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2017 NAVY FOOTBALL SCHEDULES 2017 Schedule Date Opponent Time Series Record TV Location Sept. 1 at Florida Atlantic 8:00 PM Navy leads, 1-0 ESPNU Boca Raton, Fla. Sept. 9 Tulane + 3:30 PM Navy leads, 12-8-1 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Sept. 23 Cincinnati + 3:30 PM Navy leads, 2-0 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Sept. 30 at Tulsa + TBA Navy leads, 3-1 TBA Tulsa, Okla. Oct. 7 Air Force 3:30 PM Air Force leads, 29-20 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Oct. 14 at Memphis + TBA Navy leads, 2-0 TBA Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 21 UCF + 3:30 PM First Meeting CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Nov. 3 at Temple + 7:30 or 8:00 PM Series tied, 6-6 ESPN Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 11 SMU + 3:30 PM Navy leads, 11-7 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Nov. 18 at Notre Dame 3:30 PM Notre Dame leads, 75-13-1 NBC South Bend, Ind. Nov. 24 at Houston + TBA Houston leads, 2-1 ABC or ESPN Family of Networks Houston, Texas Dec. 2 AAC Championship Game TBA N/A ABC or ESPN TBA Dec. 9 vs. Army 3:00 PM Navy leads, 60-50-7 CBS Philadelphia, Pa. + American Athletic Conference game All Times Eastern 2016 In Review Date Opponent Result Attendance TV Location Sept. 3 Fordham Won, 52-16 28,238 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Sept. 10 UConn + Won, 28-24 31,501 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Sept. 17 at Tulane + Won, 21-14 21,503 American Sports Network/ESPN3 New Orleans, La. Oct. 1 at Air Force Lost, 28-14 43,063 CBS Sports Network Colorado Springs, Colo. Oct. 8 #6 Houston + Won, 46-40 34,531 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Oct. 22 Memphis + Won, 42-28 35,943 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Oct. 28 USF + Lost, 52-45 31,824 ESPN2 Tampa, Fla. Nov. 5 vs. Notre Dame Won, 28-27 50,867 CBS Jacksonville, Fla. Nov. 12 Tulsa + Won, 42-40 36,397 CBS Sports Network Annapolis, Md. Nov. 19 at East Carolina + Won, 66-31 39,480 ESPNEWS Greenville, N.C. Nov. 26 at SMU + Won, 75-31 21,283 ESPNU Dallas, Texas Dec. 3 Temple (AAC Championship Game) Lost, 34-10 22,815 ABC Annapolis, Md. Dec. 10 vs. Army Lost, 21-17 71,600 CBS Baltimore, Md. Dec. 23 vs. Louisiana Tech * Lost, 48-45 40,542 ESPN Fort Worth, Texas + American Athletic Conference game * Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 2018 2019 2020 Aug. 25 Lehigh Sept. 7 Holy Cross Sept. 5 vs. Notre Dame (Meadowlands) Sept. 1 at Hawai’i Oct. 5 Air Force Sept. 12 Lafayette Oct. 6 at Air Force Oct. 26 (Homecoming) Oct. 3 at Air Force Oct. 20 (Homecoming) Nov. 16 at Notre Dame Oct. 24 (Homecoming) Oct. 27 vs. Notre Dame (San Diego, Calif.) Dec. 14 vs. Army (TBA) Dec. 12 vs. Army (TBA) Dec. 8 vs. Army (TBA) AAC Opponents TBA AAC Opponents TBA Home: Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulsa Away: UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Tulane THE BROTHERHOOD + 1 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS This is Navy Football Midshipmen Profiles Game Day in Annapolis 6-7 Player Profiles 70-93 1926 National Champions 8-9 Zach Abey – John Brown III 70-71 Joe Bellino, 1960 Heisman Trophy Winner 10 Josh Brown – Jahmaal Daniel 72-73 Roger Staubach, 1963 Heisman Trophy Winner 11 Myles Davenport – Bryan Hammond 74-75 Go Navy! Beat Army! 12-13 Erik Harris – Winn Howard 76-77 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy 14-15 Taylor Jackson – Robert Lindsey 78-79 The American Athletic Conference 16 Walter Little – Bennett Moehring 80-81 United States Naval Academy, History & Traditions 17-19 Laurent Njiki – D.J. Palmore 82-83 Athletic Facilities 20-21 Malcolm Perry – Michael Raiford 84-85 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 22-27 Jarid Ryan – Hudson Sullivan 86-87 The Construction of NMCMS 24 Micah Thomas – Parker Wade 88-89 Significant Moments in Stadium History 25 Joshua Walker – Khaylan Williams 90-91 Daniel F. Akerson Tower 26 Sean Williams – Kendel Wright 92-93 Cmdr. Michael B. Clark & Lisa Quadrini Postgame Media Center 26 Rear Adm. Hamilton Locker Room Complex 26 Jack Stephens Field 26 2017 Opponents Terwilliger Family Scoreboard 26 Florida Atlantic Owls (9/1) 96 NMCMS 50th Anniversary Team 27 Tulane Green Wave (9/9) 96 Football Facilities 28-29 Cincinnati Bearcats (9/23) 96 Ricketts Hall 28 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9/30) 96 Bellino Auditorium 28 Air Force Falcons (10/7) 97 Staubach Locker Room 29 Memphis Tigers (10/14) 97 Jack Lengyel Strength & Conditioning Facility 29 Central Florida Golden Knights (10/21) 97 Red Romo Training Center 29 Temple Owls (11/3) 97 Chet Gladchuk, Director of Athletics 30-31 SMU Mustangs (11/11) 98 Academic Achievement 32-33 Community Service 34-35 Annapolis and the Chesapeake Region 36-37 Midshipmen in Professional Football 38 The National Spotlight 39 2017 Season Outlook 2017 Preseason Notes 42-46 Preseason Depth Chart 47 Pronunciation Chart 47 Numerical Roster 48 Alphabetical Roster 49 Geographic Breakdown 50-51 Coaching Staff Ken Niumatalolo, Head Coach 54 Ivin Jasper, Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 55 Dale Pehrson, Defensive Coordinator 56 Assistant Coaches 57-64 Justin Davis, Inside Linebackers 57 Robert B. Green, Cornerbacks 57 Ashley Ingram, Running Game Coordinator / Offensive Line 58 Steve Johns, Linebackers 59 Mike Judge, Fullbacks 60 Bryce McDonald, Offensive Line 61 Shaun Nua, Defensive Line 61 Dan O’Brien, Secondary 62 Danny O’Rourke, Special Teams Coordinator / Slot Backs 62 Napoleon Sykes, Outside Linebackers 63 Mick Yokitis, Wide Receivers 64 Football Staff 65-66 Support Staff 67 Darrylyyll BoB nner + 2010177 CoC -Captataain 2 + THE BROTHERHOOD 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL tABLE OF CONTENTS Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11/18) 98 All-Purpose 132-133 Houston Cougars (11/24) 98 Defense 133 Army West Point Black Knights (12/9) 98 Team Records 133-135 All-Time Results vs. Opponents 99-109 Single-Game Offense 133-134 2016-17 NCAA College Football Bowl Schedule 109 Season Offense 134 Single-Game Defense 135 Season Defense 135 2016 Season Review All-Time Leaders 136-137 Season Results 112 Longest Plays 138 Team Statistics 112 Year-By-Year Leaders 139-141 Offensive Statistics 112-113 Additional Statistics 142-143 Defensive Statistics 114 The Last Time 144 Game Recaps 115-123 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Records 144 Coaching Records 145 All-Time Assistant Coaches 145 Navy Football Record Book All-Star Game Appearances 146 Individual Records 126-133 Football Honors 147 Rushing 126-127 Team Awards 147-149 Passing 127-128 Naval Academy Athletic Awards 149 Receiving 128-129 Total Offense 129 Scoring 129-130 Navy Football History Kicking / Punting 130-131 All-Time Scores 152-160 Interceptions 131 All-Time Homecoming Results 161 Punt Returns 131 Series Records 162 Kickoff Returns 132 All-Time Letterwinners 163-175 Navy Bowl History Bowl Recaps 178-189 1924 Rose Bowl 178 1955 Sugar Bowl 178 1958 Cotton Bowl 178 1961 Orange Bowl 179 1964 Cotton Bowl 179 1979 Holiday Bowl 179 1980 Garden State Bowl 180 1981 Libert Bowl 180 1996 Aloha Bowl 181 2003 EV1.net Houston Bowl 181 2004 Emerald Bowl 182 2005 Poinsettia Bowl 182 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl 183 2007 Poinsettia Bowl 184 2008 EagleBank Bowl 184 2009 Texas Bowl 185 2010 Poinsettia Bowl 186 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 186 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 187 2014 Poinsettia Bowl 187 2015 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman 188 2016 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl 189 Bowl Records 190-191 Media Information Media Information 194 Sports Information 195 Stadium Directions 195 Media Outlets 196 D.J.JJ. Palma ore + 201017017 Co-CaCaptapttaainn Navy Football Radio Network 197 Stadium Policies 198 THE BROTHERHOOD + 3 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL 4 + THE BROTHERHOOD 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL Game Day In Annapolis ...........................................................................6-7 1926 National Champions ........................................................................8-9 Joe Bellino – 1960 Heisman Trophy Winner ...........................................10 Roger Staubach – 1963 Heisman Trophy Winner ...................................11 Go Navy! Beat Army! ............................................................................12-13 Commander–In–Chief’s Trophy ..........................................................14-15 The American Athletic Conference ..........................................................16 USNA History and Traditions...............................................................17-19 Athletic & Football Facilities ...............................................................20-29 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium .........................................22-27 Chet Gladchuk, Director of Athletics ..................................................30-31 Academic Achievement .......................................................................32-33 Community Service ..............................................................................34-35 Annapolis and the Chesapeake Region .............................................36-37 Midshipmen in Professional Football ......................................................38 The National Spotlight ..............................................................................39 THE BROTHERHOOD + 5 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL NAVY FOOTBALL An American treasure, Navy football will bring a small historic district to life five times this fall. A Navy football “Game Day Experience” is unrivaled by any other collegiate football game in the country. Each home game lends itself to an entire day of fun, an event to say the least, for fans of all ages. From the minute fans arrive at the stadium, they are entrenched in wholesome entertainment everywhere they turn. NavyFest Looking for a more intimate setting for your group event? NavyFest is an area that provides space for groups of 30 to 1,000 to gather with friends, family, employees, clients and neighbors in anticipation of the heated action on the field. From your game ticket to a buffet lunch by one of our preferred caterers, everything can be provided as you experience one of the best tailgating traditions in college football. It is also the best place to view the march-on by the Brigade of Midshipmen. Captain’s B.B.Q. For those fans who want their pregame tailgate provided for them, this is the perfect solution. You can enjoy an all-you-can-eat and drink buffet for two-and-a-half hours prior to kickoff, while watching all of the pregame festivities from a bird’s eye view inside of the stadium.