1989 Navy Midshipmen football team

1989 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1989 record	3–8
Head coach	Elliott Uzelac (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (1st season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1989 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
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

Personnel

1989 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB Burns, MikeMike Burns 7.0 !Sr WR; 80 Dawson, JerryJerry Dawson QB 16 Grizzard, AltonAlton Grizzard 5.0 !Jr   Mason, B.J.B.J. Mason   Purifoy, RodneyRodney Purifoy	Defense Pos. # Name Class S Weissenfels, BobBob Weissenfels	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Schenk, FredFred Schenk	Head coach Elliot Uzelac Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Army

See also: 1989 Army Cadets football team and Army–Navy Game

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen 1 2 3 4 Total 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

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP NAVY ARMY 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