2018 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 3–10 (2–6 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ivin Jasper (11th season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Dale Pehrson (3rd season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
MVP | Malcolm Perry |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 11 UCF x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Cincinnati | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Memphis xy | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston x | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane x | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by eleventh-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy was a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the West Division. The Midshipmen finished the season 3–10, the team's worst record since 2002. They went 2–6 in AAC play to tie fifth place in the West Division.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott Trophy [2] | Sean Williams | S | SR |
Maxwell Award [3] | Malcolm Perry | QB | JR |
Paul Hornung Award [4] | Malcolm Perry | QB | JR |
Wuerffel Trophy [5] | Andrew Wood | OL | SR |
Walter Camp Award [6] | Malcolm Perry | QB | JR |
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Midshipmen predicted to finish in third place in the AAC West Division. [7]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Memphis | 171 (23) |
2 | Houston | 146 (4) |
3 | Navy | 129 (3) |
4 | SMU | 72 |
5 | Tulane | 68 |
6 | Tulsa | 44 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 11:00 p.m. | at Hawaii* | CBSSN | L 41–59 | 29,702 | |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | CBSSN | W 22–21 | 31,762 | |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Lehigh* |
| CBSSN | W 51–21 | 30,011 |
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at SMU | ESPNews | L 30–31 OT | 17,531 | |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at Air Force* | CBSSN | L 7–35 | 40,175 | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple |
| CBSSN | L 17–24 | 30,106 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Houston |
| CBSSN | L 36–49 | 33,924 |
October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame* | CBS | L 22–44 | 63,626 | |
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati | ESPNU | L 0–42 | 36,318 | |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 UCF | ESPN2 | L 24–35 | 44,738 | |
November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulsa |
| CBSSN | W 37–29 | 31,517 |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tulane | ESPNU | L 28–29 | 20,042 | |
December 8 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 22 Army* | CBS | L 10–17 | 66,729 | |
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Name | Position | Seasons at Navy |
Alma mater |
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Ken Niumatalolo | Head coach | 21 (11 as HC) |
Hawaii (1989) |
Ivin Jasper | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach | 19 | Hawaii (1994) |
Dale Pehrson | Defensive coordinator / defensive line coach | 23 | Utah (1976) |
Joe Dupaix | Slotbacks coach | 4 | Southern Utah (1998) |
Justin Davis | Outside Linebackers coach | 12 | Maine (2001) |
Lt. Col. Robert Green, USMC | Outside Linebackers coach | 6 | Navy (1998) |
Ashley Ingram | Running Game Coordinator / offensive line coach | 11 | North Alabama (1996) |
Steve Johns | Inside Linebackers | 11 | Occidental College (1991) |
Dan O'Brien | Safeties coach | 5 | Boston College (2005) |
Mike Judge | Fullbacks coach | 11 | Springfield College (2005) |
Sione Po'uha | Defensive tackles coach | 1 | Utah (2016) |
Danny O'Rourke | Special Teams Coordinator / offensive line coach | 17 | West Georgia (2000) |
Napoleon Sykes | Outside Linebackers coach | 5 | Wake Forest (2006) |
Mick Yokitis | Wide Receivers coach | 8 | Hawaii (2006) |
Tony Grantham | Defensive Ends coach | 11 | Radford (2000) |
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Depth Chart 2018
True Freshman
Double Position : *
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 59 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Tigers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Midshipmen | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 22 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountain Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Midshipmen | 21 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 51 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Midshipmen | 10 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 3 Fighting Irish | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bearcats | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
No. 11 Knights | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Hurricane | 7 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
Midshipmen | 7 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 28 |
Green Wave | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 22 Black Knights | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
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