1983 Navy Midshipmen football team

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]

1983 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
1983 record	3–8
Head coach	Gary Tranquill (2nd season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

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
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 16–27
September 17	vs. Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 10–38
September 24	Lehigh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 30–0
October 1	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 10–27	59,912
October 8	Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 17–44
October 15	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 37–29
October 22	Pittsburgh	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 14–21	33,349
October 29	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 12–28	59,075
November 5	Syracuse	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7-14
November 12	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–31
November 25	vs. Army	Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	W 42–13
Homecoming

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 Gary Tranquill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Pittsburgh

• Napoleon McCallum 172 Rush Yds

Army

Army Cadets (2–8) vs. Navy Midshipmen (2–8)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	21	0	7	14	42
Army	0	6	7	0	13

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

• Date: November 25
• Game attendance: 81,347
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels and Lee Grosscup
• [3]

Game information
Navy Napoleon McCallum 30 Rush, 182 Yds, TD Army

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.