# 1987 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1987 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Elliott Uzelac.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | | William & Mary | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 12–27 | |
| September 19 | | Lehigh | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 9–24 | 25,047 |
| September 26 | | North Carolina | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 14–45 | 23,636 |
| October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | | L 11–31 | 35,000 |
| October 10 | | Air Force | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | | L 13–23 | 35,622 |
| October 17 | | at Penn | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | | W 38–28 | 16,809 |
| October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | JPS | L 6–10 | 29,167 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Notre Dame | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | | L 13–56 | 59,075 |
| November 7 | | Syracuse | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 10–34 | 26,614 |
| November 14 | | at Delaware | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | | W 31–22 | 23,100 |
| December 5 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Army | Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | | L 3–17 | 68,000 |
| HomecomingAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Army | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 5
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 68,000
Game information :
Navy
Alton Grizzard 3/5, 59 Yds 17 Rush, 53 Yds
Don Hughes 2 Rec, 49 Yds
Army
Tory Crawford 2/4, 22 Yds
Mike Mayweather 25 Rush, 119 Yds
Andy Peterson 1 Rec, 11 Yds
Ben Barnett 1 Rec, 11 Yds :
Starting offensive lineman Matt Felt and Joe Brennan were held out of the game due to what head coach Elliot Uzelac called "an administrative matter not related to football".
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | NAVY | ARMY |
| 1 | | | | | Army | 40-yard field goal by Bit Rambusch | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | | | | Army | Andy Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Bit Rambusch kick good | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 5:01 | | | | Navy | 30-yard field goal by Ted Fundoukas | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | | | | | Army | Tory Crawford 7-yard touchdown run, Bit Rambusch kick good | 3 | 17 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 3 | 17 |