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1979 Navy Midshipmen Roster

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Record: 7-4, .636 W-L% (39th of 140)
Conference: Ind (Schedule and Results)
Coach: George Welsh (7-4)

PS/G: 16.4 (96th of 140) ▪ PA/G: 14.0 (28th of 140)
SRS: 3.04 (56th of 140) ▪ SOS: -0.14 (75th of 140)

  • Roster includes most starters and key reserves.
  • Starters are marked with an asterisk (*).
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Partial Roster

Rk Player Class Pos Summary
1 Bob Powers* QB 65 Cmp, 154 Att, 983 Yds, 7 TD
2 Mark Fitzgerald QB 1 Cmp, 2 Att, -3 Yds, 0 TD
3 Tom Tarquinio QB
4 Steve Callahan* RB 73 Att, 329 Yds, 4.5 Avg
5 Larry Klawinski* RB 64 Att, 267 Yds, 4.2 Avg
6 Duane Flowers RB 78 Att, 252 Yds, 3.2 Avg
7 Chris Klein RB 1 Att, 6 Yds, 6.0 Avg
8 Eddie Meyers RB 106 Att, 651 Yds, 6.1 Avg
9 Mike Sherlock RB 96 Att, 590 Yds, 6.1 Avg
10 Kevin Tolbert RB 46 Att, 168 Yds, 3.7 Avg
11 Dave Dent* WR 17 Rec, 269 Yds, 15.8 Avg
12 Troy Mitchell WR 5 Rec, 79 Yds, 15.8 Avg
13 Curt Gainer* TE 9 Rec, 183 Yds, 20.3 Avg
14 Carl Hendershot* TE 10 Rec, 182 Yds, 18.2 Avg
15 Matt McLaughlin TE 2 Rec, 29 Yds, 14.5 Avg
16 Greg Papajohn TE 5 Rec, 101 Yds, 20.2 Avg
17 Jerome Barker* OL
18 Rick Bott* OL
19 Tom Feldman* OL
20 Frank McCallister* OL
21 John Taylor* OL
22 Richard Welch OL
23 Steve Chambers* DL
24 Terry Huxel* DL
25 John Merrill* DL
26 Hugh Nixon* DL
27 Charlie Thornton* DL
28 Mike Matthes DL
29 Reggie Trass DL
30 Ted Dumbauld* LB
31 Gregg Milo* LB
32 Tom Paulk* LB
33 Mike Kronzer LB
34 Charlie Meyers* DB
35 Fred Reitzel* DB
36 Chuck Zingler* DB
37 Greg Zitterkopf DB