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: Gary Tranquill Conference: Independent-
1983 Season Highlights
Gary Tranquill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Navy.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Virginia
16
27
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Mississippi State
10
38
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Lehigh
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Washington
10
27
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Air Force
17
44
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Princeton
37
29
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Pittsburgh
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Notre Dame
12
28
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Syracuse
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
South Carolina
7
31
L
Fri., Nov. 25 vs.
Army
42
13
W
@ Pasadena, CA
1983 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 202
Scoring Average 18.4
Points Allowed 272
Defense Average 24.7
Opponents Record 55-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-5
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.