1983 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1983 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record2nd
Head coach
CaptainJeff Johnson, Andy Ponseigo
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Boston College   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Tranquill.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Virginia
L 16–2733,847
September 17vs. Mississippi State
L 10–38
September 24Lehigh
W 30–023,000[3]
October 1at Washington
L 10–2759,912
October 8Air Force
L 17–44
October 15at Princeton
W 37–2921,730[4]
October 221:30 p.m.Pittsburghdagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 14–2133,349
October 2912:00 p.m.at Notre Dame
L 12–2859,075
November 5Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7–1422,009
November 12at South Carolina
L 7–3164,800
November 25vs. Army
W 42–13

Roster[]

1983 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 30 Napoleon McCallum Redshirt.svg So
  Ron McDonald
QB Rick Williamson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  Steve Brady
  Andy Ponseigo
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt


Game summaries[]

Pittsburgh[]

Army[]

Army Cadets (2–8) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)
1 2 34Total
Navy 21 0 71442
Army 0 6 7013

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: November 25
  • Game attendance: 81,347
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels and Lee Grosscup
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References[]

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Jackson, James H. (September 25, 1983). "Navy's 2d-Half Surge Laces Lehigh, 30-0". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 16, 1983). "Princeton Rally Too Late in 37-29 Loss to Middies". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ New York Times. 1983 Nov 26. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.
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