1986 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1986 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Gary Tranquill.[1][2]

1986 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State        12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech        9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College        9 3 0
Tulsa        7 4 0
Florida State        7 4 1
Army        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Rutgers        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
South Carolina        3 6 2
Tulane        4 7 0
West Virginia        4 7 0
Louisville        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Wichita State        3 8 0
East Carolina        2 9 0
Northern Illinois        2 9 0
Memphis State        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13VirginiaW 20–10
September 20at IndianaL 29–52
September 27Lehigh
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 41–0
October 4Dartmouth
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 45–0
October 6at Air ForceL 6–40
October 18Penn
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 26–30
October 25at PittsburghL 14–5645,345
November 1Notre DameL 14–3361,335
November 8at SyracuseL 22–31
November 15Delaware
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 14–27
December 4vs. ArmyL 7–2771,570
  • Homecoming

Personnel

1986 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 15 Bill Byrne
RB 21 Don Holl
RB 34 Tony Hollinger
WR Don Hughes
RB Jim Kirk
QB 11 Joe Lauletta
RB John McKenna
QB 18 Bob Misch
WR Mike Ray
WR Troy Saunders
RB 38 Chuck Smith
RB Mike Smith
TE John Sniffen
TE 87 Kevin Voss
WR Vernon Wallace
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 41 Marc Firlie
  40 John Fuller
DB 10 Mike Herron
  20 Mark Kiefer
LB 19 Vince McBeth
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Ted Fundoukas
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
    2. "Navy Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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