2019 Navy Football 15 Commander-In-Chief’S Trophies | 15 Bowl Games in Last 17 Yrs | 2015 (Co) and ‘16 Aac West Division Champions
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2019 NAVY FOOTBALL 15 COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHIES | 15 BOWL GAMES IN LAST 17 YRS | 2015 (CO) AND ‘16 AAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS NAVY SCHEDULE 7-1 / 5-1 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GAME 9 // NAVY AT NOTRE DAME SATURDAY, NOV. 16 | 2:30 PM ET | SOUTH BEND, IND. | NOTRE DAME 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 (7-1, 5-1 AAC) NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (7-2) Oct. 5 Air Force W, 34-25 CBS SN Head Coach .........................Ken Niumatalolo (Hawai’i ‘89) Head Coach ...........................Brian Kelly (Assumption ‘83) Oct. 12 at Tulsa + W, 45-17 ESPNU Career Record .....................................94-59, 12th year Career Record ................................259-94-2, 29th year Oct. 19 USF + W, 35-3 CBS SN Navy Record........................................94-59, 12th year School Record ....................................88-37, 10th year Oct. 26 Tulane (Homecoming) + W, 41-38 CBS SN Last Game ........................ 11-1 // defeated UConn, 56-12 Last Game ..............................11-9 // defeated Duke, 38-7 Nov. 1 at UConn + W, 56-10 ESPN2 Next Game ......................................11-23 // SMU, 3:30 pm Next Game ..................... 11-23 // Boston College, 2:30 pm NOV. 16 AT NOTRE DAME 2:30 PM NBC Streak ........................................................................Won 5 Streak ........................................................................Won 2 Nov. 23 SMU + 3:30 pm CBS SN Ranking (AP / Coaches / CFP) .......................21 / 21 / 24 Ranking (AP / Coaches / CFP) .......................16 / 16 / 15 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 • No. 21 Navy and No. 16 Notre Dame will meet on the gridiron for the 93rd straight year when RADIO BROADCAST + American Athletic Conference Opponent PRESENTED BY ^ played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) they square off on Saturday afternoon at Notre Dame Stadium (77,622) in South Bend, Ind. in what is the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in college football. Kickoff is set for 2:30 THE SERIES pm. Navy and Notre Dame have played annually since 1927, making it the third-longest uninter- Navy - Notre Dame Series ......Notre Dame Leads, 78-13-1 rupted college football rivalry overall after Minnesota vs. Wisconsin (since 1907) and Kansas Streak ................................................ Notre Dame, 2 Games State vs. Iowa State (since 1917). Last Mtg. .....10-27-2018 // Notre Dame, 44-22 // San Diego • Navy is coming off a 56-10 pounding of UConn (Nov. 1) that saw the Mids score 14 points in Niumatalolo vs. Notre Dame ......................................... 3-8 every quarter, while piling up 573 yards of total offense and holding the Huskies to 313 yards of Kelly vs. Navy ................................................................. 7-2 total offense. • Navy has won five consecutive games and is looking to win six straight within the same season for the first time since 1978 TELEVISION: NBC when the Mids started 7-0. Navy won eight straight games over two seasons in 2014-15 (last four games of 2014, first four Play-by-Play .......................................................Mike Tirico games of 2015). Navy last started 8-1 in 2015. Analyst ................................................................Doug Flutie • Notre Dame improved to 7-2 last Saturday with a 38-7 domination of Duke as quarterback Ian Book threw for 181 yards Sideline ........................................................Kathryn Tappen Field Analyst ....................................................Chris Simms and four touchdowns and ran for 139 yards. Meanwhile, the Notre Dame defense completely shut down the Duke offense, Rules Analyst ................................................ Terry McAulay giving up just 10 first downs and 197 yards of total offense. • Notre Dame has won 16 consecutive games at home, which is the third-longest home winning streak for the Irish since RADIO: NAVY RADIO NETWORK Notre Dame Stadium opened in 1930. WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore) • Navy is off to a 7-1 start for the second time in the Ken Niumatalolo era and for just the sixth time since 1960. WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) • Under Niumatalolo, Navy is 29-21 (.580) with more than one week to prepare for an opponent. WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville) • This marks the fourth time in the last five years that Navy has cracked the top 25 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), which also WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.) coincides with Navy joining the American Athletic Conference. Prior to joining the American, Navy hadn’t been ranked in W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.) the Associated Press top 25 since the final poll of the 2004 season when the Mids were ranked 24th after a 10-2 season. WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.) • This is the first time that both Navy and Notre Dame are ranked in the top 25 entering their annual game since 1978 when KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.) No. 15 Notre Dame knocked off No. 11 Navy, 27-7. WFED 1500 AM (Washington, DC) • Navy last beat a ranked opponent in 2016 when the Mids stunned No. 6 Houston, 46-40, in Annapolis. Navy last beat a WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.) ranked Notre Dame team in 2009 when the Mids upset the 19th-ranked Irish, 23-21, in South Bend. Navy also beat a ranked WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.) Notre Dame team in 1957, 1944 and 1936. WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) • Ken Niumatalolo has led Navy to four top 25 wins during his tenure, which is tied with George Welsh for the second most Sirius Ch. 211 / XM Ch. 202 / Internet Ch. 965 in school history. Eddie Erdelatz beat 10 top 25 teams from 1950-58. • Ken Niumatalolo’s three wins against Notre Dame is tied with Wayne Hardin for the most in school history. Hardin coached Play-by-Play .................................................Pete Medhurst both of Navy’s Heisman Trophy winners (Joe Bellino-1960 and Roger Staubach-1963). Analyst ...................................................................Joe Miller Sideline .................................................................Keith Mills • NBC will televise Saturday’s game with Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Doug Flutie (color), Kathryn Tappen (sideline), Chris Simms Studio ............................................................... Scott Wykoff (field analyst) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) on the call. Liam McHugh and Chris Simms will handle halftime. • The Navy Football Insider Show with host Joe Miller and with contributions from Pete Medhurst, Keith Mills and Scott LIVE STATS / VIDEO Wykoff will air on Thursday night from 7:00-8:00 pm on WBAL Radio (1090 AM). Stats ...........................................................NavySports.com • The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV Radio 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air from 12:30-1:30 pm with Wylie Baker and Video ..........................................................NavySports.com Bill Lusby serving as the hosts. • The Navy Football Insider Show Game Day Edition with Wykoff serving as the host and with contributions from Medhurst, SOCIAL MEDIA: #NAVYFB Miller and Mills will air from 1:00-1:30 pm on WBAL Radio (1090 AM). Twitter ................................ @NavyAthletics and @NavyFB • The Navy Football Pregame Show with Medhurst, Miller, Mills and Wykoff will get underway at 1:30 pm on the Navy Radio Facebook .........................................................NavyAthletics Network, followed by game action beginning at 2:30 pm with Medhurst, Miller and Mills on the call. The radio broadcast is Instagram ........................... @NavyAthletics and @NavyFB presented by Navy Federal and Navy Mutual. • Following the contest, Medhurst, Miller, Mills and Wykoff will recap the evening’s events in a 30-minute postgame show. NAVY SPORTS INFORMATION 566 Brownson Road | Annapolis, Md. 21402 Fax: 410-293-8954 | www.NavySports.com GAME CONTROL • In 480 minutes of football (eight games), Navy has trailed for just 39:01. Sr. Associate AD (Primary Contact) .. Scott Strasemeier • The Mids trailed for 24:05 at Memphis, 6:56 vs. Air Force and 7:20 at Tulsa. Phone #s ...............410-293-8775 (o) / 443-336-9023 (c) • Navy has not trailed in the last 225:09 (last 15 quarters and nine seconds, last trailed in the first quarter of the Tulsa game). E-Mail ............................................. [email protected] Assistant AD (Secondary Contact) .......... Stacie Michaud Phone #s ..............410-293-8773 (o) / 410-212-3761 (c) E-Mail .............................................. [email protected] 2: 2019 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2019 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (130 TEAMS) NAVY (7-1, 5-1 AAC) NOTRE DAME (7-2) Navy Notre Dame Team Statistics Navy Opp. Team Statistics Notre Dame Opp. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Points / Game 40.1 18.1 Points / Game 34.2 19.2 Rushing Offense 1 357.9 50 175.0 First Downs 178 125 First Downs 186 164 Passing Offense 128 98.9 50 246.9 Rushing Yards / Game 357.9 109.4 Rushing Yards / Game 174.7 155.6 Passing Yds. / Comp 1 23.97 49 12.8 Passing Yards / Game 98.9 201.2 Passing Yards / Game 246.9 171.8 Total Offense 27 456.8 54 421.9 Total Offense / Game 456.8 310.6 Total Offense / Game 421.6 327.3 Scoring Offense 9 40.1 32 34.2 Fumbles - Lost 15-8 10-6 Fumbles - Lost 10-5 23-10 Rushing Defense 17 109.4 64 157.6 Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game 37-40.4 41-38.9 Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game 60-52.3 51-45.4 Pass Defense 35 201.3 7 171.8 Time of Possession / Game 32:41 27:19 Time of Possession / Game 28:02 31:58 Total Defense 17 310.6 26 329.3 Scoring Defense 15 18.1 21 19.2 Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Red Zone Offense 4 .966 16 .917 RUSHING ATT NET AVG TD YPG RUSHING ATT NET AVG TD YPG Red Zone Defense 17 .727 128 .952 Malcolm Perry 157 1042 6.6 16 130.2 Tony Jones Jr.