1996 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1996 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1][2]

1996 Navy Midshipmen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 42–38 vs. California
Conference	Independent
1996 record	9–3
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (2nd season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Army			–						10	–	2
Navy			–						9	–	3
No. 19 Notre Dame			–						8	–	3
East Carolina			–						8	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	5
UAB			–						5	–	6
UCF			–						5	–	6
Southwestern Louisiana			–						5	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
Arkansas State			–						4	–	7
Northern Illinois			–						1	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
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
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	vs. Notre Dame	Croke Park Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic/rivalry)	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
November 23	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 36–26	44,415
December 7	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 24–28
December 25	vs. California	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	W 42–38	30,411
Homecoming

Roster

1996 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 84 LeBron Butts QB 8 Ben Fay Sr WR 11 Astor Heaven QB 7 Chris McCoy Jr RB 34 Pat McGrew Jr FB 26 Tim Cannada Jr FB 5 Omar Nelson Sr WR 87 Neal Plaskonos WR 20 Cory Schemm OG 66 Mike Wahle So T 70 Jeff Zimmerman Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 51 Clint Bruce Sr LB 50 Travis Cooley Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 78 Thomas Vanderhorst	Head coach Charlie Weatherbie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.