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1995 Navy Midshipmen football
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
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

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

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

^ "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 (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Wake Forest brings down Navy, romps to 30–7 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Navy snaps Duke streak of non-ACC wins, 30–9". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense saves day for Hokies, 14–0". The Danville Register & Bee. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fay makes splash in Navy's muddy 20–14 win". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Navy tunes up for Army with 35–7 rout of Tulane". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.