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1984 Navy Midshipmen football
1984 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (3rd season);
Captains	Mark Stevens; Eric Rutherford;
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

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

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	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 edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 33–30	49,500	^[3]
September 22		Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 9–21	29,349	^[4]
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	21,547	^[5]
October 20		Princeton	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 41–3	31,039	^[6]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		T 28–28	34,715
November 3	12:10 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–18	61,795
November 10		at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 0–29	44,090
November 17		No. 2 South Carolina	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HTS	W 38–21	27,234	^[7]
December 1		vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		L 11–28	73,180
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries edit

At North Carolina edit

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	3	9	7	14	33
North Carolina	7	14	0	9	30

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: September 15, 1984
Game attendance: 49,500
^[8]^[9]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Bill Byrne	13/28, 217 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Napoleon McCallum	19 Rush, 117 Yds
	Receiving	Chris Weiler	4 Rec, 62 Yds, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Kevin Anthony	12/18, 197 Yds, 3 INT
	Rushing	Eddie Colson	13 Rush, 97 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Earl Winfield	4 Rec, 88 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NAVY	UNC
1					North Carolina	Eddie Colson 3-yard touchdown run, Lee Gilarmis kick good	0	7
1					Navy	45-yard field goal by Todd Solomon	3	7
2					North Carolina	Eddie Colson 1-yard touchdown run, Lee Gilarmis kick good	3	14
2					Navy	26-yard field goal by Todd Solomon	6	14
2					North Carolina	Eric Streater 31-yard touchdown reception from Mark Maye, Lee Gilarmis kick good	6	21
2					Navy	Ken Heine 8-yard touchdown reception from Bob Misch, 2-point pass failed	12	21
3					Navy	Tony Hollinger 4-yard touchdown reception from Bill Byrne, Todd Solomon kick good	19	21
4					North Carolina	41-yard field goal by Rob Rogers	19	24
4					Navy	Chris Weiler 11-yard touchdown reception from Bill Byrne, 2-point pass failed	25	24
4					North Carolina	Ethan Horton 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed	25	30
4	2:24	2			Navy	Rich Clouse 60-yard touchdown reception from Bill Byrne, 2-point run good	33	30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							33	30

Virginia edit

At Arkansas edit

At Air Force edit

Lehigh edit

Princeton edit

At Pittsburgh edit

vs Notre Dame edit

At Syracuse edit

South Carolina edit

vs Army edit

Army Cadets vs. Navy Midshipmen

Period	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
^[10]

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

Personnel edit

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
G	Mark Long	Sr
G	Tom Hubbard	So
RB	Napoleon McCallum	Sr
QB	Bob Misch	So
WR	Mike Ray
G	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

References edit

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Navy sinks Tar Heels". The Greenville News. September 16, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McCallum lost as Navy loses to Virginia, 21–9". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reimer, Susan (October 14, 1984). "Byrne-Heine Connection Leads Navy to 31-14 Victory". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 15B – via Newspapers.com.
^ Baker, Kent (October 21, 1984). "Navy Whips Outmanned Princeton". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. pp. 1B, 14B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Middies stun No. 2 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Navy 33, North Carolina 30". UPI Archives. September 15, 1984. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4F. 1984-Sep-16. Retrieved 2022-Dec-25.
^ "Army Foot Soldiers Leave Navy High and Dry, 28-11." Washington Post. 02 Dec 1984. Retrieved 2020-Dec-06.