1986 Navy Midshipmen football team

1986 Navy Midshipmen football

Conference	Independent
1986 record	3–8
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (5th season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Gary Tranquill.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 20–10
September 20	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 29–52
September 27	Lehigh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 41–0
October 4	Dartmouth	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 45–0
October 6	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 6–40
October 18	Penn	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 26–30
October 25	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–56	45,345
November 1	Notre Dame	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 14–33	61,335
November 8	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 22–31
November 15	Delaware	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–27
December 4	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 7–27	71,570
Homecoming

1986 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name
QB	`15`	Bill Byrne
RB	`21`	Don Holl
RB	`34`	Tony Hollinger
WR		Don Hughes
RB		Jim Kirk
QB	`11`	Joe Lauletta
RB		John McKenna
QB	`18`	Bob Misch
WR		Mike Ray
WR		Troy Saunders
RB	`38`	Chuck Smith
RB		Mike Smith
TE		John Sniffen
TE	`87`	Kevin Voss
WR		Vernon Wallace

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
DB	`41`	Marc Firlie
	`40`	John Fuller
DB	`10`	Mike Herron
	`20`	Mark Kiefer
LB	`19`	Vince McBeth

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Ted Fundoukas

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

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