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 ← 1988 1990 →

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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

BYU

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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

External videos
Full game

Syracuse

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At Delaware

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vs Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

1989 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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

Defense

Pos.	Name	Class
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
P		Tom Frosch
K	`1`	Fred Schenk
P		Jefferson Triplett

Head coach

Elliot Uzelac

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

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

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