1993 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Briner (1st season)
MVPJason Van Matre
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 24 Louisville   –   9 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulsa   –   4 – 6 – 1
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 8 – 1
East Carolina   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach George Chaump.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Virginia
L 0–3838,900[3]
September 18Eastern Illinois
W 31–10
September 25Bowling Greendagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 27–20
October 2at Tulane
L 25–2721,117[4]
October 9Air Force
W 28–24
October 16Colgate
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 31–321,780[5]
October 23at Louisville
L 0–2837,214
October 3012:00 p.m.vs. Notre Dame
ABCL 27–5861,813
November 13at Vanderbilt
L 7–4121,708[6]
November 201:30 p.m.SMU
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD (rivalry)
L 13–4224,639
December 4vs. Army
L 14–16

Game summaries

vs Army

Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (4–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Navy 0 0 01414
Army 0 9 7016

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • ARMY – John Lane 2-yard run (kick failed). Army 6–0. Drive: 98 yards.
  • ARMY – Rocco Wicks 20-yard field goal. Army 9–0.

Third quarter

  • ARMY – Rick Roper 9-yard run (Rocco Wicks kick), 3:50. Army 16–0.

Fourth quarter

  • NAVY – Jim Kubiak 3-yard run (pass good). Army 16–8.
  • NAVY – Jim Mill 8-yard pass from Jim Kubiak (run failed). Army 16–14.

Personnel

1993 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Steve Bellack Jr
QB 15 Michael Borchedring So
QB 14 Eddie Buckles So
WR 85 Deric Cotton So
WR 9 Damon Dixon Jr
G 78 Alex Domino So
RB 22 Robbie Edwards Jr
WR 6 Greg Emery Jr
G 65 John Formoso Sr
TE 36 Keith Galloway So
TE 90 Brian Grana So
TE 87 Kevin Hickman Jr
RB 29 Lionel Hines Sr
RB 31 Bill James Sr
WR 3 Michael Jefferson Jr
QB 16 Jim Kubiak Jr
OT 59 Max Lane Sr
G 61 Zach McMechan Sr
QB 24 Jeff Melody So
TE 82 Jim Mill Sr
C 72 Bruce Minamyer So
OT 73 David Petko So
G 70 Dan Pidgeon Sr
WR 26 Neal Plaskonos So
C 64 Chuck Puglia Sr
WR 48 Chris Ruwe So
WR 84 Matt Scornavacchi So
WR 80 Jimmy Screen Sr
RB 4 Cleavon Smith Sr
C 63 Garrett Smith So
OT 68 Blair Sokol Sr
QB 18 Tony Solliday Jr
C, LS 60 Brad Soper Jr
TE 88 Jamie Spaman Jr
FB 46 Brad Stramanak Sr
C 77 Andy Thomas Jr
RB 5 Jason Van Matre (C) Sr
OT 69 Dean Wakeham Jr
RB 49 Jeff Williams Sr
RB 28 Monty Williams So
C 58 John Williamson So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 45 Lance Barnes Sr
DB 17 Anush Collins So
DE 97 Richard Dent So
DT 91 Chris Eichinger So
DB 34 Ted Farrell So
DB 48 Grover Favors Jr
DB 10 Josh Gordon So
DB 40 Lamont Gourdine Jr
LB 50 Shane Halloran Jr
LB 52 Fernando Harris So
DB 33 Chris Hart Jr
DB 19 Cory James So
LB 47 Matt Kaslik Jr
DT 92 Richard Kreh Sr
DB 35 Steve Lipsey Sr
DB 20 Kevin Mattix Sr
LB 53 J.D. McBryde So
DT 93 Tom Neville Jr
LB 54 Benjamin Pappas So
DE 57 Andy Person So
DE 96 Wes Philbeck Sr
DE 63 Ed Pidgeon So
DT 56 Chris Reaghard Jr
DT 81 Ty Renick Sr
DB 42 Michael Riggins Sr
DE 62 David Shaw Sr
DB 44 Lewis Sims Sr
DB 13 Joe Speed So
DB 25 Marcus Starks So
DE 51 David Stowers Sr
DE 79 Jim Strauss So
DB 41 Derek Teff Sr
DB 32 Andrew Thompson So
DB 43 Jonathan Wellington So
DT 95 Stacy Yopp Sr
ILB 94 Javier Zuluga (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 15 Ryan Bucchanieri Fr
K 8 Brian Graham So
K 2 David Gwinn Sr
P 1 Brian Schrum So
K 7 Matthew Tate Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2020-Nov-30

References

  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 (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Cavs blank Navy, 38–0". The Daily News Leader. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane FG tops Navy on last play". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Alan (October 17, 1993). "Navy Sputters but Still Rolls to 31-3 Win; Rout of Colgate on Despite Turnovers". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 14C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Navy turns over game to Vanderbilt, 41–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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