1982 Navy Midshipmen football team

1982 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (1st season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by first-year head coach Gary Tranquill.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Virginia	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 30–16
September 18	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 17–29	54,706
September 25	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–31
October 2	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 27–21
October 9	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 21–24
October 16	William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 39–3
October 23	The Citadel	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 28–3	29,249
October 30	vs. Notre Dame	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	L 10–27	72,201
November 6	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 20–18
November 6	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 14–17
December 4	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 24–7
Homecoming

Roster

1982 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 30 Napoleon McCallum  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Tranquill Coordinators/assistant coaches Nick Saban Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt