1988 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1988 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1]

1988 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Elliott Uzelac (2nd season)
MVP	Mark Pimpo
Captains	Bert Pangrazio Mark Pimpo
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	James Madison	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 27–14	21,318	[2]
September 10	Delaware	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 30–3	22,987	[3]
September 17	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7–12	20,624	[4]
September 24	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 35–42	20,754	[5]
October 1	Yale	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 41–7	31,067	[6]
October 8	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	L 24–34	50,570	[7]
October 22	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–52	34,230	[8]
October 29	No. 1 Notre Dame	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 7–22	54,929	[9]
November 5	at No. 13 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 21–49	49,784	[10]
November 12	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 8–19	66,000	[11]
December 3	vs. Army	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 15–20	68,435	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Luther Archer TE Dave Berghult RB James Bradley RB Mike Burns WR Jerry Dawson RB Dominic Flis OL Bob Friedman QB 16 Alton Grizzard So OL Greg Hlatky RB Aaron Johnson WR Carl Jordan OL Mike Kircher OL Mike Maier QB B.J. Mason QB Gary McIntosh WR Jon Neumann RB Jason Pace FB Bert Pangrazio RB Albert Peltier RB Rodney Purifoy RB Deric Sims WR Shane Smith OL Mike Sweeney RB Chris Venezia RB Joe Vitelli TE Kevin Voss	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Bill Bowling DB Rodney Brown DB Scott Carson DB Jim Chatfield DB Daron Fullwood DL Chris Graham DT Troy Holland DL Andy Kirkland DB Bert LaRocca DL David Lowe LB Mark Pimpo DL Scott Prinz DL Greg Reppar DB Steve Tazza DB Bob Weissenfels LB Ray Worthington	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Ted Fundoukos K Todd Peterson P Gerard Shanley P Jefferson Triplett	Head coach Elliot Uzelac Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt