FOLLOW THE MIDS > www.NavySports.com 2018 NAVY FOOTBALL @NavyAthletics /NavyAthletics /NavyAthletics 15 COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHIES | 14 BOWL GAMES IN LAST 15 YRS | 2015 (CO) AND ‘16 AAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS GM 1: HAWAI’I // SATURDAY, SEPT. 1 | 5:00 PM HT / 11:00 PM ET | HONOLULU, HAWAI’I | ALOHA STADIUM MULTIMEDIA NAVY MIDSHIPMEN HAWAI’I RAINBOW WARRIORS Live Stats: NavySports.com 2018 Record: 0-0, 0-0 AAC 2018 Record: 1-0, 1-0 Mountain West Live Video: CBS Sports Network 2017 Record: 7-6, 4-4 AAC 2017 Record: 3-9, 1-7 Mountain West Television: CBS Sports Network Streak: Won 1 Streak: Won 1 Announcers: John Sadak, Randy Cross, Last Game: 12-28-17, defeated Virginia, 49-7 Last Game: 8-25, defeated Colorado State, 43-34 Amanda Balionis Next Game: 9-8 vs. Memphis, 3:30 pm Next Game: 9-8 vs. Rice, 6:00 pm Radio: Navy Radio Network Ranking: NR (AP); NR (Coaches) Ranking: NR (AP); NR (Coaches) Announcers: Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien, Joe Miller, Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo (Hawai’i ‘89) Head Coach: Nick Rolovich (Hawai’i ‘02) Tim Murray Career Record: 84-48 (11th year) Career Record: 11-16 (3rd year) Includes the following stations ... Navy Record: 84-48 (11th year) Hawai’i Record: 11-16 (3rd year) WBAL 1090 AM (Baltimore) WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) WFED 1500 AM, 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon) WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick) THE SERIES WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) Series: Hawai’i leads, 2-1 // Streak: Navy, 1 game ESPN/XEPE 1700 AM (San Diego) Last Mtg.: 11-9-13, Navy, 42-28, in Annapolis WXTG 102.1 FM (Va. Beach) WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville) Niumatalolo vs. Hawai’i: 1-1 Satellite Radio (Sirius Ch. 206 / XM Ch. 206)--Hawai’i broadcast Rolovich vs. Navy: 0-0 NAVY TO OPEN UP 2018 SEASON AT HAWAI’I 2018 NAVY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE • Navy (0-0) will kick off its 138th season of football on Saturday at Aloha Stadium (50,000) in Honolulu, Hawai’i against the Hawai’i 0-0 / 0-0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Rainbow Warriors (1-0). • Navy will be making its fourth appearance at Aloha Stadium and its third against Hawaii. The Mids defeated Cal, 42-38, in the 9-1 AT HAWAI’I 11:00 PM CBS SN 1996 Aloha Bowl and lost to Hawai’i 48-41 in 1999 and 24-17 in 2009. Both of those games were the second-to-last regular- 9-8 Memphis + 3:30 pm CBS SN season games of the year. The loss in 1999 eliminated the Mids from bowl contention. 9-15 Lehigh 3:30 pm CBS SN • This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools and the first since 2013 when Navy defeated Hawai’i, 42-38, in Annapolis. 9-22 at SMU + TBA TBA • CBS Sports Network will televise the game nationally with John Sadak, Randy Cross and Amanda Balionis on the call. 10-6 at Air Force 3:30 pm CBS SN • The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV Radio 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air at 9:00 pm with Wylie Baker and Bill Lusby. 10-13 Temple + 3:30 pm CBS SN • Tim Murray will host a one-hour Navy Football Preview Show on WBAL Radio (1090 AM) starting at 9:00 pm. 10-20 Houston (Homecoming) + 3:30 pm CBS SN • The Navy Football Pregame Show with Tim Murray, Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien and Joe Miller will get underway at 10:00 pm 10-27 vs. Notre Dame ! 8:00 pm CBS 11-3 at Cincinnati + TBA TBA on the Navy Radio Network, followed by game action beginning at 11:00 pm with Medhurst, O’Brien and Miller on the call on the 11-10 at UCF + TBA TBA Navy Radio Network. 11-17 Tulsa + 3:30 pm CBS SN • Following the contest, Medhurst, O’Brien, Miller and Murray will recap the day’s events in a 30-minute postgame show. 11-24 at Tulane + TBA TBA 12-1 AAC Championship TBA TBA NAVY FAST FACTS 12-8 vs. Army ^ 3:00 pm CBS • Ken Niumatalolo is in his 11th year as head coach at Navy, making him the longest-tenured coach in school history. With 84 All times Eastern career wins, he is the winningest coach in school history. + American Athletic Conference Opponent • Navy is 33-14 (.702) over its last 47 games. The Mids own wins over No. 15 Memphis (2015) and No. 6 Houston (2016) during ! played at San Diego Country Credit Union Stadium ^ played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) that time period, as well as a win over Notre Dame in Jacksonville (2016). • Since joining the American Athletic Conference in 2015, Navy has compiled an overall conference record of 18-6, shared a West NAVY QUICK FACTS Division title in 2015 and won the West Division outright in 2016. Navy’s 18-6 AAC record is tied with Temple for the second-best Location Annapolis, Md. / October 10, 1845 record within the league over the last three years. USF leads the pack with a 19-5 mark. Enrollment 4,400 • Over the last five years, Navy is 29-3 (.906) when winning the turnover battle. Last year the Mids won the turnover battle just three Nickname Midshipmen or Mids (NOT Middies) Colors Navy Blue and Gold times, finishing +2 in a win over Air Force, +1 in a loss to Houston and +3 in a win over Virginia. Navy was even in the turnover Home Field Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium battle against FAU (W), Cincinnati (L), SMU (W), Temple (L), Notre Dame (L) and Army (L). The Mids were -1 vs. Tulsa (W), -2 Capacity / Surface Type 34,000 / FieldTurf vs. Tulane (W), -2 vs. UCF (L) and -4 vs. Memphis (L). • Navy is 54-9 (.857) under Niumatalolo when scoring first, including 5-1 (.833) in 2017. NAVY FOOTBALL HISTORY • Navy is 70-5 (.933) under Niumatalolo when entering the fourth quarter with the lead, including 7-1 (.875) in 2017. All-Time Record 708-558-57 / 138th season (1879) • The Mids are 57-13 (.814) under Niumatalolo when scoring 30 or more points in a game and 72-17 (.809) when holding the National Championships / Last 1 / 1926 opposition to under 30 points. In 2017, Navy was 7-0 when scoring 30 or more points and 0-6 when scoring less than 30 points. All-Time Bowl Record 11-11-1 Bowl Appearances / Last 23 / 2017 • Over the last five seasons, Navy is one of just seven schools that has not lost to a team that finished with a losing record. The Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy Wins / Last 15 / 2015 other six are Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Michigan and Ohio State. COACHING STAFF ALOHA Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo • Navy has three players on its roster from the state of Hawai’i: second-team offensive tackle Adam Amosa-Tagovailoa (Ewa Quarterbacks / Offensive Coord. Ivin Jasper Beach), second-team defensive tackle Alema Kapoi (Honolulu) and starting slot back Keoni-Kordell Makekau (Ewa Beach). Slot Backs Joe DuPaix • Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is a native of La’ie, Hawai’i and is a 1989 graduate of the University of Hawai’i, where he Offensive Line / Running Game Coord. Ashley Ingram Fullbacks Mike Judge earned three varsity letters as a quarterback and was a part of the Rainbow Warriors’ first bowl team in 1989. Offensive Line / Special Teams Danny O’Rourke • Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ivin Jasper is a 1994 graduate of the University of Hawai’i. Jasper was a three- Wide Receivers Mick Yokitis year letterwinner playing quarterback and slot back and helped lead Hawai’i to a Western Athletic Conference Championship. Defensive Coordinator Dale Pehrson Outside Linebackers Justin Davis A FAMILY AFFAIR Defensive Ends Tony Grantham • Va’a Niumatalolo, the oldest son of Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, is serving as an intern on the Hawai’i coaching staff. Va’a Cornerbacks Robert Green is a 2018 graduate of BYU where he was a member of the football team for four seasons. 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 2017 FINAL NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (129 TEAMS) NAVY (0-0, 0-0 AAC) HAWAI’I (1-0, 1-0 MWC) Navy Hawai’i 2017 Team Statistics Navy Opp. 2018 Team Statistics Hawai’i Opp. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Points / Game 30.5 26.3 Points / Game 43.0 34.0 Rushing Offense 2 351.4 60 168.2 Rushing Yards / Game 351.4 154.5 Rushing / Game 199.0 116.0 Passing Offense 128 77.3 63 234.5 Passing Yards / Game 77.3 215.8 Passing / Game 418.0 537.0 Total Offense 39 428.7 63 402.7 Total Offense / Game 428.7 370.3 Total Offense / Game 617.0 653.0 Scoring Offense 48 30.5 105 22.8 Fumbles - Lost 15-9 13-9 Fumbles - Lost 1-1 1-0 Rushing Defense 52 154.5 110 210.2 Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game 53 - 40.6 67 - 40.2 Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game 10 - 65.0 12 - 120.0 Pass Defense 54 215.8 98 248.6 Time of Possession / Game 36:18 23:42 Time of Possession / Game 34:43 25:17 Total Defense 48 370.3 114 458.8 Scoring Defense 62 26.3 106 33.9 Top Returning Individual Leaders 2018 Individual Leaders Red Zone Offense 65 .843 124 .698 Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Red Zone Defense 111 .889 36 .800 Zach Abey 293-1413 4.8 19 Cole McDonald 13-96 7.4 2 3rd Down Conversion 15 .455 82 .383 Malcolm Perry 138-1182 8.6 11 Fred Holly III 16-68 4.2 0 3rd Down Conversion Def 96 .425 125 .488 Passing Comp-Att, Pct Yds TD Passing Comp-Att, Pct Yds TD 4th Down Conversion 16 .657 113 .357 Zach Abey 31-72, 43.1 805 7 Cole McDonald 26-37, 70.2 418 3 4th Down Conversion Def 62 .500 115 .667 Malcolm Perry 1-2, 50.0 5 1 Net Punting 61 38.0 54 38.3 Receiving Rec-Yds Avg TD Receiving Rec-Yds Avg TD Time of Possession 1 36:18 25 31:28 Malcolm Perry 13-303 23.3 2 Cedric Byrd 11-181 16.5 1 Turnovers Gained 90 16 97 15 Anthony Gargiulo 1-21 21.0 0 John Ursua 7-123 17.6 2 Turnovers Lost 61 19 19 14 Defense Tkl TFL Sk INT PBU FR/FF Defense Tkl TFL Sk INT PBU FR/FF Turnover Margin 85 +0.2 59 +0.8 Sean Williams 76 2.5 0 1 4 1/1 Solomon Matautia 10 1.0 0.0 0 0 0/0 Fewest Penalties 8 4.1 117 7.8 Jarid Ryan 43 0.5 0 0 3 0/0 Ikem Okeke 8 0 0 0 0 0/0 Fewest Penalty Yards 22 40.6 117 68.8 SERIES VS.