1984 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1984 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1][2]

1984 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1984 record	4–6–1
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (3rd season)
Captains	Mark Stevens Eric Rutherford
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 33–30
September 22	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 9–21
September 29	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 10–33	54,812
October 6	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 22–29
October 13	Lehigh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 31–14
October 20	Princeton	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 41–3
October 27	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	T 28–28	34,715
November 3	vs. Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	L 17–18	61,795
November 10	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 0–29
November 17	No. 2 South Carolina	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 38–21
December 1	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 11–28
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Marc Alexander RB John Berner QB Bill Byrne So RB Rich Clouse Sr OT Rich Coombs Sr OT Bill Gabel Sr WR Ken Heine Sr RB Don Holl WR Tony Hollinger WR Don Hughes QB Joe Lauletta WR John Lobb OG Mark Long Sr OG Tom Hubbard So RB Napoleon McCallum  Jr QB Bob Misch So WR Mike Ray OG Doug Rhodes Sr RB Eric Sauerbay C Gregg Sears Sr RB Chuck Smith RB Mike Smith TE John Sniffen TE Mark Stevens (C) Sr WR Chris Weiler Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB John Carroll LB Jim Dwyer DB Marc Firlie DL Eric Fudge Jr DL Tom Judge DL Matt Kirby DL Dirk MacFarlane DB Vince McBeth DB Tom Metzger DB Joe Papetti DL Dave Pimpo DL Ken Rouser DL Eric Rutherford (C) Sr LB Greg Schildmeyer LB Mike Taylor DB Eric Wallace DL Ron Zaleski	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Mark Colby P Andy Mueck K Scott Quinlan K Todd Solomon	Head coach Gary Tranquill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

vs. Army

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	7	7	7	7	28
Navy	0	3	0	8	11

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 1
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 73,180
• [3]

Game information

First quarter ARMY – Clarence Jones 6-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards. Second quarter ARMY – Doug Black 1-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards. NAVY – Todd Solomon 40-yard field goal, 5:00. Army 14–3. Drive: Third quarter ARMY – Nate Sassaman 9-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 21–3. Drive: Fourth quarter ARMY – Nate Sassaman 6-yard run (Craig Stopa kick). Army 28–3. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards. NAVY – Chris Weiler 6-yard pass from Bob Misch (pass good), 8:07. Army 28–11. Drive: Top passers ARMY – Nate Sassaman – 4/5, 32 yards, INT NAVY – Bob Misch – 22/39, 280 yards, TD Top rushers ARMY – Doug Black – 31 rushes, 155 yards, TD NAVY – Rich Clouse – 12 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers ARMY – Rob Dickerson – 2 receptions, 17 yards NAVY – Chris Weiler – 6 receptions, 54 yards, TD

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Army Foot Soldiers Leave Navy High and Dry, 28-11." Washington Post. 02 Dec 1984. Retrieved 2020-Dec-06.