1989 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1989 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by third-year head coach Elliott Uzelac.[1][2]

1989 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1989 record	3–8
Head coach	Elliott Uzelac (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (1st season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	BYU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 10–31
September 23	The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 10–14	20,057
September 30	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 12–7
October 7	Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–35	35,632
October 14	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–31	50,467
October 21	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 27–24
October 28	James Madison	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 20–24
November 4	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 0–41	59,075
November 11	Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 17–38
November 18	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 9–10
December 9	vs. Army	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 19–17
Homecoming

Personnel

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

Season summary

Army

See also: 1989 Army Cadets football team and Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	9	0	7	3	19
Army	0	14	3	0	17

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 9
• Game attendance: 75,721
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Pat Haden, and John Dockery
• NY Times

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NAVY ARMY 1 Navy Mason 54-yard touchdown reception from Alton Grizzard, Fred Schenk kick no good 6 0 1 Navy 38-yard field goal by Fred Schenk 9 0 2 Army Calvin Cass 1-yard touchdown run, kick good 9 7 2 Army Calvin Cass 1-yard touchdown run, kick good 9 14 3 Navy Purifoy 3-yard touchdown run, Fred Schenk kick good 16 14 3 Army 22-yard field goal by Havenstrite 16 17 4 0:11 63 Navy 32-yard field goal by Fred Schenk 19 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 17

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.