1989 Navy Midshipmen football team

1989 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Elliott Uzelac (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (1st season)
MVP	David Lowe
Captains	James Bradley Bob Weissenfels
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Elliott Uzelac. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		BYU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 10–31	26,884
September 23		No. T–11 The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 10–14	20,057
September 30		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 12–7	38,000	[2]
October 7		Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 7–35	35,632
October 14		at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 14–31	50,467
October 21		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 27–24	32,000
October 28		James Madison	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 20–24	30,024	[3]
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	SportsChannel	L 0–41	59,075
November 11		Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 17–38	49,781
November 18		at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		L 9–10
December 9		vs. Army	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 19–17	75,721
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

BYU

BYU Cougars (1–1) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	7	7	3	14	31
Navy	7	3	0	0	10

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: September 16, 1989
• Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 2,684
• Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Ty Detmer	26/35, 353 Yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Matt Bellini	11 Rush, 50 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Fred Whittingham	5 Rec, 80 Yds
Navy	Passing	Alton Grizzard	8/14, 87 Yds
	Rushing	Rodney Purifoy	15 Rush, 67 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Stanley Smith	2 Rec, 27 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU NAVY 1 Navy Rodney Purifoy 1-yard touchdown run, Frank Schenk kick good 0 7 1 BYU Matt Bellini 17-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good 7 7 2 BYU Matt Bellini 3-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 14 7 2 Navy 22-yard field goal by Frank Schenk 14 10 3 BYU 24-yard field goal by Jason Chaffetz 17 10 4 BYU Matt Bellini 20-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good 24 10 4 BYU Matt Bellini 10-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 31 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 10

At Notre Dame

Navy Midshipmen (2–5) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	0	0
Notre Dame	14	10	3	14	41

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

• Date: November 4, 1989
• Game attendance: 59,075
• Recap/Box Score

Game information

First quarter ND – Tony Rice 6-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 11:49. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 64 yards. ND – Rodney Culver 11-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 3:18. Notre Dame 14–0. Drive: 64 yards. Second quarter ND – Ricky Watters 48-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:36. Notre Dame 21–0. ND – Billy Hackett 27-yard field goal, 0:16. Notre Dame 24–0. Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards. Third quarter ND – Billy Hackett 39-yard field goal, 11:58. Notre Dame 27–0. Fourth quarter ND – Dorsey Levens 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:38. Notre Dame 34–0. ND – Ted McNamara 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 4:40. Notre Dame 41–0. Top passers NAVY – Alton Grizzard – 8/14, 94 yards ND – Rick Mirer – 8/12, 64 yards Top rushers NAVY – Rodney Purifoy – 11 rushes, 50 yards ND – Ricky Watters – 9 rushes, 134 yards, TD Top receivers NAVY – Shane Smith – 3 receptions, 50 yards ND – Adrian Jarrell – 3 receptins, 28 yards

External videos
Full game

vs Army

See also: 1989 Army Cadets football team and Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	9	0	7	3	19
Army	0	14	3	0	17

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 9
• Game attendance: 75,721
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Pat Haden, and John Dockery
• NY Times

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NAVY ARMY 1 Navy Mason 54-yard touchdown reception from Alton Grizzard, Fred Schenk kick no good 6 0 1 Navy 38-yard field goal by Fred Schenk 9 0 2 Army Calvin Cass 1-yard touchdown run, kick good 9 7 2 Army Calvin Cass 1-yard touchdown run, kick good 9 14 3 Navy Purifoy 3-yard touchdown run, Fred Schenk kick good 16 14 3 Army 22-yard field goal by Havenstrite 16 17 4 0:11 63 Navy 32-yard field goal by Fred Schenk 19 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 17

External videos
Fred Schenk game-winning FG/postgame

Roster

1989 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Dave Berghult OL Dan Bishop RB James Bradley RB Ken Brown FB Mike Burns Sr TE Alex Chalmers G Michael Davis So WR 80 Jerry Dawson Jr FB 36 Don Ferraro So OL Bob Friedman QB 16 Alton Grizzard Jr OL Greg Hlatky RB Aaron Johnson OL Mike Kircher OL Mike Maier QB B.J. Mason QB Gary McIntosh FB Kwame Moultrie Fr WR Jon Neumann Jr RB Rodney Purifoy RB Deric Sims WR Shane Smith OL Carl Voss	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Bill Bowling DB Rodney Brown S Scott Carson Jr DB Chris Cordero LB Anthony Domino DL Chris Jenke DL Andy Kirkland DB Bart LaRocca LB Beau Laskey LB David Lowe DL Greg Reppar CB Steve Tazza Sr S Bob Weissenfels DB Bill Yancey	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Tom Frosch K 1 Fred Schenk P Jefferson Triplett	Head coach Elliot Uzelac 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 Heels 12–7 in wet Kenan". Greensboro News & Record. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "James Madison spoils Navy homecoming, 24–20". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.