1989 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1989 Navy Midshipmen football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–8
Head coach|

* Elliott Uzelac (3rd season)

Defensive coordinator| Carl Reese (1st season)
MVP| David Lowe
Captains|

* James Bradley
* Bob Weissenfels

Home stadium| Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1990 ->

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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 State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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) as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Elliott Uzelac.[1][2]

## Schedule

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September 16| | BYU|

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| | L 10–31| 26,884|
September 23| | No. T–11 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| 38,000| [3]
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| 32,000|
October 28| | James Madison|

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| | L 20–24| 30,024| [4]
November 4| 12:00 p.m.| at Notre Dame|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| SportsChannel| L 0–41| 59,075|
November 11| | Syracuse|

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| | L 17–38| 49,781|
November 18| | at Delaware|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| | L 9–10| |
December 9| | vs. Army|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game)

| CBS| W 19–17| 75,721|

* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### BYU

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BYU Cougars (1–1) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0)

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BYU | 7 | 7 | 3| 14| 31
Navy | 7 | 3 | 0| 0| 10

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland

* Date: September 16, 1989
* Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 2,684
* Box Score

Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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BYU  | Passing | Ty Detmer | 26/35, 353 Yds, 2 TD
Rushing | Matt Bellini | 11 Rush, 50 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving | Fred Whittingham | 5 Rec, 80 Yds
Navy  | Passing | Alton Grizzard | 8/14, 87 Yds
Rushing | Rodney Purifoy | 15 Rush, 67 Yds, TD
Receiving | Stanley Smith | 2 Rec, 27 Yds
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | BYU  | NAVY
1  |  |  |  |  | Navy  | Rodney Purifoy 1-yard touchdown run, Frank Schenk kick good  | 0  | 7
1  |  |  |  |  | BYU  | Matt Bellini 17-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good  | 7  | 7
2  |  |  |  |  | BYU  | Matt Bellini 3-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good  | 14  | 7
2  |  |  |  |  | Navy  | 22-yard field goal by Frank Schenk  | 14  | 10
3  |  |  |  |  | BYU  | 24-yard field goal by Jason Chaffetz  | 17  | 10
4  |  |  |  |  | BYU  | Matt Bellini 20-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good  | 24  | 10
4  |  |  |  |  | BYU  | Matt Bellini 10-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good  | 31  | 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31  | 10

### The Citdael

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### At North Carolina

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### Air Force

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### At Pittsburgh

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### At Boston College

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### James Madison

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### At Notre Dame

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Navy Midshipmen (2–5) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–0)

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Navy | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Notre Dame | 14 | 10 | 3| 14| 41

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

* Date: November 4, 1989
* Game attendance: 59,075
* Recap/Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* ND – Tony Rice 6-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 11:49. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 64 yards.
* ND – Rodney Culver 11-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 3:18. Notre Dame 14–0. Drive: 64 yards.

Second quarter

* ND – Ricky Watters 48-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:36. Notre Dame 21–0.
* ND – Billy Hackett 27-yard field goal, 0:16. Notre Dame 24–0. Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards.

Third quarter

* ND – Billy Hackett 39-yard field goal, 11:58. Notre Dame 27–0.

Fourth quarter

* ND – Dorsey Levens 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:38. Notre Dame 34–0.
* ND – Ted McNamara 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 4:40. Notre Dame 41–0.

Top passers

* NAVY – Alton Grizzard – 8/14, 94 yards
* ND – Rick Mirer – 8/12, 64 yards

Top rushers

* NAVY – Rodney Purifoy – 11 rushes, 50 yards
* ND – Ricky Watters – 9 rushes, 134 yards, TD

Top receivers

* NAVY – Shane Smith – 3 receptions, 50 yards
* ND – Adrian Jarrell – 3 receptins, 28 yards

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Full game

### Syracuse

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### At Delaware

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### vs Army

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

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

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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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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
External videos

Fred Schenk game-winning FG/postgame

## Personnel

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1989 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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TE | `` | Dave Berghult
OL | `` | Dan Bishop
RB | `` | James Bradley
RB | `` | Ken Brown
FB | `` | Mike Burns | Sr
TE | `` | Alex Chalmers
G | `` | Michael Davis | So
WR | `80` | Jerry Dawson | Jr
FB | `36` | Don Ferraro | So
OL | `` | Bob Friedman
QB | `16` | Alton Grizzard | Jr
OL | `` | Greg Hlatky
RB | `` | Aaron Johnson
OL | `` | Mike Kircher
OL | `` | Mike Maier
QB | `` | B.J. Mason
QB | `` | Gary McIntosh
FB | `` | Kwame Moultrie | Fr
WR | `` | Jon Neumann | Jr
RB | `` | Rodney Purifoy
RB | `` | Deric Sims
WR | `` | Shane Smith
OL | `` | Carl Voss
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LB | `` | Bill Bowling
DB | `` | Rodney Brown
S | `` | Scott Carson | Jr
DB | `` | Chris Cordero
LB | `` | Anthony Domino
DL | `` | Chris Jenke
DL | `` | Andy Kirkland
DB | `` | Bart LaRocca
LB | `` | Beau Laskey
LB | `` | David Lowe
DL | `` | Greg Reppar
CB | `` | Steve Tazza | Sr
S | `` | Bob Weissenfels
DB | `` | Bill Yancey
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `` | Tom Frosch
K | `1` | Fred Schenk
P | `` | Jefferson Triplett

Head coach

* Elliot Uzelac

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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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 (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. ^ "Navy sinks Heels 12–7 in wet Kenan". Greensboro News & Record. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "James Madison spoils Navy homecoming, 24–20". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved October 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Navy Midshipmen football

Venues|

* Worden Field (1890–1923)
* Thompson Stadium (1924–1958)
* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present)
* Memorial Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 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
* SMU: Gansz Trophy

Culture & lore|

* 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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