1987 Navy Midshipmen football team

1987 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
MVPMatt Felt
Captains
  • Mike Musser
  • Chuck Smith
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Syracuse   –   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 2 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Elliott Uzelac.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12William & Mary
L 12–27[2]
September 19Lehigh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 9–2425,047[3]
September 26North Carolina
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 14–4523,636[4]
October 31:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech
L 11–3135,000[5]
October 10Air Force
L 13–2335,622[6]
October 17at Penn
W 38–2816,809[7]
October 2412:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
JPSL 6–1029,167[8]
October 3112:00 p.m.at Notre Dame
L 13–5659,075[9]
November 7Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 10–3426,614[10]
November 14at Delaware
W 31–2223,100[11]
December 52:00 p.m.vs. Army
L 3–1768,000[12]

Game summaries

Army

See also: 1987 Army Cadets football team
Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Navy 0 0 033
Army 3 0 01417

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 68,000
  • [13]
Game information

Starting offensive lineman Matt Felt and Joe Brennan were held out of the game due to what head coach Elliot Uzelac called "an administrative matter not related to football".

Roster

1987 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 69 Bruce Bennett Sr
RB James Bradley
G Joe Brennan
OT Tim Brunn
C 53 Matt Felt Sr
QB 16 Alton Grizzard Fr
RB Don Holl
WR 91 Don Hughes Sr
WR Jon Neumann
RB 38 Chuck Smith (C) Sr
WR 2 Clay Stackhouse
TE 87 Kevin Voss Jr
RB Joe Vitelli
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 4 Jim Chatfield
DB 22 Paul Day Jr
DL 82 Ron Jones Jr
DL David Lowe
DB Curtis Irby
DB Bart LaRocca
DB Mike Milo
DL 64 Mike Musser (C) Sr
LB Mark Pimpo
LB Ray Worthington
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 99 Ted Fundoukas Jr
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. ^ "Indians ruin opener for new Navy coach". The Roanoke Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ Free, Bill (September 20, 1987). "Lehigh Continues Navy's Woes, 24–9". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 18C – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "UNC unleashes running game, spanks outclassed Midshipmen". The State. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Hokies capture first win, 31–11". The Danville Register. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Falcons plod past Middies". Daily Press. October 10, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ Pucin, Diane (October 18, 1987). "QB Rushes for 225 Yards as Navy Downs Penn, 38–28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Pittsburgh scores early, then holds off stingy Navy, 10–6". York Daily Record. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Same song, 24th verse: Notre Dame wallops Navy, 56–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "McPherson leads Syracuse to 34–10 romp over Navy". St. Petersburg Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Middies KO Delaware's 2-game jinx as Grizzard, Holl pace 31–22 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Cadets run through the Middies, 17–3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 6, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.
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