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

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	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		–		–				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.

Schedule

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

Personnel

1986 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 15 Byrne, BillBill Byrne RB 21 Holl, DonDon Holl RB 34 Hollinger, TonyTony Hollinger WR Hughes, DonDon Hughes RB Kirk, JimJim Kirk QB 11 Lauletta, JoeJoe Lauletta RB McKenna, JohnJohn McKenna QB 18 Misch, BobBob Misch WR Ray, MikeMike Ray WR Saunders, TroyTroy Saunders RB 38 Smith, ChuckChuck Smith RB Smith, MikeMike Smith TE Sniffen, JohnJohn Sniffen TE 87 Voss, KevinKevin Voss WR Wallace, VernonVernon Wallace	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 41 Firlie, MarcMarc Firlie   40 Fuller, JohnJohn Fuller DB 10 Herron, MikeMike Herron   20 Kiefer, MarkMark Kiefer LB 19 McBeth, VinceVince McBeth	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Fundoukas, TedTed Fundoukas	Head coach Gary Tranquill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt