1995 Navy Midshipmen football team

1995 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Andy Thompson
Captains	Garrett Smith Andy Thompson
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1995 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisville			–					7	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	5	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	7	–	0
Memphis			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	8:00 p.m.	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)		W 33–2	20,302
September 16		at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 17–27	33,820
September 23		Wake Forest	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 7–30	25,380	[3]
September 30		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 30–9	29,400	[4]
October 7	1:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 0–14	31,114	[5]
October 14		Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 20–30
October 21		Villanova	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 20–14	26,726	[6]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 17–35	59,075
November 11		No. 4 (I-AA) Delaware	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 31–7
November 18		Tulane	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 35–7	19,815	[7]
December 2		vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		L 13–14
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1995 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 84 LeBron Butts So FB 26 Tim Cannada So C 55 Brian Drechsler So G 69 J. D. Gainey So QB 7 Chris McCoy So OT 72 Bryce Minamyer Sr WR 87 Neal Plaskonos Jr RB 20 Cory Schemm Jr WR 2 Matt Scornavacchi Sr G 63 Garrett Smith Sr WR 17 Will Smith Jr OT 70 Jeff Zimmerman Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 6 Gervy Alota So CB 29 Sean Andrews So LB 51 Clint Bruce Jr LB 50 Travis Cooley So DT 99 Mark Hammond Sr LB 52 Fernando Harris Sr DT 95 Chad Holzapfel Jr DB 43 Kevin Lewis So DE 56 Michael Ogden So DE 57 Andy Person Sr DE 96 Carl Quinn Jr DB 13 Joe Speed Sr DB 32 Andy Thompson Sr DT 91 David Viger So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. "Wake Forest brings down Navy, romps to 30–7 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Navy snaps Duke streak of non-ACC wins, 30–9". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Defense saves day for Hokies, 14–0". The Danville Register & Bee. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fay makes splash in Navy's muddy 20–14 win". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Navy tunes up for Army with 35–7 rout of Tulane". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.