American college football season
The 1996 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | | at Rutgers | | | W 10–6 | | |
September 21 | | SMU | | | W 19–17 | 26,798 | |
September 28 | | at Boston College | | | L 38–43 | 44,500 | |
October 5 | | Duke | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 64–27 | 31,365 | [3] |
October 12 | | at Air Force | | | W 20–17 | | |
October 26 | | at Wake Forest | | | W 47–18 | 17,307 | [4] |
November 2 | 8:00 a.m. | vs. Notre Dame | | CBS | L 27–54 | 38,651 | |
November 9 | | Delaware | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 30–14 | | |
November 16 | | Tulane | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | W 35–21 | 24,952 | [5] |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | | | W 36–26 | 44,415 | [6] |
December 7 | | vs. Army | | CBS | L 24–28 | | |
December 25 | | vs. California | | ABC | W 42–38 | 30,411 | |
- Homecoming
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Roster
1996 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
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84
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LeBron Butts
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QB
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8
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Ben Fay
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Sr
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WR
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11
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Astor Heaven
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QB
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7
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Chris McCoy
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Jr
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RB
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34
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Pat McGrew
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Jr
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FB
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26
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Tim Cannada
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Jr
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FB
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5
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Omar Nelson
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Sr
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WR
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87
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Neal Plaskonos
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WR
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20
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Cory Schemm
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G
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66
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Mike Wahle
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So
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OT
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70
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Jeff Zimmerman
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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51
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Clint Bruce
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Sr
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LB
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50
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Travis Cooley
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Jr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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78
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Thomas Vanderhorst
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
Todd Wright
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Navy routs Duke 64–27 on turnovers, runbacks". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McCoy, Navy steamroll Wake Forest, 47–18". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McCoy rushes Navy past Tulane, 35–21, on record 44 carries". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy sinks Georgia Tech". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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