2017 NAVY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 6-5 / 4-4 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 9-1 at Florida Atlantic W, 42-19 ESPNU 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL ARMY VS. NAVY • DEC. 9 • 3:00 PM (ET) • PHILADELPHIA, PA. • LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD 9-9 TULANE + W, 23-21 CBS SN 9-23 CINCINNATI + W, 42-32 CBS SN 9-30 at Tulsa + W, 31-21 ESPNU 6-5, 4-4 AAC Record 8-3 10-7 AIR FORCE W, 48-45 CBS SN NR / NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) NR / NR 10-14 at Memphis + L, 30-27 ESPNU Lost 2 Streak Lost 1 10-21 UCF + L, 31-21 CBS SN L, 24-14 at Houston Last Gm L, 52-49 at N. Texas 11-2 at Temple + L, 34-26 ESPN 12/28 vs. Virginia Next Gm 12/26 vs. UTSA 11-11 SMU + W, 43-40 CBS SN 11-18 at Notre Dame L, 24-17 NBC Ken Niumatalolo Head Coach Jeff Monken 83-47 / 10th Career Record 60-42 / 8th 11-24 AT HOUSTON + L 24-21 ESPN 83-47 / 10th School Record 22-26 / 4th 12-9 vs. ARMY WEST POINT ^ 3:00 PM CBS 12-28 vs. Virginia = 1:30 PM ESPN Series: Navy Leads, 60-50-7 // Streak: Army, 1 gm + American Athletic Conference Opponent NAVY Last Mtg: 12-10-2016, in Baltimore (L, 21-17) ARMY ^ Played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) Niumatalolo vs. Army: 8-1 = Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman (Annapolis, Md.) MIDSHIPMEN Monken vs. Navy: 1-2 BLACK KNIGHTS All times listed are EASTERN SETTING THE STAGE MULTIMEDIA • Army and Navy will meet in the greatest rivalry in all of sports on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field (69,176) in Philadelphia in the 118th playing of America’s Game, the Live Video: cbssports.com Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. CBS Sports will televise the game nationally Live Stats: NavySports.com with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce on the call, while Westwood One Television: CBS will have the national radio call with John Sadak, Mike Mayock and Ross Tucker. (Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce) • Navy leads the all-time series, 60-50-7, including a 44-38-1 mark in Philadelphia and National Radio: Westwood One a 10-0 record at Lincoln Financial Field. (John Sadak, Mike Mayock, Ross Tucker) • The winner of the Army-Navy Game will take home the Commander-In-Chief’s Radio: Navy Radio Network Trophy, which is presented annually to the winner of the football competition among (Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien, Joe Miller, Tim Murray) Includes the following stations ... the three major Service Academies and is named in honor of the President of the United States. Navy has won the WBAL 1090 AM (Baltimore) trophy 10 of the last 14 years and the Mids are 25-5 over the last 30 games against Service Academy rivals Army and WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) Air Force. WFED 1500 AM, 820 AM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) • This will be the first time since 2012 and the seventh time overall that the CIC Trophy will be on the line in the Army- WBQH 1050 AM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) Navy Game. The teams are 3-3 with the trophy on the line with Navy winning in 1978, 2005 and 2012, while Army won ESPN/XEPE 1700 AM (San Diego) in 1972 (the inaugural year of the trophy), 1977 and 1996. Navy last won the CIC trophy in 2015, while Army last won WXTG 102.1 FM (Va. Beach) it in 1996. WJXL 1010 AM (Jacksonville) • The Army-Navy Game will feature the top two rushing offenses in the country. Army enters the game No. 1 at 368.1 KRKO 1380 AM (Seattle) yards per game, while Navy is No. 2 at 347.5. Satellite Radio (Sirius Ch. 83 / XM Ch. 83) • Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is in his 10th year at Navy, making him the longest-tenured coach in school history. Both George Welsh and Eddie Erdelatz served as head coach at Navy for nine seasons. With 83 career wins he is the MORE ON THE MIDS winningest coach in school history. His eight wins against Army are tied for the most in Army-Navy history with College Football Hall of Fame Coach Army’s Earl Blaik, who was just 8-8-2 (.500) from 1941-58 against Navy. Location Annapolis, Md. • ESPN College Game Day will broadcast live from Philadelphia from 9:00 AM-12 noon right outside of XFinity Live, Founded October 10, 1845 which is across the street from Lincoln Financial Field. Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and former Navy Enrollment 4,400 assistant Lee Corso will be on hand. Nickname Midshipmen or Mids (NOT Middies) • CBS Sports Network will air Inside College Football: Army-Navy March-On presented by USAA from 12 noon to 1:30 Colors Navy Blue and Gold PM and Inside College Football: Army-Navy Tailgate presented by USAA from 1:30-2:30 PM with hosts Dana Jacobson Conference (FB) American Athletic Conference and Brent Stover and analysts Randy Cross, Houston Nutt and Cristian Fauria. Home Field Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • WBAL Radio (1090 AM) will air a two-hour Navy Insider Show on Friday night from 8:00-10:00 PM with Keith Mills, Capacity / Surface Type 34,000 / FieldTurf Scott Wykoff and Brett Hollander. • WBAL Radio (1090 AM) will air a two-hour Navy Insider Show on Saturday starting at 12 noon with Keith Mills and Brett NAVY FOOTBALL Hollander. Offensive System Triple-Option • The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV Radio 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air 1:00 PM. Defensive System Multiple • The Navy Football Pregame Show with host Tim Murray will get underway at 2:00 PM on the Navy Radio Network, Lettermen Returning / Lost 46 / 32 followed by game action beginning at 3:00 PM with Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien and Joe Miller on the call on the Navy Starters Returning / Lost 11 / 14 Federal Navy Radio Network. Off. Starters / Def. Starters / Specialists 4 / 6 / 1 • Following the contest, Medhurst, O’Brien, Miller and Murray will recap the day’s events in a 30-minute postgame show. COACHING STAFF GAME DAY FESTIVITIES Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo • The March-On of the Corps of Cadets will take place at 12:16 PM. • The March-On of the Brigade of Midshipmen will take place at 12:46 PM. Offensive Coord. / Quarterbacks Ivin Jasper • The Service Academy Exchange of Cadets and Midshipmen will take place at 2:50 PM. Offensive Line / Running Game Coord. Ashley Ingram • The Golden Knights and Leap Frogs will jump at 2:53 PM (weather permitting). Fullbacks Mike Judge • The National Anthem will take place at 3:05 PM. Offensive Line Bryce McDonald • The Navy fly-over will be at 3:12 PM and will feature three FA-18 Super Hornets and one FA-18 Hornet from the Slot Backs / Special Teams Danny O’Rourke “Fighting Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron TWO ONE THREE, the “Ragin’ Bulls” of Strike Fighter Squadron Wide Receivers Mick Yokitis THREE SEVEN, the “War Party” of Strike Fighter Squadron EIGHT SEVEN, and the “Jolly Rogers” of Strike Fighter Squadron ONE ZERO THREE. All four aircraft are based out of Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va. These Defensive Coordinator Dale Pehrson FA-18s conduct offensive air operations from the flight decks of the USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN 77) and USS Outside Linebackers Justin Davis HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) against both land and sea targets, provide for Carrier Strike Group defense, and con- Cornerbacks Robert Green duct sustained air operations around the world. Inside Linebackers Steve Johns • The Army fly-over will be at 3:12:45 PM. Defensive Line Shaun Nua • Kickoff is set for 3:15 PM. There is a chance for a five minute slide starting at 2:15 PM. Safeties Dan O’Brien • Lee Greenwood will be on hand at halftime to sing Proud to be an American. Outside Linebackers Napoleon Sykes • Following the game, the alma mater of the losing team will be played with both teams standing at attention, followed by the alma mater of the winning team. It is the greatest tradition in all of sports. NAVY FOOTBALL HISTORY • The Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy will be presented to the winning team on the field following the singing of the alma First Season 1879 maters. All-Time Record 707-557-57 / 137th season National Championships / Last 1 / 1926 TIME TO GET READY All-Time Bowl Record 10-11-1 Bowl Appearances / Last 23 / 2017 • Under Niumatalolo, Navy is 25-16 (.610) with more than one week to prepare for an opponent. Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy Wins / Last 15 / 2015 2: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2017 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS NAVY (6-5, 4-4 AAC) ARMY WEST POINT (8-3) Navy Army Team Statistics Navy Opp. Team Statistics Army Opp. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Points / Game 30.4 29.2 Points / Game 31.2 21.6 Rushing Offense 2 347.5 1 368.1 First Downs / Game 21.7 18.8 First Downs / Game 20.4 19.4 Passing Offense 127 91.2 129 30.5 Rushing Yards / Game 347.5 159.8 Rushing / Game 368.1 154.5 Total Offense 33 438.6 66 398.5 Passing Yards / Game 91.2 240.0 Passing / Game 30.45 206.45 Scoring Offense 51 30.4 44 31.2 Total Offense / Game 438.6 399.8 Total Offense / Game 398.5 360.9 Rushing Defense 58 159.8 54 154.5 Fumbles - Lost 15-9 10-7 Fumbles - Lost 5-4 13-8 Pass Defense 86 240.0 40 206.5 Penalties - Pen.