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Table of contents 2014 Spring Notebook.....................................................................................2-11 Rosters (Numerical / Alphabetical)................................................................12-13 Midshipmen Profiles......................................................................................14-47 Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo............................................................................48 Coaching Staff / Support Staff.......................................................................48-55 2013 Game Recaps.......................................................................................56-63 2013 Statistics...............................................................................................64-67
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For additional information on the Navy Midshipmen, contact Associate Athletic Director for Sports Information Scott Strasemeier • Office: (410) 293-8775 or Associate Sports Information Director Stacie Michaud • Office: (410) 293-8773
2014 Navy Football Prospectus Published by the Naval Academy Athletic Association
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Quick facts Location..........................................................................................Annapolis, Md. Enrollment ....................................................................................................4,400 Founded .......................................................................................... Oct. 10, 1845 Nickname ..................................................................................Mids, Midshipmen Colors ....................................................................................Navy Blue and Gold Stadium ....................................................Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Capacity ......................................................................................................34,000 Superintendent ......................................................Vice Admiral Mike Miller, USN Commandant ...................................................................... Capt. Bill Byrne, USN Director of Athletics .......................................................................Chet Gladchuk Offensive System ...................................................................................... Spread Defensive System ..................................................................................... Multiple Head Coach ................................................................................ Ken Niumatalolo Overall Record ......................................................................49-30, Seventh Year Record at Navy .....................................................................49-30, Seventh Year 2013 Record ......................................9-4, Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy winner . ......................................................................Armed Forces Bowl Champion Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................................................................51/23 Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost ...................................................23/12 Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost ..................................................24/10 Specialists Lettermen Returning/Lost .....................................................4/1 Starters Returning/Lost....................................................................................20/7 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ...........................................................8/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................................7/4 Specialist Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................................5/0 Offensive Line (Tackles) ....................................................................Chris Culton Outside Linebackers .......................................................................... Justin Davis Defensive Coordinator ......................................................................Buddy Green Offensive Line (Center/Guards) ......................................................Ashley Ingram Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks ................................................... Ivin Jasper Inside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator ................................Steve Johns Secondary ..........................................................................................Keith Jones Fullbacks ............................................................................................ Mike Judge Defensive Line .....................................................................................Shaun Nua Outside Linebackers........................................................................... Dan O’Brien Slot Backs ................................................................................... Danny O’Rourke Defensive Line..................................................................................Dale Pehrson Wide Receivers...................................................................................Mick Yokitis Officer Representative.............................................. Capt. Doug Borrebach, USN. Assistant Athletic Trainer.........................................................................Jim Berry Faculty Representative.......................................................................Gary Bishop Recruiting Administrative Assistant............................................... Jennifer Brandt Assoc. Athletic Director for Sports Performance .................................Mike Brass Director of Olympic Sport Performance.............................................Cliff Dooman Assoc. Athletic Director for Athletic Training Services ..............................Jeff Fair Assoc. Strength and Conditioning Coach....................................Bryan Fitzpatrick Administrative Assistant ......................................................................Lois Gareis Military Liaison........................................................... Major Robert Green, USMC Sports Technology Coordinator ..........................................................Todd Green Faculty Representative........................................Cmdr. Kevin Haney, USN (Ret.) Assistant Equipment Manager.........................................................Steve Hinrichs Assistant Athletic Trainer.......................................................................Dee Jones Faculty Representative.......................................Associate Professor Chris Kinter Director of Player Personnel.............................................................. Sean Magee Director of Football Operations.................................................... Bryce McDonald Video Coordinator ........................................................................... John McGuire Officer Representative................................................Col. Paul Montanus, USMC Chiropractor....................................................................................Dr. Bill Morgan Asst. Athletic Director for Equipment Operations ....................Greg Morgenthaler Senior Enlisted Advisor...............................................GySgt. Tim Owens, USMC Team Physician................................................................. Capt. Scott Pyne, M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon...................................................Cmdr. John-Paul Rue, M.D. Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach.............................................Josh Schuler Consulting Orthopedic Surgeon................................................Dr. John Wilckens Director of Strength and Conditioning Operations.............................Kirk Woolfolk
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I 2014 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Navy Sets Spring Practice Schedule • Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo has announced Navy will begin spring practice on Monday, March 17. The Mids will practice the NCAA-maximum 15 times, which includes two scrimmages and a tentative spring game. • The team will scrimmage on Saturday, March 29 and Saturday, April 5 at the Naval Academy. • The spring game is tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 11 at 7:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. • Practices during the week generally run from 4:00-6:00 pm and the Saturday scrimmages and practices start at approximately 9:00 am. All dates, times and locations are subject to change. Noah Copeland And Parrish Gaines Named 2014 Team Captains • Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo announced at the annual Navy football banquet that rising seniors fullback Noah Copeland and safety Parrish Gaines have been elected team captains for the 2014 football season by their teammates. • Copeland played in nine of Navy’s 13 games last fall, missing four games due to injury. He rushed for 339 yards and two touchdowns on 69 carries (4.9 yards per carry) and caught three passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. He rushed for a career-high 153 yards on 28 carries and caught a 20-yard touchdown pass against Toledo and had a 39-yard touchdown run in the Army-Navy game. • Gaines had started 24-consecutive games at cornerback before switching to safety for the Pitt game due to injuries in the Navy secondary and ended up starting the final seven games at safety. Gaines finished fourth on the team in tackles with 65, while posting off a team-high tying three interceptions. His biggest interception of the year came against San Jose State when he intercepted David Fales in the end zone in the third overtime, setting up Keenan Reynolds’ 25yard touchdown run to give Navy a thrilling 58-52 victory. Navy Announces 2014 Football Schedule • The Navy football team, coming off a 2013 campaign that saw the Mids finish with a 9-4 record, win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualify for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, win a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history and defeat Army for a series-record 12th-consecutive year, will face a challenging 2014 schedule that features five games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and three neutral site games in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. Additionally, this year marks Navy’s final year as an independent as the Mids will join the American Athletic Conference in 2015. • The Mids will play seven teams that were bowl eligible in 2013, including two of college football’s most storied programs, Ohio State and Notre Dame. • Navy will open up the 2014 campaign with a bang as it plays host to the Ohio State Buckeyes at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 12 noon. Ohio State is coming off a 12-2 season and is 24-2 over the last two years under Urban Meyer. This will be the second time in six years that Navy has opened up against Ohio State. In 2009, Navy went into Columbus and nearly pulled off the upset before losing 31-27 on an intercepted two-point conversion that was returned for two points in the final minute. • The following week (Sept. 6), Navy will travel to future American Athletic Conference foe Temple (2-10 in 2013), as the two teams will tangle at Lincoln Financial Field. The Mids are 10-0 all-time at Lincoln Financial (9-0 vs. Army, 1-0 vs. Temple). • The Mids will be back on the road the following week (Sept. 13) as they travel to San Marcos, Texas to take on the Bobcats of Texas State (6-6 in 2013). It will be Navy’s first trip to San Marcos. • The Mids will play their first game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 20 when Navy plays host to one of the Big Ten’s newest members, Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights were 6-7 a year ago and played in the Pinstripe Bowl against Notre Dame. • Navy will be looking for payback the following week as it plays host to Western Kentucky on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Hilltoppers are coming off an 8-4 campaign, including a 19-7 victory over Navy in a game that starting quarterback Keenan Reynolds was knocked out of in the second quarter with a helmet-to-helmet hit. • Navy travels to Colorado Springs on Saturday, Oct. 4 to take on Air Force in the first game of the round-robin competition between Navy, Air Force and Army for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Navy defeated Air Force last year, 28-10, in Annapolis and will look to beat Air Force for the 10th time in the last 12 meetings. Air Force finished 2-10 a year ago. • Navy returns home to face VMI on Oct. 11 and then, after a week off, will welcome San Jose State on Oct. 25 in a rematch of one of the best games in all of college football a year ago. The Spartans, who finished 6-6 on the year including an upset of undefeated Fresno State in the season finale, lost to Navy a year ago, 58-52, in triple overtime as Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds ran for an NCAA-record (for a quarterback) seven rushing touchdowns, including the game-winning 25-yard touchdown run. • The following week the Mids will take the short trip down Route 50 to take on the Fighting Irish
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of Notre Dame (9-4) at FedExField in Washington, DC. Last year, Notre Dame outlasted Navy, 38-34, in a game that featured an incredible nine lead changes. This will be the first meeting between Navy and Notre Dame at FedExField since 1998. • After another off-week, the Mids return to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to face a Georgia Southern team (Nov. 15) that will be in its first full year as a Football Bowl Subdivision team. Last year, as a transitional FBS squad, the Eagles went 7-4 including a 26-20 upset victory over Florida in The Swamp. • After a third off-week in six weeks, the Mids will return to the gridiron on Friday, Nov. 28 to take on South Alabama (6-6) in Mobile, Ala. It will be Navy’s first trip to Mobile to play the Jaguars. • Navy will have a fourth off-week after the South Alabama game before playing Service Academy rival Army at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium. Navy will be going for a record 13th win in a row against its biggest rival. It will be the first Army-Navy game in Baltimore since 2007 when the Mids beat the Black Knights, 38-3. Army head coach Jeff Monken was an assistant at Navy for that game. • CBS Sports has the rights to all of Navy’s home football games and either CBS Sports or CBS Sports Network will televise all five games played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, as well as the neutral site games against Ohio State and Notre Dame. CBS is home for the ArmyNavy Game presented by USAA. • With six wins in 2014, the Mids will appear in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. A date has not been set for the bowl game. 2014 Navy Football Schedule Date Opponent Location Aug. 30 vs. Ohio State Baltimore, Md. (M&T Bank Stadium) Sept. 6 at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. (Lincoln Financial Field) Sept. 13 at Texas State San Marcos, Texas (Bobcat Stadium) Sept. 20 Rutgers Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium) Sept. 27 Western Kentucky Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium) Oct. 4 at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon Stadium) Oct. 11 VMI Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium) Oct. 25 San Jose State (HC) Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium) Nov. 1 vs. Notre Dame Landover, Md. (FedEx Field) Nov. 15 Georgia Southern Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium) Nov. 28 at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. (Ladd Peebles Stadium) Dec. 13 vs. Army Baltimore, Md. (M&T Bank Stadium) Mids Conclude Remarkable Campaign With Bowl Win; 2013 Team Joins Elite List • Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history and defeated Army for a series-record 12th consecutive year. • The 2013 team is just the fifth in Navy’s 132-year history of playing football to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved the feat. • Navy has won at least nine games five times in the last 10 years. Before the current streak, Navy had won nine or more games just five times in the previous 77 seasons. 2013 Postseason Honors • Junior guard Jake Zuzek was named to the USA Today All-Bowl Team, while junior safety George Jamison was named to the ESPN.Com All-Bowl Team. • Sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds was named the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Most Valuable Player for Navy. • Reynolds was named the Male Athlete of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio on Dec. 5. He will be honored on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the 59th annual Touchdown Club of Columbus Award. Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M won the award last year. • Reynolds was named the MVP of the Army-Navy Game presented by the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association. He will be honored at the PSWA annual dinner on Jan. 27 at he Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, N.J . • Reynolds was named an Honorable Mention All-American by Sports Illustrated. • Reynolds, Zuzek, junior tackle Bradyn Heap, senior linebacker Cody Peterson, freshman corner Brendon Clements and senior kick returner Marcus Thomas were named All-East by the ECAC. • Reynolds and Peterson were selected First-Team All-Independent by Phil Steele. • SB Nation tabbed Reynolds its Independent Offensive Player of the Year and Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo the Independent Coach of the Year.
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I 2014 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS • Peterson was selected to the East-West Shrine All-Star game in St. Petersburg, Fla. He will not play in the game due to surgery on his shoulders. • Nine Navy football players were named to the 2013 FBS All-Independent Team. Reynolds was named the 2013 FBS All-Independent Offensive Player of the Year. Joining Reynolds on the All-Independent First Team were Heap, Peterson, junior safety/cornerback Parrish Gaines. Honorable mention selections for the Midshipmen include djunior punter Pablo Beltran, Clements, junior outside linebacker Chris Johnson, Thomas and Zuzek. Navy Quick Hitters • Navy played eight teams in 2013 that were bowl eligible with the Mids posting a 4-4 record in those games. Navy earned wins over Pitt, South Alabama, San Jose State and Middle Tennessee and lost to Western Kentucky, Duke, Toledo and Notre Dame. • Navy has been dominant against the other two Service Academies, winning 21 of the last 23 contests (.913) dating back to the 2002 Army-Navy game. Over that time period, the Mids are 12-0 against Army and 9-2 against Air Force. • The Mids own a 92-49 (.652) record over the last 11 years after posting a 3-30 (.091) mark from 2000-02. The 92 wins are the 25th most in the country over that time period. • Ken Niumatalolo is just the second coach in school history to start his coaching career at Navy with a 6-0 record against rival Army. Paul Johnson turned in a 6-0 mark against West Point from 2002-07 before leaving Navy for Georgia Tech. • Niumatalolo has led the Midshipmen to a 49-30 (.620) record in his six seasons as the head coach and is third all-time at Navy in career wins. Additionally, he holds Navy coaching records for most wins in the first two (18), three (27), four (32), five (40) and sixth (49) seasons of a career. • Junior Keenan Reynolds owns a 15-6 (.714) career record as the starting quarterback with wins over Central Michigan, Indiana (2x), East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Texas State, Army (2x), Delaware, Air Force, Pitt, Hawai’i, South Alabama, San Jose State and Middle Tennessee. • Reynolds has led Navy to five fourth-quarter comeback wins over his career (Air Force in 2012, Indiana in 2012, Army in 2012, Pitt in 2013 and San Jose State in 2013). Niumatalolo Third All-Time AT Navy In Career Wins • Ken Niumatalolo has led the Midshipmen to a 49-30 (.620) record in his six seasons as the head coach and stands third all-time at Navy in career wins. • Niumatalolo holds Navy coaching records for most wins in the first two seasons (18), three seasons (27), four seasons (32), five seasons (40) and sixth seasons (49) of a career. • Niumatalolo is the first Samoan head football coach on the collegiate level and the second Polynesian head coach in FBS history (Larry Price, who was the head coach at Hawai’i from 1974-76, was the first). • Niumatalolo was recently selected as a member of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame inaugural class. Most Wins At Navy In His First Six Years Rk Coach Wins Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present 49-30* .620 2. Paul Johnson, 2002-07 45-35 .563 3. Wayne Hardin, 1959-64 38-22-2 .629 4. George Welsh, 1973-78 33-34 .493 5. Charlie Weatherbie, 1995-00 30-38 .441 6. Eddie Erdelatz, 1950-54 29-21-5 .573 * Niumatalolo was the head coach for the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl Most Career Wins At Navy Rk Coach 1. George Welsh, 1973-81 2. Eddie Erdelatz, 1950-58 3. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present 4. Paul Johnson, 2002-07 5. Wayne Hardin, 1959-64
Wins 55-46-1 50-26-8 49-30 45-35 38-22-2
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Service Academy Dominance • Navy has been the dominant Service Academy over the last decade plus, winning 21 of the last 23 meetings (.913) against Air Force and Army. The Mids have posted a 92-49 (.652) record since 2003, won nine CIC Trophies in the last 11 years and have gone to 10 bowl games in the last 11 years. Service Academy Football (2003-present) Stat Navy AFA Army Overall Record 92-49 70-66 35-97 CIC Trophies 9 2 0 Bowl Games 10 5 1 Bowl Wins 4 2 1 Final 2013 NCAA Div. I FBS Team Rankings Statistic Rank Avg Rushing Offense 2 325.4 Passing Offense 122 85.9 Total Offense 61 411.3 Scoring Offense 35 33.5 Rushing Defense 79 178.8 Passing Defens 37 215.9 Total Defense 57 394.8 Scoring Defense 40 24.4 Net Punting 55 37.1 Punt Returns 74 7.4 Punt Return Defense 43 6.55 Kickoff Returns 56 21.9 Kickoff Return Defense 33 19.84 Turnover Margin 12 +0.9 Pass Defense 40 215.3 Third Down Offense 6 .511 Third Down Defense 109 .459 Fourth Down Offense 11 .679 Fourth Down Defense 74 .552 Fewest Penalties 1 2.62 Fewest Penalty Yards 1 21.69 Fumbles Lost 12 6 Fumbles Recovered 56 9 Interceptions Thrown 1 4 Interceptions 53 13 Passing Yards Comp. 6 15.1 Red Zone Offense 33 .869 Red Zone Defense 27 .778 TFL Allowed 3 3.62 Time Of Possession 31 31:36 Turnovers Lost 1 10 Turnovers Gained 52 22 123 Football Bowl Subdivision (Div. I-A) schools Dominant Era in Army-Navy History • Navy’s 34-7 victory over Army was its 12th consecutive win over the Black Knights, the longest streak in series history by either team. • The Mids have won those 12 in a row against Army by outscoring the Black Knights, 400-132 (33.3-11.0). Navy has also won 14 of the last 15 and 16 of the last 18 games against West Point.
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I 2014 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS The Reynolds File • Junior quarterback Keenan Reynolds is 15-6 (.714) as Navy’s starting quarterback, posting a 6-2 record as a freshman in 2012 and a 9-4 mark in 2013. One of his four losses last year was when he was injured in the second quarter at Western Kentucky and left with a 7-3 lead. The Mids would go on to lose that game 19-7. • Reynolds owned wins over Central Michigan, Indiana (2x), East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Texas State, Delaware, Army (2x), Air Force, Pitt, Hawai’i, South Alabama, San Jose State and Middle Tennessee. His losses were at the hands of Troy, Arizona State, Western Kentucky (was knocked out in the second quarter of that game), Duke, Toledo and Notre Dame. • His 31 rushing touchdowns last year were the most by a quarterback in NCAA history for a single season and the most by a Navy player (any position) in school history. • He is just the fourth player in NCAA history to rush for 30 or more touchdowns in a singleseason and just the seventh player in NCAA history to score 30 or more touchdowns in a single season. • His 41 career touchdowns are the third most in school history and just three behind secondplace Chris McCoy (44 from 1995-97, 43 rushing and one receiving). • Reynolds has at least one rushing touchdown in each of the last eight games, which is tied for the second-longest streak in school history. The record is nine straight games by Chris McCoy over the 1996-97 seasons. • Reynolds finished the 2013 campaign No. 1 in the country in scoring per game (14.7), tied for first in rushing touchdowns (31) and tied for 11th in points responsible for per game (18.2). He finished 23rd overall and second among quarterbacks in rushing yards per game (103.5). • His 1,346 rushing yards are the 14th most by a quarterback in NCAA history and rank third at Navy for a single season, trailing Napoleon McCallum and Chris McCoy. • His 2,403 yards of total offense (1,346 rushing, 1,057 passing) ranks fourth all-time at Navy for a single season. • His 300 rushing attempts in 2013 rank as the third most in school history behind Napoleon McCallum (331 in 1983) and Ricky Dobbs (315 in 2009), while his 428 total offensive plays also stand third all-time behind Jim Kubiak in 1994 (462) and 1993 (450). • His seven rushing touchdowns against San Jose State set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback and tied an NCAA record for most touchdowns scored against an FBS opponent by any position. Reynolds also set a school record for most points scored in a game and most touchdowns scored. Bill Ingram previously held the scoring record with 38 points against Villanova in 1917. • Reynolds scored three or more touchdowns in seven games last season which was one game shy of the NCAA record set by Barry Sanders in 1988 and equalled by Kapri Bibbs of Colorado State this year. • He scored a school-record 188 points which had previously been set by Bill Ingram in 1917 with 174. • His 248 career points are the fourth most in school history. He trails Bill Ingram (1916-18) by 15 points for third, Chris McCoy (1995-97) by 20 points for second and Ricky Dobbs (2008-10) by 46 points for second. • Reynolds was responsible for a school-record 236 points on the year (31 rushing TDs, 8 passing TDs, 1 two-point conversion). The previous record was 198 set by Ricky Dobbs in 2009. • Reynolds has been responsible for 344 points over his career (41 rushing TDs, 16 passing TDs, one two-point conversion), which is the third-best total in school history. • He has the third and the fourth-most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game, rushing for 240 yards against San Jose State and 226 against Hawai’i last season. The school record for rushing yards by a quarteraback is 273 whch was set by Chris McCoy in 1995. McCoy also rushed for 268 against Kent State in 1997. • He is just the third player (fourth time) to rush for more than 200 yards in a game twice in the same season. Chris McCoy did it in consecutive games in 1996 against Delaware and Tulane and again in 1997 in consecutive games against Kent State and Army. Napoleon McCallum did it in consecutive games in 1983 against Air Force and Princeton. • He is just the fourth player in school history to have at least two 200-yard rushing days joining McCoy (five), Napoleon McCallum (four) and Eddie Meyers (two) • Reynolds rushed for 1,260 yards and threw for 1,038 yards last season to become only the fourth quarterback in school history to rush AND pass for 1,000 yards in a single season. The other players to accomplish this feat are Ricky Dobbs (2009), Craig Candeto (2003) and Chris McCoy (1997). • Reynolds threw just two interceptions in 128 attempts in 2013 for an interception percentage of .016, the second-best mark in school history. He has thrown just four interceptions in 236 attempts for his career for an interception percentage of .017, which is the best in program history. • Reynolds is averaging 8.3 passing yards per attempt for his career (1,955 yards on 236 attempts), which is the fourthbest average in school history. • In 2012, Reynolds became the first Navy quarterback to win his first four career starts since senior Bob Powers, who won his first six career starts in 1979. He became the first freshman to
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start at quarterback for Navy since Jim Kubiak started five games in 1991, when he guided the Midshipmen to a 31-13 victory over Central Michigan. • Reynolds was just the third freshman in program history to start at quarterback, joining Kubiak and Alton Grizzard, who started seven games at quarterback in 1987. • Against Army as a freshman, Reynolds led Navy on a fourth quarter seven-play, 80-yard drive that he capped himself with an eight-yard touchdown run to give Navy a 17-13 victory. Reynolds was held to 43 yards rushing, but scored the game-winning touchdown and completed 10 of 17 passes for 130 yards. He became the first player in series history to be named the game’s MVP as a freshman. • Against Army as a sophomore, Reynolds repeated as the Most Valuable Player, rushing for 136 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries in Navy’s 34-7 rout of the Black Knights. NCAA Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns By A QB Rk TD’s Name (School, Year) 1. 31 Keenan Reynolds (Navy, 2013) 2. 27 Ricky Dobbs (Navy, 2009) 27 Collin Klein (Kansas State, 2011) 4. 23 Tim Tebow (Florida, 2007) 23 Chance Harridge (Air Force, 2002) 23 Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois, 2013) NCAA Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns Leaders Rk TD’s Name (School, Year) 1. 37 Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State, 1988) 2. 33 Montee Ball (Wisconsin, 2011) 3. 31 Keenan Reynolds (Navy, 2013) 31 Kapri Bibby (Colorado State, 2013) NCAA Single-Season Touchdowns Leaders Rk TD’s Name (School, Year) 1. 39 Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State, 1998) 39 Montee Ball (Wisconsin, 2011) 3. 32 Brock Forsey (Boise State, 2002) 4. 31 Keenan Reynolds (Navy, 2013) 31 Kapri Bibbs (Colorado State, 2013) 31 Troy Edwards (Louisiana Tech, 1998) 7. 30 Kevin Smith (UCF, 2007) Navy - Most Touchdowns In A Season Rk TD’s Name, Year 1. 31 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 2. 27 Ricky Dobbs, 2009 3. 21 Bill Ingram, 1917 4. 20 Chris McCoy, 1997 5. 18 Joe Bellino, 1960 Navy - Most Touchdowns In A Career Rk TD’s Name, Years 1. 49 Ricky Dobbs, 2008-10 2. 44 Chris McCoy, 1995-97 3. 41 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-13 4. 34 Bill Ingram, 1916-18 5. 33 Craig Candeto, 2001-03 33 Napoleon McCallum, 33 Navy - Consecutive Games With A Rushing Touchdown Rk # Name, Years 1. 9 Chris McCoy, 1996-97 2. 8 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 8 Ricky Dobbs, 2009-10 8 Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, 2007 8 Brian Madden, 1999, 2001
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I 2014 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 2013 NCAA Leaders In Scoring Rk PPG Name (Position, School) 1. 14.5 Keenan Reynolds (QB, Navy) 2. 13.3 Kapri Bibbs (RB, Colorado State) 3. 11.2 Roberto Aguyao (K, Florida State) 4. 11.1 Davante Adams (WR, Fresno State) 5. 10.9 Marion Grice (RB, Arizona State)
Navy - Most Total Offense In A Season Rk # Name, Year 1. 2,573 Chris McCoy, 1997 2. 2,496 Jim Kubiak, 1993 3. 2,494 Ricky Dobbs, 2010 4. 2,403 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 5. 2,252 Craig Candeto, 2003
2013 NCAA Leaders In Rushing TDs Rk TD’s Name (Position, School) 1. 31 Keenan Reynolds (QB, Navy) 2. 31 Kapri Bibbs (RB, Colorado State) 3. 23 Jordan Lynch (QB, Northern Illinois) 23 Tre Mason (RB, Auburn) 5. 21 Tyler Gaffney (RB, Stanford)
Navy - Most Rushing Attempts In A Season Rk # Name, Year 1. 331 Napoleon McCallum, 1983 2. 315 Ricky Dobbs, 2009 3. 300 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 4. 287 Napoleon McCallum, 1985 5. 277 Eddie Meyers, 1981
2013 NCAA Leaders In Points Responsible For Rk PPG Name (Position, School) 1. 24.2 Derek Carr (Fresno State) 2. 21.2 Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) 21.2 Bryce Petty (Baylor) 4. 20.6 Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) 5. 20.5 Shane Carden (East Carolina) 6. 20.3 Tajh Boyd (Clemson) 7. 19.3 Rakeem Cato (Marshall) 8. 18.9 Jameis Winston (Florida State) 9. 18.8 Marcus Mariota (Oregon) 10. 18.5 Keith Wenning (Ball State) 11. 18.2 Keenan Reynolds (Navy 18.2 Aaron Murray (Georgia)
Navy - Most Total Offensive Plays In A Season Rk # Name, Year 1. 462 Jim Kubiak, 1994 2. 450 Jim Kubiak, 1993 3. 428 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 4. 420 Ricky Dobbs, 2009 5. 416 Ricky Dobbs, 2010
2013 NCAA Leaders In Rushing Yards By A Quarterback Rk RYPG Name (School) 1. 137.1 Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) 2. 103.5 Keenan Reynolds (Navy) 3. 103.4 Taysom Hill (BYU) 4. 89.0 Braxton Miller (Ohio State) 5. 86.3 Cole Gautsche (New Mexico) NCAA - Most Yards Rusing In A Season By A Quarterback Rk # Name, Team, Year 1. 1,920 Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, 2013 2. 1,815 Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, 2012 3. 1,702 Denard Robinson, Michigan, 2010 4. 1,494 Beau Morgan, Air Force, 1996 5. 1,473 Cam Newton, Auburn, 2010 6. 1,443 Stacey Robinson, Northern Illinois, 1989 7. 1,427 Joe Webb, UAB, 2009 8. 1,412 Jammal Lord, Nebraska, 2002 9. 1,410 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 2012 10. 1,406 Brad Smith, Missouri, 2003 11. 1,379 Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois, 2011 12. 1,370 Chris McCoy, Navy, 2007 1,370 Julian Edelman, Kent State, 2008 14. 1,346 Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2013 15. 1,344 Taysom Hill, BYU, 2014 Navy - Most Yards Rusing In A Season Rk # Name, Year 1. 1,587 Napoleon McCallum (RB), 1983 2. 1,370 Chris McCoy (QB), 1997 3. 1,346 Keenan Reynolds (QB), 2013 4. 1,327 Napoleon McCallum (RB) 1985 5. 1,318 Eddie Meyers (RB), 1981
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NCAA - Most TDs In A Game Against An FBS Opponent Rk TDs Name, Year, Opponent 1. 7 Keenan Reynolds (Navy 2013 vs. San Jose State) 7 Arnold Boykin (Ole Miss 1951 vs. Mississippi State) 7 Marshall Faulk (SD State 1991 vs. Pacific) 7 Rashaun Woods (Oklahoma St. 2003 vs. SMU 7 Stefphon Jefferson (Nevada 2012 vs. Hawai’i) 7 Montel Harris (Temple 2012 vs. Army) Navy - Most Touchdowns In A Game Rk TDs Name, Year, Opponent 1. 7 Keenan Reynolds, 2013, San Jose State 2. 6 Craig Candeto, 2002, Army 6 Lou Benoist, 1919, Colby 6 Harold Martin, 1917, Western Reserve 5. 5 Ricky Dobbs, 2009, Delaware 5 Reggie Campbell, 2005, Colorado State Navy - Most Points In A Game Rk Pts Name, Year, Opponent 1. 42 Keenan Reynolds, 2013, San Jose State 2. 38 Bill Ingram, 1917, Villanova 3. 36 Craig Candeto, 2002, Army 4. 30 Ricky Dobbs, 2009, Delaware 30 Reggie Campbell, 2005, Colorado State Navy - Most Points In A Season Rk Pts Name, Year 1. 188 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 2. 174 Bill Ingram, 1917 3. 162 Ricky Dobbs, 2009 4. 120 Chris McCoy, 1997 5. 110 Joe Bellino, 1960 Navy - Most Points In A Career Rk Pts Name, Years 1. 294 Ricky Dobbs, 2008-10 2. 268 Chris McCoy, 1995-97 3. 263 Bill Ingram, 1916-18 4. 248 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-current 5. 200 Napoleon McCallum, 1981-85
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Navy - Most Points Responsible For In A Season Rk PRF Name, Year 1. 236 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 2. 198 Ricky Dobbs, 2009 3. 186 Chris McCoy, 1997 4. 174 Aaron Polanco, 2004 174 Bill Ingram, 1917
Navy - Passing Yards Per Attempt For A Career Rk YPA Name, Years 1. 10.6 Lamar Owens, 2002-05 2. 10.2 Ricky Dobbs, 2008-10 3. 9.0 Kaipo-Noa Kahekau-Enhada, 2005-08 4. 8.3 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-current 5. 8.2 Aaron Polanco, 2002-04
Navy - Most Points Responsible For In A Career Rk PRF Name, Years 1. 414 Ricky Dobbs, 2008-10 2. 390 Chris McCoy, 1995-97 3. 344 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-current 4. 294 Craig Candeto, 2001-03 5. 252 Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada
Navy Among Nation’s Most Successful Programs In The Country • The Mids own a 92-49 (.652) record from 2003-13 after posting a 3-30 (.091) mark from 200002. • The 92 wins are the 25th most in the country.
Navy - Most Yards Rushing By A QB In A Game Rk Yds Name, Year, Opponent 1. 273 Chris McCoy, 1995, SMU 2. 268 Chris McCoy, 1997, Kent State 3. 240 Keenan Reynolds, 2013, San Jose State 4. 226 Keenan Reynolds, 2013, Hawai’i 5. 225 Alton Grizzard, 1987, Penn 6. 224 Ricky Dobbs, 2008, SMU Navy - 200-Yard Rushing Games In A Season Rk # Name, Year, Opponents 1. 2 Keenan Reynolds, ‘13, Hawai’i & San Jose State 2 Chris McCoy, ‘97, Kent State and Army 2 Chris McCoy, ‘96, Delaware and Tulane 2 Napoleon McCallum, ‘83, Air Force and Princeton Navy - 200-Yard Rushing Games In A Career Rk # Name, Years 1. 5 Chris McCoy, 1995-97 2. 4 Napoleon McCallum, 1981-85 3. 2 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-current 2 Eddie Meyers, 1978-81 Navy - 1,000 Yards Rushing AND Passing In A Season Year Player 2013 Keenan Reynolds (1,346 rush, 1,057 pass) 2009 Ricky Dobbs (1,203 rush, 1,031 pass) 2003 Craig Candeto (1,112 rush, 1,140 pass) 1997 Chris McCoy (1,370 rush, 1,203 pass) Navy - Lowest Interception Percentage In A Season Rk % Name, Year 1. .014 Alton Grizzard (2 of 147), 1989 2. .016 Keenan Reynolds (2 of 128), 2013 3. .017 Joe Tranchini (2 of 117), 1958 4. .018 Keenan Reynolds (2 of 108), 2012 5. .019 Brian Broadwater (2 of 107), 1999 Navy - Lowest Interception Percentage In A Career Rk % Name, Year 1. .017 Keenan Reynolds (4 of 236), 2012-13 2. .035 Bob Powers (7 of 199), 1977-79 3. .037 Ricky Dobbs (10 of 271), 2008-10 4. .038 Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada (7 of 182), 2005-08 .038 Brian Broadwater (8 of 209), 1998-00
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Most Wins Since 2003 Rk Wins Team 1. 125 Boise State 2. 117 Oklahoma 3. 116 LSU 4. 115 Ohio State 5. 114 USC 6. 107 Virginia Tech 107 Texas 8. 106 Oregon 9. 105 Alabama 105 Georgia 11. 104 TCU 104 Wisconsin 13. 102 Florida 14. 101 Florida State 15. 100 Auburn 16. 97 West Virginia 97 Utah 18. 95 BYU 95 Northern Illinois 95 Nebraska 21. 94 Clemson 22. 93 Cincinnati 93 Texas Tech 93 Louisville 25. 92 Navy Navy vs. Teams From Automatic Qualifier Conferences • Since 2003, Navy has won 21 games against schools from a BCS/automatic qualifier conferences. Those 21 wins have come against 10 different opponents and are the most in the country by a non-BCS/automatic qualifier school. • Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo has 10 wins against teams from a BCS/automatic qualifier conference since taking over the program at the end of the 2007 season. • Navy’s 21 wins against BCS schools have come against Vanderbilt (‘03, ‘04), Duke (‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07), Rutgers (‘04, ‘08), Stanford (‘06), Connecticut (‘06), Pitt (‘07, ‘13), Notre Dame (‘07, ‘09, ‘10), Wake Forest (‘08, ‘09, ‘10), Missouri (‘09) and Indiana (‘12, ‘13). Most BCS/Automatic Qualifier Wins by a Non-BCS/Automatic Qualifer School Since 2003 Rk Wins Team 1. 21 Navy 2. 16 BYU 3. 14 Fresno State 4. 10 Boise State 5. 9 Hawai’i 9 East Carolina 7. 8 Northern Illinois 8. 7 Toledo
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I 2014 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Fast Starts • Navy outscored the opposition 65-32 in the first quarter last season. • Notre Dame and South Alabama were the only two teams last year to score a touchdown in the first quarter against the Mids. AMERICA’S TEAM • Navy’s 2014 roster has players who hail from 22 different states, including 17 each from Florida and Texas. California and Georgia are tied for third with 13 players each. • Other top spots include: Tennessee (9), North Carolina (9), Pennsylvania (7), Alabama (7), Ohio (5), Maryland (5), Kentucky (5) and Virginia (5). Close Calls • Dating back to the 2011 Army-Navy game, Navy has won eight of its last 10 games decided by eight points or less. The Mids were 3-2 this season in close encounters after beating Indiana, 41-35, in the season opener, losing to Toledo, 45-44 in double overtime, beating Pitt, 24-21, losing to Notre Dame, 38-34 and beating San Jose State, 58-52, in triple overtime. • The Mids are 21-15 (.583) under head coach Ken Niumatalolo in games decided by eight points or less. Navy’s Record In Games Decided By 8 Points Or Less (Since 2002) Year Record 2002 0-3 2003 1-2 2004 4-0 2005 3-2 2006 3-2 2007 3-3 2008 4-1 2009 4-3 2010 4-3 2011 2-5 2012 4-0 2013 3-2 The Red Zone • Navy scored on 53 of its 61 possessions (.869) in the red zone last year, scoring 42 touchdowns (.689), kicking 11 field goals, losing two fumbles, missing two field goals, taking a knee twice and losing it on downs once. • The Mids finished 33rd in the country in red zone offense. • The opposition scored on 35 of its 45 red zone opportunities (.778), scoring 31 touchdowns (.689), kicking four field goals, throwing three interceptions, stopped on downs three times, took a knee once and missed three field goals. • Navy finished 27th in the country in red zone defense. Mids Consistently Among Nation’s Top Rushing Teams • Over the last 12 years, Navy has consistently been one of the top rushing teams in the country, never finishing lower than sixth. • The Mids kicked off the trend in 2002 when they finished third in the country in rushing, averaging 270.8 yds/gm. • In 2003, Navy led the nation averaging a then school-record 323.2 yds/gm. That is the fifth-best rushing average for a team over the last 11 years. • In 2005, Navy led the country in rushing for the second time in three years, averaging 318.7 yds/gm. The 318.7 yds/gm is the seventh-best rushing average by a team in the last 11 years. • Navy finished the 2006 campaign averaging a nation’s-best and then school-record 327.0 yds/ gm. That is the fourth-best rushing average by a team in the last 11 years. • The Mids rushed for a school-record 348.8 yds/gm in 2007, becoming the first team in NCAA history to lead the nation in rushing three-consecutive years. The 348.8 yards rushing is the second-best rushing average by a team in the last 10 years. Only the 2000 Nebraska team (349.3) rushed for more over that time period. • The 348.8 yards per game are the most yards rushing by a FBS team since Nebraska averaged 349.3 yds/gm in 2000. • In 2008, Navy led the country in rushing for an unprecedented fourth-straight year, averaging 292.4 yds/gm. • The Mids finished No. 2 in the country in 2013, averaging 325.4 yards per game. It’s the best
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Keeping Drives Alive • Navy finished sixth in the country in third down conversions (.511, 89-174) and 11th in fourth down conversions (.679, 19-28) last year.
Taking Care Of The Football • Navy and Louisville finished tied for first in the country for the fewest turnovers last year with 10. The Mids lost just six fumbles and threw four interceptions on the year.
NCAA Leaders In Third Down Conversions Rk Pct. Team 1. .571 LSU 2. .560 Louisville 3. .522 Florida State 4. .514 Georgia Tech .514 Marshall 6. .511 Navy 7. .510 East Carolina 8. .503 Texas A&M 9. .500 Louisiana-Lafayette 10. .497 Stanford
NCAA Leaders In Fewest Turnovers Rk # Team 1. 10 Navy 10 Louisville 3. 11 Bowlling Green 11 Nevada 5. 13 South Alabama 13 Air Force Mids Making Pass Completions Count • Navy attempted just 146 passes last year, completing 74 for 1,117 yards. The Mids averaged 15.09 yards per completion, which ranked sixth in the country.
NCAA Leaders In Fourth Down Conversions Rk Pct. Team 1. .833 Wake Forest 2. .786 Vanderbilt 3. .778 Rutgers 4. .750 Florida State 5. .706 East Carolina 6. .700 South Carolina .700 Minnesota 8. .696 Duke 9. .688 Oklahoma 10. .684 Iowa State 11. .679 Navy
NCAA Leaders For Passing Yards Per Completion Rk Avg. Team 1. 18.42 Georgia Tech 2. 16.85 Baylor 3. 15.92 LSU 4. 15.36 Florida State 5. 15.27 Miami (Fla.) 6. 15.09 Navy 7. 15.07 New Mexico 8. 14.83 Kansas State 9. 14.80 Oregon 10. 14.66 Notre Dame
Making The Most Out Of Every Opportunity • Navy scored a touchdown on 45 percent (.446) of its drives last year, scoring 58 touchdowns on 130 drives, which was the sixth-best percentage in the country. The Mids have also kicked 11 field goals, which means they scored on 69 of 130 drives last season (.531). • With Keenan Reynolds at quarterback, the Mids have scored a touchdown on 56 of their 119 drives (.471) and have scored points on 68 of their 119 drives (.571). Percentage Of Drives Scoring A Touchdown (does not count taking a knee) Rk Team # of Drives # of TD’s Pct 1. Florida State 168 84 .500 Ohio State 168 84 .500 3. Texas A&M 157 74 .471 4. Alabama 144 65 .451 5. Oregon 163 73 .448 6. Navy 130 58 .446 7. Baylor 188 82 .436 8. Georgia Tech 153 61 .399 9. South Carolina 145 57 .393 10. Louisville 136 53 .390 Strong BLocking Up Front • The Mids finished third in the country in the fewest tackles for loss allowed last year, giving up just 3.62 per game. NCAA Leaders In Tackles For Loss Allowed Rk Avg. Team 1. 3.25 Toledo 2. 3.50 Northern Illinois 3. 3.62 Navy 4. 3.75 Arkansas 5. 3.86 Duke
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Beltran One Of Navy’s All-Time Great Punters • Senior punter Pablo Beltran averaged 41.4 yards per punt on his 40 punts (1,657 yds) last year, with seven punts covering 50 yards or more and 12 having been downed inside the 20. He had just five touchbacks and 10 of his punts were fair caught. • In 2012, Beltran averaged 43.6 yards per punt on his 44 punts, which stands as the third-best single-season average in school history. Fifteen of Beltran’s 44 punts were fair caught and 18 downed inside the 20. He had 11 punts of 50 yards or more. • He kicked a career-long 63-yarder against Notre Dame in the 2012 season-opener. • Beltran averaged 37.5 yards per punt as a freshman. He was the first freshman to start at punter for the Midshipmen since Brian Schrum in 1992. • He is averaging 41.1 yards per punt on 119 punts over his career (4,887 yds), which is third all-time at Navy. Navy Career Punting Average (min. 50 punts) Rk Avg Player (Years) 1. 42.5 John Skaggs (2000-03) 2. 41.2 Kyle Delahooke (2008-10) 3. 41.1 Pablo Beltran (2011-current) 4. 40.7 Tray Calisch (1997-99) 5. 40.6 Bill Busik (1940-41) Navy Single Season Punting Average (min. 30 punts) Rk Avg Player (Year) 1. 44.8 John Skaggs (2001) 2. 43.8 Bill Busik (1941) 3. 43.6 Pablo Beltran (2012) 4. 43.1 Kyle Delahooke (2009) 5. 41.9 Tom Moore (1971) Starting Streaks • On offense,senior guard Jake Zuzek has started 26 consecutive games, while junior quarterback Keenan Reynolds has made 21 straight starts. Senior tackle Bradyn Heap has started 13 games in a row, while junior guard E.K. Binns has made 10 straight starts. • On defense, senior safety Parrish Gaines has made a start in 31 straight games (24 at corner, 7 at safety), while senior outside linebacker Jordan Drake have made 26 consecutive starts. Senioroutside linebacker Chris Johnson started all 13 games last season.
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I 2014 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Career Starts • Senior guard Jake Zuzek is Navy’s most experienced player on offense with 26 career starts, while senior center Tanner Fleming has made 23 career starts. Sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds has started 21 career contests, while junior fullback Noah Copeland has started 16 times. Senior tackle Bradyn Heap has made 15 career starts and sophomore guard E.K. Binns has made 10 starts. • Defensively, senior safety Parrish Gaines leads the way with 31 career starts (24 at corner, seven at safety), while senior outside linebacker Jordan Drake has made 26 starts. Junior corner Kwazel Bertrand has started 15 games, while senior outside linebacker Chris Johnson has made 13 career starts. Senior defensive end Paul Quessenberry has started 12 games, while sophomore corner Brendon Clements has made 10 starts each. Mids want To Pass On Their Own Terms • With Keenan Reynolds at quarterback, the Mids have wanted to go to the air more than they have in the past as Navy has not had a quarterback, outside of Ricky Dobbs, who can throw it as well as Reynolds in the triple option era. • With that being said, the Mids still want to pass on their own terms and not be forced to throw when the defense is expecting it. Navy still must have success running the football to make the passing game effective and in games where it is forced to throw, it has not had as much success. • Dating back to 2003, Navy is 18-1 (.947) when throwing the ball 0-5 times in a game and 47-14 (.770) when throwing the ball 6-10 times. As a whole, the Mids are 65-15 (.813) when throwing the ball 10 or fewer times. • Conversely, Navy is 27-34 (.443) when throwing the ball 11 times or more, including a 7-13 (.350) mark when throwing the ball 16 times or more. • With Keenan Reynolds as the starting quarterback, the Mids are 8-1 (.889) when throwing it 0-10 times and 7-5 (.583) when throwing it 11 or more times. Navy’s Record By Passing Attempts Since 2003 No. of Passing Attempts W-L Pct 0-5 18-1 .947 6-10 47-14 .770 11-15 20-21 .488 16-20 5-7 .417 21-25 2-4 .333 26 or more 0-2 .000 Disciplined Football • Navy finished No. 1 in the country in fewest penalties per game (2.62) and in fewest penalty yards per game (21.69yds/gm) last year. Since 2008 when Ken Niumatalolo became the head coach, Navy has never finished lower than second in either category and this is the first time that Navy has led the country in fewest penalties and the fourth time in fewest penalty yards. • Navy has had zero penalties in a game seven times since 2002, including twice last year (Delaware and Notre Dame). Navy In The NCAA Rankings For Fewest Penalties and Fewest Penalty Yards Year PPG Rank PYPG Rank 2008 3.15 2 26.77 2 2009 3.40 1 29.60 1 2010 3.40 2 27.60 1 2011 2.30 1 20.00 1 2012 3.69 2 29.08 2 2013 2.62 1 21.69 1 NCAA Leaders in Fewest Penalties Per Game Rk PPG Team 1. 2.62 Navy 2. 3.08 Tulsa 3. 3.46 UNLV 4. 3.62 Boston College 5. 3.67 New Mexico
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NCAA Leaders in Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game Rk PYPG Team 1. 21.69 Navy 2. 25.42 Tulsa 3. 30.25 New Mexico 4. 30.69 Boston College 5. 31.08 Ball State Sloan Climbs Extra Point Chart • Sophomore Nick Sloan made 51 extra-points last year, which were the second most in school history. He made 41 extra-points as a freshman, which stands fifth all-time at Navy. • His 92 career extra-points are the third most in school history. • Sloan’s 84 points scored last year as the third most in school history for a kicker and his 155-career points stand sixth all-time at Navy. Most Extra Points In A Single Season Rk Player, Year 1. Joey Bullen, 2005 2. Nick Sloan, 2013 3. Joe Buckley, 2009 4. Jon Teague, 2011 5. Nick Sloan, 2012
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Most Extra Points In A Career Rk Player, Years 1. Joey Bulleym 2005-08 2. Tom Vanderhorst, 1995-98 3. Nick Sloan, 2012-current 4. Matt Harmon, 2005-08 5. Joe Buckley, 2009-10
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Most Points By A Kicker In A Single Season Rk Player, Year Points 1. Matt Harmon, 2008 95 2. Tim Shubzda, 1999 88 3. Nick Sloan, 2013 84 4. Joey Bullen, 2005 79 5. Joey Bullen, 2007 76 Most Points By A Kicker In A Career Rk Player, Years 1. Steve Fehr, 1979-81 2. Matt Harmon, 2005-08 3. Tom Vanderhorst, 1995-98 4. Joey Bullen, 2005-07 5. Bob Tata, 1976-78 6. Nick Sloan, 2012-current
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Johnson Has Big Junior Year • Senior outside linebacker Chris Johnson had an outstanding junior year, tying for the team lead in interceptions (3) and ranking third in tackles (84). He has also recovered two fumbles. His five turnovers gained led the team. • Johnson had not played a snap of varsity competition entering his junior year. He spent his freshman year on the junior varsity team and then, as a sophomore, he tore his ACL in a fall scrimmage. He was slated to start as a sophomore but ended up missing the entire season.
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I 2014 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Defense Holds High Powered Offense’s Below Scoring Average • The Navy defense held eight of its 13 opponents below their scoring average for the season last year (nine of 13 in regulation as Toledo did not surpass their average until the game went to overtime). • Navy’s opponents averaged 29.9 points per game on the year, but scored just 24.4 points per game against the Mids. Indiana, Delaware, Western Kentucky, Air Force, Pitt, South Alabama, Army and Middle Tennessee were all held below their scoring average. Points Allowed By Navy Defense Team Scoring Avg. Points vs. Navy Indiana 38.4 35 Delaware 32.7 7 WKU 30.8 * 17 Air Force 24.7 10 Duke 32.8 35 Toledo 33.0 ** 38 Pitt 26.3 21 Notre Dame 27.2 38 Hawai’i 27.4 28 South Alabama 29.4 14 San Jose State 32.4 *** 52 Army 24.4 7 Middle Tennessee 29.0 6 * WKU also scored a safety which is not counted in this number ** 14 scored in overtime; Toledo also scored a defensive touchdown which is not counted in this number *** 14 scored in overtime Army-Navy GAme Draws Highest Rating In 14 Years • The CBS Sports broadcast of the 114th Army-Navy game earned an average overnight household rating/share in the metered markets of 4.2/9, which ties for the highest rating for the game since 1999. All In The Family • Navy has four sets of brothers on its 2014 roster. • The brother tandems include sophomore Kendrick (SB) and Kenneth (QB) Mouton from Naples, Fla.; sophomore Myles (SB) and junior Chris (FB) Swain from Macon, Ga.; sophomore Nnamdi (OLB) and senior Obi (OLB) Uzoma from Wake Forest, N.C. and sophomore Will (QB) and senior Joe (LB) Worth from Valrico, Fla. Navy, Notre Dame Extend Series • Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk and Notre Dame Director of Athletics and Vice President Jack Swarbrick announced last fall that Navy’s football series with Notre Dame, which is the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in college football, has been extended to 2026, which will be the centennial year for the series. • The Irish and Mids will meet in South Bend on odd years, while on even years the game will be Navy’s home game, customarily played at regional NFL venues. • The two schools, which have played every year since 1926, will meet for the 86th time on Sept. 1 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. • The 2014 Navy-Notre Dame game will be played on Nov. 1 at FedExField in Landover, Md. Undefeated At HOme • Navy posted a 5-0 record at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in 2013, going undefeated at home for the first time since 2004. The Mids won home games over Delaware, Air Force, Pitt, Hawai’i and South Alabama. • Navy has won eight-straight games at home dating back to the 2012 season. Navy’s last loss at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium was against San Jose State (12-0 on Sept. 29, 2012).
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Big Crowds For Navy Home Games • Navy drew a crowd of 36,208 for the home opener against Delaware. It was the largest crowd for a home opener in school history and the 10th largest overall. • The Navy-Air Force game drew a stadium-record crowd of 38,225 on Oct. 5. • The Navy-Pitt game drew 37,094, which was the seventh-largest crowd in stadium history. • The Mids averaged a school-record 35,588 fans per game last season in their five home games. Largest Crowds at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Rk Attendance Opponent Date 1. 38,225 Air Force 10-5-13 2. 37,970 Pitt 10-18-08 3. 37,821 Rutgers 9-20-08 4. 37,820 Air Force 10-3-09 5. 37,615 Air Force 9-9-07 6. 37,506 Air Force 10-1-11 7. 37,094 Pitt 10-26-13 8. 36,992 Wake Forest 10-20-07 9. 36,918 Rutgers 10-14-06 10. 36,208 Delaware 9-14-13 Heisman Winner, Naismith Winner, President Of The United States • Navy is one of just two schools to produce a President of the United States (Jimmy Carter), a Hesiman Trophy winner (Joe Bellino and Roger Staubach) and a Naismith Award winner (David Robinson). • The other school to match that feat is Michigan, who produced President Gerald Ford, Heisman winners Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson and Naismith Award winner Trey Burke. Mids Adopt 12-Year Old Mathias Giordano • The Navy football team adopted 12-year old-Mathias Giordano from Leesburg, Va. into the Navy Football Brotherhood last fall. • Giordano, who is battling Sarcoma cancer, is a huge Navy football fan and was recently introduced to the team by Lt. Jordan Fogler, who is a family friend of the Giordano’s and an admissions counselor at the Naval Academy. • Fogler reached out to the Navy football staff to see if Giordano could get a tour, but instead he got much more. • Head coach Ken Niumatalolo welcomed Giordano with open arms by personally taking he and his family on a tour of Ricketts Hall and introducing him to all of the coaches. • Giordano then got a chance to meet some of the players on the team including sophomore fullback Chris Swain, senior wide receiver and co-captain Matt Aiken, junior defensive end Aaron Davis, junior fullback Quinton Singleton, junior quarterback John Hendrick, junior safety George Jamison and sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds. The players autographed a scheduled poster for Giordano and took photos with him. • Before Giordano left for the day, Coach Niumatalolo presented him with an autographed helmet and words of encouragement letting him know that he and his family are in his prayers. In addition, Niumatalolo adopted Giordano into the Navy Football Brotherhood and offered him tickets to every home football game. • Giordano was at the Delaware game and was in the locker room with the team after the game. One of Navy’s All-Time Great Quarterbacks Returns As Commandant Of Midshipmen • Former Navy quarterback Capt. Bill Byrne (‘87), USN is back at the Naval Academy as the Commandant of Midshipmen, which is similar to being the Dean of Students at a civilian college. • Byrne was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Mids and served as team captain in 1986. He remains the Navy’s record holder in career touchdown passes with 29 and completions in a game (37 vs. Syracuse in 1985). He is second in career completions (381), career passing yards (4,582), passing yards per game (163.6) and passing yards in a game (399 vs. Syracuse in 1985). He is third in passing yards in a season (1,694 in 1985), career pass attempts (711) and tied for third for passing touchdowns in a season (11 in 1984). • Byrne has had a distinguished Nav career. His initial sea tours were in San Diego aboard USS COOK (FF 1083) where he served as Gunnery Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant and aboard USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57) as an Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer. Subsequent sea tours were in San Diego and Yokosuka, Japan, aboard USS VINCENNES (CG 49) as
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I 2014 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Niumatalolo Making History • Ken Niumatalolo has led the Midshipmen to a 49-30 (.620) record in his six seasons as the head coach. He stands third on Navy’s career wins list. • He is just the sixth head coach in school history to lead the Navy football program for six or more years. • Niumatalolo holds Navy coaching records for most wins in the first two seasons (18), three seasons (27), four seasons (32), five seasons (40) and six seasons (49) of a career. • His eight wins in his first year are tied for the fourth most in school history by a coach in his first season and the most by a Navy coach in his debut season since Tom Hamilton won eight in 1934. • He is just the second coach in Army-Navy history to win his first six games in the nation’s best rivalry. Paul Johnson went 6-0 against West Point from 2002-07. • He is just the second coach since World War II to lead Navy to a winning record in his first three years at the helm, joining Hardin (5-4-1 in 1959, 9-2 in 1960 and 7-3 in 1961) on the exclusive list. • He is the only coach in school history to lead Navy to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons. • Niumatalolo joins Eddie Erdelatz and Hardin as the only coaches in school history to beat Notre Dame in back-to-back years. • In 2009, Niumatalolo was the first coach to lead an unranked Navy team over a ranked Notre Dame squad since 1936 (which was the first year of the polls).. • He is the first head coach in Service Academy history to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy in each of his first two years. • Niumatalolo is the first Samoan head football coach on the collegiate level and the second Polynesian head coach in FBS history (Larry Price, who was the head coach at Hawai’i from 1974-76, was the first). • Niumatalolo was recently inducted as a member of the inaugural class for the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Most Wins At Navy In His First Six Years Rk Coach Wins Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present 49-30* .620 2. Paul Johnson, 2002-07 45-35 .563 3. Wayne Hardin, 1959-64 38-22-2 .629 4. George Welsh, 1973-78 33-34 .493 5. Charlie Weatherbie, 1995-00 30-38 .441 6. Eddie Erdelatz, 1950-54 29-21-5 .573 * Niumatalolo was the head coach for the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl Most Career Wins At Navy Rk Coach 1. George Welsh, 1973-81 2. Eddie Erdelatz, 1950-58 3. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present 4. Paul Johnson, 2002-07 5. Wayne Hardin, 1959-64
Wins 55-46-1 50-26-8 49-30 45-35 38-22-2
Most Years As Head Coach At Navy Rk Coach 1. George Welsh, 1973-81 Eddie Erdelatz, 1950-58 3. Charlie Weatherbie, 1995-01 4. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present Paul Johnson, 2002-07 Wayne Hardin, 1959-64
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Niumatalolo Coaching Highlights • First coach to lead Navy to a bowl game in his inaugural season as a head coach. • First coach to lead Navy to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons as a head coach. • First Service Academy coach to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy in each of his first two years as a head coach. • Led Navy to an 8-5 record in 2008, the most wins by a first-year coach at Navy since 1934. • Guided Navy to a 24-17 win over No. 16 Wake Forest in 2008, the Mids’ first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press top 25 since 1985. • Led Navy to back-to-back wins over BCS teams in 2008 (Rutgers, Wake Forest) for the first time since 1981. • Won a school-record tying 10 games in 2009. • Led Navy to a 23-21 win over No. 19 Notre Dame in South Bend on Nov. 7, 2009. It marked the first time since 1936 that an unranked Navy team defeated a ranked Notre Dame squad. • His 18 wins over his first two years is a school record. • His 27 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first three seasons at the helm. • His 32 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first four seasons at the helm. • His 40 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first five seasons at the helm. • His 49 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first six seasons at the helm. • His 49 wins are the third most in school history. • Joins Eddie Erdelatz (1956-57) and Hall of Fame coach Wayne Hardin (1960-61) as the only coaches in school history to beat Notre Dame in back-to-back years. • Just the second coach in school history to start his coaching career at Navy with a 6-0 record against Army. Paul Johnson, who Niumatalolo was an assistant for from 2002-07, turned in a 6-0 mark against West Point. • Member of the Navy coaching staff that has led the Mids to nine Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies over the last 11 years. • Member of the Navy coaching staff that has led the Mids to 10 bowl games over the last 11 years • Member of the Navy coaching staff that directed the Mids to 15 straight wins over rivals Air Force and Army from 2002-09 and has won 21 of the last 23 Service Academy games. • Member of the Navy coaching staff that has defeated Army 12 consecutive seasons. • Member of the Navy coaching staff that has defeated Notre Dame three times in the last seven years (twice as the head coach). • The second Polynesian head coach in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history and the first Samoan collegiate head coach on any level. Was selected as part of the inaugural class for the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Coaching Experience • 1990-92 Hawai’i • 1992-94 Hawai’i • 1995-96 Navy • 1997-98 Navy • 1999-2001 UNLV • 2002-07 Navy • 2008-present Navy Personal • Date of Birth • Hometown: • Family:
Graduate Asst. Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Offensive Coordinator Assistant Coach Asst. Head Coach Head Coach
May 8, 1965 Laie’, Hawai’i Wife - Barbara Children - Alexcia, Va’a, Ali’i
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2014 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Ltr Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown / High School 1 * Brendon Clements CB So. 5-10 185 Miami, Fla. / Coral Reef 1 DJ Grant-Johnson K So. 6-2 195 Hilo, Hawai’i / Kamehameha Hawai’i 2 *** Parrish Gaines S Sr. 6-2 196 Smyrna, Tenn. / Smyrna 3 * Lonnie Richardson S Sr. 5-11 188 Chester, Pa. / Strath Haven 3 Bradley Bostick SB Jr. 5-6 147 Birmingham, Ala. / Oak Mountain 4 Kody Akers QB Sr. 5-10 201 Richwood, Ohio / Rutherford B. Hayes 4 Eric Johnson CB Sr. 5-10 191 Fayetteville, N.C. / Jack Britt 5 ** Quincy Adams CB Jr. 5-11 195 San Antonio, Texas / Louis D. Brandeis 5 Kyle O’Connor K So. 5-9 160 New Bern, N.C. / New Bern 6 ** Nick Sloan K Jr. 6-0 190 San Diego, Calif. / Scripps Ranch 6 Kyle Battle CB So. 6-1 190 Temple, Texas / Belton 7 * Shelley White CB Jr. 5-10 190 Annapolis, Md. / Archbishop Spalding 7 Nick Fabrizio QB So. 5-11 185 Valrico, Fla. / Durant 8 Will Worth QB So. 6-1 210 Valrico, Fla. / Newsome 9 * Myer Krah CB Jr. 5-11 203 Durham, N.C. / Hillside 9 Kenneth Mouton QB So. 6-1 200 Naples, Fla. / Golden Gate 10 * John Hendrick QB Sr. 6-1 198 Tampa, Fla. / Sickles 10 Jack Brodowicz S So. 5-11 185 Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic 11 *** Pablo Beltran P Sr. 6-2 225 Humble, Texas / Atascocita 13 *** Jordan Drake OLB Sr. 6-4 220 Douglasville, Ga. / Chapel Hill 13 Julian Turner WR So. 6-2 190 Warrensville, Ohio / Orange 14 Troy Thompson QB So. 5-11 185 Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove 15 Lorentez Barbour S Jr. 6-1 194 Louisville, Ky. / Louisville Male 15 Dishan Romine SB So. 5-11 185 Louisville, Ky. / duPont Manual 16 Gavin Jernigan P Jr. 6-3 217 Lawndale, Calif. / Mira Costa 16 Reuben Carson SB Sr. 5-8 170 Birmingham, Ala. / Hoover 17 ** Kwazel Bertrand CB Jr. 5-10 186 Antioch, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy 17 Andrew Mitchell K So. 6-5 220 Destin, Fla. / Niceville 18 Tago Smith QB So. 5-10 190 Fayetteville, Ga. / Fayette County 19 ** Keenan Reynolds QB Jr. 5-11 185 Antioch, Tenn. / Goodpasture Christian 19 Brandon Boyd S Jr. 5-11 199 La Marque, Texas / La Marque 21 * DeBrandon Sanders SB Jr. 5-7 160 Itta Bena, Miss. / Leflore County 21 Amari Ross CB So. 6-0 190 Roswell, Ga. / Centennial 22 * Toneo Gulley SB So. 5-8 190 Kenosha, Wis. / Tremper 22 Mike Kelly OLB So. 6-1 220 West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West 23 Myles Swain SB So. 5-11 190 Macon, Ga. / Mount de Sales Academy 24 *** Ryan Williams-Jenkins SB Sr. 5-8 170 Helena, Ala. / Pelham 25 ** Demond Brown SB Jr. 5-9 191 Glen Burnie, Md. / Old Mill 25 Cameron Bryant CB So. 5-10 175 San Diego, Calif. / Mira Mesa 26 Daiquan Thomasson CB So. 6-0 190 Clayton, N.C. / Clayton 28 * Edward Robinson S Jr. 5-11 198 Chesapeake, Va. / Hickory 29 ** Geoffrey Whiteside SB Sr. 5-10 171 Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley 31 * Colin Amerau K Sr. 6-2 195 Alexandria, Va. / Mount Vernon 32 * Quentin Ezell FB Jr. 6-1 240 Walkersville, Md. / Walkersville 32 Tyler Lehrke LB Jr. 6-1 202 San Diego, Calif. / Mira Mesa 33 * Shawn White FB So. 6-0 235 Palm Coast, Fla. / Matanzas 33 * Maika Polamalu LB Sr. 6-0 218 Pottstown, Pa. / Pottsgrove 34 *** Noah Copeland FB Sr. 5-10 214 San Antonio, Texas / Louis D. Brandeis 35 Nick Martinez OLB Jr. 6-2 222 Elm Mott, Texas / Reicher Catholic 35 Derek Mann WR So. 5-11 180 San Antonio, Texas / Stevens 36 * Quinton Singleton FB Sr. 6-0 204 Manning, S.C. / Scott’s Branch 36 Jalen Wade LB So. 6-0 208 Spring Hill, Tenn. / Independence 37 ** Chris Swain FB Jr. 5-11 232 Macon, Ga. / Mount de Sales Academy 37 Jamaal Williams S Jr. 5-9 198 Durham, N.C. / Hillside 38 * William Tuider OLB So. 6-2 205 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Mountain View 39 Shakir Robinson S Sr. 5-10 197 Brunswick, Ga. / Brunswick 39 Alex Barta P So. 6-3 210 Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston 40 Ed Royds SB Jr. 5-10 197 Mount Laurel, N.J. / Shawnee 40 Daniel Gonzales LB So. 6-2 220 Vail, Ariz. / Cienega 41 Kikau Pescaia OLB Jr. 5-11 207 Honolulu, Hawai’i / Kamehameha 41 Will McKamey SB So. 5-9 170 Knoxville, Tenn. / Grace Christian Academy 42 * George Jamison S Sr. 6-0 197 Cordova, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian 42 Kendrick Mouton SB So. 6-0 195 Naples, Fla. / St. John Neumann 43 * Austin Grebe K Jr. 6-0 192 Stafford, Va. / North Stafford 44 ** Obi Uzoma OLB Sr. 6-3 231 Wake Forest, N.C. / Knightdale 44 Bob Marshburn WR So. 6-3 220 Homer, Ga. / Athens Academy 45 ** Paul Quessenberry DE Sr. 6-2 251 Carlsbad, Calif. / La Costa Canyon 45 Colin Osborne SB Jr. 5-9 206 Sykesville, Md. / Glenelg 46 * Chris Johnson OLB Sr. 6-1 207 Cape Coral, Fla. / Cape Coral 47 * A.K. Akpunku DE Jr. 6-3 238 Arlington, Texas / Cedar Hill 47 Calvin Cass Jr. SB So. 5-10 200 Sicklerville, N.J. / St. Augustine Prep 48 Josiah Powell OLB So. 6-3 200 Providence, Ky. / Madisonville North Hopkins 49 * Anthony Lewis LB Sr. 6-0 229 Ogden, Utah / Cottonwood 50 * Don Pearson LB Jr. 6-3 224 Las Vegas, Nev. / Faith Lutheran 51 *** James Britton LB Sr. 6-2 223 Rogers, Ark. / Rogers Heritage 52 Zach Laniewski OG Jr. 6-2 275 Englewood, Fla. / Lemon Bay 53 Marcus Mack OLB Jr. 6-2 210 Smyrna, Ga. / North Atlanta
# Ltr Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown / High School 54 * Tyler Goble LB Jr. 6-1 228 Plymouth, Mich. / Plymouth 55 Nnamdi Uzoma DE So. 6-3 220 Wake Forest, N.C. / Knightdale 56 Joe Worth LB Sr. 6-2 210 Valrico, Fla. / Newsome 56 Blake Copeland OT So. 6-4 258 Muscle Shoals, Ala. / Muscle Shoals 57 * E.K. Binns OG Jr. 6-3 287 Cape Coral, Fla. / Island Coast 57 Alex Brown OLB So. 6-3 239 West Columbia, S.C. / White Knoll 58 Corin Cline OT So. 6-3 260 Garland, Texas / South Garland 59 Ryan Harris LB So. 5-11 210 Mission Viejo, Calif. / Mission Viejo 60 Ben Tamburello OG Jr. 6-2 275 Hoover, Ala. / Spain Park 60 Rex Montes DE Jr. 6-5 222 Grapevine, Texas / Colleyville Heritage 61 * Brandon Greene OT Jr. 6-3 257 Highland, Calif. / Redlands East Valley 62 ** Bradyn Heap OT Sr. 6-3 288 South Jordan, Utah / Bingham 63 * Blaze Ryder C Jr. 5-11 265 Kaneohe, Hawai’i / Kamehameha 64 *** Jake Zuzek OG Sr. 6-0 310 Brookhaven, Pa. / West Philadelphia Catholic 64 Patrick Forrestal NG So. 6-4 305 Albany, Ga. / Deerfield-Windsor 65 * Joey Gaston OT Jr. 6-5 281 Knoxville, Tenn. / Knoxville Catholic 66 Jeremiah Robbins OG So. 6-2 290 Arlington, Texas / Arlington 67 * Nathaniel Otto OG Sr. 6-2 260 Houston, Texas / Clear Lake 67 Rob Dusz NG So. 6-0 280 Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro 68 Cole Wright OT So. 6-6 245 Ft. Myers, Fla. / Evangelical Christian 69 Patrick Hoffman OT So. 6-4 265 Audubon, Pa. / La Salle 70 Maurice Morris C So. 6-2 310 La Porte, Texas / La Porte 71 Cam Henson NG So. 6-3 250 Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood 72 Adam West OG So. 6-3 267 Spring, Texas / Klein 74 John Ferguson DE So. 6-3 240 Argyle, Texas / John H. Guyer 75 ** Tanner Fleming C Sr. 6-2 276 Deltona, Fla. / Deltona 76 Blake Benjamin OT Jr. 6-3 241 Pomona, Calif. / Diamond Ranch 77 ** Bernard Sarra NG Jr. 6-1 303 Monessen, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic 77 Andrew Martin OT So. 6-4 272 Decatur, Ala. / Decatur 78 Kyle Cregge OT Sr. 6-2 291 Alpharetta, Ga. / Milton 80 Cody West WR Sr. 6-2 208 Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Riverdale 81 * Brendan Dudeck WR Sr. 6-0 202 Hamilton Square, N.J. / The Hun School 83 Marc Meier WR Jr. 5-10 180 Chesapeake, Va. / Great Bridge 84 Amos Mason DE So. 6-1 230 Nashville, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy 85 Nick McCrory LB Jr. 6-0 221 Seadrift, Texas / Calhoun 86 * Jamir Tillman WR So. 6-3 190 Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman 86 Zach Hester LB Jr. 6-2 217 Lancaster, Ky. / Boyle County 87 Greg Bryant WR Sr. 6-2 206 Fayetteville, N.C. / Jack Britt 88 Ted Colburn OLB So. 6-2 225 Northport, Ala. / Tuscaloosa County 89 * Thomas Wilson WR Jr. 6-0 192 Brandenburg, Ky. / Meade County 90 ** Will Anthony DE Jr. 6-1 238 Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy 90 Trey Fullilove WR So. 6-0 186 Bedford, Va. / Olympic 91 ** Aaron Davis DE Sr. 6-0 251 Pearland, Texas / Glenda Dawson 92 * David Gordeuk DE Jr. 6-3 236 Port Matilda, Pa. / State College Area 92 Max Lee K So. 6-1 185 San Diego, Calif. / Francis Parker 93 *** Joe Cardona LS Sr. 6-3 230 El Cajon, Calif. / Granite Hills 93 Bryson Garcia DE Jr. 6-5 227 Ramona, Calif. / Ramona 94 Josh Antol LS So. 6-1 220 Trabuco Canyon, Calif. / Mission Viejo 94 Vin Rider DE Sr. 6-4 273 Athens, Ohio / Athens 95 * Chris Nurthen NG Sr. 6-3 260 Phoenixville, Pa. / Great Valley 96 Carter Shipley DE So. 6-3 255 Kissimmee, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep 97 Austin Kurke DE So. 6-5 235 El Segundo, Calif. / El Segundo 98 A.J. Barnaby NG Sr. 6-1 283 Deltona, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy 99 * Sean Reaver DE Jr. 6-3 245 Thurmont, Md. / Catoctin
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2014 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Ltr Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown / High School 5 ** Quincy Adams CB Jr. 5-11 195 San Antonio, Texas / Louis D. Brandeis 4 Kody Akers QB Sr. 5-10 201 Richwood, Ohio / Rutherford B. Hayes 47 * A.K. Akpunku DE Jr. 6-3 238 Arlington, Texas / Cedar Hill 31 * Colin Amerau K Sr. 6-2 195 Alexandria, Va. / Mount Vernon 90 ** Will Anthony DE Jr. 6-1 238 Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy 94 Josh Antol LS So. 6-1 220 Trabuco Canyon, Calif. / Mission Viejo 15 Lorentez Barbour S Jr 6-1 194 Louisville, Ky. / Louisville Male 98 A.J. Barnaby NG Sr. 6-1 283 Deltona, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy 39 Alex Barta P So. 6-3 210 Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston 6 Kyle Battle CB So. 6-1 190 Temple, Texas / Belton 11 *** Pablo Beltran P Sr. 6-2 225 Humble, Texas / Atascocita 76 Blake Benjamin OT Jr. 6-3 241 Pomona, Calif. / Diamond Ranch 17 ** Kwazel Bertrand CB Jr. 5-10 186 Antioch, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy 57 * E.K. Binns OG Jr. 6-3 287 Cape Coral, Fla. / Island Coast 3 Bradley Bostick SB Jr. 5-6 147 Birmingham, Ala. / Oak Mountain 19 Brandon Boyd S Jr. 5-11 199 La Marque, Texas / La Marque 51 *** James Britton LB Sr. 6-2 223 Rogers, Ark. / Rogers Heritage 10 Jack Brodowicz S So. 5-11 185 Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic 57 Alex Brown OLB So. 6-3 239 West Columbia, S.C. / White Knoll 25 ** Demond Brown SB Jr. 5-9 191 Glen Burnie, Md. / Old Mill 25 Cameron Bryant CB So. 5-10 175 San Diego, Calif. / Mira Mesa 87 Greg Bryant WR Sr. 6-2 206 Fayetteville, N.C. / Jack Britt 93 *** Joe Cardona LS Sr. 6-3 230 El Cajon, Calif. / Granite Hills 16 Reuben Carson SB Sr. 5-8 170 Birmingham, Ala. / Hoover 47 Calvin Cass Jr. SB So. 5-10 200 Sicklerville, N.J. / St. Augustine Prep 1 * Brendon Clements CB So. 5-10 185 Miami, Fla. / Coral Reef 58 Corin Cline OT So. 6-3 260 Garland, Texas / South Garland 88 Ted Colburn OLB So. 6-2 225 Northport, Ala. / Tuscaloosa County 56 Blake Copeland OT So. 6-4 258 Muscle Shoals, Ala. / Muscle Shoals 34 *** Noah Copeland FB Sr. 5-10 214 San Antonio, Texas / Louis D. Brandeis 78 Kyle Cregge OT Sr. 6-2 291 Alpharetta, Ga. / Milton 91 ** Aaron Davis DE Sr. 6-0 251 Pearland, Texas / Glenda Dawson 13 *** Jordan Drake OLB Sr. 6-4 220 Douglasville, Ga. / Chapel Hill 81 * Brendan Dudeck WR Sr. 6-0 202 Hamilton Square, N.J. / The Hun School 67 Rob Dusz NG So. 6-0 280 Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro 32 * Quentin Ezell FB Jr. 6-1 240 Walkersville, Md. / Walkersville 7 Nick Fabrizio QB So. 5-11 185 Valrico, Fla. / Durant 74 John Ferguson DE So. 6-3 240 Argyle, Texas / John H. Guyer 75 ** Tanner Fleming C Sr. 6-2 276 Deltona, Fla. / Deltona 64 Patrick Forrestal NG So. 6-4 305 Albany, Ga. / Deerfield-Windsor 90 Trey Fullilove WR So. 6-0 186 Bedford, Va. / Olympic 2 *** Parrish Gaines S Sr. 6-2 196 Smyrna, Tenn. / Smyrna 93 Bryson Garcia DE Jr. 6-5 227 Ramona, Calif. / Ramona 65 * Joey Gaston OT Jr. 6-5 281 Knoxville, Tenn. / Knoxville Catholic 54 * Tyler Goble LB Jr. 6-1 228 Plymouth, Mich. / Plymouth 40 Daniel Gonzales LB So. 6-2 220 Vail, Ariz. / Cienega 92 * David Gordeuk DE Jr. 6-3 236 Port Matilda, Pa. / State College Area 1 DJ Grant-Johnson K So. 6-2 195 Hilo, Hawai’i / Kamehameha Hawai’i 43 * Austin Grebe K Jr. 6-0 192 Stafford, Va. / North Stafford 61 * Brandon Greene OT Jr. 6-3 257 Highland, Calif. / Redlands East Valley 22 * Toneo Gulley SB So. 5-8 190 Kenosha, Wis. / Tremper 59 Ryan Harris LB So. 5-11 210 Mission Viejo, Calif. / Mission Viejo 62 ** Bradyn Heap OT Sr. 6-3 288 South Jordan, Utah / Bingham 10 * John Hendrick QB Sr. 6-1 198 Tampa, Fla. / Sickles 71 Cam Henson NG So. 6-3 250 Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood 86 Zach Hester LB Jr. 6-2 217 Lancaster, Ky. / Boyle County 69 Patrick Hoffman OT So. 6-4 265 Audubon, Pa. / La Salle 42 * George Jamison S Sr. 6-0 197 Cordova, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian 16 Gavin Jernigan P Jr. 6-3 217 Lawndale, Calif. / Mira Costa 46 * Chris Johnson OLB Sr. 6-1 207 Cape Coral, Fla. / Cape Coral 4 Eric Johnson CB Sr. 5-10 191 Fayetteville, N.C. / Jack Britt 22 Mike Kelly OLB So. 6-1 220 West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West 9 * Myer Krah CB Jr. 5-11 203 Durham, N.C. / Hillside 97 Austin Kurke DE So. 6-5 235 El Segundo, Calif. / El Segundo 52 Zach Laniewski OG Jr. 6-2 275 Englewood, Fla. / Lemon Bay 92 Max Lee K So. 6-1 185 San Diego, Calif. / Francis Parker 32 Tyler Lehrke LB Jr. 6-1 202 San Diego, Calif. / Mira Mesa 49 * Anthony Lewis LB Sr. 6-0 229 Ogden, Utah / Cottonwood 53 Marcus Mack OLB Jr. 6-2 210 Smyrna, Ga. / North Atlanta 35 Derek Mann WR So. 5-11 180 San Antonio, Texas / John Paul Stevens 44 Bob Marshburn WR So. 6-3 220 Homer, Ga. / Athens Academy 35 Nick Martinez OLB Jr. 6-2 222 Elm Mott, Texas / Reicher Catholic 77 Andrew Martin OT So. 6-4 272 Decatur, Ala. / Decatur 84 Amos Mason DE So. 6-1 230 Nashville, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy 85 Nick McCrory LB Jr. 6-0 221 Seadrift, Texas / Calhoun 41 Will McKamey SB So. 5-9 170 Knoxville, Tenn. / Grace Christian Academy 83 Marc Meier WR Jr. 5-10 180 Chesapeake, Va. / Great Bridge
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#5 • Cornerback • Jr. • 5-11 • 195 • San Antonio, Texas • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at left corner behind Brendon Clements ... versatile player that can also play safety ... one of Navy’s better athletes in the secondary ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: Played in all 13 contests primarily as a member of special teams ... finished the year with 10 tackles and a forced fumble ... turned in a tackle in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... pitched in a pair of solo tackles in Navy’s triple OT win at San Jose State ... posted two tackles and forced a fumble in the win over Hawai’i ... contributed a season-best three tackles against South Alabama ... turned in a tackle at Notre Dame ... chipped in a tackle against Indiana. • 2012: Played in 10 of 13 games, starting four contests ... earned starts against Penn State, San Jose State, Air Force and Central Michigan ... missed games against Indiana, East Carolina and Florida Atlantic due to a neck injury ... pitched in two tackles against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... contributed a pair of tackles on special teams in Navy’s Senior Day victory over Texas State ... turned in a tackle as a member of special teams against Troy .. chipped in a tackle at Central Michigan ... part of a defense that held the Chippewas to a season-low 221 yards (70 rush, 151 pass) and 12 first downs ... turned in five tackles and recovered a Cody Getz fumble in the second quarter of Navy’s win over Air Force ... it marked his first collegiate fumble recovery ... part of a defense that did not allow a touchdown in nine consecutive quarters (Penn State fourth quarter - San Jose State) ... had a careerhigh seven tackles against San Jose State, including six solo stops ... also recorded his first collegiate tackle for a loss of three yards ... turned in a pair of tackles and picked off VMI QB Eric Kordenbrok on a spectacular one-handed grab at the Navy 48 (12:08, 4Q) in Navy’s win over the Keydets ... it was his first collegiate interception ... Part of a defensive unit that held VMI scoreless for the final 53-plus minutes of action ... held the Keydets to just a field goal in the opening quarter, marking the first time Navy’s defense did not surrender a touchdown to its opponent since 2009 when defeating Army, 17-3 ... replaced an injured Jonathan Wev in the starting lineup against Penn State where he turned in a then career-high five tackles and broke up two passes, including what was nearly an interception for the rookie in the end zone ... made his debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame where he played the better part of the game in relief of Wev ... turned in three tackles against the Irish. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Louis D. Brandeis High School, Adams attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who earned three letters in football and track & field, while also lettering twice in basketball ... member of district championship track and football teams as a senior ... a two-time first-team all-district football selection, garnering honors as a junior and senior ... named a two-time second-team all-area performer in football ... served as team captain of the football team ... a regional qualifier in track & field (sprinter) as a senior ... named the Athlete of the Year at Louis D. Brandeis High School in 2001 ... a member of the National Honor Society ... high school teammate of senior fullback and 2014 team captain Noah Copeland ... son of Roosevelt and Patricia Adams ... majoring in English. Adams’ Career Statistics Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2012 28 1.0-3 0-0 1-0 4 1 0 2013 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 TOTALS 38 1.0-3 0-0 1-0 4 1 1 Career Highs Tackles: 7 vs. San Jose State (9-29-12) Sacks: --PBU: 2 (2x; last vs. VMI, 9-22-12) FR: 1 at Air Force (10-6-12) Game-By-Game Game (Date) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) at Penn State (9-15-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Air Force (10-6-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) at Troy (11-10-12) Texas State (11-17-12) vs. Army (12-8-12) vs. Arizona State (12-29-12)
TFL: 1.0 vs. San Jose State (9-29-12) INT: 1 vs. VMI (9-22-12) FF: 1 vs. Hawai’i (11-9-13)
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A.K. Akpunku
#47 • Defensive End • Jr. • 6-3 • 238 • Arlington, Texas • At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart at left defensive end ... was switched from outside linebacker to defensive end in the fall and went through a period of adjustment ... has a chance to be a contributor next fall as a pass rusher ... good athlete ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Saw action in three games, playing against Indiana, Delaware and South Alabama • 2012: Made appearances in nine games as a rookie, including making his debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame where he contributed a tackle on special teams ... turned in a solo tackle against Army on special teams. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Cedar Hill High School, Akpunku attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... garnered all-district honors as a senior after leading the team in sacks ... served as defensive team captain his senior year ... member of the Cedar Hill football team that won the state title in 2007 ... cousin, Kelechi Ohanaja, played football at Vanderbilt ... brother, Brandon, played football (defensive end) at North Texas ... was born in Gabon, Nigeria ... son of Jude and Bridget Akpunku ... majoring in political science.
Colin Amerau
#31 • Kicker • Sr. • 6-2 • 195 • Alexandria, Va. • At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart as the kickoff specialist behind Austin Grebe and Gavin Jernigan ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Did not see any varsity action. • 2012: Finished the season with a 60.7 kickoff average with 19 of his 63 kickoffs going down as touchbacks ... posted a 56.0 aveage among his five kickoffs against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... kicked off four times in the Army game, averaging 58.5 yards ... turned in a 63.8 kicking average on the four kickoffs against Texas State ... averaged 64.8 yards on his six kicks at Troy ... booted five kickoffs for an average of 56.4 yards against Florida Atlantic ... kicked off a season-high nine times in the win over East Carolina where he averaged 61.4 yards ... averaged 58.3 yards on six kicks (350) yds) in the win over Indiana ... kicked off six times at Central Michigan for an average of 63.2 yards ... averaged 60.8 yards on five kickoffs in what was his first appearance against Air Force ... in the Mids’ win over VMI he kicked off eight times and registered an average of 60.9 yards ... averaged 59.5 yards in his two kickoffs at Penn State ... made his debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame where he kicked off twice for an average of 65.0 yards. • 2011: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School, Amerau attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a four-year football letterwinner who also was awarded four letters as a member of the swim team ... garnered alldistrict and all-region honors in football his senior year ... served as team captain of the football team his senior season ... sister, Brittany Amerau, graduated from the Naval Academy in 2010 and was a member of the Mids’ women’s lacrosse team for four years ... father, Harold, is also a graduate of the Naval Academy (`65) ... son of Harold Amerau and Carla Stucki-Amerau ... majoring in economics.
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#90 • Defensive End • Jr. • 6-1 • 238 • Jacksonville, Fla. • At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at right defensive end ... coming off a solid sophomore campaign ... has the ability to rush the passer... has a great motor and attitude ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: Made appearances in all 13 contests, including the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl where he made his first collegiate start ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... turned in 27 tackles for the year, the most of any defensive lineman on the team, and recovered a fumble ... held Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... contributed a tackle against the Blue Raiders ... Navy’s defense held Army, then ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing in 2013 ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... posted two tackles against Army and recovered an Angel Santiago fumble at the Black Knights 35 (6:01, 4Qtr) ... it was his first fumble recovery this season and the second of his career ... turned in four tackles in the triple OT win at San Jose State ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... the Jags averaged just 3.3 yards per rush and 5.0 yards per passing attempts which were season lows for a Navy opponent this season, as was their 300 yards of total offense ... pitched in a tackle against South Alabama ... posted a pair of tackles against Hawai’i ... registered a pair of tackles at Notre Dame ... turned in a tackle against Pitt as the Mids held the Panthers to a touchdown under their scoring average ... recorded a career-high six tackles at Toledo ... chipped in a tackle at Duke ... part of a defense that held Air Force scoreless in the second half and to a season-low 10 points, while holding the Falcons to 231 yards on the ground, better than 60 yards under their average ... produced a solo stop against Western Kentucky ... pitched in five tackles against Delaware in the home opener ... contributed a solo tackle against Indiana. • 2012: A member of special teams, he saw action in every game as a rookie, including making his debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame where he was a member of the kick return team ... produced a career-high three tackles against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and recovered a fumble, the first of his career ... turned in a tackle at Troy ... saw time on defense in the Mids’ win at Central Michigan where he registered his first career tackle which went for a loss of three yards. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Trinity Christian Academy, Anthony attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who earned four letters in football and three each in basketball and weight lifting ... member of the football team that claimed the state championship in 2010 and was the state runner-up in 2009 ... also went on a recruiting visit to Air Force ... son of Bill and Lisa Anthony ... majoring in economics ... has a 3.0 grade point average, including a 3.65 grade point average during the fall semester. Anthony’s Career Statistics Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds 2012 5 1.0-3 0-0 2013 27 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 31 1.0-3 0-0 Career Highs Tackles: 6 at Toledo (10-19-13) Sacks: --PBU: --- FR: 1 (2x; last vs. Army, 12-14-13) Game-By-Game Game (Date) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) at Penn State (9-15-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Air Force (10-6-12)
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#11 • Punter • Sr. • 6-2 • 225 • Humble, Texas • At Navy: Enters the spring as Navy’s starting punter after holding the job in each of his previous three seasons ... became the first freshman to start at punter for the Midshipmen since 1992 when Brian Schrum started nine games and averaged 38.7 yards per punt ... also serves as the holder on extra points and field goals ... averaging 41.1 yards per punt on 119 punts over the course of his career, which ranks third all-time at Navy ... has earned three varsity letters. • 2013: Garnered Second-Team All-Independent honors from Phil Steele and was an Honorable Mention FBS All-Independent selection ... averaged 41.4 yards per punt on his 40 punts (1,657 yds) over the course of the year, with seven of his punts covering 50 yards or more and 12 downed inside the 20 ... called upon twice against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl where he averaged 30.0 yards per punt ... punted six times for a 41.2 average in the victory over Army, including a long of 51 yards in the contest ... his lone punt of the San Jose State contest was a 38-yarder and was placed inside the 20 ... punted three times against Hawai’i where he averaged 40.7 yards and had a long of 46 yards ... punted just twice against South Alabama which featured a 48-yarder that was downed inside the 20 ... averaged 39.5 yards on his two punts at Notre Dame, placing one inside the 20 ... punted five times against Pitt, averaging 36.8 yards which featured a long of 47 ... averaged 37.0 yards on three punts at Toledo, including a long of 44 for the day ... came on to punt four times at Duke, averaging 45.2 yards ... turned in his longest punt of the season and the second longest of his career with a 62-yarder ... named ECAC Special Teams Player of the Week after punting a season-high six times in the win over Air Force where he averaged 42.5 yards per punt ... placed three of his six inside the 20 and had one touchback ... called upon five times in the Western Kentucky contest where he averaged 47.6 yards per punt ... three of his five punts were for 50-plus yards ... punted for the first time this season in the Delaware game, booting his lone punt 56 yards ... as a team, the Mids stand No. 1 nationally in net punting (56.0) ... for just the second time in his career, was not called upon to punt in the Mids’ opener at Indiana. • 2012: Garnered All-East recognition by the FBS head coaches along the Eastern Seaboard ... named an Honorable Mention All-Independent Team selection by the nationwide media panel responsible for the FBS Indpendent Player of the Week awards ... averaged 43.61 yards per punt on his 44 punts (3.3 punts/gm) this fall which marked the third-best average in program history ... he would have been ranked 18th nationally, but was shy of the miniumum of 3.6 punts per game ... averaging 40.9 yards per punt on 79 punts over his career which is third all-time at Navy ... the school record for career punting average (min. 50 punts) is 42.5 held by John Skaggs (2000-03) ... averaged 41.0 yards on his four punts against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... averaged 36.7 yards on his season-high tying six punts in the win over Army ... placed three of his six punts inside the 20-yard line ... punted four times against Texas State where he averaged 44.8 yards, placing three of the four inside the 20 ... called upon to punt three times at Troy, averaging 50.0 yards per punt, including a long punt of 58 yards on the day ... in a war of the winds, he averaged 39.5 yards on his two punts against Florida Atlantic, booting a 61-yarder and an 18-yarder ... did not punt in the East Carolina contest ... owned a 42.0 punting average against Indiana, where he booted a 59-yarder, his
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Navy Career Punting Average (min. 50 punts) Rk Avg Player (Years) 1. 42.5 John Skaggs (2000-03) 2. 41.2 Kyle Delahooke (2008-10) 3. 41.1 Pablo Beltran (2011-current) 4. 40.7 Tray Calisch (1997-99) 5. 40.6 Bill Busik (1940-41) Navy Single Season Punting Average (min. 30 punts) Rk Avg Player (Year) 1. 44.8 John Skaggs (2001) 2. 43.8 Bill Busik (1941) 3. 43.6 Pablo Beltran (2012) 4. 43.1 Kyle Delahooke (2009) 5. 41.9 Tom Moore (1971)
Kwazel Bertrand
#17 • Cornerback • Jr. • 5-10 • 186 • Antioch, Tenn. • At Navy: Enters the spring listed as even with Myer Krah at the starting right corner position ... will likely miss spring ball after having off-season surgery on his wrist ... has good size and coverage skills ... has gotten much bigger and stronger since his freshman year, putting on 23 pounds ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: Started eight of the nine games in which he played ... produced 43 tackles on the year, including two tackles for a loss of six yards and broke up two passes ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... held Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... it was the first time since the 2012 loss to San Jose State (12-0) that Navy’s defense has not surrendered a touchdown (offense or defense) ... it is also the fewest points a Navy opponent has scored since the Mids defeated VMI, 41-3, in 2012 ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... posted a tackle and pass breakup against Middle Tennessee ... Navy’s defense held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... posted three tackles, including a tackle for loss of five yards in the 34-7 win over Army ... returned to the gridiron against San Jose State where he recorded six solo tackles ... missed the South Alabama game after suffering a concussion in the Hawai’i game ... turned in five solo tackles against Hawai’i ... posted a career-high nine tackles at Notre Dame ... produced a then career-high eight tackles against Pitt, including six solo stops, as the Mids held the Panthers to a touchdown under their scoring average ... turned in five tackles, including a tackle for loss at Toledo ... contributed a pair of tackles at Duke ... part of a defense that held Air Force
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS scoreless in the second half and to a season-low 10 points, while holding the Falcons to 231 yards on the ground, better than 60 yards under their average ... produced four tackles against the Falcons and broke up a pass ... made his season debut against arch rival Air Force after missing the first three games of the season ... suffered a knee injury in a scrimmage during fall camp ... returned to practice the week prior to Western Kentucky. • 2012: Saw action in 12 of Navy’s 13 games, starting seven ... was a starter in each of the last seven games ... recorded three assisted tackles in Navy’s loss to Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... produced four tackles in Navy’s series-record 11th straight win over Army ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held Texas State scoreless for the first 42 minutes of the game ... named the FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 19 after producing a then career-high tying seven tackles against the Bobcats, including the first sack and the first tackles for a loss (2.0-13yds) of his career ... thwarted a fake field goal attempt by the Bobcats with his 10-yard sack of Shaun Rutherford on fourth and one from the Navy 3 ... pitched in six tackles at Troy ... after surrendering the game’s first 10 points, part of a Navy defense that held Florida Atlantic scoreless for the better part of 30 minutes between the second and fourth quarters (8:57 2nd - 9:07 4th) ... pitched in six tackles against the Owls and recovered a fumble, the first of his career, to garner ECAC Div. I Defensive Player of the Week laurels ... contributed four tackles and broke up two passes for a second consecutive game in the win over East Carolina ... made his first collegiate start in the Mids’ win over Indiana where he recorded a career-high seven tackles and pitched in the first two pass breakups of his career ... saw his most extensive playing time in the second half of the Central Michigan game where he was in on a tackle ... part of a defense that held the Chippewas to a season-low 221 yards (70 rush, 151 pass) and 12 first downs ... the 70 yards rushing by the Chippewas were the fewest yards rushing by a Navy opponent since Missouri rushed for 65 yards on 26 carries in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... meanwhile, the 22 rushing plays by Central Michigan were the fewest by a Navy opponent since Nov. 28, 2009, when Hawai’i ran the ball just 17 times for 62 times ... turned in his first collegiate tackle in Navy’s loss to San Jose State ... also saw action in Navy’s 41-3 victory over VMI ... made his debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Brentwood Academy, Bertrand attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (3), football (4) and track & field (4) ... member of the Student Leadership Team in high school ... also took recruiting visits to Harvard and Vanderbilt ... son of Felix and Angela Bertrand ... majoring in chemistry ... has a 3.12 grade point average, including a 3.38 grade point average last semester. Bertrand’s Career Statistics Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2012 39 2.0-13 1.0-10 0 4 1 0 2013 43 2.0-6 0-0 0 2 0 0 TOTALS 82 4.0-20 1.0-10 0 6 1 0 Career Highs Tackles: 9 at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Sacks: 1.0 vs. Texas State (11-17-12) PBU: 2 (2x; last at East Carolina, 10-27-12) FR: 1 vs. Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) Game-By-Game Game (Date) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Air Force (10-6-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) Indiana (10-20-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12) Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) at Troy (11-10-12) Texas State (11-17-12) vs. Army (12-8-12) vs. Arizona State (12-29-12) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13)
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E.K. Binns
#57 • Offensive Guard • Jr. • 6-3 • 287 • Cape Coral, Fla. • At Navy: Enters the spring listed as the starter at left guard ... started 10 games at guard last fall ... has good size and strength ... exciting prospect that has all the tools to be a very good offensive lineman for the Mids ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Saw action in all 13 games, starting 10 ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... dditionally, Reynolds broke the school record for single-season points thanks to his 20-point effort against the Black Knights which included being on the receiving end of a two-point conversaion ... the previous record of 174 points was set in 1917 by Bill Ingram ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... helped paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record for a quarterback seven touchdowns and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... Navy’s offense opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... meanwhile, he rushed for a careerbest four touchdowns which are tied for the third most in Navy history ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ...part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most lop-sided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... made his first collegiate start on Oct. 5 against Air Force ... played a majority of the Western Kentucky game after starter Thomas Stone was injured ... the Mids had 515 yards (444R, 71P) in its season-opening win over Indiana and 589 yards (352R, 237P) in its win over Delaware ... it’s the first time Navy has put together back-to-back 500-plus yards on total offense since 2007 (Ball State 540, Duke 540). • 2012: Saw action in two games, playing five plays against Central Michigan and 12 against East Carolina. • High School / Personal: A 2012 graduate of Island Coast High School, Binns lettered four years in both football and track & field ... garnered all-county football honors as a junior and senior, while also earning all-area kudos as a senior ... served as football team captain his senior season ... also took recruiting visits to Florida Atlantic and Dartmouth ... son of Hephziban Anderson ... terrific student with a 3.24 grade-point average, including a 3.59 grade point average last fall ... majoring in economics.
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#51 • Linebacker • Sr. • 6-2 • 223 • Rogers, Ark. • At Navy: Enters the spring listed as one of the starters at inside linebacker ... has good size and speed ... has been a key special teams performer the last three years ... has earned three varsity letters. • 2013: Saw action in 12 of the 13 contests, primarily as a member of special teams ... finished the year with five tackles ... contributed a tackle in Navy’s Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl win over Middle Tennessee ... turned in a solo tackle in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... contributed a tackle in the win over Air Force ... pitched in a solo tackle against Indiana and Delaware. • 2012: Primarily a special teams contributor, he played in all 13 games ... turned in a solo tacklesagainst Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... recovered a Texas State fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half at the Texas State 16-yard line ... it was his first collegiate fumble recovery ... turned in a tackle on special teams at Central Michigan ... pitched in a tackle in Navy’s win over Air Force ... part of a defense that did not allow a touchdown in nine consecutive quarters (Penn State fourth quarter - San Jose State) ... the streak was the best by a Navy defense since 2008 when the Mids did not allow a touchdown for 10 straight quarters ... turned in a career-high three tackles in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame. • 2011: Appeared in 11 contests as a member of special teams ... chipped in a solo tackle in the Mids’ win over Army ... recorded a pair of assisted tackles in Navy’s overtime loss to Air Force ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win at Western Kentucky as a member of the kickoff squad ... turned in an unassisted tackle against the Hilltoppers. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Rogers Heritage High School, Britton was a three-sport athlete earning letters in football (3), baseball (1) and track & field (1) ... garnered all-conference football honors as a junior and senior, while also being named to the KURM Tri-State “Dream Team” those same years ... selected as the team’s defensive MVP his senior year ... member of the National Honor Society ... son of Jim and Rosie Britton ... majoring in international Relations. Britton’s Career Statistics Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2011 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2012 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2013 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TOTALS 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Career Highs Tackles: 3 vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) Sacks: --PBU: --- FR: 1 vs. Texas State (11-17-12) Game-By-Game Game (Date) at W. Kentucky (9-10-11) at S. Carolina (9-17-11) Air Force (10-1-11) Southern Miss (10-8-11) at Rutgers (10-15-11) East Carolina (10-22-11) at Notre Dame (10-29-11) Troy (11-5-11) at SMU (11-12-11) at San Jose State (11-19-11) vs. Army (12-10-11) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) at Penn State (9-15-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Air Force (10-6-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) Indiana (10-20-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12) Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) at Troy (11-10-12)
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Demond Brown
#25 • Slot Back • Jr. • 5-9 • 191 • Glen Burnie, Md. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at slot back behind DeBrandon Sanders ... has great speed and is a powerful runner ... solid blocker ... has big play ability ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: Made appearances in all 13 games ... carried the ball 13 times for 220 yards (9.6 ypc) and one touchdown, while catching a pair of passes for 45 yards (22.5 ypc) ... also returned five kicks for 111 yards (22.2 ypr) ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... carried the ball three times for 26 yards against Middle Tennessee ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback with 29 ... additionally, Reynolds broke the school record for single-season points thanks to his 20-point effort against the Black Knights which included being on the receiving end of a two-point conversaion ... the previous record of 174 points was set in 1917 by Bill Ingram ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... carried the ball twice for eight yards against Army and returned one kickoff for 16 yards ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard mark, the longest stretch since 2007 ... carried the ball twice for 26 yards in the win over the Spartans ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... carried the ball once for 14 yards in the win over South Alabama ... returned two kickoffs for 46 yards against the Jags, including a career-long return of 45 yards ... carried the ball once for a gain of 26 yards in the win over Hawai’i ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... gained a career-high 55 yards on a personal-best seven carries at Notre Dame ... came into the game against the Irish having carried the ball just seven times with 65 yards on the year ... carried the ball twice for eight yards against Pitt ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ... carried the ball once for 10 yards at Toledo and also caught his first collegiate pass for a 31-yard gain ... returned his first collegiate kick for 28 yards ... part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS lop-sided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... scored his first collegiate touchdown on a career-long 38-yard carry against Air Force ... carried the ball once for 21 yards at Western Kentucky. • 2012: Appeared in eight of the last nine games as a member of special teams, including making his collegiate debut against Air Force ... gained four yards against East Carolina on his lone carry of the year. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Old Mill High School, Brown attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-sport standout who lettered in basketball, football and track & field ... three-time (2009-10-11) First-Team All-County selection in football, who also received All-State (Md.) recognition three teams ... named Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore, a second-team selection as a junior and first-team honoree his senior year ... one of 50 players from around the country to be recognized as the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year in 2010 ... served as captain of the football team his senior year and was named the team’s MVP ... member of the football team that claimed the 2011 county title ... member of the 2010 Maryland 4A State Championship 4x100 relay team ... also took recruiting visits to Bucknell and Colgate ... son of Demond Sr. and Tansala Brown ... majoring in general science. Brown’s Career Statistics Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2012 1 4 4.0 0 4 0 2013 23 220 9.6 1 38 0 TOTALS 24 224 9.3 1 38 0 Receiving 2012 2013 TOTALS
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Career Highs Carries: 7 at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Rush TDs: 1 vs. Air Force (10-5-13)
Rush Yds: 55 at Notre Dame (11-2-13)
Receptions: 1 at Toledo (10-19-13) Rec TDs: ---
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Returns: 2 vs. South Alabama (11-16-13) TDs: ---
Return Yds: 46 vs. S. Alabama (11-16-13) Long: 45 vs. South Alabama (11-16-13)
Game-by-Game Game (Date) at Air Force (10-6-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) Indiana (10-20-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12) Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) at Troy (11-10-12) Texas State (11-17-12) vs. Army (12-8-12) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-28-13) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-16-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
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Joe Cardona
#93 • Long Snapper • Sr. • 6-3 • 217 • El Cajon, Calif. • At Navy: Returning three-year starter at long snapper ... one of the top long snappers in school history ... only the second freshman to start at long snapper in program history ... has earned two three letters. • 2012, ‘13: The Mids’ long snapper for field goal kicker Nick Sloan and punter Pablo Beltran ... a tough all-around competitor, he turned in four tackles in 2013 ... caused a Hawai’i fumble that set up a Navy touchdown on the ensuing play in the opening quarter ... it was his first career forced fumble. • 2011: Served as Navy’s long snapper for fellow rookie punter Pablo Beltran ... saw action in every game his rookie campaign ... pitched in his first-career tackle in the Mids’ win over Troy. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Granite Hills High School, Cardona attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who lettered twice in football and four years in lacrosse ... a first-team all-league selection his senior year ... member of the 2009 Chris Sailer National Kicking & Snapping Event’s top 12 long snappers ... led Granite Hills to the 2010 conference title in lacrosse ... named the conference MVP as a midfielder for the lacrosse team his senior year and picked up Second-Team All-San Diego honors ... son of Patrick and Margaret Cardona ... majoring in economics.
Brendon Clements
#1 • Corner Back • So. • 5-10 • 185 • Miami, Fla. • At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at left corner after a standout freshman campaign ... tremendous competitior ... has good ball instincts ... terrific tackler ... has a chance to be one of the best Navy corners in recent memory ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: An All-East selection, who also garnered Second-Team All-Independent honors from Phil Steele and was an Honorable Mention FBS All-Independent selection ... a starter in 10 of the 13 games, he finished the year sixth on the team in tackles with 49 ... along with Chris Johnson, led the team with three interceptions, broke up a team-best four passes and forced a team-high tying two fumbles ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... held Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... posted three solo tackles against Middle Tennessee ... Navy’s defense held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... individually forced three Army turnovers (two fumbles, one interception), while contributing four tackles and a half a tackle for loss ... forced an A.J. Schurr fumble at the Navy 38 (4:11, 1Qtr) ... it was Clements’ first career forced fumble ... picked off Angel Santiago at the Army 49 (6:45, 2Qtr) ... it was his third interception of the season ... forced a Santiago fumble at the Army 35 (6:01, 4Qtr) ... produced three tackles in the Mids’ triple OT win over San Jose State ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... the Jags averaged just 3.3 yards per rush and 5.0 yards per passing attempts which were season lows for a Navy opponent this season, as was their 300 yards of total offense ... produced a pair of tackles and broke up a pass in the win over South Alabama ... turned in a career-high nine tackles, including a tackle for loss in the win over Hawai’i ... credited with one tackle against Notre Dame and also recorded his second interception of the year ... earned the start at right cornerback against Pitt where he recorded a then career-high eight tackles, including his first tackle for loss ... turned in a solo tackle at Toledo ... was replaced in the starting lineup against Air Force by Kwazel Bertrand, who returned to the playing field after suffering a knee injury in the preseason ... turned in a solo tackle on special teams against the Falcons ... pitched in three solo tackles against Western Kentucky ... turned in five tackles, an interception and a pass break-up in the win over Delaware ... intercepted Delaware’s Trent Hurley (9:30, 2Qtr) at the Navy 24-yd line, marking his first collegiate interception ... made his collegiate debut against the Hoosiers where he also earned his first career start at cornerback ... produced five tackles and two pass breakups. • High School / Personal: A 2012 graduate of Coral Reef High School, Clements attended the
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TFL: 1.0 (2x; last vs. Hawai’i, 11-9-13) INT: 1 (3x; last vs. Army, 12-14-13) FF: 2 vs. Army (12-14-13) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks Int PBU FF FR Blk 5-0-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 5-0-5 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 3-0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3-8 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 1-(1) 0 0 0 0 6-3-9 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2-1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2-4 0.5-1 0-0 1-1 0 2 0 0 3-0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Noah Copeland
#34 • Fullback • Sr. • 5-10 • 214 • San Antonio, Texas • At Navy: Was elected by his teammates to serve as a co-captain, along with Parrish Gaines, for the 2014 season ... being elected co-captain is the highest honor a Navy football player can receive ... enters the spring listed as a starter at fullback ... powerful runner with good speed ... has put on 10 pounds since last season ... has earned three varsity letters. • 2013: A starter in three of the nine games, he rushed for 339 yards on 69 carries (4.9 ypc) and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 43 yards (14.3 ypc) and one TD ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (8), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9). ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... was Navy’s second-leading rusher against Middle Tennessee, rushing for 59 yards on 11 carries ... Navy’s 34 points against Army are the most it has scored against the Black Knights since winning 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... in his first appearance since the Pitt game, he carried the ball five times for 54 yards and a touchdown in the Mids’ 34-7 victory over Army ... with his 54-yard performance, he eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career ... his 39-yard touchdown run (8:15, 2Qtr) marked his longest collegiate rush ... missed the Notre Dame, Hawai’i, South Alabama and San Jose State contests nursing a leg/foot injury ... made his first start of the season in the win over Pitt where he carried the ball four times for seven yards ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ... rushed for a career-high 153 yards against Toledo in what was his first 100-yard rushing game of the season and the third of his career ... he is Navy’s first 150-yard rusher since Gee Gee Greene picked up 150 yards at Troy on Nov. 10, 2012 ... meanwhile, it’s the most rushing yards by a Navy player since Keenan Reynolds rushed for 159 yards against Florida Atlantic on Nov. 3, 2012 ... carried the ball 29 times in the game and came into the game having carried the ball
21 times in the previous five games ... caught a 20-yard pass against the Rockets for his first collegiate receiving touchdown ... turned in his longest career carry, a 29-yarder ... carried the ball seven times for 26 yards at Duke, including his longest run of the season (17 yds) ... part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most lop-sided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... rushed for 13 yards on six carries and caught one pass against Air Force ... carried the ball twice for six yards and caught one pass for 22 yards at Western Kentucky ... the Mids had 515 yards (444R, 71P) in its season-opening win over Indiana and 589 yards (352R, 237P) in its win over Delaware ... it’s the first time Navy has put together back-to-back 500-plus yards on total offense since 2007 (Ball State 540, Duke 540) ... the 589 yards of total offense against Indiana are the most by the Mids since Nov. 6, 2010, when they produced 596 yards (521R, 75P) in a 76-35 win over East Carolina ... Navy’s 237 yards passing are the most since throwing for 248 yards against Stanford on Sept. 10, 2005 ... carried the ball four times for 14 yards in the Mids’ home opener against Delaware ... carried the ball twice for seven yards against the Hoosiers, including a three-yard TD run in the second quarter. • 2012: Finished the year as Navy’s second-leading rusher with 738 yards on a team-high tying 162 carries (4.6 yds per carry / 56.8 yds per game) and five touchdowns ... lost just three yards all year ... contributes to an offensive unit that finished the year ranked sixth nationally in rushing offense, averaging 278.46 yards per game ... rushed for 47 yards on 10 carries and caught two passes for four yards against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... came up just shy of recording his third 100-yard game with a 22-carry 99-yard afternoon in helping lead the Mids to a 17-13 win over Army in the Star Game ... scored the game’s first points on a 12-yard run in the second quarter ... topped the 100-yard milestone for a second time this season, rushing for 110 yards on 17 carries and two TDs in Navy’s Senior Day win over Texas State ... it was his first two-touchdown afternoon with 15 and 16-yard TD runs ... rushed for 18 yards on six carries at Troy and caught a 13-yard pass ... gained 38 yards on 10 carries in the Mids’ win over Florida Atlantic ... also caught one pass for 25 yards, the longest of his career, against the Owls ... a member of the Mids’ high-powered offense that scored 56 points at East Carolina ... Navy also rushed for 512 yards, the ninth most in program history and the most since running up 521 yards on the ground against East Carolina in 2010 ... carried the ball eight times for 51 yards, including a five-yard TD run in the opening quarter against the Pirates ... produced just 31 yards on 12 carries in the Mids’ Homecoming win over Indiana ... led the Mids with 70 yards on 15 carries at Central Michigan ... produced 84 yards on the ground on a Navy season-high 21 carries in the Mids’ win over Air Force ... also caught a pass for five yards ... scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 5-yard run in the second quarter that gave Navy its first lead of the year against an FBS opponent ... went on to carry the ball for a twopoint conversion following Keenan Reynolds’ fourth quarter touchdown run which knotted the game and sent it into overtime ... it was Navy’s first two-point conversion since Oct. 30, 2010, when Navy was 3-for-3 on two-point conversions against Duke ... carried the ball eight times for 20 yards against San Jose State, while also catching two passes for 27 yards ... caught a career-long 15-yard pass against the Spartans ... contributed to Navy’s season-high 403 yards rushing as a team, against VMI along with better than 500 yards of total offense ... had a break-out game against the Keydets where he paced the Mids with a career-high 126 yards on 20 carries in what was his first collegiate 100-yard rushing game ... broke loose for a 27yard gain early in the first quarter, marking his longest-career rush ... also caught a pass for an 11-yard gain ... rushed for 15 yards on seven carries at Penn State where he also caught one pass for a negative (5 yards) gain ... made his first-collegiate start at fullback where he gained a then career-high 29 yards on six carries against Notre Dame in the opener ... also caught three passes for 11 yards. • 2011: Saw action in seven games primarily as a member of special teams, including the final six contests ... recorded seven tackles and forced a fumble ... carried the ball twice as a rookie, once against Southern Miss and once against Troy ... came up huge in his first Army-Navy game, recording four tackles and forcing a fumble on special teams ... his forced fumble came on a kickoff in the fourth quarter after Navy had taken a 24-21 lead ... classmate Jordan Drake recovered the fumble and the turnover resulted in three points as Jon Teague drilled a 44-yard field goal with 10:26 remaining in the game and provided the final score of 27-21. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Louis D. Brandeis High School, Copeland attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... earned three letters in football and one in track & field ... a first-team All-State (Texas), all-area and all-city selection his senior year ... selected as the team’s MVP his senior year ... also voted by his peers to serve as team captain of the football team his senior season ... picked up first-team all-area honors as a junior, as well first-team all-district mention ... attended Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Helotes, Texas his freshman and sophomore years before moving on to Louis D. Brandeis his junior year ... was a high school teammate with current Navy corner Quincy Adams ... member of the National Honor Society ... holds a black belt in karate ... son of Frederick Sr. and Catherine Copeland ... majoring in general science.
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Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 12 91 7.6 0 25 0 3 43 14.3 1 22 0 15 134 8.9 1 25 0
Career Highs Carries: 28 at Toledo (10-19-13) Rush TDs: 2 vs. Texas State (11-17-12) Receptions: 3 vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) Rec TDs: 1 at Toledo (10-19-13)
Rush Yds: 153 at Toledo (10-19-13) Rec Yds: 27 vs. San Jose State (9-29-12)
Game-By-Game Game (Date) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) at Penn State (9-15-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Air Force (10-6-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) Indiana (10-20-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12) Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) at Troy (11-10-12) Texas State (11-17-12) vs. Army (12-8-12) vs. Arizona State (12-29-12)
Rushing Receiving Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD 6 29 0 4.8 3 11 0 7 15 0 2.1 1 (-5) 0 20 126 0 6.3 1 11 0 8 20 0 2.5 2 27 0 21 84 1 4.0 1 5 0 15 70 0 4.7 0 0 0 12 31 0 2.6 0 0 0 8 51 1 6.4 0 0 0 10 38 0 3.8 1 25 0 6 18 0 3.0 1 13 0 17 110 2 6.5 0 0 0 22 99 1 4.5 0 0 0 10 47 0 4.7 2 4 0
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#91 • Defensive End • Sr. • 6-0 • 251 • Pearland, Texas • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at right defensive end behind Will Anthony ... has good speed coming off the edge ... solid against the run ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: Played in 12 of the 13 games and contributied six tackles ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... the Mids’ defense held Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... contributed a tackle in the triple OT win at San Jose State ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... credited with a quarterback hurry in Navy’s win over South
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#13 • Outside Linebacker • Sr. • 6-4 • 220 • Douglasville, Ga. • At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter at raider after starting the last 26 games there ... coming off an outstanding junior campaign ... possesses impressive size and speed ... has earned three varsity letters. • 2013: A starter in all 13 games, he finished with 43 tackles, three sacks, three tackles for loss and a forced fumble ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... the Mids’ defense held Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... his lone tackle against Middle Tennessee was also the Mids’ lone sack of the contest ... Navy’s defense held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... turned in five tackles in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... posted five tackles at San Jose State, including a half sack ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... the Jags averaged just 3.3 yards per rush and 5.0 yards per passing attempts which were season lows for a Navy opponent this season, as was their 300 yards of total offense ... recorded three tackles against South Alabama ... produced four tackles, including 1.5 sacks for eight yards in the win over Hawai’i ... recorded three tackles at Notre Dame ... was in on a pair of assisted tackles in Navy’s win over Pitt ... contributed a career-high nine tackles at Toledo ... pitched in a solo tackle at Duke ... part of a defense that held Air Force scoreless in the second half and to a season-low 10 points, while holding the Falcons to 231 yards on the ground, better than 60 yards under their average ... produced three tackles and forced an Air Force fumble ... turned in three solo tackles at Western Kentucky ... assisted on one tackle in the Mids’ home opener against Delaware ... turned in three tackles in the win over the Hoosiers. • 2012: A starter in all 13 games at outside linebacker, he finished the year with 49 tackles (2524), 4.5 tackles for a loss (28 yds) and 2.0 sacks (25 yds) ... chipped in six tackles, including a tackle for a loss against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... stripped ASU backup QB Michael Eubank at the Sun Devils’ 46-yard line and teammate Will Anthony recovered ... it was the first forced fumble of his career ... tallied a pair of tackles in Navy’s series-record 11th straight win over Army ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held Texas State scoreless for the first 42 minutes of the game ... recorded three tackles and broke up a key pass on 4th and two with 6:48 to go in the fourth quarter ... it was his first career pass break-up ... turned in a pair of tackles at Troy ... after surrendering the game’s first 10 points, part of a Navy defense that held Florida Atlantic scoreless for the better part of 30 minutes between the second and fourth quarters (8:57 2nd - 9:07 4th) ... produced three tackles in the win over the Owls ... chipped in three tackles in Navy’s road win against East Carolina ... along with Keegan Wetzel, led the team with a then career-high eight tackles in Navy’s win over Indiana ... named the ECAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 22 after picking off Indiana QB Cameron Coffman and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown (3:00, 2Qtr) ... it was Drake’s first collegiate interception ... produced a pair of tackles, including a tackle for a loss in the win over Central Michigan ... part of a defense that held the Chippewas to a season-low 221 yards (70 rush, 151 pass) and 12 first downs ... the 70 yards rushing by the Chippewas were the fewest yards rushing by a Navy opponent since Missouri rushed for 65 yards on 26 carries in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... chipped in two tackles in the Mids’ win over Air Force ... part of a defense that did not allow a touchdown in nine consecutive quarters (Penn State fourth quarter - San Jose State) ... the streak was the best by a Navy defense since 2008 when the Mids did not allow a touchdown for 10 straight quarters (fourth quarter against Notre Dame, shut out Northern Illinois, shut out Army and did not allow a first quarter point to Wake Forest) ... recorded four tackles, including a sack for a loss of 13 yards against San Jose State ... part of a defensive unit that held VMI scoreless for the final 53-plus minutes of action ... held the Keydets to just a field goal in the opening quarter, marking the first time Navy’s defense did not surrender a touchdown to its opponent since 2009 when defeating Army, 17-3 ... turned in four tackles
against the Keydets which featured his first sack for a loss of 12 yards ... pitched in three tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss of a yard, at Penn State ... produced a career-high seven tackles against Notre Dame in what was his first collegiate start. • 2011: A member of the Mids’ kickoff team ... saw action in nine of the 11 games, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ season-opening victory over Delaware ... recovered a Scott Williams fumble at the Army 27-yard line with 11:55 remaining on the clock ... it was Drake’s first-collegiate fumble recovery and was caused by classmate Noah Copeland ... sat out the East Carolina, Notre Dame and Troy games with a concussion, but returned for the Mids’ contest at SMU ... produced a pair of tackles at SMU ... credited with a kick return against Air Force ... he mishandled the onside kick, but it was recovered by the Midshipmen ... posted a pair of assisted tackles at Western Kentucky, the first two tackles of his collegiate career. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Chapel Hill High School, Drake attended the Elite Performer Sports Academy and Georgia Military College in Fairburn, Ga. during the 2010-11 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who lettered in football (4), track & field (3) and baseball (1) ... a two-time first-team all-region performer who served as team captain in football ... twice named the team’s defensive MVP ... aunt, Latrecia Drake, played basketball at Georgia ... son of Danniell Granger ... majoring in English. Drake’s Career Statistics Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2011 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 2012 49 4.5-28 2.0-25 1-24 1 0 1 2013 41 3.0-17 3.0-17 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 96 7.5-45 5.0-42 1-24 1 0 2 Career Highs Tackles: 9 at Toledo (10-19-13) Sacks: 1.5 vs. Hawai’i (11-9-13) PBU: 1 vs. Texas State (11-17-12) FR: 1 (vs. Army, 12-10-11) Game-By-Game Game (Date) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) at Penn State (9-15-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Air Force (10-6-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) Indiana (10-20-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12) Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) at Troy (11-10-12) Texas State (11-17-12) vs. Army (12-8-12) vs. Arizona State (12-29-12) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-18-13) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
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#81 • Wide Receiver • Sr. • 6-0 • 202 • Hamilton Square, N.J. • At Navy: Enters the spring listed as a starter at wide receiver ... gritty, gutty player that loves to block ... has good size and will not back down from anybody ... has improved his ability to catch the ball and is a threat in Navy’s passing game ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Played in all 13 games, catching five passes for 48 yards (9.6 ypc), successfully threw a pass to Keenan Reynolds for a two-point conversion against Army and ran the ball three times for 21 yards (7.0 ypc) ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... also a member of nearly every special teams unit for the Mids, he turned in four tackles over the course of the year ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... dditionally, Reynolds broke the school record for single-season points thanks to his 20-point effort against the Black Knights which included being on the receiving end of a two-point conversaion ... the previous record of 174 points was set in 1917 by Bill Ingram ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... carried the ball once for 11 yards in the Mids’ 34-7 win over Army ... also completed a pass to Keenan Reynolds for a two-point conversion ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... helped pave the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for against San Jose State ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... caught a seven-yard pass against South Alabama and also had a perfectly-executed pass to Will Anthony on a fake punt that was called back due to an ineligible player down field ... Navy’s offense opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... caught a career-long tying 12-yard pass at Notre Dame and came up with a tackle on special teams ...caught two passes for a career-high 20 yards in the win over Pitt ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ... contributed a solo tackle on special teams against Duke ... part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most lop-sided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... caught a nine-yard pass against Western Kentucky, his first collegiate reception ... carried the ball once for a gain of 13 yards in the Mids’ home opener against Delaware ... it was his first career rush ... recovered an onside kick in the fourth quarter of the Mids’ win over Indiana. • 2012: Saw action in five games, including making his first collegiate appearance as a member of special teams at Penn State ... turned in his first collegiate tackle on special teams against VMI. • 2011: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of The Hun School, Dudeck attended The Peddie School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a four-sport athlete who lettered in football (4), baseball (4), basketball (2) and outdoor track & field (2) ... named the Delaware Valley Player of the Year Scholar-Athlete as a senior ... received First-Team All-MAPL Conference honors as a quarterback his junior and senior years and was a first-team selection as a defensive back his last three seasons ... named a First-Team Prep A State selection his junior and senior year on defense and senior year on offense ... led the football team to the 2006 and `07 MAPL Championship ... was a member of the state-winning baseball teams his sophomore and
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junior years ... involved with Ryans Quest, an organization formed to increase awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy ... son of Dave and Amy Dudeck ... father played football at The College of New Jersey and his mother played lacrosse at Penn State ... brother, David, is a junior on the football team at Boston College ... majoring in political science ... has earned a grade point average of 3.0 or better in each of his last two semesters. Dudeck’s Career Statistics Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2013 3 21 7.0 0 13 0 TOTALS 3 21 7.0 0 13 0 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2013 5 48 9.6 0 12 0 TOTALS 5 48 9.6 0 12 0 Career Highs Carries: 1 (3x; last vs. Army, 12-14-13) Rush TDs: --Receptions: 2 vs. Pitt (10-26-13) Rec TDs: --Game-By-Game Game (Date) at Penn State (9-15-12) VMI (9-22-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12) Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-28-13) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
Rush Yds: 13 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) Rec Yds: 20 vs. Pitt (10-26-13)
Rushing Receiving Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0
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#32 • Fullback • Jr. • 6-1 • 240 • Walkersville, Md. • At Navy: Enters the spring battling to get on the depth chart at fullback, which is considered one of Navy’s deepest positions ... has good size and speed ... was a key special teams performer in the fall ... also saw action at slot back in goal line situations ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A member of the Mids’ special teams, he saw action in 10 contest ... carried the ball six times on the year for 28 yards (4.7 ypc) and returned two kicks for seven yards ... carried the ball twice for five yards against South Alabama ... returned a kickoff for six yards in Navy’s win over Pitt ... carried the ball four times for 23 yards in Navy’s home-opener against Delaware. • 2012: Made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over East Carolina ... played on special teams against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Walkersville High School, Ezell attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a four-sport athlete who earned letters in football (3), lacrosse (3), track & field (2) and basketball ... named the 2011 Frederick New Post Player of the Year ... served as team captain of the football team his senior year and was also named the team’s MVP ... broke seven school rushing records at Walkersville High ... member of the National Honor Society ... also went on a recruiting visit
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Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 6 28 4.7 0 8 0 6 28 4.7 0 8 0
Receiving 2012 2013 TOTALS
Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
KO Return 2012 2013 TOTALS
Ret Yds Avg TD Long 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 7 3.5 0 6 2 7 3.5 0 6
Career Highs Carries: 4 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) Rush TDs: ---
Rush Yds: 23 vs. Delaware (9-14-13)
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Returns: 1 (2x; last vs. Pitt, 10-26-13) TDs: ---
Return Yds: 6 vs. Pitt (10-26-13) Long: 6 vs. Pitt (10-26-13)
Game-by-Game Game (Date) East Carolina (10-27-12) vs. Arizona State (12-29-12) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-28-13) Air Force (10-5-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13)
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#75 • Center • Sr. • 6-2 • 276 • Deltona, Fla. • At Navy: Enters the spring as the starting center ... has started 23 games at center over the past two seasons ... coming off a solid junior season ... one of the strongest players on the team ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: A starter in each of the 12 games in which he saw action ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... additionally, Reynolds broke the school record for singleseason points thanks to his 20-point effort against the Black Knights which included being on the receiving end of a two-point conversaion ... the previous record of 174 points was set in 1917 by Bill Ingram ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... missed the San Jose State game after a concussion
knocked him out of the South Alabama contest ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... Navy’s offense opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ...part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most lop-sided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... the Mids had 515 yards (444R, 71P) in its season-opening win over Indiana and 589 yards (352R, 237P) in its win over Delaware ... it’s the first time Navy has put together back-to-back 500-plus yards on total offense since 2007 (Ball State 540, Duke 540) ... the 589 yards of total offense against Indiana are the most by the Mids since Nov. 6, 2010, when they produced 596 yards (521R, 75P) in a 76-35 win over East Carolina ... Navy’s 237 yards passing are the most since throwing for 248 yards against Stanford on Sept. 10, 2005 ... helped pave the way for Keenan Reynolds and Darius Staten to become just the 43rd tandem in school history to reach 100 yards each, while coming up just short of what would have been a first in program history as Geoffrey Whiteside finished with 97 yards against Indiana ... allowed Reynolds to post his thirdcareer 100-yard rushing effort, as well as his third-career three-rushing touchdown day. • 2012: Appeared in all 13 games, starting 11 ... made starts in the final 10 games of the season ... part of an offensive line that led Navy to a No. 6 national ranking in rushing offense, averaging 278.46 yards per game ... helped pave the way for Navy to put up 487 yards of total offense, 328 on the ground and 159 through the air against Troy ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to put up career-high marks in rushing (159) and passing (147) and become the first Navy player to reach 300-plus yards of total offense (306) since Ricky Dobbs charted 318 yards against Arkansas state on No. 20, 2010 ... a member of the Mids’ highpowered offense that scored 56 points at East Carolina, marking their first 50-point game since putting up 76 against the Pirates in 2010 ... Navy also rushed for 512 yards, the ninth most in program history and the most since running up 521 yards on the ground against East Carolina in 2010 ... member of the offensive line that allowed freshman QB Keenan Reynolds to become the first Navy player to throw three touchdown passes in a game (at Central Michigan) since Chris McCoy threw three against Colgate on Nov. 15, 1997 ... returned to the starting lineup against San Jose State and made the start at Air Force ... member of Navy’s offensive line that paved the way for the Mids to rush for a season-high 403 yards against VMI and rack up better than 500 yards of total offense ... did not make the start against VMI, however, he came into the game in relief of starter Thomas Stone to help stage the Mids’ offensive explosion ... earned his first career start at center in Navy’s loss at Penn State ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame. • 2011: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Deltona High School, Fleming attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a four-sport athlete, he earned letters in track & field (4), football (3), wrestling (2) and weight lifting (1) ... named the 2010 Volusia County Athlete of the Year by two newspapers ... named a finalist for the 2010 Central Florida Athlete of the Year ... a three-time all-county performer in football who earned All-Central Florida and Third-Team All-State (Fla.) honors his senior year ... served as team captain of the football team his senior season ... member of the district-winning track & field team his senior year ... garnered all-area recognition as a thrower on the track & field team his senior year ... the weight lifting team won the district and region titles his senior year, as well ... named an all-area and All-Central Florida selection as a weight lifter his senior season ... served as a youth football and basketball coach ... son of Thomas and Amie Fleming ... majoring in general science.
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#2 • Safety • Sr. • 6-2 • 196 • Smyrna, Tenn. • At Navy: Was elected by his teammates to serve as a co-captain, along with Noah Copeland, for the 2014 season ... being elected co-captain is the highest honor a Navy football player can receive ... enters the spring as a starter at free safety after starting the final seven games there in the fall ... had started 24 consecutive games at cornerback before moving to safety ... has good size and speed ... has earned three varsity letters. • 2013: Garnered First-Team FBS All-Independent honors and was a Second-Team AllIndependent selection by Phil Steele ... Started all 13 games, the first six at cornerback and the last seven at free safety ... was fourth on the team with 65 tackles, including two for a loss ... along with Brendon Clements and Chris Johnson, led Navy with three interceptions and posted a pair of pass breakups ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... helped hold Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... it was the first time since the 2012 loss to San Jose State (12-0) that Navy’s defense has not surrendered a touchdown (offense or defense) ... it is also the fewest points a Navy opponent has scored since the Mids defeated VMI, 41-3, in 2012 ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... chipped in five tackles against Middle Tennessee ... Navy’s defense held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... posted three solo tackles in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... came up with the biggest defensive play of the game in Navy’s triple overtime win over San Jose State, as he picked off QB David Fales in the end zone in the third overtime ... also contributed a pair of tackles ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the final 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... the Jags averaged just 3.3 yards per rush and 5.0 yards per passing attempts which were season lows for a Navy opponent this season, as was their 300 yards of total offense ... produced six tackles in the win over South Alabama ... contributed six tackles in Navy’s victory over Hawai’i ... turned in nine tackles at Notre Dame and picked off a pass and returned it 12 yards ... made the move from cornerback to free safety against Pitt where he produced four solo tackles including a tackle for loss ... turned in four tackles at Toledo, including a tackle for loss and broke up a pass on a key third down play late in regularion ... produced five tackles in Navy’s loss at Duke ... part of a defense that held Air Force scoreless in the second half and to a season-low 10 points, while holding the Falcons to 231 yards on the ground, better than 60 yards under their average ... pitched in four tackles and broke up a pass in the win over the Falcons ... turned in four tackles and an interception returned for 21 yards against Western Kentucky ... it was his third career pick and first of the season ... posted three solo tackles in Navy’s home-opener against Delaware ... led the Midshipmen with 10 tackles against the Hoosiers, including seven solo stops ... eclipsed the 100-tackle milestone for his career with his 10-tackle effort in the opener against Indiana. • 2012: Started all 13 contests ... named an Honorable Mention All-Independent Team selection by the nationwide media panel responsible for the FBS Indpendent Player of the Week awards ... member of the Navy defensive unit that was ranked 40th nationally in pass defense (215.23 yds/gm) ... finished the season fifth on the team in tackles with 69 (42-27), including two tackles for a loss and two interceptions ... registered six tackles against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... turned in seven tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss in the Mids’ 17-13 Star Game victory over Army ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held Texas State scoreless for the first 42 minutes of the game ... turned in four tackles against the Bobcats and broke up a pass ... was in on five tackles at Troy, making four solo stops ... after surrendering the game’s first 10 points, part of a Navy defense that held Florida Atlantic scoreless for the better part of 30 minutes between the second and fourth quarters (8:57 2nd - 9:07 4th) ... one of seven players to lead Navy with seven tackles in the win over the Owls ... also broke up a pass, the first of his career ... pitched in a pair of tackles in the road win against East Carolina ... despite not having any tackles in the contest, made one of the biggest plays of the Indiana game, picking off the Hoosiers starting QB Cameron Coffman on 2nd-and-10 with 1:38 remaining to seal the 31-30 win for the Mids ... it was his second career interception and second this season ... paced Navy in tackles with seven in their 31-13 win at Central Michigan ... also pitched in a tackle for a loss of two yards ... part of a defense that held the
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#65 • Offensive Tackle • Jr. • 6-5 • 281 • Knoxville, Tenn. • At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter at right tackle after starting the final three games there in the fall ... has good size and has the ability to get to the second level ... has a solid base and good feet ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Played in all 13 contests which featured starts in each of the last three games ... primarily a member of special teams early in the season, he emerged as a starter against San Jose State ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... the record was previously set in 2009 by Navy’s Ricky Dobbs with 27 and later matched in 2011 by Kansas State’s Collin Klein ... additionally, Reynolds broke the school record for single-season points thanks to his 20-point effort against the Black Knights which included being on the receiving end of a two-point conversaion ... the previous record of 174 points was set in 1917 by Bill Ingram ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard mark, the longest stretch since 2007 ... it paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... made his collegiate debut against Indiana as a member of the PAT/field goal team. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School, Gaston attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-year football letterwinner who earned All-State (Tenn.) honors as a senior ... member of the football team that claimed the 2008 state title behind a 15-0 record ... son of Michael and Lisa Gaston ... majoring in political science.
Tyler Goble
#54 • Linebacker • Jr. • 6-1 • 228 • Plymouth, Mich. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at one linebacker spot behind James Britton ... has good size and speed ... expected to push Britton for the starting spot ... played mostly on special teams in the fall ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Played in seven games as a member of special teams, including each of the last six contests ... turned in five tackles on the year ... contributed a career-best two tackles in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... after nursing an injury for much of the season, returned to the special
teams unit against Notre Dame where he made a solo tackle ... posted a tackle against South Alabama and at San Jose State ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Indiana as a member of special teams. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2012 graduate of Plymouth High School, Goble lettered four years in football and three in baseball ... named to the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team in 2011 ... an all-conference selection as a junior ... served as team captain of the football squad as a junior and senior ... volunteered his time coaching a local little league football team ... member of the National Honor Society ... active among the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... brother, Ronnie, is a junior defensive end at Bowling Green and will serve as team captain of the football team this fall ... father played baseball at Eastern Michigan and his mother was a volleyball player at Eastern Michigan ... son of Ronald and Lisa Goble ... majoring in Quantitative Economics ... has a 3.28 grade point average. Goble’s Career Stats Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2012 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2013 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Career Highs Tackles: 2 vs. Army (12-14-13) Sacks: --PBU: --- FR: --- Game-By-Game Game (Date) at Indiana (9-7-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
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David Gordeuk
#92 • Defensive End • Jr. • 6-3 • 236 • Port Matilda, Pa. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at left defensive end ... was a pleasant surprise in the fall and saw action on special teams ... came to Navy as a walk-on ... has good athleticism and strength ... has the quickness to be a pass rusher ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Saw action in each of the last nine contests as a member of special teams ... made his first collegiate appearance in Navy’s loss at Duke where he was a member of the Mids’ field goal unit. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2012 graduate of State College Area High School, Gordeuk lettered in both football and track & field ... member of track & field teams that won the indoor title in 2012 and outdoor crowns in 2011 and `12 ... the outdoor track & field team also claimed district titles in 2010, `11 and `12 ... son of the late Daniel Gordeuk and Diane Gordeuk ... majoring in systems engineering ... has a 3.25 grade point average.
Austin Grebe
#43 • Kicker • Jr. • 6-0 • 192 • Stafford, Va. • At Navy: Enters the spring as Navy’s kickoff specialist after starting every game there a year ago ... has a strong leg ... continues to work on his accuracy ... good athlete ... played quarterback in high school ... also the back-up to Nick Sloan on field goals and extra-points ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Kicked off for the Mids in all 13 games, where he averaged 61.1 yards (76 kicks, 4642 yds) ... posted a 57.0 average among five kicks in Navy’s win over Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... owned a 54.0 average among his seven kickoffs against Army ... posted 63.0 average among the seven kickoffs at San Jose State ... averaged 60.0 yards on his eight kickoffs against South Alabama ... posted a 60.3 average among the seven kickoffs against Hawai’i and for the first time all season he kicked one out of bounds ... called
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Toneo Gulley
#22 • Slot Back • So. • 5-8 • 190 • Kenosha, Wis. • At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart at slot back behind Geoffrey Whiteside and Ryan Williams-Jenkins ... has outstanding speed and will push for playing time at one of Navy’s deepest positions ... was impressive as a freshman on the kickoff team, finishing the year with eight tackles ... has a great attitude and an infectious spirit ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Made appearances in 10 games, including each of the last nine, primarily as a member of the Mids’ special teams ... finished the year with eight tackles ... chipped in a tackle against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... posted a solo tackle in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... pitched in a tackle at San Jose State ... turned in two tackles against Hawai’i ... recorded a pair of tackles at Notre Dame ... turned in his first collegiate tackle as a member of special teams in the Mids’ loss at Toledo ... also made an appearance at slot back on the final drive at Duke ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Delaware in the home opener. • High School / Personal: A 2012 graduate of Tremper High School, Gulley attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2012-13 academic year ... a four-year football letterwinner, he earned two letters at Garfield High School before closing out his high school career at Tremper where he lettered twice ... a First-Team All-State (Wis.), all-city and all-county selection his junior and senior years ... was also the team MVP as a junior and senior ... named the Milwaukee Player of the Year his senior season ... also went on recruiting visits to Northern Illinois, Toledo and Wisconsin ... member of the National Honor Society ... brother, Prince-Tyson Gulley, is a fifth year senior running back at Syracuse ... son of Anthony Gulley and Shellaree Bradford.
Bradyn Heap
#61 • Offensive Tackle • Jr. • 6-3 • 257 • Highland, Calif. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at left tackle behind Bradyn Heap ... has good experience, starting seven games at right tackle in the fall ... has good size and feet ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A starter in seven of the 10 games at right tackle ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... Navy’s offense opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and Air Force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time
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#62 • Offensive Tackle • Sr. • 6-3 • 288 • South Jordan, Utah • At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter at left tackle after starting all 13 games there in the fall ... versatile lineman who can also play center ... hard worker who continues to get better ... has a great attitude ... possesses quick feet that will allow him to get out on the linebackers ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: An All-East selection, who also garnered First-Team FBS All-Independent honors and was a Second-Team All-Independent selection by Phil Steele ... a starter in all 13 games ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... additionally, Reynolds broke the school record for single-season points thanks to his 20-point effort against the Black Knights which included being on the receiving end of a two-point conversaion ... the previous record of 174 points was set in 1917 by Bill Ingram ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard mark,
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John Hendrick
#10 • Quarterback • Jr. • 6-1 • 198 • Tampa, Fla. • At Navy: Will not participate in spring drills after tearing his ACL in practice last fall ... hopes to be back in the fall ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Suffered a season-ending knee injury (ACL) at practice the week leading into the Duke game ... relieved starter Keenan Reynolds at the 4:09 mark in the second quarter of the Western Kentucky game ... completed five os his 13 passes for 56 yards and threw two interceptions ... carried the ball five times for nine yards ... made his first appearance of the year in the Mids’ home opener against Delaware ... carried the ball eight times for 51 yards and scored his first collegiate touchdown, a one-yarder ... had a career-long 20-yard run against the
Blue Hens ... completed one of his two passes, a four-yard completion to Devin Crayton. • 2012: Made his collegiate debut at Penn State where he completed two of his three passes for 32 yards, including a 28-yard completion to senior receiver Brandon Turner ... carried the ball twice for no gain. • 2011: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Sickles High School, Hendrick was a four-year letterwinner in football and lettered twice in soccer ... named an Honorable Mention All-State (Fla.) selection in football his senior year ... selected to play in the 2011 Global Bowl, a scholarathlete all-star football game played in Germany against a German all-star team ... member of the National Honor Society and the Math Honor Society ... son of John and Katherine SteeleHendrick ... father played football at Pitt and has been a college or professional coach for 30 years ... he has had coaching stints with the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers on the professional level and at Temple, South Florida, South Carolina State, Benedict College (head coach), Mississippi State, Temple, Louisiana State, Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, Southern, Delaware State and Alabama State collegiately ... majoring in mechanical engineering. Hendrick’s Career Stats Passing Cmp Att Pct Yds Int TD 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 2 3 66.7 32 0 0 2013 6 15 40.0 60 2 0 TOTALS 8 18 44.4 92 2 0 Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 2 0 0.0 0 5 0 2013 13 60 4.6 1 20 0 TOTALS 15 60 4.0 1 20 0 Career Highs Carries: 8 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) Rush TDs: 1 vs. Delaware (9-14-13)
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#42 • Safety • SR. • 6-0 • 197 • Cordova, Tenn. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at free safety behind Parrish Gaines ... won the Admiral Mack Award, which is given to the player that improved the most during spring practice, in the spring of 2012 ... has good size and speed ... loves to come up and make the big hit ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A member of the Mids’ special teams unit, he saw action in all 13 games ... finished the year with 10 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery ... named to Ivan Maisel’s ESPN.com All-Bowl Team following his performance at the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... Navy’s third-string safety, he was called upon in the Mids’ bowl game against Middle Tennessee when starter Wave Ryder was ejected and backup Lonnie Richardson exited with a concussion ... he stepped up to the challenge against the Blue Raiders and recorded a career-high six tackles, including a fourth down stop inside Navy’s 10-yard line, and intercepted his first collegiate pass and returned it 17 yards that set up Navy’s final touchdown ... posted a tackle and came up with his first career fumble recovery in the win over Hawai’i ... contributed a tackle at Notre Dame ... was in on a tackle at Toledo ... turned in his first tackle of the season at Duke. • 2012: Played in five games, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids win over VMI in the home opener ... recorded his only three tackles of the year against the Keydets.
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TFL: --INT: 1 vs. Middle Tennessee (12-30-13) FF: ---
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#46 • Outside Linebacker • Sr. • 6-1 • 207 • Cape Coral, Fla. • At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter at striker (outside linebacker) after starting all 13 games there in the fall ... had a standout junior campaign after missing all of his sophomore year with a torn ACL ... outstanding athlete and is one of Navy’s smarter football players ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A starter in all 13 games, he was an Honorable Mention FBS All-Independent selection ... Navy’s third-leading tackler with 84 tackles, including three for a loss ... along with Brendon Clements and Parrish Gaines, led the team with three interceptions ... also broke up three passes and recovered a team-high two fumbles ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... helped hold Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... it was the first time since the 2012 loss to San Jose State (12-0) that Navy’s defense has not surrendered a touchdown (offense or defense) ... it is also the fewest points a Navy opponent has scored since the Mids defeated VMI, 41-3, in 2012 ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards
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#9 • Cornerback • Jr. • 5-11 • 203 • Durham, N.C. • At Navy: Enters the spring battling Kwazel Bertrand for the starting job at right corner ... will get plenty of reps with Bertrand missing the spring ... coming off an outstanding sophomore campaign on special teams ... was one of the leaders of Navy’s kickoff team that gave up just 19.84 yards per return ... has the attitude to be a good corner ... not afraid to go make a play ... has a great attitude and infectious personality ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A starter in two of the 12 games in which he played, he finished the year with 21 tackles, two pass breakups, a caused fumble and a fumble recovery ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... helped hold Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... it was the first time since the 2012 loss to San Jose State (12-0) that Navy’s defense has not surrendered a touchdown (offense or defense) ... it is also the fewest points a Navy opponent has scored since the Mids defeated VMI, 41-3, in 2012 ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... posted a pair of tackles against Middle Tennessee ... Navy’s defense held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... contributed a pair of tackles in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... made the start at cornerback against San Jose State where he registered a career-high six tackles, including four solo stops ... made his first collegiate start in Navy’s win over South Alabama where he posted three tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass ... spelled starter Kwazel Bertrand in the Hawai’i game after Bertrand left with a concussion ... named ECAC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 11 after turning in two tackles, broke up his first collegiate pass and recovered a fumble, the first of his career, in the win over Hawai’i ... sat out the Toledo game with an injury ... contributed a tackle against Duke ... chipped in a pair of tackles at Western Kentucky ... posted hree tackles against Indiana. • 2012: Played in five of the Mids’ last six games as a member of special teams ... chipped in a tackle in Navy’s Senior Day win over Texas State ... recorded his first career tackle as a member of special teams in the Florida Atlantic contest ... made his collegiate debut as a member of special teams in the Mids’ win over East Carolina. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Hillside High School, Krah attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who earned letters in football and track & field ... received All-State (N.C.) and all-county honors in football his senior year ... served as captain of the football team his senior year ... led the football team to the state title his senior year ... high school teammate of sophomore Navy defensive back Jamaal Williams ... brother, Aaron, is a junior defensive back at Appalachian State ... brother, Marcus, a junior in high school, holds multiple national records in track & field in his age division ... son of Myer Krah and Joanna Smith ... majoring in English. Krah’s Career Stats Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2012 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2013 21 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 TOTALS 23 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 Career Highs Tackles: 6 at San Jose State (11-22-13) Sacks: --PBU: 1 (2x; last vs. S. Alabama, 11-16-13) FR: 1 vs. Hawai’i (11-9-13)
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#49 • Linebacker • Sr. • 6-0 • 229 • Ogden, Utah • At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart at inside linebacker behind James Britton and Tyler Goble ... has been a solid special teams performer ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A member of Navy’s special teams, he played in 11 of the 13 contests ... produced his first collegiate tackle against Delaware in the home opener. • 2012: Appeared in six games on special teams. • 2011: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Cottonwood High School, Lewis was a two-year letterwinner at outside linebacker ... served as team captain twice and was an all-region selection his junior and senior years ... named the region’s MVP his senior season ... member of the National Honor Society ... brother, Bryant Eteuati, was wide receiver at Weber State where he was an All-Big Sky Conference selection multiple times ... additionally, he was the 2007 NCAA FCS all-purpose yards leader, averaging 207.5 yards per game ... son of Khalia Eteuati ... majoring in systems engineering.
Chris Nurthen
#95 • Nose Guard • Sr. • 6-3 • 260 • Phoenixville, Pa. • At Navy: Moving from the offensive line to nose guard ... has good size and is a competitor ... hard nosed player that was on special teams in the fall ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Saw action in all 13 games, mainly on special teams. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • 2011: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Great Valley High School, Nurthen attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who lettered in football (3) and baseball (1) ... garnered all-county honors as a junior and all-city recognition as a senior ... served as team captain of the football team his senior year ... recipient of the outstanding leadership in football award his senior year ... brother, John Michael, is a 2013 graduate of the Naval Academy and was a member of the football team for four years ... uncles Bob Amundson (`69) and Bill Nurthen (`70) are graduates of the Naval Academy ... son of John and Elissa Nurthen ... majoring in economics.
Nathaniel Otto
#67 • Offensive Guard • Jr. • 6-2 • 260 • Houston, Texas • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at right guard behind Jake Zuzek ... has good size and moves well for a player his size ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Played on special teams in each of the last 12 contests of the year ... made his collegiate debut against Delaware in the Mids’ home opener. • 2011, ‘12: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Clear Lake High School, Otto attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who earned
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Don Pearson
#50 • Linebacker • Jr. • 6-3 • 224 • Las Vegas, Nev. • At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at inside linebacker ... has good size and speed ... showed some impressive signs last spring .... young player that will continue to learn and improve ... one of the more highly-recruited players on the team ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Primarily a member of special teams who played in 11 games, he posted eight tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass break over the course of the year ... contributed a tackle in Navy’s Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl win over Middle Tennessee ... pitched in a solo tackle in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... contributed a tackle in the win over South Alabama ... spelled an injured DJ Sargenti for a series against Pitt and played well ... posted a career-high four tackles, including his first career tackle for a loss of two yards at Western Kentucky ... broke up a pass in the Mids’ win over Delaware in their home opener ... made his collegiate debut against Indiana as a member of the Mids’ special teams unit ... was in on one tackle against the Hoosiers. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Faith Lutheran High School, Pearson attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who earned letters in football (4) and basketball (3) ... a three-time All-State (Nev.) and all-league selection ... named captain of the football team his senior year ... also took recruiting visits to San Diego State, Stanford and UNLV ... son of Mike and Cheryl Pearson ... majoring in history. Pearson’s Career Stats Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2012 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2013 8 1.0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 8 1.0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 Career Highs Tackles: 4 at Western Kentucky (9-28-13) Sacks: --PBU: 1 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) FR: --- Game-By-Game Game (Date) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-28-13) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
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#33 • Linebacker • Sr. • 6-0 • 218 • Pottstown, Pa. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at inside linebacker behind Don Pearson ... moved from fullback to linebacker last spring and gained experience in the fall ... has good speed and will run to the football ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Made appearances in four games, including making his debut at linebacker in Navy’s win over Delaware where he made a solo tackle ... nearly blocked a punt against the Rainbow Warriors. • 2012: Played in nine games for the Mids, playing both fullback and on special teams ... contributed to an offensive unit that finished the year ranked sixth nationally in rushing offense,
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averaging 278.46 yards per game ... rushed for 13 yards on three carries at East Carolina ... carried the ball once for a gain of two yards at Central Michigan ... on just his second collegiate carry, scored his first career touchdown on a 21-yard run in the Mids’ home opener against VMI ... made his collegiate debut at Penn State where he carried the ball once for three yards. • 2011: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Pottstown High School, Polamalu was a threesport athlete who earned letters in football (4), track & field (3) and basketball (1) ... a threetime all-league and all-area selection who was named the offensive all-area MVP ... earned all-league kudos in track as a junior and senior ... member of the Pottstown teams that claimed the Pac 10 football championship in 2009 and `10 and the 4x100 track teams that claimed the 2009 and `10 Pac 10 crown ... cousin is Troy Polamalu who was a standout at USC and plays safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers ... his father played football at Penn State and was the starting defensive tackle on the Nittany Lions’ 1986 national championship team ... his uncle, Kennedy Pola, played fullback at USC and led the Trojans to the 1985 Rose Bowl ... son of Aoatoa and Christine Polamalu ... majoring in economics. Polamalu’s Career Stats Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2013 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 6 39 6.5 1 21 0 TOTALS 6 39 6.5 1 21 0 Career Highs Carries: 3 at East Carolina (10-27-12) Rush TDs: 1 vs. VMI (9-22-12)
Rush Yds: 21 vs. VMI (9-22-12)
Receptions: --- Rec TDs: --Tackles: 1 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) Sacks: --PBU: --- FR: --- Game-By-Game Game (Date) Delaware (9-14-13) at Duke (10-12-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13)
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Paul Quessenberry
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#45 • Defensive End • Sr. • 6-2 • 251 • Carlsbad, Calif. • At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter as left defensive end ... plays with intensity ... coming off a solid junior campaign ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: A starter in 12 games, he finished the year with 25 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, five quarterback hurries and recovered a fumble ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season ... Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... part of a defensive unit that held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... turned in a pair of tackles in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... contributed an assisted tackle in the Mids’ triple overtime win at San Jose State ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... the Jags averaged just 3.3 yards per rush and 5.0 yards per passing attempts which were season lows for a Navy opponent this season,
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#99 • Defensive End • Jr. • 6-3 • 245 • Thurmont, Md. • At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart at right defensive end behind Will Anthony and Aaron Davis ... hard worker who continues to imrpove ... coming off a solid sophomore campaign ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Played in 11 games as a member of special teams ... made his collegiate debut against Indiana as a member of the PAT/field goal team ... . • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Catoctin High School, Reaver attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who earned letters in football (3), basketball (3) and lacrosse (1) ... a three-time first-team all-area selection who also garnered First-Team All-State (Md.) honors among small schools in 2009 and 2010 ... served as team captain of the football and basketball teams his junior and senior years ... led Catoctin to the 2009 state football title behind a 14-0 record ... also took recruiting visits to James Madison, Monmouth, Penn State and William & Mary ... member of the National Honor Society ... son of Greg and Tina Reaver ... has earned a 2.95 grade point average in systems engineering ... got a 3.0 last semester.
Keenan Reynolds
#19 • Quarterback • Jr. • 5-11 • 185 • Antioch, Tenn. Reynolds WRAP • Owns a 15-6 (.714) as Navy’s starting quarterback, posting a 6-2 record as a freshman in 2012 and a 9-4 mark as a sophomore ... has wins over Central Michigan, Indiana (2x), East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Texas State, Delaware, Army (2x), Air Force, Pitt, Hawai’i, South Alabama, San Jose State and Middle Tennessee. His losses have come at the hands of Troy, Arizona State, Western Kentucky (was knocked out in the second quarter of that game), Duke, Toledo and Notre Dame. • Named the Male Athlete of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio on Dec. 5 ... he was honored on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the 59th annual Touchdown Club of Columbus Award. Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M won the award last year. • Was named the winner of the Rip Miller Award for the second-consecutive year as Navy’s team MVP as voted on by the players. • Named the Army-Navy MVP presented by the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association. • Named the winner of the Tony Rubino Silver Helmet Award, which is given to Navy’s Most Valuable Player by the Annapolis Touchdown Club. • His 31 rushing touchdowns last year are the most by a quarterback in NCAA history for a single season and the most by a Navy player (any position) in school history. • He is just the fourth player in NCAA history to rush for 30 or more touchdowns in a singleseason and just the seventh player in NCAA history to score 30 or more touchdowns in a single season. • His 41 career touchdowns are the third most in school history and just three behind secondplace Chris McCoy (44 from 1995-97, 43 rushing and one receiving). • Reynolds has at least one rushing touchdown in each of the last eight games, which is tied for the second-longest streak in school history. The record is nine straight games by Chris McCoy
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He finished 23rd overall and second among quarterbacks in rushing yards per game (103.5). • His 1,346 rushing yards are 14th most by a quarterback in NCAA history and rank thrid at Navy for a single season, trailing Napoleon McCallum and Chris McCoy. • His 2,403 yards of total offense (1,346 rushing, 1,057 passing) ranks fourth all-time at Navy for a single-season. • His 300 rushing attempts in 2013 rank as the third most in school history behind Napoleon McCallum (331 in 1983) and Ricky Dobbs (315 in 2009), while his 428 total offensive plays also stand third all-time behind Jim Kubiak in 1994 (462) and 1993 (450). • His seven rushing touchdowns against San Jose State last year set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback and tied an NCAA record for most touchdowns scored against an FBS opponent by any position. Reynolds also set a school record for most points scored in a game and most touchdowns scored. Bill Ingram previously held the scoring record with 38 points against Villanova in 1917. • Reynolds scored three or more touchdowns in seven games last season which was one game shy of the NCAA record set by Barry Sanders in 1988 and equalled by Kapri Bibbs of Colorado State this year. • He scored a school-record 188 points which had previously been set by Bill Ingram in 1917 with 174. • His 248 career points are the fourth most in school history. He trails Bill Ingram (1916-18) by 15 points for third, Chris McCoy (1995-97) by 20 points for second and Ricky Dobbs (2008-10) by 46 points for second. • Reynolds was responsible for a school-record 236 points last year (31 rushing TDs, 8 passing TDs, 1 two-point conversion). The previous record was 198 set by Ricky Dobbs in 2009. • Reynolds has been responsible for 344 points over his career (41 rushing TDs, 16 passing TDs, one two-point conversion), which is the third-best total in school history. • He has the third and the fourth-most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game, rushing for 240 yards against San Jose State and 226 against Hawai’i last year. The school record for rushing yards by a quarteraback is 273 whch was set by Chris McCoy in 1995. McCoy also rushed for 268 against Kent State in 1997. • He is just the third player (fourth time) to rush for more than 200 yards in a game twice in the same season. Chris McCoy did it in consecutive games in 1996 against Delaware and Tulane and again in 1997 in consecutive games against Kent State and Army. Napoleon McCallum did it in consecutive games in 1983 against Air Force and Princeton. • He is just the fourth player in school history to have at least two 200-yard rushing days joining McCoy (five), Napoleon McCallum (four) and Eddie Meyers (two) • Reynolds has rushed for 1,260 yards and thrown for 1,038 yards this season to become only the fourth quarterback in school history to rush AND pass for 1,000 yards in a single season. The other players to accomplish this feat are Ricky Dobbs (2009), Craig Candeto (2003) and Chris McCoy (1997). • Reynolds threw just two interceptions in 128 attempts in 2013 for an interception percentage of .016, the second-best mark in school history. He has thrown just four interceptions in 236 attempts for his career for an interception percentage of .017, which is the best in program history. • Reynolds is averaging 8.3 passing yards per attempt for his career (1,955 yards on 236 attempts), which is the fourthbest average in school history. • At Navy: Enters the spring as Navy’s starting quarterback ... has started 21 consecutive games behind center ... has a chance to go down as one of the best players in school history ... has the rare ability to make plays with both his feet and arm ... one of the better passing quarterbacks Navy has had ... exceptional leader ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: Named a Sports Illustrated Honorable Mention All-American ... named SB Nation’s Independent Offensive Player of the Year ... a First-Team FBS All-Independent selection, he was also named the FBS All-Independent Offensive Player of the Year ... garnered All-East honors and was a First-Team All-Independent selection by Phil Steele ... Navy’s starting quarterback in all 13 contests, he led the team with 1346 yards on 300 carries (4.5 ypc) and a program-record 31 touchdowns, while completing 68 of his 128 passes for 1057 yards and eight touchdowns ... tossed two interceptions and lost four fumbles on the year ... he was No. 1 in the country in scoring per game (14.5), No. 1 (tied with Colorado State’s Kapri Bibbs) in rushing touchdowns (31) and 11th in points responsible for per game (18.2) ... he was 23rd overall and second among quarterbacks in rushing yards per game (103.5) ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 1 in passes had intercepted (4), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1), 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) and 12th in turnover margin (+0.9) ... named the Bell
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Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... named the Army-Navy MVP presented by the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association after pacing the Mids with 136 yards on 30 carries and three touchdowns and completing two of his seven passes for 10 yards ... with touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr), Reynolds set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... caught a pass, his first, from wide receiver Brendan Dudeck on a two-point conversion following his second touchdown scored (6:22, 4Qtr) ... the three touchdowns and the 2-point conversion reception pushed his total points scored this season to 176 which breaks the Navy record ... it was Reynolds’ sixth 100-yard rushing day this season and the eighth of his career ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard mark, the longest stretch since 2007 ... named a Manning Award Star of the Week, FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week, ECAC Offensive Player of the Week and one of ESPN.com’s best individual performances of the week following his performance against San Jose State where he rushed for a career-high 240 yards on a personal-best 36 carries for an NCAA-record (by a QB) seven rushing touchdowns ... he threw for another TD, as he completed four of his six passes ... the eight touchdowns set a school record that had previously been set by three other Mids with six, most recently Craig Candeto in 2002 ... he also became just the fourth player in school history to rush AND pass for 1,000 yards in a season ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... carried the ball 17 times for 59 yards and a touchdown, while completing 10 of his 17 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown in leading the Mids to a win over South Alabama ... connected with Matt Aiken on a two-point conversion, Navy’s first since last year’s Air Force game when Noah Copeland ran it in ... named named a Manning Award Star of the Week, FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 11 after leading Navy with a then career-high 226 yards rushing on 28 carries against Hawai’i ... his 226 yards rushing are the third most by a Navy quarterback in school history and the most since Chris McCoy rushed for 268 yards on 27 carries against Kent State on Nov. 22, 1997 ... he is one of only 7 different quarterbacks in school history to reach 200 yards rushing in a game ... the last QB to reach the 200-yard milestone was Kriss Proctor with 201 yards on 20 carries against Central Michigan on Nov. 13, 2010 ... Scored rushing touchdowns of 1 (3:37, 2Qtr), 6 (4:39, 3Qtr), 67 yards (8:51, 4Qtr) and 21 yards (1:36, 4Qtr) in the contest ... it’s the seventh time in his career and the fifth time this season he has rushed for three or more TDs in a game and his first with four TDs ... it’s the most touchdowns scored by a Navy player since Ricky Dobbs rushed for 5 TDs against Delaware on Nov. 14, 2009 ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... carried the ball 22 times for 53 yards and three touchdowns at Notre Dame, while completing six of his nine passes for 88 yards and a TD ... anchored an offense that scored 17 fourth-quarter points to upset Pitt with a 30-yard field goal at the gun ... paced Navy’s rushing attack with 93 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, while completing eight of his career-high 18 passing attempts for 105 yards and a TD ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and Air Force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their secondlargest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ... rushed for three touchdowns (1,3,1) against Toledo, marking the fifth time in his career and the third time this season he has accomplished the feat ... gained just 37 yards on 29 carries against the Rockets and completed five of his 12 passes for 95 yards and threw a 20-yard TD pass to Noah Copeland ... rushed for 31 yards on
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Navy’s 237 yards passing are the most since throwing for 248 yards against Stanford on Sept. 10, 2005 ... earned ECAC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 16 after he rushed for 109 yards and threw for a career-high 233 yards and two TDs against Delaware ... it’s his third career 100 rushing-100 passing game ... he is the first Navy player to pass for 200 yards and rush for 100 yards since Craig Candeto threw for 212 yards and rushed for 138 yards against Northwestern on Sept. 21, 2002 ... his 233 yards passing are the most by a Navy quarterback since Brian Broadwater threw for 302 against Tulane on Nov. 11, 2000 ... Broadwater combined with Ed Malinowski (33) and Billy Hubbard (27) for 362 yards through the air ... his 342 yards of total offense marked the best output by a Navy player since Shun White recorded 348 yards of total offense against Towson on Aug. 30, 2008 ... put together his second straight 100-yard rushing game and fourth of his career ... carried the ball a career-high 32 times for 127 yards and three touchdowns in the Mids’ season-opening win over Indiana ... it was his third-career 100-yard rushing day and it was his third three-rushing TD performance of his career ... also completed two of his four passes for 71 yards ... combined with Darius Staten (106) to become just the 43rd tandem to rush for 100 yards apiece in a game. • 2012: Saw action in all 13 games, starting the final eight games of the year ... named the Independent Rookie of the Year by the nationwide media panel responsible for the FBS Indpendent Player of the Week awards ... anchored an offensive unit that finished the year ranked sixth nationally in rushing offense, averaging 278.46 yards per game ... was 6-2 (.750) as a starting quarterback and led Navy to three fourth-quarter comebacks (Air Force, Army and Indiana. He did not start the Air Force game) ... accounted for 19 TDs on the year (nine passing, 10 rushing) ... finished the year with 649 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns on 162 carries, while completing 61 of his 108 pass attempts for 898 yards with nine touchdowns and just two interceptions ... he had at least one rushing touchdown in five of his eight starts and threw at least one touchdown pass in five of his eight starts ... was the first Navy quarterback to win his first four career starts since senior Bob Powers, who won his first six career starts in 1979 ... threw TD passes in four consecutive games (Central Michigan, Indiana, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic), marking the first time a Navy QB has accomplished the feat since Ricky Dobbs threw TD passes in five straight games in 2010 (Wake Forest Oct. 10, SMU, Notre Dame, Duke, East Carolina Nov. 6) ... completed five of his 11 passes for 14 yards, a touchdown and an interception against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... also carried the ball 22 times for 21 yards ... named the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s 2012 Army-Navy Game Most Valuable Player ... gained 43 yards on 15 carries and scored the game-winning eight-yard touchdown run in the Mids’ 17-13 victory over Army ... also completed 10 of his 17 passes for 130 yards ... both his completions and attempts were career highs ... carried the ball 10 times for 50 yards and completed three of his eight passes for 35 yards in Navy’s Senior Day victory over Texas State ... rushed for 130 yards on 21 carries and scored three touchdowns in the Troy game, while completing eight of his 15 passes for 159 yards ... it was Reynolds’ second straight game with 100-plus yards rushing and passing ... posted a career-long run of 70 yards (ended in a fumble out the end of the zone for a touchback) against the Trojans, marking Navy’s first 70-yard run since Kriss Proctor’s 75-yard carry against Delaware on Sept. 3, 2011 ... his 68-yard pass to Shawn Lynch on the Mids’ second scoring drive was Navy’s longest completion since Ricky Dobbs connected on a 77-yard TD strike to Brandon Turner against Army on Dec. 11, 2010 ... named the ECAC Div. I Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Mids to a come-from-behind win over Florida Atlantic ... with a career-high 159 yards rushing (26 carries) and a career-high 147 yards passing (8-15) against Florida Atlantic, he is the second Navy quarterback this season to rush and throw for 100 yards in the same game ... Trey Miller rushed for 116 yards and threw for 107 yards against VMI (9-22) ... with 306 yards of total offense, he is the first Navy player to reach 300-plus yards of total offense (306) since Ricky Dobbs charted 318 yards against Arkansas State on No. 20, 2010 ... the 159 yards on the ground are the most by a Navy player this season ... the last Navy player to rush for 150 yards in a game was Kriss Proctor who rushed for 179 against Delaware on Sept. 3, 2011 ... his 21-yard rush at 5:39 in
the third quarter put him over 100 yards rushing for the first time in his career ... his 26 carries are the most by a Navy player since Kriss Proctor’s 32-carry day in last year’s win over Army ... got loose for a career-long run of 48 yards (8:10, 2Qtr) ... it was also the team’s longest run of the year, improving upon Trey Miller’s 40-yard scamper against VMI in the home opener ... a member of the Mids’ high-powered offense that scored 56 points at East Carolina, marking their first 50-point game since putting up 76 against the Pirates in 2010 ... Navy also rushed for 512 yards, the ninth most in program history and the most since running up 521 yards on the ground against East Carolina in 2010 ... meanwhile, Navy’s 563 yards of total offense (512 R, 51 P) were the most by the Mids since the 2011 contest against Southern Miss when they recorded 569 yards of total offense (421 R, 148 P) ... Navy also produced 32 first downs in the win at ECU, topping 30 first downs for the first time since the Air Force contest in 2011 ... carried the ball 10 times for a career-high 81 yards and three touchdowns, while completing three of his five passes for 51 yards and two TDs against East Carolina ... responsible for five of the Mids’ eight touchdowns on the day, becomming the first QB since Ricky Dobbs to be responsible for five TDs in a game ... Dobbs rushed for 5 TDs against Delaware on Nov. 14, 2009 ... with three rushing TDs (1, 2 and 1 yd), he is the second Navy player this season to score three rushing TDs in a single game, joining Trey Miller who scored three in the win over VMI on Sept. 22 ... picked off by ECU’s Chip Thompson in the second quarter, marking Reynolds’ first collegiate interception thrown ... once again, he orchestrated a furious rally in the fourth quarter for the Mids, fighting back from a 30-21 deficit to lead Navy to a 31-30 victory over Indiana on Homecoming ... earned ECAC Div. I Offensive Player of the Week honors for a second straight week after carrying the ball 17 times for 66 yards and a touchdown, while completing eight of his 13 passes for 96 yards and the game-winning touchdown pass to Matt Aiken ... named the FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15, as well as the ECAC Div. I Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Mids to a 31-13 road win over Central Michigan ... with his start against the Chippewas, he became the first Navy freshman to start at quarterback since 1991 when Jim Kubiak started five games for the Mids ... completed six of his 11 passes for a career-best 134 yards and three touchdowns, while also carrying the ball 24 times for 59 yards ... the 24 carries are the most by a Navy player this season ... with touchdown strikes of 23 (11:43, 1Qtr), 19 (3:49, 1Qtr) and 41 yards (2:53, 3Qtr), he became the first Navy QB to throw three touchdown passes in a game since Chris McCoy threw three against Colgate on Nov. 15, 1997 ... capped the Mids’ opening drive (11:43, 1Qtr) with a 23yard touchdown pass to Brandon Turner, marking his first collegiate passing touchdown ... came into the game at the 9:03 mark in the fourth quarter (Miller injured ankle) to rally Navy to victory over Air Force ... carried the ball three times for 22 yards and completed all three of his passes for 55 yards, including a 35-yard completion to Gee Gee Greene ... scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 15-yard run with 6:35 to go in the fourth, setting up a game-tying two-point conversion by fullback Noah Copeland ... relieved Trey Miller in the fourth quarter of the San Jose State contest where he completed three of his four passes for 33 yards ... carried the ball eight times for a career-high 34 yards at Penn State, which featured a career-long run of 30 yards ... completed four of his five passes for 44 yards, including a 21-yard strike to senior slot back Bo Snelson ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame, spelling starting quarterback Trey Miller in the fourth quarter ... carried the ball three times for negative yardage (-3) and threw one incomplete pass against the Irish. • High School / Personal: A 2012 graduate of Goodpasture Christian School, Reynolds was a four-year letterwinner in football and track & field ... a two-time All-State (Tenn.) football selection who was also twice named the district’s MVP ... also earned All-Midstate honors as a junior and senior ... led his high school to back-to-back (2010-11) district football titles with a combined 21-6 record ... also took recruiting visits to Air Force and Wofford ... member of the National Honor Society ... father played football at UT-Martin ... son of Donald and Jacqueline Reynolds ... majoring in international relations. Reynolds’ Career Stats Passing Cmp Att Pct Yds Int TD 2012 61 108 56.5 898 2 9 2013 68 128 53.1 1057 2 8 TOTALS 129 236 54.7 1955 4 17 Rushing 2012 2013 TOTALS
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Pass Comps: 10 (3x; last vs. S. Alabama, 11-16-13) Pass Atts: 18 vs. Pitt (10-26-13) Passing Yds: 233 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) Passing TDs: 3 at Central Michigan (10-11-12) Game-By-Game Passing Rushing Game (Date) Cmp Att Int Yds TD Att Yds TD vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) 0 1 0 0 0 3 -3 0 at Penn State (9-15-12) 4 5 0 44 0 8 34 0 San Jose State (9-29-12) 3 4 0 33 0 3 -13 0 at Air Force (10-6-12) 3 3 0 55 0 3 22 1 at C. Michigan (10-12-12) 6 11 0 134 3 24 59 0 Indiana (10-20-12) 8 13 0 96 1 17 66 1 at E. Carolina (10-27-12) 3 5 1 51 2 10 81 3 Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) 8 15 0 147 2 26 159 1 at Troy (11-10-12) 8 15 0 159 0 21 130 3 Texas State (11-17-12) 3 8 0 35 0 10 50 0 vs. Army (12-8-12) 10 17 0 130 0 15 43 1 vs. Arizona State (12-29-12) 5 11 1 14 1 22 21 0
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Navy - Most Touchdowns In A Career Rk TD’s Name, Years 1. 49 Ricky Dobbs, 2008-10 2. 44 Chris McCoy, 1995-97 3. 41 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-13 4. 34 Bill Ingram, 1916-18 5. 33 Craig Candeto, 2001-03 33 Napoleon McCallum, 33 Navy - Consecutive Games With A Rushing Touchdown Rk # Name, Years 1. 9 Chris McCoy, 1996-97 2. 8 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 8 Ricky Dobbs, 2009-10 8 Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, 2007 8 Brian Madden, 1999, 2001 2013 NCAA Leaders In Scoring Rk PPG Name (Position, School) 1. 14.5 Keenan Reynolds (QB, Navy) 2. 13.3 Kapri Bibbs (RB, Colorado State) 3. 11.2 Roberto Aguyao (K, Florida State) 4. 11.1 Davante Adams (WR, Fresno State) 5. 10.9 Marion Grice (RB, Arizona State) 2013 NCAA Leaders In Rushing TDs Rk TD’s Name (Position, School) 1. 31 Keenan Reynolds (QB, Navy) 2. 31 Kapri Bibbs (RB, Colorado State) 3. 23 Jordan Lynch (QB, Northern Illinois) 23 Tre Mason (RB, Auburn) 5. 21 Tyler Gaffney (RB, Stanford) 2013 NCAA Leaders In Points Responsible For Rk PPG Name (Position, School) 1. 24.2 Derek Carr (Fresno State) 2. 21.2 Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) 21.2 Bryce Petty (Baylor) 4. 20.6 Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) 5. 20.5 Shane Carden (East Carolina) 6. 20.3 Tajh Boyd (Clemson) 7. 19.3 Rakeem Cato (Marshall) 8. 18.9 Jameis Winston (Florida State) 9. 18.8 Marcus Mariota (Oregon) 10. 18.5 Keith Wenning (Ball State) 11. 18.2 Keenan Reynolds (Navy 18.2 Aaron Murray (Georgia) 2013 NCAA Leaders In Rushing Yards By A Quarterback Rk RYPG Name (School) 1. 137.1 Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) 2. 103.5 Keenan Reynolds (Navy) 3. 103.4 Taysom Hill (BYU) 4. 89.0 Braxton Miller (Ohio State) 5. 86.3 Cole Gautsche (New Mexico)
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Navy - Most Points In A Game Rk Pts Name, Year, Opponent 1. 42 Keenan Reynolds, 2013, San Jose State 2. 38 Bill Ingram, 1917, Villanova 3. 36 Craig Candeto, 2002, Army 4. 30 Ricky Dobbs, 2009, Delaware 30 Reggie Campbell, 2005, Colorado State Navy - Most Points In A Season Rk Pts Name, Year 1. 188 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 2. 174 Bill Ingram, 1917 3. 162 Ricky Dobbs, 2009 4. 120 Chris McCoy, 1997 5. 110 Joe Bellino, 1960 Navy - Most Points In A Career Rk Pts Name, Years 1. 294 Ricky Dobbs, 2008-10 2. 268 Chris McCoy, 1995-97 3. 263 Bill Ingram, 1916-18 4. 248 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-current 5. 200 Napoleon McCallum, 1981-85 Navy - Most Points Responsible For In A Season Rk PRF Name, Year 1. 236 Keenan Reynolds, 2013 2. 198 Ricky Dobbs, 2009 3. 186 Chris McCoy, 1997 4. 174 Aaron Polanco, 2004 174 Bill Ingram, 1917 Navy - Most Points Responsible For In A Career Rk PRF Name, Years 1. 414 Ricky Dobbs, 2008-10 2. 390 Chris McCoy, 1995-97 3. 344 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-current 4. 294 Craig Candeto, 2001-03 5. 252 Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada Navy - Most Yards Rushing By A QB In A Game Rk Yds Name, Year, Opponent 1. 273 Chris McCoy, 1995, SMU 2. 268 Chris McCoy, 1997, Kent State 3. 240 Keenan Reynolds, 2013, San Jose State 4. 226 Keenan Reynolds, 2013, Hawai’i 5. 225 Alton Grizzard, 1987, Penn 6. 224 Ricky Dobbs, 2008, SMU Navy - 200-Yard Rushing Games In A Season Rk # Name, Year, Opponents 1. 2 Keenan Reynolds, ‘13, Hawai’i & SJSU 2 Chris McCoy, ‘97, Kent State and Army 2 Chris McCoy, ‘96, Delaware and Tulane 2 Napoleon McCallum, ‘83, Air Force and Princeton Navy - 200-Yard Rushing Games In A Career Rk # Name, Years 1. 5 Chris McCoy, 1995-97 2. 4 Napoleon McCallum, 1981-85 3. 2 Keenan Reynolds, 2012-current 2 Eddie Meyers, 1978-81
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Lonnie Richardson
#3 • Safety • Sr. • 5-11 • 188 • Chester, Pa. • At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at rover ... coming off a very good fall campaign ... was pressed into action due to injuries and played well ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Played in all 13 games, including a start against Toledo ... finished the year with 25 tackles, including half a tackle for loss, a team-high tying two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... helped hold Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... it was the first time since the 2012 loss to San Jose State (12-0) that Navy’s defense has not surrendered a touchdown (offense or defense) ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... turned in a pair of tackles and forced a Middle Tennessee fumble before succumbing to a concussion ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... the Jags averaged just 3.3 yards per rush and 5.0 yards per passing attempts which were season lows for a Navy opponent this season, as was their 300 yards of total offense ... chipped in a tackle against Hawai’i ... made his first collegiate start replacing Chris Ferguson at free safety against Toledo ... turned in three tackles against the Rockets ... once again called upon to replace an injured player, this time Chris Ferguson at Duke ... posted a career-high eight tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss ... part of a defense that held Air Force scoreless in the second half and to a season-low 10 points, while holding the Falcons to 231 yards on the ground, better than 60 yards under their average ... spelled an injured Wave Ryder in the opening quarter of the Air Force game ... finished with six tackles and recovered his first collegiate fumble ... produced three tackles against Delaware and forced a fumble ... it was his first career forced fumble ... turned in a pair of tackles against Indiana in the season opener. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • 2011: Made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ 42-14 win over Troy playing four plays. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Strath Haven High School, Richardson attended
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Edward Robinson
#28 • Safety • Jr. • 5-11 • 198 • Chesapeake, Va. • At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart at free safety behind seniors Parrish Gaines and George Jamison ... has good speed ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A member of the Mids’ special teams, he made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Indiana ... saw action in 11 games and made his lone tackle of the year in Navy’s win at San Jose State. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Hickory High School, Robinson attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a four-year football letterwinner who also earned two letters each in indoor and outdoor track & field ... named Hickory High School’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2011 ... named the football team’s defensive MVP as a junior and senior ... member of the National Honor Society ... son of Earlie and Deloys Robinson ... majoring in mechanical engineering.
Blaze Ryder
#63 • Center • Jr. • 5-11 • 265 • Kaneohe, Hawai’i • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at center behind the incumbent, Tanner Fleming ... very athletic ... has good feet ... plays with great tenacity ... appeared on Athlon College Football’s 2013 All-Name Team along with brother, Wave Ryder, and nose guard Vin Rider. • 2013: Made appearances in seven games, including making his first collegiate start at San Jose State ... replaced injured starter Tanner Fleming in the first half ... Navy’s offense rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win against the Spartans ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS mark, the longest stretch since 2007 ... it paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... played a good portion of the second half of the South Alabama game after Tanner Fleming was knocked out with a concussion ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ home opener against Delaware ... also saw action against Western Kentucky, Duke and South Alabama. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action.. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Kamehameha High School, Ryder attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-year football letterwinner who received All-State (Hawai’i) honors as a junior and senior ... also received All-ILH honors in 2009 and `10 ... led Kamehameha to the state title in 2009 ... high school classmate of fellow Navy football junior Kikau Pescaia, whose older brother, Kahikolu, graduated last spring and was a four-year member of the football team ... brother, Wave, will graduate this spring and was a three-year letterwinner on the football team at safety ... son of Michael and Wendy Ryder ... majoring in general science.
DeBrandon Sanders
#21 • Slot Back • Jr. • 5-7 • 160 • Itta Bena, Miss. • At Navy: Enters the spring listed as a starter at slot back ... coming off a terrific sophomore campaign ... has great speed ... one of Navy’s biggest receiving threats as well ... excellent blocker ... plays with a chip on his shoulder ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A starter in three of the 12 games in which he played, he finished the year with 340 yards on 42 carries (8.1 ypc) and one touchdown and was one of the Mids’ top receivers (tied for first with Casey Bolena) with 13 catches for 223 yards (17.2 ypc) and a touchdown ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 naionally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1), 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) and 12th in turnover margin (+0.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... rushed for 53 yards on five carries against the Blue Raiders and scored his first collegiate rushing touchdown, a career-long 41-yard run ...also caught a six-yard pass ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... the record was previously set in 2009 by Navy’s Ricky Dobbs with 27 and later matched in 2011 by Kansas State’s Collin Klein ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... made the start against Army where he carried the ball twice for 13 yards and caught a six-yard pass ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... rushed for 36 yards on six carries at San Jose State ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... carried the ball once for nine yards and caught a 17-yard pass in Navy’s victory over South Alabama ... Navy’s offense opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... meanwhile, he rushed for a career-best four touchdowns which are tied for the third most in Navy history ... carried the ball once for eight yards and caught an 18-yard pass in the Mids’ win over Hawai’i ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... carried the ball once for 13 yards at Notre Dame ... sat out the Pitt game with a concussion suffered against Toledo ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and Air Force in 2011) ... with 35 first
downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ... rushed for 51 yards on nine carries and caught two passes for 23 yards at Toledo ... carried the ball four times for 27 yards and caught three passes for 55 yards, including a 27-yarder, at Duke ... made his first collegiate start in the Mids’ loss to the Blue Devils ... part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most lop-sided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... carried the ball three times for 39 yards against the Falcons and caught one pass for 12 yards ... the Mids had 515 yards (444R, 71P) in its season-opening win over Indiana and 589 yards (352R, 237P) in its win over Delaware ... it’s the first time Navy has put together back-to-back 500-plus yards on total offense since 2007 (Ball State 540, Duke 540) ... the 589 yards of total offense against Indiana are the most by the Mids since Nov. 6, 2010, when they produced 596 yards (521R, 75P) in a 76-35 win over East Carolina ... Navy’s 237 yards passing are the most since throwing for 248 yards against Stanford on Sept. 10, 2005 ... rushed for 18 yards on two carries and a career-best 86 yards on three receptions in Navy’s win over Delaware ... caught his first collegiate pass (13:46, 2Qtr), an 11-yarder to set up a seven-yard touchdown run by fellow slot back Geoffrey Whiteside on the ensuing play ... caught a 63-yard TD pass from Keenan Reynolds (8:26, 2Qtr), his first collegiate TD ... made his collegiate debut against the Hoosiers where he carried the ball five times for 68 yards. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Leflore County High School, Sanders attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a four-sport standout who earned letters in basketball (4), baseball (3), football (3) and track & field (3) ... an All-State (Miss.) football performer as a sophomore, he was a three-time all-district selection ... named the district MVP his junior year ... selected to play in the North/South All-Star Game his senior year ... also took a recruiting visit to Mississippi Valley State ... member of the National Honor Society ... son of Steven Harris and Carrie Sanders ... majoring in quantitative economics. Sanders’ Career Stats Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2012 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2013 42 340 8.1 1 41 0 TOTALS 42 340 8.1 1 41 0 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2012 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2013 13 223 17.2 1 63 0 TOTALS 13 223 17.2 1 63 0 Career Highs Carries: 9 at Toledo (10-19-13) Rush TDs: 1 vs. Middle Tennessee (12-30-13) Receptions: 3 (3x; last at Duke, 10-12-13) Rec TDs: 1 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) Game-by-Game Game (Date) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-28-13) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
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#77 • Nose Guard • JR. • 6-1 • 303 • Monessen, Pa. • At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at nose guard after starting nine games there in the fall ... versatile enough to move out to defensive end against power running teams ... was named the winner of the 2013 Admiral Mack Award, which is given to the player that improved the most over the spring ... lost almost 50 pounds between his freshman and sophomore year and became a much better player because of it ... one of the strongest players on the team ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: A starter in nine of the 10 games in which he played, he was in on 24 tackles and two quarterback hurries over the course of the year ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... helped hold Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... it was the first time since the 2012 loss to San Jose State (12-0) that Navy’s defense has not surrendered a touchdown (offense or defense) ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... made the start at nose guard against Middle Tennessee where he produced a career-high six tackles ... Navy’s defense held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... returned to the playing field against Army after having surgery the Monday after the Notre Dame game to repair a broken left ankle ... produced three tackles against the Black Knights in the Mids’ 34-7 victory ... registered a pair of tackles against Notre Dame ... played both nose guard and defensive end against Pitt where he recorded one tackle and a quarterback hury ... pitched in a tackle at Toledo ... chipped in a pair of tackles at Duke ... part of a defense that held Air Force scoreless in the second half and to a season-low 10 points, while holding the Falcons to 231 yards on the ground, better than 60 yards under their average ... tallied a pair of tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win over the Falcons ... registered a season-high three tackles at Western Kentucky ... chipped in two tackles in the Mids’ home opener against Delaware ... earned his first collegiate start in Navy’s win over Indiana where he produced a pair of tackles. • 2012: Played in eight games, including the final four contests of the year ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame ... turned in a solo tackle against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... played his best game of the year in the win over Army ... turned in five tackles against the Black Knights. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Greensburg Central Catholic High School, Sarra attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-sport standout who earned letters in football (4), track & field (4) and basketball (1) ... a two-time All-State (Pa.) and all-conference selection in football ... member of the football team that finished as the state runnerup in 2009 with a 13-3 record ... son of Bernard and Angela Sarra ... majoring in general science. Sarra’s Career Stats Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2012 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2013 24 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TOTALS 30 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 vs. Middle Tennessee (12-30-13) Sacks: --PBU: --- FR: --- Game-By-Game Game (Date) Delaware (9-3-11) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) VMI (9-22-12) at Air Force (10-6-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12)
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#36 • Fullback • Sr. • 6-0 • 204 • Manning, S.C. • At Navy: Enters the fall third on the depth chart at fullback, which is Navy’s deepest position ... one of the surprise players in the 2013 season after being pressed into duty due to injury ... hits the hole faster than any other fullback ... has good speed and runs hard ... fast enough to play slot back ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A starter in three of the 13 games in which he played, he posted 361 yards on 65 carries (5.6 ypc) and caught one pass for five yards on the year ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1), 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) and 12th in turnover margin (+0.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... rushed for 27 yards on seven carries against Middle Tennessee ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... the record was previously set in 2009 by Navy’s Ricky Dobbs with 27 and later matched in 2011 by Kansas State’s Collin Klein ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... Navy’s second-leading rusher against Army, he carried the ball four times for 61 yards which included a career-long 58-yard run that set up a Nick Sloan field goal in the opening period ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... carried the ball six times for 31 yards against the Spartans ... made his second straight start in the win over South Alabama where he rushed for 11 yards on four carries ... Navy’s offense opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... meanwhile, he rushed for a career-best four touchdowns which are tied for the third most in Navy history ... finished just shy of his first 100-yard rushing game, as he carried the ball 15 times for a career-best 93 yards and a touchdown against Hawai’i ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... carried the ball a career-high 16 times for 77 yards at Notre Dame and pitched in a tackle on special teams ... turned in a career-long run of 20 yards against the Irish ... had a breakout performance in the Mids’ win over Pitt where he carried the ball five times for 27 yards and scored a nine-yard touchdown, the first of his career... also caught a five-yard pass which was the first reception of his career ... contributed a pair of tackles on special teams against Toledo ... carried the ball three times for 14 yards at Duke and contributed a solo tackle on special teams ... chipped in a solo tackle against Air Force ... carried the ball five times for 20 yards, including a long run of seven yards against Delaware in the Mids’ home opener ... made his collegiate debut at Indiana as a member of special teams. • 2011, ‘12: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Scott’s Branch High School, Singleton attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a three-time All-State
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (S.C.) selection, he was named the 2009 1-A Back of the Year ... served as team captain of the football team his senior year ... member of the National Honor Society ... father competed in track & field at Benedict College ... son of Ronald and Ethel Singleton ... majoring in general science. Singleton’s Career Stats Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2013 65 361 5.6 2 58 0 TOTALS 65 361 5.6 2 58 0 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2013 1 5 5.0 0 5 0 TOTALS 1 5 5.0 0 5 0 Career Highs Carries: 16 at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Rush TDs: 1 vs. Pitt (10-26-13) Receptions: 1 vs. Pitt (10-26-13) Rec TDs: --Game-By-Game Game (Date) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-28-13) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
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Rush Yds: 93 vs. Hawai’i (11-9-13) Rec Yds: 5 vs. Pitt (10-26-13)
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#6 • Kicker • Jr. • 6-0 • 190 • San Diego, Calif. • At Navy: Enters the spring as Navy’s starting kicker after holding the position in each of his first two years ... has started 26 consecutive games ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame where he became the first freshman kicker to start for Navy since 1996 when Tim Shubzda shared the kicking duties with Jason Covarubbias and Tom Vanderhorst ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: Navy’s kicker in all 13 games this season, he made 11 of his 14 field goal attempts (78.6) and was 51 for 55 on extra points (92.7) ... the 51 extra-points are the second most in school history, while his 92 career extra-points are the third most in program history ... his 84 points this season are the third most for a kick in Navy history, while his 155 career points stand sixth ... made each of his last eight field goal attempts dating back to the Toledo game ... connected on a 32-yard field goal in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl against Middle Tennessee ... split the uprights on 20 (1:22, 1Qtr) and 34-yard (1:04, 3Qtr) field goals in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... it’s the third time this season (Indiana and South Alabama) that he has made a pair of field goals in a game ... missed his PAT on the Mids’ final touchdown of the game ... connected on a 37-yard field goal at San Jose State and was 7-for-7 on PATs ... converted on field goals of 37 and 21 yards in Navy’s win over South Alabama ... was 6 for 6 on PATs against Hawai’i ... named the FBS Independent Player of the Week for special teams on Oct. 28 after connecting on a 30-yard field goal at the gun to lead the Mids to a 24-21 win over Pitt ... missed a 38-yard field goal at Toledo in the second quarter, but came back to split the uprights on a 40-yarder at the gun to send the game into overtime ... missed just his second career PAT, this one coming in the second overtime frame in a 45-44 double overtime loss to the Rockets ... missed a 29yard field goal at Duke ... had made 48 consecutive PATs prior to missing on his third attempt
in Navy’s home opener against Delaware ... came into the game ranked 13th nationally in consecutive extra-points made ... split the uprights on a pair of field goals against Indiana in the opener ... made attempts of 23 and 33 yards, but missed a 32 yarder with six seconds remaining in the opening half. • 2012: Started all 13 games ... one of just 13 true freshman kickers who started for their respective teams in the FBS ... led Navy with 71 points (41 PATs, 10 FGs), the ninth most by a freshman kicker in the FBS in 2012 ... made 10 of his 15 field goals on the year and was flawless on extra points (41-for-41) ... the 41 made PATs are the fourth-most in a season by a Navy kicker in program history ... he is just the fifth kicker in school history to not miss an extra-point in a season with 25 or more attempts ... missed a 33-yard field goal in Navy’s loss to Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... connected on a 31-yard field goal and two PATs in his first Army-Navy game ... missed a 33-yard field goal, as well as a 36-yarder in the Mids’ win over Texas State ... connected on a 27-yard field goal in the Mids’ loss at Troy ... missed his first two kicks of the year in Navy’s victory over Florida Atlantic, missing wide left on 45 and 51-yarders ... went into the Florida Atlantic contest as one of only TWO kickers in the country that had not missed a kick (extra point or field goal, 7-for-7 FG, 25-for-25 PAT) ... connected on all eight extra-points in Navy’s road win at East Carolina, garnering ECAC Div. I Special Teams Player of the Week kudos for a second-straight week ... it’s the most PATs made by a Navy player in a single game since Jon Teague kicked 10 against ECU in Greenville in 2010 ... garnered ECAC Div. I Special Teams Player of the Week honors after hitting an 18-yard field goal with 5:30 left in the game to get the Mids to within six points against Indiana ... was 4-for-4 on extra-points in the contest, including hitting the game-winner with 2:02 to go ... named the FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 8 after stepping in and kicking back-to-back career-long field goals to help lead Navy to victory over Air Force ... nailed a 39-yard field goal in the second quarter and followed up with a career-best 41-yarder midway through the fourth quarter ... connected on a pair of field goals in the win over VMI in the home opener, including a then career-long 35-yarder ... also split the uprights on a 19-yard field goal ... connected on his first-career field goal attempt, a 26-yarder as time ran out in the opening half of the Notre Dame game. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Scripps Ranch High School, Sloan attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who earned three letters in football and two in baseball ... named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year his senior year ... member of the league championship-winning baseball teams in 2010 and ‘11 ... also took a recruiting visit to Air Force ... son of Darryl and JoAnn Sloan ... majoring in ocean engineering. Sloan’s Career Statistics Kicking PAT FG Long Pts 2012 41-41 10-15 41 71 2013 51-55 11-14 40 84 TOTALS 92-96 21-29 41 155 Sloan’s Career Field Goal Statistics Year FGM-A Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Blk 2012 10-15 66.7 2-2 3-3 4-7 1-2 0-1 41 0 2013 11-14 78.6 0-0 4-5 6-8 1-1 0-0 40 0 TOTAL 21-29 72.4 2-2 7-8 10-15 2-3 0-1 41 0 Sloan’s career Field Goal Sequence 2012 Navy Opponents Notre Dame (26) (34) Penn State --- --VMI (19), (35) (42) San Jose State --- (29), (19), (32), (43) Air Force (39), (41) 27, 51 Central Michigan (37) (29), (22) Indiana (18) (25), (23, (30) East Carolina --- --Florida Atlantic 45, (20), 51 (53) Troy (27) (25), (23) Texas State 33, 36 (36) Army (31) (41), (21), 37 Arizona State 33 ---
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Most Points By A Kicker In A Single Season Rk Player, Year Points 1. Matt Harmon, 2008 95 2. Tim Shubzda, 1999 88 3. Nick Sloan, 2013 84 4. Joey Bullen, 2005 79 5. Joey Bullen, 2007 76
2013 Navy Opponents Indiana (23), 32, (33) --Delaware (24) --Western Kentucky --- (30), 36 Air Force --- (45), 50 Duke 29 --Toledo 38, (40) (47) Pitt (30) (25), (44) Notre Dame --- (26) Hawai’i --- 36, 27 South Alabama (37), (21) --San Jose State (37) (41), 46 Army (20), (34) --Middle Tennessee (32) (43), (24) • Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made
Most Points By A Kicker In A Career Rk Player, Years 1. Steve Fehr, 1979-81 2. Matt Harmon, 2005-08 3. Tom Vanderhorst, 1995-98 4. Joey Bullen, 2005-07 5. Bob Tata, 1976-78 6. Nick Sloan, 2012-current
Game-By-Game Game (Date) XP-A FG-A vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) 1-1 1-1 at Penn State (9-15-12) 1-1 0-0 VMI (9-22-12) 5-5 2-2 San Jose State (9-29-12) 0-0 0-0 at Air Force (10-6-12) 2-2 2-2 at C. Michigan (10-12-12) 4-4 1-1 Indiana (10-20-12) 4-4 1-1 at E. Carolina (10-27-12) 8-8 0-0 Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) 3-3 1-3 at Troy (11-10-12) 4-4 1-1 Texas State (11-17-12) 3-3 0-2 vs. Army (12-8-12) 2-2 1-1 vs. Arizona State (12-29-12) 4-4 0-1
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#37 • Fullback • Jr. • 5-11 • 232 • Macon, Ga. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at fullback behind Noah Copeland ... had a solid sophomore campaign, gaining valuable experience ...has great size and speed ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: A starter in seven of the 11 games in which he played, Swain was the team’s secondleading rusher with 420 yards on 107 carries (3.9 ypc) and four touchdowns ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1), 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) and 12th in turnover margin (+0.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... carried the ball five times for 22 yards against Middle Tennessee ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for singleseason rushing TDs by a quarterback ... tNavy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... returned to the playing field against Army after sitting out the South Alabama and San Jose State games with a hamstring injury suffered in the first half of the Hawai’i game ... gained 25 yards on six carries against the Black Knights ... Navy’s offense opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... meanwhile, he rushed for a career-best four touchdowns which are tied for the third most in Navy history ... carried the ball four times for four yards against Hawai’i ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... led the Mids in rushing at Notre Dame, gaining 85 yards on 16 carries while also scoring an 11-yard touchdown ... carried the ball five times for 21 yards in the Mids’ win over Pitt ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries at Toledo ...his 16-yard carry against the Rockets was his long carry of the season ... carried the ball 13 times for 61 yards, including a season-long 10-yard run ... part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most lop-sided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... rushed for 30 yards on eight carries against the Falcons ... led Navy is rushing with 32 yards on a career-high 14 carries at Western Kentucky ... the Mids had 515 yards (444R, 71P) in its season-opening win over Indiana and 589 yards (352R, 237P) in its win over Delaware ... it’s the first time Navy has put together back-to-back 500-plus yards on total offense since 2007 (Ball State 540, Duke 540) ... the 589 yards of total offense against Indiana are the most by the Mids since Nov. 6, 2010, when they produced 596 yards (521R, 75P) in a 76-35 win over East Carolina ... Navy’s 237 yards passing are the most since throwing for 248 yards against Stanford on Sept. 10, 2005 ... carried the ball 13 times for 49 yards that featured a two-yard touchdown in the Mids’ home opener against Delaware ... carried the ball 10 times for 29 yards, including a three-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter against the Hoosiers.
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Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Career Highs Carries: 16 at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Rush TDs: 1 (5x; last at Notre Dame, 11-2-13)
Rush Yds: 93 vs. Arizona State (12-29-12)
Receptions: --- Rec TDs: ---
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Game-By-Game Game (Date) at Troy (11-10-12) Texas State (11-17-12) vs. Army (12-8-12) vs. Arizona State (12-29-12)
Rushing Receiving Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg 3 10 0 3.3 0 0 0 0.0 7 45 0 6.4 0 0 0 0.0 1 6 0 6.0 0 0 0 0.0 4 93 1 23.2 0 0 0 0.0
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#86 • Wide Receiver • So. • 6-3 • 190 • Las Vegas, Nev. • At Navy: Enters the spring listed as a starter at wide receiver ... was able to get his feet wet as a plebe, playing in seven games, but will be expected to make big strides this spring ... talented receiver who has great size and good speed ... will need to work on his blocking in the spring ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Made appearances in seven games where he caught two passes for 12 yards ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No.
2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... additionally, Reynolds broke the school record for single-season points thanks to his 20-point effort against the Black Knights which included being on the receiving end of a two-point conversaion ... the previous record of 174 points was set in 1917 by Bill Ingram ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard mark, the longest stretch since 2007 ... it paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... caught a career-long 11-yard pass against South Alabama ... caught his first collegiate pass in the Mids’ win over Pitt ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ home-opener against Delaware ... also made an appearance at Notre Dame and against Hawai’i. • High School / Personal: A 2013 graduate of Bishop Gorman High School, Tillman was a three-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (2), football (4) and track & field (hurdles, high jump) ... garnered All-State (Nev.) football honors as a senior ... caught 58 passes for 958 yards and 12 touchdowns his senior year ... rated the No. 16 player in the state of Nevada ... served as captain of the football team his senior year ... member of four state championship football teams (2009-12) and two state championship basketball squads (2012-13) ... his high school football team was ranked 15th in the country a year ago ... member of the National Honor Society ... also had offers from Tulsa, Georgetown and multiple Ivy League schools ... attended the same high school as starting defensive end Evan Palelei and offensive lineman Sam Womack ... father, Cedric, played at Alcorn State in the NFL for the Denver Broncos (1992-96) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (1997) ... son of Cedric and Roshanda Tillman. Tillman’s Career Stats Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2013 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 TOTALS 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 Receiving 2013 TOTALS
Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2 12 6.0 0 11 0 2 12 6.0 0 11 0
Career Highs Carries: --- Rush TDs: ---
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Receptions: 1 (2x; last vs. S. Alabama, 11-16-13) Rec TDs: --Game-by-Game Game (Date) Delaware (9-14-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
Rec Yds: 11 vs. South Alabama (11-16-13)
Rushing Receiving Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 11 0 11.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
William Tuider
#38 • Outside Linebacker • So. • 6-2 • 205 • Lawrenceville, Ga. • At Navy: Enters the spring listed second team at outside linebacker (striker) behind Chris Johnson ... has loads of potential ... has the ability to be a great pass rusher and has the skills to play in coverage as well ... has good speed and plays with a terrific motor ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Played in all 13 contests and finished the year with 32 tackles ... registered four tackles for loss and two sacks, while also breaking up a pass and forcing a fumble ... member of the Mids’
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... held Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... it was the first time since the 2012 loss to San Jose State (12-0) that Navy’s defense has not surrendered a touchdown (offense or defense) ... it is also the fewest points a Navy opponent has scored since the Mids defeated VMI, 41-3, in 2012 ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... Navy’s defense held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... produced four tackles, including a half a sack against San Jose State ... forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Wave Ryder ... it was his first career forced fumble ... also broke up a pass, the first of his career ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... the Jags averaged just 3.3 yards per rush and 5.0 yards per passing attempts which were season lows for a Navy opponent this season, as was their 300 yards of total offense ... produced three tackles in the win over South Alabama ... posted one tackle, including a half a sack against Hawai’i ... chipped in a tackle at Notre Dame ... turned in a pair of solo tackles in the Mids’ win over Pitt ... pitched in a pair of tackles at Toledo ... turned in five tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss at Duke ... part of a defense that held Air Force scoreless in the second half and to a season-low 10 points, while holding the Falcons to 231 yards on the ground, better than 60 yards under their average ... produced three tackles against Air Force ... finished with four tackles at Western Kentucky, including 2.0 tackles for a loss of six yards and a sack for three yards ... turned in a career-high seven tackles, including a half tackle for loss in Navy’s win over Delaware in the home opener ... also responsible for three quarterback hurries against the Blue Hens ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Indiana. • High School / Personal: A 2013 graduate of Mountain View High School, Tuider was a four-year football letterwinner who garnered all-county recognition as a senior ... turned in 65 tackles, six tackles for a loss, five QB hurries, six pass break-ups and three interceptions his senior year ... served as team captain his senior year ... also had offers from Cincinnati and Florida International ... his father hails from Liberia ... son of William Tuider Sr. and Jeanette Washington. Tuider’s Career Stats Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2013 32 4.0-10 2.0-5 0 1 0 1 TOTALS 32 4.0-10 2.0-5 0 1 0 1 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) Sacks: 1.0 at Western Kentucky (9-28-13) PBU: 1 at San Jose State (11-22-13) FR: --- Game-By-Game Game (Date) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-28-13) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
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Obi Uzoma
#44 • Outside Linebacker • Sr. • 6-3 • 231 • Wake Forest, N.C. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at outside linebacker (raider) behind Jordan Drake ... strong, physical player that has good speed ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: Played in all 13 contests and finished with 21 tackles, including two sacks and two tackles for loss ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held eight of its 13 opponents under their scoring average this season, including Middle Tennessee who managed just two field goals in the 24-6 loss to the Mids ... the six points were the fewest allowed among the bowl games this season and Navy’s defense was the only unit in the country to not allow a touchdown in the postseason this year ... Navy was also the only team in the country who did not give up a pass of 50 yards or more over the course of the season ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to a season-low six points en route to winning the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl ... it was the first time since the 2012 loss to San Jose State (12-0) that Navy’s defense has not surrendered a touchdown (offense or defense) ... it is also the fewest points a Navy opponent has scored since the Mids defeated VMI, 41-3, in 2012 ... the defense held Middle Tennessee to 91 yards on the ground, the fewest by an opponent since Central Michigan rushed for 70 yards in 2012 ... the Blue Raiders came into the game averaging 208.3 yards rushing ... pitched in a tackle against Middle Tennessee ... Navy’s defense held Army, ranked No. 2 in the country in rushing (323.6), to a season-low 157 yards ... Navy was the only team to hold the Black Knights under 200 yards rushing this season ... the Mids held Army to a season-low seven points ... it’s the fewest points scored by the Black Knights against the Mids since 2009 when Navy posted a 17-3 win in Philly ... contributed a tackle in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... turned in a pair of tackles in the Mids’ triple overtime win at San Jose State ... Navy’s defensive unit held South Alabama to a season-low 14 points, 15 points under the Jags’ average ... the Mids held South Alabama off the scoreboard for the 39 minutes of the contest as Navy scored the final 32 points of the game ... the Jags averaged just 3.3 yards per rush and 5.0 yards per passing attempts which were season lows for a Navy opponent this season, as was their 300 yards of total offense ... chipped in a tackle against South Alabama ... posted one tackle against Hawai’i ... pitched in a tackle at Notre Dame ... produced a pair of tackles against Pitt that featured a key fourth-quarter sack for a loss of seven yards ... turned in a tackle at Toledo ... contributed a career-high five tackles against Duke ... part of a defense that held Air Force scoreless in the second half and to a season-low 10 points, while holding the Falcons to 231 yards on the ground, better than 60 yards under their average ... contributed a tackle in the win over Air Force ... chipped in a tackle at Western Kentucky ... turned in a pair of solo tackles, including a sack for a loss of two yards in Navy’s home opener against Delaware ... was in on a pair of stops against the Hoosiers. • 2012: Played in all 13 games ... produced a pair of tackles against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... member of the Mids’ defensive unit that held Texas State scoreless for the first 42 minutes of the game ... turned in a tackle in Navy’s Senior Day victory over the Bobcats ... chipped in a tackle in Navy’s loss at Troy ... after surrendering the game’s first 10 points, part of a Navy defense that held Florida Atlantic scoreless for the better part of 30 minutes between the second and fourth quarters (8:57 2nd - 9:07 4th) ... turned in a careerhigh four tackles in Navy’s road win over East Carolina ... part of a defense that held Central Michigan to a season-low 221 yards (70 rush, 151 pass) and 12 first downs ... pitched in a solo tackle in the Mids’ win over Air Force ... part of a defense that did not allow a touchdown in nine consecutive quarters (Penn State fourth quarter - San Jose State) ... the streak was the best by a Navy defense since 2008 when the Mids did not allow a touchdown for 10 straight quarters (fourth quarter against Notre Dame, shut out Northern Illinois, shut out Army and did not allow a first quarter point to Wake Forest) ... provided one tackle that went down as a loss of one against San Jose State ... part of a defensive unit that held VMI scoreless for the final 53-plus minutes of action ... held the Keydets to just a field goal in the opening quarter, marking the first time Navy’s defense did not surrender a touchdown to its opponent since 2009 when defeating Army, 17-3 ... turned in the first three tackles of his career, including a half a tackle for a loss against the Keydets ... saw action against Notre Dame in the opener, as well as Penn State on the road. • 2011: Played two plays against Troy. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Knightdale High School, Uzoma was a two-sport athlete who earned three letters in both football and track & field ... earned All-State (N.C.) football honors as a senior and all-conference recognition in each of his last two seasons ... also a two-time academic all-conference selection ... garnered all-conference and academic all-conference honors in his junior year as a member of the track team ... brother, Nnamdi, is a freshman at the Academy and plays outside linebacker on the football team ... son of Patrick Uzoma and Njideka Adogo-Uzoma ... parents emigrated from Nigeria ... majoring in economics.
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Shawn White
has scored 40-plus points ... carried the ball six times for 34 yards, including a seven-yard TD run against South Alabama in which he carried at least five South Alabama defenders into the end zone ... with Noah Copeland out already and Chris Swain getting hurt in the game, White was called upon to split the plays with Quinton Singleton against Hawai’i ... carried the ball three times for five yards ... made his collegiate debut at a member at Toledo. • High School / Personal: A 2012 graduate of Matanzas High School, White attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2012-13 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who lettered in football (3) and weight lifting (4) ... earned all-conference in football three times ... a two-time all-conference selection in weight lifting who was the conference champion in 2012 ... served as captain of the basketball and football teams his senior year ... mother, Janel, ran track & field at Southwestern Louisiana ... son of Shawn White Sr. and Janel Walker.
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#33 • Fullback • So. • 6-0 • 235 • Palm Coast, Fla. • At Navy: Enters the fall vying for playing time at Navy’s deepest and most talented position ... was impressive when given an opportunity to carry the ball in the fall ... may be the best athlete out of all the fullbacks ... has quick feet ... runs hard and is tough to tackle ... also saw time on special teams ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Saw action in eight contests primarily as a member of special teams, but emerged on the depth chart at fullback due to injuries to Noah Copeland and Chris Swain late in the season ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard mark, the longest stretch since 2007 ... it paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy
WHITE’S CAREER STATS Rushing 2013 TOTALS Receiving 2013 TOTALS
Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 9 39 4.3 1 10 0 9 39 4.3 1 10 0 Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Career Highs Carries: 6 vs. South Alabama (11-16-13) 13) Rush TDs: 1 vs. South Alabama (11-16-13) Receptions: --- Rec TDs: --Game-by-Game Game (Date) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
Rush Yds: 34 vs. South Alabama (11-16-
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Shelley White
#7 • Cornerback • Jr. • 5-10 • 190 • Annapolis, Md. • At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart at left corner behind Brendon Clements and Quincy Adams ... versatile player that can also play safety ... also played on special teams last fall ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: A member of Navy’s special teams, he saw action in seven games ... turned in a tackle and came up with his first collegiate fumble recovery in Navy’s win over Delaware in the home opener. • 2012: Made appearances in three games ... contributed his first career tackle in the Mids’ win over VMI in the home opener ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame. • High School / Personal: A 2011 graduate of Archbishop Spalding High School, White attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2011-12 academic year ... a three-year football letterwinner, he earned Honorable Mention All-State (Md.), all-conference and all-county honors as a senior ... served as team captain his senior year ... led Archbishop Spalding to back-to-back state titles with a combined 20-4 record (11-1 in 2009, 9-3 in 2010) ... also took a recruiting visit to Wake Forest ... member of the National Honor Society ... mother serves as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support Services at the Naval Academy and his father is in law enforcement ... son of Shelley White Jr. and Dede Duncan-White ... majoring in political science ... earned a 3.24 grade point average last semester. White’s Career Stats Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int PBU FR FF 2012 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2013 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 TOTALS 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1 (2x; last vs. Delaware, 9-14-13) Sacks: --PBU: --- FR: 1 vs. Delaware (9-14-13) Game-By-Game Game (Date) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at W. Kentucky (9-28-13) Air Force (10-5-13) at Duke (10-12-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) South Alabama (11-16-13)
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#29 • Slot Back • Sr. • 5-10 • 171 • Columbus, Ohio • At Navy: Enters the spring listed as a starter at slot back ... coming off a very good junior season ... is dangerous catching the pitch and as a receiver out of the backfield ... has good speed and is a touchdown threat every time he touches the ball ... has earned two varsity letters. • 2013: A starter in seven of the 10 games in which he played, he finished the year with 363 yards on 49 carries (7.4 ypc) and three touchdowns while also catching seven passes for 158 yards (22.6 ypc) and one touchdown ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... carried the ball eight times for 44 yards and caught a 10-yard pass against Middle Tennessee ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... carried the ball twice for 21 yards in Navy’s 34-7 win over Army ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard mark, the longest stretch since 2007 ... it paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... rushed for 43 yards on five carries against the Spartans ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... rushed for 17 yards on four carries and caught two passes for 33 yards against South Alabama ... Navy’s offense opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... meanwhile, he rushed for a career-best four touchdowns which are tied for the third most in Navy history ... carried the ball twice for seven yards and caught a 26-yard TD pass from Keenan Reynolds against Hawai’i ... it was his first receiving touchdown of the season and just the second of his career ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ... rushed for 48 yards on seven carries at Notre Dame ... carried the ball four times for 29 yards in the win over Pitt ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419
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yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ... after missing the Western Kentucky, Air Force and Duke games after suffering an ankle injury in practice during the off-week, he returned to the field against Toledo ... carried the ball five times for 27 yards and scored Navy’s touchdown in the second overtime on a six yard run ... the Mids had 515 yards (444R, 71P) in its season-opening win over Indiana and 589 yards (352R, 237P) in its win over Delaware ... it’s the first time Navy has put together back-to-back 500-plus yards on total offense since 2007 (Ball State 540, Duke 540) ... the 589 yards of total offense against Indiana are the most by the Mids since Nov. 6, 2010, when they produced 596 yards (521R, 75P) in a 76-35 win over East Carolina ... Navy’s 237 yards passing are the most since throwing for 248 yards against Stanford on Sept. 10, 2005 ... carried the ball three times for 30 yds and two TDs and caught two passes for a career-high 65 yards in Navy’s win over Delaware ... ran the ball in from seven yards out to score his first career rushing touchdown (13:12, 2Qtr) ... also scored a 13-yd TD (2:40, 3Qtr) ... caught a 61-yard pass from Keenan Reynolds (14:32, 4Qtr), just his seventh career reception and the longest of his career ... made his first collegiate start at Indiana where he carried the ball nine times for a career-high 97 yards, including a career-long run of 31 yards ... also caught a then career-long 24-yard pass. • 2012: Played in all 13 games ... finished the year with 111 yards on 16 carries (6.9 yards per carry), while catching four passes for 35 yards ... contributed to an offensive unit that finished the year ranked sixth nationally in rushing offense, averaging 278.46 yards per game ... rushed for 23 yards on four carries against Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... returned three kickoffs 64 yards (21.3 yds/return) ... caught two passes for 11 yards and carried the ball twice for nine yards in Navy’s series-record 11th straight win over Army ... carried the ball twice for 28 yards in Navy’s Senior Day win over Texas State ... returned a kickoff at Troy for 11 yards ... returned his first collegiate kickoff 29 yards in the win over Florida Atlantic ... a member of the Mids’ high-powered offense that scored 56 points at East Carolina, marking their first 50-point game since putting up 76 against the Pirates in 2010 ... Navy also rushed for 512 yards, the ninth most in program history and the most since running up 521 yards on the ground against East Carolina in 2010 ... finished the East Carolina game with 55 yards rushing on seven carries after coming into the game without a carry for his career ... scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Keenan Reynolds ... it marked just his second career reception ... recovered the Lance Ray fumble on ECU’s opening possession of the second half, his first career fumble recovery ... turned in a tackle on special teams against Indiana ... caught his first career pass, a four-yarder, in Navy’s loss at Penn State ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame as a member of special teams. • 2011: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Columbus Bishop Hartley High School, Whiteside attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a three-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (4), football (4) and track & field (3) ... a three-time AllState (Ohio) performer in football who earned third-team honors as a sophomore and secondteam recognition as a junior and senior ... member of the 2010 state-winning 4x100 meter relay in a time of 42.4 ... took the conference title in the 100 meters in a time of 10.81 ... sister, Brittney, played basketball at Wright State ... father played football at Ohio University ... son of Larry and Mellisa Whiteside ... majoring in general engineering. Whiteside’s Career Stats Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 16 111 6.9 0 16 0 2013 49 363 7.4 3 31 0 TOTALS 65 474 7.3 3 31 0 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 4 35 8.8 1 20 0 2013 7 158 22.6 1 61 0 TOTALS 11 193 17.5 2 61 0 KO Return Ret Yds Avg TD Long 2011 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2012 5 104 20.8 0 29 2013 1 18 18.0 0 18 TOTALS 6 122 20.3 0 29
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Career Highs Carries: 9 at Indiana (9-7-13) Rush TDs: 2 vs. Delaware (9-14-13)
Rush Yds: 97 at Indiana (9-7-13)
Receptions: 2 (3x; last vs. S. Alabama, 11-16-13) Rec TDs: 1 (2x; last vs. Hawai’i, 11-9-13)
Rec Yds: 65 vs. Delaware (9-14-13)
Returns: 3 vs. Arizona State (12-29-12) TDs: ---
Return Yds: 64 vs. Arizona State (12-29-12) Long: 29 vs. Florida Atlantic (11-3-12)
Game-by-Game Game (Date) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) at Penn State (9-15-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Air Force (10-6-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) Indiana (10-20-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12) Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) at Troy (11-10-12) Texas State (11-17-12) vs. Army (12-8-12) vs. Arizona State (12-29-12) at Indiana (9-7-13) Delaware (9-14-13) at Toledo (10-19-13) Pitt (10-26-13) at Notre Dame (11-2-13) Hawai’i (11-9-13) South Alabama (11-16-13) at San Jose State (11-22-13) vs. Army (12-14-13) vs. M. Tennessee (12-30-13)
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#24 • Slot Back • Sr. • 5-8 • 170 • Helena, Ala. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at slot back behind Geoffrey Whiteside ... will sit out spring ball as he continues to rehab his left knee after tearing his ACL last spring ... tremendous work ethic ... a threat as a receiver out of the backfield ... also a top special teams player ... has earned three varsity letters. • 2013: After sustaining an ACL injury in the spring season, came back to play in seven games for the Mids ... carried the ball twice for nine yards and caught two passes for 24 yards ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards against the Jags, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ... carried the ball once for four yards at Duke and also caught his first two passes of the season for 24 yards ... one of those two was a career-long 23-yard reception ... part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most lopsided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... carried the ball for the first time this fall in Navy’s win over Air Force, gaining five yards on his lone rush ... returned to the playing field after suffering an ACL injury to his left knee in the spring ... missed the first two games of the season before getting his first action on Sept. 28 at Western
Kentucky ... did not get a carry, but played throughout the game for the Mids. • 2012: Saw action in all 13 games ... closed out the year with 42 yards on 13 carries and caught one pass for 22 yards ... contributed to an offensive unit that finished the year ranked sixth nationally in rushing offense, averaging 278.46 yards per game ... returned one kickoff 21 yards in the Mids’ win over Army ... returned one kickoff in the win over Texas State for 20 yards ... returned four kickoffs for 84 yards, including a career-long 31-yarder at Troy ... caught his first collegiate pass in the win over Florida Atlantic, a gain of 22 yards for the Mids ... returned two kickoffs against the Owls for 44 yards, including a long return of 28 yards ... a member of the Mids’ high-powered offense that scored 56 points at East Carolina, marking their first 50-point game since putting up 76 against the Pirates in 2010 ... Navy also rushed for 512 yards, the ninth most in program history and the most since running up 521 yards on the ground against East Carolina in 2010 ... carried the ball three times for 42 yards against the Pirates ... scored his first collegiate TD on his first career carry, a 33-yard run in the fourth ... returned a kickoff for 24 yards, marking just his second career kickoff return and first since the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame ... turned in a tackle on special teams against Indiana ... ran back his first-career kickoff 30 yards in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame. • 2011: Played in nine games, mostly on special teams, including the final six contests of the season. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Pelham High School, Williams-Jenkins attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who earned three letters in both football and track & field ... garnered All-State (Ala.) football honors as a senior ... earned all-county recognition as a junior and senior ... served as team captain his junior and senior years ... member of Pelham football team that was crowned the region champ his freshman year ... hails from the same high school as fellow Navy football player Shawn Lynch ... son of Michael and Adena Jenkins ... majoring in English. Williams-Jenkins’ Career Stats Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 2011 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2012 3 42 14.0 1 33 0 2013 2 9 4.5 0 5 0 TOTALS 5 51 10.2 1 33 0 Receiving 2011 2012 2013 TOTALS
Rec Yds Avg TD Long 100-Yd 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 22 22.0 0 22 0 2 24 12.0 0 23 0 3 46 15.3 0 23 0
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Ret Yds Avg TD Long 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 223 22.3 0 31 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 223 22.3 0 31
Career Highs Carries: 3 at East Carolina (10-27-12) Rush TDs: 1 at East Carolina (10-27-12)
Rush Yds: 42 at East Carolina (10-27-12)
Receptions: 2 at Duke (10-12-13) Rec TDs: ---
Rec Yds: 24 at Duke (10-12-13)
Returns: 4 at Troy (11-10-12) TDs: ---
Return Yds: 84 at Troy (11-10-12) Long: 31 at Troy (11-10-12)
Game-by-Game Game (Date) vs. Notre Dame (9-1-12) at Penn State (9-15-12) VMI (9-22-12) San Jose State (9-29-12) at Air Force (10-6-12) at C. Michigan (10-12-12) Indiana (10-20-12) at E. Carolina (10-27-12) Florida Atlantic (11-3-12) at Troy (11-10-12)
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#89 • Wide Receiver • Jr. • 6-0 • 192 • Brandenburg, Ky. • At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at wide receiver behind Jamir Tillman ... came to Navy as a quarterback, but moved to wide receiver last spring ... hard nosed player who has become an excellent blocker ... has earned one varsity letter. • 2013: Saw action in all 13 contests primarily as a member of special teams ... saw his most extensive action against Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl with Matt Aiken being out with a knee injury and Casey Bolena injuring his ankle in the early part of the bowl game ... made his collegiate debut at Indiana.. • 2012: Did not see any varsity action. • High School / Personal: A 2012 graduate of Meade County High School, Wilson was a fouryear letterwinner in football and basketball ... a two-time all-district selection in football, who was named All-State (Ky.) his senior year ... named the district’s player of the year in 2011 and received all-area honors ... led the football team to district titles in 2010 and `11 ... member of the basketball team that took the district crown his senior year... also took recruiting visits to Air Force, Harvard and Kentucky ... son of David and Elizabeth Wilson ... majoring in political science ... has a 3.76 grade-point average ... earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall.
Jake Zuzek
#64 • Offensive Guard • Sr. • 6-0 • 310 • Brookhaven, Pa. • At Navy: Enters the spring as Navy’s starter at right guard ... has started 26 consecutive games at guard ... coming off his best season ... has developed into the leader on the offensive line ... one of the strongest players on the team ... has earned three varsity letters. • 2013: A starter in all 13 contests, he was an All-East selection and an Honorable Mention FBS All-Independent selection ... member of Navy’s offensive unit that finished the year ranked No. 1 nationally in turnovers lost (10), No. 2 in rushing offense (325.4), No. 3 in tackles for loss allowed (3.62), No. 6 in passing yards per completion (15.09), No. 6 in third down conversion (51.1) and 11th in fourth down conversions (67.9) ... named to USA Today’s All-Bowl Team following his performance against Middle Tennessee ... Navy rushed for 366 yards on 67 attempts against the Blue Raiders in the Bell Helicopter Armed Force Bowl, marking the sixth straight game the Mids topped the 300-yard rushing milestone ... it’s the first time Navy has accomplished the feat since 2007 ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to score touchdown runs of 47 (2:38, 2Qtr), 11 (6:22, 4Qtr) and 1 yards (0:46, 4Qtr) against Army and in doing so set the NCAA record for single-season rushing TDs by a quarterback ... additionally, Reynolds broke the school record for single-season points thanks to his 20-point effort against the Black Knights which included being on the receiving end of a two-point conversaion ... the previous record of 174 points was set in 1917 by Bill Ingram ... Navy’s 34 points are the most it has scored against Army since defeating the Black Knights 34-0 in 2008 ... the 343 yards rushing by the Mids are the most in an Army-Navy game since 2008 (368) ... member of the Mids’ offense that rushed for 432 yards on 62 carries and scored a season-high 58 points in a triple overtime win at San Jose State ... the 432 yards are the second most by the Mids on the ground this season ... it also marked the fourth consecutive game in which the Mids have topped the 300-yard mark, the longest stretch since 2007 ... it paved the way for Keenan Reynolds to rush for an NCAA record seven touchdowns (most for a QB) and throw for another which set a Navy record for most touchdowns responsible for ... part of an offense that eclipsed the 500-yard total offense mark for the third time this season when the Mids posted 519 yards in their win over South Alabama to become bowl eligible ... Navy also rushed for 351 yards, marking the first time since 2010 that it has topped the 300-yard rushing mark in three straight games (331 vs. Notre Dame, 383 vs. Hawai’i) ... the 42-point output against the Jaguars marked the fifth time this season Navy has scored 40-plus points ... Navy’s offensive line opened the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to rush for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries against Hawai’i, becoming only the seventh quarterback in school history to rush for 200 yards ... it’s the third most by a Navy QB in program history ... meanwhile, he rushed
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for a career-best four touchdowns which are tied for the third most in Navy history ... part of an offensive unit that posted 28 first downs against Notre Dame which are the most by the Mids in series history ... the offense also gained 331 yards on the ground which were the most against Notre Dame since the 2010 contest (367) ...part of a Navy offense that set a school record for number of offensive plays with 106 against Toledo (was 105 vs. Air Force in 2011) and rush attempts with 93 (was 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and air force in 2011) ... with 35 first downs against the Rockets, the Mids were just one first down shy of tying the school record ... the Mids also rushed for 419 yards, their second-largest ground gain of the year and the 514 yards of total offense marked the third time this season Navy has eclipsed the 500-yard mark ... part of an offensive unit that scored 21 consecutive points to lead the Mids to their most lop-sided victory over Air Force since 1978 (37-8) ... the Mids had 515 yards (444R, 71P) in its season-opening win over Indiana and 589 yards (352R, 237P) in its win over Delaware ... it’s the first time Navy has put together back-to-back 500-plus yards on total offense since 2007 (Ball State 540, Duke 540) ... the 589 yards of total offense against Indiana are the most by the Mids since Nov. 6, 2010, when they produced 596 yards (521R, 75P) in a 76-35 win over East Carolina ... Navy’s 237 yards passing are the most since throwing for 248 yards against Stanford on Sept. 10, 2005 ... helped pave the way for Keenan Reynolds and Darius Staten to become just the 43rd tandem in school history to reach 100 yards each, while coming up just short of what would have been a first in program history as Geoffrey Whiteside finished with 97 yards against Indiana ... allowed Reynolds to post his third-career 100-yard rushing effort, as well as his third-career three-rushing touchdown day. • 2012: Started each of Navy’s 13 Navy games at guard, earning his first collegiate starting nod in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame ... part of an offensive line that led Navy to a No. 6 national ranking in rushing offense, averaging 278.46 yards per game ... helped pave the way for Navy to put up 487 yards of total offense, 328 on the ground and 159 through the air against Troy ... helped pave the way for QB Keenan Reynolds to put up career-high marks in rushing (159) and passing (147) and become the first Navy player to reach 300-plus yards of total offense (306) since Ricky Dobbs charted 318 yards against Arkansas State on No. 20, 2010 ... a member of the Mids’ high-powered offense that scored 56 points at East Carolina, marking their first 50-point game since putting up 76 against the Pirates in 2010 ... Navy also rushed for 512 yards, the ninth most in program history and the most since running up 521 yards on the ground against East Carolina in 2010 ... meanwhile, Navy’s 563 yards of total offense (512 R, 51 P) were the most by the Mids since the ... member of the offensive line that helped freshman QB Keenan Reynolds become the first Navy player to throw three touchdown passes in a game (at Central Michigan) since Chris McCoy threw three against Colgate on Nov. 15, 1997 ... credited with the game-winning touchdown against Air Force, recovering a Keenan Reynolds fumble in the end zone in overtime ... member of Navy’s offensive line that paved the way for the Mids to rush for a season-high 403 yards against VMI and rack up better than 500 yards of total offense. • 2011: A special teams member who competed in every game, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ season-opening victory over Delaware. • High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of West Philadelphia Catholic High School, Zuzek attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... two-sport athlete who earned letters in football (4) and baseball (2) ... a three-time All-Catholic football selection who garnered All-State (S.C.) and all-area honors as a junior and senior ... served as team captain of the football team his senior year ... member of the 13-2 Catholic League and region championship football team in 2008 ... son of Steven and Katrina Zuzek ... majoring in general science.
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NAVY’S coaching staff KEN NIUMATALOLO
HEAD COACH • SEVENTH SEASON In his six seasons at the helm of the Navy football program, head coach Ken Niumatalolo is accomplishing things that have never been done in the 132-year history of the program. Niumatalolo’s 49 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first six years and rank third all-time at Navy, just six wins behind the all-time leader George Welsh. He led Navy to a 10-win season in 2009, which tied for the most wins in school history, and he is the first coach in program history to lead Navy to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons. He is also the first Service Academy coach to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy in his first two years as a head coach. This past fall, Niumatalolo was selected to the inaugural class of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame and was inducted on January 23 in Honolulu. Niumatalolo is just the second coach since World War II to lead Navy to a winning record in each of his first three seasons at the helm and joins Eddie Erdelatz and Wayne Hardin as the only Navy coaches to beat Notre Dame in consecutive seasons. He and Paul Johnson are the only coaches in Academy history to start their careers 6-0 against Army. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. Navy has won at least nine games five times in the last 10 years. Before the current streak, Navy had won nine or more games just five times in the previous 77 seasons. Niumatalolo led Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, which was Navy’s ninth bowl game in the last 10 years. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to give the Mids the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Navy was 5-7 in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. The Mids played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game The 2009 season was one to remember for the Midshipmen, as Navy tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a seventh-consecutive bowl game, beat Notre Dame in South Bend for the secondstraight time and ran their winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15-straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. In 2008, Niumatalolo became the first coach to lead Navy to a bowl game in his inaugural season and, thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army, he became just the second Service Academy coach to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy in his first year. Niumatalolo led the Midshipmen to an 8-5 record, the most wins for a first-year coach at Navy since 1934. Included in those eight wins was a 24-17 victory over 16th-ranked Wake Forest, which was Navy’s first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since 1985. Navy also beat teams currently in the BCS in back-to-back weeks (Rutgers and Wake Forest) for the first time since 1981 and defeated a program-record four bowl teams. Niumatalolo, 48, was promoted to head football coach at the Naval Academy on Dec. 8, 2007, by Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. He is the second Polynesian head coach in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history and the first Samoan collegiate head coach on any level. Prior to being named head coach, Niumatalolo had two coaching stints at the Naval Academy for a combined 10 seasons, including the last six where he served as assistant head coach and offensive line coach. Niumatalolo and the majority of his coaching staff have been part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight over the last 11 seasons, compiling an 92-49 record (.652). The 92 wins are the 25th most in the country over the last 11 years. During that time, Navy made a school-record eight-consecutive bowl game appearances, won seven-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, earned 15-consecutive wins over the other two Service Academies and claimed an NCAA-record four-consecutive NCAA rushing titles. In 2007, with Niumatalolo as the Assistant Head Coach, he saw the Mids post an 8-5 record, win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appear in a fifth-straight bowl game (Poinsettia Bowl, which was Niumatalolo’s first game as a head coach), set a school record for rushing (348.8 yards per contest) and defeat Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. In 2006, Navy averaged a then school-record 327.0 yards per contest, won the CommanderIn-Chief’s Trophy and participated in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. One of Niumatalolo’s pupils, Antron Harper, was named to the ESPN.Com All-Bowl Team for the second-straight year.
NIUMATALOLO COACHING RECORD School Year Navy 2007 * Navy 2008 Navy 2009 Navy 2010 Navy 2011 Navy 2012 Navy 2013 Total
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Postseason Poinsettia EagleBank Texas Poinsettia None Fight Hunger Armed Forces
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In 2005, Niumatalolo helped develop an offensive line that, despite having just one returning starter, paved the way for the nation’s best rushing offense (318.7 yards per contest), went to a bowl game for a third-straight year, won a second-straight bowl game and won the CommanderIn-Chief’s Trophy. In 2004, Niumatalolo’s efforts helped an offensive line that was hampered by injuries all year to perform well enough for the Midshipmen to finish third in the country in rushing (289.5), win a school-record tying 10 games (the most wins since 1905), go to back-to-back bowl games for the second time in school history, win the Emerald Bowl and win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Despite a lack of experience up front, the Mids led the nation in rushing (323.2 yards per contest) in 2003 and set seven school records as Navy went 8-5, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and earned a berth in the Houston Bowl. In 2002, the Navy offensive line helped the Mids to the third-best rushing average in the country (270.75). Niumatalolo was also an assistant at Navy from 1995-98, serving as the offensive coordinator in 1997 and 1998. As the offensive coordinator, Niumatalolo tutored Chris McCoy, who set the then-NCAA record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 20 in 1997 and became just the 10th player in NCAA history to rush for more than 1,000 yards and pass for more than 1,000 yards in the same season. In addition, Navy finished among the nation’s top five in rushing his last-two years and broke 38 school offensive records during his tenure. Niumatalolo coached at UNLV for three seasons (1999-01) and called the plays his final year (2001) in Vegas. He also worked with the kickoff return unit and, under his guidance, UNLV ranked sixth in the nation in kickoff returns in 2001 and finished second in 1999. A 1989 graduate of Hawai’i, Niumatalolo lettered three years as a quarterback and was a part of Hawaii’s first bowl team in 1989. He was hired as a fulltime assistant by his alma mater in 1992 and spent three seasons coaching on the offensive side of the ball. A native of Laie’, Hawai’i, Niumatalolo and his wife, Barbara, have three children, Alexcia, Va’a and Ali’i.
BUDDY GREEN
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR • SECONDARY • 13TH SEASON Buddy Green is entering his 13th season as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the Naval Academy. He has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 92-49 (.652) record over the last 11 years, that includes 10 bowl games and nine Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The Navy defense held eight of its 13 opponents below their scoring average for the season. Navy opponents averaged 29.9 points on the year, but just 24.4 points against Navy. The Mids finished 27th in the country in red zone defense and 40th in scoring defense and pass defense. Safety/cornerback Parrish Gaines was named to the All-Independent Team, while safety George Jamison was named to the ESPN.Com All-Bowl Team. Freshman corner Brendon Clements was named All-East and Honorable Mention All-Independent. Navy has won at least nine games five times in the last 10 years. Before the current streak, Navy had won nine or more games just five times in the previous 77 seasons. Green helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy.
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NAVY’S coaching staff Green’s defense finished 19th in the country in red zone defense, allowing just 37 scores in 50 opportunities. Outside linebacker Keegan Wetzel was named to the All-Independent Team by a nationwide media panel and was also named a First-Team Academic All-American. Navy compiled a 5-7 record in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids finished 15th in the nation in turnover margin (+0.8). The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a seventhconsecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15-straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl thanks in part to Green’s 2-4-5 defensive alignment that flummoxed the Missouri offense. The Mids posted an 8-5 record in 2008 and participated in the EagleBank Bowl. The Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army. Other landmark wins during the 2008 season included a 24-17 victory over 16thranked Wake Forest, which was Navy’s first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since 1985, as well as Navy’s victory the previous week over Rutgers. It was the first time since 1981 that Navy beat teams currently in the BCS in back-to-back weeks. The 2007 season was also a memorable one as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a fifth-straight bowl game, and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. Green’s defense was stout in 2006, giving up just 116.7 yards per game (38th in the country) on the ground and, more importantly, 20.1 points per game (41st in the country) as the Mids finished 9-4 and won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2005, Green did a remarkable job with a defense that returned just three starters from the year before as the Mids ranked 62nd in total defense (377.3) and scoring defense (26.1) as the Mids appeared in a third-straight bowl game, won a second-straight bowl game and won a thirdstraight Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2004, Green’s efforts helped Navy finish 26th in the country in scoring defense (19.83), win a school-record tying 10 games (the most wins since 1905), go to back-to-back bowl games, win the Emerald Bowl and win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2003, Green’s defense finished 14th in the nation in pass defense (61st the year before), 42nd in pass efficiency defense (116th the year before), 34th in total defense (100th the year before) and 34th in scoring defense (108th the year before) as he helped lead Navy to eight wins, the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and a berth in the Houston Bowl. In Green’s first season as Navy’s defensive coordinator, the Mids were devastated by injuries at nearly every position. Green, however, kept the unit together and the Mids played their best at the end of the year and held Army to just 12 points in the season finale. Green is a 1976 graduate of N.C. State where he earned his B.A. in speech communication. A two-sport athlete for the Wolfpack, he played football and baseball. He played on two ACC Championship teams in baseball and was a member of Lou Holtz’s 1972 Peach Bowl squad. Green earned his first collegiate coaching job in 1979 as a graduate assistant at N.C. State, a year the Wolfpack won the ACC Championship. The following year, Green moved on to a coaching post at LSU for one season. In 1981, he earned his first coordinator job, serving as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Southern University from 1981-82. He took his first head coaching job at Northern Nash High School in North Carolina for one season where he was also the Director of Athletics. Green got back into the college ranks at VMI as the secondary coach in 1983 and moved on to Auburn where he helped lead the Tigers to the 1985 Cotton Bowl. He returned to his alma mater in 1986 where he was the secondary coach for eight years and the defensive coordinator for four of those seasons (1990-93). While at N.C. State, he helped lead the Pack to six bowl games. Green left N.C. State in 1994 to become the head coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga, where he coached for six seasons and was also the Director of Athletics for two years. In 1997, Green led his Chattanooga squad to a I-AA national ranking and its first winning record in six years. He also helped develop one of the top wide receivers in the NFL, Terrell Owens. Green returned to Raleigh in 2000 and took over one of the worst defenses in the ACC. 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OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR • QUARTERBACK • 14TH SEASON Ivin Jasper is entering his 14th year at the Naval Academy, his 13th as the quarterbacks coach and his seventh as the offensive coordinator. He has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 92-49 (.652) record over the last 11 years, that includes 10 bowl games and nine Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The offense led the nation in fewest turnovers (10), was second in rushing offense (325.4), third in fewest tackles for a loss allowed per game (3.62), sixth in passing yards per completion (15.1), sixth in third down conversions (.511), 11th in fourth down conversions (.679) and 12th in fewest fumbles lost (6). Navy scored a touchdown on 45 percent (58-130) of its drives last year, which was the sixth best percentage in the country, and went three-and-out just 17 percent of the time (23 times in 135 possessions), which was tied for the fourth best percentage in the country. Sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds had one of the greatest seasons by a Navy football player in school history, rushing for 1,346 yards and 31 touchdowns, while throwing for 1,057 yards and eight touchdowns. His 31 rushing touchdowns not only was a school record, but an NCAA record for a quarterback. He is just the fourth player in NCAA history (any position) to rush for 30 or more touchdowns in a single season. Reynolds finished the 2013 campaign No. 1 in the country in scoring per game (14.7 points per contest), tied for first in touchdowns (31) and tied for 11th in points responsible for per game (18.2). His 1,346 rushing yards are the 14th most in NCAA history by a quarterback and the third most in school history by any player. His seven rushing touchdowns against San Jose State set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in any game and tied the NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by any player against an FBS opponent. His 188 points last season eclipsed the school record of 174 set by Bill Ingram in 1917. His 236 points responsible for (31 rushing touchdowns, eight passing touchdowns, one two-point conversion) shattered the previous school record of 198 set by Ricky Dobbs in 2009. Navy has won at least nine games five times in the last 10 years. Before the current streak, Navy had won nine or more games just five times in the previous 77 seasons. A big part of Navy’s success on offense has been Jasper’s ability to develop quarterbacks such as Craig Candeto, Aaron Polanco, Brian Hampton, Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, Jarod Bryant, Ricky Dobbs and Keenan Reynolds. Additionally, his work has catapulted Navy to No. 1 in the nation in rushing in five of the last 11 seasons, including an NCAA-record four-straight years from 2005-08. Jasper helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Jasper’s offense finished sixth in the country in rushing (278.5 yards per game), while freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds became an overnight sensation when he came off the bench to rally Navy to a 28-21 overtime victory over Air Force. After the win over Air Force, Reynolds started the remaining eight games and engineered fourth quarter comebacks over Indiana and Army. He finished 6-2 as a starting quarterback and became the first freshman to win the E.E. “Rip” Miller Award, which is given to the team MVP, and the first freshman to be named the MVP of the Army-Navy game. He was also named the Independent Rookie of the Year by a nationwide media panel. Navy finished 5-7 in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids finished fourth in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 312.3 yards per game, and 15th in the nation in turnover margin (+0.8). The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The Mids finished sixth in the country in rushing offense (284.8) and ninth in the country in passing efficiency (156.7). The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a schoolrecord seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15- straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. The Mids posted an 8-5 record in 2008 and participated in the EagleBank Bowl. The Mids
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NAVY’S coaching staff won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army. Other landmark wins during the 2008 season included a 24-17 victory over 16thranked Wake Forest, which was Navy’s first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since 1985, as well as Navy’s victory the previous week over Rutgers. It was the first time since 1981 that Navy beat teams currently in the BCS in back-to-back weeks. The 2007 season was a memorable one as well as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a school-record fifth-straight bowl game, became the first team in NCAA history to lead the nation in rushing three-consecutive years (rushing for a school-record 348.8 yards per contest) and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. In 2006, Navy became just the fifth school in NCAA history to go to four or more consecutive bowl games with a different quarterback each year and the coaching and teaching by Jasper is a big part of that success. In 2005, Owens helped lead Navy to the national rushing title (318.7 yards per game) as the Mids went 8-4, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and won a bowl game in consecutive years (beat Colorado State, 51-30) for the first time in school history. In 2004, Jasper’s efforts helped Polanco perform well enough for the Midshipmen to finish third in the country in rushing (289.5), win a school-record tying 10 games (the most wins since 1905), win the Emerald Bowl and claim the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2003, despite a lack of experience up front, the Mids led the nation in rushing and set school records for rushing yards per game, total rushing yards, rushing yards per attempt, rushing touchdowns, total offense, total offense per game and yards per play as Navy went 8-5, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and earned a berth in the Houston Bowl. In 2002, Navy had the third-best rushing average in the country (270.75) and scored 30 or more points on four occasions. Jasper came to Navy from Georgia Southern where he served as the quarterbacks and fullbacks coach for three years and helped lead the Eagles to a 38-6 record and back-to-back NCAA Division I-AA National Championships in 1999 and 2000. Prior to his appointment at Georgia Southern in January 1999, Jasper served as offensive coordinator at Indiana State during the 1998 season. As quarterbacks and fullbacks coach, he helped ISU turn in a 5-6 overall record, an improvement from a three-win season in 1997. Before assuming the offensive coordinator’s position at the Naval Academy Prep School in Newport, R.I., in 1997, Jasper spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Navy in 1995 and `96, handling the quarterbacks, fullbacks and slot backs. Jasper is a 1994 graduate of the University of Hawai’i where he earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology/criminology. He was a three-year letterman for the Rainbow Warriors (1991-93) at quarterback and slot back, where he helped lead Hawai’i to a Western Athletic Conference title. A native of Los Angeles, Jasper and his wife, Donna, are the parents of a daughter, Dallas, and sons, Jaylen and Jarren.
CHRIS CULTON
OFFENSIVE LINE • 12TH SEASON Chris Culton is entering his 12th year at the Naval Academy and his seventh coaching the offensive tackles. Culton coached the fullbacks his first five years at Navy. He has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 92-49 (.652) record over the last 11 years, that includes 10 bowl games and nine Commander-InChief’s Trophies. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The offense led the nation in fewest turnovers (10), was second in rushing offense (325.4), third in fewest tackles for a loss allowed per game (3.62), sixth in passing yards per completion (15.1), sixth in third down conversions (.511), 11th in fourth down conversions (.679) and 12th in fewest fumbles lost (6). Navy scored a touchdown on 45 percent (58-130) of its drives last year, which was the sixth best percentage in the country, and went three-and-out just 17 percent of the time (23 times in 135 possessions), which was tied for the fourth best percentage in the country. Navy has won at least nine games five times in the last 10 years. Before the current streak, Navy had won nine or more games just five times in the previous 77 seasons. Culton helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy.
Navy was 5-7 in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The Mids finished sixth in the country in rushing offense (284.8). The 2009 season was one to remember for the Midshipmen, as Navy tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a school-record seventh-consecutive bowl game, beat Notre Dame in South Bend for the second-straight time and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15 straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. In 2008, Navy posted an 8-5 record, including a 24-17 victory over 16th-ranked Wake Forest, which was Navy’s first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since 1985. The Mids won a sixth-straight Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy with wins over Air Force and Army. The 2007 season was a historical one as well as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a school-record fifth-straight bowl game and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. Culton had to play three different fullbacks in 2006 due to injury (Ballard, Kettani and Matt Hall), but they combined to rush for 1,274 yards and five touchdowns as once again the Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and participated in a bowl game. In 2005, Culton was part of a staff that helped the Mids average a nation’s best 318.7 yards per contest, win a school-record second-straight bowl game and claim the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy In 2004, Culton’s efforts helped the Midshipmen to finish third in the country in rushing (289.5), win a school-record tying 10 games (the most wins since 1905), claim the Emerald Bowl and win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy . In 2003, Culton was part of a staff that helped the Mids lead the nation in rushing and set seven school records as Navy went 8-5, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and earned a berth in the Houston Bowl. Culton came to the Naval Academy from Rhode Island, where he coached the offensive line for one year. Culton is a 2001 graduate of Georgia Southern where he was a student-assistant coach for four years after suffering a severe neck injury during spring practice of his freshman year that ended his football career. Culton is married to the former Amanda Pendergrass. They have two daughters, Julie Grace and Ella, and two sons, Reilley and Bain.
JUSTIN DAVIS
outside linebackers • eighth SEASON Justin Davis is entering his eighth season at the Naval Academy and his fourth working with the outside linebackers. Davis worked with the outside linebackers in 2007 before moving to the defensive line from 2008-11. Navy has compiled a record of 62-41 (.602) in his seven years in Annapolis, beating Army all seven times, earning six bowl bids, winning five Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies and beating Notre Dame three times. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The Navy defense held eight of its 13 opponents below their scoring average for the season. Navy opponents averaged 29.9 points on the year, but just 24.4 points against Navy. The Mids finished 27th in the country in red zone defense and 40th in scoring defense and pass defense. Junior outside linebacker Chris Johnson was named Honorable Mention All-Independent. Davis helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. The win over Army marked Navy’s 11th consecutive victory over its biggest rivals. Other big wins for Navy in 2012 included a come-from-behind 31-30 victory over Indiana and wins over bowl bound East Carolina (56-28) and Central Michigan (31-13). Outside linebacker Keegan Wetzel was named a First-Team Academic All-American and was named to the All-Independent team by a nationwide media panel. Navy was 5-7 in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. The Mids
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NAVY’S coaching staff played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids finished 15th in the nation in turnover margin (+0.8). The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The Mids gave up just 23.3 points per game, which was the 46th best scoring defense in the country. The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a schoolrecord seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15 straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. The defense finished 18th in the country in scoring defense (19.4 points per game) and sixth in red zone defense. In 2008, Navy posted an 8-5 record, including a 24-17 victory over 16th-ranked Wake Forest, which was Navy’s first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since 1985. Navy also beat teams currently in the BCS in back-to-back weeks (Rutgers and Wake Forest) for the first time since 1981 and defeated a program-record four bowl teams. The Mids won a sixthstraight Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy with wins over Air Force and Army. The 2007 season was a historical one as well as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a school-record fifth-straight bowl game and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. Davis came to the Naval Academy after serving as a graduate assistant at Toledo for two seasons, assisting with the secondary under defensive coordinator Tim Rose. Davis also coached under Rose as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech and served for one season at Wagner College, where he coached linebackers. A native of Rome, N.Y., Davis was a four-year letterwinner at the University of Maine from 1998-2001 where he played linebacker. As a senior, the Black Bears won an Atlantic 10 championship and a berth in the Division I-AA playoffs. Davis received his bachelor’s degree in communications from Maine in 2001, and earned his master’s degree in exercise science from Louisiana Tech in May of 2005. Justin and his wife Mary reside in Annapolis.
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running game COORDINATOR • offensive line • seventh SEASON Ashley Ingram is in his seventh year at the Naval Academy coaching the centers and guards and his second as the running game coordinator. Navy has compiled a record of 49-29 (.628) in Ingram’s tenure, beating Army all six times, earning five bowl bids, winning two bolw games, winning four Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies and beating Notre Dame twice. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The offense led the nation in fewest turnovers (10), was second in rushing offense (325.4), third in fewest tackles for a loss allowed per game (3.62), sixth in passing yards per completion (15.1), sixth in third down conversions (.511), 11th in fourth down conversions (.679) and 12th in fewest fumbles lost (6). Navy scored a touchdown on 45 percent (58-130) of its drives last year, which was the sixth best percentage in the country, and went three-and-out just 17 percent of the time (23 times in 135 possessions), which was tied for the fourth best percentage in the country. Ingram helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. The win over Army marked Navy’s 11th consecutive victory over its biggest rivals. Navy was 5-7 in 2011, which included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. Guard John Dowd was named a First-Team Academic All-American for the second-consecutive year making him the first Two-Time First-Team Academic All-American in school history. The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a schoolrecord seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran their winning streak against the other two Service
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Academies to an amazing 15-straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. The Mids posted an 8-5 record in 2008 and participated in the EagleBank Bowl. The Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army. Other landmark wins during the 2008 season included a 24-17 victory over 16thranked Wake Forest, which was Navy’s first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since 1985, as well as Navy’s victory the previous week over Rutgers. It was the first time since 1981 that Navy beat teams currently in the BCS in back-to-back weeks. Ingram came to Navy from Bucknell, where he served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for two seasons. In Ingram’s first year as offensive coordinator at Bucknell in 2006, the Bison went from one win the previous year to six and ranked fifth in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 235.2 yards per game, and reduced their turnover total from 33 the previous season to 14. Ingram came to Bucknell from Rhode Island, where he served as offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator, while also serving as team liaison in the areas of admissions, academic progress, class registration and scheduling. During his tenure at Rhode Island, the Rams led the Atlantic 10 in rushing five of his six seasons and finished second in the nation in rushing yards in 2003, averaging 333.8 yards per contest. While at Rhode Island, Ingram mentored six All-Atlantic 10 performers and one AllAmerican, and was part of an outstanding 8-3 season in 2001. A native of Iron City, Ga., and a 1996 graduate of the University of North Alabama, Ingram was a four-year letterman on the offensive line and helped his team win Division II national titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995. He entered the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant, first at North Alabama in 1997, then at Temple University in the spring. After spending a year at North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga., in 1998, he became the offensive line coach at the University of West Alabama in 1999, then at Rhode Island in 2000. Ingram and his wife, Jenifer, are the parents of a daughter, Laura, and son, James.
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SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR • linebackers • sevenTH SEASON Steve Johns is in his seventh year at the Naval Academy coaching the inside linebackers and serving as the special teams coordinator. Navy has compiled a record of 49-29 (.628) in Johns’ tenure, beating Army all six times, earning five bowl bids, winning two bowl games, winning four Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies and beating Notre Dame twice. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The Navy defense held eight of its 13 opponents below their scoring average for the season. Navy opponents averaged 29.9 points on the year, but just 24.4 points against Navy. The Mids finished 27th in the country in red zone defense and 40th in scoring defense and pass defense. Senior linebackers Cody Peterson and DJ Sargenti had seasons to remember as Peterson finished tied for second in the country in solo tackles per game (7.2) and finished tied for seventh in total tackles per game (10.9). Peterson’s 142 tackles were the most by a Navy player since Javier Zuluaga in 1992. Sargenti, who had never recorded a tackle prior to last season and wasn’t moved to inside linebacker until fall camp, recorded 110 tackles on the year, including 71 solo stops. He finished 25th in the country in solo tackles per game (5.5) and he and Peterson became the first Navy teammates to record 100 or more tackles in a season since 2005. Johns helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Navy was 5-7 in 2011, which included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids finished 15th in the nation in turnover margin (+0.8). The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a schoolrecord seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15-straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout
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NAVY’S coaching staff of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. The Mids posted an 8-5 record in 2008 and participated in the EagleBank Bowl. The Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army. Before coming to Navy, Johns spent two seasons at Grossmont Junior College in El Cajon, Calif., where he served as the defensive coordinator and was a professor in the exercise science department. In 2006, the Griffins were Foothill Conference Champions and posted a 10-2 record thanks to a defense that gave up a school-record 7.6 points per contest. In 2005, Johns served as defensive coordinator at the University of La Verne in La Verne, Calif., where he led the Leopards to their first winning season in eight years. Johns coached at UNLV from 1999-2004, serving as a graduate assistant (defensive ends and punt team) for one year before being hired on full time and coaching the linebackers, coordinating the special teams and handling the recruiting coordinator duties for the final five seasons. Johns began his coaching career at Occidental College, where he coached the defensive line from 1993-95. He coached at the University of San Diego in 1996, serving as the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator, before moving on to the University of La Verne, where he coached the defensive line in 1997 and the defensive backs in 1998, while also coordinating the special teams. Johns is a 1991 graduate of Occidental College, where he was all-conference and team captain and earned his bachelor’s in political science in 1991 and his Master’s in education in 1995. In 2006, he earned a Masters of Sports Science from the United States Sports Academy. Steve and his wife Kristin have a son, Sam, and a daughter, Lily.
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SECONDARY • 13TH SEASON Keith Jones is in his 13th season at the Naval Academy and his sixth coaching the secondary. He coached the secondary his first two years at Navy, moved to outside linebackers for seven seasons and returned to coach the secondary in 2011. He has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 92-49 (.652) record over the last 11 years, that includes 10 bowl games and nine Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. Jones helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. Navy was 5-7 in 2011, which included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a schoolrecord seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15-straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl . The Mids posted an 8-5 record in 2008 and participated in the EagleBank Bowl. The Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army. The 2007 season was a memorable one as well as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won a fifth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a fifth-straight bowl game, and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. Navy’s defense was stout in 2006, giving up just 20.1 points per game (41st in the country) as the Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and qualified for a fourth-straight bowl game. In 2005, Jones was part of a staff that did a remarkable job with a defense that returned just three starters from the year before as the Mids appeared in a third-straight bowl game, won a school-record second-straight bowl game and claimed the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2004, Jones’ efforts helped Navy finish 26th in the country in scoring defense (19.83), win a school-record tying 10 games (the most wins since 1905), win the Emerald Bowl (just the fifth bowl win in school history) and capture the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy In 2003, Jones helped the defense finish 14th in the nation in pass defense (61st the year
before) as Navy won eight games, the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and a berth in the Houston Bowl. In Jones’ first season at Navy where he coached the corners, the Mids were devastated by injuries at nearly every position, but the Mids played their best at the end of the year and held Army to just 12 points in the season finale. Jones, a 1975 graduate of The Citadel, returned to his alma mater in 1997 and served as secondary coach for five years and defensive coordinator (2000) for one before coming to Navy. A member of The Citadel’s 1973 football team, Jones played defensive back and special teams. He began his coaching career at Charleston’s Bishop England High School (1975-78) and went on to work with the legendary Willie Jeffries at South Carolina State where he coached the defensive secondary. He spent two seasons at North Carolina A&T (1980 and 1996) as the secondary coach and at Murray State in the same capacity from 1981-86, including a stint as the defensive coordinator his final season. In 1987, Jones joined Frank Beamer’s staff at Virginia Tech and was the secondary coach for the Hokies until 1993, when he left to become the head coach at Potomac High School in Dumfries, Va., for two seasons. Jones returned to college coaching in 1996 as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at North Carolina A&T. Jones earned his undergraduate degree in physical education from The Citadel in 1975 and a master’s degree in counselor education from South Carolina State. He and his wife, Pamala, have four daughters, Kristin, Tiffany, Kourtney and Brittany.
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fullback • sevenTH SEASON Mike Judge is in his seventh year at the Naval Academy coaching the fullbacks. Navy has compiled a record of 49-29 (.628) in Judge’s tenure, beating Army all six times, earning five bowl bids, winning two bowl games, winning four Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies and beating Notre Dame twice. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The offense led the nation in fewest turnovers (10), was second in rushing offense (325.4), third in fewest tackles for a loss allowed per game (3.62), sixth in passing yards per completion (15.1), sixth in third down conversions (.511), 11th in fourth down conversions (.679) and 12th in fewest fumbles lost (6). Navy scored a touchdown on 45 percent (58-130) of its drives last year, which was the sixth best percentage in the country, and went three-and-out just 17 percent of the time (23 times in 135 possessions), which was tied for the fourth best percentage in the country. Navy has won at least nine games five times in the last 10 years. Before the current streak, Navy had won nine or more games just five times in the previous 77 seasons. Judge helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. The win over Army marked Navy’s 11th consecutive victory over its biggest rivals. Other big wins for Navy in 2012 included a come-from-behind 31-30 victory over Indiana and wins over bowl bound East Carolina (56-28) and Central Michigan (31-13). Navy was 5-7 in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids finished fourth in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 312.3 yards per game, and 15th in the nation in turnover margin (+0.8). The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The Mids finished sixth in the country in rushing offense (284.8) and ninth in the country in passing efficiency (156.7). The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a schoolrecord seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15-straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. The Mids posted an 8-5 record in 2008 and participated in the EagleBank Bowl. The Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army. Other landmark wins during the 2008 season included a 24-17 victory over 16thranked Wake Forest, which was Navy’s first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top
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defensive line • third SEASON Shaun Nua is entering his third season at the Naval Academy assisting Dale Pehrson with the defensive line. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The Navy defense held eight of its 13 opponents below their scoring average for the season. Navy opponents averaged 29.9 points on the year, but just 24.4 points against Navy. The Mids finished 27th in the country in red zone defense and 40th in scoring defense and pass defense. Nua helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. The win over Army marked Navy’s 11th consecutive victory over its biggest rivals. Other big wins for Navy in 2012 included a come-from-behind 31-30 victory over Indiana and wins over bowl bound East Carolina (56-28) and Central Michigan (31-13). Nua came to the Naval Academy from Brigham Young, where he assisted for three seasons. He is a 2005 graduate of BYU where he received his bachelor’s degree and is currently pursuing his graduate degree. Over his final two seasons in Provo, Nua helped the Cougars achieve the nation’s 24th-best total defense in 2010 and the 13th-ranked defense in 2011. BYU won its bowl games both years while finishing the 2011 season ranked No. 25 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll with a 10-3 record. As a player, Nua was a 6-foot-5, 280-pound defensive end at BYU from 2002-04 before being drafted in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nua played four years in the NFL, three seasons with Pittsburgh and one in Buffalo, including a winning trip to the Super Bowl with the Steelers his rookie year in 2006. Nua earned All-Mountain West Conference Second-Team honors as a senior. He played in all 23 games of his BYU career, appearing in 12 games his junior season in 2002 and 11 games as a senior in 2004 (redshirted in 2003 due to an injury). He totaled 54 tackles in his two seasons, including 10 sacks and 16 tackles for loss. Born on May 22, 1981, Nua is a native of Pago Pago, American Samoa. He transferred to BYU from Eastern Arizona Junior College, where he earned junior college All-America honors. He prepped at Tafuna High School in Tafuna, American Samoa where he was an all-league performer as a defensive end.
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OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS • first SEASON Dan O’Brien joined the Navy staff on January 30 as an assistant outside linebackers coach. He will assist Justin Davis coaching the outside linebackers. O’Brien comes to Navy from Elon, where he was the defensive backs coach the past three years. Prior to working at Elon, O’Brien spent four seasons as a defensive analyst and defensive graduate assistant at Alabama under the tutelage of Nick Saban and Kirby Smart. In O’Brien’s four years at Alabama, the Crimson Tide went 43-11 and won the 2009 BCS National Championship. The Crimson Tide ranked fifth nationally in total defense, third in scoring defense and 10th in rushing defense in 2010 and ranked third in all three categories in 2009. He has also had experience as a scouting assistant intern with the New England Patriots and Bill Belichick in 2005 and spent a year at Harvard working with the safeties in 2006.
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slot backs • 13TH SEASON Danny O’Rourke is entering his 13th season at Navy and his fourth as the slot backs coach. O’Rourke has also coached the secondary (four seasons), wide receivers (three seasons) and the inside linebackers (two seasons) and served as the head junior varsity coach for two years (2005-06). He led the JV team to an 11-0 record in his two years at the helm. O’Rourke is also heavily involved in special teams coaching the kickoff return team for the past four years and before that the punt block team for four years. He has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 92-49 (.652) record over the last 11 years, that includes 10 bowl games and nine Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The offense led the nation in fewest turnovers (10), was second in rushing offense (325.4), third in fewest tackles for a loss allowed per game (3.62), sixth in passing yards per completion (15.1), sixth in third down conversions (.511), 11th in fourth down conversions (.679) and 12th in fewest fumbles lost (6). Navy scored a touchdown on 45 percent (58-130) of its drives last year, which was the sixth best percentage in the country, and went three-and-out just 17 percent of the time (23 times in 135 possessions), which was tied for the fourth-best percentage in the country. O’Rourke helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-InChief’s Trophy. The win over Army marked Navy’s 11th consecutive victory over its biggest rivals. Navy posted a 5-7 record in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids posted an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The Mids finished sixth in the country in rushing offense (284.8) and ninth in the country in passing efficiency (156.7). The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a schoolrecord seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15-straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. The offense finished fourth in the country in rushing, averaging 280.5 yards per game. The Mids posted an 8-5 record in 2008 and participated in the EagleBank Bowl. The Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army. The 2007 season was one to remember as well as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won a school-record fifth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a schoolrecord fifth-straight bowl game, and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. In 2005, O’Rourke helped tutor a young secondary that continued to improve throughout the year as Navy finished 8-4, won a school-record second-straight bowl game and won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2004, O’Rourke’s efforts helped Navy win a school-record tying 10 games (the most wins since 1905), win the Emerald Bowl and capture the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2003, O’Rourke was part of a defensive staff that saw great improvement on the defensive side of the football as the Mids posted an 8-5 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and played in the Houston Bowl. O’Rourke came to Navy from Valdosta State where he was the secondary coach for one year. Prior to his coaching stint at Valdosta, he coached the safeties at Georgia Southern in 2000 and helped the Eagles to a I-AA National Championship. A native of Snellville, Ga., O’Rourke was a three-year letter winner at West Georgia and helped lead the team to back-to-back league titles his junior and senior years.
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defensive line • 19TH SEASON Dale Pehrson is in his 19th season at the Naval Academy and his 16th year coaching the defensive line. He has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 92-49 (.652) record over the last 11 years, that includes 10 bowl games and nine Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The Navy defense held eight of its 13 opponents below their scoring average for the season. Navy opponents averaged 29.9 points on the year, but just 24.4 points against Navy. The Mids finished 27th in the country in red zone defense and 40th in scoring defense and pass defense. Pehrson helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-InChief’s Trophy. Navy posted a 5-7 record in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. Navy was an impressive 9-4 record in 2010, defeated Army for a series-record ninthconsecutive time, defeated Notre Dame in consecutive seasons for only the third time in school history and appeared in a school-record eighth-consecutive bowl game. The 2009 season was one to remember, as the Mids tied a school record for wins with 10, won a school-record seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a seventhconsecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15-straight games. The Mids capped the season off with a 35-13 rout of Missouri in the Texas Bowl. The Mids went 8-5 in 2008 and participated in the EagleBank Bowl. The Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy thanks to a 33-27 victory over Air Force and a 34-0 win over Army. The 2007 season was a memorable one as well as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won a fifth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a fifth-straight bowl game, and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. The Mids received solid contributions from the defensive line in 2006 as the Mids won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and played in a fourth-straight bowl game. Pehrson was part of a staff that did a remarkable job in 2005 with a defense that returned just three starters from the year before as they won a second-straight bowl game and a third-straight Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2004, Pehrson’s efforts helped Navy win a school-record tying 10 games (the most wins since 1905), win the Emerald Bowl and win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. In 2003, Pehrson was part of a defensive staff that saw great improvement on the defensive side of the football as the Mids posted an 8-5 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and played in the Houston Bowl. In 1999, Pehrson helped develop a defensive line into a big-play unit, recording 17 sacks and recovering six fumbles. Defensive end Gino Marchetti recovered a nation’s-best five fumbles. In 1997, Pehrson’s troops contributed to the Mids ranking sixth in the country in turnover margin, as the safeties came up with 11 of Navy’s 14 interceptions. Pehrson came to the Naval Academy from Southern Utah, where he was an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for five years. Prior to his tenure at Southern Utah, Pehrson was on the staff at Missouri Western State College, where he served in various capacities, including assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator. He was head football coach and an assistant coach in wrestling and track at Murray High School in Salt Lake City. Pehrson is a native of Salt Lake City and earned all-state honors at Murray High School. He attended Utah where he was a two-year letterman as a defensive back. Pehrson earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Utah in 1976 and received a master’s degree from Brigham Young in 1985. He and his wife, the former Marty Grant, have two children, Preston, who is a Graduate Assistant at Georgia Tech, and Jaci.
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wide receivers • fourTH SEASON Mick Yokitis is in his fourth year at the Naval Academy as the wide receivers coach. Navy finished the 2013 campaign with a 9-4 record, won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the ninth time in the last 11 years, qualified for a bowl game for the 10th time in the last 11 years, won a bowl game for just the eighth time in school history (beat Middle Tennessee, 24-6, in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl) and defeated Army for a series-record 12thconsecutive year. The 2013 squad is just the fifth in Navy history to win at least nine games in a season, beat Army and win a bowl game. The 1957, 1978, 2004 and 2009 teams also achieved that feat. The offense led the nation in fewest turnovers (10), was second in rushing offense (325.4), third in fewest tackles for a loss allowed per game (3.62), sixth in passing yards per completion (15.1), sixth in third down conversions (.511), 11th in fourth down conversions (.679) and 12th in fewest fumbles lost (6). Navy scored a touchdown on 45 percent (58-130) of its drives last year, which was the sixth best percentage in the country, and went three-and-out just 17 percent of the time (23 times in 135 possessions), which was tied for the fourth best percentage in the country. Yokitis helped lead Navy to an 8-5 record in 2012 and a berth in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. Navy defeated Air Force, 28-21, in overtime and Army, 17-13, to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy. The win over Army marked Navy’s 11th consecutive victory over its biggest rivals. Other big wins for Navy in 2012 included a come-from-behind 31-30 victory over Indiana and wins over bowl bound East Carolina (56-28) and Central Michigan (31-13). Navy’s wide receivers combined for eight touchdown catches in 2012, which is the most by that unit since 1993 when the wide receivers and tight ends combined for 10 touchdown catches. Navy posted a 5-7 record in 2011 that included a series record 10th-straight victory over Army. Navy played seven teams that finished with a winning record and six that went to bowl games. The Mids finished fourth in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 312.3 yards per game, and 15th in the nation in turnover margin (+0.8). Yokitis was the head football coach and offensive coordinator at the Naval Academy Prep School from 2008-10 where he led NAPS to 16 wins and directed an offense that averaged 28 points and 428 yards per game. Yokitis is a 2006 graduate of the Naval Academy where he earned three varsity letters at wide receiver and saw the Midshipmen post a 26-11 record, qualify for three bowl games, win two bowl games and win three Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies. Yokitis played in 37-consecutive games for the Midshipmen, including earning a start in all 12 contests as a senior. After graduation, Yokitis served in the United States Marine Corps before being medically discharged. Mick and his wife, Lindsey, have two sons, Bryce and Nolan, and a daughter, Makenna.
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senior assoc. athletic director for sports performance • 14TH SEASON Mike Brass is in his 14th year as Associate Athletic Director for Sports Performance after serving as the head Strength and Conditioning Coach/Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance for five years at Georgia Southern. The Mids have shown remarkable progress in both strength and speed in his 14 years at the helm and he has been an integral part of turning around the fortunes of the Navy football program. He has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 92-49 (.652) record over the last 11 years, that includes 10 bowl games and nine Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies. At Georgia Southern, Brass was named the 1998 and 1999 National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Professional of the Year for the Southern Conference. Prior to his appointment at Georgia Southern, Brass served as head strength and conditioning coach at Tulane from 1992-96. He also spent two seasons heading the strength and conditioning efforts at Dartmouth (1990-92) after earning his first position at Wisconsin-Whitewater as strength coach in 1985. Brass earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Doane (Neb.) College in 1985 before acquiring a master’s in fitness management from the United States Sports Academy a year later. Brass holds membership in the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is nationally certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Brass and wife, Cindi, are the parents of three children, Samantha, Danielle and Broderick.
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assoc. athletic director for sports medicine • 18TH SEASON Jeff Fair, EdD, MS, ATC is in his 18th year at the United States Naval Academy. He was appointed Director of Sports Medicine in March 1997, and currently serves as the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine. Prior to Navy, Dr. Fair spent 25 years at Oklahoma State University, ultimately achieving the position of Coordinator of Sports Medicine and Athletic Training. In addition, he served the educational community as an Adjunct Associate Professor and member of the graduate faculty at Oklahoma State, an Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Instructor at Oklahoma Osteopathic College, and a Clinical Instructor in Physical Therapy and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Langston University. In 1987, Dr. Fair earned his Doctorate of Education in Higher Education / Physical Education from Oklahoma State University. He previously earned his Master of Science in Health, Physical Education, and Counseling & Guidance from the University of North Dakota (1974), and his Bachelor of Science in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from Kent State University (1971). Dr. Fair has designed and patented equipment which demonstrates his knowledge in the athletic training field, including the Cowboy Collar (1985) and the Sprained Ankle Orthoses (1995). He has also designed a thumb guard for lacrosse, and a Nike cleat for football shoes. Dr. Fair is married to the former Carolyn Mallon from North Springfield, Virginia. The couple has two adult sons - Lt. Col Jeffrey Fair, who is currently stationed in South Korea, and Dr. Justin Fair.
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director of player personnel • third SEASON Sean Magee is in his third season as Director of Player Personnel. A 2004 graduate of the Naval Academy, Magee was a letterwinner as an offensive lineman where he was coached by Ken Niumatalolo. During the 2003 season, Magee was part of an offense that led the nation in rushing and captured the Commander in Chief’s Trophy for the first time since 1981 and helped lead Navy to a bowl game for the first time since 1996. Magee’s responsibilities as Director of Player Personnel include developing, implementing and managing the strategic planning process for recruiting prospective student-athletes. Working closely with the head coach and staff, Magee overseas the geographical canvassing assignments of all assistant coaches, the planning and execution of official and unofficial visits, development of the marketing message, management of the recruiting database, serves as the staff liaison to the Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Admissions, Academics and Compliance and is the programs NFL liaison. Magee additionally assists Coach Niumatalolo and the military officer representatives with professionally developing and molding Navy Football Players to assume future positions of leadership in the Navy and Marine Corps. Upon graduating from the Naval Academy in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, Magee was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer, reporting to USS Juneau (LPD-10) in Sasebo, Japan where he deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following that tour, Magee assumed duties as a Manpower/Personnel Analyst on the Commander, Naval Surface Forces staff in Coronado, California. In 2007, Magee was selected for transfer to the Navy’s Human Resources community and assumed the role as Enlisted Programs Officer for Navy Recruiting District Ohio. In this capacity, Magee served as the department head for the nation’s largest recruiting district, responsible for all enlisted and NROTC recruiting efforts in the states of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. From 2010 until 2012, Magee served as the Naval Academy’s Deputy Chairman of Officer Accessions and Career Information, responsible for managing the Naval Academy’s service assignment program. Magee holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the College of William and Mary’s Mason School of Business. He and his wife, Sarah, have a son, Miles, a daughter, Stella, and twin boys, Brooks and Colt.
Aloha Bowl. Consequently, Green was named to the Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic and was an All-Independent selection. Major Green was born and raised in Atlanta, Ga., where he attended Booker T. Washington High School. After graduation, Major Green attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, R.I. before moving on to the Naval Academy. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in May 1998, having completed his undergraduate education at the Naval Academy. Following The Basic School and the Logistics Officer Course, he was assigned to 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group in July 1999. During this tour, Major Green served as the S-4 Alpha, Maintenance Management Officer, and Headquarters Company Commander. Ordered to Okinawa in June 2002, Major Green was transferred to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Futenma, Japan, where he served as the S-4 Officer. In July 2003, Major Green was reassigned to Recruiting Station Indianapolis. While stationed at RS Indianapolis Maj Green served for two and one-half years as the Operations Officer, and one-half year as the Executive Officer. In July 2006, Major Green reported to Inspector-Instructor duty serving as Operations Officer and Assistant Inspector and Instructor for Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Dobbins ARB; Marietta, Ga. During his tour, Maj Green was deployed to Iraq as a member of the 1st Marine Logistics Group G-3 staff in July 2008. Stationed at Camp Al Taqaddum, he served as the Embarkation and Unit Movement Coordination Center Officer-inCharge. Major Green returned from Iraq in February 2009 only to depart Marietta in July 2009 to further his career at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Al. Earning a Master’s Degree in Military Operational Art, Maj Green graduated in June 2010 and was assigned to 2d Marine Division. Upon arriving to 2d Marine Division Headquarters, Maj Green was immediately deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom and assigned as the Logistics Officer for Regional Support Command - Southwest, NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan at Camp Leatherneck. After the seven month tour, Maj Green returned to Camp Lejeune, and assigned as the S-4 Officer for the 6th Marine Regiment in February 2011. As a member of 6th Marine Regiment, Maj Green deployed to Afghanistan for a second time in December 2011. After serving a combined 11 months on Camp Delaram and Camp Leatherneck, the Regiment returned home in November 2012. Maj Green continued to serve as the senior Logistics Officer for the command until his transfer to the Naval Academy. Major Green’s personal decorations include Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd award), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2nd award), Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award), and Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Major Green resides in Annapolis with his wife, Robyn and twin boys Garrison and Grant.
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director of football operations • third SEASON Bryce McDonald is in his third year as the Director of Football Operations after spending three years as the Executive Administrator and Military Liaison Officer for the football team. McDonald also assists Coach Niumatalolo and the military officer representatives with professional development and molding Navy football players to assume future positions of leadership in the Navy and Marine Corps. A 2003 graduate of the Naval Academy, McDonald was a three-year letterwinner at fullback for the Midshipmen. His senior year he was coached by current offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper. Following graduation, McDonald was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps and served until 2012. McDonald, his wife, Jana, are the parents of daughters, Kayleigh and Kendall, and son, Thomas.
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military liaison • second SEASON Major Robert B. Green, USMC, is in his second season as the Varsity Football Military Liaison. He will assist Coach Niumatalolo and the military officer representatives with professional development and molding Navy football players to assume future positions of leadership in the Navy and Marine Corps. Green is a 1998 graduate of the Naval Academy where he was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter on the football team as a defensive back. During the 1996 campaign Navy fashioned its best record since 1978 at 9-3 and registered a 42-38 victory over California in the
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Sept. 7, 2013 • Bloomington, Ind. • Memorial stadium • 47,013 • (AP) Two nights after coach Ken Niumatalolo’s mother died in Hawaii, the Midshipmen put a heart-shaped decal on their shoulder pads and played like a wrecking crew. Keenan Reynolds rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns, Darius Staten added another 106 yards on the ground and the Midshipmen ground out a 41-35 victory at Indiana in their season opener - their first road win over a Big Ten foe since 1979 at Illinois. • On a night the Mids held an almost two-to-one advantage in possession time and rushed for 444 yards, they committed only five penalties, had no turnovers and wound up with only three negative rushing plays - one of those coming on a kneel-down on the game’s final play. • Navy won for the first time in three tries in Bloomington and beat a BCS foe for the 20th time since 2003 - the most of any non-BCS school in the nation over the last decade. • Reynolds kept the ball on Navy’s throwback triple option 32 times. Geoffrey Whiteside ran nine times for 97 yards, and DeBrandon Sanders carried five times for 68 yards. In all, the Midshipmen ran 70 times, averaging 6.3 yards per carry, and never even bobbled the ball on a pitch. Navy threw just five passes with Reynolds completing two for 71 yards. • Hoosiers fans thought their revamped defense was vastly improved after a 73-35 rout of Indiana State. Instead, they were no match against Navy, which jumped to a 17-0 lead and never gave Indiana a chance to tie the score or take the lead in a game that Navy never punted. • The Midshipmen opened the game with 29 consecutive runs, churning out 212 yards in roughly 1 1/2 quarters and finished the first half with 255 yards rushing - just two fewer yards than it had in last year’s game against the Hoosiers. • Then, after stopping Indiana on a fourth-down try at the Hoosiers’ 34-yard line, Chris Swain scored on a 3-yard run to make it 14-0. Navy settled for a 23-yard field goal on its next possession and, after Sudfeld threw a perfect 45-yard TD pass to Kofi Hughes, answered with another long scoring drive that Noah Copeland capped with a 3-yard TD run to make it 24-7. • Indiana could have had a chance to tie the score if it recovered a late onside kick, but the Hoosiers recovered out of bounds and Reynolds ran out the clock. Score By Quarters Navy (1-0) Indiana (1-1) Scoring Summary 1 9:36 Navy 1 5:01 Navy 2 8:48 Navy 2 7:45 IU 2 4:47 Navy 2 1:37 IU 3 12:12 Navy 3 8:39 IU 3 1:41 Navy 4 13:07 IU 4 7:46 Navy 4 3:53 IU
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Team Stats Navy Indiana FIRST DOWNS 27 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 70-444 26-118 PASSING YARDS (NET) 71 363 Passes Comp-Att-Int 2-5-0 31-43-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-515 69-481 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 5-97 Interception Returns-Yards 1-27 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-40 6-51 Time of Possession 37:07 22:53 Third-Down Conversions 4-11 8-12 Fourth-Down Conversions 3-4 2-3 Individual Leaders Rushing: Navy - Reynolds 32-127, Staten 9-106, Whiteside 9-97, Sanders 5-68, C. Swain 10-29, Thomas 2-16, Copeland 2-7, Team 1-(-6). Indiana - Sudfeld 6-35, Coleman 8-34, Houston 7-30, Reoberson 3-18, Roberts 1-3, Team 1-(-2). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Reynolds 2-4-0, 71, Team 0-1-0, 0. Indiana - Sudfeld 31-42-1, 363, Roberson 0-1-0, 0. Receiving: Navy - Bolena 1-47, Whiteside 1-24. Indiana - Hughes 6-102, Bolser 5-56, Wynn 4-58, Coleman 4-35, Latimer 3-29, Wilson 2-22, Houston 2-19, Stoner 2-14, Roundtree 1-24, Roberts 1-4, Corsarso 1-0. Interceptions: Navy - Johnson 1-27. Indiana - None. Sacks (#Yds): Navy - None. Indiana - Rayner 1-11. Tackles: Navy - Gaines 10, Sargenti 8, Peterson 7, W. Ryder 5, Clements 5, Johnson 5. Indiana - Bennett 12, Heban 9, Hardin 9, Simmons 9, Cooper 9.
Game 2 H Navy 51, Delaware 7
Sept. 14, 2013 • Annapolis, Md. • NMC Memorial stadium • 36,208 • (AP) Navy’s Keenan Reynolds completed 10 of 13 passes for a career-high 233 yards with two touchdowns, including a 63-yard strike to DeBrandon Sanders, leading the Midshipmen 51-7 over Delaware in front of 36,208 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The crowd was a Navy record for a home opener. • Reynolds also ran for 109 yards on 15 carries. Sanders finished with 86 yards on three receptions, while Geoffrey Whiteside rushed for two touchdowns. Navy (2-0) also forced three turnovers and amassed 591 yards on offense. • The Midshipmen also beat Delaware (2-1) for the third consecutive time and improved to 10-7 in the series. • Trent Hurley, who is one of 11 FBS transfers on the Blue Hens roster, was 17 for 25 for 152 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. • Navy scored on its first four possessions and had a 23-7 lead at the half. After Delaware stopped Navy on a 3rd and 1 with 2:10 left in the second quarter, the Midshipmen’s Pablo Beltran punted for the first time this season - a 56-yarder to the Delaware 3. • The Midshipmen opened a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a 10-yard run by Darius Staten and a 24-yard field goal by Nick Sloan. • An interception by DJ Sargenti at the Delaware 44 set up Navy’s second touchdown, a 7-yard run by Whiteside for a 17-0 lead with 13:12 left in the half. The Midshipmen continued to dominate and took the 23-0 lead when Reynolds hit DeBrandon across the middle for a 63-yard score. • The Blue Hens finally got on the board on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Hurley to Ryan Cobb with 4:27 left in the second quarter. • The Midshipmen continued to pull away in the second half and increased the lead to 30-7 on their first possession on a 29-yard pass from Reynolds to Shawn Lynch. A pair of scoring runs by Whiteside and Chris Swain from 13 and 2 yards, respectively, on the next two possessions increased the margin to 44-7 early in the fourth quarter. • The Midshipmen pulled most of their offensive starters with 13:01 left in the game, allowing backup quarterback John Hendrick to run for a 1-yard score with nine minutes left in the game. It was the most points Navy scored in a home opener since 1975. • Navy senior Marcus Thomas set a school record with his 82 career kick-off returns. Score By Quarters Delaware (2-1) Navy (2-0) Scoring Summary 1 9:02 Navy 1 0:40 Navy 2 13:12 Navy 2 8:26 Navy 2 4:27 UD 3 10:43 Navy 3 2:40 Navy 4 13:41 Navy 4 9:00 Navy
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Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions
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DELAWARE NAVY 18 31 34-157 62-352 179 237 19-32-2 11-15-0 66-336 77-589 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-28 6-140 2-44 0-0 2-8 5-38.6 1-56.0 2-1 2-1 6-58 0-0 26:12 33:48 2-13 10-13 1-3 1-1
Individual Leaders Rushing: Delaware - Pierce 18-83, Laing 7-48, Randolph 4-11, Johnson 1-10, Hurley 3-7, Sasek 1-(-2). Navy - Reynolds 15-109, Hendrick 8-51, C. Swain 13-49, Whiteside 3-30, Staten 2-24, Ezell 4-23, Singleton 5-20, Sanders 2-18, Thomas 1-16, Copeland 4-14, Dudeck 1-13, Team 2-(-3), Brown 2-(-12). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Delaware - Hurley 17-25-2, 152, Sasek 2-7-0, 27. Navy - Reynolds 10-13-0, 233, Hendrick 1-2-0, 4. Receiving: Delaware - Boyle 4-47, Harrison 4-34, Jones 3-21, C lark 3-19, Johnson 2-29, Cobb 1-17, Milburn 1-8, Bush 1-4. Navy - Sanders 3-86, Bolena 3-27, Whiteside 2-65, Lynch 1-29, Staten 1-26, Crayton 1-4. Interceptions: Delaware - None. Navy - Sargenti 1-8, Clements 1-0. Sacks (#Yds): Delaware - None. Navy - Palelei 1-5, Uzoma 1-2. Tackles: Delaware - Gayle 9, Callaway 8, Mackall 7, Rowson 5, Corvino 5, Kerr 5. Navy - Peterson 12, Sargenti 8, Tuider 7, Clements 5, Johnson 5, Anthony 5, Quessenberry 5.
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2013 game-by-game results Game 3 H Western Kentucky 19, Navy 7
Sept. 28, 2013 • Bowling Green, Ky. • Houchens-Smith stadium • 19,813 • (AP) Antonio Andrews ran for 182 yards and two touchdowns as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers downed Navy, 19-7, last Saturday. • Andrews outgained the nation’s best rushing offense as Western Kentucky (3-2) held Navy to 107 yards, well below the 398 yards the Midshipmen averaged through the first two games. The Hilltoppers outgained Navy, 417-183, in total offense. • Navy (2-1) was trying to open the season 3-0 for the first time since 2006. The Midshipmen averaged 552 yards offense through two games but just couldn’t keep the chains moving against the Hilltoppers. Quarterback Keenan Reynolds was injured in the second quarter and was replaced by John Hendrick. • The Hilltoppers gave up 410 yards rushing in losing to Navy in 2011. This time, they were ready for the triple option and got their first win over Navy in their third try. • Navy led 7-3 when the Hilltoppers put together their best drive of the day, going 88 yards and chewing up more than 6 minutes off the clock. Andrews, the senior who set a school record rushing for five TDs the week prior, kept the drive alive converting a fourth-and-1. He then capped the drive with his 2-yard run with 5:41, giving the Hilltoppers their first lead of the day. • Andrews finished with a season-high 32 carries, and he helped seal the victory in the fourth quarter. Andrews scored on an 11-yard TD run with 9:39 left. • Navy led 7-3 at halftime with the Hilltoppers adjusting quickly to the triple option after Navy went 67 yards on its opening possession with six different Midshipmen getting at least one carry. Reynolds capped the 67-yard drive with his fourth carry, a 1-yard keeper, for a 7-0 lead. • Western Kentucky had scored on the opening drive of each game this season. This time, the Hilltoppers went three-and-out, choosing to punt on fourth-and-1. The Hilltoppers started slowing down Navy’s triple option and got on the board with a 30-yard field goal by Garrett Schwettman early in the second quarter. He hooked a 36-yarder wide left just before halftime. • Brandon Doughty, benched as the starter a week prior because of eight interceptions in a two-game stretch, started as crisply as coach Bobby Petrino could have wanted. Doughty completed his first nine passes only to have his 10th intercepted by Parrish Gaines. Western Kentucky’s defense bailed Doughty out by stopping Hendrick on fourth-and-1, stopping him a couple inches shy of the first down late in the first half. Score By Quarters Navy (2-1) Western Kentucky (3-2) Scoring Summary 8:00 Navy 1 10:33 WKU 2 5:41 WKU 3 9:39 WKU 4 5:46 WKU 4
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WKU Team Stats Navy 23 10 FIRST DOWNS 43-219 34-86 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 198 76 PASSING YARDS (NET) 25-31-1 7-17-2 Passes Comp-Att-Int 74-417 51-162 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-2 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-33 4-60 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-21 1-21 Interception Returns-Yards 3-38.3 5-47.6 Punts (Number-Avg.) 0-0 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-17 8-66 Penalties-Yards 37:00 23:00 Time of Possession 7-15 4-11 Third-Down Conversions 1-2 0-1 Fourth-Down Conversions Individual Leaders Rushing: Navy - Swain 14-32, Reynolds 6-23, Brown 1-21, Thomas 1-11, Hendrick 5-9, Copeland 2-6, Sanders 3-5, Team 1-0. W. Kentucky - Andrews 32-182, Allen 7-37, Doughty 2-2, Simpson 1-1, Team 1-(-3). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Hendrick 5-13-2, 56, Reynolds 2-4-0, 20. W. Kentucky - Doughty 2531-1, 198. Receiving: Navy - Aiken 3-39, Copeland 1-22, Dudeck 1-9, Lynch 1-5, Bolena 1-1. W. Kentucky - German 7-87, Andrews 5-35, Higbee 4-31, Taylor 4-25, Allen 3-8, McNeal 1-8, Henry 1-4. Interceptions: Navy - Gaines 1-21. W. Kentucky - Dowling 2-21. Sacks (#Yds): Navy - Tuider 1.0-3. W. Kentucky - Boyd 1.0-5. Tackles: Navy - Sargenti 8, Johnson 8, Peterson 7, Ferguson 5, Tuider 4, Pearson 4, Gaines 4, Quessenberry 4. W. Kentucky - Boyd 8, Jackson 7, Thomas 4, Dowling 4, Boyd 3, Franks 3, Rocker 3.
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Game 4 H Navy 28, Air Force 10
Oct. 5, 2013 • Annapolis, Md. • NMC Memorial stadium • 38,225 (stadium record) • (AP) Keenan Reynolds ran for 126 yards and three touchdowns, and Navy used a strong second half to beat Air Force, 28-10. • A record crowd of 38,225 filled Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for this pivotal matchup. The previous 16 winners of this game have gone on to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, awarded annually to the service academy with the best record in games involving Air Force, Navy and Army. • Navy (3-1) has won the trophy eight of the last 10 years and now the Midshipmen are poised to do it again after outscoring Air Force 21-0 in the second half. • Reynolds returned from a concussion to rush for a team-high 126 yards and throw for another 54 (6-for-10). • The Falcons led at halftime and got a solid performance from a defense that had allowed an average of 48.75 points in its previous four games, but the offense was limited to a season low in points. • After amassing 202 yards in offense in the first half, Air Force got only 111 over the final 30 minutes. • Navy opened the second half with a 75-yard drive that ended with a 38-yard touchdown run by Demond Brown for a 14-10 lead. • A series of punts followed until Air Force fullback Broam Hart was stuffed for no gain by Kwazel Bertrand on fourth-and-2 from the Navy 34 on the second play of the fourth quarter. • Reynolds then directed a 66-yard march in which he twice converted third downs, once on a 17-yard run and the other with a 12-yard completion. On the 11th play of the drive, he ran in from the 2. • Air Force’s next three possessions ended in turnovers. After the second one, an interception by Chris Johnson, Reynolds ran in from the 10 with 4:37 remaining. Score By Quarters Air Force (1-5) Navy (3-1) Scoring Summary 8:33 AF 1 4:55 Navy 2 1:50 AF 2 12:09 Navy 3 8:39 Navy 4 4:37 Navy 4
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Conant 45-yd field goal Reynolds 3-yd run (Sloan PAT) LaCoste 18-yd run (Conant PAT) Brown 38-yd run (Sloan PAT) Reynolds 2-yd run (Sloan PAT) Reynolds 10-yd run (Sloan PAT)
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13-49, 6:27 6-71, 2:03 9-79, 3:05 8-75, 2:51 11-66, 5:51 3-27, 1:11
Team Stats AIR FORCE NAVY 18 19 FIRST DOWNS 51-273 57-231 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 54 82 PASSING YARDS (NET) 6-10-0 7-16-2 Passes Comp-Att-Int 61-327 73-313 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-2 1-1 Punt Returns-Yards 5-319 3-184 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-12 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 6-42.5 3-42.3 Punts (Number-Avg.) 1-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-5 1-5 Penalties-Yards 28:55 31:05 Time of Possession 8-14 10-18 Third-Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 Fourth-Down Conversions Individual Leaders Rushing: Air Force - Hart 18-67, Lee 13-61, LaCoste 5-36, Roberts 9-31, Romine 3-25, Brown 2-10, Gagliano 3-5, Johnson 1-4, Team 2-(-4), Rushing 1-(-4). Navy - Reynolds 28-126, Sanders 3-39, Brown 1-38, Swain 8-30, Thomas 2-21, Copeland 6-13, Williams-Jenkins 1-5, Staten 1-3, Team 1-(-2). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Air Force - Roberts 6-14-1, 67, Romine 1-2-1, 15. Navy - Reynolds 6-10-0, 54. Receiving: Air Force - Gagliano 2-32, Robnette 2-22, Griffin 2-13, Hendricks 1-15. Navy - Aiken 1-17, Sanders 1-12, Lynch 1-12, Thomas 1-6, Bolena 1-6, Copeland 1-1. Interceptions: Air Force - None. Navy - Johnson 2-12. Sacks (#Yds): Air Force - Proctor 1.0-9, Fitzgerald 0.5-2, Luebbe 0.5-2. Navy - None. Tackles: Air Force - Spears 8, Luebbe 8, Fitzgerald 8, Barnes 7, Hansen 6. Navy - Ferguson 11, Peterson 10, Sargenti 9, Johnson 8, Richardson 6.
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2013 game-by-game results Game 5 H Duke 35, Navy 7
Oct. 12, 2013 • Durham, N.C. • Wallace Wade stadium • 23,749 • (AP) Anthony Boone threw three touchdown passes in his first game back from injury and Duke beat mistakeprone Navy, 35-7. • Boone, who missed three games with a broken collar bone, was 31 of 38 for a career-high 295 yards for Duke (4-2). • He had touchdowns covering 27 and 18 yards to Issac Blakeney and 3 yards to Max McCaffrey. • Darius Staten had a 7-yard touchdown run for the Midshipmen (3-2), who were denied their first 4-1 start since 2006. • Jela Duncan had a 5-yard scoring run and Shaquille Powell ran 7 yards for a TD for Duke, which rolled up 435 total yards and pulled away with touchdowns on five of its first six possessions between the second and third quarter. • Boone and the Blue Devils had great success against a top-30 Navy pass defense that was allowing just 205.5 yards passing per game. • Boone was back on the field five weeks after he was hurt in the win at Memphis, and looked quite at ease while improving his career record as a starter to 4-0. • He threw for touchdowns on consecutive second-quarter series, first putting the Blue Devils up 7-0 on their third possession when he hit a wide-open Blakeney and followed that by dropping an over-the-shoulder toss into McCaffrey’s hands to put Duke ahead to stay at 14-7 with 4:35 left in the half. • Boone’s third touchdown was all Blakeney. The redshirt junior caught a short pass and cut across the field on his way to the end zone with 9:52 left in the third. • Duncan and Powell then rushed for touchdowns on consecutive possessions to make it a four-score game with 12:36 left. • Navy’s only touchdown came late in the second quarter, when the Midshipmen found room to run outside. • Staten took a pitch around the left side for a score moments after the Midshipmen ran three straight pitches around right end - and Marcus Thomas took the last one 47 yards to the Duke 12. • Navy, the nation’s least-penalized team, was flagged five times - four in the first half - and had three turnovers - or, as many as they had in their first four games combined. • The Midshipmen blew a prime scoring chance in the final seconds of the half when quarterback Keenan Reynolds fumbled at the Duke 10. • Chris Swain led Navy with 61 yards rushing, but the Midshipmen managed just 73 total yards in the second half. Score By Quarters Navy (3-2) Duke (4-2) Scoring Summary 2 9:35 DU 2 7:49 Navy 2 4:35 DU 3 9:52 DU 3 3:42 DU 4 12:36 DU
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Blakeney 27-yd pass from Boone (Martin PAT) Staten 7-yd run (Sloan PAT) McCaffrey 3-yd pass from Boone (Martin PAT) Blakeney 18-yd pass from Boone (Martin PAT) Duncan 5-yd run (Martin PAT) Powell 7-yd run (Martin PAT)
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12-80, 4:52 5-75, 1:46 11-62, 3:08 5-72, 1:47 9-72, 4:15 7-33, 3:05
Team Stats Navy DUKE FIRST DOWNS 18 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 50-230 37-134 PASSING YARDS (NET) 89 301 Passes Comp-Att-Int 6-14-1 32-39-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-319 76-435 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-4 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-15 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-10 2-60 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 4-45.2 2-35.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-35 3-35 Time of Possession 25:11 34:49 Third-Down Conversions 5-12 10-16 Fourth-Down Conversions 2-2 2-4 Individual Leaders Rushing: Navy - Swain 13-61, Thomas 3-56, Reynolds 16-31, Sanders 4-27, Copeland 7-26, Singleton 3-14, Staten 2-13, Williams-Jenkins 1-4, Akers 1-(-2). Duke - Duncan 9-45, Snead 7-35, Thompson 6-30, Powell 3-27, Crowder 2-10, Boone 6-(-3), Team 4-(-10). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Reynolds 6-13-1, 89. Duke - Boone 31-38-0, 295, Monday 1-1-0, 6. Receiving: Navy - Sanders 3-55, Williams-Jenkins 2-24, Staten 1-10. Duke - Crowder 10-88, Braxton 7-41, Blakeney 5-57, Deaver 3-54, Nash 3-31, McCaffrey 3-29, Snead 1-1. Interceptions: Navy - None. Duke - Cash 1-0. Sacks (#Yds): Navy - Peterson 1.0-2, Sargenti 1.0-8. Duke - Anunike 1.0-4, Woodruff 1.0-7. Tackles: Navy - Peterson 12, Sargenti 10, Richardson 8, Johnson 7, Gaines 5, W. Ryder 5, Ferguson 5, Tuider 5, Uzoma 5. Duke - Foxx 8, Cash 7, Anunike 7, Helton 7, Williams 7.
Game 6 H Toledo 45, Navy 44 (2OT)
Oct. 19, 2013 • Toledo, Ohio • Glass Bowl • 18,221 • (AP) Toledo, relying on a pair of freshmen after its top rusher went down, ran for 316 yards against Navy in a thrilling 45-44 double overtime victory. • Terrance Owens tossed a 20-yard touchdown to Bernard Reedy and Jeremiah Detmer kicked the extra point, allowing Toledo to survive after it gave up a late fourth quarter lead. • Navy (3-3) piled up 419 yards rushing, but Toledo managed to match the Mids’ formidable triple-option time after time. • Navy came back in the fourth quarter with a pair of impressive drives. The Mids put together a 96-yard drive that was capped off by Reynolds’ 3-yard touchdown run, pulling Navy within 31-28 with just under five minutes left. • Navy got the ball quickly after forcing Toledo to punt and drove 43 yards to set up Nick Sloan’s field goal that sent the game into OT. The kick was a yard shy of his career long. • Toledo freshman Damion Jones-Moore scored on a 1-yard touchdown to give Toledo a 38-31 lead in the first overtime. • Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds scored on 1-yard keeper to send the game into a second overtime. • The winning play came after Navy’s Geoffrey Whiteside scored on a 9-yard touchdown to give Navy a 44-38 lead. But Sloan missed the extra point. • Owens found Reedy wide open in the end zone on Toledo’s second play of the second overtime. • Navy had little trouble moving the ball against the Rockets in the first half, but twice the Midshipmen drove inside Toledo’s 30-yard-line without getting any points. They were stopped on downs the second time they had the ball and Sloan later missed a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter. • Toledo’s only touchdown of the first half came on a Navy turnover. Reynolds fumbled on a keeper and Toledo defensive end Jayrone Elliott picked it up in the middle of a pile, racing 68 yards for a touchdown to give Toledo a 10-7 lead with 13:08 left in the second quarter. Score By Quarters Navy (3-3) Toledo (4-3) Scoring Summary 1 11:53 Navy 1 7:16 UT 2 13:08 UT 2 0:56 Navy 3 12:33 UT 3 8:53 Navy 3 5:38 UT 4 12:10 UT 4 4:57 Navy 4 0:00 Navy OT1 --- UT OT1 --- Navy OT2 --- Navy OT2 --- UT
1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 F 7 7 7 10 7 6 -- 44 3 7 14 7 7 7 -- 45 Swain 2-yd run (Sloan PAT) Detmer 47-yd field goal Elliott 68-yd fumble recovery (Detmer PAT) Copeland 20-yd pass from Reynolds (Sloan PAT) Fluellen 44-yd run (Detmer PAT) Reynolds 1-yd run (Sloan PAT) Hunt 52-yd run (Detmer PAT) Hunt 16-yd run (Detmer PAT) Reynolds 3-yd run (Sloan PAT) Sloan 40-yd field goal Jones-Moore 1-yd run (Detmer PAT) Reynolds 1-yd run (Sloan PAT) Whiteside 6-yd run (Sloan PAT failed) Reedy 20-yd pass from Owens (Detmer PAT)
8-75, 3:12 11-46, 4:37 --9-55, 2:51 6-79, 2:27 10-67, 3:40 7-79, 3:17 8-68, 3:14 10-96, 3:41 14-42, 3:00 8-25, --7-25, --6-25, --2-25, ---
Team Stats Navy TOLEDO FIRST DOWNS 35 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 93-419 46-321 PASSING YARDS (NET) 95 105 Passes Comp-Att-Int 5-13-0 11-20-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 106-514 66-426 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-68 (TD) Punt Returns-Yards 1-5 1-13 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-103 5-90 Interception Returns-Yards 1-(-1) 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-37.0 3-31.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-40 8-70 Time of Possession 37:08 22:52 Third-Down Conversions 11-21 6-12 Fourth-Down Conversions 4-5 1-2 Individual Leaders Rushing: Navy - Copeland 28-153, Thomas 6-79, Swain 13-62, Sanders 9-52, Reynolds 29-37, Whiteside 5-27, Brown 1-10, Staten 1-3, Dudeck 1-(-3). Toledo - Fluellen 19-153, Hunt 15-127, Owens 6-26, Jones-Moore 5-13, Rosenbauer 1-2. Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Reynolds 5-12-0, 95, Team 0-1-0, 0, Dudeck 0-0-0, 0. Toledo - Owens 11-20-1, 105. Receiving: Navy - Sanders 2-23, Brown 1-31, Staten 1-21, Copeland 1-20. Toledo - Russell 3-30, Reedy 3-30, Fluellen 3-23, Rosenbauer 1-13, Hunt 1-9. Interceptions: Navy - Ryder 1-(-1). Toledo - None. Sacks (#Yds): Navy - None. Toledo - Covington 2.5-12, Voss 1.0-3, Elliott 1.0-8, Bush 1.0-8, Hester 0.5-3. Tackles: Navy - Peterson 12, Johnson 10, Drake 9, Anthony 6, Sargenti 6. Toledo - Sylvestre 17, Murdock 15, Voss 14, Elliott 13, Hester 9.
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2013 game-by-game results Game 7 H Navy 24, Pitt 21
Oct. 26, 2013 • Annapolis, Md. • NMC Memorial stadium • 37,094 • (AP) One week after missing an extra point in the second overtime that cost his team, Navy kicker Nick Sloan redeemed himself against Pittsburgh. • Sloan booted a 30-yard field-goal as time expired that gave the Midshipmen a 24-21 victory over the Panthers. • Navy (4-3) snapped a two-game losing streak and needs just two wins to become eligible for a bowl game. • Navy finally got into a rhythm in the second half and put together their most impressive drive of the game to take a 14-13 lead with 14:28 left in the game. • Reserve fullback Quinton Singleton’s 9-yard scoring run capped the 16-play, 91-yard scoring drive that took 8:15 off the clock. The teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter before Sloan kicked the game-winner. • Tom Savage completed 20 of 27 pass attempts for 203 yards and two touchdowns for Pitt (4-3). • Pittsburgh’s Devin Street caught nine passes for 96 yards with a touchdown and became the school’s all-time leading receiver. • Trailing 14-13 midway through the fourth quarter, Savage threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to freshman Tyler Boyd to give the Panthers a 20-14 lead. Street then caught a short pass for the 2-point conversion. • Navy responded on the ensuing possession and tied the game on a 10-play, 71-yard drive capped by a 2-yard run by quarterback Keenan Reynolds with 3:53 left in the game. • The Midshipmen then forced a 3-and-out on the Panthers’ next possession and got the ball at Pitt’s 49. Navy ran 11 plays to set up Sloan’s game-winning kick. • Navy entered the game ranked sixth in the nation with 304.2 rushing yards per game, and managed 220 against the Panthers. Score By Quarters Pitt (4-3) Navy (4-3) Scoring Summary 1 7:28 Pitt 2 13:07 Navy 2 9:23 Pitt 2 1:41 Pitt 4 14:28 Navy 4 8:07 Pitt 4 3:52 Navy 4 0:00 Navy
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Blewitt 25-yd field goal Thomas 58-yd pass from Reynolds (Sloan PAT) Blewitt 44-yd field goal Street 12-yd pass from Savaage (Blewitt PAT) Singleton 9-yd run (Sloan PAT) 342tr123ew Reynolds 2-yd run (Sloan PAT) Sloan 30-yd field goal
Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions
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16-68, 7:32 1-58, 0:13 9-51, 3:44 9-74, 5:13 16-91, 8:15 11-75, 6:21 10-71, 4:15 12-36, 2:17
PITT NAVY 18 20 38-135 47-220 203 105 20-27-0 8-18-1 65-338 65-325 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-14 3-46 1-0 0-0 4-35.2 5-36.8 1-1 1-0 7-45 4-27 34:06 25:54 7-14 6-12 0-0 1-1
Individual Leaders Rushing: Pitt - Bennett 22-77, Conner 7-28, Savage 7-22, Parrish 1-5, Ibrahim 1-3. Navy - Reynolds 21-93, Whiteside 4-29, Singleton 5-27, Staten 3-26, Swain 5-21, Thomas 3-9, Brown 2-8, Copeland 4-7. Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Pitt - Savage 20-27-0, 203. Navy - Reynolds 8-18-1, 105. Receiving: Pitt - Street 9-96, Ibrahim 4-33, Boyd 3-35, Garner 2-29, Orndoff 1-5, Parrish 1-5. Navy - Thomas 2-63, Dudeck 2-20, Bolena 2-16, Singleton 1-5, Tillman 1-1. Interceptions: Pitt - Williams 1-0. Navy - None. Sacks (#Yds): Pitt - Murphy 1.0-10. Navy - Uzoma 1.0-7. Tackles: Pitt - Thomas 9, Galambos 7, Vinopal 6, Gonzalez 5, Murphy 5. Navy - Peterson 12, Bertrand 8, Clements 8, Sargenti 6, Bridges 5, Johnson 5.
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Game 8 H Notre Dame 38, Navy 34
Nov. 2, 2013 • South Bend, Ind. • Notre Dame stadium • 80,795 • (AP) Navy’s triple-option offense had Notre Dame flummoxed and flailing for most of the game. • In need of one stop with 68 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Jaylon Smith and Eilar Hardy combined to snuff out a reverse by Navy’s Shawn Lynch on fourth-and-4 in Irish territory, and Notre Dame held on, 38-34. • The Midshipmen ran for 331 yards, 207 in the first half. On Navy’s final drive, it ran the ball four straight plays for 18 yards and had it second-and-5 from the Notre Dame 32. • Keenan Reynolds, who had run for three touchdowns and thrown for another, tossed a pitch just out of reach of DeBrandon Sanders on the Mids’ final drive. Sanders fell on the ball at the 41 for a 9-yard loss. Reynolds completed a 10-yard pass to Casey Bolena to set up a fourth down. • Reynolds pitched the ball to Lynch on a reverse and for a moment it appeared he had room, but Smith quickly closed the gap and with the help from Hardy tackled Lynch for no gain. • Navy had no turnovers, no penalties and held the ball for 37:36 while the Irish had it just 22:24. • The bright spot for Notre Dame was the play of freshman running back Tarean Folston, who scored the goahead touchdown on a 1-yard plunge and rushed for 144 yards on 18 carries, with 116 yards in the second half. He had rushed for only 116 yards on 22 carries before Saturday. • Notre Dame finished with 506 yards total offense, averaging 9 yards per play, the most for the Irish since 1998. Tommy Rees threw touchdown passes to TJ Jones and Ben Koyack, George Atkinson III scored on a 41-yard run and Cam McDaniel added a TD. Rees was 12-of-20 passing for 242 yards with two interceptions. • Reynolds completed six of nine passes for 88 yards, including two key passes that gave Navy its final lead. First he threw an 18-yard pass to Marcus Thomas to the Notre Dame 49. After three running plays, Reynolds then found a wide open Matt Aiken for a 34-yard score. • The Midshipmen finished with 419 yards total offense and had 27 first downs, the most ever by a Navy team against Notre dame. • Chris Swain led Navy with 85 yards and Quinton Singleton had 77 yards. Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Navy (4-4) 7 13 0 14 -- 34 Notre Dame (7-2) 10 7 7 14 -- Scoring Summary 1 12:12 ND 1 7:32 Navy 1 4:57 ND 2 8:04 Navy 2 6:18 ND 2 2:07 Navy 3 6:25 ND 4 14:56 Navy 4 12:51 ND 4 8:55 Navy 4 3:47 ND
Atkinson III 41-yd run (Brindza PAT) Reynolds 2-yd run (Sloan PAT) Brindza 26-yd field goal Swain 11-yd run (Sloan PAT) Jones 36-yd pass from Rees (Brindza PAT) Reynolds 3-yd run (Sloan PAT failed) Koyack 17-yd pass from Rees (Brindza PAT) Reynolds 4-yd run (Sloan PAT) McDaniel 4-yd run (Brindza PAT) Aiken 34-yd pass from Reynolds (Sloan PAT) Folston 1-yd run (Brindza PAT)
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7-67, 2:48 9-56, 4:40 7-67, 2:35 10-77, 4:55 4-73, 1:46 11-75, 4:11 11-84, 4:37 13-75, 6:29 6-76, 2:05 7-70, 3:56 11-76, 5:08
Team Stats Navy NOTRE DAME FIRST DOWNS 28 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 70-331 36-264 PASSING YARDS (NET) 88 242 Passes Comp-Att-Int 6-9-0 12-20-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-419 56-506 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-137 5-113 Interception Returns-Yards 2-11 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 2-39.5 0-0.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 0-0 5-55 Time of Possession 37:36 22:24 Third-Down Conversions 10-16 2-5 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-3 1-1 Individual Leaders Rushing: Navy - Swain 16-85, Singleton 16-77, Brown 7-55, Reynolds 22-53, Whiteside 7-48, Sanders 1-13, Lynch 1-0. Notre Dame - Folston 18-140, Atkinson III 7-74, McDaniel 7-52, Daniels 1-2, Team 3-(-4). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Reynolds 6-9-0, 88. Notre Dame - Rees 12-20-2, 242. Receiving: Navy - Thomas 2-25, Bolena 2-17, Aiken 1-34, Dudeck 1-12. Notre Dame - Jones 4-111, Niklas 2-44, Koyack 2-34, Daniels 2-33, Prosise 1-13, Brown 1-7. Interceptions: Navy - Clements 1-(-1), Gaines 1-12. Notre Dame - None. Sacks (#Yds): Navy - None. Notre Dame - Calabrese 0.5-2, Okwara 0.5-3. Tackles: Navy - Peterson 12, Bertrand 9, Gaines 9, W. Ryder 6, Sargenti 4. Notre Dame - Schwenke 11, Calabrese 10, Cox 9, Farley 8, Shembo 6.
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2013 game-by-game results Game 9 H Navy 42, Hawai’i 28
Nov. 9, 2013 • Annapolis, Md. • NMC Memorial stadium • 33,327 • (AP) Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds ran for four touchdowns, including one for 67 yards, and threw for another as the Midshipmen (5-4) kept the Rainbow Warriors winless with a 42-28 victory. • Sean Schroeder completed 29 of 33 passes for 246 yards with three touchdowns, while running back Joey Iosefa rushed for 191 yards and a touchdown on a school-record 35 carries for Hawai’i (0-9). • Reynolds also finished with a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries. He now has 18 rushing touchdowns on the season, one behind Colorado State running back Kapri Bibbs for most in the nation. • With the game tied at 14, an interception by Hawaii’s John Hardy-Tuliau was nullified by a roughing-the-passer penalty on the first drive of the third quarter. Three plays later, Navy fullback Quinton Singleton made them pay with a 12-yard touchdown run. • Reynolds then scored from 6 yards to increase the lead to 28-14 with 4:39 left in the third quarter. Hawai’i went to a no-huddle offense and put together an 18-play, 99-yard drive, capped by a 6-yard run by Iosefa to pull within a touchdown. • On the ensuing drive, however, Reynolds ran 67 yards to increase the margin back to 35-21. It was the longest play of the season for Navy. • But Hawai’i would not go quietly and cut the margin again on a 6-yard pass from Schroeder to Clark Evans, who set a career high with nine catches. Once again, Reynolds answered with a 21-yard scoring run to put the game away with 1:36 left. • The Rainbow Warriors concluded a 10-day road trip that covered 9,863 miles, six time zones and a 47-10 loss to Utah State. Hawai’i entered the game as one of five winless teams in the FBS. • After Hawaii’s Donnie King Jr. fumbled a punt on his own 26, Reynolds found Geoffrey Whiteside in the corner of the end zone on the next play for a 7-0 lead with 10:08 left in the first quarter. Hawai’i tied the game with 6:21 left in the half on a 40-yard pass from Schroeder to Keith Kirkwood. • Navy retook the lead 14-7 on a 1-yard run by Reynolds, but the Rainbow Warriors knotted the score again on an 8-yard pass from Schroeder to Evans with 45 second left in the second quarter. Score By Quarters Hawai’i (0-9) Navy (5-4)
1 2 3 4 0 14 0 14 -- 7 7 14 14 --
Scoring Summary 1 10:08 Navy Whiteside 26-yd pass from Reynolds (Sloan PAT) 2 6:21 UH Kirkwood 40-yd pass from Schroeder (Hadden PAT) 2 3:37 Navy Reynolds 1-yd run (Sloan PAT) 2 0:45 UH Evans 8-yd pass from Schroeder (Hadden PAT) 3 9:52 Navy Singleton 12-yd run (Sloan PAT) 3 4:39 Navy Reynolds 6-yd run (Sloan PAT) 4 9:31 UH Iosefa 6-yd run (Hadden PAT) 4 8:51 Navy Reynolds 67-yd run (Sloan PAT) 4 4:36 UH Evans 6-yd pass from Schroeder (Hadden PAT) 4 1:36 Navy Reynolds 21-yd run (Sloan PAT) Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions
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1-26, 0:05 6-65, 1:57 8-75, 2:44 9-65, 2:52 11-70, 5:08 7-51, 3:12 18-99, 5:51 2-75, 0:40 13-72, 4:15 7-75, 3:00
HAWAI’I NAVY 28 24 47-218 61-383 246 59 29-33-0 4-8-0 80-464 69-442 0-0 0-0 2-10 0-0 6-111 1-23 0-0 0-0 3-27.7 3-40.7 2-2 0-0 10-82 4-35 30:22 29:38 7-14 6-13 2-2 1-3
Individual Leaders Rushing: Hawai’i - Iosefa 35-191, Woolsey 4-11, Schroeder 6-10, Saint Juste 2-6. Navy - Reynolds 28-226, Singleton 15-93, Brown 1-26, Staten 3-23, Sanders 1-8, Whiteside 2-7, Sha. White 3-5, Swain 4-4, Thomas 1-(-3), Team 3-(-6). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Hawai’i - Schroeder 29-33-0, 246. Navy - Reynolds 4-8-0, 59. Receiving: Hawai’i - Evans 9-62, Gant 6-32, Kirkwood 4-78, Stutzmann 4-31, Langkilde 2-20, Iosefa 2-14, King 1-12, Harding 1-(-3). Navy - Whiteside 1-26, Sanders 1-18, Lynch 1-10, Staten 1-5. Interceptions: Hawai’i - None. Navy - None. Sacks (#Yds): Hawai’i - Hardy-Tuliau 1.0-10. Navy - Drake 1.5-8. Tackles: Hawai’i - Hardy-Tuliau 10, Daley 10, Henderson 6, Laurel 5, Garcia-Williams 5, Jackson 5, Clay 5. Navy - Sargenti 14, Peterson 14, W. Ryder 12, Johnson 9, Clements 9.
Game 10 H Navy 42, South Alabama 14
Nov. 16, 2013 • Annapolis, Md. • NMC Memorial stadium • 33,086 • (AP) Darius Staten made his final home appearance a memorable one with a career-high 127 yards on seven carries with a touchdown to lead Navy to a 42-14 victory over South Alabama. • The Mids, who scored 22 consecutive points in the second half, finished undefeated at home for the first time since 2004. • South Alabama’s Ross Metheny completed 18 of 27 passes for 160 yards with two touchdown passes to Shavarez Smith, who had five receptions for 65 yards. • Brandon Bridge replaced Metheny at quarterback and put together a 20-play, 89-yard drive that was stalled at the Navy 4 when Kendall Houston was stuffed by Cody Peterson on fourth-and-2 with 11:12 left in the game. Navy then put the game away on the next possession on a 45-yard touchdown pass from Keenan Reynolds to Matt Aiken. • Navy backup quarterback Tago Smith added another 24-yard scoring run with 2:17 left for the 42-14 lead. The Mids racked up 519 total yards, with 351 coming from the rushing attack. • Navy opened an early 3-0 lead on its first possession with a 37-yard field goal by Nick Sloan. The Jaguars then responded with a 14-play, 78-yard scoring drive, capped by a 4-yard pass from Metheny to Smith. • Staten then gave Navy a 10-7 lead with 13:24 left in the half with a 17-yard touchdown run. After being helped by a roughing the passer penalty on Navy’s Chris Johnson, South Alabama went ahead again when Metheny and Smith teamed up for a 22-yard touchdown. • The shootout continued on the next possession as Navy scored again on a 7-yard run by Shawn White, who carried three defenders into the end zone. The Mids increased the lead to 20-14 with 34 seconds remaining in the half on a 21-yard field goal by Sloan. Score By Quarters South Alabama (3-6) Navy (6-4) Scoring Summary 1 6:05 Navy 1 0:26 SA 2 13:24 Navy 2 9:02 SA 2 7:19 Navy 2 0:34 Navy 3 11:18 Navy 4 7:49 Navy 4 2:17 Navy
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Sloan 37-yd field goal Smith 4-yd pass from Metheny (Sunanon PAT) Staten 17-yd run (Sloan PAT) Smith 22-yd pass from Metheny (Sunanon PAT) White 7-yd run (Sloan PAT) Sloan 21-yd field goal Reynolds 1-yd run (Sloan PAT) Aiken 45-yd pass from Reynolds (Aiken from Reynolds PAT) Smith 24-yd run (Sloan PAT)
Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions
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S. ALABAMA NAVY 19 28 36-120 51-351 180 168 21-36-0 10-17-0 72-300 68-519 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-8 7-129 3-46 0-0 0-0 5-32.6 2-43.0 2-0 1-0 3-25 4-40 28:23 31:37 5-15 5-10 3-5 1-1
Individual Leaders Rushing: S. Alabama - Houston 11-36, Jones 7-31, Metheny 9-23, Bridge 4-20, Fetner 1-13, Valentin 1-3, Team 1-(-1), Harris 2-(-5). Navy - Staten 7-127, Reynolds 17-59, Thomas 4-40, Smith 3-38, Sha. White 6-34, Whiteside 4-17, Brown 1-14, Singleton 4-11, Sanders 1-9, Ezell 2-5, Team 2-(-3). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): S. Alabama - Metheny 18-27-0, 160; Bridge 3-9-0, 20. Navy - Reynolds 1017-0, 168. Receiving: S. Alabama - Smith 5-65, Saxton 5-48, Jones 3-19, Lavender 2-13, Jones 2-12, Waldon 1-11, Houston 1-5, Glover 1-4, Howton 1-3. Navy - Aiken 2-50, Whiteside 2-33, Bolena 2-31, Lynch 1-19, Sanders 1-17, Tillman 1-11, Dudeck 1-7. Interceptions: S. Alabama - None. Navy - None. Sacks (#Yds): S. Alabama - Kelley 1.0-8. Navy - Quessenberry 1.0-11. Tackles: S. Alabama - Williams 12, Brigham 7, LaVelle 5, Ford 4, Rich 4, Page 4. Navy - Peterson 8, Johnson 8, Gaines 6, Sargenti 6, W. Ryder 5.
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2013 game-by-game results Game 11 H Navy 58, San Jose St. 52 (3OT)
Nov. 22, 2013 • San Jose, Calif. • Spartan stadium • 16,876 • (AP) Keenan Reynolds set an NCAA record by scoring seven rushing touchdowns, including the game-winner in the third overtime, helping Navy down San Jose State, 58-52. • Reynolds rushed for 240 yards on 36 carries and became the fourth quarterback in Navy (7-4) history to rush and pass for more than 1,000 yards in the same season. Additionally he is now just the ninth quarterback in NCAA history to score as many as 20 rushing touchdowns. He has 26 on the year, one shy of tying the NCAA mark. • David Fales threw for 440 yards on 42 of 56 passing and five touchdowns for the Spartans (5-6). Jarrod Lawson rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. • Both teams scored touchdowns on their first two overtime possessions, with Fales connecting on a 10-yard pass with Kyle Nunn and Thomas Tucker running in from five yards out. Reynolds went 25 yards and seven yards for Navy. • Parrish Gaines intercepted a pass in the end zone to stop the Spartans’ third overtime drive and Reynolds went 25 yards on the next play for the win. • The Spartans took a 30-24 lead early in the fourth quarter on a 4-yard pass to Tyler. Fales ran in the two-point conversion. • Navy scored on Reynolds’ 38-yard run with 7:06 remaining to regain the lead at 31-30. • Midshipmen safety Wave Ryder recovered a fumble forced by William Tuider near mid-field. Reynolds went 20 yards for his fourth rushing score with 2:38 left. • The Spartans marched down the field, with no timeouts, to tie the game. Nunn caught a 2-yard pass for the touchdown and Jones hung on to the two-point try with no time on the clock to send it to overtime. Score By Quarters Navy (7-4) San Jose State (5-6) Scoring Summary 1 9:15 SJ 2 14:27 SJ 2 9:17 Navy 2 5:21 SJ 2 3:05 Navy 3 10:56 Navy 3 4:58 Navy 3 2:06 SJ 4 9:31 SJ 4 7:06 SJ 4 2:38 Navy 4 0:00 SJ OT1 --- SJ OT1 --- Navy OT2 --- Navy Ot2 --- SJ OT3 --- Navy
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Lopez 41-yd field goal Tucker 25-yd pass from Fales (Lopez PAT failed) Reynolds 12-yd run (Sloan PAT) Lawson 2-yd run (Lopez PAT) Sloan 37-yd field goal Reynolds 3-yd run (Sloan PAT) Staten 3-yd pass from Reynolds (Sloan PAT) Jones 23-yd pass from Fales (2-pt conv. failed) Winston 4-yd pass from Fales (Fales rush) Reynolds 38-yd run (Sloan PAT) Reynolds 20-yd run (Sloan PAT) Nunn 2-yd pass from Fales (Jones pass from Fales) Nunn 10-yd pass from Fales (Lopez PAT) Reynolds 25-yd run (Sloan PAT) Reynolds 7-yd run (Sloan PAT) Tucker 5-yd run (Lopez PAT) Reynolds 25-yd run
14-55, 5:45 12-77, 5:35 10-84, 5:10 9-75, 3:56 5-33, 2:16 9-75, 4:04 9-54, 4:36 7-77, 2:52 10-88, 4:05 5-70, 2:25 8-55, 3:09 14-75, 2:38 3-25, --1-25, --5-25, --3-25, --1-25, ---
Team Stats Navy SAN JOSE ST. FIRST DOWNS 29 32 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 62-432 39-160 PASSING YARDS (NET) 46 440 Passes Comp-Att-Int 4-6-0 42-56-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-478 95-600 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-24 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-98 5-109 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 1-38.0 1-52.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 1-15 4-51 Time of Possession 29:23 30:37 Third-Down Conversions 8-12 11-19 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-2 3-3 Individual Leaders Rushing: Navy - Reynolds 36-240, Whiteside 5-43, Staten 4-39, Sanders 6-36, Singleton 6-31, Brown 2-26, Thomas 2-15, Team (1-2). San Jose St. - Lawson 26-98, Tucker 11-62, Fales 2-0. Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Reynolds 4-6-0, 46. San Jose St. - Fales 42-56-1, 440. Receiving: Navy - Bolena 1-19, Brown 1-14, Aiken 1-10, Staten 1-3. San Jose St. - Winston 10-86, Tucker 9-107, Jones 7-101, Lawson 7-56, Nunn 5-41, Freeman 2-13, Crawley 1-30, Carr 1-6. Interceptions: Navy - Gaines 1-0. San Jose St. - None. Sacks (#Yds): Navy - Drake 0.5-1, Tuider 0.5-0. San Jose St. - Irving 1.0-4, Bacon 1.0-13, Tago 1.0-4. Tackles: Navy - Sargenti 18, Peterson 18, Bertrand 6, Krah 6, W. Ryder 6. San Jose St. - Smith 12, Roach 11, Connette 10, Ogburn 8, Tago 8.
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Dec. 14, 2013 • Philadelphia, Pa. • Lincoln Financial Field • 65,612 • (AP) Navy sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds ran for 136 yards and scored three touchdowns (47, 11 and 1 yard) to lead the Midshipmen to a 34-7 victory over Army, their 12th straight in the series. • He has 29 rushing touchdowns, breaking the NCAA single-season mark for a quarterback previously held by Ricky Dobbs (Navy, 2009) and Collin Klein (Kansas State, 2011), both of whom had 27. • Reynolds ran 30 times on a frozen, snow-covered field. He also caught a 2-point conversion pass on a trick play following his second touchdown. • His third score - with 46 seconds left in a lopsided game - gave him 176 points for the season, breaking the school record of 174 set by Bill Ingram in 1917. • Navy (8-4) won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the second consecutive season and ninth time in 11 years. The trophy is awarded to the service academy with the most victories in games between Navy, Army and Air Force. • The Midshipmen haven’t lost to Army since 2001 and lead the series 58-49-7. Navy’s 12-game run is the longest in the history of the rivalry that began in 1890. • Niumatalolo became the second coach in Navy history to start his coaching career 6-0 against Army, matching Paul Johnson (2002-07). • The snow that was forecast in the morning hours began during the pregame pageantry that makes this game a one-of-a-kind spectacle. Making his first collegiate start, Army quarterback A.J. Schurr lost the handle on the wet football with his arm cocked to throw. Teammate Larry Dixon recovered, but the 20-yard loss doomed the Black Knights to end their first possession with a punt. • Schurr fumbled on the next drive, too, and this time Navy recovered at its own 38. That ended his day. • Following the turnover, Navy fullback Quinton Singleton burst through a hole in the middle and ran 58 yards to the Army 4, setting up a field goal for a 3-0 lead late in the first quarter. • Midway through the second period, Navy fullback Noah Copeland ran 39 yards for a touchdown to make it 10-0. • With 2:38 left in the half, Reynolds gingerly picked his way through the Army defense on his record-tying touchdown run. Navy went into halftime leading 17-0. • Reynolds scored his record-breaking touchdown with 6:22 left, and the conversion pass from wide receiver Brendan Dudeck made it 28-7. Score By Quarters Army (3-9) Navy (8-4) Scoring Summary 1 1:22 Navy 2 8:15 Navy 2 2:38 Navy 3 6:36 Army 3 1:04 Navy 4 6:22 Navy 4 0:46 Navy
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Team Stats ARMY NAVY FIRST DOWNS 10 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-157 57-343 PASSING YARDS (NET) 50 10 Passes Comp-Att-Int 5-11-1 2-7-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-207 64-353 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 1-5 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-100 1-16 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-1 Punts (Number-Avg.) 6-36.3 6-41.2 Fumbles-Lost 5-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-50 1-10 Time of Possession 25:20 34:40 Third-Down Conversions 2-11 4-15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-2 2-3 Individual Leaders Rushing: Army - Baggett 11-41, Santiago 10-40, Giovannelli 7-38, Dixon 9-33, Tippett 2-10, Team 1-(-2), Schurr 5-(-3). Navy - Reynolds 30-136, Singleton 4-61, Copeland 5-54, Swain 6-25, Whiteside 2-21, Sanders 2-13, Staten 4-11, Dudeck 1-11, Brown 2-8, Thomas 1-3. Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Army - Santiago 5-10-1, 50; Schurr 0-1-0, 0. Navy - Reynolds 2-7-0, 10. Receiving: Army - Moss 5-50. Navy - Sanders 1-6, Lynch 1-4. Interceptions: Army - None. Navy - Clements 1-1. Sacks (#Yds): Army - None. Navy - None. Tackles: Army - Mackey 11, Glover 8, Bacon 8, Holloway 7, Tolbert 5, Kough 5. Navy - Peterson 11, Johnson 7, Sargenti 6, Drake 5, W. Ryder 4, Clements 4.
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2013 game-by-game results Game 13 H Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6
BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL Dec. 30, 2013 • Fort Worth, Texas • Amon G. Carter Stadium • 39,246 • (AP) Keenan Reynolds joined the 30-touchdown rushing club in Navy’s 24-6 victory over Middle Tennessee in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. • Reynolds had a three-yard score to cap the opening drive for Navy (9-4) and added a one-yarder in the fourth quarter. Already holding the NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, Reynolds upped his total to 31 to match Colorado State running back Kapri Bibbs, also a sophomore, for the national lead this season. • The only players with more rushing TDs in a season were Barry Sanders (37) with Oklahoma State and Wisconsin’s Montee Ball (33). • Navy piled up 366 yards rushing and finished its season with five straight victories. • The Blue Raiders (8-5) were held to a season low in points. They had finished the regular season with a five-game winning streak, averaging nearly 43 points a game in that stretch - since a 34-7 loss on Oct. 12 at North Texas. • Reynolds lost two fumbles, matching his total during the regular season, but Middle Tennessee failed to convert into points on either of the miscues. Both fumbles were recovered by linebacker T.T. Barber, Middle Tennessee’s MVP, after Navy drove inside the 20. • Down 10-6 at halftime, the Blue Raiders moved to the Navy seven on the opening drive of the second half. They went for it on fourth down instead of trying a short field goal, but fullback Corey Carmichael managed only a yard before getting taken down by Travis Bridges and George Jamison, who also had an interception. Score By Quarters Middle Tennesse (8-5) Navy (9-4) Scoring Summary 1 10:01 Navy 1 4:08 MT 2 14:16 Navy 2 6:38 MT 4 10:48 Navy 4 9:16 Navy
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Reynolds 3-yd run (Sloan PAT) Clark 43-yd field goal Sloan 32-yd field goal Clark 24-yd field goal Reynolds 1-yd run (Sloan PAT) Sanders 41-yd run (Sloan PAT)
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Team Stats MID. TENN. NAVY FIRST DOWNS 21 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-91 67-366 PASSING YARDS (NET) 218 19 Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-33-2 3-7-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-309 74-385 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-1 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-94 3-98 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-41 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-40.3 2-30.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-2 Penalties-Yards 6-74 2-18 Time of Possession 23:04 36:56 Third-Down Conversions 2-8 8-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 2-2 Individual Leaders Rushing: M. Tennessee - Bryson 9-43, Whatley 8-26, Tucker 4-15, Carmichael 3-9, Parker 1-4, Kilgore 2-(-6). Navy - Reynolds 20-86, Copeland 11-59, Sanders 5-53, Whiteside 8-44, Staten 6-37, Singleton 7-27, Brown 3-26, Swain 5-22, Smith 2-12. Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): M. Tennessee - Kilgore 19-33-2, 218. Navy - Reynolds 3-7-0, 19. Receiving: M. Tennessee - Griswould 9-106, Jefferson 5-79, Henry 2-21, Perkins 1-6, Bryson 1-3, Frazier 1-3. Navy - Whiteside 1-10, Sanders 1-6, Staten 1-3. Interceptions: M. Tennessee - None. Navy - Sargenti 1-24, Jamison 1-17. Sacks (#Yds): M. Tennessee - None. Navy - Drake 1.0-8. Tackles: M. Tennesseex - Byard 14, Roberts 10, Blunt 9, Antoine 9, Henry 8. Navy - Sargenti 7, Peterson 7, Jamison 6, Sarra 6, Johnson 6.
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2013 GAME-By-game starters Game-By-Game Starting Lineups Offense WR LT LG C RG RT WR SB QB SB FB Indiana Lynch Heap Stone Fleming Zuzek Vickers Bolena Whiteside Reynolds Staten Swain Delaware Aiken Heap Stone Fleming Zuzek Vickers Bolena Whiteside Reynolds Staten Swain W. Kentucky Aiken Heap Stone Fleming Zuzek Vickers Bolena Thomas Reynolds Staten Swain Air Force Aiken Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Greene Bolena Thomas Reynolds Staten Swain Duke Aiken Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Greene Bolena Thomas Reynolds Sanders Swain Toledo Aiken Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Greene Bolena Sanders Reynolds Staten Swain Pitt Aiken Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Greene Bolena Whiteside Reynolds Thomas Copeland Notre Dame Aiken Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Greene Bolena Whiteside Reynolds Thomas Swain Hawai’i Aiken Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Greene Bolena Whiteside Reynolds Staten Singleton S. Alabama Aiken Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Greene Lynch Thomas Reynolds Staten Singleton San Jose St. Aiken Heap Binns Ryder Zuzek Gaston Bolena Whiteside Reynolds Staten Singleton Army Lynch Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Gaston Bolena Sanders Reynolds Staten Copeland M. Tennessee Lynch Heap Binns Fleming Zuzek Gaston Bolena Whiteside Reynolds Staten Copeland Defense LE NG RE STR ILB ILB RAID LCB Rover FS RCB Indiana Quessenberry Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Clements Ryder Ferguson Gaines Delaware Quessenberry Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Clements Ryder Ferguson Gaines W. Kentucky Quessenberry Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Clements Ryder Ferguson Gaines Air Force Quessenberry Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Bertrand Ryder Ferguson Gaines Duke Quessenberry Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Bertrand Ryder Ferguson Gaines Toledo Quessenberry Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Bertrand Ryder Richardson Gaines Pitt Quessenberry Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Bertrand Ferguson Gaines Clements Notre Dame Quessenberry Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Bertrand Ferguson Gaines Clements Hawai’i Quessenberry Bridges Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Bertrand Ryder Gaines Clements S. Alabama Quessenberry Bridges Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Krah Ryder Gaines Clements San Jose St. Quessenberry Bridges Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Krah Ryder Gaines Clements Army Quessenberry Bridges Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Krah Ryder Gaines Clements M. Tennessee Anthony Sarra Palelei Johnson Peterson Sargenti Drake Bertrand Ryder Gaines Clements Bold indicates returning starter
2013 SEASON HIGHS Individual Rushing Attempts 36 Keenan Reynolds at San Jose State Yards Rushing 240 Keenan Reynolds at San Jose State Rushing Touchdowns 7 ^ Keenan Reynolds at San Jose State Long Rush 67 Keenan Reynolds vs. Hawai’i Pass Attempts 18 Keenan Reynolds vs. Pitt Pass Completions 10 Keenan Reynolds vs. Delaware 10 Keenan Reynolds vs. South Alabama Yards Passing 233 Keenan Reynolds vs. Delaware Passing Touchdowns 2 Kennan Reynolds vs. Delaware Long Pass 63 Keenan Reynolds vs. Delaware Receptions 3 DeBrandon Sanders & Casey Bolena vs. Delaware 3 Matt Aiken at Western Kentucky 3 DeBrandon Sanders at Duke Yards Receiving 6 DeBrandon Sanders vs. Delaware Long Reception 63 DeBrandon Sanders vs. Delaware Receiving Touchdowns 1 DeBrandon Sanders & Shawn Lynch vs. Delaware 1 Noah Copeland at Toledo 1 Marcus Thomas vs. Pitt 1 Matt Aiken at Notre Dame 1 Geoffrey Whiteside vs. Hawai’i 1 Matt Aiken vs. South Alabama 1 Darius Staten at San Jose State All-Purpose Yards 240 Keenan Reynolds at San Jose State All-Purpose Plays 36 Keenan Reynolds at San Jose State Total Offense 342 Keenan Reynolds vs. Delaware Total Offense Plays 42 Keenan Reynolds at San Jose State Field Goals 2 Nick Sloan at Indiana 2 Nick Sloan vs. South Alabama 2 Nick Sloan vs. Army Long Field Goal 40 Nick Sloan at Toledo Punts 6 Pablo Beltran vs. Air Force 6 Pablo Beltran vs. Army Punting Average 56.0 Pablo Beltran vs. Delaware Long Punt 62 Pablo Beltran at Duke Long Punt Return 24 Shawn Lynch at San Jose State Long Kick Return 53 Marcus Thomas at San Jose State Tackles 18 DJ Sargenti & Cody Peterson at San Jose State Sacks 1.5 Jordan Drake vs. Hawai’i Tackles for Loss 2 William Tuider at Western Kentucky 2 DJ Sargenti at San Jose State Interceptions 2 Chris Johnson vs. Air Force ^ indicates NCAA Record (by quarterback)
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Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo Alex Tardieu, Army Harrison Waid, San Jose State David Baska, Air Force Bernard Reedy, Toledo Michael Johnson, Delaware Junior Sylvestre, Toledo Allen Covington, Toledo Allen Covington, Toledo Jonathan Dowling, Western Kentucky
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2013 NAVY STATISTICS Schedule | Results Date Opponent Result Sept. 7 at Indiana W Sept. 14 Delaware W Sept. 28 at Western Kentucky L Oct. 5 Air Force W Oct. 12 at Duke L Oct. 19 at Toledo L (2OT) Oct. 26 Pitt W Nov. 2 at Notre Dame L Nov. 9 Hawai’i W Nov. 16 South Alabama W Nov. 22 at San Jose State W (3OT) Dec. 14 $ vs. Army W Dec. 30 ^ vs. Middle Tennessee W $ - Game played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) ^ - Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas)
Score 41-35 51-7 7-19 28-10 7-35 44-45 24-21 34-38 42-28 42-14 58-52 34-7 24-6
TV BTN CBS SN ESPNews CBS Raycom ESPNews CBS SN NBC CBS SN CBS SN ESPN2 CBS ESPN
Attendance 47,013 36,208 19,813 38,225 23,749 18,221 37,094 80,795 33,327 33,086 16,876 65,612 39,246
TEAM STATISTICS Navy Opponents SCORING 436 317 Points Per Game 33.5 24.4 FIRST DOWNS 309 283 Rushing 241 142 Passing 50 133 Penalty 18 8 RUSHING YARDAGE 4230 2325 Yards gained rushing 4489 2493 Yards lost rushing 259 168 Rushing Attempts 775 511 Average Per Rush 5.5 4.5 Average Per Game 325.4 178.8 TDs Rushing 50 17 PASSING YARDAGE 1117 2807 Comp-Att-Int 74-146-4 273-397-13 Average Per Pass 7.7 7.1 Average Per Catch 15.1 10.3 Average Per Game 85.9 215.9 TDs Passing 8 23 TOTAL OFFENSE 5347 5132 Total Plays 921 908 Average Per Play 5.8 5.7 Average Per Game 411.3 394.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 32-700 58-1151 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-74 11-72 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-120 4-21 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.9 19.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.4 6.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.2 5.2 FUMBLES-LOST 16-6 18-9 PENALTIES-Yards 34-282 70-657 Average Per Game 21.7 50.5 PUNTS-Yards 40-1657 39-1434 Average Per Punt 41.4 36.8 Net punt average 37.1 34.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 76-4642 56-3405 Average Per Kick 61.1 60.8 Net kick average 40.7 37.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:36 28:24 3RD-DOWN Conversions 89/174 79/172 3rd-Down Pct 51% 46% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 19/28 16/29 4th-Down Pct 68% 55% SACKS BY-Yards 11-57 18-143 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 58 41 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-14 9-14 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (53-61) 87% (35-45) 78% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (42-61) 69% (30-45) 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS (51-55) 93% (36-37) 97% ATTENDANCE 177940 206467 Games/Avg Per Game 5/35588 6/34411 Neutral Site Games 2/52429
SCORE BY QUARTERS Navy Opponents
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT 65 115 80 143 33 32 106 62 89 28
Total 436 317
Rushing Player GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long YPG Reynolds, Keenan 13 300 1524 178 1346 4.5 31 67 103.5 Swain, Chris 11 107 424 4 420 3.9 4 16 38.2 Staten, Darius 12 42 412 0 412 9.8 3 27 34.3 Whiteside, Geoffrey 10 49 365 2 363 7.4 3 31 36.3 Singleton, Quinton 13 65 361 0 361 5.6 2 58 27.8 Sanders, DeBrandon 12 42 343 3 340 8.1 1 41 28.3 Copeland, Noah 9 69 344 5 339 4.9 2 39 37.7 Thomas, Marcus 13 26 266 3 263 10.1 0 47 20.2 Brown, Demond 13 23 232 12 220 9.6 1 38 16.9 Smith, Tago 4 5 50 0 50 10.0 1 24 12.5 Hendrick, John 2 14 66 27 39 2.8 1 20 19.5 White, Shawn 8 9 39 0 39 4.3 1 10 4.9 Ezell, Quentin 10 6 28 0 28 4.7 0 8 2.8 Dudeck, Brendan 13 3 24 3 21 7.0 0 13 1.6 Williams-Jenkins, Ryan 7 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 5 1.3 Lynch, Shawn 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Akers, Kody 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 TEAM 9 11 2 20 -18 -1.6 0 0 -2.0 Total 13 775 4489 259 4230 5.5 50 67 325.4 Opponents 13 511 2493 168 2325 4.5 17 52 178.8 Passing Player Reynolds, Keenan Hendrick, John TEAM Dudeck, Brendan Total Opponents
GP Effic. Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G 13 139.99 68-128-2 53.1 1057 8 63 81.3 2 46.93 6-15-2 40.0 60 0 22 30.0 9 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 13 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 13 127.55 74-146-4 50.7 1117 8 63 85.9 13 140.73 273-397-13 68.8 2807 23 45 215.9
Receiving Player Sanders, DeBrandon Bolena, Casey Aiken, Matt Whiteside, Geoffrey Lynch, Shawn Staten, Darius Thomas, Marcus Dudeck, Brendan Copeland, Noah Brown, Demond Williams-Jenkins, Ryan Tillman, Jamir Singleton, Quinton Crayton, Devin Total Opponents
GP No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg/G 12 13 223 17.2 1 63 18.6 13 13 164 12.6 0 47 12.6 12 8 150 18.8 2 45 12.5 10 7 158 22.6 1 61 15.8 13 6 79 13.2 1 29 6.1 12 6 68 11.3 1 26 5.7 13 5 94 18.8 1 58 7.2 13 5 48 9.6 0 12 3.7 9 3 43 14.3 1 22 4.8 13 2 45 22.5 0 31 3.5 7 2 24 12.0 0 23 3.4 7 2 12 6.0 0 11 1.7 13 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.4 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 13 74 1117 15.1 8 63 85.9 13 273 2807 10.3 23 45 215.9
Total Offense Player Reynolds, Keenan Swain, Chris Staten, Darius Whiteside, Geoffrey Singleton, Quinton Sanders, DeBrandon Copeland, Noah Thomas, Marcus Brown, Demond Hendrick, John Smith, Tago White, Shawn Ezell, Quentin Dudeck, Brendan Williams-Jenkins, Ryan Akers, Kody TEAM Total Opponents
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GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 13 428 1346 1057 2403 184.8 11 107 420 0 420 38.2 12 42 412 0 412 34.3 10 49 363 0 363 36.3 13 65 361 0 361 27.8 12 42 340 0 340 28.3 9 69 339 0 339 37.7 13 26 263 0 263 20.2 13 23 220 0 220 16.9 2 29 39 60 99 49.5 4 5 50 0 50 12.5 8 9 39 0 39 4.9 10 6 28 0 28 2.8 13 3 21 0 21 1.6 7 2 9 0 9 1.3 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 9 14 -18 0 -18 -2.0 13 921 4230 1117 5347 411.3 13 908 2325 2807 5132 394.8
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2013 NAVY STATISTICS Scoring Reynolds, Keenan Sloan, Nick Staten, Darius Swain, Chris Whiteside, Geoffrey Copeland, Noah Aiken, Matt Singleton, Quinton Sanders, DeBrandon White, Shawn Brown, Demond Smith, Tago Hendrick, John Lynch, Shawn Thomas, Marcus Dudeck, Brendan Total Opponents
|--------------------- PATs ----------------------| TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts 31 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 188 0 11-14 51-55 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 14 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0 58 11-14 51-55 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 436 41 9-14 36-37 1-1 2 2-3 0 1 317
Punt Returns Player Lynch, Shawn Total Opponents
No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 10 74 7.4 0 24 10 74 7.4 0 24 11 72 6.5 0 33
Kick Returns Player Thomas, Marcus Brown, Demond Ezell, Quentin Whiteside, Geoffrey Total Opponents
No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 24 564 23.5 0 53 5 111 22.2 0 45 2 7 3.5 0 6 1 18 18.0 0 18 32 700 21.9 0 53 58 1151 19.8 0 37
Fumble Returns Player --Total Opponents Interceptions Player Gaines, Parrish Johnson, Chris Clements, Brendon Sargenti, DJ Jamison, George Ryder, Wave Total Opponents Field Goals Player Sloan, Nick TOTAL OPPONENTS
No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 78 19.5 1 68
Punting Player Beltran, Pablo Total Opponents
No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 Blk 40 1657 41.4 62 5 10 12 0 40 1657 41.4 62 5 10 12 0 39 1434 36.8 57 0 13 12 0
Kickoffs Player Grebe, Austin Total Opponents
No. 76 76 56
All-Purpose Yardage Player Reynolds, Keenan Thomas, Marcus Sanders, DeBrandon Whiteside, Geoffrey Staten, Darius Swain, Chris Copeland, Noah Brown, Demond Singleton, Quinton Bolena, Casey Lynch, Shawn Aiken, Matt Dudeck, Brendan Smith, Tago White, Shawn Hendrick, John Johnson, Chris Ezell, Quentin Williams-Jenkins, Ryan Gaines, Parrish Sargenti, DJ Jamison, George Tillman, Jamir Crayton, Devin Ryder, Wave Akers, Kody TEAM Total Opponents
Yds. 4642 4642 3405
No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 3 33 11.0 0 21 3 39 13.0 0 27 3 0 0.0 0 1 2 32 16.0 0 24 1 17 17.0 0 17 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 13 120 9.2 0 27 4 21 5.2 0 21 FGM-A Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Blk 11-14 78.6 0-0 4-5 6-8 1-1 0-0 40 0 11-14 78.6 0-0 4-5 6-8 1-1 0-0 40 0 9-14 64.3 0-0 3-4 1-3 5-6 0-1 47 0
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TB OB Retn Net YdLn 16 2 16 2 1151 40.7 24 24 0 700 37.6 27
GP Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Tot. Avg/G 13 1346 0 0 0 0 1346 103.5 13 263 94 0 564 0 921 70.8 12 340 223 0 0 0 563 46.9 10 363 158 0 18 0 539 53.9 12 412 68 0 0 0 480 40.0 11 420 0 0 0 0 420 38.2 9 339 43 0 0 0 382 42.4 13 220 45 0 111 0 376 28.9 13 361 5 0 0 0 366 28.2 13 0 164 0 0 0 164 12.6 13 0 79 74 0 0 153 11.8 12 0 150 0 0 0 150 12.5 13 21 48 0 0 0 69 5.3 4 50 0 0 0 0 50 12.5 8 39 0 0 0 0 39 4.9 2 39 0 0 0 0 39 19.5 13 0 0 0 0 39 39 3.0 10 28 0 0 7 0 35 3.5 7 9 24 0 0 0 33 4.7 13 0 0 0 0 33 33 2.5 13 0 0 0 0 32 32 2.5 13 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.3 7 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.7 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 4.0 13 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 9 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -2.0 13 4230 1117 74 700 120 6241 480.1 13 2325 2807 72 1151 21 6376 490.5
Field Goal Sequence Opponent Navy Opponents Indiana (23), 32, (33) --Delaware (24) --Western Kentucky --- (30), 36 Air Force --- (45), 50 Duke 29 --Toledo 38, (40) (47) Pitt (30) (25), (44) Notre Dame --- (26) Hawai’i --- 36, 27 South Alabama (37), (21) --San Jose State (37) (41), 46 Army (20), (34) --Middle Tennessee (32) (43), (24) • Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made
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2013 NAVY STATISTICS No. Player GP Solo Ast. Total TFL-Yds. Sacks Int.-Yds. PBU QBH FR FF Blk Saf 53 Peterson, Cody 13 94 48 142 5.5-8 1.0-2 . 1 1 . . . . 52 Sargenti, DJ 13 71 39 110 7.0-22 1.0-8 2-32 2 3 . 1 . . 46 Johnson, Chris 13 51 33 84 3.0-5 . 3-39 3 . 2-0 . . . 2 Gaines, Parrish 13 43 22 65 2.0-2 . 3-33 2 . . . . . 8 Ryder, Wave 13 36 22 58 0.5-0 . 1--1 2 . 1-0 . . . 1 Clements, Brendon 13 39 10 49 2.5-8 . 3-0 4 . . 2 . . 17 Bertrand, Kwazel 9 29 14 43 2.0-6 . . 2 . . . . . 13 Drake, Jordan 13 21 22 43 3.0-17 3.0-17 . . 1 . 1 . . 38 Tuider, William 13 19 13 32 4.0-10 2.0-5 . 1 3 . 1 . . 23 Ferguson, Chris 7 21 11 32 1.0-5 . . . . . . . . 90 Anthony, Will 13 13 14 27 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 72 Bridges, Travis 13 13 12 25 . . . . . . 1 . . 45 Quessenberry, Paul 12 12 13 25 3.0-13 1.0-11 . . 5 1-0 . . . 3 Richardson, Lonnie 13 12 13 25 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 2 . . 58 Palelei, Evan 13 15 9 24 2.0-6 1.0-5 . . . . 1 . . 77 Sarra, Bernard 10 10 14 24 . . . . 2 . . . . 9 Krah, Myer 12 15 6 21 . . . 2 . 1-0 1 . . 44 Uzoma, Obi 13 7 14 21 2.0-9 2.0-9 . . . . . . . 42 Jamison, George 13 5 5 10 . . 1-17 . . 1-0 . . . 5 Adams, Quincy 13 8 2 10 . . . . . . 1 . . 50 Pearson, Don 11 7 1 8 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 22 Gulley, Toneo 10 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . . 91 Davis, Aaron 12 4 2 6 . . . . 1 . . . . 36 Singleton, Quinton 13 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . 51 Britton, James 12 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . 54 Goble, Tyler 7 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . . 69 Dabney, Barry 12 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . . 40 Royds, Ed 5 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 43 Grebe, Austin 13 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . 93 Cardona, Joe 13 4 . 4 . . . . . . 1 . . 81 Dudeck, Brendan 13 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 26 Thomas, Marcus 13 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . . 25 Brown, Demond 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 24 Williams-Jenkins, Ryan 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 62 Heap, Bradyn 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 86 Tillman, Jamir 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 6 Sloan, Nick 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 28 Robinson, Edward 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 14 Felder, Albrey 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 55 Tuimavave, Michael 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 15 Barbour, Lorentez 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 7 White, Shelley 7 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 10 Hendrick, John 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 49 Lewis, Anthony 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 33 Polamalu, Maika 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 95 Nurthen, Chris 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 21 Sanders, DeBrandon 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 99 Reaver, Sean 11 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . Total 13 587 362 949 39-114 11-57 13-120 20 17 9-0 12 . . Opponents 13 597 408 1005 47.0-214 18-143 4-21 14 16 6-78 10 . 1
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