2019 Navy Football 15 Commander-In-Chief’S Trophies | 14 Bowl Games in Last 16 Yrs | 2015 (Co) and ‘16 Aac West Division Champions
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2019 NAVY FOOTBALL 15 COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHIES | 14 BOWL GAMES IN LAST 16 YRS | 2015 (CO) AND ‘16 AAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS NAVY SCHEDULE 4-1 / 2-1 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GAME 6 // NAVY VS. USF SATURDAY, OCT. 19 | 3:30 PM ET | ANNAPOLIS, MD. | NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM Aug. 31 Holy Cross W, 45-7 CBS SN Sept. 14 East Carolina + W, 42-10 CBS SN Sept. 26 at Memphis + L, 35-23 ESPN NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (4-1, 2-1 AAC) USF BULLS (3-3, 1-1 AAC) Oct. 5 Air Force W, 34-25 CBS SN Head Coach .........................Ken Niumatalolo (Hawai’i ‘89) Head Coach ............ Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas ‘82) Oct. 12 at Tulsa + W, 45-17 ESPNU Career Record .....................................91-59, 12th year Career Record .....................................73-48, 10th year OCT. 19 USF + 3:30 PM CBS SN Navy Record........................................91-59, 12th year School Record ......................................20-11, 3rd year Oct. 26 Tulane (Homecoming) + 3:30 pm CBS SN Last Game ..........................10-12 // defeated Tulsa, 45-17 Last Game ...........................10-12 // defeated BYU, 27-23 Nov. 1 at Connecticut + 8:00 pm ESPN2 Next Game .............................10-26 // Tulane, 3:30 pm ET Next Game ..........................10-26 // at East Carolina, TBA Nov. 16 at Notre Dame 2:30 pm NBC Streak ........................................................................Won 2 Streak ........................................................................Won 2 Nov. 23 SMU + 3:30 pm CBS SN Ranking (AP / Coaches) .......................................NR / RV Ranking (AP / Coaches) .......................................NR / NR Nov. 30 at Houston + TBA TBA Dec. 7 AAC Championship 3:30 pm ABC Dec. 14 vs. Army ^ 3:00 pm CBS SETTING THE STAGE All times Eastern PRESENTED BY + American Athletic Conference Opponent • Navy and USF will meet on the gridiron for the third time, all as conference foes, when they ^ played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) square off on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000). Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. Saturday’s game is presented by Navy Mutual. THE SERIES • The Mids are looking to win three-consecutive games for the first time since 2017 when they Navy - USF Series ......................................Series Tied, 1-1 won five in a row to start the year. Streak .............................................................. USF, 1 Game • CBS Sports Network will televise Saturday’s game with John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch on the call. Last Mtg. ...............10-28-2016 // USF, 52-45 // Tampa, Fla. • The Navy Football Insider Show with Joe Miller will air on Thursday night from 7:00-8:00 pm on WBAL Radio (1090 AM, Niumatalolo vs. USF ....................................................... 1-1 101.5 FM). Pete Medhurst, Keith Mills and Scott Wykoff will contribute to the show. Strong vs. Navy .............................................................. 0-0 • The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV Radio 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air from 1:30-2:30 pm with Wylie Baker and Bill Lusby serving as the hosts. TELEVISION: CBS SPORTS NETWORK • Scott Wykoff and Keith Mills will host the Navy Football Insider Show on Saturday from 2:00-2:30 pm on WBAL Radio (1090 Play-by-Play ..................................................... John Sadak AM, 101.5 FM). Analyst ..............................................................Randy Cross • The Navy Football Pregame Show with Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills and Scott Wykoff will get underway at 2:30 Sideline .........................................Sheehan Stanwick Burch pm on the Navy Radio Network, followed by game action beginning at 3:30 pm with Medhurst, Miller and Mills on the call. RADIO: NAVY RADIO NETWORK • Following the contest, Medhurst, Miller, Mills and Wykoff will recap the day’s events in a 30-minute postgame show. WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore) WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) GAME DAY FESTIVITIES WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville) • The Navy football team will arrive at the Blue Angel on the West (Blue) side of the stadium at approximately 1:00 pm. The WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.) team will walk down the sidewalk and through NavyFest before walking to the tunnel. Fans are invited to stand on both W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.) sides of the sidewalk to cheer on the players. WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.) • The March-On of the Brigade of Midshipmen will begin at 3:11 pm. KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.) • The National Anthem will take place at 3:21:30 pm, followed by a flyby at the end of the National Anthem. WFED 1500 AM (Washington, DC) • Saturday’s flyby will feature four Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets from the “GUNSLINGERS” of VFA-105 based out of Naval WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.) Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va. Piloting the lead aircraft will be Lt. Cmdr. Jim Sheets, USNA Class of 2006, in WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.) the slot, Executive Officer Cmdr. Alex Armatas, Class of 2002, left wing Lt. Cmdr. Brian Jones, Class of 2007 and right WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) wing Lt. Aaron Dougherty, Class of 2014. The GUNSLINGERS are attached to Carrier Airwing 3 and are preparing for a Sirius Ch. 111 / XM Ch. 207 / Internet Ch. 967 2020 combat deployment aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Play-by-Play .................................................Pete Medhurst • A parachute jumper from team Fasttrax will jump into the stadium at 3:28 pm. Analyst ...................................................................Joe Miller • Kickoff on Saturday is slated for 3:32 pm. Please note there is a chance kickoff and all activities noted above could be Sideline .................................................................Keith Mills pushed back by five minutes if the first game on CBS Sports Network is running long. That decision will be made before Studio ............................................................... Scott Wykoff the clock hits 2:32 pm. If the game is held for five minutes, the clock will be held for five minutes at 2:32 pm. • The sprint football team will be honored between the first and second quarter for winning the 2018 Collegiate Sprint LIVE STATS / VIDEO Football League title. Navy (7-1) posted a 24-10 victory over rival Army (6-1) in the second annual CSFL Championship Stats ...........................................................NavySports.com Game. The CSFL Championship is the 30th outright league title for the Midshipmen. Video ..........................................................NavySports.com • At halftime, the Drum & Bugle and USNA band will perform. • The pilots from the flyby will be recognized between the third and fourth quarters. SOCIAL MEDIA: #NAVYFB • Following the game, Navy’s alma mater, Navy Blue & Gold, will be played as the team stands at attention in front of the Twitter ................................ @NavyAthletics and @NavyFB Brigade of Midshipmen. It is one of the best traditions in all of sports. Facebook .........................................................NavyAthletics Instagram ........................... @NavyAthletics and @NavyFB THE SUNSHINE STATE • Navy has six players from the state of Florida on its roster, including sophomore starting linebacker Diego Fagot (Ft. NAVY SPORTS INFORMATION Lauderdale) and freshman Derek Atwaters (Pompano Beach), who plays on special teams. 566 Brownson Road | Annapolis, Md. 21402 Fax: 410-293-8954 | www.NavySports.com NIUMATALOLO SPELLS SUCCESS • Head coach Ken Niumatalolo has been on the Mids’ sideline as either an assistant or head coach for 22 of the last 25 years Sr. Associate AD (Primary Contact) .. Scott Strasemeier (1995-98 and 2002-2007 as an assistant, head coach since 2008). Phone #s ...............410-293-8775 (o) / 443-336-9023 (c) • Over those 22 years, Navy has compiled a 160-109 record (.595), won 10 Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, gone to 15 bowl E-Mail ............................................. [email protected] games, won eight bowl games and either shared or won outright the AAC West in Navy’s first two years in the league. Navy is 28-15 (.651) in Service Academy games with Niumatalolo on the coaching staff and has won 26 of the last 34 Service Assistant AD (Secondary Contact) .......... Stacie Michaud Academy games (.765). Phone #s ..............410-293-8773 (o) / 410-212-3761 (c) E-Mail .............................................. [email protected] • In the 117 seasons without Niumatalolo, Navy has posted a 555-460-57 (.549) record, won five Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies (in 26 yrs), gone to eight bowl games and won three of them. Navy is 54-64-7 (.460) in Service Academy games without Niumatalolo. 2: 2019 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2019 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (130 TEAMS) NAVY (4-1, 2-1 AAC) USF (3-3, 1-1 AAC) Navy USF Team Statistics Navy Opp. Team Statistics USF Opp. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Points / Game 37.8 18.8 Points / Game 26.8 28.7 Rushing Offense 1 327.2 75 157.7 First Downs 22.0 13.4 First Downs 17 23.2 Passing Offense 128 107.0 110 181.8 Rushing Yards / Game 327.2 86.0 Rushing Yards / Game 157.8 176.2 Passing Yds. / Comp 2 19.81 67 12.1 Passing Yards / Game 107.0 200.2 Passing Yards / Game 181.8 207.0 Total Offense 45 434.2 109 339.5 Total Offense / Game 434.2 286.2 Total Offense / Game 339.7 383.2 Scoring Offense 20 37.8 82 26.8 Fumbles - Lost 13-7 7-5 Fumbles - Lost 10-4 11-9 Rushing Defense 9 86.0 88 176.2 Penalties - Pen. Yards /