1996_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team
1996 Navy Midshipmen football team
American college football season
The 1996 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1][2]
Quick Facts Navy Midshipmen football, Aloha Bowl champion ...
| 1996 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Aloha Bowl champion | |
Aloha Bowl, W 42–38 vs. California | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Paul Johnson (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Bumpas (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| MVP | Ben Fay |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Army | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | – | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Rutgers | W 10–6 | |||||
| September 21 | SMU | W 19–17 | 26,798 | ||||
| September 28 | at Boston College | L 38–43 | 44,500 | ||||
| October 5 | Duke |
| W 64–27 | 31,365 | [3] | ||
| October 12 | at Air Force | W 20–17 | |||||
| October 26 | at Wake Forest | W 47–18 | 17,307 | [4] | |||
| November 2 | 8:00 a.m. | vs. Notre Dame |
| CBS | L 27–54 | 38,651 | |
| November 9 | Delaware |
| W 30–14 | ||||
| November 16 | Tulane |
| W 35–21 | 24,952 | [5] | ||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | W 36–26 | 44,415 | [6] | ||
| December 7 | vs. Army | CBS | L 24–28 | ||||
| December 25 | vs. California | ABC | W 42–38 | 30,411 | |||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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- "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- "Navy Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- "Navy routs Duke 64–27 on turnovers, runbacks". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McCoy, Navy steamroll Wake Forest, 47–18". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McCoy rushes Navy past Tulane, 35–21, on record 44 carries". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Navy sinks Georgia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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