1993 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1993 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach George Chaump.^[1][2]

1993 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	George Chaump (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Briner (1st season)
MVP	Jason Van Matre
Captains	Jason Van Matre Javier Zuluaga
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 24 Louisville			–					9	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	6	–	1
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 0–38	38,900	[3]
September 18		Eastern Illinois	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 31–10
September 25		Bowling Green	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 27–20
October 2		at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 25–27	21,117	[4]
October 9		Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		W 28–24
October 16		Colgate	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 31–3	21,780	[5]
October 23		at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 0–28	37,214
October 30	12:00 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–58	61,813
November 13		at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 7–41	21,708	[6]
November 20	1:30 p.m.	SMU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (rivalry)		L 13–42	24,639
December 4		vs. Army	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game)		L 14–16
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

vs Army

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	14	14
Army	0	9	7	0	16

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter ARMY – John Lane 2-yard run (kick failed). Army 6–0. Drive: 98 yards. ARMY – Rocco Wicks 20-yard field goal. Army 9–0. Third quarter ARMY – Rick Roper 9-yard run (Rocco Wicks kick), 3:50. Army 16–0. Fourth quarter NAVY – Jim Kubiak 3-yard run (pass good). Army 16–8. NAVY – Jim Mill 8-yard pass from Jim Kubiak (run failed). Army 16–14.

Army Cadets (5–5) vs. Navy Midshipmen (4–6)

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 4, 1993
• Game attendance: 67,852
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil, and Jack Arute
• Recap, Recap

Personnel

1993 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 23 Steve Bellack Jr QB 15 Michael Borchedring So QB 14 Eddie Buckles So WR 85 Deric Cotton So WR 9 Damon Dixon Jr G 78 Alex Domino So RB 22 Robbie Edwards Jr WR 6 Greg Emery Jr G 65 John Formoso Sr TE 36 Keith Galloway So TE 90 Brian Grana So TE 87 Kevin Hickman Jr RB 29 Lionel Hines Sr RB 31 Bill James Sr WR 3 Michael Jefferson Jr QB 16 Jim Kubiak Jr OT 59 Max Lane Sr G 61 Zach McMechan Sr QB 24 Jeff Melody So TE 82 Jim Mill Sr C 72 Bruce Minamyer So OT 73 David Petko So G 70 Dan Pidgeon Sr WR 26 Neal Plaskonos So C 64 Chuck Puglia Sr WR 48 Chris Ruwe So WR 84 Matt Scornavacchi So WR 80 Jimmy Screen Sr RB 4 Cleavon Smith Sr C 63 Garrett Smith So OT 68 Blair Sokol Sr QB 18 Tony Solliday Jr C, LS 60 Brad Soper Jr TE 88 Jamie Spaman Jr FB 46 Brad Stramanak Sr C 77 Andy Thomas Jr RB 5 Jason Van Matre (C) Sr OT 69 Dean Wakeham Jr RB 49 Jeff Williams Sr RB 28 Monty Williams So C 58 John Williamson So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 45 Lance Barnes Sr DB 17 Anush Collins So DE 97 Richard Dent So DT 91 Chris Eichinger So DB 34 Ted Farrell So DB 48 Grover Favors Jr DB 10 Josh Gordon So DB 40 Lamont Gourdine Jr LB 50 Shane Halloran Jr LB 52 Fernando Harris So DB 33 Chris Hart Jr DB 19 Cory James So LB 47 Matt Kaslik Jr DT 92 Richard Kreh Sr DB 35 Steve Lipsey Sr DB 20 Kevin Mattix Sr LB 53 J.D. McBryde So DT 93 Tom Neville Jr LB 54 Benjamin Pappas So DE 57 Andy Person So DE 96 Wes Philbeck Sr DE 63 Ed Pidgeon So DT 56 Chris Reaghard Jr DT 81 Ty Renick Sr DB 42 Michael Riggins Sr DE 62 David Shaw Sr DB 44 Lewis Sims Sr DB 13 Joe Speed So DB 25 Marcus Starks So DE 51 David Stowers Sr DE 79 Jim Strauss So DB 41 Derek Teff Sr DB 32 Andrew Thompson So DB 43 Jonathan Wellington So DT 95 Stacy Yopp Sr ILB 94 Javier Zuluga (C) Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 15 Ryan Bucchanieri Fr K 8 Brian Graham So K 2 David Gwinn Sr P 1 Brian Schrum So K 7 Matthew Tate Sr	Head coach George Chaump Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2020-Nov-30

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
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. "Cavs blank Navy, 38–0". The Daily News Leader. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane FG tops Navy on last play". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Goldstein, Alan (October 17, 1993). "Navy Sputters but Still Rolls to 31-3 Win; Rout of Colgate on Despite Turnovers". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 14C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Navy turns over game to Vanderbilt, 41–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.