2000 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2000 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.^[1][2]

2000 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Charlie Weatherbie (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Vaught (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Chris Lepore
Captains	Brian Broadwater Brad Wimsatt
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Notre Dame  %			–						9	–	3
UCF			–						7	–	4
Middle Tennessee			–						6	–	5
Connecticut			–						3	–	8
Louisiana Tech			–						3	–	9
Louisiana–Lafayette			–						1	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe			–						1	–	10
Navy			–						1	–	10
% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 6–17	28,335
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	HTS	L 13–40	46,042
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN+	L 7–48	42,681
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 TCU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	L 0–24	28,477
October 7	3:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)		L 13–27	50,342
October 14	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Notre Dame	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–45	47,291
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 21–28	32,108
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 20–21	27,355
November 11	6:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 38–50	20,081
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 26–49	30,370
December 2	12:00 p.m.	vs. Army	PSINet Stadium Baltimore, MD (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 30–28	70,685[3]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Army

See also: 2000 Army Black Knights football team and Army–Navy Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	7	0	7	14	28
Navy	10	10	7	3	30

Game information
Army Curtis Zervic 9/15, 99 Yds, 2 TD Michael Wallace 159 Rush Yds, TD Navy Brian Broadwater 88 Pass Yds, TD 121 Rush Yds, TD

Army Black Knights (1–9) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0–10)

at PSINet Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: December 2
• Game attendance: 70,685
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, and Jill Arrington
• DailyPress.com

The first Army–Navy game in Baltimore since 1944.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARMY NAVY 1 Army Michael Wallace 65-yard touchdown run, kick good 7 0 1 Navy -yard field goal by David Hills 7 3 1 Navy Brian Broadwater 45-yard touchdown run, David Hills kick good 7 10 Navy Brian Williams 32-yard touchdown reception from Brian Broadwater, David Hills kick good 7 17 Navy -yard field goal by David Hills 7 20 3 3:22 Navy Fumble recovery returned 3 yards for touchdown by Brad Wimsatt, David Hills kick good 7 27 3 Army Blocked punt returned 7 yards for touchdown by Ben Woodruff, kick good 14 27 4 Army Brian Bruenton 23-yard touchdown reception from Curtis Zervic, kick good 21 27 4 5:32 Navy -yard field goal by David Hills 21 30 4 2:44 Army -yard touchdown reception from Curtis Zervic, kick good 28 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 30

Roster

2000 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 6 Craig Candeto Fr QB 10 Ed Malinowski Jr QB 14 Brian Broadwater Sr G 64 John Jeffery Jr C 74 Chad Adams Sr WR 81 Brian Williams Sr WR 83 Dominic Bailey Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 26 Chris Lepore Sr LB 50 Bent Matthews Fr DE 57 Josh Wolf Jr DE 94 Brad Wimsatt (C) Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 David Hills Jr	Head coach Charlie Weatherbie Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 196. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
2. "Navy Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
3. Schmuck, Peter (December 3, 2000). "Mids Enjoy 30-28 Thrill Ride". The Baltimore Sun. pp. 58, 63. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.