1982 Navy Midshipmen football team

1982 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Captain	Dennis McCall, Travis Wallington
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Gary Tranquill. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11		Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 30–16	26,017
September 18		at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 17–29	54,706
September 25		Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–31	23,016
October 2		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 27–21	32,750
October 9		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 21–24
October 16		William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 39–3
October 23		The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–3	29,249
October 30	1:00 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	L 10–27	72,201
November 6		at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 20–18	43,443
November 6		at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 14–17	51,662
December 4		vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 24–7
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1982 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 30 Napoleon McCallum So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Tranquill Coordinators/assistant coaches Nick Saban Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. 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.