FOLLOW THE MIDS > www.NavySports.com 2018 NAVY FOOTBALL @NavyAthletics /NavyAthletics /NavyAthletics 15 COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHIES | 14 BOWL GAMES IN LAST 16 YRS | 2015 (CO) AND ‘16 AAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS GM 13: ARMY // SATURDAY, DEC. 8 | 3:00 PM ET | PHILADELPHIA, PA. | LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD MULTIMEDIA NAVY MIDSHIPMEN ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS Live Stats: NavySports.com 2018 Record: 3-9 2018 Record: 9-2 Live Video: CBSSports.com Streak: Lost 1 Streak: Won 7 Television: CBS Sports Last Game: 11-24, Lost to Tulane, 29-28 Last Game: 11-17, Defeated Colgate, 28-14 Announcers: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl National Radio: Westwood One Next Game: Season Concluded Next Game: 12-22, vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl) Announcers: John Sadak, Mike Mayock, Ross Tucker Ranking: NR (AP); NR (USA Today / Coaches) Ranking: 22 (AP); 25 (USA Today / Coaches) Radio: Navy Radio Network Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo (Hawai’i ‘89) Head Coach: Jeff Monken (Millikin ‘89) Announcers: Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien, Joe Miller, Career Record: 87-57 (11th year) Career Record: 71-44 (9th year) Tim Murray Navy Record: 87-57 (11th year) Army Record: 33-28 (5th year) The Navy Radio Network includes the following stations ... WBAL 1090 AM (Baltimore) WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) THE SERIES WFED 1500 AM, 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon) Series: Navy leads, 60-51-7 // Streak: Army, 2 games WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick) Last Mtg.: 12-9-2017, Army, 14-13, in Philadelphia WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / Northern Virginia) Niumatalolo vs. Army: 8-2 ESPN/XEPE 1700 AM (San Diego) Monken vs. Navy: 2-2 WXTG 102.1 FM (Virginia Beach) WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville) Satellite Radio (Sirius Channel 137 / XM Channel 201) SETTING THE STAGE 2018 NAVY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE • Army and Navy will meet in the greatest rivalry in all of sports on Saturday at Lincoln Financial 3-9 / 2-6 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Field (69,176) in Philadelphia for the 119th playing of America’s Game, the Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. CBS Sports will televise the game nationally with Brad Nessler, Gary 9-1 at Hawai’i L, 59-41 CBS SN Danielson and Jamie Erdahl on the call, while Westwood One will have the national radio call 9-8 Memphis + W, 22-21 CBS SN with John Sadak, Mike Mayock and Ross Tucker. 9-15 Lehigh W, 51-21 CBS SN • Navy leads the all-time series, 60-51-7 (.538), including a 44-39-4 (.529) mark in Philadelphia 9-22 at SMU + L, 31-30 (OT) ESPNews and a 10-1 (.909) record at Lincoln Financial Field. 10-6 at Air Force L, 35-7 CBS SN • If Navy defeats Army, then Navy, Air Force and Army will all share in the Commander-In- 10-13 Temple + L, 24-17 CBS SN Chief’s Trophy this season since the three teams would all be 1-1 against each other (Air 10-20 Houston + L, 49-36 CBS SN Force beat Navy and Army beat Air Force). The trophy would remain at West Point in this scenario because the rules state the 10-27 vs. Notre Dame ! L, 44-22 CBS 11-3 at Cincinnati + L, 42-0 ESPNU previous winner retains the trophy if all three teams go 1-1 against each other. In the previous 46 years the Commander-In-Chief’s 11-10 at UCF + L, 35-24 ESPN2 Trophy has been on the line, only four times has there been a tie (1974 retained by Navy, 1976 retained by Navy, 1980 retained 11-17 Tulsa + W, 37-29 CBS SN by Navy and 1993 retained by Air Force). 11-24 at Tulane + L, 29-28 ESPNU • If Army defeats Navy, then the Black Knights would win the trophy for the second straight year and for just the third time in the 12-8 VS. ARMY ^ 3:00 PM CBS last 23 years. All times Eastern • The Mids are 25-6 over the last 31 games against Service Academy rivals Army and Air Force. + American Athletic Conference Opponent • Army enters the game ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 25 in the coaches poll. It is fhe first time since 1996 ! played at San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) that Army enters the Army-Navy Game ranked in the top 25. Army was ranked No. 23 that year and defeated Navy, 28-24. Navy ^ played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) last entered the Army-Navy Game ranked in the top 25 in 2015 when the No. 21 Midshipmen defeated Army, 21-17. NAVY QUICK FACTS • Navy has beaten a ranked opponent 36 times in its history, including twice in the last three years. Navy has defeated a ranked Location Annapolis, Md. / October 10, 1845 Army team three different times. In 1957, No. 8 Navy defeated No. 10 Army, 14-0. In 1954, No. 6 Navy defeated No. 5 Army, Enrollment 4,400 27-20, and in 1943, No. 6 Navy defeated No. 7 Army, 13-0. Nickname Midshipmen or Mids (NOT Middies) • Navy has lost 12 straight and 14 of its last 16 games played away from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Mids’ last Colors Navy Blue and Gold win away from home was a 31-21 victory at Tulsa on Sept. 30, 2017. Home Field Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is in his 11th year at Navy, making him the longest-tenured coach in school history. With 87 Capacity / Surface Type 34,000 / FieldTurf career wins, he is the winningest coach in school history. NAVY FOOTBALL HISTORY • Niumatalolo’s eight wins against Army are tied for the most in Army-Navy history with College Football Hall of Fame Coach All-Time Record 711-567-57 / 138th season (1879) Earl Blaik of Army, who was just 8-8-2 (.500) from 1941-58 against Navy. A victory against Army would make Niumatalolo the National Championships / Last 1 / 1926 winningest coach in the history of the Arny-Navy Game. All-Time Bowl Record 11-11-1 • ESPN College Game Day will broadcast live from Philadelphia from 9:00 am-12 noon right outside of XFinity Live, which is across Bowl Appearances / Last 23 / 2017 the street from Lincoln Financial Field. Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, former Navy assistant coach Lee Corso Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy Wins / Last 15 / 2015 and Maria Taylor will be on hand. • CBS Sports Network will air Inside College Football: Army-Navy March-On presented by USAA from 12-noon to 1:30 pm and COACHING STAFF Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo Inside College Football: Army-Navy Tailgate presented by USAA from 1:30-2:30 pm with host Brent Stover, analysts Randy Quarterbacks / Offensive Coord. Ivin Jasper Cross, Houston Nutt and Kevin Carter and reporter John Schriffen. CBS Sports will air a 3:00 pm pregame show with Adam Slot Backs Joe DuPaix Zucker, Brian Jones and Rick Neuheisel. Offensive Line / Running Game Coord. Ashley Ingram • WBAL Radio (1090 AM) will air a two-hour Navy Insider Show on Saturday starting at 12 noon with Keith Mills and Scott Wykoff. Fullbacks Mike Judge • The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV Radio 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air 1:00 pm. Offensive Line / Special Teams Danny O’Rourke • The Navy Football Pregame Show with host Tim Murray will get underway at 2:00 pm on the Navy Radio Network, followed by Wide Receivers Mick Yokitis game action beginning at 3:00 pm with Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien and Joe Miller on the call on the Navy Radio Network. Defensive Coordinator Dale Pehrson • Following the contest, Medhurst, O’Brien, Miller and Murray will recap the day’s events in a 30-minute postgame show. Outside Linebackers Justin Davis Defensive Ends Tony Grantham Cornerbacks Robert Green Inside Linebackers Steve Johns Safeties Dan O’Brien Defensive Tackles Sione Po’uha Outside Linebackers Napoleon Sykes 2: 2018 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2018 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (129 TEAMS) NAVY (3-9, 2-6 AAC) ARMY (9-2) Navy Army 2018 Team Statistics Navy Opp. 2018 Team Statistics Navy Opp. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Points / Game 26.2 34.9 Points / Game 30.8 18.7 Rushing Offense 3 288.5 2 303.0 Rushing Yards / Game 288.5 189.0 Rushing Yards / Game 303.0 106.5 Passing Offense 129 72.2 128 81.4 Passing Yards / Game 72.2 249.3 Passing Yards / Game 81.4 194.8 Total Offense 103 360.7 81 384.4 Total Offense / Game 360.7 438.3 Total Offense / Game 384.4 301.3 Scoring Offense 88 26.3 53 30.8 Rushing Defense 89 189.0 12 106.5 Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game 43 - 30.0 43 - 30.9 Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game 53 - 49.2 62 - 44.2 Pass Defense 98 249.3 30 194.8 Time of Possession / Game 34:01 25:59 Time of Possession / Game 39:15 20:45 Total Defense 100 438.3 11 301.3 Scoring Defense 109 34.9 17 18.7 2018 Individual Leaders 2018 Individual Leaders Red Zone Offense 2 .972 25 .889 Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Red Zone Defense 44 .813 34 .800 Malcolm Perry 166-1035 6.2 7 Darnell Woolfolk 194-823 4.2 14 3rd Down Conversion 65 .392 1 .571 Nelson Smith 74-402 5.4 3 Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 179-783 4.4 10 3rd Down Conversion Def 121 .476 3 .272 Passing Comp-Att, Pct Yds TD Passing Comp-Att, Pct Yds TD 4th Down Conversion 32 .606 1 .909 Garret Lewis 28-63, 44.4 398 2 Kelvin Hopkins Jr.