1991 Navy Midshipmen football team

1991 Navy Midshipmen football
1991 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	George Chaump (2nd season);
MVP	Byron Ogden
Captains	B. J. Mason; Byron Ogden;
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 9 East Carolina		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Florida State		–		11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Penn State		–		11	–	2	–	0
No. 21 Tulsa		–		10	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		8	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		10	–	3	–	0
Akron		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		3	–	6	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana		–		2	–	8	–	1
Louisville		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		1	–	10	–	0
Navy		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. It was the program's fewest wins in a season since the winless 1948 season.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7		Ball State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 10–33
September 14		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 10–17	42,400	^[3]
September 21		William & Mary	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 21–26	23,697
September 28		Bowling Green	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 19–22
October 12		Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 6–46	35,640
October 19		at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 14–21
October 26		Delaware	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 25–29
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 0–38	59,075
November 9		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 7–34	23,322	^[4]
November 23	1:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 24–52	22,276	^[5]
December 7		vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)		W 24–3
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Army

Army Cadets (4–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0–10)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	14	0	10	24
Army	3	0	0	0	3

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 7, 1991
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 67,858
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Jack Arute
New York Times. 1991 Dec 08.

Game information

First quarter

ARMY – Patmon Malcolm 39-yard field goal. Army 3–0. Drive: 43 yards.

Second quarter

NAVY – Jason Van Matre 3-yard run (kick good). Navy 7–3. Drive: 76 yards.
NAVY – Billy James 5-yard run (kick good). Navy 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards.

Fourth quarter

NAVY – Kevin Hickman 12-yard pass from Jason Van Matre (kick good). Navy 21–3. Drive:
NAVY – Tim Rogers 31-yard field goal. Navy 24–3. Drive:

Top passers

NAVY – Jim Kubiak – 13/16, 157 yards
ARMY

Top rushers

NAVY – Jason Van Matre – 25 rushes, 89 yards, TD
ARMY

Top receivers

NAVY
ARMY

The Midshipmen managed to steal all four Army mules in the week prior to the game.

Personnel

1991 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`81`	David Anderson	Sr
OL		Bill Bensch
G	`79`	Michael Davis	Sr
QB		Brian Ellis
TE		Tony Gilless
TE		Kevin Hickman
RB		Duke Ingraham
RB		Billy James
QB	`15`	Jim Kubiak	Fr
OT	`59`	Max Lane	So
WR	`9`	B.J. Mason (C)	Sr
QB	`5`	Jason Van Matre	So
C	`67`	Steve Palmer	Sr
WR		Tom Pritchard
WR		Jimmy Screen
RB		Vinnie Smith
FB	`46`	Brad Stramanak	So
OT	`58`	Blair Sokol	So
QB		Joe Spencer
QB, RB		Jason Van Matre
G	`65`	Carl Voss	Sr
RB		Jeff Williams

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`71`	Chris Alexander	Sr
DB	`25`	Chad Chatlos	Jr
DB	`22`	Chris Cordero	Sr
LB	`40`	Mark Ellis	Jr
DB		Grover Favors
DT	`76`	Robert Goodson	Jr
DB		Chris Hart
LB		Steve Himelspach
LB		Clayton Kendrick-Holmes
DT	`90`	Bob Kuberski	Jr
DB		Mark McGinnis
LB	`55`	Byron Ogden (C)	Sr
DL		Dan Pidgeon
DB		Rodney Purifoy
LB	`62`	David Shaw	So
DL		Ches Snider
DT	`99`	Steve Sterlitz
DB	`2`	Bill Yancey	Sr
LB		Javier Zuluga

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Tim Rogers
KR		Cleavon Smith

Head coach

George Chaump

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

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 (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Navy loses only on scoreboard". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Worst of the winless, Navy trounced, 34–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Navy puts on air show, but gets grounded by Wake". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[FH-1] "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[CFDW-2] "Navy Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[3] "Navy loses only on scoreboard". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Worst of the winless, Navy trounced, 34–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Navy puts on air show, but gets grounded by Wake". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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