1969 Navy Midshipmen football team

1969 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
Captains
  • Dan Pike
  • Jeff Krstich
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 17 West Virginia   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Houston   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
West Texas State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Army   –   4 – 5 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 9 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Rick Forzano.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 202:00 p.m.Penn State
L 22–4528,796[2]
September 271:30 p.m.at Boston College
L 14–2124,200[3]
October 48:31 p.m.at Texas
L 17–5663,500[4]
October 111:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
L 19–4623,880[5]
October 182:00 p.m.at Rutgers
L 6–2027,000[6]
October 252:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 10–026,412[7]
November 11:30 p.m.at Notre Dame
L 0–4759,075[8]
November 78:14 p.m.at Miami (FL)
L 10–3037,972[9]
November 151:30 p.m.Syracuse
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
L 0–1520,215[10]
November 291:35 p.m.vs. Army
L 0–27102,000[11]

[12]

Roster

1969 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Mike McNallen Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 193. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lions slap 45–22 loss on Middies". The News and Observer. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "BC rallies to defeat Navy, 21–14". The Miami Herald. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns rip Middies by 56–17". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pitt pulverizes Midshipmen, 46–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jackson, James H. (October 19, 1969). "Rutgers Sends Navy to 5th Straight Loss". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. A1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy topples Virginia, 10–0". The News and Observer. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Irish clobber Middies, 47–0". Staten Island Advance. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cochrane leads Miami past weak Navy team". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 8, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Syracuse slips past Navy, 15–0". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Army – Bronco from Ponco tames Mules – Navy". The Patriot-News. November 30, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Navy)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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