2017 NAVY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 6-3 / 4-3 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 9-1 at Florida Atlantic W, 42-19 ESPNU 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL NAVY AT NOTRE DAME • NOV. 18 • 3:30 PM • SOUTH BEND, IND. • NOTRE DAME STADIUM 9-9 TULANE + W, 23-21 CBS SN 9-23 CINCINNATI + W, 42-32 CBS SN 9-30 at Tulsa + W, 31-21 ESPNU 6-3, 4-3 AAC Record 8-2, Independent 10-7 AIR FORCE W, 48-45 CBS SN NR / NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) 9 / 9 10-14 at Memphis + L, 30-27 ESPNU Won 1 Streak Lost 1 10-21 UCF + L, 31-21 CBS SN W, 43-40 vs. SMU Last Gm L, 41-8 at Miami 11-2 at Temple + L, 34-26 ESPN 11-24 at Houston Next Gm 11-25 at Stanford 11-11 SMU + W, 43-40 CBS SN 11-18 AT NOTRE DAME 3:30 PM NBC Ken Niumatalolo Head Coach Brian Kelly 83-45 / 10th Career Record 238-90-2 / 27th 11-24 at Houston + 12:00 PM ESPN 83-45 / 10th School Record 67-33 / 8th 12-2 AAC Championship 12:00 PM ABC / ESPN 12-9 vs. Army West Point ^ 3:00 PM CBS Series: Notre Dame Leads, 76-13-1 // Streak: Navy, 1 gm + American Athletic Conference Opponent Last Mtg: 11-5-2016, in Jacksonville, Fla. (W, 28-27) ^ Played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) NAVY NOTRE DAME Niumatalolo vs. Notre Dame: 3-6 All times listed are EASTERN MIDSHIPMEN Kelly vs. Navy: 5-2 FIGHTING IRISH SETTING THE STAGE MULTIMEDIA • Navy and Notre Dame will meet Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium (80,795) in South Bend in the 91st consecutive meeting between the two schools which is the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in college football. Kickoff is set Live Video: NavySports.com for 3:30 PM (ET) and the game will be televised by NBC with Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen on the call. Live Stats: NavySports.com NBC will also air a one-hour pregame show starting at 2:30 PM with Liam McHugh, Paul Burmeister, Chris Simms and Carolyn Manno. Television: NBC • Navy is coming off a 43-40 win over SMU that made the Mids bowl eligible for the 14th time in the last 15 years. (Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie, Kathryn Tappen) Sophomore Malcolm Perry rushed for a career-high 282 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries in his first career Radio: Navy Radio Network start at quarterback. For his efforts he was named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week. The Mids (Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien, Joe Miller, Tim Murray) won the game on an 18-yard field goal at the gun by sophomore kicker J.R. Osborn, who was attempting his first Includes the following stations ... career scoring kick (field goal or PAT). WBAL 1090 AM (Baltimore) • Saturday’s game matches two of the winningest programs in FBS history. Notre Dame stands second with 904 wins WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) all-time, while Navy is 24th with 707. WFED 1500 AM, 820 AM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) • The Navy Football Insider Show on WBAL Radio 1090 AM will air from 1:00 PM-2:30 PM with WBAL’s Keith Mills WBQH 1050 AM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) serving as the host. ESPN/XEPE 1700 AM (San Diego) • The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV Radio 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air from 1:30 PM-2:30 PM. WXTG 102.1 FM (Va. Beach) • The Navy Football Pregame Show with host Tim Murray will get underway at 2:30 PM, followed by game action begin- WJXL 1010 AM (Jacksonville) ning at 3:30 PM with Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien and Joe Miller on the call on the Navy Federal Navy Radio Network. KRKO 1380 AM (Seattle) Saturday’s radio broadcast is presented by Navy Mutual. Satellite Radio-ND Broadcast (Sirius Ch. 129 / XM Ch. 129) • Following the contest, Medhurst, O’Brien, Miller and Murray will recap the day’s events in a 30-minute postgame show. MORE ON THE MIDS NAVY FAST FACTS Location Annapolis, Md. • In just its second season in a conference, Navy won the 2016 AAC West Division title outright after sharing the division Founded October 10, 1845 crown with Houston in its first year. Navy is one of 10 schools that has won at least a share of the division title in each Enrollment 4,400 of the last two years (or more), joining Alabama, Florida, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Temple, Western Kentucky, Nickname Midshipmen or Mids (NOT Middies) Western Michigan and San Diego State. The Mids lost in the AAC Championship Game to Temple, 34-10, as Navy Colors Navy Blue and Gold lost starting quarterback Will Worth and starting slot back Toneo Gulley on the same play in the second quarter. Conference (FB) American Athletic Conference • Navy is currently in third place in the AAC West Division with a 4-3 record. The Mids are 1/2 game behind Houston for Home Field Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium second place with the two programs meeting in Houston a week from Saturday (11-24). Navy can still finish in a tie Capacity / Surface Type 34,000 / FieldTurf for first place, but can not win any of the tiebreakers. • Navy is 32-11 (.744) over its last 43 games. The Mids own wins over No. 15 Memphis (2015) and No. 6 Houston (2016) NAVY FOOTBALL during that time period, as well as a win over Notre Dame in Jacksonville (2016). Offensive System Triple-Option • Last year’s senior class (Class of ‘17) finished with a 37-16 (.698) mark. The 37 wins are the most in school history Defensive System Multiple by a senior class. This year’s seniors (Class of ‘18) have a career record of 34-15 (.694), which puts them three wins Lettermen Returning / Lost 46 / 32 away from tying the school record and four from breaking it. The Mids will have to win-out to break the record. Starters Returning / Lost 11 / 14 • Over the last five years, Navy is 28-2 (.933) when winning the turnover battle. This year the Mids have won the turnover Off. Starters / Def. Starters / Specialists 4 / 6 / 1 battle just once, finishing +2 in a win over Air Force. Navy was even in the turnover battle against FAU (win), Cincinnati (win), SMU (win) and Temple (loss). The Mids were -1 vs. Tulsa (win), -2 vs. Tulane (win), -2 vs. UCF (loss) and -4 vs. COACHING STAFF Memphis (loss). Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo • Navy is 54-9 (.857) under head coach Ken Niumatalolo when scoring first, including 5-1 this year. • Navy is 69-4 (.945) under Niumatalolo when entering the fourth quarter with the lead, including 6-0 this year. Offensive Coord. / Quarterbacks Ivin Jasper • A win over Notre Dame would give the Mids a victory over a top-25 opponent for the third straight year. It would also Offensive Line / Running Game Coord. Ashley Ingram mark the first time since 1941-45 that Navy has beaten a top-25 opponent in three consecutive seasons. Fullbacks Mike Judge • Niumatalolo is in his 10th year at Navy, making him the longest-tenured coach in school history. Both George Welsh Offensive Line Bryce McDonald and Eddie Erdelatz served as head coach at Navy for nine seasons. His 83 career wins also makes him the winningest Slot Backs / Special Teams Danny O’Rourke coach in school history. Wide Receivers Mick Yokitis • Niumatalolo has four wins against top-25 opponents as Navy’s head coach, which is tied with George Welsh for the second most in school history. Eddie Erdelatz holds the record with nine. Defensive Coordinator Dale Pehrson • Niumatalolo has three wins over Notre Dame which is tied with Wayne Hardin for the most in school history. Outside Linebackers Justin Davis Cornerbacks Robert Green BEATING A NOTRE DAME TEAM THAT FINISHES WITH A WINNING RECORD Inside Linebackers Steve Johns • This year’s Navy team will try and become just the sixth in program history to beat a Notre Dame team that finished Defensive Line Shaun Nua with a winning record and the second to ever do it in South Bend. The Mids have beaten the Irish a total of 13 times Safeties Dan O’Brien in series history, but in only five of those contests did Notre Dame teams finish with a winning record. Outside Linebackers Napoleon Sykes • In 2010, with Ken Niumatalolo at the helm, Navy beat a Notre Dame team that finished 8-5 by a score of 35-17 at the Meadowlands. NAVY FOOTBALL HISTORY • In 1957, Navy won in South Bend, 20-6, over a Notre Dame team that finished 7-3. First Season 1879 • In 1944, Navy beat a Notre Dame team that would finish 8-2, 32-13, in Baltiimore. All-Time Record 707-555-57 / 137th season • In 1936, Navy defeated a Notre Dame team that would finish 6-3-1, 3-0 in Baltimore. National Championships / Last 1 / 1926 • In 1934, Navy defeated a Notre Dame team that would finish 6-3, 10-6 in Cleveland. All-Time Bowl Record 10-11-1 Bowl Appearances / Last 23 / 2017 Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy Wins / Last 15 / 2015 2: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2017 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS NAVY (6-3, 4-3 AAC) NOTRE DAME (8-2) Navy Notre Dame Team Statistics Navy Opp. Team Statistics Notre Dame Opp. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Points / Game 33.7 30.3 Points / Game 38.0 20.7 Rushing Offense 1 369.8 6 303.2 First Downs / Game 21.9 19.4 First Downs / Game 22.3 19.8 Passing Offense 127 98.7 108 168.5 Rushing Yards / Game 369.8 165.8 Rushing / Game 303.2 140.9 Total Offense 23 468.4 22 471.7 Passing Yards / Game 98.7 244.3 Passing / Game 168.5 234.5 Scoring Offense 33 33.7 14 38.0 Total Offense / Game 468.4 410.1 Total Offense / Game 471.7 375.4 Rushing Defense 64 165.8 39 140.9 Fumbles - Lost 14-9 7-4 Fumbles - Lost 9-4 13-10 Pass Defense 90 244.3 79 234.5 Penalties - Pen.