2017 NAVY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 0-0 / 0-0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 9-1 at Florida Atlantic 8:00 PM ESPNU 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL NAVY AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC • SEPT. 1 • 8:00 PM • BOCA RATON, FLA. • FAU STADIUM 9-9 TULANE + 3:30 PM CBS SN 9-23 CINCINNATI + 3:30 PM CBS SN 9-30 at Tulsa + TBA 0-0, 0-0 AAC Record 0-0, 0-0 C-USA 10-7 AIR FORCE 3:30 PM CBS SN NR / NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) NR / NR 10-14 at Memphis + TBA Lost 3 Streak Lost 2 10-21 UCF + 3:30 PM CBS SN L, 48-45, La. Tech Last Gm L, 77-56 @ Middle TN 11-2 at Temple + 8:00 PM ESPN 9-9 vs. Tulane Next Gm 9-9 at Wisconsin 11-11 SMU + 3:30 PM CBS SN 11-18 at Notre Dame 3:30 PM NBC Ken Niumatalolo Head Coach Lane Kiffin 77-42 / 10th Career Record 35-21 / 6th 11-24 at Houston + TBA 77-42 / 10th School Record 0-0 / 1st 12-2 AAC Championship 12:00 PM ABC / ESPN 12-9 vs. Army West Point ^ 3:00 PM CBS Series: Navy Leads, 1-0 // Streak: Navy, 1 game + American Athletic Conference Opponent NAVY Last Mtg: 11-3-2012, in Annapolis (W, 24-17) FLORIDA ATLANTIC ^ Played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) Niumatalolo vs. Florida Atlantic: 1-0 All times listed are Eastern MIDSHIPMEN Kiffin vs. Navy: 0-0 OWLS SETTING THE STAGE MULTIMEDIA • Navy and Florida Atlantic will meet for the second time overall and for the first time since 2012 when they square off on Friday night at FAU Stadium (29,419) in Boca Raton. Kickoff is set for 8:00 PM. Live Video: Watch ESPN / NavySports.com • Navy owns a 5-4 (.556 record in season openers under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, including a 1-4 (.200) mark when Live Stats: NavySports.com opening away from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy’s four opening-game losses under Niumatalolo have come at the hands of Ohio State twice (once in Columbus and once in Baltimore to the eventual national champions), Television: ESPNU Maryland (Baltimore) and Notre Dame (Dublin, Ireland, to a team that played for the national championship). The Mids’ (Dave Lamont, Kelly Stouffer, Tiffany Greene) only win in an opener under Niumatalolo away from Annapolis was a 41-35 victory at Indiana in 2013. Radio: Navy Radio Network • Niumatalolo is entering his 10th year at Navy, making him the longest-tenured coach in school history. Both George (Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien, Joe Miller, Tim Murray) Welsh and Eddie Erdelatz served as head coach at Navy for nine seasons. Includes the following stations ... • Friday’s game will be televised nationally by ESPNU with Dave Lamont, Kelly Stouffer and Tiffany Greene on the call. WBAL 1090 AM (Baltimore) • The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air at 6:00 PM. WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) • The Navy Football Pregame Show with Pete Medhurst, Tom O’Brien, Joe Miller and Tim Murray will get underway at WFED 1500 AM, 820 AM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) 7:00 PM, followed by game action beginning at 8:00 PM on the Navy Radio Network. WBQH 1050 AM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia) • Following the contest, Medhurst, O’Brien, Miller and Murray will recap the evening’s events in a 30-minute postgame ESPN/XEPE 1700 AM (San Diego) show. WXTG 102.1 FM (Va. Beach) WQOP 1460 AM (Jacksonville) KRKO 1380 AM (Seattle) NAVY FAST FACTS Satellite Radio (Sirius Ch. 93 / XM Ch. 201) • Navy’s nine wins in 2016 are tied as the fifth most in school history. It is just the 16th time in 136 years of football that Navy has won nine or more games in a season. • The Mids played nine teams in 2016 that finished the season with eight or more wins, tying for the most in the country. MORE ON THE MIDS • In just its second season in a conference, Navy won the AAC West Division title after sharing the division crown with Location Annapolis, Md. Houston in its first year. Navy is one of 10 schools that has won at least a share of the division title in each of the last Founded October 10, 1845 two years (or more), joining Alabama, Florida, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Temple, Western Kentucky, Western Enrollment 4,400 Michigan and San Diego State. Nickname Midshipmen or Mids (NOT Middies) • The Mids had to fight through a significant number of injuries last year. Navy had a total of 106 missed games by key Colors Navy Blue and Gold starters or contributors. Conference (FB) American Athletic Conference • Navy is 26-8 (.764) over its last 34 games. The Mids own wins over No. 15 Memphis (2015) and No. 6 Houston (2016) Home Field Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium during that time period. Capacity / Surface Type 34,000 / FieldTurf • Navy is 14-3 (.824) against AAC teams since joining the conference in 2015. • Last year’s senior class finished with a 37-16 (.698) mark. The 37 wins are the most in school history by a senior class. NAVY FOOTBALL • This year’s seniors (2018) will enter the year with a 28-12 (.700) career record. They need to win nine games to tie Offensive System Triple-Option and 10 games to break the record for most wins by a senior class. Defensive System Multiple • Navy enters the season on a three-game losing streak. It is their longest losing streak since 2014 when the Mids Lettermen Returning / Lost 46 / 32 lost three in a row to Rutgers, Western Kentucky and at Air Force. The Mids won 26 of their next 31 games after the Starters Returning / Lost 11 / 14 previous three-game losing streak. Off. Starters / Def. Starters / Specialists 4 / 6 / 1 • Over the last five years, Navy is 27-2 (.931) when winning the turnover battle. COACHING STAFF RECRUITING FLORIDA Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo • Navy has 12 players on its roster from the state of Florida, which is tied with North Carolina for the fifth-most represented state on the roster. Texas leads with 24, while Tennessee has 20, Georgia 15 and California 14. Offensive Coord. / Quarterbacks Ivin Jasper • Among those on Navy’s roster from Florida are starting wide receiver Tyler Carmona (Davie), second-team linebacker Offensive Line / Running Game Coord. Ashley Ingram Conner Dorris (Palm Harbor), starting left guard Robert Lindsey (Palm Bay), starting defensive end Tyler Sayles Fullbacks Mike Judge (Coral Springs), third-team defensive end Vic Thomas (Ocoee) and starting corner Tyris Wooten (Palm Bay). Offensive Line Bryce McDonald Promising linebacker Dallas Jeanty (Ft. Lauderdale) has to sit out the year after transferring to Navy from Wisconsin. Slot Backs / Special Teams Danny O’Rourke Wide Receivers Mick Yokitis SCOUTING FLORIDA ATLANTIC • Friday’s game marks the debut for Lane Kiffin as the head coach at Florida Atlantic. He owns a 35-21 record in five Defensive Coordinator Dale Pehrson seasons as a college coach (1 at Tennessee and 4 at USC). Outside Linebackers Justin Davis • FAU recorded a 3-9 mark last year, but has received an influx of transfers from Power 6 conferences since Kiffin’s Cornerbacks Robert Green arrival, including defensive lineman Jremiah Taleni (Pittsburgh), offensive lineman Will Tuihalamaka (San Diego State), Inside Linebackers Steve Johns defensive end Tim Bonner (Louisville by way of East Mississippi Community College), linebacker Kain Daub (Florida Defensive Line Shaun Nua State by way of ASA College), quarterback De’Andre Johnson (Florida State by way of East Mississippi Community Safeties Dan O’Brien College) and wide receiver John Franklin III (Auburn). Outside Linebackers Napoleon Sykes • Kiffin added former Baylor offensive coordinator Kendal Briles to his staff, as well as his brother, Chris, from Ole Miss NAVY FOOTBALL HISTORY (co-defensive coordinator) and his father, Monte (defensive analyst), the legendary defensive coordinator who spent 26 seasons in the NFL. First Season 1879 All-Time Record 701-552-57 / 137th season National Championships / Last 1 / 1926 All-Time Bowl Record 10-11-1 Bowl Appearances / Last 22 / 2016 Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy Wins / Last 15 / 2015 2: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2016 FINAL NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (127 TEAMS) NAVY (0-0, 0-0 AAC) FLORIDA ATLANTIC (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) Navy Fla. Atlantic Team Statistics Navy Opp. Team Statistics Fla. Atlantic Opp. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Points / Game 37.9 31.0 Points / Game 26.4 39.8 Rushing Offense 4 310.1 51 188.2 First Downs / Game 20.9 21.9 First Downs / Game 20.6 24.7 Passing Offense 125 128.1 88 210.1 Rushing Yards / Game 310.1 179.9 Rushing / Game 188.2 245.4 Total Offense 46 438.3 72 398.3 Passing Yards / Game 128.1 254.1 Passing / Game 210.1 268.4 Scoring Offense 20 37.9 80 26.4 Total Offense / Game 438.3 434.0 Total Offense / Game 398.2 513.8 Rushing Defense 71 179.9 119 245.4 Fumbles - Lost 19-9 21-11 Fumbles - Lost 13-7 8-5 Pass Defense 100 254.1 110 268.4 Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game 39 - 24.4 60 - 35.3 Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game 63 - 48.1 64 - 47.4 Total Defense 84 434.0 124 513.8 Time of Possession / Game 31:11 28:49 Time of Possession / Game 27:43 32:17 Scoring Defense 84 31.0 123 39.8 Red Zone Offense 18 .899 75 .825 Top Returning Individual Leaders Top Returning Individual Leaders Red Zone Defense 117 .913 124 .929 Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD 3rd Down Conversion 1 .545 112 .337 Chris High 85-546 6.4 7 Devin Singletary 152-1021 6.7 12 3rd Down Conversion Def 128 .535 118 .473 Zach Abey 70-384 5.5 6 Gregory Howell, Jr.