Army 17, Navy 14
Philadelphia (81,091)
78th meeting
Army's first winning season since 1972
Summary[]
1st Quarter
ARMY: Leamon Hall 1 yard run (Castelli kick)
2nd Quarter
ARMY: Castelli 21 yard field goal...Army's first two scores were set up by LB John Hilliard INTs
NAVY: WB John Kurowski 18 yard pass from Bob Leszczynski (Tata kick)
ARMY: Greg King 1 yard run (Castelli kick), 1:09
3rd Quarter
NAVY: Joe Gattuso Jr. 2 yard run (Tata kick)...after 26-yd PR by Mike Gelpin, moved 29 yds in seven plays
late in quarter, NAVY at ARMY 23 but Leszczynski fumbles on option play
4th Quarter
No Scoring
final NAVY threat ended at 1:07 when halfback option pass by Gattuso on fourth down at Army 9 fell incomplete in the end zone
References[]
- "Cadets Hold off Middies." Palm Beach Post. 27 Nov 1977.
- Eugene Register-Guard. 27 Nov 1977.