1996 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1996 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1][2]

1996 Navy Midshipmen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 42–38 vs. California
ConferenceIndependent
1996 record9–3
Head coachCharlie Weatherbie (2nd season)
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 Army       10 2  
Navy       9 3  
No. 19 Notre Dame       8 3  
East Carolina       8 3  
Louisiana Tech       6 5  
UAB       5 6  
UCF       5 6  
Southwestern Louisiana       5 6  
Northeast Louisiana       5 6  
Arkansas State       4 7  
Northern Illinois       1 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Rutgers
W 10–6
September 21SMUW 19–1726,798
September 28at Boston CollegeL 38–43
October 5Duke
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 64–2731,365
October 12at Air ForceW 20–17
October 26at Wake Forest
W 47–1817,307
November 2vs. Notre DameL 27–5438,651
November 9Delaware
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 30–14
November 16Tulane
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 35–2124,952
November 23at Georgia TechW 36–2644,415
December 7vs. ArmyL 24–28
December 25vs. CaliforniaW 42–3830,411
  • Homecoming

Roster

1996 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
  LeBron Butts
QB 8 Ben Fay
  Astor Heaven
QB 7 Chris McCoy Jr
RB Pat McGrew Jr
FB 5 Omar Nelson Sr
  Neal Plaskonos
  Cory Schemm
OG 66 Mike Wahle So
T 70 Jeff Zimmerman Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Clint Bruce Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Thomas Vanderhorst
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.


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