1998 Navy Midshipmen football team

1998 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Niumatalolo (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Jason Snider
Captains	Jason Wolf Jason Snider
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1997 1999  →

1998 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UCF			–						9	–	2
No. 22 Notre Dame			–						9	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
UAB			–						4	–	7
Arkansas State			–						4	–	8
Navy			–						3	–	8
Southwestern Louisiana			–						2	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	8:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	L 14–26	26,032	[3]
September 19		Kent State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 38–24
September 26		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 24–42	19,371
October 3	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	L 24–45	36,009
October 10		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 7–49	54,652
October 17		Colgate	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 42–35	28,504	[4]
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	W 32–31	42,877
November 7		Rutgers	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 33–36
November 14		vs. Notre Dame	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium Landover, MD (rivalry)	CBS	L 0–30	78,844
November 21	12:00 p.m.	SMU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (rivalry)		L 11–24	27,487
December 5		vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		L 30–34
Homecoming

Personnel

1998 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Brian Broadwater So RB 35 Irv Dingle	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Charlie Weatherbie 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 Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Wake topples Navy". The Orlando Sentinel. September 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. Goldstein, Alan (October 18, 1998). "Broadwater Dashes Navy to Finish Line". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.