2001 Navy Midshipmen football team

2001 Navy Midshipmen football
2001 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–10
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (7th season; first 7 games); Rick Lantz (interim; final 3 games);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Hudspeth (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Ed Malinowski
Captains	Ed Malinowski; Jake Bowen;
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Charlie Weatherbie for most of the year. He was replaced by Rick Lantz for the last three games of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Temple	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		L 26–45	26,191
September 8	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Georgia Tech	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	L 7–70	30,602
September 15		at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL		Canceled		^[1]
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 21–38	30,064
October 6		vs. Air Force	FedExField Landover, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 18–24	36,251
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Rice	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 13–21	29,106
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN+	L 17–23	29,101
October 27	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 20–21	36,852
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Tulane	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 28–42	31,456
November 17	1:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 16–34	80,795
December 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		L 17–26
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2001 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`3`	Dominic Bailey	Jr
QB	`11`	Craig Candeto	So
TE	`87`	Steve Mercer	Jr
WR	`14`	J.P. Blecksmith	Jr
WR	`6`	Chandler Sims	Jr
TE	`89`	Jim Zakar	Jr
LS/TE	`86`	Heath Sanders	Jr
OL	`77`	David Walsh	Jr
OL	`78`	Grant Moody	Jr
OL	`65`	Derek Jaskowiak	Jr
OL	`71`	Matt Nye	Jr
C	`75`	Brian Schulz	Sr
C	`76`	Ben Eastburn	Jr
C	`67`	Shane Todd	So
OL	`61`	Travis Peace	Jr
OL	`72`	Brett Cochrane	Jr
OL	`64`	John Jeffery	Sr
OL	`68`	Dan Venuto	Sr
OL	`63`	Sean Magee	So
WR	`40`	Jeff Gaddy	Sr
WR	`84`	Mike McIlravy	Jr
SB	`5`	Gene Reese	Jr
SB	`21`	Tony Lane	So
SB	`45`	Jeff Lam	Sr
QB	`10`	Ed Malinowski (C)	Sr
SB	`39`	Donnie Fricks	Jr
SB	`35`	Brad Tepper	Jr
SB	`37`	Brendan Looney	So
FB	`32`	Raheem Lambert	Sr
FB	`23`	Marlon Terrell	Sr
FB	`24`	Bryce McDonald	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`96`	Pete Beuttenmuller	Jr
DT	`97`	Andy Zetts	Jr
DT	`54`	Josh Brindel	Jr
DT	`99`	Joey Owmby	Jr
DE	`47`	Dan Person	Jr
DE	`95`	Ralph Henry	So
LB	`56`	Eddie Carthan	So
LB	`49`	Mike Chiesl	Sr
LB	`48`	Brian Stann	Jr
LB	`1`	Jake Bowen (C)	Sr
LB	`58`	Ryan Hamilton (C)	Sr
LB	`50`	Ben Matthews	So
LB	`51`	Dan Ryno	Sr
CB	`16`	Shalimar Brazier	So
SS	`44`	Lenter Thomas	Jr
SS	`13`	Joey Fay	Jr
S	`9`	Matt Brooks	Sr
S	`7`	DeJuan Cromer	Sr
CB	`17`	Marcus Jackson	Sr
S	`33`	Clyde Clark	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`86`	Heath Sanders	Jr
PK	`4`	David Hills	Sr
P	`82`	John Skaggs	So

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