1989 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1989 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese (1st season)
MVPDavid Lowe
Captains
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1988
1990  
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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] [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16 BYU L 10–3126,884
September 23No. T–11 The Citadel
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 10–1420,057
September 30at North Carolina W 12–738,000
October 7 Air Force
L 7–3535,632
October 14at Pittsburgh L 14–3150,467
October 21at Boston College W 27–2432,000
October 28 James Madison Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–2430,024 [3]
November 412:00 p.m.at Notre Dame SportsChannel L 0–4159,075
November 11 Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 17–3849,781
November 18at Delaware L 9–10
December 9vs. Army CBSW 19–1775,721

Game summaries

BYU

BYU Cougars (1–1) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0)
Period1234Total
BYU 7731431
Navy 730010

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
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassing Ty Detmer 26/35, 353 Yds, 2 TD
RushingMatt Bellini11 Rush, 50 Yds, 2 TD
ReceivingFred Whittingham5 Rec, 80 Yds
NavyPassingAlton Grizzard8/14, 87 Yds
RushingRodney Purifoy15 Rush, 67 Yds, TD
ReceivingStanley Smith2 Rec, 27 Yds

The Citdael

At North Carolina

Air Force

At Pittsburgh

At Boston College

James Madison

At Notre Dame

Navy Midshipmen (2–5) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–0)
Period1234Total
Navy 00000
Notre Dame 141031441

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

Game information
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Full game

Syracuse

At Delaware

vs Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
Period1234Total
Navy907319
Army0143017

at Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Fred Schenk game-winning FG/postgame

Personnel

1989 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Dave Berghult
OL Dan Bishop
RB James Bradley
RB Ken Brown
FB Mike BurnsSr
TE Alex Chalmers
G Michael DavisSo
WR 80Jerry DawsonJr
FB 36Don FerraroSo
OL Bob Friedman
QB 16Alton GrizzardJr
OL Greg Hlatky
RB Aaron Johnson
OL Mike Kircher
OL Mike Maier
QB B.J. Mason
QB Gary McIntosh
FB Kwame MoultrieFr
WR Jon NeumannJr
RB Rodney Purifoy
RB Deric Sims
WR Shane Smith
OL Carl Voss
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Bill Bowling
DB Rodney Brown
S Scott CarsonJr
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 TazzaSr
S Bob Weissenfels
DB Bill Yancey
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Tom Frosch
K 1Fred Schenk
P Jefferson Triplett
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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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 (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. "James Madison spoils Navy homecoming, 24–20". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.