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1996 Navy Midshipmen football team

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American college football season

1996Navy Midshipmen football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl,W 42–38 vs.California
Conference	Independent
Record	9–3
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Johnson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Ben Fay
Captains	Clint Bruce Ben Fay
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

The1996 Navy Midshipmen football team represented theUnited States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by second-year head coachCharlie Weatherbie.^[1]

This was the Midshipmen's first winning season since1982, and their first bowl appearance since1981, with their first bowl win since1978.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7		atRutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 10–6
September 21		SMU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (rivalry)		W 19–17	26,798
September 28		atBoston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 38–43	44,500
October 5		Duke	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 64–27	31,365	^[2]
October 12		atAir Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 20–17
October 26		atWake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 47–18	17,307	^[3]
November 2	8:00 a.m.	vs.Notre Dame	Croke Park Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic,rivalry)	CBS	L 27–54	38,651
November 9		Delaware	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 30–14
November 16		Tulane	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 35–21	24,952	^[4]
November 23	1:00 p.m.	atGeorgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 36–26	44,415	^[5]
December 7		vs.Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 24–28
December 25		vs.California	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 42–38	30,411
Homecoming

1996 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`84`	LeBron Butts
QB	`8`	Ben Fay	Sr
WR	`11`	Astor Heaven
QB	`7`	Chris McCoy	Jr
RB	`34`	Pat McGrew	Jr
FB	`26`	Tim Cannada	Jr
FB	`5`	Omar Nelson	Sr
WR	`87`	Neal Plaskonos
WR	`20`	Cory Schemm
G	`66`	Mike Wahle	So
OT	`70`	Jeff Zimmerman	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`51`	Clint Bruce	Sr
LB	`50`	Travis Cooley	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`78`	Thomas Vanderhorst

Todd Wright

^"Football History"(PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on March 4, 2016. RetrievedJuly 12, 2015.
^"Navy routs Duke 64–27 on turnovers, runbacks".The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 6, 1996. RetrievedFebruary 10, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"McCoy, Navy steamroll Wake Forest, 47–18".The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1996. RetrievedFebruary 10, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"McCoy rushes Navy past Tulane, 35–21, on record 44 carries".The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1996. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Navy sinks Georgia Tech".The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. RetrievedFebruary 10, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.

v t e Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army:Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force:Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Johns Hopkins Maryland:Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame SMU:Gansz Trophy
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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