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American college football season
The 1991 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the
United States Naval Academy during the
1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. It was the program's fewest wins in a season since the winless
1948 season.
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | |
Ball State | | | L 10–33 | | |
September 14 | | at
Virginia | | | L 10–17 | 42,400 |
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September 21 | |
William & Mary | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | L 21–26 | 23,697 | |
September 28 | |
Bowling Green | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | L 19–22 | | |
October 12 | |
Air Force | | | L 6–46 | 35,640 | |
October 19 | | at
Temple | | | L 14–21 | | |
October 26 | |
Delaware | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | L 25–29 | | |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at
Notre Dame | |
NBC | L 0–38 | 59,075 | |
November 9 | | at
Tulane | | | L 7–34 | 23,322 |
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November 23 | 1:30 p.m. |
Wake Forest | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| | L 24–52 | 22,276 |
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December 7 | | vs.
Army | | | W 24–3 | | |
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Game summaries
Army
Game information
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First quarter
- ARMY – Patmon Malcolm 39-yard field goal. Army 3–0. Drive: 43 yards.
Second quarter
- NAVY – Jason Van Matre 3-yard run (kick good). Navy 7–3. Drive: 76 yards.
- NAVY – Billy James 5-yard run (kick good). Navy 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards.
Fourth quarter
- NAVY – Kevin Hickman 12-yard pass from Jason Van Matre (kick good). Navy 21–3. Drive:
- NAVY – Tim Rogers 31-yard field goal. Navy 24–3. Drive:
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- Top passers
- NAVY – Jim Kubiak – 13/16, 157 yards
- ARMY
- Top rushers
- NAVY – Jason Van Matre – 25 rushes, 89 yards, TD
- ARMY
- Top receivers
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The Midshipmen managed to steal all four Army mules in the week prior to the game.
Personnel
1991 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
TE
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81
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David Anderson
|
Sr
|
OL
|
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Bill Bensch
|
G
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79
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Michael Davis
|
Sr
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QB
|
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Brian Ellis
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TE
|
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Tony Gilless
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TE
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Kevin Hickman
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RB
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Duke Ingraham
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RB
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Billy James
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QB
|
15
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Jim Kubiak
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Fr
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OT
|
59
|
Max Lane
|
So
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WR
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9
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B.J. Mason (C)
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Sr
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QB
|
5
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Jason Van Matre
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So
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C
|
67
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Steve Palmer
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Sr
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WR
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Tom Pritchard
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WR
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Jimmy Screen
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RB
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Vinnie Smith
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FB
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46
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Brad Stramanak
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So
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OT
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58
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Blair Sokol
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So
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QB
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Joe Spencer
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QB,
RB
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Jason Van Matre
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G
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65
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Carl Voss
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Sr
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RB
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Jeff Williams
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DT
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71
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Chris Alexander
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Sr
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DB
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25
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Chad Chatlos
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Jr
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DB
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22
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Chris Cordero
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Sr
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LB
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40
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Mark Ellis
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Jr
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DB
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Grover Favors
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DT
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76
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Robert Goodson
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Jr
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DB
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Chris Hart
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LB
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Steve Himelspach
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LB
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Clayton Kendrick-Holmes
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DT
|
90
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Bob Kuberski
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Jr
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DB
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Mark McGinnis
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LB
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55
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Byron Ogden (C)
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Sr
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DL
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Dan Pidgeon
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DB
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Rodney Purifoy
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LB
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62
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David Shaw
|
So
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DL
|
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Ches Snider
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DT
|
99
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Steve Sterlitz
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DB
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2
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Bill Yancey
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Sr
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LB
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Javier Zuluga
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Tim Rogers
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KR
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Cleavon Smith
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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^
"Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 195. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
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^
"Navy Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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^
"Navy loses only on scoreboard". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Worst of the winless, Navy trounced, 34–7".
The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Navy puts on air show, but gets grounded by Wake". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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