2000 Navy Midshipmen football team

2000 Navy Midshipmen football
2000 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (6th season);
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Notre Dame %		–		9	–	3
UCF		–		7	–	4
Middle Tennessee		–		6	–	5
Connecticut		–		3	–	8
Louisiana Tech		–		3	–	9
Louisiana–Lafayette		–		1	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		–		1	–	10
Navy		–		1	–	10

% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 6–17	28,335
September 16	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 13–40	46,042
September 23	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–48	42,681
September 30	No. 18 TCU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–24	28,477
October 7	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 13–27	50,342
October 14	vs. No. 20 Notre Dame	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (rivalry)	L 14–45	47,291
October 21	Rutgers	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 21–28	32,108
October 28	Toledo	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 20–21	27,355
November 11	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 38–50	20,081
November 18	Wake Forest	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 26–49	30,370
December 2	Army	PSINet Stadium Baltimore, MD (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 30–28
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

2000 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`6`	Craig Candeto	Fr
QB	`10`	Ed Malinowski	Jr
QB	`14`	Brian Broadwater	Sr
G	`64`	John Jeffery	Jr
C	`74`	Chad Adams	Sr
WR	`81`	Brian Williams	Sr
WR	`83`	Dominic Bailey	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`26`	Chris Lepore	Sr
LB	`50`	Bent Matthews	Fr
DE	`57`	Josh Wolf	Jr
DE	`94`	Brad Wimsatt (C)	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`4`	David Hills	Jr

Head coach

Charlie Weatherbie

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Army

Army Black Knights (1–9) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0–10)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	7	0	7	14	28
Navy	10		7	3	20

at PSINet Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland

Date: December 2
Game attendance: 70,685
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, and Jill Arrington
DailyPress.com

Game information

Army

Curtis Zervic
9/15, 99 Yds, 2 TD
Michael Wallace
159 Rush Yds, TD

Navy

Brian Broadwater
88 Pass Yds, TD
121 Rush Yds, TD

The first Army–Navy game in Baltimore since 1944.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARMY	NAVY
1					Army	Michael Wallace 65-yard touchdown run, kick good	7	0
1					Navy	-yard field goal by David Hills	7	3
1					Navy	Brian Broadwater 45-yard touchdown run, David Hills kick good	7	10
					Navy	Brian Williams 32-yard touchdown reception from Brian Broadwater, David Hills kick good	7	17
					Navy	-yard field goal by David Hills	7	20
3	3:22				Navy	Fumble recovery returned 3 yards for touchdown by Brad Wimsatt, David Hills kick good	7	27
3					Army	Blocked punt returned 7 yards for touchdown by Ben Woodruff, kick good	14	27
4					Army	Brian Bruenton 23-yard touchdown reception from Curtis Zervic, kick good	21	27
4	5:32				Navy	-yard field goal by David Hills	21	30
4	2:44				Army	-yard touchdown reception from Curtis Zervic, kick good	28	30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							28	30

References

^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 196. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
^ "Navy Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

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[FH-1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 196. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

[CFDW-2] "Navy Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

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