1996 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1996 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1][2]

1996 Navy Midshipmen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 42–38 vs. California
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDick Bumpas (2nd season)
MVPBen Fay
Captains
  • Clint Bruce
  • Ben Fay
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Army     10 2  
Navy     9 3  
No. 19 Notre Dame     8 3  
East Carolina     8 3  
Louisiana Tech     6 5  
UAB     5 6  
UCF     5 6  
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6  
Northeast Louisiana     5 6  
Arkansas State     4 7  
Northern Illinois     1 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at RutgersW 10–6
September 21SMUW 19–1726,798
September 28at Boston CollegeL 38–4344,500
October 5Dukedagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 64–2731,365
October 12at Air ForceW 20–17
October 26at Wake ForestW 47–1817,307
November 28:00 a.m.vs. Notre DameCBSL 27–5438,651
November 9Delaware
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 30–14
November 16Tulane
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 35–2124,952[3]
November 231:00 p.m.at Georgia TechW 36–2644,415
December 7vs. ArmyCBSL 24–28
December 25vs. CaliforniaABCW 42–3830,411
  • daggerHomecoming

Roster

1996 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 84 LeBron Butts
QB 8 Ben Fay Sr
WR 11 Astor Heaven
QB 7 Chris McCoy Jr
RB 34 Pat McGrew Jr
FB 26 Tim Cannada Jr
FB 5 Omar Nelson Sr
WR 87 Neal Plaskonos
WR 20 Cory Schemm
G 66 Mike Wahle So
OT 70 Jeff Zimmerman Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 51 Clint Bruce Sr
LB 50 Travis Cooley Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 78 Thomas Vanderhorst
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Todd Wright


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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 (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. "McCoy rushes Navy past Tulane, 35–21, on record 44 carries". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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