1983 Navy Midshipmen football team

1983 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1983 record	3–8
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (2nd season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami		–		–				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		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				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
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Tranquill.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 16–27
September 17	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 10–38
September 24	Lehigh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 30–0
October 1	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 10–27	59,912
October 8	Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 17–44
October 15	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 37–29
October 22	Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–21	33,349
October 29	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 12–28	59,075
November 5	Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7-14
November 12	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–31
November 25	vs. Army	Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 42–13
Homecoming

Roster

1983 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 30 McCallum, NapoleonNapoleon McCallum File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So   McDonald, RonRon McDonald QB Williamson, RickRick Williamson	Defense Pos. # Name Class   Brady, SteveSteve Brady   Ponseigo, AndyAndy Ponseigo	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Tranquill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

• Napoleon McCallum 172 Rush Yds

Army

Army Cadets (2–8) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8) 1 2 3 4 Total Navy 21 0 7 14 42 Army 0 6 7 0 13 at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California Date: November 25 Game attendance: 81,347 TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels and Lee Grosscup Game information Navy Napoleon McCallum 30 Rush, 182 Yds, TD Army