1991 Navy Midshipmen football team

1991 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
MVPByron Ogden
Captains
  • B. J. Mason
  • Byron Ogden
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 21 Tulsa   –   10 – 2 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   10 – 3 – 0
Akron   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   3 – 6 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana   –   2 – 8 – 1
Louisville   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   1 – 10 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. It was the program's fewest wins in a season since the winless 1948 season.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Ball State
L 10–33
September 14at Virginia
L 10–1742,400[3]
September 21William & Mary
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 21–2623,697
September 28Bowling Green
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 19–22
October 12Air Force
L 6–4635,640
October 19at Temple
L 14–21
October 26Delawaredagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 25–29
November 24:00 p.m.at Notre Dame
NBCL 0–3859,075
November 9at Tulane
L 7–3423,322[4]
November 231:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 24–5222,276[5]
December 7vs. Army
W 24–3

Game summaries

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Army

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See also: 1991 Army Cadets football team and Army–Navy Game
Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0–10)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Navy 0 14 01024
Army 3 0 003

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

The Midshipmen managed to steal all four Army mules in the week prior to the game.

Personnel

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1991 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 David Anderson Sr
OL Bill Bensch
G 79 Michael Davis Sr
QB Brian Ellis
TE Tony Gilless
TE Kevin Hickman
RB Duke Ingraham
RB Billy James
QB 15 Jim Kubiak Fr
OT 59 Max Lane So
WR 9 B.J. Mason (C) Sr
QB 5 Jason Van Matre So
C 67 Steve Palmer Sr
WR Tom Pritchard
WR Jimmy Screen
RB Vinnie Smith
FB 46 Brad Stramanak So
OT 58 Blair Sokol So
QB Joe Spencer
QB, RB Jason Van Matre
G 65 Carl Voss Sr
RB Jeff Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 71 Chris Alexander Sr
DB 25 Chad Chatlos Jr
DB 22 Chris Cordero Sr
LB 40 Mark Ellis Jr
DB Grover Favors
DT 76 Robert Goodson Jr
DB Chris Hart
LB Steve Himelspach
LB Clayton Kendrick-Holmes
DT 90 Bob Kuberski Jr
DB Mark McGinnis
LB 55 Byron Ogden (C) Sr
DL Dan Pidgeon
DB Rodney Purifoy
LB 62 David Shaw So
DL Ches Snider
DT 99 Steve Sterlitz
DB 2 Bill Yancey Sr
LB Javier Zuluga
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Tim Rogers
KR Cleavon Smith
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  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 (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy loses only on scoreboard". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Worst of the winless, Navy trounced, 34–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy puts on air show, but gets grounded by Wake". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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