2000 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Vaught (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorTim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPChris Lepore
Captains
  • Brian Broadwater
  • Brad Wimsatt
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Notre Dame  %   –     9 – 3  
UCF   –     7 – 4  
Middle Tennessee   –     6 – 5  
Connecticut   –     3 – 8  
Louisiana Tech   –     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette   –     1 – 10  
Louisiana–Monroe   –     1 – 10  
Navy   –     1 – 10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Temple
L 6–1728,335
September 163:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech
HTSL 13–4046,042
September 2312:00 p.m.at Boston College
ESPN+L 7–4842,681
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 18 TCU
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
FSNL 0–2428,477
October 73:00 p.m.at Air Force
L 13–2750,342
October 1412:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Notre Dame
CBSL 14–4547,291
October 2112:00 p.m.Rutgersdagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 21–2832,108
October 2812:00 p.m.Toledo
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 20–2127,355
November 116:00 p.m.at Tulane
L 38–5020,081
November 1812:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 26–4930,370
December 212:00 p.m.vs. Army
CBSW 30–2870,685[3]

Game summaries

Army

See also: 2000 Army Black Knights football team and Army–Navy Game
Army Black Knights (1–9) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0–10)
Period 1 2 34Total
Army 7 0 71428
Navy 10 10 7330

at PSINet Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

The first Army–Navy game in Baltimore since 1944.

Roster

2000 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Craig Candeto Fr
QB 10 Ed Malinowski Jr
QB 14 Brian Broadwater Sr
G 64 John Jeffery Jr
C 74 Chad Adams Sr
WR 81 Brian Williams Sr
WR 83 Dominic Bailey Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 26 Chris Lepore Sr
LB 50 Bent Matthews Fr
DE 57 Josh Wolf Jr
DE 94 Brad Wimsatt (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 4 David Hills Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 196. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Schmuck, Peter (December 3, 2000). "Mids Enjoy 30-28 Thrill Ride". The Baltimore Sun. pp. 58, 63. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.


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