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FB Contact: Scott Strasemeier Navy Football Game Notes 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, MD 21401 GAME NO. 7 • [24 / 24] Rutgers (5-0) at Navy (5-1) Office Phone: 410-293-8775 Sat., Oct. 14 • Annapolis, Md. • Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) • Homecoming Email: [email protected] Radio: Navy Football Radio Network •Television: CSTV Website: www.navysports.com v 2006-07 Schedule v Navy Beats Air Force For The Fourth-Straight Year; Time Undefeated Rutgers Up Next Date Opponent W / L Score TV S2 East Carolina W 28-23 CSTV v Setting the Scene S9 Massachusetts W 21-20 CSTV Date: Oct. 14, 2006 S16 at Stanford W 37-9 FSN Location: Annapolis, Md. S23 Tulsa L 23-24 (ot) CSTV Kickoff: 1:30 pm (EST) S30 at Connecticut W 41-17 ESPN+ Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium O7 at Air Force W 24-17 CSTV Capacity / Surface: 34,000 / FieldTurf uO14 Rutgers (Homecoming) 1:30 pm CSTV Radio: Navy Football Radio Network O28 #Notre Dame 12:00 pm CBS -- WBAL (Baltimore); 1090 AM (wbal.com) NAVY RUTGERS N4 at Duke TBA MIDSHIPMEN SCARLET KNIGHTS -- WTWP (Washington); 1500 AM & 107.7 FM N11 % Eastern Michigan 1:00 pm Comc. -- WNAV (Annapolis); 1430 AM (wnav.com) 5-1 Overall 5-0 Overall N18 Temple 12:30 pm CSTV -- WFED (Washington); 1050 AM IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS D2 $Army 2:30 pm CB -- WLRT (Norfolk, Va.); 1490 AM NR Associated Press 24 Associated Press • Home Games in bold. NR USA Today 24 USA Today -- WTRI (Frederick, Md.); 1520 AM • All times EST. LEADERS LEADERS -- ESPN (Jacksonville, Fla.); 1460 AM # - Game played at M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.) Rushing: B. Hampton Rushing: R. Rice -- Sirius Satellite Radio (Channel TBA) % - Game played at Ford Field (Detroit, Mich.) Radio Talent: $ - Game played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) 144 carr, 645 yds, 10 TD 141 carr, 806 yds, 11 TD Bob Socci, Omar Nelson, John Feinstein Passing: B. Hampton Passing: M. Teel TV: CSTV 22-47, 302 yds, 2 TD, 3 Int. 54-96, 606 yds, 2TD, 6 int. TV Talent: Pete Medhurst, Trev Alberts, Tom Hart v Navy Quick Facts Receiving: R. Campbell Receiving: B. Leonard Tickets: 1-800-US4-NAVY or navysports.com Location Annapolis, Md. 7 rec, 126 yds, 1 TD 19 rec, 169 yds, 0 TD Series: Navy leads, 10-9-1 Enrollment 4,000 Tackles: R. Caldwell Tackles: C. Greene Streak: Rutgers Win-1 Colors Navy Blue & Gold 53 TT, 2.5 for loss, 3 FF 30 TT, 1.0 for loss, 3 int. Nickname Midshipmen, Mids v Game-Day Data Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Navy (5-1) will play host to undefeated and 24th-ranked Rutgers (5-0) on Homecoming Saturday afternoon at Capacity 34,000 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000). Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. The Mids need one win to become Surface FieldTurf bowl eligible and clinch a berth in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte on Dec. 30 against a team from the Superintendent Vice Adm. Rodney P. Rempt, USN ACC. CSTV will televise Saturday’s game with Pete Medhurst and Trev Alberts calling the action. Tom Hart will Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk serve as the sideline reporter. The game can also be viewed for free on the internet at www.navysports.com. Head Coach Paul Johnson Bob Socci, Omar Nelson and John Feinstein will call the game on the Navy Football Radio Network which Alma Mater Western Carolina (1979) includes WBAL in Baltimore (1090 AM, www.wbal.com), WTWP in Washington (1500 AM and 107.7 FM), WNAV Record at Navy (Yrs.) 33-22 (5th) in Annapolis (1430 WNAV, www.wnav.com), WFED in Washington (1050 AM, www.federalnewsradio.com), Overall Record (Yrs.) 95-32 (10th) WLRT in Norfolk (1490 AM, www.1490theoutlaw.com), WTRI in Frederick, Md. (1520 AM, vs. Rutgers 1-2 www.vegasradiowtri.com), ESPN Radio in Jacksonville, Fla. (1460 AM, www.espn1460.com), Sirius Satellite in Bowl Games 2-1 Radio (Channel TBA) and navysports.com. Air time is 12:30 p.m. with the Navy Football Pregame Show. Off. Line / Asst. Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo (9th) Joe Miller and Pete Medhurst will host the Navy Football Tailgate Show on 1430 WNAV starting at 11:30 a.m. Def. Coordinator / Secondary Buddy Green (5th) Wide Receivers Brian Bohannon (5th) Navy Tops Air Force for Fourth Straight Year Quarterbacks Ivin Jasper (7th) v Outside Linebackers Keith Jones (5th) In Friday’s edition of the Colorado Spring Gazette, Air Force junior defensive end Noah Garguile called Air Secondary Joe Speed (5th) Force’s three-game losing streak to Navy an embarrassment. On Saturday, Navy made it four straight behind the Special Teams / Slot Backs Jeff Monken (5th) running of junior fullback Adam Ballard (Lewisville, Texas) and senior quarterback Brian Hampton (Scott Air Recruiting Coord. / Defensive Line Dale Pehrson (11th) Force Base, Ill.) and an opportunistic defense that scored a touchdown and recorded five sacks. Offensive Line Todd Spencer (10th) Ballard rushed for 134 yards on 27 carries, while Hampton rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 22 Fullbacks Chris Culton (4th) carries, as the Mids defeated the Falcons, 24-17, in front of 45,246 fans at Falcon Stadium. The Mids won the Linebackers Danny O’Rourke (5th) game despite completing just one pass in five attempts. Outside Linebackers Lt. j.g. Tony Grantham, USN (4th) The Navy defense shut down Air Force for three quarters, recording five sacks and seven tackles for a loss. Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Perf. Mike Brass (6th) The play of the game was when senior linebacker Rob Caldwell (St. John, Ind.) forced his third fumble of the year in the first quarter, stripping Air Force quarterback Shaun Carney of the ball and senior corner Keenan Little (Boiling Springs, N.C.) picked the ball up and strolled 37 yards for a touchdown to give Navy a 7-0 lead. Senior v Did You Know outside linebacker David Mahoney (Fort Myers, Fla.) was nearly unblockable coming off the edge, recording nine • Navy’s 5-1 start is Navy’s second 5-1 start in the last three years. tackles, three sacks and forcing a fumble. Mahoney has recorded five sacks against Air Force in the last two sea- Prior to 2004, the last 5-1 start for a Navy football team came in 1996. sons. Caldwell recorded nine tackles and a sack to go along with his forced fumble, while sophomore corner It is only the seventh time since 1960 the Mids have started 5-1. Navy Rashawn King (Raleigh, N.C.) broke up a pass on fourth down to end a furious fourth quarter comeback effort has started 5-1 or better 29 times in school history. by the Falcons. The victory marked the first time in school history that Navy has defeated Air Force four-straight years and the first time that Navy has won two straight in Colorado Springs. GAME 7 • RUTGERS Navy Football Game Notes v Johnson’s v Johnson Dominant Against Service Academy Teams Awards & Honors With its 24-17 victory over Air Force last Saturday, Navy head football coach Paul Johnson improved to 8-1 (.889) as a head coach against • 2004 Bobby Dodd National Coach of service academy teams (4-1 against Air Force and 4-0 against Army), the best start for a head coach in school history against the other two the Year service academies. Johnson is just the third coach in school history to win his first four games against Army, joining legendary head coaches • 2003 Finalist for the NCAA I-A Eddie Wayne Hardin (won his first five, 1959-63) and George Welsh (won his first four, 1973-76). No Navy coach has beaten Army in the dominant Robinson Coach of the Year, the Paul fashion that Johnson has, as the Mids have outscored the Black Knights, 186-54 (46.5-13.5), during his tenure. “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year and the Associated Press Coach of the Year v Johnson Among Nation’s Top Coaches Award. Navy head coach Paul Johnson’s .748 career winning percentage (95-32) ranks 12th among all active Division IA coaches. Johnson has • 2000 American Football Coaches the highest career winning percentage among active coaches to have not coached at a BCS school Association NCAA I-AA National Coach Winningest Active Division IA Coaches (By Percentage, minimum of five full years as a head coach) of the Year. Rk. Coach Record Winning Pct. • 1999 American Football Coaches 1. Pete Carroll (USC) 59-10 .855 Association and Chevrolet I-AA National 2. Larry Coker (Miami) 56-11 .836 Coach of the Year. 3. Urban Meyer (Florida) 54-11 .831 • 1998 Sports Network I-AA National 4. Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) 78-18 .813 Coach of the Year (Eddie Robinson 5. Mark Richt (Georgia) 57-14 .803 Award Winner). 6. Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee) 133-38 .778 • 1997 Schutt Sports / American Football 7. Bobby Bowden (Florida State) 362-109-4 .766 Quarterly I-AA National Coach of the 8. Steve Spurrier (South Carolina) 153-47-2 .762 Year. 9. Lloyd Carr (Michigan) 108-34 .761 • 1997, 1998, 1999 American Football 10. Dan Hawkins (Colorado) 92-29-1 .758 Coaches Association I-AA Region II 11. Joe Paterno (Penn State) 358-119-3 .749 Coach of the Year. 12. Paul Johnson (Navy) 95-32 .748 • 1997, 1998 Southern Conference 13. Jim Tressel (Ohio State) 191-70-2 .730 Coach of the Year (media). 14. Brian Kelly (Central Michigan) 131-50-2 .721 • 1997, 1998 Southern Conference 15.