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1983 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
Virginia Tech       9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia       9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina       8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh       8 3 1
Florida State       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Memphis State       6 4 1
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana       4 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Rutgers       3 8 0
Army       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Tranquill.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at VirginiaL 16–27
September 17vs. Mississippi StateL 10–38
September 24LehighW 30–0
October 1at WashingtonL 10–2759,912
October 8Air Force
L 17–44
October 15at PrincetonW 37–29
October 22Pittsburghdagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 14–2133,349
October 29at Notre DameL 12–2859,075
November 5Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 7-14
November 12at South CarolinaL 7–31
November 25vs. ArmyW 42–13
  • daggerHomecoming

Roster

1983 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 30 Napoleon McCallum  So
  Ron McDonald
QB Rick Williamson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  Steve Brady
  Andy Ponseigo
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt


Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Army

Army Cadets (2–8) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)
Period 1 2 34Total
Navy 21 0 71442
Army 0 6 7013

at Rose BowlPasadena, California

Game information

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ New York Times. 1983 Nov 26. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.