1984 Navy Midshipmen football team

1984 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (3rd season)
Captains	Mark Stevens Eric Rutherford
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 33–30	49,500	[2]
September 22		Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 9–21	29,349	[3]
September 29		at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 10–33	54,812	[4]
October 6		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 22–29	29,349	[5]
October 13		Lehigh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 31–14	21,547	[6]
October 20		Princeton	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 41–3	31,039	[7]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		T 28–28	34,715	[8]
November 3	12:10 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–18	61,795	[9]
November 10		at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 0–29	44,090	[10]
November 17		No. 2 South Carolina	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HTS	W 38–21	27,234	[11]
December 1		vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		L 11–28	73,180	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At North Carolina

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	3	9	7	14	33
North Carolina	7	14	0	9	30

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Date: September 15, 1984
• Game attendance: 49,500
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Bill Byrne	13/28, 217 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Napoleon McCallum	19 Rush, 117 Yds
	Receiving	Chris Weiler	4 Rec, 62 Yds, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Kevin Anthony	12/18, 197 Yds, 3 INT
	Rushing	Eddie Colson	13 Rush, 97 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Earl Winfield	4 Rec, 88 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NAVY UNC 1 North Carolina Eddie Colson 3-yard touchdown run, Lee Gilarmis kick good 0 7 1 Navy 45-yard field goal by Todd Solomon 3 7 2 North Carolina Eddie Colson 1-yard touchdown run, Lee Gilarmis kick good 3 14 2 Navy 26-yard field goal by Todd Solomon 6 14 2 North Carolina Eric Streater 31-yard touchdown reception from Mark Maye, Lee Gilarmis kick good 6 21 2 Navy Ken Heine 8-yard touchdown reception from Bob Misch, 2-point pass failed 12 21 3 Navy Tony Hollinger 4-yard touchdown reception from Bill Byrne, Todd Solomon kick good 19 21 4 North Carolina 41-yard field goal by Rob Rogers 19 24 4 Navy Chris Weiler 11-yard touchdown reception from Bill Byrne, 2-point pass failed 25 24 4 North Carolina Ethan Horton 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 25 30 4 2:24 2 Navy Rich Clouse 60-yard touchdown reception from Bill Byrne, 2-point run good 33 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 33 30

South Carolina

See: 1984 South Carolina vs. Navy football game

vs Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	7	7	7	7	28
Navy	0	3	0	8	11

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 1
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 73,180
• ^[15]

Game information

First quarter ARMY – Clarence Jones 6-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards. Second quarter ARMY – Doug Black 1-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards. NAVY – Todd Solomon 40-yard field goal, 5:00. Army 14–3. Drive: Third quarter ARMY – Nate Sassaman 9-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 21–3. Drive: Fourth quarter ARMY – Nate Sassaman 6-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 28–3. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards. NAVY – Chris Weiler 6-yard pass from Bob Misch (pass good), 8:07. Army 28–11. Drive: Top passers ARMY – Nate Sassaman – 4/5, 32 yards, INT NAVY – Bob Misch – 22/39, 280 yards, TD Top rushers ARMY – Doug Black – 31 rushes, 155 yards, TD NAVY – Rich Clouse – 12 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers ARMY – Rob Dickerson – 2 receptions, 17 yards NAVY – Chris Weiler – 6 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Personnel

1984 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Marc Alexander RB John Berner QB Bill Byrne So RB Rich Clouse Sr OT Rich Coombs Sr OT Bill Gabel Sr WR Ken Heine Sr RB Don Holl WR Tony Hollinger WR Don Hughes QB Joe Lauletta WR John Lobb G Mark Long Sr G Tom Hubbard So RB Napoleon McCallum    Sr QB Bob Misch So WR Mike Ray G Doug Rhodes Sr RB Eric Sauerbay C Gregg Sears Sr RB Chuck Smith RB Mike Smith TE John Sniffen TE Mark Stevens (C) Sr WR Chris Weiler Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB John Carroll LB Jim Dwyer DB Marc Firlie DL Eric Fudge Jr DL Tom Judge DL Matt Kirby DL Dirk MacFarlane DB Vince McBeth DB Tom Metzger DB Joe Papetti DL Dave Pimpo DL Ken Rouser DL Eric Rutherford (C) Sr LB Greg Schildmeyer LB Mike Taylor DB Eric Wallace DL Ron Zaleski	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Mark Colby P Andy Mueck K Scott Quinlan K Todd Solomon	Head coach Gary Tranquill Coordinators/assistant coaches 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 sinks Tar Heels". The Greenville News. September 16, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "McCallum lost as Navy loses to Virginia, 21–9". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Porker quarterback drives Middies nuts". The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Navy fumble helps Air Force win, 29–22". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. Reimer, Susan (October 14, 1984). "Byrne-Heine Connection Leads Navy to 31–14 Victory". The Baltimore Sun . p. 15B – via Newspapers.com.
7. Baker, Kent (October 21, 1984). "Navy Whips Outmanned Princeton". The Baltimore Sun . pp. 1B, 14B – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pitt blows huge lead, Navy gets 28–28 tie". The Pittsburgh Press. October 28, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Late field goal lifts Notre Dame to disputed win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "SU blanks Navy, 29–0". Star-Gazette. November 11, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Middies stun No. 2 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Army shuts down Navy, 28–11". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 3, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Navy 33, North Carolina 30". UPI Archives. September 15, 1984. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
14. "College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4F. 1984-Sep-16. Retrieved 2022-Dec-25.
15. "Army Foot Soldiers Leave Navy High and Dry, 28-11." Washington Post. 02 Dec 1984. Retrieved 2020-Dec-06.