American college football season
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]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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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
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Personnel[edit]
1989 Navy Midshipmen football team roster |
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Players | Coaches |
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OffensePos. | # | Name | Class |
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FB | | Mike Burns | Sr | WR; | 80 | Jerry Dawson | QB | 16 | Alton Grizzard | Jr | | | B.J. Mason | | | Rodney Purifoy |
| DefensePos. | # | Name | Class |
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S | | Bob Weissenfels |
| Special teamsPos. | # | Name | Class |
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K | 1 | Fred Schenk |
| - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Season summary[edit]
Army[edit]
See also: 1989 Army Cadets football team and Army–Navy Game
Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 |
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Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score |
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Plays | Yards | TOP | NAVY | ARMY |
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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 |
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References[edit]
- ^ "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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- Worden Field (1890–1923)
- Thompson Stadium (1924–1958)
- Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present)
- Memorial Stadium (alternate)
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- Bowl games
- Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
- Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
- Johns Hopkins
- Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic
- Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy)
- SMU (Gansz Trophy)
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- Bill the Goat
- "Anchors Aweigh"
- "I believe that we will win!"
- Marching band
- "Navy ends the drought"
- 2007 North Texas game
- Salute
- That Navy Spirit
- Navy Blue and Gold
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- Head coaches
- Statistical leaders
- NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold |