1995 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1995 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator Dick Bumpas (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
MVPAndy Thompson
Captains
  • Garrett Smith
  • Andy Thompson
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1994
1996  
1995 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Notre Dame   9 3 0
East Carolina   9 3 0
Louisville   7 4 0
Cincinnati   6 5 0
Southern Miss   6 5 0
Army   5 5 1
Navy   5 6 0
Tulsa   4 7 0
Memphis   3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana   2 9 0
North Texas   2 9 0
Tulane   2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 98:00 p.m.at SMU W 33–220,302
September 16at Rutgers L 17–2733,820
September 23 Wake Forest L 7–3025,380 [2]
September 30at Duke W 30–929,400 [3]
October 71:30 p.m. Virginia Tech
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–1431,114 [4]
October 14 Air Force
L 20–30
October 21 Villanova Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 20–1426,726 [5]
November 41:30 p.m.at Notre Dame NBC L 17–3559,075
November 11No. 4 (I-AA) Delaware
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 31–7
November 18 Tulane
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 35–719,815 [6]
December 2vs. Army ABC L 13–14

Roster

1995 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 84LeBron ButtsSo
FB 26Tim CannadaSo
C 55Brian DrechslerSo
G 69J. D. GaineySo
QB 7Chris McCoySo
OT 72Bryce MinamyerSr
WR 87Neal PlaskonosJr
RB 20Cory SchemmJr
WR 2Matt ScornavacchiSr
G 63Garrett SmithSr
WR 17Will SmithJr
OT 70Jeff ZimmermanJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 6Gervy AlotaSo
CB 29Sean AndrewsSo
LB 51Clint BruceJr
LB 50Travis CooleySo
DT 99Mark HammondSr
LB 52Fernando HarrisSr
DT 95Chad HolzapfelJr
DB 43Kevin LewisSo
DE 56Michael OgdenSo
{{{pos}}} 57Andy PersonSr
DE 96Carl QuinnJr
DB 13Joe SpeedSr
DB 32Andy ThompsonSr
DT 91David VigerSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg 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. "Wake Forest brings down Navy, romps to 30–7 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Navy snaps Duke streak of non-ACC wins, 30–9". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Defense saves day for Hokies, 14–0". The Danville Register & Bee. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Fay makes splash in Navy's muddy 20–14 win". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Navy tunes up for Army with 35–7 rout of Tulane". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.