1987 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1987 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
MVPMatt Felt
Captains
  • Mike Musser
  • Chuck Smith
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Navy  – – 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] [2]

Contents

Schedule

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

Game summaries

Army

Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)
Period1234Total
Navy00033
Army3001417

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 68,000
  • [5]
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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 69Bruce BennettSr
RB James Bradley
G Joe Brennan
OT Tim Brunn
C 53Matt FeltSr
QB 16Alton GrizzardFr
RB Don Holl
WR 91Don HughesSr
WR Jon Neumann
RB 38Chuck Smith (C)Sr
WR 2Clay Stackhouse
TE 87Kevin VossJr
RB Joe Vitelli
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 4Jim Chatfield
DB 22Paul DayJr
DL 82Ron JonesJr
DL David Lowe
DB Curtis Irby
DB Bart LaRocca
DB Mike Milo
DL 64Mike Musser (C)Sr
LB Mark Pimpo
LB Ray Worthington
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 99Ted FundoukasJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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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 Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Free, Bill (September 20, 1987). "Lehigh Continues Navy's Woes, 24-9". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 18C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Dec 06. Retrieved 2019-Jan-27.
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