1989 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1989 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Elliott Uzelac.[1][2]

1989 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1989 record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (1st season)
MVPDavid Lowe
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  11 –1 –0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –  12 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –  10 –2 –0
Northern Illinois   –  9 –2 –0
No. 15 Penn State   –  8 –3 –1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –  8 –3 –1
No. 21 West Virginia   –  8 –3 –1
Syracuse   –  8 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  7 –4 –0
Akron   –  6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –  6 –4 –1
Virginia Tech   –  6 –4 –1
Louisiana Tech   –  5 –4 –1
Army   –  6 –5 –0
Louisville   –  6 –5 –0
East Carolina   –  5 –5 –1
Tulsa   –  6 –6 –0
Southern Miss   –  5 –6 –0
Tulane   –  4 –8 –0
Navy   –  3 –8 –0
Rutgers   –  2 –7 –2
Boston College   –  2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  2 –9 –0
Cincinnati   –  1 –9 –1
Temple   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16BYU
L 10–31
September 23The Citadel
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 10–1420,057
September 30at North Carolina
W 12–7
October 7Air Force
L 7–3535,632
October 14at Pittsburgh
L 14–3150,467
October 21at Boston College
W 27–2432,000
October 28James Madison
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–2430,024[3]
November 412:00 p.m.at Notre Dame
SportsChannelL 0–4159,075
November 11Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 17–3849,781
November 18at Delaware
L 9–10
December 9vs. Army
W 19–17

Personnel
1989 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 36 Don Ferraro So
FB Mike Burns Sr
WR; 80 Jerry Dawson
QB 16 Alton Grizzard Jr
  B.J. Mason
  Rodney Purifoy
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Bob Weissenfels
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Fred Schenk
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Army
    See also: 1989 Army Cadets football team and Army–Navy Game
    Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
    1 2 34Total
    Navy 9 0 7319
    Army 0 14 3017

    at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

    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. "James Madison spoils Navy homecoming, 24–20". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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