Navy Football Team History
Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Coach: Paul Johnson Conference: Independent-
2003 Season Highlights
Paul Johnson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Navy.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs. Virginia Military Institute
37
10
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Texas Christian
3
17
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Eastern Michigan
39
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Rutgers
27
48
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Air Force
28
25
W
@ Landover, MD
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Vanderbilt
37
27
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Rice
38
6
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Delaware
17
21
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Tulane
35
17
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Notre Dame
24
27
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Central Michigan
63
34
W
Sat., Dec. 6 vs.
Army
34
6
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Tue., Dec. 30
Texas Tech
14
38
L
@ Houston, TX
Texas Bowl
2003 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 396
Scoring Average 30.5
Points Allowed 283
Defense Average 21.8
Opponents Record 54-81
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-3
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.