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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7		at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 10–6
September 21		SMU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (rivalry)		W 19–17	26,798
September 28		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 38–43	44,500
October 5		Duke	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 64–27	31,365
October 12		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 20–17
October 26		at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 47–18	17,307
November 2	8:00 a.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Croke Park Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic, rivalry)	CBS	L 27–54	38,651
November 9		Delaware	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 30–14
November 16		Tulane	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 35–21	24,952	[3]
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 36–26	44,415
December 7		vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 24–28
December 25		vs. California	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 42–38	30,411
Homecoming

Roster