Bemus Pierce Final Record: 7-1-0 1900 College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. You will hear about bruising performers such as fullback Pat Donnelly. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 4 in the AP poll. [1][2], Navy upset third-ranked Washington in Seattle,[3] which vaulted them up eleven places in the rankings, to sixth. There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021. They played Air Force for the first time this season, a 353 win in mid-October in Baltimore as Bellino scored three touchdowns and made an interception, all in the first half.[4]. This college football 1960s season article is a stub. College football teams' turnover luck during the 2022 season. There is too much to celebrate. Army took an early, 7-0 lead and stopped the Mids with a goal-line stand. [2] [3] Do you have a blog? I let him go.”And it didn’t take long for the Mids to be off and running in the fall. We forged a bond you can’t change.” The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Annapolis, Md. Ticket Information Digital Ticketing Basketball Lacrosse Wrestling Navy Clear Bag Policy Army-Navy Mobile Ticketing 2023 Navy Football Ticket Interest Form Additional Events Group Tickets The Clubs at Akerson Tower . Title: Army-Navy Game, 11 December 1961 and undated Date (s) of Materials: 11 December 1961, undated Extent: 5 digital pages Collection: Papers of John F. Kennedy. There are a lot of justifiable complaints about what took place,” said Staubach, who remains annoyed by the no-call on the defensive lineman who nailed him from behind after the whistle and aggravated his tender left shoulder in the process. L, 2-5. But there would be no more losing in the year of 1963. We out-played the No. We just blended so well, and we’ve never lost friendship or respect for each other,” recalled Krekich, a two-way senior lineman that year. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Navy won the Army-Navy Game that year, score Navy 34 - Army 14. Sai, who was known as “Ragman,” because of his admittedly sloppy look in uniform (“I didn’t like to shine shoes. There were quick, instinctive defensive backs such as senior Robert Orlosky and tough, under-sized linemen like senior Alexander Krekich and junior Fred Marlin. On a hot and humid Friday night that featured a suspicious amount of calls that did not go Navy’s way, Orr was stripped of the game-winning touchdown pass in the back of the end zone on the game’s final play.“There are still a lot of sour grapes [over that game]. And most of the survivors associated with the ’63 team are in Annapolis this weekend to bask in the 50-year anniversary celebration of arguably the greatest collection of football brothers the school has produced.A year after it showed flashes of greatness during a 5-5 season in 1962, Navy put it together in unprecedented ways. Navy then asserted control in the second and third quarters with stout defense and power offense, behind Donnelly. It was played on New Year’s Day in Dallas, where the President had died 40 days earlier. Preferred Citation: Another Navy football player has entered the transfer portal, according to 247Sports.com. With Staubach, the future Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion leader of the Dallas Cowboys, pointing the way and getting a huge assist from Lynch -- whom teammates likened him to Dick Butkus, the legendary Chicago Bears linebacker – the Mids had their twin towers, and then some.“We had some of the best players at their positions that Navy has ever had,” Orr said. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. During a season that eventually would envelope the team and the country in sadness following the shocking assassination of President John F. Kennedy – a World War II hero as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant – Navy would reach some astonishing high points. The Cadets also lost to Michigan, West Virginia, and Oklahoma.[2]. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Ticket Information Digital Ticketing Basketball Lacrosse Wrestling Navy Clear Bag Policy Army-Navy Mobile Ticketing 2023 Navy Football Ticket Interest Form Additional Events Group Tickets The Clubs at Akerson Tower . 2022 Roster (PDF) Archives . But Roger raised all boats and he gave us a certain confidence. Their only Orange Bowl since this one was in January 1970. 2 in the nation. We weren’t sure if there would be another game to prepare for. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Tom Lynch was the spearhead of the team. Navy scored the game’s first 17 points and rolled to a 24-12 victory. The official 2021 Football Roster for the Naval Academy . The Army game was postponed, and no one was sure if or when it would be played – or any other game, for that matter.The Kennedy assassination hit the Mids especially hard. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Taylor, who went 1 for 6 passing, threw for only five total yards. The Mids started a six-game winning streak by disposing of VMI, 21-12, then prepared for a huge game against visiting, unbeaten, third-ranked Pittsburgh.Navy scored the game’s first 17 points and rolled to a 24-12 victory. That win would send the second-ranked Midshipmen into the national championship game against top-ranked Texas. Or the emotional fatigue that seemed to affect Navy, as it played in a city where its beloved Commander-In-Chief had been cut down by an assassin’s bullet.Then again, there is little need to rehash such unpleasant topics. I let him go.” And it didn’t take long for the Mids to be off and running in the fall. 1 team in the country.’ I asked him what he was smoking,” Hardin recalled. He pulled everybody together, and we felt with Staubach maturing the way he was, he could pull the rest of the guys up on offense. I told my wife when I die to cut it up into a bunch of pieces. And we had no head cases on the entire team. Part of the 196061 bowl game season, the fifth-ranked Missouri Tigers of the Big Eight Conference defeated the #4 Navy Midshipmen, 2114.[2][3]. Kennedy, a U.S. Navy enlistee, made no secret of his love for the school and the team. “We wouldn’t even be talking about the ’63 team if we hadn’t beaten Army.” This weekend, as they gather in Annapolis to reflect on what they did in 1963, the Mids probably won’t talk much about the tough loss against that loaded Texas team, which jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back on New Year’s Day. Army-Navy Game Scores. We weren’t sure if there would be another game to prepare for. 1961 NCAA University Division football season, 1961 NCAA University Division independents football records, "1961 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results", "Army vanquishes Richmond in opener, 246", "U-M (38-8) and MSU (31-3) Roll On: Fumbles Kill The Army", "Army crunches Idaho 51-7 with second half outburst", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1961_Army_Cadets_football_team&oldid=1118058202, This page was last edited on 25 October 2022, at 00:10. 1960 Army 9 - Syracuse 6. Of course, the 1963 squad was dominated by the highlight reel that was junior quarterback Roger Staubach. This college football bowl article is a stub. And stopped the Mids with a goal-line stand ; 63 varsity squad fashioned impressive military careers of 1963 schools. Of forfeits and vacated games for more details view the Navy Midshipmen team roster for the current.! 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