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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season|sport=football
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
|year=1981
{{Infobox college sports team season
|team=Navy Midshipmen
| year = 1981
|image=United_State_Naval_Academy_Logo-sports.png
| team = Navy Midshipmen
|image_size=185
| sport = football
|conference=Independent
| image =
|short_conf=
| image_size =
|record= 7–4–1
| conference = Independent
|conf_record=
| record = 7–4–1
|head_coach= [[George Welsh (American football)|George Welsh]]
| head_coach = [[George Welsh (American football)|George Welsh]]
|hc_year= 9th
| hc_year = 9th
|off_coach=
| captain = Tim Jordan, Eddie Meyers
|def_coach=
| stadium = [[Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium]]
|off_scheme=
| bowl = [[1981 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
|def_scheme=
| bowl_result = L 28–31 vs. [[1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
|stadium=[[Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium]]
|champion=
|bowl= [[1981 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
|bowl_result= L 28–31 vs. [[1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
}}
}}
{{1981 Division I-A independents football records}}
{{1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
The '''1981 Navy Midshipmen football team''' represented the [[United States Naval Academy]] (USNA) during the [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by ninth-year head coach [[George Welsh (American football)|George Welsh]].<ref name=FH>{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|accessdate=July 12, 2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|page=194}}</ref><ref name=CFDW>{{cite web|title=Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=July 14, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/navy/1980-1984_yearly_results.php}}</ref>
The '''1981 Navy Midshipmen football team''' represented the [[United States Naval Academy]] (USNA) as an independent during the [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. The team was led by ninth-year head coach [[George Welsh (American football)|George Welsh]].<ref name=FH>{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 12, 2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|page=194|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=CFDW>{{cite web|title=Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=July 14, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/navy/1980-1984_yearly_results.php|archive-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716034455/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/navy/1980-1984_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| date = September 12
| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| opponent = [[1981 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium]]
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| score = 17–7
| score = 17–7
| attend = 18,135
| attend = 18,135
| source =<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107794318/middies-sink-citadel/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Middies sink Citadel|date=September 13, 1981|accessdate=August 17, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| date = September 19
| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1981 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team|Eastern Kentucky]]
| rank =
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 24–0
| score = 24–0
| attend =
| attend = 16,379
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-navy-eastern-kentucky/115489694/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Freshman helps Middies tar E. Kentucky 24–0|date=September 20, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
| opponent = [[1981 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
| site_stadium = [[Michigan Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Michigan Stadium]]
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| score = 16–21
| score = 16–21
| attend = 105,213
| attend = 105,213
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-wolverines-sink-hopefu/158216440/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Wolverines sink hopeful Navy|date=September 27, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Yale Bulldogs football team|Yale]]
| opponent = [[1981 Yale Bulldogs football team|Yale]]
| site_stadium = [[Yale Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Yale Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]]
| site_cityst = [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]]
| tv = [[College Football on ABC|ABC]]
| score = 19–23
| score = 19–23
| attend =
| attend = 38,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Yale Rally Surprises Navy |first=Mark D. |last=McIntyre |date=October 4, 1981 |page=84 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe|Boston Sunday Globe]] |location=Boston, Mass.|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310276/1981-yale-navy/ }}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]]
| opponent = [[1981 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]]
| gamename = [[Commander-in-Chief's Trophy]]
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| gamename = [[Commander-in-Chief's Trophy]]
| score = 30–13
| score = 30–13
| attend =
| attend = 31,181
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=James H. |title=Navy soars over Air Force, 30–13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87469237/ |access-date=October 20, 2021 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=October 11, 1981 |page=C1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]
| opponent = [[1981 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]]
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts|Chestnut Hill, MA]]
| site_cityst = [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts|Chestnut Hill, MA]]
| score = 25–10
| score = 25–10
| attend =
| attend = 31,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Meyers, Fehr lead Navy past B.C. by 25–10|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 18, 1981|page=C12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17505835/meyers_fehr_lead_navy_past_bc_by/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| date = October 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| opponent = [[1981 William & Mary Tribe football team|William & Mary]]
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 27–0
| score = 27–0
| attend =
| attend = 25,014
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-navy-goes-overla/158211342/|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Navy goes overland to sink punchless W&M|date=October 25, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opponent = [[1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| gamename = [[Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend, IN]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
| gamename = [[Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 0–38
| score = 0–38
| attend = 59,075
| attend = 59,075
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-notre-dame-rips-midsh/158212403/|work=The Times Recorder|title=Notre Dame rips Midshipmen 38–0|date=November 1, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]
| opponent = [[1981 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 35–23
| score = 35–23
| attend =
| attend = 23,355
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/syracuse-herald-journal-navys-meyers-hu/158210850/|newspaper=Syracuse Herald-American|title=Navy's Meyers human destroyer vs. SU|date=November 8, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opponent = [[1981 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| site_stadium = [[Grant Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| score = 20–14
| score = 20–14
| attend =
| attend = 20,129
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-jackets-blow-no/151990387/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Jackets blow No. 9, tumble to Navy 20–14|date=November 15, 1981|accessdate=July 25, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| date = December 5
| time =
| w/l = t
| w/l = t
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Army Cadets football team|Army]]
| opponent = [[1981 Army Cadets football team|Army]]
| gamename = [[Army–Navy Game]]/[[Commander-in-Chief's Trophy]]
| site_stadium = [[Veterans Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Veterans Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
| site_cityst = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
| gamename = [[Army–Navy Game]]
| tv = ABC
| score = 3–3
| score = 3–3
| attend =
| attend = 60,470
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Verner |first=Bill |title=Army: Our day will come again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80702287/the-journal-news/ |newspaper=[[The Journal News]] |location=[[White Plains, New York]] |date=December 5, 1981 |page=C1 |access-date=July 3, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Verner |first=Bill |title=Army-Navy (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80702300/the-journal-news/ |newspaper=[[The Journal News]] |location=[[White Plains, New York]] |date=December 5, 1981 |page=C5 |access-date=July 3, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Army Rises To Occasion Against Navy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80702358/the-town-talk/ |newspaper=The Town Talk |location=[[Alexandria, Louisiana]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 6, 1981 |page=22 |access-date=July 3, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 30
| date = December 30
| time =
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| opponent = [[1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| gamename = [[1981 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium|Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]
| site_cityst = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]
| gamename = [[1981 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]]
| tv = [[College Football on USA|USA]]
| score = 28–31
| score = 28–31
| attend = 43,216
| attend = 43,216
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-navys-hit-b/158216645/|newspaper=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Navy's hit by a Gayle (Jimmy)|date=December 31, 1981|accessdate=October 31, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
}}
}}
<ref>{{cite news|title=1981 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 31, 2024|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/navy/1981-schedule.html}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Games summaries==


===Syracuse===
* Eddie Meyers 298 rush yards, 3 TD

===Army===
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|Road=Navy
|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Army
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=0 }}

*NAVY: Steve Fehr 35 FG
*ARMY: Dave Aucoin FG, 4:37
{{clear}}

==Personnel==
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{{American football roster/Player|num=73|class=So|first=Steve|last=Peters|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=73|class=So|first=Steve|last=Peters|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=|first=Andy|last=Ponseigo|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=47|class=Sr|first=Eliott|last= Reagans|pos=DB}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=84|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Rouser|pos=DE}}
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==Game summaries==

===Army===
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Navy
|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Army
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=0 }}

*NAVY: Steve Fehr 35 FG
*ARMY: Dave Aucoin FG, 4:37

{{-}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football season|Navy Midshipmen]]
[[Category:1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football season|Navy]]
[[Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons]]
[[Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons]]
[[Category:1981 in sports in Maryland]]
[[Category:1981 in sports in Maryland|Navy Midshipmen football]]





Latest revision as of 00:32, 1 November 2024

1981 Navy Midshipmen football
Liberty Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4–1
Head coach
CaptainTim Jordan, Eddie Meyers
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State       10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)       9 2 0
Southern Miss       9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia       9 3 0
Colgate       7 3 0
Virginia Tech       7 4 0
Navy       7 4 1
Cincinnati       6 5 0
Florida State       6 5 0
Holy Cross       6 5 0
Tulane       6 5 0
UNLV       6 6 0
South Carolina       6 6 0
Temple       5 5 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana       5 6 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
William & Mary       5 6 0
Syracuse       4 6 1
Richmond       4 7 0
Army       3 7 1
North Texas State       2 9 0
Georgia Tech       1 10 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach George Welsh.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12The CitadelW 17–718,135[3]
September 19Eastern Kentucky
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 24–016,379[4]
September 26at MichiganL 16–21105,213[5]
October 3at YaleABCL 19–2338,000[6]
October 10Air Force
W 30–1331,181[7]
October 17at Boston CollegeW 25–1031,000[8]
October 24William & Marydagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–025,014[9]
October 31at Notre DameL 0–3859,075[10]
November 7Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 35–2323,355[11]
November 14at Georgia TechW 20–1420,129[12]
December 5vs. ArmyABCT 3–360,470[13][14][15]
December 308:00 p.m.vs. Ohio StateUSAL 28–3143,216[16]

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Games summaries

[edit]

Syracuse

[edit]
  • Eddie Meyers 298 rush yards, 3 TD

Army

[edit]
1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 0 3 0 0 3
Army 0 0 3 0 3
  • NAVY: Steve Fehr 35 FG
  • ARMY: Dave Aucoin FG, 4:37

Personnel

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1981 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 74 Keith Boring Sr
OT 71 Doug Borrebach So
TE 83 Mark Fitzgerald Sr
G 63 Jeff Johnson Sr
QB 16 Jeff Korn Jr
C 51 Dennis McCall Jr
RB 30 Napoleon McCallum Fr
RB 40 Eddie Meyers (C) Sr
WR 89 Troy Mitchell Sr
QB 15 Marco Pagnanelli So
TE 82 Greg Papajohn Sr
RB 38 Andy Skehan Jr
RB 49 Tim Jackson Sr
G 59 Mark Woodhouse Jr
WR 88 Chris Yelder Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 41 John Foley Sr
LB 57 Todd Hastings So
DT 56 Tim Jordan (C) Sr
LB 50 Ken Olson Sr
DT 73 Steve Peters So
LB Andy Ponseigo
DB 47 Eliott Reagans Sr
DE 84 Mike Rouser Sr
DB 14 Jeff Shoemake Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 24 Steve Fehr Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Middies sink Citadel". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Freshman helps Middies tar E. Kentucky 24–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wolverines sink hopeful Navy". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McIntyre, Mark D. (October 4, 1981). "Yale Rally Surprises Navy". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jackson, James H. (October 11, 1981). "Navy soars over Air Force, 30–13". The Baltimore Sun. p. C1. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Meyers, Fehr lead Navy past B.C. by 25–10". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1981. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Navy goes overland to sink punchless W&M". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame rips Midshipmen 38–0". The Times Recorder. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Navy's Meyers human destroyer vs. SU". Syracuse Herald-American. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Jackets blow No. 9, tumble to Navy 20–14". The Atlanta Constitution. November 15, 1981. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army: Our day will come again". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C1. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Verner, Bill (December 5, 1981). "Army-Navy (continued)". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. C5. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Army Rises To Occasion Against Navy". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 6, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved July 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Navy's hit by a Gayle (Jimmy)". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 31, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "1981 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 31, 2024.