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2000 Navy Midshipmen football
2000 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Vaught (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Chris Lepore
Captains	Brian Broadwater; Brad Wimsatt;
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

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]

2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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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

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 6–17	28,335
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	HTS	L 13–40	46,042
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 7–48	42,681
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 TCU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	L 0–24	28,477
October 7	3:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 13–27	50,342
October 14	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Notre Dame	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–45	47,291
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 21–28	32,108
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 20–21	27,355
November 11	6:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 38–50	20,081
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 26–49	30,370
December 2	12:00 p.m.	vs. Army	PSINet Stadium Baltimore, MD (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 30–28	70,685^[3]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Army Black Knights (1–9) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0–10)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	7	0	7	14	28
Navy	10	10	7	3	30

Game information

The first Army–Navy game in Baltimore since 1944.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARMY	NAVY
1					Army	Michael Wallace 65-yard touchdown run, kick good	7	0
1					Navy	-yard field goal by David Hills	7	3
1					Navy	Brian Broadwater 45-yard touchdown run, David Hills kick good	7	10
					Navy	Brian Williams 32-yard touchdown reception from Brian Broadwater, David Hills kick good	7	17
					Navy	-yard field goal by David Hills	7	20
3	3:22				Navy	Fumble recovery returned 3 yards for touchdown by Brad Wimsatt, David Hills kick good	7	27
3					Army	Blocked punt returned 7 yards for touchdown by Ben Woodruff, kick good	14	27
4					Army	Brian Bruenton 23-yard touchdown reception from Curtis Zervic, kick good	21	27
4	5:32				Navy	-yard field goal by David Hills	21	30
4	2:44				Army	-yard touchdown reception from Curtis Zervic, kick good	28	30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							28	30

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

Roster

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