1999 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1999 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.^[1]

1999 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–7
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Vaught (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Chris Lepore
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech			–						8	–	3
Louisiana–Monroe			–						5	–	6
Notre Dame			–						5	–	7
Navy			–						5	–	7
UCF			–						4	–	7
Middle Tennessee			–						3	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette			–						2	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	L 14–49	30,311
September 11		at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 48–28	12,872[2]
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 10–14	34,052
September 25	8:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 17–20	44,217
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 31–28	52,875
October 9		vs. Air Force	FedExField Landover, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 14–19	46,450[3]
October 23		Akron	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 29–35	30,780[4]
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 24–28	80,012
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 34–7	20,339
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Tulane	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 45–21	32,840
November 20		at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		L 41–48	41,895
December 4		vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 19–9	70,049
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

vs Army

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	7	6	3	3	19
Army	0	3	0	6	9

Game information

First quarter NAVY – Brian Madden 2-yard run (Tim Shubzda kick). Navy 7–0. Second quarter NAVY – Tim Shubzda 35-yard field goal. Navy 10–0. ARMY – Matt Parker 44-yard field goal. Navy 10–3. NAVY – Tim Shubzda 34-yard field goal. Navy 13–3. Third quarter NAVY – Tim Shubzda 37-yard field goal. Navy 16–3. Fourth quarter NAVY – Tim Shubzda 38-yard field goal. Navy 19–3. ARMY – Shaun Castillo 2-yard pass from Joe Gerena (two-point conversion failed). Navy 19–9. Top passers NAVY – Brian Madden – 3/4, 27 yards ARMY – Joe Gerena – 7/19, 95 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NAVY – Brian Madden – 41 rushes, 177 yards, TD ARMY – Michael Wallace – 25 rushes, 76 yards Top receivers NAVY – Matt O'Donnell – 2 receptions, 19 yards ARMY – Grady Jett – 2 receptions, 26 yards

Army Black Knights (3–7) vs. Navy Midshipmen (4–7)

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 4, 1999
• Game attendance: 70,049
• TV announcers (CBS): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Michele Tafoya, and Ed Cunningham
• Box Score

100th meeting (75th in Philadelphia)

• Navy wore early 1960s uniforms
• Roger Staubach, Joe Bellino, and Pete Dawkins appeared for the ceremonial coin toss
• Navy dedicated the win to two fallen teammates, Chris Wilson (died Tuesday), and Jason McCray (who died two years ago). The Midshipmen wore a patch in memory of Wilson, who died during a physical test at the academy.

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External videos
Full game

Personnel

1999 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 62 Terrence Anderson Sr G 69 Eric Bowman So RB Dre Brittingham QB 14 Brian Broadwater Jr QB 17 Robert Burns So RB 22 Terence Coleman So RB Michael Darnell G 71 Jarrett Davies Sr RB Soso Dede RB John Fay RB Donnie Fricks RB Pat Haines OT 60 Kostas Hatzidakis Sr RB 5 Steve Holley Sr OT 72 Doug Howard Sr G 64 John Jeffery So WR 23 Scott Jones Sr RB Rasheem Lambert QB Brian Madden QB 10 Ed Malinowski So TE 80 Rion Martin So G 67 Kevin McCormick So WR 83 Matt O'Donnell Sr OT 77 Nate Olish So OT 78 Pete Peemoeller Jr WR 82 Brandon Rampani So WR Dave Rautenbach RB Eric Reed RB Gene Reese C 68 Pat Singleton Sr OT 79 Hoot Stahl Jr G 70 Scott Swantner Jr RB Marlon Terrell RB 4 John Vereen Sr WR 11 Travis Williams Sr OT 73 Ron Winchester Jr G 63 Philip Yeh Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Davede Alexander LB 44 David Bader Jr LB 51 David Burden Jr DL 93 Scott Burton Sr LB John Chavous DB DeJuan Cromer LB 47 Matt Daigneault Sr DB Jamie Doffermyre LB 49 Earl Fountain Sr DE 92 Ivan Garvin Sr LB 41 Roger Grant Sr DE 99 Brian Gray Sr LB Geno Hamilton LB Ryan Hamilton LB 55 Daryl Hill Jr LB Rashad Jones LB 59 Justin Jordan Jr DB Chris Lepore LB 53 David Kunda So NG 98 Gino Marchetti Sr LB 52 Shaka Martin So LB 48 Mike McGee Jr LB 54 Jamie Mcllvain Sr DE 91 Alex Murray Sr DE 95 Bwerani Nettles So S 46 Isaac Roland Jr NG 96 David Ryno Sr DE 50 Bill Shipley So DE 97 Dan Venuto So DE 90 Michael Wagoner So DB Bas Williams DE 94 Brad Wimsatt Jr DL Andy Zetts	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Tray Callisch K Tim Shubzda P 81 Brian Williams Jr	Head coach Charlie Weatherbie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-01-18

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 48, Kent State 28". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 12, 1999. p. 46 – via newspapers.com.
3. Baker, Kent. "Navy's Final Drive Stalls at 7-Yard Line in Loss to Air Force". The Baltimore Sun. p. 147 – via newspapers.com.
4. "Akron 35, Navy 29". The Lima News. October 24, 1999. p. 36 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Turnovers set tone for Navy's big win". ESPN.com. December 4, 1999. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
6. "Navy Sinks Army in 100th". CBS News. December 4, 1999. Retrieved December 1, 2022.