2000 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

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
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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

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]

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

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

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

at PSINet Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland

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

The first Army–Navy game in Baltimore since 1944.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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

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Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force: Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame SMU: Gansz Trophy
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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