2019 NAVY FOOTBALL 15 COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHIES | 14 BOWL GAMES IN LAST 16 YRS | 2015 (CO) AND ‘16 AAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS NAVY SCHEDULE 2-0 / 1-0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GAME 3 // NAVY (2-0, 1-0 AAC) AT MEMPHIS (3-0, 0-0 AAC) THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 | 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT | MEMPHIS, TENN. | LIBERTY BOWL Aug. 31 Holy Cross W, 45-7 CBS SN Sept. 14 East Carolina + W, 42-10 CBS SN SEPT. 26 AT MEMPHIS + 8:00 PM ESPN NAVY MIDSHIPMEN MEMPHIS TIGERS Oct. 5 Air Force 3:30 pm CBS SN Head Coach .........................Ken Niumatalolo (Hawai’i ‘89) Head Coach ............... Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ‘05) Oct. 12 at Tulsa + TBA TBA Career Record .....................................89-58, 12th year Career Record .......................................29-14, 4th year Oct. 19 USF + 3:30 pm CBS SN Navy Record........................................89-58, 12th year School Record ......................................29-14, 4th year Oct. 26 Tulane (Homecoming) + 3:30 pm CBS SN Last Game ...............9-14 // defeated East Carolina, 42-10 Last Game ..............9-14 // defeated South Alabama, 42-6 Nov. 1 at Connecticut + 8:00 pm ESPN2 Next Game ........................... 10-5 // vs. Air Force, 3:30 pm Next Game ...............10-5 // at Louisiana Monroe, 6:00 pm Nov. 16 at Notre Dame 2:30 pm NBC Streak ........................................................................Won 2 Streak ........................................................................Won 3 Nov. 23 SMU + 3:30 pm CBS SN Ranking (AP / Coaches) .......................................NR / RV Ranking (AP / Coaches) .......................................RV / RV 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 + American Athletic Conference Opponent • Navy and Memphis will meet for the fifth time, all as American Athletic Conference foes, when they square off on national ^ played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) television in prime time on Thursday night at the Liberty Bowl (61,008). Kickoff is set for 8:00 pm (ET), 7:00 pm in Memphis. • Navy is trying to open its season 3-0 for the fourth time in the last five years. In 2015, Navy started 4-0, including 2-0 in the THE SERIES AAC, en route to a school-record 11-win season (11-2, CIC Champs, beat Pitt in the Military Bowl). In 2016, Navy started Navy - Memphis Series .............................Navy Leads, 3-1 3-0, including 2-0 in the AAC, on the way to a 9-5 record and the AAC West Division title. In 2017, Navy started 5-0, includ- Streak ............................................................. Navy, 1 Game ing a 3-0 record in the AAC, before falling at Memphis, 30-27. Last Mtg. ............. 9-8-2018 // Navy, 22-21 // Annapolis, Md. • Thursday’s game will feature two of the top defenses in the FBS this year. Navy is ranked fourth in total defense (226.5 yds/ Niumatalolo vs. Memphis .............................................. 3-1 gm), while Memphis is ranked third (226.3 yds/gm). In scoring defense, Navy is second (8.5), while Memphis is 14th (13.3). Norvell vs. Navy .............................................................. 1-2 • ESPN will televise Thursday’s game with Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Pat McAfee and Molly McGrath on the call. Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk was the athletic director at Boston College when Hasselbeck was the starting TELEVISION: ESPN quarterback at BC. Play-by-Play ......................................................Adam Amin • The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV Radio 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air at 6:00 pm with Wylie Baker and Bill Lusby. Analyst .............................Matt Hasselbeck and Pat McAfee • The Navy Football Pregame Show with Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills and Scott Wykoff will get underway at 7:00 Sideline .......................................................... Molly McGrath pm on the Navy Radio Network, followed by game action beginning at 8:00 pm with Medhurst, Miller and Mills on the call. RADIO: NAVY RADIO NETWORK • Following the contest, Medhurst, Miller, Mills and Wykoff will recap the day’s events in a 30-minute postgame show. WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore) WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) SCOUTING MEMPHIS WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville) • Memphis enters Saturday’s game with a 3-0 record, including a 15-10 win over Ole Miss of the SEC. The Tigers also own WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.) victories over Southern (55-24) and South Alabama (42-6). W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.) • Quarterback Brady White has completed 52 of his 72 passes (.722) for 718 yards with five touchdowns and two intercep- WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.) tions. The .722 completion percentage is the 18th best in the country. White is 10th in the country in yards per pass attempt KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.) (9.97). WFED 1500 AM (Washington, DC) • White’s favorite receiver is Damonte Coxie, who has 15 catches for 237 yards. Kenneth Gainwell, who is also the Tigers’ WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.) leading rusher with 322 yards and three touchdowns on 48 carries, has 12 catches for 88 yards and a touchdown. WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.) Meanwhile, two of Antonio Gibson’s three catches have gone for touchdowns. WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) • Patrick Taylor is the Tigers’ top running back, but was injured in the fourth quarter of the Ole Miss game and did not play Sirius Ch. 84 / XM Ch. 84 / Internet Ch. 84 against Southern or South Alabama. Taylor was Memphis’ leading returning rusher and ran all over Ole Miss for 128 yards Play-by-Play .................................................Pete Medhurst and a touchdown on 27 carries. His status for the Navy game is unknown. Kylan Watkins has teamed up with Gainwell in Analyst ...................................................................Joe Miller Taylor’s absence and the two have combined for 455 yards and four touchdowns on 69 carries (Watkins has rushed for 148 Sideline .................................................................Keith Mills yards and a touchdown on 21 carries). Gainwell is 24th in the country in all-purpose yards per game and 20th in rushing Studio ............................................................... Scott Wykoff yards per game (102.3). • The Memphis defense is led by JJ Russell, who has recorded 13.5 tackles, four tackles for a loss and a sack this season. LIVE STATS / VIDEO Sanchez Blake has added 12.5 tackles, while Joseph Dorceus has recorded 10 tackles, three tackles for a loss and a sack. Stats ............................................................. NavyStats.com • Memphis is averging 37.3 points per game (32nd in the country), 227.0 rushing yards per game (31st), 262.7 passing yards Video ................................................... CBS Sports Network per game (52nd) and 489.7 yards of total offense per game (26th). Defensively, Memphis is giving up 13.3 points per game (14th), 116.3 rushing yards per game (40th), 110.0 passing yards per game (1st) and 226.3 yards of total offense per game SOCIAL MEDIA: #NAVYFB (3rd). Twitter ................................ @NavyAthletics and @NavyFB • The Tigers are once again outstanding on special teams as they already have a punt return for a touchdown and have Facebook .........................................................NavyAthletics blocked two punts. Kicker Riley Patterson is 4 for 4 on field goals. Instagram ........................... @NavyAthletics and @NavyFB VOLUNTEER NAVY NAVY SPORTS INFORMATION • The state of Tennessee has been very good to the Naval Academy over the years, producing such stalwarts as defensive 566 Brownson Road | Annapolis, Md. 21402 end Jabaree Tuani (Madison, Tenn.) and quarterback Keenan Reynolds (Antioch, Tenn.), who is the FBS leader in career Fax: 410-293-8954 | www.NavySports.com rushing touchdowns with 88. • This year’s roster includes 16 players from The Volunteer State, including starting corner Cameron Kinley from Memphis. Sr. Associate AD (Primary Contact) .. Scott Strasemeier The Mids have three other players on their roster from Memphis: third-team sophomore corner Caleb Clear, freshman nose Phone #s ...............410-293-8775 (o) / 443-336-9023 (c) guard Jacobi Rice and freshman safety Walter Soefker. E-Mail ............................................. [email protected] • Other Tennesseans on the depth chart include second-team senior wide receiver OJ Davis (Shelbyville), third-team sophomore wide receiver Devin High (Lebanon), third-team senior offensive tackle Jude Hydrick (Eads), starting Assistant AD (Secondary Contact) .......... Stacie Michaud quarterback senior Malcolm Perry (Clarksville), starting nose guard senior Jackson Pittman (Antioch, Tenn.) and second- Phone #s ..............410-293-8773 (o) / 410-212-3761 (c) team corner sophomore Daniel Taylor (Franklin, Tenn.). E-Mail .............................................. [email protected] 2: 2019 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2019 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (129 TEAMS) NAVY (2-0, 1-0 AAC) MEMPHIS (3-0, 0-0 AAC) Navy Memphis Team Statistics Navy Opp. Team Statistics Memphis Opp. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Points / Game 43.5 8.5 Points / Game 37.3 13.3 Rushing Offense 1 371.5 31 227.0 First Downs 27.5 12.0 First Downs 21.0 13.7 Passing Offense 125 128.0 52 262.7 Rushing Yards / Game 371.5 74.0 Rushing Yards / Game 227.0 116.3 Passing Yds. / Comp 2 21.3 40 13.1 Passing Yards / Game 128.0 152.5 Passing