# 2000 Navy Midshipmen football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Temple | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 6–17 | 28,335 |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | HTS | L 13–40 | 46,042 |
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN+ | L 7–48 | 42,681 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 TCU | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | FSN | L 0–24 | 28,477 |
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado 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 BowlOrlando, FL (rivalry) | CBS | L 14–45 | 47,291 |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 21–28 | 32,108 |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 20–21 | 27,355 |
| November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | | L 38–50 | 20,081 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | | L 26–49 | 30,370 |
| December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Army | PSINet StadiumBaltimore, MD (Army–Navy Game) | CBS | W 30–28 | 70,685 |
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Army

| Quarter | 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
* DailyPress.com
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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | 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 |
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