# 1989 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1989 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Elliott Uzelac.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 16 | | BYU | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 10–31 | 26,884 |
| September 23 | | No. T–11 The Citadel | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 10–14 | 20,057 |
| September 30 | | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | | W 12–7 | 38,000 |
| October 7 | | Air Force | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | | L 7–35 | 35,632 |
| October 14 | | at Pittsburgh | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | | L 14–31 | 50,467 |
| October 21 | | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | | W 27–24 | 32,000 |
| October 28 | | James Madison | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 20–24 | 30,024 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Notre Dame | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | SportsChannel | L 0–41 | 59,075 |
| November 11 | | Syracuse | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 17–38 | 49,781 |
| November 18 | | at Delaware | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | | L 9–10 | |
| December 9 | | vs. Army | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Army–Navy Game) | CBS | W 19–17 | 75,721 |
| HomecomingRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### BYU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| BYU | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Navy | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
* Date: September 16, 1989
* Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 2,684
* Box Score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BYU | Passing | Ty Detmer | 26/35, 353 Yds, 2 TD |
| BYU | Rushing | Matt Bellini | 11 Rush, 50 Yds, 2 TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Fred Whittingham | 5 Rec, 80 Yds |
| Navy | Passing | Alton Grizzard | 8/14, 87 Yds |
| Navy | Rushing | Rodney Purifoy | 15 Rush, 67 Yds, TD |
| Navy | Receiving | Stanley Smith | 2 Rec, 27 Yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | BYU | NAVY |
| 1 | | | | | Navy | Rodney Purifoy 1-yard touchdown run, Frank Schenk kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | | | | | BYU | Matt Bellini 17-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | BYU | Matt Bellini 3-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | Navy | 22-yard field goal by Frank Schenk | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | | | | | BYU | 24-yard field goal by Jason Chaffetz | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | | | | | BYU | Matt Bellini 20-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | | | | | BYU | Matt Bellini 10-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good | 31 | 10 |
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### At Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
* Date: November 4, 1989
* Game attendance: 59,075
* Recap/Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ND – Tony Rice 6-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 11:49. Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 64 yards.
ND – Rodney Culver 11-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 3:18. Notre Dame 14–0. Drive: 64 yards.
Second quarter
ND – Ricky Watters 48-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 8:36. Notre Dame 21–0.
ND – Billy Hackett 27-yard field goal, 0:16. Notre Dame 24–0. Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards.
Third quarter
ND – Billy Hackett 39-yard field goal, 11:58. Notre Dame 27–0.
Fourth quarter
ND – Dorsey Levens 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 14:38. Notre Dame 34–0.
ND – Ted McNamara 1-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 4:40. Notre Dame 41–0.
Top passers
NAVY – Alton Grizzard – 8/14, 94 yards
ND – Rick Mirer – 8/12, 64 yards
Top rushers
NAVY – Rodney Purifoy – 11 rushes, 50 yards
ND – Ricky Watters – 9 rushes, 134 yards, TD
Top receivers
NAVY – Shane Smith – 3 receptions, 50 yards
ND – Adrian Jarrell – 3 receptins, 28 yards :

### vs Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| Army | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 9
* Game attendance: 75,721
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Pat Haden, and John Dockery
* NY Times
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | NAVY | ARMY |
| 1 | | | | | Navy | Mason 54-yard touchdown reception from Alton Grizzard, Fred Schenk kick no good | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | | | | | Navy | 38-yard field goal by Fred Schenk | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | | | | | Army | Calvin Cass 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | Army | Calvin Cass 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | | | | | Navy | Purifoy 3-yard touchdown run, Fred Schenk kick good | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | | | | | Army | 22-yard field goal by Havenstrite | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | 0:11 | | 63 | | Navy | 32-yard field goal by Fred Schenk | 19 | 17 |
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