1969 Navy Midshipmen football team

1969 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Rick Forzano (1st season)
Captain	Dan Pike, Jeff Krstich
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	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
Rutgers			–					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

The 1969 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Rick Forzano.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	24,200
October 4		at Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 17–56	63,500	[3]
October 11		at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 19–46
October 18		at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–20	27,000	[4]
October 25		Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 10–0	26,412
November 1	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 0–47	59,075
November 7		at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 10–30
November 15		Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–15	20,215
November 29		vs. Army	John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–27
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Longhorns rip Middies by 56–17". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Jackson, James H. (October 19, 1969). "Rutgers Sends Navy to 5th Straight Loss". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.