1969 Navy Midshipmen football team

1969 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Rick Forzano (1st season)
Captains	Dan Pike Jeff Krstich
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1968 1970  →

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Rick Forzano. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	2:00 p.m.	Penn State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 22–45	28,796
September 27	1:30 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–21	24,200
October 4	8:31 p.m.	at Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 17–56	63,500	[2]
October 11	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 19–46	23,880
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–20	27,000	[3]
October 25	2:00 p.m.	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 10–0	26,412
November 1	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 0–47	59,075
November 7	8:14 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 10–30	37,972
November 15	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–15	20,215
November 29	1:35 p.m.	vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–27	102,000
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1969 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Mike McNallen Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rick Forzano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Longhorns rip Middies by 56–17". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. Jackson, James H. (October 19, 1969). "Rutgers Sends Navy to 5th Straight Loss". The Sunday Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Schedule/Results (1969 Navy)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 13, 2025.