1989 Navy Midshipmen football team

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]

1989 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
MVPDavid Lowe
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16BYUL 10–3126,884
September 23No. T–11 The Citadel
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 10–1420,057
September 30at North CarolinaW 12–738,000[3]
October 7Air Force
L 7–3535,632
October 14at PittsburghL 14–3150,467
October 21at Boston CollegeW 27–2432,000
October 28James Madison 
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–2430,024[4]
November 412:00 p.m.at Notre DameSportsChannelL 0–4159,075
November 11Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 17–3849,781
November 18at DelawareL 9–10
December 9vs. ArmyCBSW 19–1775,721

Game summaries

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BYU Cougars (1–1) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
BYU 7 7 31431
Navy 7 3 0010

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

The Citdael

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At North Carolina

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Air Force

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At Pittsburgh

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At Boston College

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James Madison

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At Notre Dame

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Navy Midshipmen (2–5) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Navy 0 0 000
Notre Dame 14 10 31441

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

Game information
External videos
  Full game

Syracuse

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At Delaware

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vs Army

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Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Navy 9 0 7319
Army 0 14 3017

at Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey

External videos
  Fred Schenk game-winning FG/postgame

Personnel

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  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. ^ "Navy sinks Heels 12–7 in wet Kenan". Greensboro News & Record. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "James Madison spoils Navy homecoming, 24–20". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.