1969 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1969 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by first-year head coach Rick Forzano.[1][2]

1969 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1969 record	1–9
Head coach	Rick Forzano (1st season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
VPI			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Penn State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 22–45	28,796
September 27	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–21
October 4	at Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 17–56	63,500
October 11	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 19–46
October 18	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–20
October 25	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 10–0
November 1	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 0–47	59,075
November 7	at Miami (FL)	Orange Bowl Stadium Miami, FL	L 10–30
November 15	Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–15
November 29	vs. Army	JFK Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–27

Personnel

1969 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Mike McNallen Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rick Forzano Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.