2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

2019 Navy Midshipmen football
2019 Navy Midshipmen football
AAC West Division co-champion; Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Kansas State
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
Record	11–2 (7–1 AAC)
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (12th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Brian Newberry (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brian Norwood (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Malcolm Perry
Captain	Paul Carothers; Nizaire Cromartie; Ford Higgins; Malcolm Perry
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by 12th-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy competed as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the West Division.

2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 24 UCF	6	–	2	10	–	3
Temple	5	–	3	8	–	5
South Florida	2	–	6	4	–	8
East Carolina	1	–	7	4	–	8
UConn	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 20 Navy x	7	–	1	11	–	2
SMU	6	–	2	10	–	3
Tulane	3	–	5	7	–	6
Houston	2	–	6	4	–	8
Tulsa	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Offseason

In December 2018, former defensive coordinator Dale Pehrson retired. He was replaced by Kennesaw State defensive coordinator Brian Newberry.^[1] On January 12, 2019, the Naval Academy athletic department officially announced the hiring of Brian Newberry as the new defensive coordinator and safeties coach, as well as three new assistant coaches in Brian Norwood (co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks), Kevin Downing (defensive ends/raiders), and P.J. Volker (inside linebackers). Additionally, the remaining defensive assistant coaches from the previous year's staff were shuffled to new positions, with Steve Johns taking over strikers, Justin Davis taking over nose guards/defensive tackles, and R.B. Green becoming a general defensive assistant coach.^[2]

On February 21 Navy beat writer for the Annapolis Capital Gazette, Bill Wagner, published a story relaying that fullbacks coach Mike Judge and nose guards/defensive tackles coach Justin Davis were leaving the USNA football program to pursue other opportunities, with Davis joining the Miami Dolphins as a Defensive Quality Control coach and Davis pursuing a business opportunity.^[3] The USNA Athletic Department announced on February 27 the hires of Jerrick Hall from Elon as Nose Guards/defensive tackles coach and Jason MacDonald from the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School as Fullbacks coach.^[4]

Following the completion of the spring football session, head coach Ken Niumatalolo announced that raider Nizaire Cromartie, linebacker Paul Carothers, center Ford Higgins, and quarterback Malcolm Perry had been selected as team captains for the 2019 season.^[5]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award^[6]	Malcolm Perry	QB	SR
Rimington Trophy^[7]	Ford Higgins	C	SR
Patrick Mannelly Award^[8]	Michael Pifer	LS	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[9]	Malcolm Perry	QB	SR

AAC media poll

The preseason poll was released at the 2019 AAC Media Day on July 16, 2019. The Midshipmen were predicted to finish in fifth place in the AAC West Division.^[10]

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Memphis	165 (15)
2	Houston	162 (14)
3	Tulane	108
4	SMU	87 (1)
5	Navy	70
6	Tulsa	38

East
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UCF	169 (19)
2	Cincinnati	157 (11)
3	South Florida	107
4	Temple	101
5	East Carolina	66
6	Connecticut	30

American Champion Voting

UCF (12)^{[clarification needed]}
Cincinnati (8)
Memphis (6)^{[clarification needed]}
Houston (4)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Holy Cross*		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 45–7	28,531
September 14	3:30 p.m.	East Carolina		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 42–10	30,707
September 26	8:00 p.m.	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN	L 23–35	33,909
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Air Force*		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 34–25	37,957
October 12	7:30 p.m.	at Tulsa		Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	W 45–17	17,951
October 19	3:30 p.m.	South Florida		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 35–3	29,774
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Tulane		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 41–38	31,118
November 1	8:00 p.m.	at UConn		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	W 56–10	16,659
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Notre Dame*	No. 23	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 20–52	74,080
November 23	3:30 p.m.	No. 25 SMU		Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)	CBSSN	W 35–28	33,732
November 30	7:00 p.m.	at Houston		TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	W 56–41	22,824
December 14	3:00 p.m.	vs. Army*	No. 23	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army-Navy Game, College GameDay)	CBS	W 31–7	68,705
December 31	3:45 p.m.	vs. Kansas State*	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–17	50,515
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Navy	Alma mater
Ken Niumatalolo	Head coach	22 (12 as HC)	Hawaii (1989)
Offensive staff
Ivin Jasper	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach	20	Hawaii (1994)
Joe Dupaix	Slotbacks coach	5	Southern Utah (1998)
Ashley Ingram	Running game coordinator / offensive centers and guards coach	12	North Alabama (1996)
Jason MacDonald	Fullbacks Coach	1	Springfield College (Mass) (2004)
Danny O'Rourke	Special teams coordinator / offensive tackles coach	18	West Georgia (1999)
Mick Yokitis	Wide receivers coach	9	Navy (2006)
Billy Ray Stutzmann	Offensive assistant coach	1	Hawaii (2013)
Defensive staff
Brian Newberry	Defensive coordinator / safeties coach	1	Baylor (1998)
Brian Norwood	Co-defensive coordinator / Cornerbacks coach	6	Hawaii (1988)
Kevin Downing	Defensive ends / raiders coach	1	North Carolina Central (2004)
Robert Green	Defensive assistant coach	7	Navy (1998)
Steve Johns	Strikers Coach	12	Occidental College (1991)
Jerrick Hall	Nose Guards / defensive tackles coach	1	NC State (2004)
P.J. Volker	Linebackers coach	1	Mount St. Joseph (2005)
Support staff
Joe Battaglia	Defensive Quality Control Analyst	3	Guilford College (2008)
Brian Blick	Director of football operations	3	Navy (2012)
Bryan Fitzpatrick	Head Football Strength and Conditioning / Associate A.D. – Sports Performance	8	Towson (2005)
David Mahoney	Recruiting coordinator	3	Navy (2007)
Bryan Miller	Associate Football Strength and Conditioning / sports science coordinator	5	North Park
Omar Nelson	Director of player personnel	3	Navy (1997)
Capt. Ross Pospisil	Director of player development		Navy (2010)
Sydney Sims	Assistant recruiting coordinator for Football
Kevin Slattery	Director of Football Creative Design	1	York College (PA) (2016)
Capt. Mike Walsh	Volunteer Defensive Analyst		Navy (2009)
Laura Webb	Administrative assistant to the head football coach
SSgt. Anthony Williams	Assistant Director of player development

Source:^[12]

Roster

The Navy football roster at the beginning of 2019 fall camp (as of Aug 6, 2019):^[13]

2019 Navy Midshipmen roster

Quarterback

2 Tyger Goslin, Sophomore (5'11, 188)
6 Perry Olsen, Freshman (6'2, 210)
8 Dalen Morris, Junior (6'1, 213)
9 Maasai Maynor, Freshman (6'0, 180)
10 Malcolm Perry, Senior (5'9, 190)

Slot Back

14 Zachary Kuhlman, Freshman (6'1, 180)
15 Mike Mauai, Freshman (5'10, 186)
17 Colby Jacques, Freshman (5'8, 175)
20 CJ Williams, Junior (5'8, 175)
21 Tyreek King–El, Junior (5'8, 178)
22 Travis Brannan, Senior (6'0, 180)
23 Myles Fells, Junior (5'11, 180)
24 Justin Smith, Junior (5'11, 197)
25 Tazh Maloy, Senior (5'7, 178)
26 Garrett Winn, Junior (5'10, 175)
28 Keoni–Kordell Makekau, Junior (5'11, 175)
29 Ethan Bibb, Freshman (5'10, 175)
33 Carlinos Acie, Sophomore (5'9, 190)
35 Josh Johnson, Sophomore (5'7, 184)
40 Mason Plante, Senior (5'11, 188)

Fullback

32 Isaac Ruoss, Sophomore (6'1, 220)
34 Jamale Carothers, Sophomore (5'9, 203)
36 Jonathon Lee, Junior (5'11, 205)
37 James Harris II, Sophomore (6'0, 230)
38 Gavin Marts, Freshman (6'0, 219)
41 Brandon Madison, Freshman (5'11, 195)
43 Nelson Smith, Junior (5'9, 218)
45 Jeremiah Boyd, Sophomore (6'0, 217)

Wide receiver

1 Tyshawn Buckner, Freshman (6'3, 191)
3 Mychal Cooper, Sophomore (6'5, 215)
7 Joe Carter, Freshman (6'2, 205)
11 Devin Mathews, Freshman (6'4, 194)
13 Chance Warren, Sophomore (5'10, 185)
46 Mark Walker, Freshman (6'2, 180)
47 Michael Naze, Freshman (6'3, 231)
48 Christian Hutchinson, Freshman (6'4, 215)
80 Kody Crider, Junior (6'3, 245)
81 Devon High, Sophomore (6'0, 190)
82 Emmett Davis, Junior (6'1, 177)
83 Marcell Gleaton, Sophomore (6'3, 216)
84 Tanner Matthews, Junior (6'4, 235)
85 Aleksei Yaramus, Senior (6'2, 214)
86 OJ Davis, Senior (6'2, 229)
87 Ryan Mitchell, Junior (6'3, 200)
88 Brendan Mitchell, Sophomore (6'5, 210)
89 Chase Parrish, Junior (5'11, 181)

Punter

4 Owen White, Senior (5'10, 197)

Kicker

18 J.R. Osborn, Senior (6'0, 190)
31 Bijan Nichols, Freshman (6'1, 165)
39 Ben Fee, Sophomore (5'10, 231)
42 Daniel Davies, Freshman (5'10, 160)

Offensive lineman

50 Jake Cossavella, Freshman (6'4, 250)
51 Kip Frankland, Freshman (6'1, 280)
52 Nick Bernacchi, Sophomore (6'2, 276)
53 Luca Fratianne, Sophomore (6'2, 282)
54 Jackson Lee Mitchell, Sophomore (6'4, 245)
55 Brandon Moore, Freshman (6'1, 306)
57 Clayton Nelson, Freshman (6'3, 290)
58 Luke Coleman, Freshman (6'4, 315)
59 Eric Cal, Senior (6'3, 268)
60 TJ Salu, Senior (6'2, 297)
61 Ben Everett, Junior (6'4, 275)
62 Pierce Banbury, Sophomore (6'2, 288)
63 Joe Goff, Senior (6'5, 284)
64 Kurt Stengel, Junior (6'4, 261)
65 Wes Mehl, Senior (6'4, 312)
66 Niko Yaramus, Senior (6'3, 281)
67 Bryce Texeira, Sophomore (6'2, 279)
68 David Forney, Senior (6'3, 305)
69 Nick Dell'Acqua, Sophomore (6'4, 294)
70 Jamie Romo, Freshman (6'5, 260)
71 Billy Honaker, Junior (6'3, 282)
72 Ford Higgins, Senior (6'2, 260)
73 Peter Nestrowitz, Junior (6'3, 287)
74 Jude Hydrick, Senior (6'3, 230)
75 Sean Rattay, Junior (6'1, 279)
76 Kendel Wright, Senior (6'4, 287)
77 Mike Adzima, Senior (6'2, 288)
78 Mattie Conlon, Sophomore (6'2, 283)
78 Joseph Petti, Freshman (6'6, 295)
79 Justin Self, Junior (6'2, 268)
92 Nicolas Rowan, Freshman (6'1, 285)
93 Talvis Robinson, Freshman (6'2, 300)

Defensive lineman

52 Denzel Polk, Senior (6'2, 261)
60 Antonio Greer, Freshman (6'2, 240)
61 Quinzy Salu, Freshman (6'3, 255)
63 Jacobi Rice, Freshman (6'3, 270)
64 John Brand, Freshman (6'3, 255)
65 Marcus Williams, Freshman (6'1, 255)
66 Dexter Manior, Freshman (6'3, 235)
69 Timber Berzins, Sophomore (6'4, 268)
70 Mack Nash, Senior (6'5, 250)
78 Alefosio Saipaia, Freshman (6'0, 280)
90 Chris Pearson, Junior (6'3, 317)
91 Cal Long, Sophomore (6'2, 230)
92 Deondrae Williams, Sophomore (6'0, 260)
93 Marcus Edwards, Senior (6'4, 289)
94 J'arius Warren, Sophomore (6'1, 257)
95 Tobe Okafor, Junior (6'4, 289)
96 Jackson Perkins, Junior (6'6, 257)
97 Dave Tolentino, Senior (6'2, 301)
98 Mike Flowers, Junior (6'3, 318)
99 Jackson Pittman, Senior (6'3, 300)

Raider

33 Carter Bankston, Senior (6'3, 229)
46 Ian Blake, Junior (6'2, 226)
55 John Kelly III, Sophomore (6'2, 225)
56 Nizaire Cromartie, Senior (6'2, 237)
58 Jacob Gregory, Junior (6'3, 234)
86 John Amell, Freshman (6'3, 225)
88 Max Sandlin, Freshman (6'4, 220)

Linebacker

31 Austin Talbert–Loving, Junior (6'0, 202)
41 Tyler Pistorio, Senior (6'2, 215)
42 Sion Harrington, Senior (6'3, 217)
47 Colton Higgins, Freshman (6'1, 195)
48 Bryce Shaw, Sophomore (6'1, 220)
49 Trent Shiraki, Freshman (6'0, 215)
50 Mitchell Johns, Sophomore (6'1, 224)
51 Paul Carothers, Senior (6'1, 222)
53 Tama Tuitele, Freshman (6'1, 230)
54 Diego Fagot, Sophomore (6'3, 240)
57 Nick Straw, Freshman (6'2, 230)
59 Tysean White, Freshman (6'3, 225)
85 Tommy Lawley, Sophomore (6'2, 219)

Striker

1 Jacob Springer, Junior (6'1, 206)
17 Tony Brown, Sophomore (6'3, 201)
35 Walter Little, Senior (5'11, 211)
38 Michael Salisbury, Sophomore (6'2, 200)
45 Chelen Garnes, Freshman (5'11, 185)
82 Joshua Adams, Freshman (6'0, 190)
83 Charles Reed, Freshman (6'0, 200)

Cornerback

2 Marcus Wiggins, Junior (6'4, 188)
3 Cameron Kinley, Junior (6'2, 204)
5 Michael McMorris, Sophomore (5'9, 166)
9 Daniel Taylor, Sophomore (5'10, 180)
14 Micah Farrar, Junior (6'0, 189)
16 Jeremy Griffis, Senior (5'9, 187)
22 Jamal Glenn, Sophomore (5'11, 175)
23 Brandon Willis, Freshman (5'10, 170)
24 David Miller, Freshman (5'9, 170)
25 Jordan Geter, Freshman (5'10, 174)
26 Tyler Rogers, Sophomore (5'10, 176)
28 Ebissa Sambo, Freshman (5'10, 160)
29 Caleb Clear, Sophomore (6'1, 183)
39 BJ Gibson, Freshman (6'4, 184)
43 Justin Nelson, Freshman (5'11, 177)
44 Adrion Taylor, Freshman (5'9, 165)

Safety

4 Terrell Adams, Freshman (6'0, 190)
6 Mitchell West, Sophomore (5'10, 192)
7 Chike Otaluka, Sophomore (6'0, 190)
8 Elan Nash, Senior (5'11, 205)
10 Vincent Thomas Jr., Freshman (5'10, 170)
11 Evan Fochtman, Junior (6'1, 201)
13 Mike Cabrera, Junior (5'10, 198)
15 Noruwa Obanor, Senior (6'1, 194)
18 Kevin Brennan, Sophomore (5'11, 205)
20 Dakare Coston, Sophomore (6'2, 192)
21 John Marshall, Freshman (6'2, 190)
32 Taylor Robinson, Freshman (6'0, 175)
34 Jebril Murray, Freshman (5'11, 180)
36 Derek Atwaters, Freshman (6'1, 185)
37 Jaison Taylor, Freshman (5'11, 181)
40 Walter Soefker, Freshman (5'11, 192)

Long snapper

44 Michael Pifer, Senior (6'3, 245)
49 Kyle Gibbs, Junior (6'2, 206)

Depth chart

Depth chart published in the 120th Army-Navy Game game notes (as of December 9, 2019).^[14]

RAIDER	WILL	MIKE	STRIKER
Nizaire Cromartie	Paul Carothers	Diego Fagot	Jacob Springer*
Carter Bankston	Tyler Pistorio	Sion Harrington	Tony Brown
Ian Blake	Walter Little	Paul Carothers	Dakare Coston

BANDIT
Kevin Brennan
Elan Nash
Mitchell West

CB
Michael McMorris
Micah Farrar
Caleb Clear

DE	NT	DE
J'arius Warren	Jackson Pittman	Jackson Perkins
Mike Flowers	Dave Tolentino	Denzel Polk
Marcus Edwards	Alefosio Saipaia	Deondrae Williams

CB
Cameron Kinley
Marcus Wiggins
Daniel Taylor

Offense

WR
Mychal Cooper
OR Chance Warren
OJ Davis

SB
CJ Williams*
Tyreek King–El
Travis Brannan OR Garrett Winn*

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Kendel Wright	David Forney	Ford Higgins	Peter Nestrowitz	Billy Honaker
Justin Self*	Niko Yaramus*	Eric Cal	Niko Yaramus*	Justin Self*
Kurt Stengel	Mike Adzima	OR Justin Self*	T.J. Salu	Joe Goff

SB
Tazh Maloy
OR Keoni-Kordell Makekau
Myles Fells

WR
Ryan Mitchell
Mark Walker
Tanner Matthews

QB
Malcolm Perry
Perry Olsen
Dalen Morris

Key reserves
KO – Bijan Nichols* J.R. Osborn*

FB
Jamale Carothers
Nelson Smith
Isaac Ruoss

Special teams
PK Bijan Nichols* Owen White*
P Owen White* Bijan Nichols*
KR Garrett Winn* CJ Williams*
PR Garrett Winn* Jacob Springer*
LS Michael Pifer Kyle Gibbs
H J.R. Osborn* Owen White*

Depth Chart 2019
True Freshman
Double Position : *

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	21	RV	24	23	21	20
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	21	RV	24	23	21	20
CFP	Not released										24	23	—	—	24	23	Not released

Game summaries

Holy Cross

Holy Cross Crusaders at Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	7	0	0	7
Midshipmen	10	14	14	7	45

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Date: August 31, 2019
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 10-15 mph • Weather: Blue Skies
Game attendance: 28,531
Referee: Hank Johns
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
ESPN – Navy rolls past Holy Cross 45–7 in opener^[15] /// Box Score, Holy Cross at Navy^[16] /// Pregame Notes^[17] /// Postgame Notes^[18]

Game information

East Carolina

East Carolina Pirates at Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	3	0	7	10
Midshipmen	14	14	14	0	42

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Date: September 14, 2019
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: S 10-15 mph • Weather: Overcast
Game attendance: 30,707
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
ESPN – Perry runs, passes Navy past outclassed East Carolina 42–10^[19] /// Box Score, East Carolina at Navy^[20] /// Pregame Notes^[21] /// Postgame Notes^[22]

Game information

At Memphis

Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	13	7	0	3	23
Tigers	7	7	14	7	35

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

Date: September 26, 2019
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
Game attendance: 33,909
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Matt Hasselbeck (analyst), Pat McAfee (analyst) & Molly McGrath (sideline)
ESPN – Memphis remains undefeated with a 35–23 win over Navy^[23] /// Box Score, Navy at Memphis^[24] /// Pregame Notes^[25] /// Postgame Notes^[26]

Game information

Air Force

Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	3	16	25
Midshipmen	0	14	7	13	34

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Date: October 5, 2019
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: E 5-10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 37,957
Referee: Michael VanderVelde
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
ESPN – Navy stuns Air Force 34–25^[27] /// Box Score, Air Force at Navy^[28] /// Pregame Notes^[29] /// Postgame Notes^[30]

Game information

At Tulsa

Navy Midshipmen at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	7	21	0	17	45
Golden Hurricane	3	0	7	7	17

at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

Date: October 12, 2019
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: S 9 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 17,951
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) & Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
ESPN – Perry leads Navy over Tulsa 45–17^[31] /// Box Score, Navy at Tulsa^[32] /// Pregame Notes^[33] /// Postgame Notes^[34]

Game information

South Florida

South Florida Bulls at Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	3	0	0	3
Midshipmen	7	14	0	14	35

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Date: October 19, 2019
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE 10-15 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny, Breezy
Game attendance: 29,774
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
ESPN – Navy runs over South Florida 35–3; Perry joins elite company^[35] /// Box Score, South Florida at Navy^[36] /// Pregame Notes^[37] /// Postgame Notes^[38]

Game information

Tulane

Tulane Green Wave at Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	14	14	10	38
Midshipmen	21	10	0	10	41

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Date: October 26, 2019
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: E 5-10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 31,118
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
ESPN – Nichols' 48-yard field goal lifts Navy past Tulane, 41–38^[39] /// Box Score, Tulane at Navy^[40] /// Pregame Notes^[41] /// Postgame Notes^[42]

Game information

At UConn

Navy Midshipmen at UConn Huskies

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	14	14	14	56
Huskies	7	3	0	0	10

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT

Date: November 1, 2019
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: NW 11 mph • Weather: Husky Weather
Game attendance: 16,659
Referee: Anthony Calabrese
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Jim Mora (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
ESPN – Midshipmen stay afloat in AAC title race with rout of UConn^[43] /// Box Score, Navy at UConn^[44] /// Pregame Notes^[45] /// Postgame Notes^[46]

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At Notre Dame

Battle for the Rip Miller Trophy: No. 23 Navy Midshipmen at No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Midshipmen	0	3	7	10	20
No. 16 Fighting Irish	14	24	7	7	52

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN

Date: November 16, 2019
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph • Weather: Clear Skies
Game attendance: 74,080
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Doug Flutie (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline), Chris Simms (field analyst) & Terry McAulay (rules analyst)
ESPN – Claypool catches 4 TDs as No. 16 Notre Dame rout Navy 52–20^[47] /// Box Score, No. 23 Navy at No. 16 Notre Dame^[48] /// Pregame Notes^[49] /// Postgame Notes^[50]

Game information

SMU

No. 25 SMU Mustangs at Navy Midshipmen

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Mustangs	7	14	0	7	28
Midshipmen	7	3	10	15	35

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Date: November 23, 2019
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: S 3-5 mph • Weather: Overcast Skies
Game attendance: 33,732
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
ESPN – Perry leads Navy past No. 21 SMU 35–28^[51] /// Box Score, No. 25 SMU at Navy^[52] /// Pregame Notes^[53] /// Postgame Notes^[54]

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At Houston

Navy Midshipmen at Houston Cougars

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	21	7	14	14	56
Cougars	14	13	7	7	41

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

Date: November 30, 2019
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW 9 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 22,824
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) & Taylor Davis (sideline)
ESPN – Jamale Carothers helps No. 24 Navy beat Houston 56–41^[55] /// Box Score, Navy at Houston^[56] /// Pregame Notes^[57] /// Postgame Notes^[58]

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Vs. Army

Army Black Knights vs. No. 23 Navy Midshipmen (120th Army–Navy Game)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	0	0	0	7
No. 23 Midshipmen	0	14	7	10	31

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

Date: December 14, 2019
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: S 10-15 mph • Weather: Light Drizzle
Game attendance: 68,705
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) & Jamie Erdahl (sideline)
ESPN – Sea, by ground: Perry runs for 304 in Navy rout^[59] /// Box Score, Army vs. No. 23 Navy^[60] /// Pregame Notes^[61] /// Postgame Notes^[62]

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Navy Midshipmen quarterback Malcolm Perry made Naval Academy history by setting the single season rushing mark with 1,804 yards, surpassing Napoleon McCallum who held the record since 1983 with 1,587 yards. Perry also became Navy's single season record holder in total offense with 2,831 yards. As well as becoming the career leading rusher in the Army-Navy game and had the most rushing yards in a single game in the series. Perry earned MVP game honors, becoming the 4th quarterback in FBS history to rush for 300 yards. He had 304 yards with 2 touchdowns on his record-breaking day. Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo became the winningest coach in Army-Navy game history with nine wins.

Vs. Kansas State (Liberty Bowl)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: No. 23 Navy Midshipmen vs. Kansas State Wildcats

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Midshipmen	3	7	7	3	20
Wildcats	0	10	0	7	17

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

Date: December 31, 2019
Game time: 2:45 p.m. CST
Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SW 10 MPH • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 50,515
Referee: Tra Blake
TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
ESPN – 2019 Liberty Bowl, No. 23 Navy Midshipmen vs. Kansas State Wildcats, Preview^[63] /// Pregame Notes^[64]

Game information

Navy and Kansas State both accepted initiations to the Liberty Bowl. This was the first meeting between the two teams. Kansas State improved its regular season record from 5-7 in 2018 to 8-4 and the Navy Midshipmen improved from 3-10 in 2018 to 10-2. Navy averaged 363.7 yards rushing per game – 66 more than any other FBS team.^[65]

The Navy Midshipmen became the Auto Zone Liberty Bowl Champions. Malcolm Perry was named the Liberty Bowl MVP "Player of the Game". He was 5/7, 57 passing yards and a touchdown, with 213 rushing yards in 28 attempts. Perry also set the FBS single-season rushing record for a quarterback with 1,923 (13 games), becoming the all-time rushing leader. He edged out Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch who rushed for 1,920 yards in 2013 (14 games). Navy set a new single-season school record with 228 rush yards in the game, (4,586 rush yards in total). Coach Ken Niumatalolo, named AAC coach of the year, completely turned his team around from a dismal 3-10 record in 2018 to an 11-2 record in 2019; just the second time in Naval Academy history with eleven wins in a season.^[66]

Source for Match-up Records:^[67]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
7	246	Malcolm Perry	QB	Miami Dolphins

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2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

Contents

Preseason

Offseason

Award watch lists

AAC media poll

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Rankings

Game summaries

Holy Cross

East Carolina

At Memphis

Air Force

At Tulsa

South Florida

Tulane

At UConn

At Notre Dame

SMU

At Houston

Vs. Army

Vs. Kansas State (Liberty Bowl)

Players drafted into the NFL

References

2019 Navy Midshipmen football

AAC West Division co-champion Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Kansas State
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
Record	11–2 (7–1 AAC)
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (12th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Brian Newberry (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brian Norwood (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Malcolm Perry
Captain	Paul Carothers Nizaire Cromartie Ford Higgins Malcolm Perry
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Uniform

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