1983 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1983 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Tranquill.[1][2]

1983 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
Virginia Tech        9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College        9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia        9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina        8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh        8 3 1
Penn State        8 4 1
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Memphis State        6 4 1
Florida State        8 4 0
Notre Dame        7 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
South Carolina        5 6 0
Cincinnati        4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana        4 6 0
Temple        4 7 0
Tulane        4 7 0
Louisville        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Rutgers        3 8 0
Army        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at VirginiaL 16–27
September 17vs. Mississippi StateL 10–38
September 24LehighW 30–0
October 1at WashingtonL 10–2759,912
October 8Air Force
L 17–44
October 15at PrincetonW 37–29
October 22Pittsburgh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 14–2133,349
October 29at Notre DameL 12–2859,075
November 5Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7-14
November 12at South CarolinaL 7–31
November 25vs. ArmyW 42–13
  • Homecoming

Roster

1983 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 30 Napoleon McCallum  So
  Ron McDonald
QB Rick Williamson
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
  Steve Brady
  Andy Ponseigo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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


    Game summaries

    Pittsburgh

    Army

    Army Cadets (2–8) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)
    1 2 34Total
    Navy 21 0 71442
    Army 0 6 7013

    at Rose BowlPasadena, California

    References

    1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
    3. New York Times. 1983 Nov 26. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.


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