1996 Navy Midshipmen football team

1996 Navy Midshipmen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 42–38 vs. California
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Johnson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorDick Bumpas (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
MVPBen Fay
Captains
  • Clint Bruce
  • Ben Fay
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  
  –     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

The 1996 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1]

This was the Midshipmen's first winning season since 1982, and their first bowl appearance since 1981, with their first bowl win since 1978.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Rutgers
W 10–6
September 21SMU
W 19–1726,798
September 28at Boston College
L 38–4344,500
October 5Duke
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 64–2731,365[2]
October 12at Air Force
W 20–17
October 26at Wake Forest
W 47–1817,307[3]
November 28:00 a.m.vs. Notre Dame
CBSL 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[4]
November 231:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
W 36–2644,415[5]
December 7vs. Army
CBSL 24–28
December 25vs. California
ABCW 42–3830,411
  • Homecoming

Roster

1996 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 84 LeBron Butts
QB 8 Ben Fay Sr
WR 11 Astor Heaven
QB 7 Chris McCoy Jr
RB 34 Pat McGrew Jr
FB 26 Tim Cannada Jr
FB 5 Omar Nelson Sr
WR 87 Neal Plaskonos
WR 20 Cory Schemm
G 66 Mike Wahle So
OT 70 Jeff Zimmerman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 51 Clint Bruce Sr
LB 50 Travis Cooley Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 78 Thomas Vanderhorst
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Todd Wright

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 routs Duke 64–27 on turnovers, runbacks". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McCoy, Navy steamroll Wake Forest, 47–18". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McCoy rushes Navy past Tulane, 35–21, on record 44 carries". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy sinks Georgia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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