1983 Navy Midshipmen football team

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]

1983 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record2nd
Head coach
CaptainJeff Johnson, Andy Ponseigo
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Cincinnati    4 6 1
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at VirginiaL 16–2733,847
September 17vs. Mississippi StateL 10–38
September 24LehighW 30–023,000[3]
October 1at WashingtonL 10–2759,912
October 8Air Force
L 17–44
October 15at PrincetonW 37–2921,730[4]
October 221:30 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 14–2133,349
October 2912:00 p.m.at Notre DameL 12–2859,075
November 5Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7–1422,009
November 12at South CarolinaL 7–3164,800
November 25vs. ArmyW 42–13

Roster

1983 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 30 Napoleon McCallum  So
  Ron McDonald
QB Rick Williamson
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Steve Brady
  Andy Ponseigo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • 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 BowlPasadena, California

    Game information

    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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