1991 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1991 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
MVPByron Ogden
Captains
  • B. J. Mason
  • Byron Ogden
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina     11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State     11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State     11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa     10 2 0
Louisiana Tech     8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame     10 3 0
Akron     5 6 0
Memphis State     5 6 0
Army     4 7 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Southern Miss     4 7 0
South Carolina     3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana     2 8 1
Louisville     2 9 0
Northern Illinois     2 9 0
Tulane     1 10 0
Navy     1 10 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1991 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. It was the program's fewest wins in a season since the winless 1948 season.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7Ball StateL 10–33
September 14at VirginiaL 10–1742,400[3]
September 21William & Mary
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 21–2623,697
September 28Bowling Green
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 19–22
October 12Air Force
L 6–4635,640
October 19at TempleL 14–21
October 26Delawaredagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 25–29
November 24:00 p.m.at Notre DameNBCL 0–3859,075
November 9at
Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
  • L 7–3423,322[4]
    November 231:30 p.m.Wake Forest
    • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
    • Annapolis, MD
    L 24–5222,276[5]
    December 7vs. Army
    W 24–3

    Game summaries

    Army

    Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0–10)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Navy 0 14 01024
    Army 3 0 003

    at

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Game information

    The Midshipmen managed to steal all four Army mules in the week prior to the game.

    Personnel

    1991 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    TE 81 David Anderson Sr
    OL Bill Bensch
    G 79 Michael Davis Sr
    QB Brian Ellis
    TE Tony Gilless
    TE Kevin Hickman
    RB Duke Ingraham
    RB Billy James
    QB 15 Jim Kubiak Fr
    OT 59 Max Lane So
    WR 9 B.J. Mason (C) Sr
    QB 5 Jason Van Matre So
    C 67 Steve Palmer Sr
    WR Tom Pritchard
    WR Jimmy Screen
    RB Vinnie Smith
    FB 46 Brad Stramanak So
    OT 58 Blair Sokol So
    QB Joe Spencer
    QB, RB Jason Van Matre
    G 65 Carl Voss Sr
    RB Jeff Williams
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DT 71 Chris Alexander Sr
    DB 25 Chad Chatlos Jr
    DB 22 Chris Cordero Sr
    LB 40 Mark Ellis Jr
    DB Grover Favors
    DT 76 Robert Goodson Jr
    DB Chris Hart
    LB Steve Himelspach
    LB Clayton Kendrick-Holmes
    DT 90 Bob Kuberski Jr
    DB Mark McGinnis
    LB 55 Byron Ogden (C) Sr
    DL Dan Pidgeon
    DB Rodney Purifoy
    LB 62 David Shaw So
    DL Ches Snider
    DT 99 Steve Sterlitz
    DB 2 Bill Yancey Sr
    LB Javier Zuluga
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K Tim Rogers
    KR Cleavon Smith
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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