 Naval Academy.After putting together a 10–33 record with three defeats against rival Army, Forzano resigned on February 1, 1973 to become an assistant coach with the Detroit Lions under Don McCafferty, who had worked with him at Kent State in the late 1950s.Forzano became the interim head coach after McCafferty's death from a heart attack on July 28, 1974 just before the start of exhibition play and was named as the coach for the remainder of the season a few days later.