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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
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2010 Spring Notebook ......................................................................4-11 Rosters ...........................................................................................12-13 Midshipmen Profiles .......................................................................14-35 Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo .............................................................36 Coaching Staff/Support Staff ..........................................................37-45 2009 Game Recaps........................................................................46-52 2009 Statistics ................................................................................53-56
Location ...........................................................................Annapolis, Md. Enrollment ......................................................................................4,300 Founded ............................................................................Oct. 10, 1845 Nickname ...................................................................Mids, Midshipmen Colors .....................................................................Navy Blue and Gold Stadium .....................................Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Capacity .......................................................................................34,000 Superintendent ..............................Vice Admiral Jeffrey L. Fowler, USN Commandant ........................................Capt. Matthew L. Klunder, USN Director of Athletics .........................................................Chet Gladchuk Offensive System ........................................................................Spread Defensive System ......................................................................Multiple Head Coach .................................................................Ken Niumatalolo Overall Record ............................................................18-10, Third Year Record at Navy ...........................................................18-10, Third Year 2009 Record ....................................................................................10-4 ................(won the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and the Texas Bowl) Lettermen Returning/Lost .............................................................37/30 Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost .............................................18/14 Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................................15/15 Specialists Lettermen Returning/Lost ...............................................4/1 Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................16/10 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost .....................................................7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................5/6 Specialist Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................4/0 Offensive Line (Tackles) .....................................................Chris Culton Defensive Line .....................................................................Justin Davis Slot Backs ............................................................................Joe DuPaix Outside Linebackers ......................................................Tony Grantham Defensive Coordinator/Secondary ....................................Buddy Green Offensive Line (Center/Guards) .......................................Ashley Ingram Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks .....................................Ivin Jasper Inside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator .................Steve Johns Outside Linebackers ............................................................Keith Jones Fullbacks ..............................................................................Mike Judge Wide Receivers ............................................................Danny O’Rourke Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator .............................Dale Pehrson Secondary .....................................................................Napoleon Sykes Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Performance .....................Mike Brass Military Liaison .......................................Capt. Bryce McDonald, USMC Officer Representative .................................Cmdr. Keith Hoskins, USN Asst. Athletic Director for Equipment Operations .....Greg Morgenthaler Asst. Athletic Director for Athletic Training Services ....................Jeff Fair Video Coordinator ............................................................John McGuire Asst. Video Coordinator ......................................................Todd Green Administrative Assistant .......................................................Shari Marra Administrative Assistant .......................................................Lois Gareis
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Ricky Dobbs And Wyatt Middleton Selected 2010 Team Captains
Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo announced at the Navy Football Banquet that quarterback Ricky Dobbs (Douglasville, Ga.) and safety Wyatt Middleton (Norcross, Ga.) have been elected team captains for the 2010 football season by their teammates. "It's a great honor for Ricky and Wyatt to be elected team captains by their teammates and there is no doubt in my mind they will do a phenomenal job," said Niumatalolo. "They have been team leaders since the day they set foot on campus and I am confident they will provide great leadership on the field, in the classroom and in Bancroft Hall.” Dobbs and Middleton led Navy to a school-record-tying 10 wins in 2009, a seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, a seventh-consecutive bowl game, a victory over Notre Dame for the second time in three years and a 35-13 thrashing of Missouri to win the Texas Bowl. Despite playing with a broken kneecap over the final six games and missing the majority of two games, Dobbs scored a school-record 27 touchdowns and set the NCAA record for single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Additionally, he was ranked No. 2 nationally in touchdowns scored (27) and points per game, averaging 12.46 points per contest. He finished 12th in points-responsible-for per game (rushing and passing touchdowns), averaging 15.23 points per contest. He played a role in 33 of the Mids’ 51 touchdowns in 2009 (27 rushing, six passing) and his 198 points-responsible-for set a school record. His 35-career rushing touchdowns are second on the Navy all-time list, while his 35-career total touchdowns are also second. He is just the third quarterback in school history and 37th quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 yards in a single season. Dobbs has compiled a career record of 10-3 (.769) as a starter, rushing for over 100 yards in nine of his 13 career starts and scoring at least one touchdown in every start. Middleton was named a 2009 First-Team All-East selection after recording 68 tackles, a team-high four interceptions and breaking up seven passes. He was part of a defense that did not allow a touchdown against Army or Air Force, was ranked 18th in the nation in scoring defense (19.4 points per game) and was the sixth-best red zone defense in the country. He had huge games last fall against Pittsburgh (nine tackles), Air Force (nine tackles and two passes broken up), Temple (two interceptions), Notre Dame (eight tackles), Delaware (seven tackles and three passes broken up) and Missouri (fourth quarter interception to seal the game and broke up a pass).
Mids Set For Spring Practice
With 16 returning starters and 37 returning letterwinners off a team that won a seventh-straight Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and made a seventh-straight appearance in a bowl game, third-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo is excited to put his team through spring drills. Spring practice will start Monday, March 29, at 4:00 p.m., and will take place every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday for the first three weeks and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for the final week. The Mids will scrimmage Saturday, April 10, and Saturday, April 17, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Both scrimmages will start at 9:30 a.m. The annual Blue-Gold game will take place Friday, April 23 at 7 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. A full practice schedule is available on the back cover of the spring prospectus. Practice times and dates are subject to change.
Navy Announces 2010 Schedule
Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced the 2010 football schedule in early January, which includes five games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and three neutral site games in NFL venues. The Mids will play four teams that played in a bowl in 2009, including two conference champions. Air Force won the Armed Forces Bowl, SMU won the Hawai’i Bowl, Central Michigan won the Mid-American Conference as well as the GMAC Bowl, while East Carolina was the Conference USA Champion and played in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Navy will kick off the 2010 campaign on Sept. 6 against Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Information on season tickets is available by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY or at www.navysports.com. The six-game season ticket package will include five home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and the Maryland game at M&T Bank Stadium. CBS College Sports will televise all five games played in Annapolis, while the Notre Dame and Army games will be televised by CBS. ESPN will televise the Maryland game.
2010 Navy Football Schedule
Date Opponent Time 9-6 vs. Maryland ^ 4:00 PM 9-11 Georgia Southern TBA 9-18 at Louisiana Tech 7:00 PM 10-2 at Air Force TBA 10-9 at Wake Forest TBA 10-16 SMU TBA 10-23 vs. Notre Dame * TBA 10-30 Duke TBA 11-6 at East Carolina TBA 11-13 Central Michigan TBA 11-20 Arkansas State TBA 12-11 vs. Army + TBA ^ - M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.) * - The New Meadowlands (East Rutherford, N.J.) + - Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Navy Finishes 2009 Just Outside of Top 25 in Polls
The Navy football team (10-4) finished the 2009 campaign ranked 26th in the USA Today / Coaches Poll and 28th in the Associated Press Poll. The Mids were one of just 21 teams that concluded the year with 10 or more wins. According to the USA Today / Coaches Poll, Navy entered the bowl season ranked 39th with just one voting point. Thanks to a 35-13 thrashing of Missouri, the Mids picked up a remarkable 88 points to finish just three points out of the top 25 behind Oklahoma State (9-4). Navy opponents Ohio State (fifth) and Pittsburgh (15th) finished the year in the top 25, while next year's opponent, Central Michigan, finished 24th. Air Force finished 39th with seven points and SMU was 43rd with one point. Navy was not receiving any votes in the Associated Press Poll upon entering bowl play, but picked up 85 voting points to finish 28th, just six points behind No. 25 West Virginia (9-4). Ohio State finished fifth, Pitt was 15th and Central Michigan was 23rd in the final AP Poll. Air Force finished with just three voting points to finish 38th. The final USA Today/Coaches vote is not made public, however the final Associated Press vote was available. Thirty-one of the 59 Associated Press voters put Navy in their top 25. The highest ranking Navy received was No. 19 from Doug Doughty of the Roanoke Times. Brett McMurphy from AOL Fanhouse and Mike DiRocco from the Florida TimesUnion ranked Navy 20th. Army beat writer Sal Interdonato of the Middletown TimesHerald Record voted Navy 21st, Ohio State beat writer Doug Lesmerises from the Columbus Dispatch voted Navy 23rd, Notre Dame beat writer Pete DiPrimio of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel voted Navy 24th and Air Force beat writer Jake Schaller of the Colorado Springs Gazette voted Navy 25th. Those not voting for Navy include Barker Davis from the Washington Times, Notre Dame beat writer Eric Hansen of the South Bend Tribune, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Paul Arnett of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Tom Hart of CBS College Sports and the ESPN trio of Chris Fowler, Craig James and Kirk Herbstreit. Teddy Feinberg of the Las Cruces Sun-News voted Air Force 24th and did not put Navy in his top 25.
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Setting the Stage For 2010
Navy returns its top six rushers (QB Ricky Dobbs, FB Vince Murray, SB Marcus Curry, FB Alexander Teich, SB Gee Gee Greene and QB Kriss Proctor). The Mids return four of their top five receivers (Curry, Mario Washington, Greg Jones and Mike Schupp). Navy loses its top two tacklers (Ross Pospisil and Tony Haberer) and five of the top 10 (Ram Vela, Craig Schaefer and Blake Carter). Dobbs returns after rushing for 27 touchdowns in 2009, an NCAA record for a quarterback. Dobbs is just the third quarterback (Chris McCoy in 1997 and Craig Candeto in 2003) in school history to rush (1,203 yards) and throw (1,031 yards) for over 1,000 yards in a season. No Navy player has ever accomplished this feat twice. Navy’s top two returning fullbacks, Vince Murray and Alexander Teich, combined to rush for 1,347 yards and six touchdowns on 252 carries (5.3 yards per carry) in 2009. The Mids will try and regain their title as the top rushing team in the country after finishing fourth (280.5 yds/gm) last year. Navy had won the rushing title an NCAArecord four-consecutive years (2005-08). The defense enters the 2010 season having not given up a touchdown to Service Academy rivals Air Force and Army in 12 quarters (plus one overtime period). The Mids have not given up a touchdown to Army in 12 quarters. Navy will be vying for an eighth-straight Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and an eighth-straight bowl game. If the Mids win at least six games they will play in the Poinsettia Bowl.
Mids Win Texas Bowl In Dominating Fashion
Quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries and completed nine of his 14 pass attempts for 130 yards and a touchdown, while the Navy defense held Missouri to just one touchdown as the Mids routed the Tigers, 35-13, in front of an announced crowd of 69,441 at the Texas Bowl. Dobbs set a Navy bowl record for rushing yards and tied the record for carries and rushing touchdowns en route to being named the Texas Bowl MVP. Slot back Marcus Curry also had a big day, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and catching five passes for 97 yards.
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS The Navy defense opened the game in a 2-4-5 alignment that befuddled the Missouri offense all day. After giving up a 58-yard touchdown pass from Blaine Gabbert to Danario Alexander on the second play of the game, the Mids allowed just six points over the final 59:24. After the Alexander touchdown run on the second play of the game, Navy tied it on a one-yard touchdown run by Dobbs with 2:58 left in the first quarter and then took the lead for good on a 12-yard run by Dobbs with 45 seconds left in the half. That touchdown was set up by a Ram Vela fumble recovery. Bobby Doyle’s three-yard touchdown reception on a slant route from Dobbs extended the lead to 21-10 early in the third quarter and then Navy put the game away in the fourth on Curry’s 11-yard touchdown run and a one-yard touchdown run by Dobbs. The Mids gashed the Missouri defense, which entered the game ranked 11th in the country against the run, for 515 yards, including a Texas Bowl-record 385 yards on the ground. Missouri was held to 356 yards of total offense, including a paltry 65 rushing yards. Linebacker Ross Pospisil led the Navy defense with nine tackles, 1.5 sacks and an interception, while outside linebacker Craig Schaefer had eight tackles, three tackles for a loss and a sack. Safety Wyatt Middleton added an interception and Vela recovered a fumble.
Middleton, Buckley Named First-Team All-East
Safety Wyatt Middleton and kicker Joe Buckley were named First Team AllEast by the ECAC. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs was edged out for first team by Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark. MIddleton recorded 68 tackles on the year, tied for the third most on the team and the most of anybody in the secondary. He led the Mids with four interceptions and seven passes broken up, while tying for the team lead with two fumble recoveries. Buckley was stellar in his junior year, making 10 of his 13 field goal attempts and all 44 of his extra-points. He was seven-for-seven on kicks from 35 yards on out.
Mids Tie School Record For Wins
Navy defeated Missouri, 35-13, in the Texas Bowl, giving the Mids a schoolrecord 10th victory. It is just the third time in school history (129 years) that Navy has won 10 games in a season. The 1905 squad finished 10-1-1, while the 2004 team went 10-2. Navy has won eight or more games in each of the last seven seasons. Consecutive Seasons with Eight or More Wins (current streak) Rk No Team 1. 13 Georgia 2. 12 Texas 12 Virginia Tech 4. 11 Boise State 5. 10 LSU 10 Oklahoma 7. 9 Boston College 8. 8 Ohio State 8 USC 8 Texas Tech 8 West Virginia 12. 7 Navy
Niumatalolo Makes History
He is just the second coach since World War II to lead Navy to a winning record in his first two years at the helm, joining Wayne Hardin (5-4-1 in 1959 and 9-2 in 1960) on the exclusive list. Niumatalolo’s eight wins in his first year are tied for the fourth most by a first-year coach in school history. Meanwhile, his 18 wins (18-9) are the most wins in school history by a Navy head coach in his first two seasons. He is the only coach in the top eight that has coached at Navy in the last 65 years. Niumatalolo became the first coach to lead an unranked Navy squad over a ranked Notre Dame squad since 1936 (which was the first year of the polls) when Tom Hamilton led Navy to a 3-0 victory over Notre Dame. He is the first head coach in Service Academy history to win the CommanderIn-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 Division IA history (Larry Price, who was the head coach at Hawai'i from 1974-76 was the first).
Mids Among the Most Successful Teams Nationally
Navy clinched its seventh-consecutive winning season last fall with a 35-18 victory over Delaware. The seven-straight winning seasons are the most by Navy since the Mids enjoyed 10-straight winning seasons from 1952-61. The Mids own a 61-29 (.678) record over the last-seven years after posting a 330 (.091) mark from 2000-02. The 61 wins are the 17th most in the country over that time span.
Most Wins At Navy In First Two Years As Head Coach Rk Team Wins Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-09 18-9* .667 Paul Dashiell, 1904-05 17-3-2 .818 3. Bill Armstrong, 1897-98 15-2 .882 Bill Ingram, 1926-27 15-3-1 .816 5. Doug Howard, 1912-13 13-4-1 .750 Oscar Hagberg, 1944-45 13-4-1 .750 Tom Hamilton, 1934-35 13-5-0 .722 Frank Berrien, 1908-09 13-5-2 .700 *Niumatalolo was the head coach for the Poinsettia Bowl at the end of the 2007 season to account for his 10th loss
Most Wins Over the Last Seven Years (2003-present) Rk Wins Team 1. 82 Boise State 2. 80 USC 3. 77 Texas 4. 74 Ohio State 74 Oklahoma 6. 73 LSU 7. 72 Florida 8. 70 Virginia Tech 9. 69 TCU 69 Utah 69 Georgia 12. 67 West Virginia 13. 64 Boston College 64 Wisconsin 15. 63 Auburn 63 Texas Tech 17. 61 Navy 18. 60 Cal 19. 59 Iowa 20. 58 Missouri 58 Hawai’i
Dobbs Named Honorable Mention All-American By College Football News
Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs capped a remarkable 2009 season by being named an Honorable Mention All-American by College Football News. Dobbs finished his junior campaign with 1,203 yards rushing and 27 touchdowns and threw for 1,031 yards and six touchdowns. His 27 rushing touchdowns are the most in NCAA history by a quarterback, while he is just the third quarterback in school history to rush and pass for more than 1,000 yards in a single season.
Navy’s Losses Came To Tough Opponents
Navy’s four losses in 2009 came at the hands of opponents with a combined record of 36-16 (.692) with three of the four teams earning bowl invitations (Ohio State, Pitt and Temple). Additionally, two of the four losses came against teams ranked in the top 15. Navy lost to Big 10 and Rose Bowl Champion No. 5 Ohio State (11-2), Meineke Car Care Bowl Champion No. 15 Pitt (10-3), EagleBank Bowl participant Temple (10-3) and Hawai’i (6-7). Navy played Temple without the services of starting quarterback Ricky Dobbs. Navy owned victories over Armed Service Bowl Champion Air Force (8-5), Hawai’i Bowl Champion SMU (8-5) and Notre Dame (6-6). Notre Dame declined the opportunity to play in a bowl last year.
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Navy (Missouri), BYU (Oregon State) and Utah (Cal) were the only non-BCS schools to beat a BCS school in a bowl game in 2009.
Disciplined Football
Navy finished the 2009 season ranked No. 1 in the country in fewest penalties per game (3.4) and fewest penalty yards per game (29.6).
Most BCS Wins by a Non-BCS School (Since 2003) Rk Wins Team 1. 16 Navy 2. 15 Utah 3. 12 TCU 4. 10 Fresno State 5. 9 BYU 6. 8 Hawai’i 7. 6 East Carolina 6 Houston 9. 5 Toledo 10. 4 Bowling Green 4 New Mexico 4 Boise State 4 Northern Illinois
Fewest Penalties Per Game Rk Penalties/Gm Team 1. 3.4 Navy 2. 3.9 Connecticut 3. 4.0 UCF 4. 4.3 Penn State 5. 4.4 Iowa Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game Rk Yards/Gm Team 1. 29.6 Navy 2. 29.7 Connecticut 3. 31.2 Penn State 4. 34.4 Iowa 5. 37.6 UCF
Mids Find Success On Third Down
The Navy offense converted 91 of its 196 third-down opportunities in 2009 (.464), which was the 11th-best conversion rate in the country.
Mids Consistently One Of The Top Rushing Teams In The Country
Over the last eight years, Navy has consistently been one of the top rushing teams in the country, never finishing lower than fourth. In 2002, Navy finished third in the country in rushing, averaging 270.8 yards per game. In 2003, Navy led the nation in rushing, averaging a then school-record 323.2 yards per game. In 2005, Navy led the country in rushing for the second time in three years, averaging 318.7 yards per game. Navy finished the 2006 campaign averaging a nation’s-best and then schoolrecord 327.0 yards per game. The Mids rushed for a school-record 348.8 yards per game in 2007, becoming the first team in NCAA history to lead the nation in rushing three-consecutive years. The 348.8 yards per game are the most yards rushing by a FBS team since Nebraska averaged 349.3 yards per game in 2000. In 2008, Navy led the country in rushing for an unprecedented fourth-straight year, averaging 292.4 yards per game. In 2009, Navy finished fourth in the nation in rushing, averaging 280.5 yards per game. Navy Rushing Attack Year Nat’l Rank 2002 3rd 2003 1st 2004 3rd 2005 1st 2006 1st 2007 1st 2008 1st 2009 4th
2009 NCAA Leaders In Offensive Third-Down Efficiency Rk Pct Conv-Att School 1. .556 94-169 BYU 2. .523 104-199 Georgia Tech 3. .513 98-191 Houston 4. .505 104-206 Texas A&M 5. .500 92-184 Central Michigan 6. .497 79-159 Nevada 7. .492 87-177 Florida 8. .484 88-182 Penn State 9. .481 76-158 Idaho 10. .475 85-179 Wisconsin 11. .464 91-196 Navy 12. .464 77-166 UNLV 13. .463 74-160 Florida State 14. .462 78-169 Washington 15. .459 84-183 Oregon State
Navy Ranked 18th In Scoring Defense In 2009
Avg 270.8 323.2 289.5 318.7 327.0 • 348.8 292.4 280.5
The Navy defense allowed just 19.4 points per game last fall, the 18th-best scoring average in the country. The Mids did not allow an offensive touchdown against their two biggest rivals Air Force and Army. In fact, Army’s last touchdown against the Mids was scored in the fourth quarter of the 2006 game. Top NCAA Scoring Defenses Rk PPG Team 1. 10.4 Nebraska 2. 11.7 Alabama 3. 12.2 Penn State 4. 12.4 Florida 5. 12.5 Ohio State 6. 12.8 TCU 7. 14.5 Oklahoma 8. 15.4 Iowa 9. 15.6 Virginia Tech 10. 15.7 Air Force 11. 16.2 LSU 12. 16.7 Texas 13. 17.1 North Carolina 17.1 Boise State 15. 17.7 Mississippi 16. 17.9 Rutgers 17. 18.9 Central Michigan 18. 19.4 Navy 19. 19.8 Boston College 19.8 Pitt 19.8 South Florida
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2009 FBS Leaders in Rushing Yards Per Game Rk Avg Team 1. 344.9 Nevada 2. 295.4 Georgia Tech 3. 283.5 Air Force 4. 280.5 Navy 5. 239.5 TCU
Navy Rushes For More Than 1,000 Yards At All Three Positions
Navy got more than 1,000 yards rushing at all three positions this season. Navy quarterbacks carried the ball 369 times for 1,424 yards (3.9 yards per carry) and a whopping 32 touchdowns. The fullbacks carried the ball 265 times for 1,386 yards (5.2 yards per carry) and six touchdowns. The slot backs carried the ball 173 times for 1,108 yards (6.4 yards per carry) and six touchdowns.
Navy Versus The BCS/Non-BCS
Since 2003, Navy owns a 16-19 (.457) record against schools from a BCS conference and an impressive 45-10 record (.818) against non-BCS foes. Navy’s 16 BCS wins since 2003 are the most during that time span by a non-BCS school. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo is 13-4 (.765) against non-BCS squads and 5-6 (.455) against teams from a BCS conference. Navy’s 16 wins against BCS schools since 2003 have come against Vanderbilt (2003), Duke (‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07), Vanderbilt (‘04), Rutgers (‘04, ‘08), Stanford (‘06), Connecticut (‘06), Duke (‘06), Notre Dame (‘07, ‘09), Wake Forest (‘08, ‘09), and Missouri (‘09).
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS He needs just 12 rushing touchdowns next year to set the NCAA record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in back-to back years. The record is 38 set by Stacey Robinson of Nothern Illinois (19 in 1989 and 19 in 1990) and Eric Crouch of Nebraska (20 in 2000 and 18 in 2001). He ranked No. 2 nationally in touchdowns scored (27) and points per game, averaging 12.46 points per contest. He finished 12th in points-responsible-for per game (rushing and passing touchdowns), averaging 15.23 points per game. Prior to the Temple game he had scored at least one rushing touchdown in sevenconsecutive games, which tied Napoleon McCallum for the fourth-best streak in school history. He has scored four or more rushing touchdowns on four different occasions during his career, including three times last year. No other Navy player has more than one career four-rushing touchdown day. He played a role in 33 of the Mids’ 51 touchdowns last year (27 rushing, six passing). His 198 points-responsible-for in 2009 was a school record. He has been responsible for 252 points in his career, which is tied for the third most in school history. With 162 points, he stands second all-time on the Mids’ single-season points scored list, trailing Bill Ingram who scored 174 points in 1917. Dobbs is one of only four different players (Chris McCoy twice) in program history to reach 100 points in a season and one of only two to score more than 120. His 210 career points rank as the third most in school history. His 35 career rushing touchdowns are second on the Navy all-time list, while his 35 career total touchdowns are also second. He needs 25 rushing touchdowns next year to break the NCAA career record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, set by Eric Crouch of Nebraska (59 from 1998-01). He currently stands 17th on the list. Has nine-career 100-yard rushing days, which is the third most by a quarterback in school history. With a current streak of five-straight 100-yard rushing days, he is the first Navy quarterback to record four or more consecutive games over 100 yards since quarterback Brian Madden, who rushed for over 100 yards in the final five games of the 1999 season and the first two games of the 2001 season (missed all of the 2000 season with a knee injury). Just the third different quarterback (fourth overall) in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season (1,203 yards). The previous quarterbacks to accomplish this are Chris McCoy (1,370 yards in 1997 and 1,228 yards in 1996) and Craig Candeto (1,112 yards in 2003). With 1,203 yards rushing in 2009, Dobbs finished eighth on Navy’s single-season rushing chart. It is also the 20th-most rushing yards in NCAA history by a quarterback. He is just the third quarterback in school history and 37th quarterback in NCAA history (third this year) to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 yards in a singleseason. Chris McCoy rushed for 1,370 yards and passed for 1,203 yards in 1997, while Craig Candeto rushed for 1,112 yards and passed for 1,140 yards in 2003. His 315 carries last year were the third-most in school history. He has thrown just four interceptions in 121 career attempts (.033), the lowest interception percentage in school history. Dobbs averaged 9.8 yards per pass attempt this season, the fourth-best average in school history. He is averaging 10.3 yards per pass attempt in his career, which is the secondbest average in school history. His 2,234 yards of total offense in 2009 ranks second all-time at Navy for a single season behind Chris McCoy (2,573 in 1997). His 2,941 yards of career total offense ranks third behind Chris McCoy (5,958 yards, 1995-97) and Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada (3,277, 2005-08).
Keeping The Football
Navy and Wisconsin led the country in time of possession in 2009, keeping the ball an average of 33:55 per game. Best Time Of Possession In The FBS Rk TOP Team 1. 33:55 Navy 33:55 Wisconsin 3. 33:49 Georgia Tech 4. 33:48 Kansas State 5. 33:31 Alabama
Taking Care Of The Football
Navy turned the ball over just 14 times last fall, which was tied for seventh in the country for fewest turnovers. Meanwhile, the Mids finished 15th in the country in turnover margin (+0.64 per game). 2009 NCAA Leaders In Fewest Turnovers Rk Fewest TO School 1. 10 Cincinnati 2. 11 Oregon State 3. 12 Alabama 12 Air Force 5. 13 Louisiana Tech 13 UAB 7. 14 Navy 14 Boise State 14 LSU 14 Notre Dame 14 Pittsburgh 14 Rutgers 14 Wyoming 14 LSU
2009 NCAA Leaders In Turnover Margin Rk TO Margin School 1. 1.69 Air Force 2. 1.54 Rutgers 3. 1.50 Boise State 4. 1.36 Alabama 5. 1.31 Ohio State 6. 1.15 Arkansas 7. 0.93 Ohio 8. 0.92 Middle Tennessee 9. 0.79 East Carolina 10. 0.77 Pitt 0.77 Southern Miss 12. 0.75 UAB 13. 0.69 Cincinnati 0.69 Virginia Tech 15. 0.64 Navy 0.64 Texas
The Key to Victory: Score 30 Points
The Mids are 41-5 (.891) over the last seven years when scoring 30 or more points in a game. Navy scored 30 or more points seven times in 2003 (7-0), four times in 2004 (40), seven times in 2005 (6-1), five times in 2006 (5-0), 11 times in 2007 (8-3), six times in 2008 (5-1) and six times in 2009 (6-0). The Mids are 8-17 (.320) over the last seven years when allowing 30 or more points in the game. Navy gave up 30 or more points three times in 2003 (1-2), once in ‘04 (0-1), five times in ‘05 (2-3), twice in ‘06 (0-2), eight times in ‘07 (3-5), three times in ‘08 (0-3) and twice in ‘09 (1-1).
Navy’s Magic Man
Quarterback Ricky Dobbs has worked magic at quarterback for the Mids dating back to the 2008 season. He has amassed a 10-3 (.769) record as a starter, has rushed for over 100 yards in nine of his 13 career starts and has scored at least one rushing touchdown in all 13 of his career starts. He has led the Mids to wins over Northern Illinois (‘08), Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky, Air Force, Rice, SMU, Notre Dame, Delaware, Army and Missouri. Meanwhile, his three losses have come on the road at Pitt, at Ohio State and at Hawai’i. Despite missing the entire Wake Forest game and playing just seven downs against Temple after suffering a broken kneecap, he scored a school-record 27 touchdowns in ‘09, setting the NCAA record for single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. The previous record was 24 held by Chance Harridge of Air Force (2002) and Florida’s Tim Tebow (2007).
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In 2009 In his second-career start, a date at The Horseshoe against sixth-ranked Ohio State in the 2009 opener, Dobbs rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and completed nine of his 13 pass attempts for a career-high 156 yards and a career-high two touchdowns. Once again, he nearly pulled off a miracle. With Navy trailing 29-14 with just over six minutes to play, he hit sophomore slot back Marcus Curry with an 85-yard touchdown pass, the third-longest touchdown pass in school history, to cut the Ohio State lead to eight. On the Mids’ next possession, he rumbled up the middle for a 24-yard touchdown run to pull Navy to within two points. Dobbs threw for 103 yards and ran for two touchdowns in his third career start, a 32-14 victory over Louisiana Tech. Rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries and completed four of his five pass attempts for 100 yards and a touchdown in Navy’s victory over Western Kentucky. He rushed for 92 yards and the game’s only touchdown on 23 carries in Navy’s 16-13 overtime victory over Air Force. Had his third career four-touchdown day against Rice, rushing for 104 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries against Rice. Led the Mids, who trailed by 14 at the half, to a 38-35 overtime victory at SMU. He rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries, while completing four of his nine pass attempts for 68 yards. Missed the Wake Forest game with a left knee injury and was in on just seven plays against Temple because of the same injury.
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS “No one orchestrates his offense better than what Ricky Dobbs does for Navy. The only thing more impressive than the way he attacks the defense is the way he handles himself off the field. What he’s done for his community back in Georgia and how he’s used the leadership skills he’s developed at the Naval Academy is something that is truly inspirational.” Bruce Feldman, college football columnist for ESPN.Com
Was phenomenal in Navy’s 23-21 upset of No. 19 Notre Dame, rushing for 102 yards and one touchdown on 31 carries and completing two of his three passes for 56 yards and a touchdown. Rushed for a stadium-record five touchdowns and gained 100 yards rushing on 26 carries in Navy’s 35-18 win over Delaware. It was against the Blue Hens in which he broke the school record for single-season touchdowns. Rushed for 127 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries in Navy’s 24-17 loss at Hawai’i. Rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries and completed three of his seven pass attempts for 61 yards and a touchdown in Navy’s 17-3 win over Army. His TD against the Black Knights marked his NCAA-record setting 24th rushing score of the year. He was named the Philadelphia Sportswriter’s Most Valuable Player. Was brilliant against Missouri, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries and completing nine of his 14 pass attempts for 130 yards and one touchdown in Navy’s 35-13 rout of the Tigers in the Texas Bowl. It marked the second time in his career that Dobbs, who was named the game’s Most Valuable Player, has rushed and thrown for more than 100 yards in a game.
“Ricky Dobbs is the perfect quarterback for the Navy offense, not only with his outstanding athletic ability running and throwing the football but his decision making and leadership. After watching him play in 2009, I believe he can be one of the best players in college football in 2010.” Mark May, ESPN College Football Analyst “Ricky Dobbs was one of the most dominant players at his position in 2009. He is the best passing QB I have seen in the Navy triple option system in the past decade.” Pat Haden, NBC Sports analyst “Ricky Dobbs had the best season of any player in college football last year.” Phil Sheridan, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist
In 2008 He came off the bench to rush for 224 yards and four touchdowns on 42 carries in Navy’s 34-7 victory over SMU. He is the first Navy quarterback to rush for over 200 yards in a game since Brian Madden carried the ball 33 times for 201 yards against Tulane on Nov. 10, 2001. He is only the fifth different quarterback in school history to top 200 yards rushing, joining Madden, Brian Broadwater, Chris McCoy (five times) and Alton Grizzard. His 224 yards rushing are the 12th most in school history and the fourth most by a quarterback. His four rushing TDs are tied for the second most in Navy history, while the 42 carries are tied as the third most. Dobbs followed up with an even more impressive performance, rallying Navy from a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 33-27 overtime victory over Temple. Dobbs, who replaced starting QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada late in the third quarter, threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Thiel. Additionally, he flipped the ball to fullback Eric Kettani on an option pitch on fourthand-goal from the one with three guys draped all over him to allow the Mids to pull within seven. He then scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime from one yard out. He nearly outdid himself the following game against Notre Dame in front of a national audience. Trailing 27-7 with 2:30 left in the contest, Dobbs led the Mids to two late touchdowns. Dobbs received his first-collegiate starting nod on Nov. 25 against Northern Illinois, where he promptly rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. He became just the sixth QB in program history to rush for 100 yards in his firstcareer start, joining Brian Hampton (2006), Lamar Owens (2005), Brian Madden (1999), Brian Broadwater (1998) and Chris McCoy (1995).
“Ricky Dobbs has been phenomenal in leading Navy to new heights and respect in college football. His athleticism, character, and decision making ability on the field makes Navy a better football team.” Napoleon McCallum, First-Team All-American in 1983 and 1985
“When I watch Ricky Dobbs play, the name I can’t get out of my head is Turner Gill. Those of us who saw him play at Nebraska know that Gill is one of the best option quarterbacks of all time. Ricky is headed that way.” Dennis Dodd, columnist for CBSSportsline.com
“From the record-setting statistics, the playmaking ability and the leadership, there might not be a more interesting player going into the 2010 season than Ricky Dobbs.” Pete Fiutak, columnist for College Football News
“Ricky Dobbs represents the very best of what makes college football great. He’s a leader who makes everyone around him better. Not only is he an intelligent quarterback, but he’s also very gifted. He’s a constant threat to pass or run and that makes Navy’s offense very dangerous. There’s a reason why they won 10 games last year under his leadership.” Dave Wannstedt, head football coach, University of Pittsburgh “Ricky Dobbs’ skills and abilities would make him a success on any team in college football; the fact that he chooses to serve our country at the same time is what shows you his exceptional heart and character.” Jim Tressel, head football coach, Ohio State University
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What They Are Saying About Ricky Dobbs
Fullback Vince Murray is the first Navy player to record four or more consecutive games over 100 yards rushing since quarterback Brian Madden, who rushed for over 100 yards in the final five games of the 1999 season and the first two games of the 2001 season (he missed all of 2000 with a knee injury suffered in the spring game the year before). He had his string of four-straight 100-yard rushing days snapped against Hawai’i when he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries. Murray rushed for 158 yards and one touchdown on just 14 carries in his fifth-career start, a 23-21 upset of No. 19 Notre Dame. It was his fourth-straight game of over 100-yards rushing. He is the first running back to rush for more than 100 yards in four consecutive games since Napoleon McCallum, who had six-straight games of over 100 yards in 1983. Murray rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown on a career-high 33 carries against Temple in just his fourth-career start. It was the most carries by a Navy player since Ricky Dobbs’ remarkable 42 rushes against SMU in 2008. Murray rushed for a career-high 175 yard on a 27 carries against Wake Forest in just his third-career start. His 175 yards rushing are the most by a Navy fullback since Eric Kettani rushed for 175 yards on 19 carries in Navy’s 24-17 upset of Wake Forest in 2008. Murray rushed for a then career-high 141 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries against SMU in his second-career start. He was held to 41 yards on 13 carries against Army. He rushed for 46 yards on just 10 carries against Missouri. He finished the year with 971 yards and six touchdowns on 182 carries. Murray missed the Delaware game with a bruised shoulder.
“Ricky Dobbs probably means more to his team than Vince Young or Tim Tebow ever did, and he has been just as productive for the Midshipmen. I'm not sure there's another quarterback in the country that carries as much on his shoulders each Saturday than Ricky Dobbs. He runs Navy's triple-option spread attack like a maestro and rarely makes mistakes. He is a tremendous leader and student-athlete, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him making the short drive down to Congress or the White House one day." Mark Schlabach, college football columnist for ESPN.com “Ricky Dobbs is flat out one of the great football players for 2010. Take the time to appreciate him and you'll agree. He is a great leader who can beat you with ether his arm or his legs. He embodies everything that’s good about college football.” Randy Cross, CBS College Sports analyst and three-time Super Bowl winner with the San Francisco 49ers “I had a chance to see Ricky Dobbs play several times on television and I saw him in person in the Texas Bowl and it is obvious he has great running ability. The thing that jumped out at me was his passing ability. Even more impressive is his leadership and the respect he has from everyone at the Naval Academy. He may be the best returning starting quarterback in college football.” Bob Davie, ESPN analyst and former head football coach at Notre Dame “Very few athletes possess the skill and football savvy like Ricky Dobbs. Speed, agility and leadership all rolled into one exciting package. Craig Bolerjack, CBS and CBS College Sports Play-By-Play
“The object of the game is to win and the object of the quarterback position is to play at the highest individual level while leading those around you and making them better. Ricky Dobbs is impossible to stop in the spread option offense without opening up alleys for his teammates to gobble up yardage at will. He is a special player and a better person.” Gary Danielson, CBS Sports analyst
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Starting Streaks
Delahooke Off To A Record Setting Start
Left tackle Jeff Battipaglia has started the last 27 games for the Midshipmen. Wide receiver Greg Jones has started 14-consecutive games. The defense features safety Wyatt Middleton, who has started 35-straight games. Corner Kevin Edwards has started 14-straight games and safety Emmett Merchant has started 13 straight.
Kyle Delahooke averaged 43.1 yards per punt on 54 punts in 2009 with 13 of his punts fair caught, 19 downed inside the 20 and 12 punts of 50 yards or more. He was ranked 22nd in the country and his average was third best in school history. As a team, the Mids finished 13th in the country in net punting, averaging a net of 38.3 yards per punt. For his career, Delahooke is averaging 42.4 yards per punt (4,073 yards on 96 punts), which is the second best average in school history.
Buckley On Fire
2009 was a memorable season for kicker Joe Buckley. Buckley won the kicking job the week of the Air Force game and then went out and nailed all three field goals, including a then career-long 47-yarder at the end of the first half as well as the game-winning 38-yard field goal in overtime. Against Rice he made all nine of his extra-point attempts, which tied for second all-time for most extra points in a game. Against SMU, Buckley booted a 24-yard field goal in overtime to give Navy a 3835 victory over the Mustangs. Against Wake Forest, Buckley booted a career-long 50-yard field goal and a 40yard field goal into the wind to help lead Navy to a 13-10 victory. Buckley made 10 of his 13 (.769) field goals on the year, including seven-forseven on kicks of 35 yards or longer. He was 44-for-44 on extra-points last season, the second-most extra-points made in school history and the most made without a miss.
FBS Net Punting Leaders Rk Avg School 1. 41.95 Georgia 2. 41.03 Florida 3. 40.93 Michigan 4. 40.48 Missouri 5. 40.27 Oklahoma 6. 39.52 Air Force 7. 39.12 East Carolina 8. 38.83 Memphis 9. 38.73 Mineesota 10. 38.67 Fresno State 11. 38.42 West Virginia 12. 38.30 Iowa State 13. 38.30 Navy 14. 38.26 Boise State 15. 38.23 Wyoming
Navy Single-Game Extra-Point Leaders Rk Extra Pts Player (Opponent, Year) 1. 12 Clyde King (Colby, 1919) 2. 9 Joe Buckley (Rice, 2009) 9 Joey Bullen (North Texas, 2007) 9 Eric Rolfs (Central Michigan, 2003) 5. 8 Todd Solomon (Lafayette, 1985) 8 Eric Rolfs (Army, 2002)
Navy’s Single-Season Punting Leaders (minimum 30) Rk Avg Player Year 1. 44.8 John Skaggs 2001 2. 43.8 Bill Busik 1941 3. 43.1 Kyle Delahooke 2009 4. 41.9 Tom Moore 1971 5. 41.6 Kyle Delahooke 2008
Navy Single-Season Extra-Point Leaders Rk Extra Pts Player (Year) 1. 52 Joey Bullen (2005) 2. 44 Joe Buckley (2009) 3. 38 Matt Harmon (2008) 38 Eric Rolfs (2003) 5. 37 Matt Harmon (2006) 37 Tim Shubzda (1999) 37 Fred Marlin (1963)
Navy’s Career Punting Leaders (minimum 50) Rk Avg Player Year 1. 42.5 John Skaggs 2000-03 2. 42.4 Kyle Delahooke 2008-current 3. 40.7 Tray Calisch 1997-99 4. 40.6 Bill Busik 1940-41 5. 39.4 Dave Church 1965-66
Curry Shines at Slot Back
Slot back Marcus Curry caught two passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns against No. 6 Ohio State in his first career start. Additionally, he rushed for 14 yards on four carries. Curry is the first Navy player since Tyree Barnes (four catches for 113 yards against Duke on Sept. 13, 2008) to reach 100 yards receiving and is the first slot back to go over 100 yards receiving since Eric Roberts caught two passes for 105 yards and one touchdown against Central Michigan on Nov. 22, 2003. He is the first Navy player to catch two touchdown passes in a game since Oct. 10, 2007, when Reggie Campbell caught two touchdown passes in the Mids’ epic 48-45 double overtime victory over Pitt. His 85-yard touchdown reception from Ricky Dobbs against Ohio State is the third-longest pass play in program history. Curry recorded his first-career 100-yard rushing day against Louisiana Tech when he ran for 124 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. He is the first Navy slot back to top 100 yards on the ground and through the air in the same season since Eric Roberts in 2003. Roberts caught two passes for 105 yards and a touchdown on Nov. 22, 2003, against Central Michigan and rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on nine carries on Sept. 27, 2003, against Rutgers. Curry made it three-straight games with a touchdown when he scored on a fouryard touchdown run at Pitt. Curry topped 100 all-purpose yards against Rice, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries and caught one pass for 51 yards. He had another big day against SMU, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on four carries. He missed the Wake Forest, Temple and Notre Dame games with an injured right leg. Caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Dobbs to give Navy a 7-3 lead over Army. Carried the ball four times for 34 yards against the Black Knights. Played a sensational game against Missouri in the Texas Bowl, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and caught five passes for 97 yards. His 206 yards of total offense is a Texas Bowl record previously held by former Rutgers and current Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice (170 yards in 2006 against Kansas State).
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS >> Navy Wins Against Ranked Opponents Date Opponent AP-Coach 11-7-1936 Notre Dame 13-NP 11-1-1941 Pennsylvania 8-NP 11-7-1942 Pennsylvania 9-NP 10-9-1943 Duke 5-NP 11-6-1943 Pennsylvania 5-NP 11-27-1943 Army 7-NP 10-28-1944 Pennsylvania T7-NP 11-4-1944 Notre Dame 2-NP 11-18-1944 Purdue 14-NP 10-27-1945 Pennsylvania 7-NP 11-10-1945 Michigan 7-NP 10-8-1949 Duke 14-NP 11-8-1952 Duke 12-11 10-9-1954 Stanford 17-13 11-6-1954 Duke 11-11 11-27-1954 Army 5-5 1-1-1955 Mississippi 6-6 11-2-1957 Notre Dame 5-5 11-30-1957 Army 10-9 1-1-1958 Rice 8-7 10-11-1958 Michigan 14-12 10-1-1960 Washington 3-3 10-26-1963 Pittsburgh 3-3 10-23-1971 Duke 19-NR 10-21-1972 Air Force 16-14 9-21-1974 Penn State 8-7 10-25-1975 Pittsburgh 17-16 10-28-1978 Pittsburgh 15-15 10-25-1980 Washington 18-19 11-17-1984 South Carolina 2-2 9-28-1985 Virginia 20-17 10-4-2003 Air Force NR-25 9-27-2008 Wake Forest 16-15 11-7-2009 Notre Dame 19-21 NP = No Poll; NR = Not Ranked
Dowd Named Second-Team Academic All-American
Offensive tackle John Dowd was named an ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Dowd, who was the valedictorian at St. Peter's Boys High School, carries a 3.88 GPA in Mechanical Engineering.
ECAC Rookie of the Year, Frosh All-American Tuani Has Sensational Sophomore Campaign
Defensive lineman Jabaree Tuani was named the ECAC Freshman of the Year in 2008 by the head football coaches on the Eastern Seaboard. Tuani was selected over freshmen from Connecticut, West Virginia, Pitt, Rutgers, Penn State, West Virginia, Temple, Syracuse, Boston College, Buffalo and Army. Tuani, who did not garner his first start until the fifth game of the season, led Navy with nine tackles for a loss and tied for the team-high with three forced fumbles. His 42 tackles were just two shy of the most tackles among the linemen. Tuani joined an impressive list of past winners, including Michael Vick (Virginia Tech), Larry Fitzgerald (Pitt), Steve Slaton (West Virginia) and LeSean McCoy (Pitt). Tuani was also named Second-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele's College Football Magazine. He picked off his first-career pass in a win against Louisiana Tech in 2009. He had seven tackles and forced a fumble in Navy’s overtime win over Air Force last fall. He was a force against Wake Forest, recording six tackles and a tackle for a loss and followed up with another six-tackle effort against Temple last year. He had four tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss in Navy’s 23-21 victory over No 19 Notre Dame in 2009. Tuani had a huge game against Delaware, recording eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for a loss, causing a fumble and recovering a fumble. He had a third-straight game with a sack, dropping Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz for a loss of 15 yards. Tied for the team lead with seven tackles, including a tackle for a loss, in Navy’s 17-3 win over Army.
Elite Company
Navy is one of just four schools to produce a President of the United States (Jimmy Carter) and a Super Bowl winning quarterback (Roger Staubach). The other three are Michigan (Gerald Ford and Tom Brady), Stanford (Herbert Hoover and Jim Plunkett/John Elway) and Miami of Ohio (Benjamin Harrison and Ben Roethlisberger).
Score 3-0 13-6 7-0 14-13 24-7 13-0 26-0 32-12 32-0 14-7 33-7 28-14 16-6 25-0 40-7 27-20 21-0 20-6 14-0 20-7 20-14 15-14 24-12 15-14 21-17 7-6 17-0 21-11 24-10 38-21 17-13 28-25 24-21 23-21
Hanging On to the Lead
Navy is 44-5 (.898) in the triple option era (since 2002) when leading at halftime and 54-4 (.930) when leading after three quarters.
Red Zone Success On Both Sides Of The Ball
Navy scored on 46 of its 56 attempts (.821) inside the red zone in 2009, with 41 of those scores resulting in touchdowns (.732). Meanwhile, the defense was phenomenal all year in the red zone, giving up just 34 scores on the opposition’s 48 attempts inside the red zone (.708), which is the sixth-best average in the country. Only 22 of those trips resulted in a touchdown (.458). In Navy’s 23-21 upset of No. 19 Notre Dame, the Mids allowed just two touchdowns on Notre Dame’s six trips inside the red zone. Notre Dame ran 22 plays inside Navy’s 20-yard line and scored on just two of them.
Mids Lock Up Bowl Bids Through 2013
Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced on Sept. 10, 2009, that Navy has reached an agreement to play in the 2012 Emerald Bowl against an opponent from the Pac-10 if Navy is bowl eligible. This will be Navy's second trip to San Francisco for a bowl game. In 2004, 18,000 Navy fans, including more than 2,000 midshipmen, jammed what was then Pac Bell Park to see Navy defeat New Mexico, 34-19. With the Emerald Bowl agreement in place, the Naval Academy has locked up a postseason game through 2013. Navy is committed to play in the Poinsettia Bowl in 2010, the EagleBank Bowl in 2011, the Emerald Bowl in 2012 and the Bell Helicopter Armed Services Bowl in 2013.
2009 NCAA Leaders In Red Zone Defense Rk Pct. Scores School 1. .640 Nebraska 2. .670 Iowa State .670 Alabama 4. .680 Penn State .680 Mississippi 6. .708 Navy 7. .720 Kent State .720 Central Michigan .720 East Carolina .720 Colorado .720 Oklahoma State
Navy vs. Ranked Opponents
Navy’s 23-21 victory over No. 19 Notre Dame marked the first time since 198485 that Navy has beaten a Top-25 team in back-to-back seasons. The Mids defeated No. 16 Wake Forest last year, 24-21. It marked the first time an unranked Navy team defeated a ranked Notre Dame team since 1936 when the Mids beat No. 13 Notre Dame, 3-0. Navy has not beaten more than one ranked team in a season since 1957, when it defeated No. 5 Notre Dame (20-6), No. 10 Army (27-20) and No. 8 Rice (20-7) in the Cotton Bowl.
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS Playing in the Big Time
Bouncing Back
Since the start of the 2003 season, Navy has played 23 games in 11 different big league stadiums (10 NFL and one MLB), posting a 14-9 record (.609). No college team in the country has played in more NFL stadiums than Navy over the last seven years. This year Navy lost to Pitt at Heinz Field, defeated Army at Lincolin Financial Field and beat Missouri at Reliant Stadium. Next year, the Mids play Maryland at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium, Notre Dame at the New Meadowlands Stadium and Army at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.
Since 2003, Navy owns an 22-6 (.786) record in games following a loss. The Mids have lost back-to-back games just six times during that seven-year span: 2005 Maryland and Stanford 2006 Rutgers and Notre Dame 2007 Rutgers and Ball St.; Wake Forest and Delaware 2008 Ball State and Duke 2008/09 Wake Forest (bowl game) and Ohio State Navy has not lost three-straight games since the 2002 season when the Mids lost 10 in a row.
America’s Team
Navy’s schedule over the last decade has also represented diversity as the Mids have played at least one team from every conference in addition to the Independents since 2000.
Road Warriors
Navy is 32-19 (.627) in games played away from Annapolis over the last seven years, the country’s 11th-best mark over that time period. Best Winning Pct. Away From Home (Road / Neutral) Since 2003 Rk Pct W-L Team 1. .837 41-8 USC 2. .830 39-8 Texas 3. .804 37-9 Boise State 4. .739 34-12 Georgia 5. .738 31-11 LSU 6. .725 29-11 Ohio State 7. .696 32-14 TCU .669 32-14 Florida 9. .651 28-15 West Virginia 10. .630 29-17 Virginia Tech 11. .627 32-19 Navy 12. .622 28-17 Boston College .622 23-14 Auburn 14. .605 26-17 Oklahoma 15. .587 27-19 Florida State
Big 10: Northwestern, Ohio St. Pac-10: Stanford Big 12: Texas Tech, Missouri ACC: Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, NC State, Wake Forest Big East: Rutgers, Pitt, Connecticut, Temple, Boston College SEC: Vanderbilt Conference USA: Tulane, Army, Rice, TCU, Tulsa, East Carolina, SMU Sun Belt: Western Kentucky, North Texas, Arkansas State WAC: TCU, Rice, SMU, Louisiana Tech, Hawaii Mountain West: Air Force, New Mexico, Colorado St., Utah MAC: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Toledo, Ball St., Temple, Kent St. Independents: Army, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Temple
• due to conference realignment over the years, teams are listed according to the conferences by which they belonged at the time of the contest.
CBS Sports, CBS College Sports Agree to Long-Term Deal with Navy
CBS Sports and CBS College Sports Network announced a long-term agreements with Navy to broadcast home college football games, basketball games and Olympic sports. The announcement was made by Mike Aresco, Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports, Steve Herbst, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS College Sports Network and Chet Gladchuk, Athletic Director, United States Naval Academy. CBS Sports agreed to a long-term deal with Navy to broadcast the Notre DameNavy game, which will broadcast the games hosted by Navy through 2016, with an option for 2018. The deal begins with the 2010 game. CBS College Sports Network extended its agreement with Navy to serve as the exclusive broadcast partner for Navy home football and various neutral site games through the 2017-18 season. In addition, CBS College Sports Network will broadcast various men's basketball games, lacrosse games and Olympic sports. All football games will be broadcast in high definition. The network initially signed on as Navy's television and multimedia partner in 2005. In the new agreement, CBS College Sports Network will continue to operate NavySports.com, the official athletic website for Navy.
Blow Out Win
Navy’s 49-point win (63-14) over Rice last fall marked the largest margin of victory by Navy since Dec. 1, 1973, when Navy defeated Army, 51-0. Navy ran the ball a school-record 80 times for 471 yards and nine touchdowns. The 63 points scored are the most since November 10, 2007, when Navy defeated North Texas, 74-62, in the highest scoring regulation game in FBS history. The 35 points in the first half were the most since Navy scored 45 in the first half in that same game against North Texas. Navy’s nine rushing touchdowns are the most since running for nine against Kent State on Nov. 22, 1997.
Tough Against The Run
Navy held two opponents last fall to less than 50 yards rushing. Louisiana Tech managed just 11 yards on the ground against the Mids on Sept. 12 and Rice managed to rush for just 21 yards against the Mids on Oct. 10.
Proctor Solid In First Start
Quarterback Kriss Proctor was solid in his first career start, rushing for a careerhigh 89 yards on a career-high 23 carries in Navy’s 13-10 win over Wake Forest. Proctor scored Navy’s only TD on a 40-yard run. It is the third-consecutive year that a Navy quarterback has led Navy to victory in his first-career start. Proctor is the first Navy quarterback in the triple option era to beat a team from a BCS conference in his first-career start.
KR ISS PROCTOR
Navy Quarterbacks In First Career Starts (Triple Option Era) • Craig Candeto at Temple in 2001 (Lost) 13 carries, 5 yards, 5-14 passing for 108 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT • Aaron Polanco vs Connecticut in 2002 (Lost) 11 carries, -6 yards, 3-8 passing for 47 yards and 1 INT • Lamar Owens vs. Maryland in 2005 (Lost) 19 carries, 122 yards, 5-11 passing for 97 yards • Brian Hampton vs. East Carolina in 2006 (Won) 34 carries, 149 yards, 1 TD, 2-6 passing for 6 yards • Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada vs. Notre Dame 2006 (Loss) 19 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD, 2-5 passing for 25 yards • Jarod Bryant vs. Northern Illinois in 2007 (Won) *** 27 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD, 3-6 passing for 60 yards • Ricky Dobbs vs. Northern Illinois in 2008 (Won) 25 carries 124 yards, 1 TD, 1-1 passing for 32 yards • Kriss Proctor vs. Wake Forest (Won) 23 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
*** started and played only the first three plays of the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2006, while normal starting QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada started at WR
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ROSTERS NUMERICAL No. 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 28 29 29 31 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 47 48 48 49 50 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 56
Ltr. Name David Sperry Scott Blasinsky * Kriss Proctor Jared Fehr De’Von Richardson ** Ricky Dobbs (cc) Brian Blick Caleb Lucas ** Emmett Merchant *** Wyatt Middleton (cc) Tyler Lynch Tra’ves Bush Jarred Shannon Gordy Law * Kwesi Mitchell Jordan Fraser Ryan Green *** Kevin Edwards Austin Beaty * Joe Buckley Mike Stukel * David Wright Matt Shibata Jason Wright Darin Hess Andre Byrd Travis Keating * Gee Gee Greene Dylon Porlas David Zapata * Bo Snelson ** Mario Washington Corey James Kevin Eckel Aaron Santiago * Marcus Curry * Aaron McCauley John O’Boyle Jerry Hauburger Prentice Christian Matt Brewer John Howell Matt Warrick Cyril Ontai Kevin Moore ** Kyle Delahooke Conor Hozey Josh Patton Delvin Diggs John Michael Nurthen Jarred Mack Kenson Dera * Alexander Teich Garrett Sherwood Trey Reed Adam Johnson J.J. Cosh Jack Hilt * Mason Graham Andrew Sharp Torri Preston * Max Blue Austin Hill ** Jon Teague Eric Stein Jake Juriga * Vince Murray Keegan Wetzel Justin Haan Collin Sturdivant Jonathan Hill Kahikolu Pescaia Brye French Mike Sweeney Alex Boddiford Craig Veech ** Tyler Simmons Hal Hunter Matt Couch Neil Doogan Kyle Widhalm
Pos. CB K QB K/S CB QB S CB S S QB S OLB QB CB S CB CB FB K SB CB WR S WR SB S SB CB SB SB CB SB FB SB SB OLB SB OLB SB LB SB LB FB OLB P LB LB FB LB FB LB FB LB SB OLB SB OLB OLB LB FB LB LS K S LB FB OLB P DE LB C LB LB OG OLB LB OLB C OLB OT
Yr. So. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. So. So. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. So. So. So. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So.
Ht. 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-7 6-1 5-8 5-10 5-7 5-7 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-8 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-2 5-8 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-1
Wt. 175 165 190 185 205 198 185 190 186 208 205 185 208 183 189 200 180 180 220 176 195 188 194 200 215 160 200 180 185 173 180 193 160 226 167 200 194 185 214 204 212 180 210 205 205 207 220 215 208 205 200 223 212 225 195 217 183 205 207 204 234 207 157 198 205 225 217 195 205 235 218 255 205 234 270 225 228 215 275 223 240
Hometown / High School Las Vegas, Nev. / Faith Lutheran North Royalton, Ohio / Padua Franciscan Big Bear City, Calif. / Big Bear Draper, Utah / Alta Bowie, Md. / Bowie Douglasville, Ga. / Douglas County Greenville, N.C. / J.H. Rose Benson, N.C. / South Johnston Riverdale, Ga. / Riverdale Norcross, Ga. / Marist Irving, Texas / Ranchview Johnston, S.C. / Strom Thurmond Gainesville, Fla. / P.K. Yonge Berwick, Pa. / Berwick (Home Schooled) Hoover, Ala. / Hoover Chandler, Ariz. / Basha Atlanta, Ga. / Milton Charlotte, N.C. / Vance Friendswood, Texas / Friendswood Downingtown, Pa. / Malvern Prep Fleming Island, Fla. / Bishop Kenny Jacksonville, Fla. / Englewood Honolulu, Hawai’i / Mid-Pacific Institute Granger, Ind. / Penn Largo, Fla. / St. Petersburg Catholic Jacksonville, Fla. / The Bolles School The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands College Park Columbia, S.C. / Richland Northeast San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic Cameron, N.Y. / Hornell Pasadena, Texas / Pasadena Memorial Boiling Springs, N.C. / Crest Jacksonville, Fla. / University Christian Haverford, Pa. / Archbishop Carroll Kapolei, Hawai’i / Kapolei Carrollton, Texas / Hebron New Smyrna Beach, Fla. / Seabreeze Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic Baltimore, Md. / Eastern Technical Bowie, Md. / DeMatha Catholic Wildwood, Mo. / Lafayette Hatfield, Pa. / Lansdale Catholic Chesterfield, Mo. / Marquette Kapolei, Hawai’i / Kapolei West Memphis, Ark. / West Memphis Sierra Madre, Calif. / Maranatha Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman Claxton, Ga. / Claxton Phoenixville, Pa. / Great Valley Houston, Texas / Clear Lake Naples, Fla. / Lely Conroe, Texas / Caney Creek Las Vega, Nev. / Faith Lutheran Texarkana, Texas / Pleasant Grove Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood International Manhattan, Kan. / Riley County Louisville, Ky. / St. Xavier Brentwood, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy State College, Pa. / State College Conyers, Ga./Rockdale County Carrollton, Texas / Hebron Mahopac, N.Y. / Mahopac Hickory, N.C. / Fred T. Foard Carpinteria, Calif. / Carpinteria St. Charles, Ill. / St. Charles North Union, Ky. / Ryle Palos Heights, Ill. / St. Laurence Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian (Calvin College) High Point, N.C. / WS Carver Columbia, Md. / River Hill Kailua, Hawai’i / Kamehameha Deatsville, Ala. / Stanhope Elmore Floral Park, N.Y. / Kellenberg Forest Hill, Md. / Loyola Blakefield Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley Goldsby, Okla. / Washington San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic Camp Hill, Pa. / East Pennsboro Collingdale, Pa. / St. Joseph’s Prep Fairview, Texas / American Heritage Academy
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ALPHABETICAL No. Ltr. 96 * 81 69 64 76 61 ** 15 1 5 44 * 52 95 * 78 87 32 16 * 93 * 9 58 20 97 65 94 59 32 92 67 41 55 28 * 35 ** 75 * 38 37 4 ** 56 71 * 68 * 59 57 25 15 *** 2 66 13 51 82 * 89 42 * 14 21 * 58 48 31 74 79 19 44 50 41 63 * 33 35 55 24 40 84 * 73 46 20 68 57 * 73 10 6 74 8 38 91 * 62 29 *
Name Brian Ackerman Bruce Andrews Francis Archibald Ryan Basford Thomas Batchelder Jeff Battipaglia Austin Beaty Scott Blasinsky Brian Blick Max Blue Alex Boddiford Shane Bothel Donnie Bowers Hal Bowron Matt Brewer Joe Buckley Chase Burge Tra’ves Bush Dallas Butts Andre Byrd John Cabbage Josh Cabral Lee Calloway Evan Campbell Prentice Christian William Coats Josh Corby J.J. Cosh Matt Couch Marcus Curry Kyle Delahooke Brady DeMell Kenson Dera Delvin Diggs Ricky Dobbs (cc) Neil Doogan Eric Douglass John Dowd Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick Zach Dryden Kevin Eckel Kevin Edwards Jerad Fehr Warren Fischer Jordan Fraser Brye French Doug Furman Jonathan Gazaille Mason Graham Ryan Green Gee Gee Greene Trey Grissom Justin Haan Jerry Hauburger Beau Haworth Wes Henderson Darin Hess Austin Hill Jonathan Hill Jack Hilt David Hong John Howell Conor Hozey Hal Hunter Corey James Adam Johnson Greg Jones Joshua Jones Jake Juriga Travis Keating Matthew Kelley Caleb King Conor Krebs Gordy Law Caleb Lucas Clayton Lydick Tyler Lynch Jarred Mack Jared Marks Mike McCarthy Aaron McCauley
Pos. LS WR OG OT DE OT FB K/P S LB OG NG OT WR LB K NG S OT SB DE OG DE OT SB LS OG SB C SB P OG LB FB QB OLB C OT OLB OG FB CB K/S OT S LB WR WR OLB CB SB LB P OLB OG DE WR LS LB OLB OG SB LB OLB SB OLB WR DE LB S DE LB OT QB CB DE QB FB NG C OLB
Yr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr.
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
ALPHABETICAL No. 99 7 8 70 11 70 34 47 83 37 72 29 34 36 65 50 21 43 2 40 3 26 80 10 43 39 18 54 23 60 77 1 45 67 17 49 76 52 45 39 98 86 53 33 24 48 88 56 18 19 90 22
Ltr. Name John McCauley ** Emmett Merchant *** Wyatt Middleton (cc) David Mills * Kwesi Mitchell ** Matt Molloy Kevin Moore * Vince Murray * Gary Myers John Michael Nurthen Cory Oberst John O’Boyle Cyril Ontai Josh Patton Ryan Paulson Kahikolu Pescaia Dylon Porlas Torri Preston * Kriss Proctor Trey Reed De’Von Richardson Aaron Santiago ** Mike Schupp Jarred Shannon Andrew Sharp Garrett Sherwood Matt Shibata ** Tyler Simmons * Bo Snelson Garrett Snoeyenbos Steve Spada David Sperry Eric Stein Andrew Stellato Mike Stukel Collin Sturdivant David Sumrall Mike Sweeney ** Jon Teague * Alexander Teich ** Jabaree Tuani Brandon Turner Craig Veech Matt Warrick ** Mario Washington Keegan Wetzel John Charles White Kyle Widhalm * David Wright Jason Wright ** Billy Yarborough David Zapata
(cc) - 2010 Navy Football Co-Captain
Pos. DE S S NG CB OT OLB FB WR LB OG SB FB LB DE C CB FB QB SB CB SB WR OLB LB LB WR LB SB OT OT CB S DE SB DE OT LB K FB DE WR OLB LB CB OLB P OT CB S DE SB
Yr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. So.
NUMERICAL No. 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 65 66 67 67 68 68 69 70 70 71 72 73 73 74 74 75 76 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
Ltr. Name * Caleb King Zach Dryden Trey Grissom Dallas Butts Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick Evan Campbell Garrett Snoeyenbos ** Jeff Battipaglia Mike McCarthy * David Hong Ryan Basford Josh Cabral Ryan Paulson Warren Fischer Josh Corby Andrew Stellato * John Dowd Matthew Kelley Francis Archibald ** Matt Molloy David Mills * Eric Douglass Cory Oberst Joshua Jones Conor Krebs Clayton Lydick Beau Haworth * Brady DeMell David Sumrall Thomas Batchelder Steve Spada Donnie Bowers Wes Henderson ** Mike Schupp Bruce Andrews * Doug Furman * Gary Myers * Greg Jones Brandon Turner Hal Bowron John Charles White Jonathan Gazaille ** Billy Yarborough * Jared Marks William Coats * Chase Burge Lee Calloway * Shane Bothel * Brian Ackerman John Cabbage ** Jabaree Tuani John McCauley
(cc) - 2010 Navy Football Co-Captain
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Pos. LB OG LB OT OLB OT OT OT C OG OT OG DE OT OG DE OT DE OG OT NG C OG DE OT DE OG OG OT DE OT OT DE WR WR WR WR WR WR WR P WR DE NG LS NG DE NG LS DE DE DE
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Ht. 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-0
ROSTERS Wt. 223 262 225 250 225 250 266 256 273 278 265 285 235 257 285 230 260 225 270 260 270 273 290 235 232 253 280 286 256 238 250 243 245 176 195 196 194 182 200 195 196 205 240 301 225 270 263 252 188 240 265 227
Hometown / High School Port Orange, Fla. / Warner Christian Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley Garner, N.C. / Garner Magnet Dallas, Texas / Salado Westerville, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales Pasadena, Md. / Chesapeake Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood (Vanderbilt) Newtown, Pa. / St. Joseph’s Prep Strongsville, Ohio / Strongsville Allen, Texas / Allen Jacksonville, Fla. / Bishop Kenny Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. / Tesoro Broomfield, Colo. / Legacy Shalotte, N.C. / West Brunswick San Antonio, Texas / James Madison Jacksonville Beach, Fla. / Duncan U. Fletcher Staten Island, N.Y. / St. Peter’s Boy School Westerville, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales Rye, N.Y. / Rye Berlin, Md. / Stephen Decatur Lafayette, La. / Westminster Christian Academy Owasso, Okla. / Owasso Winter Springs, Fla. / Winter Springs Greensboro, N.C. / James B. Dudley Williston Park, N.Y. / Chaminade Dallas, Texas / Lake Highlands Annapolis, Md. / Archbishop Spalding Mentor, Ohio / Mentor Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Riverdale Virginia Beach, Va. / Colonial River Vale, N.J. / Bergen Catholic Louisville, Ky. / Saint Xavier Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep Kailua, Hawai’i / Kalaheo Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg San Antonio, Texas / William H. Taft San Antonio, Texas / Ronald Reagan Renton, Wash. / Kentridge Mountain Brook, Ala. / Mountain Brook Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X Grand Prairie, Texas / James Bowie Columbia, S.C. / Ridge View Fayetteville, N.C. / Pine Forest Minden, Nev. / Stevenson (Calif.) Rushville, Ohio / Fairfield Union Ft. Myers, Fla. / Dunbar Marlton, N.J. / Cherokee Oldsmar, Fla. / Clearwater Central Catholic Titusville, Fla. / Astronaut Madison, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy Springdale, Pa. / Springdale
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS BRIAN ACKERMAN
#96 • Junior • Long Snapper • 5-11 • 188 • Oldsmar, Fla.
At Navy: Enters the spring as the starting long snapper ... coming off an outstanding sophomore campaign ... entered last fall as a virtual unknown and ended up winning the long snapper job and started every game ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Saw action in every game as the team’s long snapper, including making his collegiate debut in the ‘09 opener against sixth-ranked Ohio State ... credited with a tackle in the Mids’ win over Notre Dame ... nearly came up with a fumble recovery in the Air Force game. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2008 graduate of Clearwater Central Catholic High School, Ackerman was a three-year letterwinner in football playing both linebacker and long snapper ... member of the team that claimed the regional title in 2005 ... led the football team to back-to-back district crowns in 2006 and `07 ... served as team captain his senior year ... named the team's most valuable defensive player following his senior season ... member of the National, Spanish and Math Honor Societies ... full name is Brian Patrick Ackerman ... born Feb. 28, 1990, in New Jersey ... son of Tim and Marilee Ackerman ... majoring in economics and carries a 3.31 GPA.
secutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy ... a strong performance up front against Northern Illinois helped pave the way for Ricky Dobbs (25 carries, 124 yards) to become just the sixth Navy quarterback to rush for over 100 yards in his first collegiate start ... held the SMU defense off-balance allowing QB Ricky Dobbs to rush for 224 yards and become the first Navy QB to reach the 200-yard rushing mark since Brian Madden in 2001 ... Dobbs also became just the fifth player in school history to score four or more TDs in a game ... helped open up holes for senior fullback Eric Kettani to rush for a career-high 175 yards against Wake Forest ... Kettani was the first player to rush for over 62 yards against the Deacs since the 2007 Navy-Wake tilt (10 games) ... he was also the first player to rush for 100 yards against the Deacs since 2007 (Maryland) ... earned his first career starting nod (left tackle) in the Mids’ win over Towson in the season-opener ... member of the offensive line that paved the way for slot back Shun White to run for a school-record 348 yards ... it was the 17thmost yards in Div. IA history and White is just the 80th player all-time to reach the 300yard mark. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Battipaglia earned two letters in football ... as a junior, his team went 11-2 and won the Philadelphia Catholic League ... named First-Team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania as a senior ... was named to the Philadelphia Daily News Catholic League AllDecade team ... his dad, Joseph, played rugby at Boston College, while his brother, Matt, played football at Dartmouth ... his dad, who is a market strategist and works on Wall Street, is a frequent guest on CNBC and Fox News ... full name is Jeffrey Michael Battipaglia ... born Jan. 19, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pa. ... son of Joseph and Mary Ann Battipaglia ... majoring in economics.
MAX BLUE
#44 • Junior • Inside Linebacker • 6-0 • 207 • Carrollton, Texas
JEFF BATTIPAGLIA
#61 • Senior • Offensive Tackle • 6-4 • 256 • Newtown, Pa.
At Navy: Enters the spring competing for one of the two starting inside linebacker jobs ... one of Navy’s biggest hitters ... has good speed and is always around the football ... could be a surprise player in 2010 ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: A member of the Mids’ special teams unit, he saw action in every game ... contributed a career-high tying two tackles in Navy’s win over Notre Dame ... was in on a pair of tackles in the Mids’ win over Rice ... contributed his first career tackle in the Mids’ overtime win against Air Force ... made his collegiate debut as in Navy’s opener against No. 6 Ohio State. 2008: Did not seen any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Hebron High School, Blue attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... lettered three times as a linebacker and tight end for the football team ... led Hebron High to the 2005 Class 4A Texas State Championship behind a 16-0 record ... a Third-Team All-State (Texas) selection in his junior and senior years ... received all-district honors twice, including being named the district's MVP in 2006 ... brother, Hunter, played football at the Merchant Marine Academy ... cousin, Lisa Steinmetz, is a 2003 graduate of the Naval Academy and served as the team captain of the women's basketball team (`02-03) ... full name is William Maxwell Blue ... born Feb. 8, 1989, in Houston, Texas ... son of David and Linda Blue ... majoring in economics.
At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter at left tackle ... a veteran member of the Mids’ offensive line, he has started 27 consecutive games dating back to the 2008 season-opener against Towson ... is an All-East candidate for 2010 ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: Member of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush for 280.5 yards per game (No. 4 nationally) ... additionally, the line paved the way for Ricky Dobbs to set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a QB with 27, while he was ranked No. 2 in the country in points per game (12.46) and touchdowns (27) ... provided the necessary protection for the Mids to accumulate 515 yards of total offense (385 rush, 130 pass) against Missouri to earn a 35-13 Texas Bowl win ... the 515 yards of total offense was Navy’s second-best offensive output of the year, behind a 537yard afternoon against Rice ... created enough holes for Dobbs to run through to produce his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing afternoon when he carried the ball a season-high 33 times for 113 yards against Army ... the line also paved the way for Dobbs to dive into the end zone from one yard out to set the NCAA record for most rushing TDs in a season by a quarterback, scoring his 24th of 2009 ... the record was set by Air Force’s Chance Harridge in 2002 and later tied by Tim Tebow of Florida en route to winning the 2007 Heisman Trophy ... the line allowed the Mids to rush for 242 yards against Delaware on Senior Day and opened up seams for Ricky Dobbs to score a stadium-record five rushing touchdowns and set the Navy single-season record for touchdowns ... opened up lanes for both Vince Murray (158) and Ricky Dobbs (102) to rush for over 100 yards in leading Navy to a win over Notre Dame ... it was the first time since last year’s Army-Navy game that Navy has produced a 100-yard rushing tandem ... meanwhile,it was the fourth straight game Murray has reached 100 yards rushing, making him the first running back since Napoleon McCallum in 1983 to achieve that feat ... the Mids’ line allowed for Navy to rush for 338 yards against Wake Forest, the third consecutive game Navy gained 300-plus yards on the ground ... it was the first time the Mids have achieved that feat since early in 2007 when they rushed for 300 yards in six straight games ... anchored a line that led the way for the Mids to rush for 331 yards and five TDs against SMU ... part of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush the ball 80 times for a season-high 471 yards, the 10th-best rushing day in program history, en route to a 63-14 victory at Rice ... Navy finished with 537 yards of total offense, the 28th-best mark in program history and the most yards since the Mids racked up 602 yards vs. Towson in the 2008 season-opener ... opened up holes for Navy’s ground game that rushed for a then season-high 373 yards and scored four touchdowns against Western Kentucky ... helped pave the way for Navy’s rushing attack to score four rushing TDs against Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home opener. 2008: Started all 13 games as a member of the offensive line ... helped the Mids’ rushing attack lead the nation in rushing for an unprecedented fourth-consecutive season (292.4 yds/gm) ... helped open up paths for senior tandem Shun White (13148) and Eric Kettani (24-125) to become Navy’s first 100-yard rushing tandem this season as the Mids turned in a 34-0 win over rival Army and won their sixth con-
Blue’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2008 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2009 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 2 (Twice; last at Notre Dame, 11-7-09) TFL: 0 Sacks: 0 FR: 0 FF: 0 PBU: 0 Int.: 0
Blue Game-by-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks at Ohio State (9-5-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Pitt (9-19-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at W. Kentucky (9-26-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Air Force (10-3-09) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 at Rice (10-10-09) 1-1-2 0-0 0-0 at SMU (10-17-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Wake Forest (10-24-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Temple (10-31-09) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) 1-1-2 0-0 0-0 Delaware (11-14-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Hawai’i (11-28-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Army (12-12-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
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Int PBU 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
FF FR Blk 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
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS
SHANE BOTHEL
JOE BUCKLEY
#95 • Senior • Nose Guard • 6-3 • 252 • Marlton, N.J.
#16 • Senior • Kicker • 5-9 • 176 • Downingtown, Pa.
At Navy: Enters the spring competing with Chase Burge for the starting job at nose guard ... coming off a solid junior campaign where he teamed with Burge and the graduating Jordan Stephens to give the Mids solid interior play ... has earned one varsity letter. At 2009: Saw action in every game, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against No. 6 Ohio State ... turned in six tackles against Missouri in the season finale ... member of Navy’s defense that held Missouri, the nation’s 33rd-ranked scoring offense with its 30.3 points per game, to just 13 points in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... it’s Missouri’s third-lowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points since Texas throttled the Tigers 41-7 on Oct. 24 ... after the Tigers scored a TD just 24 seconds into the game, Navy’s defense held Missouri without a touchdown for the remainder of the contest ... the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12-straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this season ... chipped in with a tackle in the win over Army ... turned in a solo tackle against Delaware where he saw action at defensive end ... Navy’s defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacons scoreless in the first quarter and to three points for more than 53 minutes ... made the first two tackles of his career in helping Navy earn an overtime win over Academy rival Air Force ... recovered Western Kentucky QB Kawaun Jakes’ fumble at the 1-yard line ... the fumble recovery marked Bothel’s first individual stat of his career, in just his fourth collegiate appearance. 2007, ‘08: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Cherokee High School, Bothel attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... earned a pair of letters in football as a defensive end and linebacker, while also picking up a letter in baseball ... led the football team to the 2005 Souther Jersey Group IV State Championship with a 10-2 record ... member of the German National Honor Society ... father served in the Air Force for nearly 25 years ... has lived all over the world, including Italy and Germany ... full name is Shane Alexander Bothel ... born Feb. 22, 1988, in State College, Pa. ... son of Terry and Joanna Bothel ... majoring in history.
At Navy: Enters the spring as Navy’s starting kicker ... coming off a phenomenal junior campaign ... won the kicking job the week of the Air Force game and then went out and nailed three field goals against the Falcons, including a then careerlong 47-yard field goal at the end of the first half and a 38-yard field goal that won the game in overtime ... also hit a game-winner in overtime against SMU ... was extremely consistent ... All-East candidate after being named First-Team All-East last fall ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Named First-Team All-East after finishing the season 44-for-44 on PATs ... one of just four players in program history to finish the year with a flawless extra-point percentage (min. 25 made) and is the only player kicking 30 or more PATs without a miss ... his 44 PATs, meanwhile, are the second most in school history, eight fewer than record-holder Joey Bullen (2005) ... his 44-consecutive PATs made marks the fifth-longest streak in school history ... ranked second on the team in scoring, as he was responsible for 74 points (10 FG, 44 PATs) ... his two PATs against Army pushed him into second place on the Mids’ single-season extra-point leader board ... Joey Bullen set the record in 2005 with 52 ... was accurate on 10 of his 13 field goal attempts, including 7-for-7 from 35-plus yards ... kicked a 36-yard field goal against Army ... split the uprights on a 28-yard field goal at Hawai’i ... had made sevenstraight field goals before pulling his 30-yard attempt wide right at Notre Dame as time expired in the first half ... split the uprights on a career-long 50-yarder against Wake Forest and followed up in the second quarter with a 41-yarder to give Navy the lead for good ... responsible for his second game-winning field goal when he split the uprights on a 24-yard kick in overtime to lead the Mids to a 38-35 victory over SMU ... was 9-for-9 on PATs in Navy’s 63-14 victory at Rice ... the nine PATs are tied as the second most by a Navy player in school history and the most since Joey Bullen kicked nine PATs against North Texas on Nov. 10, 2007 ... after losing the kicking job to Jon Teague for the Western Kentucky contest, bounced back and played the hero for the Mids against Air Force ... was flawless in his three field goal attempts against the Falcons ... connected on a then career-long 47-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining in the opening half to give the Mids’ a 10-7 advantage at the break ... split the uprights on a 37-yard field goal attempt in the fourth quarter (11:18) to put the Mids back on top, 13-10 ... kicked what was the game-winning field goal from 38 yards out in OT ... entered the Air Force game having missed back-to-back field goals, a 34-yarder vs. Louisiana Tech to go along with a 32-yarder at Pitt ... split the uprights on his first collegiate field goal attempt, a 43-yarder, against Louisiana Tech in Navy’s home opener ... made his collegiate debut as the Mids’ kicker in Navy’s opener against sixth-ranked Ohio State ... connected on all three of his PATs against the Buckeyes. 2007, ‘08: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Malvern Prep, Buckley earned three letters in football, three in baseball, three in indoor track and one in outdoor track ... ran the 100, 200 and 400 meters in high school ... baseball team won the state championship his sophomore year ... was a nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman ... graduated from high school with a 3.97 GPA ... full name is Joseph Edward Buckley III ... born November 12, 1988, in Coatesville, Pa. ... son of Joseph and Mary Buckley ... majoring in economics ... carries a 3.24 GPA.
Bothel’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2007 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2008 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2009 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 2 (Twice; last vs. Missouri, 12-31-09) TFL: 0 Sacks: 0 FR: 1 vs. Western Kentucky (9-26-09) FF: 0 PBU: 0 Int.: 0
Bothel Game-by-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks at Ohio State (9-5-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Pitt (9-19-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at W. Kentucky (9-26-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Air Force (10-3-09) 0-2-2 0-0 0-0 at Rice (10-10-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at SMU (10-17-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Wake Forest (10-24-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Temple (10-31-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Delaware (11-14-09) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 at Hawai’i (11-28-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Army (12-12-09) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) 0-2-2 0-0 0-0
Int PBU 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
FF FR Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0
Buckley’s Career Statistics Kicking 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
PATs FGs Long Pts -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION --- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -44-44 10-13 50 74 44-44 10-13 50 74
Buckley Game By Game
Game (Date) XP-XPA FG-FGA Lg Pts KO Yds Avg TB OB at Ohio State (9-5-09) 3-3 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) 3-3 1-2 43 6 0 0 0 0 0 Pitt (9-19-09) 2-2 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 W. Kentucky (9-26-09) -- Did Not Play -Air Force (10-3-09) 1-1 3-3 47 10 0 0 0 0 0 at Rice (10-10-09) 9-9 0-0 9 0 0 0 0 0 at SMU (10-17-09) 5-5 1-1 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 Wake Forest (10-24-09) 1-1 2-2 50 7 0 0 0 0 0 Temple (10-31-09) 3-3 1-1 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) 3-3 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware (11-14-09) 5-5 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 at Hawai’i (11-28-09) 2-2 1-1 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Army (12-12-09) 2-2 1-1 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) 5-5 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Field Goal Sequence 2009
FGM-A 10-13
Player Ohio State Louisiana Tech Pitt Western Kentucky Air Force Rice SMU Wake Forest Temple Notre Dame Delaware Hawai’i Army Missouri
Pct. 76.9
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 0-0 2-2 4-7 3-3
Burge’s Career Statistics
50+ Long Blk 1-1 50 0
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2007 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2008 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2009 29 1.0-2 0.5-2 0-0 1 3 0 TOTALS 30 1.0-2 0.5-2 0-0 1 3 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 5 vs. Army (12-12-09) TFL: 0.5 (Twice; last vs. Western Kentucky, 9-26-09) Sacks: 0.5 at Pitt (9-19-09) FR: 0 FF: 1 vs. Wake Forest (1024-09) PBU: 2 vs. Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) Int.: 0
--(43),34 32 --(47),(37),(38) --(24) (50), (41) (30) 30 --(28) (36) ---
Burge Game-by-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks Int PBU Towson (8-30-08) -- Did Not Play -at Ball State (9-5-08) -- Did Not Play -at Duke (9-13-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Rutgers (9-20-08) -- Did Not Play -at Wake Forest (9-27-08) -- Did Not Play -at Air Force (10-4-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pitt (10-18-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 SMU (10-25-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 Temple (11-1-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Army (12-6-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) -- Did Not Play --
• Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made
CHASE BURGE
#93 • Senior • Nose Guard • 6-4 • 270 • Rushville, Ohio
At Navy: Enters the spring listed as the starter at nose guard ... one of the surprise players of 2009 ... stepped into the starting role at nose guard late in fall camp and played well ... is extremely strong and holds the point of attack ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Saw action in 12 contests, including six in which he started ... completed the year with 29 tackles and three pass break-ups ... member of Navy’s defense that held Missouri, the nation’s 33rd-ranked scoring offense with its 30.3 points per game, to just 13 points in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... It was Missouri’s third-lowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points since Texas throttled the Tigers 41-7 on Oct. 24 ... after the Tigers scored a TD just 24 seconds into the game, Navy’s defense held Missouri without a touchdown for the remainder of the contest ... produced a career-high five tackles, as the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12 straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this season ... turned in four tackles, while batting down a pass in the Mids’ win over Delaware ... added an assisted tackle against Notre Dame ... in his second straight start, added a pair of solo tackles against Temple ... made his first career start against Wake Forest ... had his first career forced fumble against Wake ... missed the Rice and SMU games with an injury suffered against Academy rival Air Force ... member of the Mids’ defense that did not give up an offensive TD by Air Force and held the Falcons well under its rushing average of 319 yards (183 vs. Navy) ... contributed four tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss in the Mids’ win over Western Kentucky ... produced four tackles at Pitt ... tag-teamed with co-captain Ross Pospisil for his first collegiate sack in the Mids’ loss to the Panthers ... broke up a Bill Stull pass that Stull then caught and fumbled at the Navy one-yard line ... turned in a solid effort against Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home opener where he contributed a tackle and broke up a pair of passes ... played a phenomenal game against sixth-ranked Ohio State in the opener ... made a then career-high four tackles against Buckeyes. 2008: Played in eight games, including seven of the last eight ... turned in his first collegiate tackle in the Mids’ loss to Notre Dame ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ road game against Duke. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Fairfield Union High School, Burge was a three-year letterwinner in both football and basketball ... led the football team to the 2005 and ‘06 Mid-State League title ... earned All-State (Ohio), all-district, allcounty and all-league recognition in football his senior season ... named the district’s defensive player of the year in 2006 ... selected as the top lineman in the league during his senior year ... served as co-captain of the football team his senior year ... member of the National Honor Society ... sang in the choir in high school and plays guitar ... full name is Chase Anthony Burge ... born Dec. 6, 1988, in Oak Harbor, Wash. ... son of John and Kathy Burge ... majoring in Economics.
at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) Pitt (9-19-09) at W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
2-2-4 0-1-1 0-4-4 0-4-4 1-0-1
2-1-3 2-0-2 0-1-1 2-2-4 0-0-0 3-2-5 0-0-0
MARCUS CURRY
0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0.5-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 -- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play -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
FF FR Blk 0
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
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0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
#28 • Junior • Slot Back • 5-11 • 200 • Carrollton, Texas
At Navy: Returns as a starter after a standout sophomore campaign ... is an explosive player that can make big plays catching the pitch or as a receiver out of the backfield ... one of the fastest players on the team ... has good size ... had surgery on his left knee in January, but is expected to participate in spring ball ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Navy’s third-leading rusher with 585 yards on 80 carries over 11 contests (7.3 yards per carry) ... ran for five touchdowns ... tied for the team lead in receiving with 10 catches for 287 yards (28.7 yards per catch) and a team high three touchdowns ... averaged 9.7 yards every time he touched the ball (90 touches, 872 yards) ... scored a touchdown every 11.3 times he touched the ball ... carried the ball 12 times for 109 yards and a touchdown in Navy’s Texas Bowl win over Missouri ... it marked just his second career 100-yard rushing performance ... also caught five passes for 97 yards, including a 47-yard reception ... came into the game having made five catches the entire year ... produced 34 yards on four carries against Army, including a long carry of 16 yards ... his lone reception of the contest resulted in a 25-yard touchdown ... it was his first TD (rushing or receiving) since Navy’s win over SMU nearly two months ago ...carried the ball seven times for just five yards against Hawai’i ... returned to the field for the Mids’ final home game of the year after sitting out the Wake Forest, Temple and Notre Dame games after sustaining a leg injury during practice ... rushed for 44 yards on 11 carries against Delaware ... carried the ball four times for 72 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown run on the Mids’ opening drive against SMU ... gained 85 yards on the ground and added 51 yards receiving at Rice to record his third 100yard all-purpose game this season (115 vs. Ohio State, 124 vs. Louisiana Tech) ... gave Navy a 35-0 lead at the half against the Owls by running in a one-yard carry with 2:44 left in the half ... carried the ball five times for 70 yards against Western Kentucky ... scored a touchdown for the third consecutive game, running in from four yards out against Pitt in the fourth quarter ... carried the ball 15 times for 124 yards and a TD in the home-opener against Louisiana Tech ... it was his first career 100-
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yard rushing game after coming into the game having rushed for 14 yards against Ohio State in his first collegiate appearance ... turned in a spectacular performance in making his first collegiate start against sixth-ranked Ohio State in the Mids’ opener ... producing 101 yards and two touchdowns on a pair of receptions, becoming the first Navy player since Tyree Barnes (four catches for 113 yards against Duke on Sept. 13, 2008) to reach 100 yards receiving ... additionally, he is the first slot back to go over 100 yards receiving since Eric Roberts caught two passes for 105 yards and one touchdown against Central Michigan on Nov. 22, 2003 ... he is the first Navy player to catch two touchdown passes in a game since Oct. 10, 2007, when Reggie Campbell caught two touchdown passes in the Mids’ epic 48-45 double overtime victory over Pitt ... his 85-yard touchdown reception from Ricky Dobbs against the Buckeyes is the third-longest pass play in program history ... he also rushed for 14 yards on four carries. 2008: Saw action in seven games ... played eight plays against Towson, six against Air Force and five against SMU ... did not have any carries. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Hebron High School, Curry attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... earned a pair of letters in football and baseball ... earned first-team all-district honors as a running back and second-team kudos as a corner during his senior year ... led the football team to the state championship with a 16-0 record in 2005 ... uncle, Aaron Curry, played basketball at Oklahoma ... attended the same high school as current Navy football teammate Max Blue ... full name is Marcus Eliot Curry ... born March 30, 1989, in Carrollton, Texas. ... son of William and Joan Curry ... majoring in computer science.
Curry’s Career Statistics Rushing 2008 2009 TOTALS
Att 0 80 80
Yds 0 585 585
Avg 0.0 7.3 7.3
TD 0 5 5
Lg 0 45 45
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS KYLE DELAHOOKE
#35 • Senior • Punter • 6-1 • 207 • Sierra Madre, Calif.
At Navy: Navy’s starting punter in each of the last two seasons ... tremendous athlete ... voted Midshipman of the Spring Semester (‘08) by a board of his peers for the outstanding job he did in balancing athletics, academics and his military duties ... averaging a 42.4 yards per punt (4073 yards on 96 punts) over his career which ranks second in the Navy record book ... All-East candidate and a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, which is given to the nation’s most outstanding punter ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: Averaged 43.09 yards per punt on 54 punts in 2009 with 13 of his punts fair caught, 19 downed inside the 20 and 12 punts of 50 yards or more ... ranked 22nd nationally in punting average and stands third on Navy’s single-season leaderboard ... as a team, the Mids finished 14th in net punting, averaging 38.30 yards per punt ... owns 18-career punts of 50 or more yards including 12 during the ‘09 campaign ... forced to punt just twice in the Mids’ win over Missouri in the Texas Bowl ... averaged 43.0 yards, including a long of 47 yards ... called upon to punt seven times against Army, the most since punting nine times against Notre Dame a year ago ... three of his seven punts against the Black Knights were 50+ yards, including a long of 52 ... averaged 43.0 yards on a season-high tying six punts at Hawai’i ... punted just twice against Delaware (43.0 avg) and a third in which the Blue Hens were called for roughing the kicker ... punted the ball a season-high six times in the Mids’ loss to Temple ... averaged 39.8 yards against the Owls ... averaged a season-best 48.5 yards per punt in the win over Wake Forest ... booted a career-long 65-yard punt following the Mids’ opening drive that would later be bested with under four minutes to play in the game when he kicked a 68-yarder against the Deacons ... battled the wind at SMU where he averaged just 38.4 yards on five punts ... pinned two of his five punts inside the 20-yard line against the Mustangs ... was not forced to punt against Rice until the Mids’ eighth possession (4:00 minutes in 3rd Qtr) ... punted twice against the Owls for an average of 47.5 yards, including a long punt of 50 yards ... called upon to punt five times against Air Force, the most punts since lthe 2008 Notre Dame game (8 gms) ... owned a 41.8 average against Air Force that included a 52-yarder ... also pinned a pair of punts inside the 20 ... among his four punts at Pitt was a then career-long 63-yarder ... Navy did not punt in its win over Western Kentucky, the first time since the Ball State game in 2008 ... mishandled the snap in the second quarter of the Pitt game and illegally kicked the ball off the ground ... he was charged for a rush and a loss of eight yards ... booted a 49-yard punt among his three appearances in Navy’s win over Louisiana Tech in its home-opener ... averaged 43.7 yards among the three punts he booted against No. 6 Ohio State in the season-opener. 2008: In his first season as Navy’s punter, he averaged 41.6 yards among the 42 punts he took ... his 41.6 average is the fourth-best single-season punting average in Navy history and best since John Skaggs set the record (44.8 yds/punt) in 2001 ... placed 11 punts inside the 20 and had six punts of 50 yards or more, including a then career-long 55-yarder against Temple ... punted in 12 of the 13 games, as Navy did not punt in its season-opener against Towson ... recorded three punts for an average of 42.3 yards against Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl ... asked to punt three times in his first Army-Navy game ... averaged 35.7 yards which featured a 50-yarder ... after a poor snap sent the ball over his head, had the presence of mind to pick up the ball in the end zone and boot what likely was a 50-plus-yard punt despite being credited for just 13 yards ... punted twice for an average of 43.5 yards, including a long of 45 against Northern Illinois ... credited with eight punts against Notre Dame, as the ninth was blocked and returned for a touchdown ... averaged 45.8 yards on the day with a long of 52 yards against the Irish ... placed two punts inside of the 20 ... tied his single-game punting average of 48.0 with four punts for 192 yards against Temple ... booted a career-long 55-yard punt in the second quarter of the Temple contest after having punted a 50-plus yarder one other time in his career ... called upon to punt just twice against SMU, averaging 38.5 yards ... in his five punts against No. 23 Pitt, averaged 36.4 yards with a long of 48 ... asked to punt just three times iagainst Air Force, averaging 41.0 yards ... booted a long of 49 yards and placed two balls inside the 20-yard line ... punted six times at Wake Forest for an average of 39.7 ... his long in the game was a 48-yarder from deep in Navy territory ... booted a then career-long 52-yarder with five minutes to go in the second quarter in the win over Rutgers ... the drive prior to the 52-yarder, had a punt blocked by the Scarlet Knights that led to a TD ... punted the ball three times for 119 yards at Duke ... booted a career-long 46-yarder that was fumbled by the Blue Devils and recovered by Navy’s Emmett Merchant ... made his punting debut in the Mids’ opener against Towson ... booted a 32-yarder in his first appearance. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Maranatha High School, Delahooke earned two letters in football and track and four in soccer ... football team finished as the runner-up in the CIF Championship with an 11-3 record ... named Second-Team All-State (Calif.) in football as a senior ... was named team MVP and served as team captain of both the football and soccer teams ... a three-time All-CIF
100-yd 0 2 2
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 100-yd 2008 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2009 10 287 28.7 3 85 1 TOTALS 10 287 28.7 3 85 1 Career highs -- Carries: 15 vs. Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) Rushing Yards: 124 vs. Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) Rushing TDs: 1 (Five Times; last time vs. Missouri, 1231-09) Receptions: 5 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) Receiving Yards: 101 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Receiving TDs: 2 at Ohio State (9-5-09)
Curry Game-by-Game
Rushing Receiving Game (Date) Att. Yds TD Avg Rec. Yds. TD Avg Towson (8-30-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 at Ball State (9-5-08) -- Did Not Play -at Duke (9-13-08) -- Did Not Play -Rutgers (9-20-08) -- Did Not Play -at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 at Air Force (10-4-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Pitt (10-18-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SMU (10-25-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Temple (11-1-08) -- Did Not Play -vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) -- Did Not Play -at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Army (12-6-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) -- Did Not Play -at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
4 14 15 124 6 34 5 70 2 -6 10 85 4 72 11 44 7 5 4 34 12 109
0 3.5 2 101 1 8.3 0 0 1 5.7 1 13 0 14.0 0 0 0 -3.0 0 0 1 8.5 1 51 1 18.0 0 0 -- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play -0 4.0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 8.5 1 25 1 9.1 5 97
2 0 0 0 0 0 0
50.5 0.0 13.0 0.0 0.0 51.0 0.0
0 0 1 0
0.0 0.0 25.0 19.4
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS and four-time all-league honoree in soccer ... an avid surfer ... has competed competitively as a surfer in Mexico, Hawai’i and Costa Rica ... member of the National Honor Society ... full name is Kyle Douglas Delahooke ... born Feb. 17, 1989, in Arcadia, Calif. ... son of Todd and Melinda Delahooke ... majoring in international relations ... carries a 3.02 GPA.
Delahooke’s Career Statistics Punting 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
No 42 54 96
Yds
Avg Long TB FC I-20 50+ -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -41.6 55 0 7 11 6 43.1 68 4 13 19 12 42.4 68 4 20 30 18
1746 2327 4073
Delahooke Game-by-Game Game (Date) Punts Towson (8-30-08) 1 at Ball State (9-5-08) at Duke (9-13-08) 3 Rutgers (9-20-08) 2 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 6 at Air Force (10-4-08) 3 Pitt (10-18-08) 5 SMU (10-25-08) 2 Temple (11-1-08) 4 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 8 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 2 vs. Army (12-6-08) 3 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 3
Yds 32
5 2 5 4 6 5 2 6 7 2
209 95 192 194 239 231 86 258 283 86
at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
3 3 4
119 96 238 123 182 77 192 366 87 107 127 131 143 180
Blk
2 0 2
Avg Long TB FC I-20 50+ Blk 32.0 32 0 1 1 0 0 -- Navy Did Not Punt -39.7 46 0 0 0 0 1 48.0 52 0 1 1 1 1 39.7 48 0 0 1 0 0 41.0 49 0 1 2 0 0 36.4 48 0 1 1 0 0 38.5 43 0 1 1 0 0 48.0 55 0 1 0 2 0 45.8 52 0 1 2 2 0 43.5 45 0 0 1 0 0 35.7 50 0 0 0 1 0 42.3 44 0 0 1 0 0 43.7 49 0 1 1 47.7 49 0 0 2 45.0 63 0 1 1 -- Navy Did Not Punt -41.8 52 0 0 2 47.5 50 0 0 0 38.4 48 0 1 2 48.5 68 1 0 1 39.8 44 0 3 1 46.2 55 2 0 2 43.0 44 0 1 2 43.0 52 1 1 2 40.4 52 0 4 2 43.0 47 0 1 1
0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 0
year’s total of 602 yards vs. Towson in the 2008 season opener ... opened up holes for Navy’s ground game that rushed for a season-high 373 yards and scored four touchdowns against Western Kentucky ... helped pave the way for Navy’s rushing attack to score four rushing TDs against Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home opener ... made his collegiate debut in Navy’s opener against sixth-ranked Ohio State. 2008: Did not see any varsity action High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Mentor High School, DeMell attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... a three-sport athlete, he earned letters in hockey (4), football (3) and lacrosse (2) ... a three-time all-county lineman for the football team who was also an All-State (Ohio) selection his senior year ... led the football team to the 2006 Region 1 Championship behind a 13-2 record and claimed Lake Erie League crows in `04 and `06 ... served as the hockey and football team captain his junior and senior years ... received AllState (Ohio) recognition in hockey as a senior ... coached Mentor's junior high lacrosse team during his junior and senior years of high school ... brother, Brian, was an All-Patriot League swimmer for Navy from 2002-05 ... full name is Brady Andrew DeMell ... born Oct. 17, 1988, in Euclid, Ohio ... son of Randy and Kathy DeMell. ... majoring in history.
RICKY DOBBS
#4 • Senior • Quarterback • 6-1 • 198 • Douglasville, Ga. • Co-Captain
At Navy: Coming off a phenomenal junior campaign ... All-American candidate ... elected team captain by his teammates ... a natural leader ... has the strongest arm of any Navy quarterback in recent memory ... has good size and speed, and is difficult to tackle ... has a great attitude and is always smiling ... one of the more popular players on the team and a fan favorite ... one of the top recruiters among the players when a prospective student-athlete and his family is visiting campus ... has been impressive the last three years with the stirring speeches he has given to families of prospects on why their sons should come to the Naval Academy ... serves as the Vice President of the junior class at the Naval Academy ... has struck up friendships with former NFL quarterbacks Shaun King and Doug Williams ... has a personal goal of becoming the President of the United States in 2040 after serving in the military and winning a Super Bowl ... is active in community service both in Annapolis and in his hometown of Douglasville ... had surgery on January 21 to repair a cracked knee cap on his right knee and is expected to be limited during spring drills ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: Enjoyed a stellar campaign that featured record-breaking marks in not only the Navy annals, but also NCAA history books ... named Honorable Mention AllAmerican by College Football News ... ended the season with 1,203 rushing yards on 315 carries, while completing 56 of his 105 passes for 1,031 yards ... in total, played a role in 33 of the Mids’ 51 touchdowns on the year (27 rush, 6 pass) ... only the third quarterback in program history and 37th in NCAA history (third in ‘09) to rush AND pass for 1,000 yards in a single season, joining Chris McCoy (1997) and Craig Candeto (2003) ... his 1,203 yards are the eighth-most in Navy history and the thirdmost by a Navy quarterback ... etched his name into the NCAA record book as the single-season record holder for touchdowns scored by a quarterback with 27 ... the record was 23 set by Chance Harridge of Air Force in 2002 and later tied in 2007 by Florida’s Tim Tebow who went on to win the Heisman Trophy ... his 27 TDs were the second most in the country, just one fewer than 2009 Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart of Stanford ... ranked No. 2 nationally in points per game (12.46) and 12th in points responsible for per game (rushing and passing touchdowns), averaging 15.23 ... has amassed a 10-3 (.769) career record as a starter with wins over Northern Illinois (‘08), Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky, Air Force, Rice, SMU, Notre Dame, Delaware, Army and Missouri (Texas Bowl) ... meanwhile, his three losses have come on the road at Pitt, at Ohio State and at Hawai’i ... has nine-career 100-yard rushing days, which is the third most by a quarterback in school history ... with a current streak of five-straight 100-yard rushing days, he is the first Navy quarterback to record four or more consecutive games over 100 yards since quarterback Brian Madden (10), who rushed for over 100 yards in the final five games of the 1999 season and the first two games of the 2001 season (he missed all of 2000 with a knee injury) ... has scored at least one rushing touchdown in all 13 of his career starts ... scored a rushing touchdown in each of the Mids’ first seven games of the season, the fourth-longest consecutive games streak with a rushing touchdown (played 7 downs against Temple, but did not score) ... it was the longest streak since Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada strung together eight-straight games with a TD in 2007 ... has scored four or more rushing touchdowns on four different occasions during his career, including three times this year ... no other Navy player has more than one career four-rushing touchdown day ... after breaking Navy’s single-season touchdowns mark (27), he now stands second on the Mids’ career overall AND rushing touchdowns leader board with 35 ... produced a team-high 162 points in 2009, the second-highest single-season point total in school history ... he is one of only four players (Chris McCoy twice) in program history to score 100 points in a season and one of
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BRADY DEMELL
#75 • Junior • Offensive Guard • 6-3 • 286 • Mentor, Ohio
At Navy: Enters the spring listed as the starter at left guard ... saw action last year at both guard and center ... started at center in the Texas Bowl and played well ... enters the spring listed as the starter at guard ... has good size and strength ... moves well for a player his size ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Competed in all 14 contests, including the Western Kentucky contest in which he made his first collegiate start in place of the injured Andy Lark at guard ... member of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush for 280.5 yards per game (No. 4 nationally) ... additionally, the line paved the way for Ricky Dobbs to set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a QB with 27, while he was ranked No. 2 in the country in points per game (12.46) and touchdowns (27) ... provided the necessary coverage for the Mids to accumulate 515 yards of total offense (385 rush, 130 pass) against Missouri to earn a 35-13 Texas Bowl win ... the 515 yards of total offense was Navy’s second-best offensive output of the year, behind a 537-yard afternoon against Rice ... made just his second collegiate start, first at center, replacing Eric Douglass in the Texas Bowl ... created enough holes for Dobbs to run through to produce his fourth-consecutive 100-yard rushing afternoon when he carried the ball a season-high 33 times for 113 yards against Army ... the line also paved the way for Dobbs to dive into the end zone from one yard out to set the NCAA record for most rushing TDs in a season by a quarterback, scoring his 24th of 2009 ... the record was set by Air Force’s Chance Harridge in 2002 and later tied by Tim Tebow of Florida en route to winning the 2007 Heisman Trophy ... anchored a line that led the way for the Mids to rush for 331 yards and five TDs against SMU ... part of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush the ball 80 times for a season-high 471 yards, the 10th-best rushing day in program history, en route to a 63-14 victory at Rice ... Navy finished with 537 yards of total offense, the 28th-best mark in program history and the most yards since last
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only two to score more than 130 ... in two seasons, he has catapulted into third among Navy’s career points leaders with 210 points, just 54 behind record holder Chris McCoy (1995-97) ... set the program record for single-season points-responsible-for with 198 points (27 rush, 6 pass), bettering Chris McCoy’s 1997 mark of 186 points ... over his career, he’s been responsible for 252 points, the third-most points on the Mids’ leaderboard along with Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada (2005-08) ... behind a 113-yard rushing effort against Army, he became only the third different quarterback (fourth overall) in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season ... the previous quarterbacks to accomplish that feat were Chris McCoy (1,370 yards in 1997 and 1,228 yards in 1996) and Craig Candeto (1,112 yards in 2003) ... carried the ball 315 times during the season, the second-most carries in program history, trailing only Napoleon McCallum who set the record in 1983 with 331 carries ... has thrown just four interceptions in 121-career attempts (.033), lowest interception percentage in school history ... averaging 10.3 yards per pass attempt in his career, the second-best average in school history ... averaged 9.8 yards per pass attempt in ‘09, the fourth-best average in school history ... named the 2009 Texas Bowl MVP after rushing for 166 yards on 30 carries and scoring three TDs, while completing nine of his 14 passes for 130 yards and one TD ... it was just the second time in his career that he has thrown AND rushed for 100+ yards in a game ... his 166 yards on the ground erased Navy’s bowl record for rushing yards set by Aaron Polanco in 2004 who rumbled for 138 yards against New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl ... named the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s 2009 Army-Navy Game Most Valuable Player after leading the Midshipmen to their eighth consecutive win over Army and the school’s seventh-straight Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy ... behind his one-yard TD run in the Army-Navy game (6:15, 4th Qtr), he became the NCAA’s record holder for single-season touchdowns scored by a quarterback, punching in his 24th of the 2009 campaign ... recorded his fourth-straight 100-yard rushing afternoon with 113 yards on a season-high 33 carries ... produced his third straight 100-yard rushing day by carrying the ball 25 times for 127 yards against Hawai’i ... his 53-yard touchdown was the longest run of his career and the longest rush from scrimmage by a Navy player this season ... rushed for 100 yards on 26 carries and five touchdowns against Delaware setting the stadium record for most touchdowns by a player in a game ... it will also be known as the game in which he set the program record for most single-season touchdowns, eclipsing Bill Ingram’s record of 21 set in 1917 ... the 100yard rushing day was Dobbs’ sixth of his career ... gave Navy a 7-0 lead against Notre Dame midway through the first quarter on a one-yard TD run ... went on to finish the game with 102 yards on 31 carries ... joined forces with fullback Vince Murray (14-158) to become Navy’s first 100-yard rushing tandem this year ... threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jones late in the third quarter, just his fifth career passing TD and fourth this season ... it is also the second-longest scoring play by the Mids this season and longest since Dobbs’ 85-yard TD pass to Marcus Curry in the opener against Ohio State ... inserted into the lineup with 11:58 to play in the sec-
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS ond quarter on a fourth-and-one situation against Temple, but was stopped short ... also came into the game on the Mids’ final drive of the contest ... sat out the Wake Forest game with a knee injury ... topped the 1,000-yard career rushing mark behind a 26-carry, 89-yard effort against SMU ... scored two of the Mids’ five touchdowns in leading Navy to a come-from-behind win versus the Mustangs ... had scoring runs vs. Rice of 2, 12, 1 and 13 yards (in order) ... finished the game with 104 rushing yards on 20 carries, his fourth-career 100-yard rushing day and the second this season (29-143 vs. Western Kentucky) ... carried the ball 23 times for 92 yards in leading the Mids to an overtime win over Air Force ... ran the ball in from 13 yards out to give Navy a 7-0 lead on its opening drive of the Air Force contest ... with 143 yards rushing and 100 yards passing against Western Kentucky, he became the first Navy QB to rush and throw for over 100 yards since Oct. 10, 2007, when Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada ran for 122 yards and passed for 166 yards ... carried the ball 26 times for just 21 yards at Pitt, as he was dropped for 37 yards in losses ... aired out the ball a career-high 21 times, completing just six passes for 89 yards ... the 21 pass attempts equaled the number of pass attempts in the first two games combined ... scored his fifth rushing TD of the season on a one-yard rush with 19 seconds remaining in the first quarter of the Pitt contest ... rallied Navy back from a 14-point deficit midway through the opening quarter to earn a 32-14 win over Louisiana Tech in the home-opener ... rushed for 47 yards on 25 carries, while completing five of his eight passes for 103 yards ... it was the first time Navy has thrown for 100-plus yards in back-to-back games since 2005 when the Mids did so against Kent State and Air Force ... scored a pair of rushing TDs for the second straight week (2 and 3 yds) ... just one game into the season, he matched his pass completions from the previous season with nine ... making just his second-career start, he nearly led Navy to a come-from-behind win over No. 6 Ohio State ... played a part in all four of Navy’s touchdowns, rushing for a pair and throwing for another two ... completed nine of his 13 passes for a career-high 156 yards, while connecting on a pair of TD passes to slot back Marcus Curry ... his 85-yard touchdown pass to Curry against the Buckeyes is the third-longest pass play in program history ... it’s the longest pass completion since Craig Candeto threw an 86-yard touchdown strike to Eric Roberts against Central Michigan on Nov. 22, 2003 ... ran the ball 18 times for 83 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns. 2008: Played in seven of 13 contests, starting once ... was second on the team with eight touchdowns and was the team’s third-leading scorer (48 pts) ... ran the ball 106 times for 495 yards, the team’s third-leading rusher ... played his part in helping the Mids’ rushing attack lead the nation in rushing for an unprecedented fourth-consecutive season (292.4 yds/gm) ... completed nine of his 16 passes for 212 yards and a touchdown ... threw just one interception ... carried the ball once for two yards against Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl ... did not play in the Mids’ 34-0 shutout over Army, as QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada returned to the starting lineup ... earned his first collegiate start and led the Mids to a 16-0 victory over Northern Illinois ... became just the sixth Navy quarterback to rush for over 100 yards in his first collegiate start when he gained 124 yards on 25 carries and scored a touchdown ... it was his second career 100-yard rushing performance ... after leading the Mids back what seemed to be an insurmountable deficit two weeks prior against Temple, he nearly brought the Mids back against Notre Dame ... once again, down by 20 points, Dobbs led Navy to back-to-back touchdowns scored in just 18 seconds of one another ... Navy got the ball back and went for the game-winning score, but turned the ball over on downs ... carried the ball 13 times for 27 yards and a touchdown with 1:21 remaining in the contest ... completed two of his eight passes for 54 yards, including a 40-yard pass to senior Tyree Barnes which set up his one-yard TD run ... orchestrated Navy’s 20-point fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory over Temple, including scoring the game-winning touchdown in overtime ... entered the game with under five minutes to go in the third quarter ... threw his first collegiate TD pass when he connected with senior T.J. Thiel for a 22-yarder with 9:16 to go in the game ... finished the game with 47 yards on 13 carries and a rushing TD ... completed five of his six passes for 87 yards, one touchdown and an interception ... was called upon in second quarter (8:47) of the SMU contest to replace an injured Jarod Bryant ... finished the game with 224 yards on 42 carries ... he is the first Navy quarterback to rush for 200 yards since Brian Madden carried the ball 33 times for 201 yards against Tulane on Nov. 10, 2001 ... he is only the fifth QB to have topped 200 yards rushing ... the five QBs have recorded 200-plus yards nine times ... his 224 rushing yards are the 12th most by a Navy player in school history ... it’s the fourth-most rushing yards by a Navy QB and the most since Chris McCoy ran for 268 (27 carries) against Kent State on Nov. 22, 1997 ... he is the second Navy player to rush for 200-plus yards this season, joining Shun White who opened the season with a school-record 348 yards against Towson ... he is the 18th different QB in school history to break the 100yard barrier ... his four rushing TDs are tied as the second most in program history along with Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada (vs. Eastern Michigan ‘06), Eddie Meyers (vs. Syracuse ‘81) and Gerry Goodwin (vs. Virginia ‘75) ... his 42 carries marked the first time since 1999 that a Navy player has carried the ball 40 or more times ... Brian Madden was the last with 41 carries against Army on Dec. 4, 1999 ... it’s the thirdmost carries by a Navy player in program history ... carried the ball five times for 18 yards on his first drive, including a two-yard touchdown run with 5:31 remaining in the first quarter ... followed up with a five-yard score with 2:50 remaining in the first quarter ... recorded his third touchdown of the afternoon on a one-yard run with 9:49 left in the second quarter ... his fourth TD was a seven-yard scamper at 13:20 in the fourth quarter ... seeing action for the third time in his career, guided the Mids to their final scoring drive against No. 23 Pitt ... completed the first pass of his career, a 39-
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yard strike to sophomore receiver Mario Washington ... on the ensuing play, Dobbs ran the ball in from four yards out to score his first collegiate TD ... turned in 15 yards on five carries against the Panthers ... inserted into the game at Air Force after Jarod Bryant was shaken up at the end of the first half ... in just his second career appearance, Dobbs took the Mids from the 50 to the Air Force 31-yard line to set up a Matt Harmon 48-yard field goal ... made his collegiate debut in relief of starting QB Jarod Bryant in the Mids’ season opener against Towson ... rushed for 56 yards on five carries, including a 15-yard jaunt. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Douglas County High School, Dobbs attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... a two-sport athlete, he earned four letters each in football and basketball ... basketball team was 72-15 over his final three seasons and won the region championship all three years ... as a senior, the basketball team posted a 27-3 record and played in the state championship game ... named All-State (Ga.) in basketball and Honorable Mention All-State in football as a senior ... threw 28 touchdown passes in 12 games as a senior ... full name is Clarence Ricky Dobbs ... born Jan. 31, 1988, in Atlanta, Ga. ... born on Super Bowl Sunday in 1988, which was the Super Bowl that Doug Williams became the first, and only, African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl ... son of Clarence Dobbs Sr. and Barbara Cobb ... majoring in general science.
Dobbs’ Career Statistics Rushing 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
Att
106 315 421
Yds Avg TD Lg -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -495 4.7 8 38 1203 3.8 27* 53 1698 4.0 35 53
ERIC DOUGLASS
#71 • Junior • Center • 6-2 • 273 • Owasso, Okla.
At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter at center ... moved from nose guard to center midway through spring practice and made his first-career start against Notre Dame ... one of the strongest players on the team with a bench press of 425 pounds, which is the second-best mark on the squad ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Played in nine games this fall, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Louisiana Tech in their home-opener ... started at center in four of the last five contests ... member of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush for 280.5 yards per game (No. 4 nationally) ... additionally, the line paved the way for Ricky Dobbs to set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a QB with 27, while he was ranked No. 2 in the country in points per game (12.46) and touchdowns (27) ... created enough holes for Dobbs to run through to produce his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing afternoon when he carried the ball a season-high 33 times for 113 yards against Army ... the line also paved the way for Dobbs to dive into the end zone from one yard out to set the NCAA record for most rushing TDs in a season by a quarterback, scoring his 24th of 2009 ... the record was set by Air Force’s Chance Harridge in 2002 and later tied by Tim Tebow of Florida en route to winning the 2007 Heisman Trophy ... the line allowed the Mids to rush for 242 yards against Delaware on Senior Day and opened up seams for Ricky Dobbs to score a stadium-record five rushing touchdowns and set the Navy single-season record for touchdowns ... opened up lanes for both Vince Murray (158) and Ricky Dobbs (102) to rush for over 100 yards in leading Navy to a win over Notre Dame ... it was the first time since the 2008 Army-Navy game that Navy has produced a 100-yard rushing tandem ... meanwhile, it’s the fourth straight game Murray has reached 100 yards rushing, making him the first running back since Napoleon McCallum in 1983 to achieve that feat ... part of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush the ball 80 times for a season-high 471, the 10th-best rushing day in program history, en route to a 63-14 victory at Rice ... Navy finished with 537 yards of total offense, the 28th-best mark in program history and the most yards since the Mids gained 602 yards vs. Towson in the 2008 season-opener. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Owasso High School, Douglass attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... received all-metro, all-state and all-region recognition in his senior year ... named the Metro Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 ... served as team captain his senior year ... arch rival, Matt Romine, is an offensive tackle for Notre Dame ... the two have played against one another every year since the third grade ... cousin, Tanner Garrett, was a four-year letterwinner as a member of the wrestling team and served as team captain in 2005-06 ... full name is Eric Colton Douglass ... born Oct. 31, 1988, in Tulsa, Okla. ... son of Greg Douglass and Margaret Paul ... majoring in economics.
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Passing Comp Att Pct Yds TD Int 2007 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2008 9 16 56.2 212 1 1 2009 56 105 53.3 1031 6 3 TOTALS 65 121 53.7 1243 7 4 Career highs -- Carries: 42 vs. SMU (10-25-08) Rushing Yards: 225 vs. SMU (10-25-08) Rushing TDs: 5 vs. Delaware (11-14-09) Pass Completions: 9 (Twice; last vs. Missouri, 12-31-09) Pass Attempts: 21 at Pitt (9-19-09) Passing Yards: 156 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Passing TDs: 2 at Ohio State (9-5-09)
Dobbs Game-by-Game
Game (Date) Comp Towson (8-30-08) 0 at Ball State (9-5-08) at Duke (9-13-08) Rutgers (9-20-08) at Wake Forest (9-27-08) at Air Force (10-4-08) 0 Pitt (10-18-08) 1 SMU (10-25-08) 0 Temple (11-1-08) 5 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 2 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 1 vs. Army (12-6-08) vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 0 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
9 5 6 4 3 2 4
0 2 4 4 3 9
Passing Att Int Yds TD 0 0 0 0 -- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play -0 0 0 0 1 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 87 1 8 0 54 0 1 0 32 0 -- Did Not Play -0 0 0 0
Rushing No Yds TD Avg 5 56 0 11.2
3 3 6 5 7 14
3 31 26 25 33 30
13 8 21 5 4 3 9
1 156 2 0 103 0 0 89 0 0 100 1 1 36 0 0 66 0 0 68 0 -- Did Not Play -0 0 0 0 56 1 0 78 0 0 88 0 1 61 1 0 130 1
2 5 42 13 13 25
0 15 224 47 27 124
0 1 4 1 1 1
0.0 3.0 5.3 3.6 2.1 5.0
18 25 26 29 23 20 26
83 47 21 143 94 104 89
2 2 1 4 1 4 2
4.6 1.9 0.8 4.9 4.0 5.2 3.4
1
2
5 102 100 127 113 166
0
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JOHN DOWD
#68 • Junior • Offensive Tackle • 6-4 • 260 • Staten Island, N.Y.
At Navy: Enters the spring as Navy’s third tackle behind starters Jeff Battipaglia and Matt Molloy ... has good strength and uses his hands well .. after being named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, went on to be named a Second-Team Academic All-American in the fall of ‘09 ... had earned one varsity letter. 2009: Played in all 14 games, including making his collegiate debut in Navy’s opener against sixthranked Ohio State ... member of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush for 280.5 yards per game (No. 4 nationally) ... additionally, the line paved the way for Ricky Dobbs to set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a QB with 27, while he was ranked No. 2 in the country in points per game (12.46) and touchdowns (27) ... provided the necessary coverage for the Mids to accumulate 515 yards of total offense (385 rush, 130 pass) against Missouri to earn a 35-13 Texas Bowl win ... the 515 yards of total offense was Navy’s secondbest offensive output of the year, behind a 537-yard afternoon against Rice ... created enough holes for Dobbs to run through to produce his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing afternoon when he carried the ball a season-high 33 times for 113 yards against Army ... the line also paved the way for Dobbs to dive into the end zone from one yard out to set the NCAA record for most rushing TDs in a season by a quarterback, scoring his 24th of 2009 ... the record was set by Air Force’s Chance Harridge in 2002 and later tied by Tim Tebow of Florida en route to winning the 2007 Heisman Trophy ... started his first collegiate game vs. Hawai’i in place of
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an injured Matt Molloy ... the line allowed the Mids to rush for 242 yards against Delaware on Senior Day and opened up seams for Ricky Dobbs to score a stadiumrecord five rushing touchdowns and set the Navy single-season record for touchdowns ... opened up lanes for both Vince Murray (158) and Ricky Dobbs (102) to rush for over 100 yards in leading Navy to a win over Notre Dame ... it was the first time since the 2008 Army-Navy game that Navy has produce a 100-yard rushing tandem ... meanwhile, it was the fourth-straight game Murray has reached 100 yards rushing, making him the first running back since Napoleon McCallum in 1983 to achieve that feat ... the Mids’ line allowed for Navy to rush for 338 yards against Wake Forest, the third-consecutive game Navy has gained 300-plus yards on the ground ... it’s the first time the Mids have achieved that feat since early in 2007 when they rushed for 300 yards in six straight games ... anchored a line that led the way for the Mids to rush for 331 yards and five TDs against SMU ... part of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush the ball 80 times for a season-high 471 yards, the 10th-best rushing day in program history, en route to a 63-14 victory at Rice ... Navy finished with 537 yards of total offense, the 28th-best mark in program history and the most yards sincethe 602 yards vs. Towson in the 2008 season-opener ... helped pave the way for Navy’s rushing attack to score four rushing TDs against Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home opener. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2008 graduate of St. Peter's Boys High School, Dowd was a three-year letterwinner in football while earning two letters in basketball ... named to the New York Golden Fifty in 2007 ... a two-time Staten Island Advance All-Star selection ... led the basketball team to back-to-back Staten Island High School League titles in 2006-07 and `07-08 ... brother, William, was a member of the Monmouth cross country team ... was the valedictorian of his class ... served as Vice President of his high school's chapter of the National Honor Society ... full name is John Stephen Dowd ... born April 2, 1990, in Staten Island, N.Y. ... son of Thomas and Kathy Dowd ... majoring in mechanical engineering ... has a 3.96 GPA.
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member of the Mids’ defense that did not give up an offensive TD by Air Force and held the Falcons well under its rushing average of 319 yards (183 vs. Navy) ... turned in four tackles against the Falcons and broke up a pass, his first since his rookie year at North Texas ... contributed six tackles, including a tackle for a loss of three yards in the win over Western Kentucky ... turned in four tackles, including a tackle for a loss of two yards at Pitt ... it was his first TFL since last year’s season opener against Towson in which he was credited with a half a tackle for a loss ... member of a Navy defensive squad that held Louisiana Tech scoreless for the final 54 minutes of the contest in a 32-14 win by the Mids ... contributed five tackles against La Tech ... also stripped the ball loose (the first forced fumble of his career), but was recovered by La Tech ... turned in a solid performance against No. 6 Ohio State in the Mids’ season opener where he made six tackles ... his six-tackle performance was two more than he turned in during an injury-plagued 2008 season. 2008: Played in just six games after suffering an ankle injury midway through the season ... turned in four tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss of two yards ... making his first appearance since suffering an ankle injury against Wake Forest on Sept. 27, Edwards played on special teams in the annual Army-Navy contest ... was in on one stop at Duke ... turned in three tackles, including two solo stops in the Mids’ opener against Towson ... credited with a half a tackle for a loss of two yards. 2007: Played in all 13 games ... started in three contests ... totaled 27 tackles, two of which resulted in a loss of four yards ... also deflected away two passes ... made his collegiate debut against Temple, playing in six plays ... made his first-career tackle on kickoff coverage against Rutgers ... came up with two stops against Duke ... produced a special teams tackle and broke up a pass attempt in the fourth quarter against Air Force ... saw action in 31 snaps against Wake Forest, as he delivered a solo tackle and assisted on another ... one week later against Delaware, he provided five tackles, two of which came on kickoff coverage ... delivered in his first-career start at Notre Dame, as he made six tackles, one in the backfield for a loss of two yards ... at North Texas, he tied for the team lead with seven tackles ... one of the stops came behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of two yards ... also swatted away a pass against the Mean Green ... came up with three stops against Northern Illinois. High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Zebulon B. Vance High School, Edwards attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... a two-sport standout, he earned three letters each in football and track ... led the football team to a conference title with an 8-3 record in 2005 ... earned all-conference honors while serving as team captain during his senior year ... excelled on the track, as he claimed the state title in the 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay in 2006 ... that team went on to win the state championship that year ... captured All-State (N.C.) recognition in the 500-meter run as a junior ... named the school’s male athlete of the year ... President of the National Society of Black Engineers ... was part of his high school’s program for tutoring elementary school students ... full name is Kevin Gerard Edwards ... born Nov. 23, 1988, in Jacksonville, N.C. ... son of Kevin Edwards and Natalie Jackson ... majoring in economics.
KEVIN EDWARDS
#15 • Senior • Cornerback • 6-2 • 180 • Charlotte, N.C.
At Navy: Enters the fall as a starter at cornerback ... is one of Navy’s best cover corners in recent memory ... has gone toe-to-toe with some of the nation’s best receivers and has come out on top ... despite his slight frame, will come up and make a big hit ... Runs a 4.47 40-yard dash ... has a 37.5 vertical ... is an All-East candidate ... had right shoulder surgery on Jan. 14 and will miss spring practice ... is expected to be back in plenty of time for fall camp ... has earned three varsity letters. 2009: Completed his junior campaign with 51 tackles (31-20), including two tackles for a loss ... broke up six passes, while making one interception ... also caused a pair of fumbles ... member of Navy’s defense that held Missouri, the nation’s 33rd-ranked scoring offense with its 30.3 points per game, to just 13 points in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... it was Missouri’s third-lowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points since Texas throttled the Tigers 41-7 on Oct. 24 ... after the Tigers scored a TD just 24 seconds into the game, Navy’s defense held Missouri without a touchdown for the remainder of the contest ... contributed a pair of tackles and broke up a Missouri pass ... chipped in three solo tackles and broke up a pass in Navy’s win over Academy rival Army ... the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12 straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this season ... turned in five solo tackles against Hawai’i ... made three solo tackles in Navy’s home finale against Delaware ... turned in five tackles in leading the Mids to a 23-21 win over Notre Dame ... his hit on QB Jimmy Clausen at the one-yard line at the end of the third quarter jarred the ball loose and was recovered by teammate Wyatt Middleton ... it was his second forced fumble of the season (La Tech) and his career ... Navy’s 14-0 advantage at the half marked the first time since Nov. 1, 1997, that the Mids have led the Irish at the half ... it’s also the first time since Nov. 2, 1974, that Navy has shut out Notre Dame in the opening half ... the Mids’ defense held Temple to just 37 yards passing, the fewest yards since Rice completed all five of its pass attempts for 35 yards on Oct. 23, 2004 ... Navy’s defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacs scoreless in the first quarter and to three points for more than 53 minutes ... was in on a pair of tackles before leaving the Wake Forest game with a shoulder injury ... turned in five tackles for the Mids in their overtime victory over SMU ... added a pass breakup, his fourth of the season and the third consecutive game he has contributed a PBU ... part of a defense that held Rice to just 21 yards on the ground, marking the second time the Mids held an opponent to under 50 yards rushing ... Navy also held Rice to 272 yards of total offense, the third opponent in 2009 that has been held under 300 yards of total offense ... picked off Rice QB Nick Fanuzzi in the second quarter to record his first-career interception ... made one tackle against the Owls and broke up a pass ...
Edwards’ Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2007 27 2.0-4 0-0 0 0 2 0 2008 4 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2009 51 2.0-5 0-0 0 2 6 1-0 TOTALS 82 4.5-11 0-0 0 2 8 1-0 Career highs -- Tackles: 7 at North Texas (11-10-07) TFL: 1.0 (Three times; last vs. Western Kentucky, 9-26-09) Sacks: 0 FR: 0 FF: 1 (Twice; last at Notre Dame, 11-7-09) PBU: 1 (Eight Times; last vs. Missouri, 12-31-09) Int.: 1 at Rice (10-1009)
Edwards Game-by-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks at Temple (8-31-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Rutgers (9-7-07) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 Ball State (9-15-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Duke (9-22-07) 0-2-2 0-0 0-0 Air Force (9-29-07) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 at Pitt (10-10-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Wake Forest (10-20-07) 1-1-2 0-0 0-0 Delaware (10-27-07) 1-4-5 0-0 0-0 at Notre Dame (11-3-07) 3-3-6 1.0-2 0-0 at North Texas (11-10-07) 6-1-7 1.0-2 0-0 Northern Illinois (11-17-07) 2-1-3 0-0 0-0 vs. Army (12-1-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Utah (12-20-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Towson (8-30-08) at Ball State (9-5-08) at Duke (9-13-08) Rutgers (9-20-08) at Wake Forest (9-27-08) at Air Force (10-4-08) Pitt (10-18-08) SMU (10-25-08)
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2-1-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.5-2 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 -- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --
0 0 0 0 0
FF FR Blk 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 0 0
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1-5-6 4-1-5 2-2-4 3-3-6 2-2-4 1-0-1 2-3-5 1-1-2 0-0-0 3-2-5 3-0-3 5-0-5 3-0-3 1-1-2
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0-0 0-0 1.0-2 1.0-3 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 1-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0
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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
Graham’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2008 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2009 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 2 (Twice; last at Notre Dame, 11-7-09) TFL: 0 Sacks: 0 FR: 0 FF: 0 PBU: 0 Int.: 0
Graham Game-by-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks Int PBU at Ohio State (9-5-09) -- Did Not Play -Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) -- Did Not Play -Pitt (9-19-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at W. Kentucky (9-26-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Air Force (10-3-09) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Rice (10-10-09) 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 at SMU (10-17-09) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest (10-24-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Temple (10-31-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) 0-2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 Delaware (11-14-09) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Hawai’i (11-28-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Army (12-12-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
DOUG FURMAN
#82 • Junior • Wide Receiver • 6-3 • 196 • Twinsburg, Ohio
At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at one wide receiver spot ... is part of a stable of quality receivers on the Navy roster ... has good hands and runs good routes ... one of the better blocking wide receivers on the team ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Competed in 12 games, but was without a reception ... after missing the Pitt and Western Kentucky games with an ankle injury suffered against Louisiana Tech in the home opener, returned to the field in the Mids’ win over Air Force ... saw action in the first two contests of the year, including making his collegiate debut at wide receiver in Navy’s opener against sixth-ranked Ohio State. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Twinsburg High School, Furman attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... a three-sport standout who earned letters in football (3), basketball (3) and baseball (2) ... a multiple all-conference selection at wide receiver who served as team captain of the football team in his senior season ... garnered all-conference honors in basketball and baseball as a senior ... led the baseball team to the region championship his senior year ... full name is Douglas Steven Furman ... born Aug. 28, 1989, in Painesville, Ohio ... son of Larry and Donna Furman ... majoring in quantitative economics ... has a 3.30 GPA.
GEE GEE GREENE
FF FR Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
#21 • Sophomore • Slot Back • 5-8 • 180 • Columbia, S.C.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at slot back ... talented performer that is expected to blossom in his sophomore campaign ... has all the tools to be a special player ... has outstanding speed and can catch the ball out of the backfield ... is expected to become a solid blocker as well ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: A starter in two of the 14 games in which he saw action, finished his rookie year with 253 yards on 41 carries, while turning in one reception for four yards ... carried the ball four times for a gain of 29 yards against Missouri in the Texas Bowl ... ran the ball five times for 27 yards, including a long run of 16 against Hawai’i ... returned three kickoffs for 48 yards, including a long of 21 against the Warriors ... recorded a career-long 30-yard kickoff return against Delaware to open the second half that was then bested by a 39-yarder with 3:25 remaining in the third quarter ... it was also the longest return by a Navy player this fall ... carried the ball five times for a career-high 41 yards against the Blue Hens ... gained 36 yards on five carries and caught his first collegiate pass for four yards in Navy’s win over Notre Dame ... also caught one pass for a gain of four yards ... earned his first collegiate start at slot back in the Mids’ contest against Temple ... gained 19 yards on five carries against the Owls, while returning three kickoffs for 49 yards ... carried the ball four times for 20 yards against Wake Forest, including a long run of 15 yards ... returned one kickoff for a 17-yard gain ... for the secondstraight week produced a career-high ground gain, turning in 33 yards in the Mids’ overtime win at SMU ... averaged 16.5 yards per carry against the Mustangs and featured a career-long run of 17 yards ... returned four kickoffs for 79 yards (19.8) ... carried the ball four times for a then-career-high 29 yards in Navy’s win over Rice ... averaged 18.5 yards among the pair of kickoff returns against the Owls ... returned a pair of kickoffs against Air Force and featured a career-long return of 24 yards ... carried the ball once for a gain of 14 yards against Western Kentucky, but also coughed up the ball for his first career fumble ... took his lone kickoff return back for 21 yards ... turned in four kickoff returns with an average of 15 yards per return at Pitt ... carried the ball five times for 12 yards, including a long run of six in the Mids’ win over Louisiana Tech in the home-opener ... returned three kickoffs for 47 yards (15.7) ... averaged 16.8 yards among the six kickoffs he returned against No. 6 Ohio State, in what was his collegiate debut ... carried the ball once against the Buckeyes, but was brought down for negative yardage after his lead blocker slipped. High School / Personal: A 2009 graduate of Richland Northeast High School, Greene was a two-sport standout earning letters in football (4) and track & field (2) ... two-time all-region and all-area football selection (2007-08) , he earned All-State (S.C.) recognition his senior year ... played in the South Carolina Shrine Bowl ... named a South Carolina Scholar-Athlete among football players ... served as team captain of the football team his junior and senior years ... recipient of the team captain award in track his senior season ... full name is Alexander Garnell Greene ... born Dec. 7, 1990, in Columbia, S.C. ... son of Patricia Greene ...majoring in politicial science/
MASON GRAHAM
#55 • Junior • Outside Linebacker • 6-0 • 207 • Brentwood, Tenn.
At Navy: Enters the spring listed second at outside linebacker ... was a key special teams performer last fall ... has good football instincts ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: A special teams performer who saw action in each of the last 12 contests ... made a solo tackle in Navy’s home finale against Delaware ... finished the year with seven tackles (5-2) ... turned in a pair of tackles in helping lead the Mids to a win over Notre Dame ... recorded a tackle in Navy’s overtime win at SMU ... made a career-high two solo tackles in the Mids’ win at Rice ... contributed his first career tackle in the Mids’ win over Air Force ... made his first collegiate appearance in a Navy uniform against Pitt. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2008 graduate of Brentwood Academy, Graham was a three-year letterwinner in football and baseball ... an all-county selection in football his senior year, he was elected team captain that same season ... led the football team to the Tennessee state title in 2006 behind an 11-1 record ... an All-State (Tenn.) outfielder as a sophomore, he was named all-region three times ... member of the baseball team that claimed the Tennessee state championship in 2008 ... high school teammate of fellow Navy football standout Jabaree Tuani ... grandfather played football at Alabama ... full name is Mason Whitfield Graham ... born Dec. 23, 1989 ... son of Mark and Katy Graham ... majoring in quantitative economics.
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Greene Career Statistics Rushing 2009 TOTALS
Receiving 2009 TOTALS
Att 41 41
Rec 1 1
Yds 253 253 Yds 4 4
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS
Avg 6.2 6.2
TD 0 0
Avg 4.0 4.0
TD 0 0
Lg 19 19 Lg 4 4
100-yd 0 0
GREG JONES
#84 • Senior • Wide Receiver • 5-10 • 182 • San Antonio, Texas
At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at wide receiver ... one of the fastest players on the team ... coming off a standout junior campaign ... has good hands and is a tough blocker on the perimeter ... moved from slot back to wide receiver in the fall of ‘08 and adapted to the position quickly ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Started all 14 contests for the Midshipmen ... caught six passes for 149 yards and a TD, while also carrying the ball three times for 34 yards ... caught one pass for seven yards against Hawai’i ... caught a 23-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs on the first play of the game against Delaware ... caught a 52-yard touchdown pass from Dobbs in Navy’s 2321 win over Notre Dame ... it was just his fourth career reception and his first collegiate touchdown ... the 52-yard scoring play was the second-longest by the Mids this year and the longest since Ricky Dobbs connected with Marcus Curry for an 85-yard strike against Ohio State in the opener ... ran the reverse to perfection with a 16-yard gain on his only carry against Temple ... made a career-long 39-yard reception against SMU where had he not tripped, he had a clear path to the end zone ... carried the ball once for a gain of 13 yards against Rice ... on the receiving end of a 21-yard reception from QB Ricky Dobbs, one of just three completions against Air Force ... made his first career reception on a seven-yard pass from Dobbs with under a minute to play in the opening half against Pitt ... caught what would have been a 56-yard touchdown pass from Ricky Dobbs against Louisiana Tech, but was called back after a holding penalty on center Curtis Bass ... carried the ball once for a gain of five yards in Navy’s opener against sixth-ranked Ohio State. 2008: As a rookie, played in nine games primarily as a kick returner ... returned a team-high 11 kickoffs for 189 yards, averaging 17.2 yards per return ... carried the ball once for four yards ... returned three kickoffs for 57 yards in the Temple win, including a long return of 21 yards ... with SMU kicking off just twice in the game, made one return for 19 yards ... returned six kickoffs for 101 yards, including a long run of 25 on Pitt’s opening kickoff ... was in on three plays in the Mids’ win over Academy rival Air Force ... saw extensive action in Navy’s win over nationally-ranked Wake Forest ... made his first collegiate appearance in Navy’s season opener against Towson ... carried the ball once for four yards. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Ronald Reagan High School, Jones attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... a three-sport standout, he lettered three years in baseball and two each in football and basketball ... received all-district recognition as both a quarterback and wide receiver his junior and senior years ... elected team captain of the football team ... led the basketball to the 2005 region title with a 25-11 record ... full name is Gregory Daniel Jones ... born March 15, 1988, in Kansas City, Kan. ... son of Paul and Gayle Jones ... majoring in economics.
100-yd 0 0
KO Return No Yds Avg TD Lg 2009 33 607 18.4 0 39 TOTALS 33 607 18.4 0 39 Career highs -- Carries: 5 (Five Times; last at Hawai’i, 11-28-09) Rushing Yards: 41 vs. Delaware (11-14-09) Rushing TDs: 0 Receptions: 1 at Notre Dame (11-709) Receiving Yards: 4 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Receiving TDs: 0
Greene Game-by-Game
Rushing Game (Date) Att. Yds TD at Ohio State (9-5-09) 1 -7 0 Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) 5 12 0 at Pitt (9-19-09) 0 0 0 W. Kentucky (9-26-09) 1 14 0 Air Force (10-3-09) 0 0 0 at Rice (10-10-09) 4 29 0 at SMU (10-17-09) 2 33 0 Wake Forest (10-24-09) 4 20 0 Temple (10-31-09) 5 19 0 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) 5 36 0 Delaware (11-14-09) 5 41 0 at Hawai’i (11-28-09) 5 27 0 vs. Army (12-12-09) 0 0 0 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) 4 29 0
Avg -7.0 2.4 0.0 14.0 0.0 7.2 16.5 5.0 3.8 7.2 8.2 5.4 0.0 7.2
Receiving 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 1 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
DAVID HONG
#63 • Junior • Offensive Guard • 6-3 • 278 • Allen, Texas
At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at right guard ... gained valuable experience last year as a sophomore ... has good size and moves well ... plays with a nasty disposition ... benches a teambest 435 pounds and cleans 330 pounds ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Played in 13 games, including making his collegiate debut in Navy’s opener against sixthranked Ohio State ... member of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush for 280.5 yards per game (No. 4 nationally) ... additionally, the line paved the way for Ricky Dobbs to set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a QB with 27, while he was ranked No. 2 in the country in points per game (12.46) and touchdowns (27) ... provided the necessary coverage for the Mids to accumulate 515 yards of total offense (385 rush, 130 pass) against Missouri to earn a 3513 Texas Bowl win ... the 515 yards of total offense was Navy’s second-best offensive output of the year, behind a 537-yard afternoon against Rice ... sat out the Delaware game, resting a leg injury, and saw limited action at Hawai’i ... started against Rice, SMU, Wake Forest and Temple ... the Mids’ line allowed for Navy to rush for 338 yards against Wake Forest, the third consecutive game Navy has gained 300-plus yards on the ground ... it’s the first time the Mids have achieved that feat since early in 2007 when they rushed for 300 yards in six straight games ... anchored a line that led the way for the Mids to rush for 331 yards and five TDs against SMU ... made his first-career start in Navy’s mammoth 63-14 victory at Rice where he was part of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush the ball 80 times for a season-high 471 yards, the 10th-best rushing day in program history ... Navy finished with 537 yards of total offense, the 28th-best mark in program history and the most yards since last year’s total of 602 yards vs. Towson in the season-opener ... opened up holes for Navy’s ground game that rushed for a season-high 373 yards and scored four touchdowns against Western Kentucky ... helped pave the way for Navy’s rushing attack to score four TDs against Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home opener. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Allen High School, Hong attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... lettered twice as an offensive lineman for the football team and claimed three letters in power lifting ... garnered All-State (Texas), all-county and all-district football honors from 200607 ... led the power lifting team to the region gold medal from 2005-07 ... member of the orchestra in high school ... brother, Ji Hyuk Hong, is also a sophomore at the Naval Academy ... full name is Ji Hun Hong ... born Jan. 6, 1988, in South Korea ... son of Edward and Michelle Cho ... majoring in mathematics.
Jones’ Career Statistics Rushing 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
Receiving 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
Att
1 3 4
Rec
0 6 6
Yds Avg TD Lg -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -4 4.0 0 0 34 11.3 0 16 38 9.5 0 16
Yds Avg TD Lg -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -0 0.0 0 0 149 24.8 1 52 149 24.8 1 52
100-yd 0 0 0
100-yd
0 0 0
KO Return No Yds Avg TD Lg 2007 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2008 11 189 17.2 0 25 2009 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTALS 11 189 17.2 0 25 Career highs -- Carries: 1 (Three Times; last vs. Temple, 10-31-09) Rushing Yards: 16 vs. Temple (10-31-09) Rushing TDs: 0 Receptions: 1 (Six Times; last at Hawai’i, 11-28-09) Receiving Yards: 52 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Receiving TDs: 1 at Notre Dame (11-7-09)
Jones Game-By-Game
Rushing Game (Date) Att. Yds TD Avg at Ohio State (9-5-09) 1 5 0 5.0 Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) 0 0 0 0.0 at Pitt (9-19-09) 0 0 0 0.0
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Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Avg 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 7 0 7.0
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 13 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.0 0.0 13.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
0 21 0 39 0 0 52 23 7 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0.0 21.0 0.0 39.0 0.0 0.0 52.0 23.0 7.0 0.0 0.0
AARON MCCAULEY
#29 • Junior • Outside Linebacker • 5-10 • 194 • New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at outside linebacker ... also a top special teams performer ... benches 405 pounds (tied for the fifth-best mark on the team) ... has good speed ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Played in all 14 games primarily as a member of Navy’s special teams unit where he made four tackles ... made one stop against Air Force ... was in on one tackle against sixth-ranked Ohio State in Navy’s opener, as well as Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home-opener and Western Kentucky. 2008: As a freshman, saw action in 10 games, primarily playing on special teams ... recorded seven tackles ... turned in an assisted tackle in Navy’s win over Temple ... was in on a pair of tackles in Navy’s win over SMU ... assisted on a tackle against Air Force in what was his first service academy contest ... turned in a career-best two tackles in Navy’s win at Wake Forest ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Towson in the season opener ... contributed a tackle in his first appearance. High School / Personal: A 2008 graduate of Seabreeze High School, McCauley was a four-year letterwinner at linebacker ... he led Seabreeze to the 2006 district title behind an 8-3 record and the following year it claimed the district and regional crowns with a 12-1 mark ... garnered all-county honors as both a junior and senior ... brother Joseph, played football at Valdosta State ... father, Keith, played football at The Citadel ... full name is Aaron Matthew McCauley ... born Aug. 13, 1989, in Orlando, Fla. ... son of Keith and Jeri-Ann McCauley ... majoring in 0ceanography.
CALEB KING
#57 • Junior • Linebacker • 6-0 • 223 • Port Orange, Fla.
At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at linebacker ... will be trying to fill the shoes of departed seniors Ross Pospisil and Tony Haberer ... has good speed and is one of the hardest hitters on the team ... was a key contributor on special teams last fall ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Played in 13 games for the Mids primarily as a member of Navy’s special teams unit ... made a solo tackle in Navy’s 63-14 win over Rice ... contributed his first collegiate tackle in the Mids’ win over Louisiana Tech in Navy’s home-opener ... made his collegiate debut in Navy’s opener against sixth-ranked Ohio State. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Warner Christian Academy, King attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... a four-year letterwinner at linebacker, he led the football team to back-to-back (2005, `06) region titles with 10-3 and 11-3 records, respectively ... earned All-State (Fla.) and all-area recognition as a junior and senior ... served as team captain as a junior and senior ... full name is Caleb Nathaniel King ... born Sept. 2, 1988, in Ormond Beach, Fla. ... son of Darrell and Robin King ... majoring in economics.
McCauley’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2008 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2009 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 2 (Twice; last vs. SMU, 10-25-08) TFL: 0 Sacks: 0 FR: 0 FF: 0 PBU: 0 INT: 0
King’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2008 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2009 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 1 (Twice; last at Rice, 10-10-09) TFL: 0 Sacks: 0 FR: 0 FF: 0 PBU: 0 INT: 0
EMMETT MERCHANT
#7 • Senior • Safety • 5-9 • 186 • Riverdale, Ga.
At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at free safety ... coming off a fantastic junior campaign ... will be a team leader along with fellow secondary members Wyatt Middleton and Kevin Edwards ... is paired with Wyatt Middleton to give Navy one of its best safety combinations in the last 20 years ... has good hands ... does a good job of making a break on the ball once it is in the air ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: Started 13 of the 14 games in which he played ... turned in 54 tackles (25-29), while breaking up four passes and picking off two ... forced the opponent to fumble twice ... member of Navy’s defense that held Missouri, the nation’s 33rd-ranked scoring offense with its 30.3 points per game, to just 13 points in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... It was Missouri’s third-lowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points since Texas throttled the Tigers 41-7 on Oct. 24 ... after the Tigers scored a TD just 24 seconds into the game, Navy’s defense held Missouri without a touchdown for the remainder of the contest ... was in on one tackle against Missouri and broke up a career-high two passes ... recorded five solo tackles in the annual Army-Navy game, pushing him over the 100-tackle mark for his career ... also broke up a pass and forced a fumble that was recovered by the Black Knights ... the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12 straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this season ... made four stops in the Mids’ home finale against Delaware ... produced five tackles in Navy’s win over Notre Dame ... Navy’s 14-0 advantage at the half marked the first time since Nov. 1, 1997, that the Mids have led the Irish at the half ... it’s also the first time since Nov. 2, 1974, that Navy has shut out Notre Dame in the opening half ... the Mids’ defense held Temple to just 37 yards passing, the fewest yards since Rice completed all five of its pass attempts for 35 yards on Oct. 23, 2004 ... was in on a pair of tackles against the Owls ... Navy’s defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacs scoreless in the first quarter and to three points for more than 53 minutes ... contributed four tackles in the Mids’ win over the Deacs ... was in on one stop before getting banged up against SMU in the opening half ... he did not return in the second-half comeback ... part of
JARED MARKS
#91 • Junior • Nose Guard • 6-5 • 301 • Fayetteville, N.C.
At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart at nose guard ... valuable member of Navy’s special teams unit last fall ... has good size and can play the point of attack ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Played in all 14 games, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against No. 6 Ohio State ... saw most of his action as a member of Navy’s special teams, but also appeared in short-yardage situations. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Pine Forest High School, Marks attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... earned three letters each in football and track ... received all-conference and all-region honors as a senior ... elected captain of the football team in his senior year ... named the football team's MVP in 2006 ... led the football team to the conference crown in 2006 with an 8-3 record ... member of the National Honor Society ... full name is Jared Robert Marks ... born Aug. 23, 1989 ... son of Robert and Laurie Marks ... general science major.
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a defense that held Rice to just 21 yards on the ground, marking the second time this year the Mids have held an opponent to under 50 yards rushing ... Navy also held Rice to 272 yards of total offense, the third opponent in 2009 that has been held under 300 yards of total offense ... made a pair of tackles against the Owls, while also breaking up a pass ... member of the Mids’ defense that did not give up an offensive TD by Air Force and held the Falcons well under its rushing average of 319 yards (183 vs. Navy) ... intercepted AF quarterback Tim Jefferson late in the first quarter in Air Force territory and carried it back 33 yards ... also was in on a trio of tackles ... led the Mids with a career-high nine tackles against Western Kentucky ... finished the Pitt contest with five tackles ... stripped Pitt QB Bill Stull on the Navy 1-yard line, the first forced fumble of his career ... member of a Navy defensive squad that held Louisiana Tech scoreless for the final 54 minutes of the contest in a 32-14 win by the Mids ... was in on five tackles against the Bulldogs ... paced Navy with a then careerhigh eight tackles against No. 6 Ohio State in the Mids’ season opener ... picked off phenom Terrelle Pryor late in the game, returning it 28 yards and setting up Navy’s last touchdown of the game to get the Mids to within two points. 2008: Played in all 13 games for the Midshipmen, earning starts in three contests ... was in on 41 tackles, including one tackle for a loss of two yards ... picked off a pair of passes, returning them for a combined 41 yards ... also recovered two fumbles for the Mids ... tried his hand at returning kickoffs, returning four for 87 yards (21.8 yds/gm) ... turned in three tackles against Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl ... after earning the start at rover, suffered a concussion early on against Army which sidelined him for the remainder of the game ... turned in five tackles, including four solo stops, in Navy’s 16-0 win over Northern Illinois ... was the first shutout Navy’s defense has pitched since Sept. 18, 2004, when the Mids beat Tulsa on the road, 29-0 ... it was the first time the Huskies had been shut out since 1999 against Iowa (24-0) ... picked off NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish in the third quarter and returned it 29 yards ... was in on three stops against Notre Dame ... turned in a pair of tackles in Navy’s come-from-behind victory over Temple on Senior Day ... playing the rover position in the nickel defense, he made three tackles against SMU ... made his first collegiate start in the Mids win over the Mustangs ... the defense held SMU to 13 yards rushing, the first team to post negative rushing yards against the Mids since Pitt in 1978 ... it also held the Mustangs to eight first downs, marking the first time a Navy opponent was held to 10 or fewer first downs since 1999 when Rutgers mustered 10 ... assisted on a pair of stops against 23rd-ranked Pitt on Homecoming ... made four tackles, including a tackle for a loss of four yards against Air Force ... came up with a huge interception with 5:11 to go in the game that set up the gamewinning TD run by Jarod Bryant in the Mids’ 24-17 win over Wake Forest ... it was the first interception of his career ... also pitched in five tackles ... played a solid game against Rutgers where he made a career-high six stops ... he also broke up a Mike Teel pass ... for the second-consecutive game, came up with a key fumble recovery, this time it interrupted a Rutgers drive that was inside the Navy five-yard line ... produced three tackles at Duke ... recovered a bobbled Blue Devil punt return, marking his first collegiate fumble recovery ... returned three kickoffs for 59 yards, including a long return of 25 yards at Ball State ... added a pair of tackles ... turned in a careerhigh three tackles in the Mids’ season-opener against Towson ... returned one kickoff for 28 yards. 2007: Played in 12 games ... recorded 11 tackles, one for a loss, on the year ... also returned two kickoffs for a total of 87 yards ... made his collegiate debut in Navy’s win over Temple to start the year ... returned a kickoff 57 yards in the fourth quarter at Rutgers ... provided a tackle on special teams against Ball State ... assisted on two tackles during kickoff coverage against Duke ... came up with two stops on kickoff coverage at Pittsburgh ... made two solo tackles against Wake Forest in the first quarter on kickoff coverage ... at Notre Dame on the two-point conversion stop in the third-overtime session, he assisted on the tackle ... also made a tackle earlier in the third overtime defensive series ... produced two stops, one for a loss of four yards, at North Texas ... also brought back one kickoff 30 yards against the Mean Green ... came up with a special teams tackle against Army. High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Riverdale High School, Merchant attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... earned two letters playing both cornerback and running back … father, Emmett Sr., played football at Georgia Tech (1988-91) … full name is Emmett Anthony Merchant Jr. ... born June 7, 1988, in Palsboro, N.J. ... son of Emmett Merchant Sr. and Jennifer White ... majoring in Economics.
Merchant’s Career Statistics Defense 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
Tckls 11 38 54 103
TFL-Yds 1.0-4 1.0-2 0-0 2.0-6
Sack-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FR 0 2 0 2
FF 0 0 2 2
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS last vs. Air Force, 10-3-09)
Merchant Game-by-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks Int PBU FF FR Blk at Temple (8-31-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Rutgers (9-7-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Ball State (9-15-07) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Duke (9-22-07) 0-2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Air Force (9-29-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Pitt (10-10-07) 0-2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Wake Forest (10-20-07) 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware (10-27-07) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at Notre Dame (11-3-07) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 at North Texas (11-10-07) 1-1-2 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Illinois (11-17-07) -- Did Not Play -vs. Army (12-1-07) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Utah (12-20-07) -- Did Not Play -Towson (8-30-08) at Ball State (9-5-08) at Duke (9-13-08) Rutgers (9-20-08) at Wake Forest (9-27-08) at Air Force (10-4-08) Pitt (10-18-08) SMU (10-25-08) Temple (11-1-08) vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) at N. Illinois (11-25-08) vs. Army (12-6-08) vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
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WYATT MIDDLETON
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#8 • Senior • Safety • 6-2 • 208 • Norcross, Ga. • Co-Captain
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At Navy: Enters his fourth year as a starter in the secondary ... All-American candidate ... elected team captain by his teammates ... one of the best defensive backs to play at Navy in the last 20 years ... tremendous football instincts ... equally tough against the run and pass ... has good size and speed ... set a Navy freshman record for tackles ... has earned three varsity letters. 2009: A First-Team All-East performer who paced Navy with seven pass break-ups to go along with his team-best four interceptions ... finished the year with 68 tackles (34-34), including 2.0 tackles for a loss ... caused a fumble and recovered a pair during the year ... has started 37-career games, including 35-straight games dating back to the 2007 Pitt game ... it’s the longest active starting streak on the team ... member of Navy’s defense that held Missouri, the nation’s 33rd-ranked scoring offense with its 30.3 points per game, to just 13 points in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... It was Missouri’ third-lowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points since Texas throttled the Tigers 41-7 on Oct. 24 ... after the Tigers scored a TD just 24 seconds into the game, Navy’s defense held Missouri without a touchdown for the remainder of the contest ... intercepted a Missouri pass with 2:38 remaining in the game and returned it 62 yards ... it’s the longest interception return in a bowl game in Navy history ... it’s his fifth-career interception, fourth this year ... also contributed three tackles in the win ... produced four tackles and broke up a pass against archrival Army ... the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12 straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this sea-
PBU Int 0 0 1 2-41 4 2-61 5 4-102
KO Return No Yds Avg TD Lg 2007 2 87 43.5 0 57 2008 4 87 21.8 0 28 2009 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTALS 6 174 29.0 0 57 Career highs -- Tackles: 9 vs. Western Kentucky (9-26-09) TFL: 1.0 (Twice; last at Air Force, 10-4-08) Sacks: 0 FR: 1 (Twice; last vs. Rutgers, 9-20-08) FF: 1 (Twice; last vs. Army, 12-12-09) PBU: 2 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) INT: 1 (Four Times;
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son ... turned in just one tackle against Hawai’i, but also pitched in a forced fumble ... was in on seven tackles and broke up a career-high three passes in the Mids’ home finale against Delaware ... recorded eight tackles in Navy’s win over Notre Dame, while also recovering a Jimmy Clausen fumble at the Navy one-yard line at the end of the third quarter, his second fumble recovery this season ... Navy’s 14-0 advantage at the half marked the first time since Nov. 1, 1997, that the Mids have led the Irish at the half ... it’s also the first time since Nov. 2, 1974, that Navy has shut out Notre Dame in the opening half ... the Mids’ defense held Temple to just 37 yards passing, the fewest yards since Rice completed all five of its pass attempts for 35 yards on Oct. 23, 2004 ... picked off Temple QB Vaughn Charleton with 6:12 remaining in the third quarter AND 6:31 left in the fourth quarter ... he is the first Navy player to post a pair of interceptions in a game since Ketric Buffin picked off Notre Dame twice on Nov. 15, 2008 ... was also in on three tackles ... Navy’s defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacs scoreless in the first quarter and to three points for more than 53 minutes ... turned in four tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss against Wake ... contributed five tackles in leading the Mids to a comeback victory over SMU ... eclipsed 200-career tackles in the OT win against the Mustangs ... part of a defense that held Rice to just 21 yards on the ground, marking the second time this year the Mids have held an opponent to under 50 yards rushing ... Navy also held Rice to 272 yards of total offense, the third opponent in 2009 that has been held under 300 yards of total offense ... turned in three tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss of five yards ... blocked a 46-yard field goal attempt by Rice’s Clark Fangmeier in the opening quarter ... it’s the first blocked field goal by Navy since Jesse Iwuji blocked an Air Force FG on Sept. 29, 2007 ... member of the Mids’ defense that did not give up an offensive TD by Air Force and held the Falcons well under its rushing average of 319 yards (183 vs. Navy) ... turned in nine tackles against Air Force and broke up a pair of passes at critical points in the contest ... picked off Tim Jefferson with under two minutes to play in the contest, but it was called back after teammate Tony Haberer was called for roughing the passer ... moved to outside linebacker for the Western Kentucky game, subbing in for an injured Ram Vela ... was in on four tackles against the Hilltoppers ... picked off a WKU pass and returned it nine yards on the final play of the game ... posted nine tackles against Pitt, including a tackle for a loss of three yards ... the nine tackles against the Panthers were more than he had totaled in the first two games combined (8) ... the tackle for a loss was his first since the 2007 Notre Dame game ... after teammate Emmett Merchant stripped Pitt QB Bill Stull, Middleton pounced on the ball recovering it at the Navy 1-yard line ... after missing most of the week battling the flu, returned to the gridiron where he and the rest of the defense held Louisiana Tech scoreless for the final 54 minutes of the contest ... made five tackles against the Bulldogs ... pitched in three tackles for the Mids in their season opener against No. 6 Ohio State. 2008: A starter in each of the 13 contests during the season, he has made starts in each of the last 24 games dating back to his freshman year ... ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 80, including 57 solo stops ... intercepted one pass during the year for 22 yards ... turned in a team-best five pass breakups ... forced a teamhigh three fumbles and recovered one ... recorded four tackles against Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl ... forced one of two fumbles by the Deacs, including the fumble that was picked up by teammate Rashawn King and returned 50 yards for a touchdown ... contributed five tackles in leading the Midshipmen to a 34-0 win over the Black Knights, as well as their sixth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy win ... it’s the first time Navy has pitched back-to-back shutouts since 1986 ... it’s also the first shutout against Army since 1978 (28-0) ... recovered a Collin Mooney fumble in the third quarter, the first of his career ... made four solo tackles in Navy’s 160 win over Northern Illinois ... it’s the first shutout Navy’s defense has pitched since Sept. 18, 2004, when the Mids beat Tulsa on the road, 29-0 ... it was the first time the Huskies have been shut out since 1999 against Iowa (24-0) ... turned in six tackles against Notre Dame, including five solo stops ... was in on eight stops, including six solo tackles in the comeback victory by the Midshipmen against Temple ... along with Corey Johnson, led Navy with four tackles in its 34-7 win over SMU ... also credited with a pass breakup ... the defense held SMU to -13 yards rushing, the first team to post negative rushing yards against the Mids since Pitt in 1978 ... it also held the Mustangs to eight first downs, marking the first time a Navy opponent was held to 10 or fewer first downs since 1999 when Rutgers mustered 10 ... contributed seven tackles in Navy’s Homecoming contest against No. 23 Pitt ... turned in eight tackles against Air Force, while breaking up a pass ... his hard hit jarred the ball loose from the Falcons’ Savier Stephens, marking the second forced fumble in the last three games ... four plays later, Navy’s Matt Harmon kicked a 32-yard field goal to give Navy a 26-20 lead in the fourth quarter ... one of four players to pick off Wake’s Riley Skinner ... the first interception of his career, he returned it for 22 yards ... added five tackles and two pass breakups in the win over the Deacs ... paced the Midshipmen with 13 tackles, including 11 solos, in the win over Rutgers ... stripped Rutgers’ Tiquan Underwood inside the Navy five-yard line with under 30 seconds to play in the first half ... it was the first forced fumble of his career ... made seven stops at Duke, including five solo tackles ... posted three tackles at Ball State ... turned in six tackles and was credited with one of Navy’s six pass breakups vs. the Tigers. 2007: Played in all 13 games ... started in 11 contests ... second on the team with 88 tackles ... also made one stop for a loss of five yards and broke up one pass ... tallied two tackles in his collegiate debut at Temple ... led the team with 11 tackles one week later at Rutgers ... produced seven tackles, five of which were solo, against Ball State ... contributed three tackles against Duke ... came up with a solo stop
against Air Force ... delivered a team-best 12 tackles, nine of which were solo, in a double-overtime win at Pittsburgh ... provided seven stops against Wake Forest ... totaled seven tackles and broke up a pass attempt in the first quarter ... came up with a tremendous effort at Notre Dame ... led the squad with 14 tackles, including one stop in the backfield for a loss of five yards ... tied for the team lead in stops at North Texas, as he accumulated seven tackles ... delivered eight tackles, six of which were solo, against Northern Illinois ... came up with six tackles, five among the solo variety, in a win over Army ... made three solo stops against Utah in the Poinsettia Bowl. High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Marist High School, Middleton attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... a twosport athlete, he earned three letters each in football and track … Marist won the 4-A State Championship in football his sophomore year, posting a 14-1 record … named all-county in football as a senior … comes from an impressive athletic family … sister, Kellie, went to Notre Dame on a softball scholarship and graduated in three years, transferred to Georgia and played softball for one year while getting her M.B.A. in Health … she played in the National Pro Fastpitch league for the Akron Racers but has since stepped away and is now studying to be a doctor … older brother, William, started at corner for Furman and was taken in the fifth round of the 2009 draft by the Atlanta Falcons and currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars … full name is Wyatt Thomas Middleton ... born April 5, 1988, in Atlanta, Ga. ... son of Albert and Karen Middleton ... majoring in systems engineering.
Middleton’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2007 88 1.0-5 0-0 0 0 1 0 2008 75 0-0 0-0 1 3 5 1-22 2009 68 2.0-8 0-0 2 1 7 4-69 TOTALS 231 3.0-13 0-0 3 4 13 5-91 Career highs -- Tackles: 14 at Notre Dame (11-3-07) TFL: 1.0 (Twice, last at Pitt, 9-19-09) Sacks: 0 FR: 1 (Three Times, last at Notre Dame, 11-7-09) FF: 1 (Four Times; last at Hawai’i, 11-28-09) PBU: 3 vs. Delaware (11-14-09) INT: 2 vs. Temple (10-31-09)
Middleton Game-by-Game Game (Date) at Temple (8-31-07) at Rutgers (9-7-07) Ball State (9-15-07) Duke (9-22-07) Air Force (9-29-07) at Pitt (10-10-07) Wake Forest (10-20-07)
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Delaware (10-27-07) 3-4-7 at Notre Dame (11-3-07) 7-7-14 at North Texas (11-10-07) 6-1-7 Northern Illinois (11-17-07) 6-2-8 vs. Army (12-1-07) 5-1-6 vs. Utah (12-20-07) 3-0-3
Towson (8-30-08) 4-2-6 at Ball State (9-5-08) 1-2-3 at Duke (9-13-08) 5-2-7 Rutgers (9-20-08) 11-2-13 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 4-1-5 at Air Force (10-4-08) 2-6-8 Pitt (10-18-08) 5-2-7 SMU (10-25-08) 4-0-4 Temple (11-1-08) 6-2-8 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 5-1-6 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 4-0-4 vs. Army (12-6-08) 3-2-5 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 3-1-4 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
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Mitchell’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2008 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2009 29 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 2 0 TOTALS 29 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 2 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 8 vs. Western Kentucky (9-26-09) TFL: 0.5 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) Sacks: 0.5 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) FR: 0 FF: 0 PBU: 1 (Twice; last vs. Missouri, 12-31-09) INT: 0
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Mitchell Game-by-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks at Ohio State (9-5-09) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Pitt (9-19-09) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 W. Kentucky (9-26-09) 5-3-8 0-0 0-0 Air Force (10-3-09) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Rice (10-10-09) 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 at SMU (10-17-09) 3-0-3 0-0 0-0 Wake Forest (10-24-09) 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 Temple (10-31-09) 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 Delaware (11-14-09) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 at Hawai’i (11-28-09) 2-0-2 0-0 0-0 vs. Army (12-12-09) 0-3-3 0-0 0-0 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) 1-2-3 0.5-3 0.5-3
KWESI MITCHELL
#11 • Junior • Cornerback • 5-10 • 189 • Hoover, Ala.
At Navy: Enters the spring battling Mario Washington for one of the starting cornerback jobs ... coming off a solid sophomore campaign ... saw action at corner, safety and at nickel ... slotted as a starting corner heading into spring camp ... has good speed ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: A starter in two games, he appeared in all 14 contests, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against No. 6 Ohio State ... finished the year with 29 tackles (18-11), including a half a tackle for a loss ... also contributed two pass break-ups ... member of Navy’s defense that held Missouri, the nation’s 33rd-ranked scoring offense with its 30.3 points per game, to just 13 points in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... It was Missouri’s thirdlowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points since Texas throttled the Tigers 41-7 on Oct. 24 ... after the Tigers scored a TD just 24 seconds into the game, Navy’s defense held Missouri without a touchdown for the remainder of the contest ... playing a nickel defense, Mitchell got the starting nod against the Tigers where he made three tackles and was credited with a half a sack ... also pitched in a pass break-up ... was in on three tackles in what was his first appearance in the annual Army-Navy game ... the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12 straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this season ... made two solo stops against Hawai’i, while also breaking up a pass ... turned in a solo tackle against Delaware in the home finale ... recorded one tackle in the Mids’ win over Notre Dame ... Navy’s 140 advantage at the half marked the first time since Nov. 1, 1997, that the Mids have led the Irish at the half ... it’s also the first time since Nov. 2, 1974, that Navy has shut out Notre Dame in the opening half ... the Mids’ defense held Temple to just 37 yards passing, the fewest yards since Rice completed all five of its pass attempts for 35 yards on Oct. 23, 2004 ... added a pair of solo tackles against the Owls ... Navy’s defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacs scoreless in the first quarter and to three points for more than 53 minutes ... turned in two solo tackles against Wake and downed a Kyle Delahooke punt inside the five ... contributed three tackles in Navy’s overtime win at SMU ... part of a defense that held Rice to just 21 yards on the ground, marking the second time this year the Mids have held an opponent to under 50 yards rushing ... Navy also held Rice to 272 yards of total offense, the third opponent in 2009 that has been held under 300 yards of total offense ... con-
MATT MOLLOY
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#70 • Senior • Offensive Tackle • 6-3 • 260 • Berlin, Md.
At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter at right tackle ... earned the starting job halfway through his sophomore campaign and has not relinquished it ... has a nasty disposition on the field ... has good quickness ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: A starter in all 13 of the games in which he played ... had started 17 consecutive games dating back to last year’s game against SMU before missing the trip to Hawai’i because of a concussion ... member of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush for 280.5 yards per game (No. 4 nationally) ... additionally, the line paved the way for Ricky Dobbs to set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a QB with 27, while he was ranked No. 2 in the country in points per game (12.46) and touchdowns (27) ... provided the necessary coverage for the Mids to accumulate 515 yards of total offense (385 rush, 130 pass) against Missouri to earn a 35-13 Texas Bowl win ... the 515 yards of total offense was Navy’s second-best offensive output of the year, behind a 537-yard afternoon against Rice ... returned to the starting lineup against Army where he was part of the line that created enough holes for Dobbs to run through to produce his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing afternoon when he carried the ball a season-high 33 times for 113 yards ... the line also paved the way for Dobbs to dive into the end zone from one yard out to set the NCAA record for most rushing TDs in a season by a quarterback, scoring his 24th of 2009 ... the record was set by Air Force’s Chance Harridge in 2002 and later tied by Tim Tebow of Florida en route to winning the 2007 Heisman Trophy ... the line allowed the Mids to rush for 242 yards against Delaware on Senior Day and opened up seams for Ricky Dobbs to score a stadium-record five rushing touchdowns and set the Navy single-season record for touchdowns ... opened up lanes for both Vince Murray (158) and Ricky Dobbs (102) to rush for over 100 yards in leading Navy to a win over Notre Dame ... it’s the first time since last year’s
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Army-Navy game that Navy has produce a 100-yard rushing tandem ... meanwhile, it’s the fourth-straight game Murray has reached 100 yards rushing, making him the first running back since Napoleon McCallum in 1983 to achieve that feat ... the Mids’ line allowed for Navy to rush for 338 yards against Wake Forest, the third consecutive game Navy has gained 300-plus yards on the ground ... it’s the first time the Mids have achieved that feat since early in 2007 when they rushed for 300 yards in six straight games ... anchored a line that led the way for the Mids to rush for 331 yards and five TDs against SMU ... part of an offensive line that allowed the Mids to rush the ball 80 times for a season-high 471 yards, the 10th-best rushing day in program history, en route to a 63-14 victory at Rice ... Navy finished with 537 yards of total offense, the 28th-best mark in program history and the most yards since last year’s total of 602 yards vs. Towson in the season-opener ... opened up holes for Navy’s ground game that rushed for a season-high 373 yards and scored four touchdowns against Western Kentucky ... helped pave the way for Navy’s rushing attack to score four rushing TDs against Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home opener ... played a solid role in opening up holes for a pair of rushing touchdowns, while holding off the defense for a pair of TDs through the air against No. 6 Ohio State. 2008: Served as the starting right tackle in each of the last six contests of the season ... played his part in helping the Mids’ rushing attack lead the nation in rushing for an unprecedented fourth consecutive season (292.4 yds/gm) ... helped open up paths for senior tandem Shun White (13-148) and Eric Kettani (24-125) to maneuver through to become Navy’s first 100-yard rushing tandem this season as the Mids turned in a 34-0 win over rival Army and won their sixth consecutive CommanderIn-Chief’s Trophy ... a strong performance up front against Northern Illinois helped pave the way for Ricky Dobbs (25 carries, 124 yards) to become just the sixth Navy quarterback to rush for over 100 yards in his first collegiate start ... helped Navy stage an amazing come-from-behind victory over Temple on Senior Day ... made his collegiate debut by earning the starting nod against SMU ... held the SMU defense off-balance allowing QB Ricky Dobbs to rush for 224 yards and become the first Navy QB to reach the 200-yard rushing mark since Brian Madden in 2001 ... Dobbs also became just the fifth player in school history to score four or more TDs in a game. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School, Molloy attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... earned three letters as an offensive lineman ... led the team to the region championship his junior year with an 11-2 record ... received Honorable Mention All-State (Md.) kudos as a senior ... a two-time all-conference selection ... full name is Matthew Colin Molloy ... born Sept. 8, 1988, in Gaithersburg, Md. ... son of John and Kate Molloy ... majoring in history.
Murray Career Statistics Rushing 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
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Yds Avg TD Lg 0 0.0 0 0 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -971 5.3 6 52 971 5.3 6 52
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Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 100-yd 2007 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2008 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2009 3 31 10.3 0 21 0 TOTALS 3 31 10.3 0 21 0 Career highs -- Carries: 33 vs. Temple (10-31-09) Rushing Yards: 175 vs. Wake Forest (10-24-09) Rushing TDs: 2 at SMU (10-17-09) Receptions: 1 (Three Times; last vs. Army, 12-12-09) Receiving Yards: 21 vs. Army (12-12-09) Receiving TDs: 0
Murray Game-by-Game
Rushing Receiving Game (Date) Att. Yds TD Avg Rec. Yds. TD Avg at Temple (8-31-07) -- Did Not Play -at Rutgers (9-7-07) -- Did Not Play -Ball State (9-15-07) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Duke (9-22-07) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Air Force (9-29-07) -- Did Not Play -at Pitt (10-10-07) -- Did Not Play -Wake Forest (10-20-07) -- Did Not Play -Delaware (10-27-07) -- Did Not Play -at Notre Dame (11-3-07) -- Did Not Play -at North Texas (11-10-07) -- Did Not Play -Northern Illinois (11-17-07) -- Did Not Play -vs. Army (12-1-07) -- Did Not Play -vs. Utah (12-20-07) -- Did Not Play --
VINCE MURRAY
#47 • Senior • Fullback • 6-1 • 217 • Union, Ky.
At Navy: Enters the spring as the starter at fullback ... had a phenomenal junior campaign ... was probably the suprise player of the 2009 season ... runs hard and is difficult to tackle ... plays with great toughness ... has great vision and knows how to pick the right hole ... has good feet ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Played in 13 of the 14 games, earning starts in each of the last eight games he played ... Navy’s second-leading rusher, averaged 74.7 yards per game ... carried the ball 182 times for 971 yards, losing just one yard all season ... also caught three passes during the season for 31 yards ... carried the ball 10 times for 46 yards in Navy’s Texas Bowl win over Missouri ... rushed for 41 yards on 13 carries, while catching a pass for a gain of 21 yards against Army ... the catch was just the third of his career, as well as the longest of his career ... fumbled the ball for the first time in his career when he coughed it up on Army 47-yard line and was recovered by the Black Knights ... carried the ball 10 times for 88 yards including an 18-yard TD run against Hawai’i ... sat out the Delaware game to rest a bruised shoulder ... rushed for 158 yards on 14 carries and a TD in the Mids’ win over Notre Dame ... he is the first Navy running back to rush for more than 100 yards in four or more consecutive games since Napoleon McCallum, who turned in six-straight games with 100-plus yards during the 1983 season ... carried the ball a Navy season-high 33 times for 115 yards and one TD against Temple ... rushed for a career-high 175 on 27 carries against Wake Forest in his third-career start ... his 175 yards rushing are the most by a Navy fullback since Eric Kettani rushed for 175 yards on 19 carries in Navy’s 24-17 upset of Wake Forest last year ... started against SMU where he carried the ball 25 times for a then career-high 141 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... he is the first Navy fullback to rush for 100 yards this season, while the 141 yards on the ground marks a high by any Navy player this season ... rambled for a career-long 52-yard run against the Mustangs ... made just his second career reception, a catch for a seven-yard gain ... made his first collegiate start at fullback against Rice in place of an injured Alexander Teich ... rushed for 62 yards on nine carries that featured a seven-yard TD, the first of his career, against Rice ... carried the ball 22 times for 67 yards in the Mids’ win over Air
Force after starter Alexander Teich left the game with an injury ... also caught his first career pass for a gain of three yards against the Falcons ... enjoyed a solid day against Western Kentucky where he gained 54 yards on the ground on 12 carries ... carried the ball once for a a gain oftwo yards at Pitt ... rushed for13 yards on four carries in the Mids’ home-opener against Louisiana Tech ... carried the ball twice for nine yards in Navy’s season opener against sixth-ranked Ohio State. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. 2007: Played in two games ... saw action against Ball State and Duke. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Ryle High School, Murray earned four letters in football, three in baseball and one in basketball at Ryle High School ... football and baseball teams were district, regional and sectional champions as a senior ... was the Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year in football as a senior ... was a two-time Cincinnati Enquirer All-Area selection in baseball ... father, John, is a pilot ... full name is Vince Millard Murray ... born Jan. 6, 1989, in Dayton, Ohio ... son of John and Ann Murray ... majoring in economics.
at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
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2 9 4 13 1 2 12 54 22 67 9 62 25 141 27 175 33 115 14 158 10 13 10
88 41 46
0 4.5 0 0 3.2 0 0 2.0 0 0 4.5 0 0 3.0 1 1 6.9 0 2 5.6 1 0 6.5 0 1 3.5 0 1 11.3 0 -- Did Not Play -1 8.8 0 0 3.2 1 0 4.6 0
0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0
0 21 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 21.0 0.0
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS
GARY MYERS
KRISS PROCTOR
#83 • Junior • Wide Receiver • 6-1 • 194 • San Antonio, Texas
#2 • Junior • Quarterback • 6-1 • 190 • Big Bear City, Calif.
At Navy: Talented performer who enters the spring second on the depth chart at one wide receiver spot ... does a good job of blocking on the perimeter ... key special teams performer ... has good hands ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Appeared in 13 games where he made three catches for 60 yards ... sat out the Air Force game after suffering a concussion against Western Kentucky ... caught a pass in each of the first three contests this fall ... caught one pass for 12 yards in the Mids loss at Pitt ... made an exceptional catch on a 38-yard throw by Ricky Dobbs late in the fourth quarter of the Mids win over Louisiana Tech in the home-opener ... the catch was a career-long reception for Myers ... connected with Ricky Dobbs for his first career reception, a 10-yard grab against sixth-ranked Ohio State in the season-opener. 2008: Saw action in one game, playing four plays in the season opener against Towson. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of W.H. Taft High School, Myers attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... a three-sport standout, he lettered three times each in football, basketball and track ... a two-time football team captain, he received all-district recognition three times and was twice named an all-city selection ... also a two-time basketball team captain, he received all-district honors three times and was named all-city ... member of the National Honor Society ... high school teammate of former Navy football players Ram Vela and Jordan Eddington ... sister, Angela, will be a senior next fall at the Naval Academy and is the starting point guard on the basketball team ... sister, Ashley, is expected to graduate from the Air Force Academy in the spring ... full name is Gary Dante Myers Jr. ... born Aug. 7, 1989, in Omaha, Neb. ... son of Gary Sr. and Barbara Myers ... majoring in chemistry.
At Navy: Enters the spring as the back-up to Ricky Dobbs ... should get a lot of reps during spring drills with Dobbs mending his surgically-repaired knee ... tough, hard-nosed runner who has deceptive speed ... has a good grasp of the offense ... appears to be a natural in the option game ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Made three appearances during the season, including starts against Wake Forest and Temple in place of an injured Ricky Dobbs ... rushed for 223 yards on 53 carries for an amazing five TDs ... completed two of his four passes for 27 yards and was picked off once ... started his second consecutive game in a 27-24 loss to Temple ... completed two of his four passes for 27 yards, including a long pass of 31 yards to Mario Washington ... carried the ball 16 times for 52 yards and a two-yard TD ... inserted into the starting lineup for the Wake Forest game after a knee injury suffered by starter Ricky Dobbs against SMU ... was a solid performer against the Deacs, rushing for a career-high 89 yards on a career-high 23 carries in Navy’s 13-10 win over Wake Forest ... scored Navy’s only TD on a career-long 40-yard run ... it’s the third-consecutive year that a Navy quarterback has led Navy to victory in his first-career start ... he is the first Navy quarterback in the triple option era to beat a team from a BCS conference in his first-career start ... made his first collegiate appearance in the Mids’ 63-14 win over Rice, coming into the game with 9:49 remaining in the third quarter in relief of starter Ricky Dobbs ... carried the ball 14 times for 82 yards and three one-yard touchdowns ... headed into his sophomore season as the No. 2 quarterback, but a preseason knee injury kept him out of action for the first three games. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2008 graduate of Big Bear High School, Proctor was a three-sport standout ... a four-year letterwinner in football, he picked up three letters in basketball and baseball ... led the football team to back-to-back De Anza League titles with a combined 24-2 record in 2006 and `07 ... received All-State (Calif.) and all-county honors in football his senior year ... was named the division and league MVP as a senior ... baseball team claimed the De Anza League crown in 2008 ... a two-time all-state, all-county and All-CIF center fielder for the baseball team ... earned All-CIF and all-league kudos as a point guard for the basketball team in 2007 and `08 ... member of the National Honor Society ... full name is Kriss William Proctor ... born Feb. 3, 1990, in Big Bear City, Calif. ... son of Kenny and Sandie Proctor ... majoring in economics.
Myers’ Career Statistics
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 100-yd 2008 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2009 3 60 20.0 0 38 0 TOTALS 3 60 20.0 0 38 0 Career highs -- Carries: Receptions: 1 (Three times; last at Pitt, 9-19-09) Receiving Yards: 38 vs. Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) Receiving TDs: 0
Myers Game-By-Game
Game (Date) Att. at Ohio State (9-5-09) 0 Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) 0 at Pitt (9-19-09) 0 W. Kentucky (9-26-09) 0 Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) 0 at SMU (10-17-09) 0 Wake Forest (10-24-09) 0 Temple (10-31-09) 0 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) 0 Delaware (11-14-09) 0 at Hawai’i (11-28-09) 0 vs. Army (12-12-09) 0 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) 0
Rushing Receiving Yds TD Avg Rec. Yds. TD 0 0 0.0 1 10 0 0 0 0.0 1 38 0 0 0 0.0 1 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 -- Did Not Play -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 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Proctor’s Career Statistics Rushing 2008 2009 TOTALS
Avg 10.0 38.0 12.0 0.0
Att
53 53
Yds Avg TD Lg -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -223 4.2 5 40 223 4.2 5 40
100-yd 0 0
Passing Comp Att Pct Yds TD Int 2008 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2009 2 4 50.0 27 0 1 TOTALS 2 4 50.0 27 0 1 Career highs -- Carries: 23 vs. Wake Forest (10-24-09) Rushing Yards: 89 vs. Wake Forest (10-24-09) Rushing TDs: 3 at Rice (10-10-09) Pass Completions: 2 vs. Temple (10-31-09) Pass Attempts: 4 vs. Temple (10-31-09) Passing Yards: 27 vs. Temple (10-31-09) Passing TDs: 0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Proctor Game-by-Game
Game (Date) Comp at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) 0 at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) 0 Temple (10-31-09) 2 at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
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Passing Att Int Yds TD -- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play -0 0 0 0 -- Did Not Play -0 0 0 0 4 1 27 0 -- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play --
Rushing No Yds TD Avg
14 23 16
85 89 52
3 1 1
5.9 3.9 3.2
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS MIKE SCHUPP
TYLER SIMMONS
#80 • Senior • Wide Receiver • 5-10 • 176 • Erie, Pa.
#54 • Senior • Inside Linebacker • 6-3 • 228 • Goldsby, Okla.
At Navy: Enters the spring listed as a starter at one wide receiver spot ...tenacious blocker ... may have the best hands on the team ... plays with great intensity ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: A starter in nine of the 13 games in which he played ... on the receiving end of six passes for a gain of 61 yards on the year ... returned to the starting lineup in Navy’s win over Notre Dame ... saw limited action against Temple after missing the Wake Forest game with the flu ... caught a nineyard pass in the Mids’ overtime win over SMU ... made his fifth catch of the season on a 17-yard completion from QB Ricky Dobbs against Pitt ... it was the longest pass reception of his career ... caught a 12-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs against Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home opener ... having entered the season with one career catch, he caught a career-high three passes for a career-high 23 yards in the Mids’ opener against No. 6 Ohio State. 2008: Saw significant action in all 13 Navy games ... made his first collegiate catch, a 14-yard reception, in the Mids’ win over Rutgers. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School, Schupp earned three letters in both football and baseball ... football team turned in a 21-5 record over his final two years ... football team won two district titles (2005, ‘06) and the baseball team won four district titles (2004, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07) ... a two-time all-region selection in football and once in baseball ... served as class president three years ... member of the National Honor Society ... high school football coach was Don Holl, a two-year letterwinner for the Navy football team and a 1988 graduate of the Academy ... full name is Michael Joseph Schupp ... born Oct. 14, 1988, in Erie, Pa. ... son of John and Kathleen Schupp ... majoring in economics.
At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at linebacker ... injured his spleen in a snow skiing accident at the end of February and will miss spring practice ... is expected to be healthy and ready to go at the start of two-a-days ... selected as the Admiral Mack Award winner at the conclusion of spring practice in 2009 ... the award is given to the most improved player during spring drills ... one of the biggest linebackers at Navy in recent memory ... runs to the football and will deliver a big hit ... expected to be an impact player this fall ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: Saw action in all 14 games where he was the Mids’ third-leading tackler with 68 (29-39) ... also turned in a tackle for a loss and broke up a pair of passes ... member of Navy’s defense that held Missouri, the nation’s 33rd-ranked scoring offense with its 30.3 points per game, to just 13 points in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... It was Missouri’s third-lowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points since Texas throttled the Tigers 41-7 on Oct. 24 ... after the Tigers scored a TD just 24 seconds into the game, Navy’s defense held Missouri without a touchdown for the remainder of the contest ... was in on three stops against Missouri ... fought off a foot injury to play a significant role in Navy’s win over Army ... chipped in a pair of tackles in leading the Mids to their eighthstraight win over the Black Knights ... the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12 straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this season ... produced four tackles against Delaware in the home finale ... contributed five tackles in the Mids’ win over Notre Dame ... Navy’s 14-0 advantage at the half marked the first time since Nov. 1, 1997, that the Mids have led the Irish at the half ... it’s also the first time since Nov. 2, 1974, that Navy has shut out Notre Dame in the opening half ... the Mids’ defense held Temple to just 37 yards passing, the fewest yards since Rice completed all five of its pass attempts for 35 yards on Oct. 23, 2004 ... turned in six tackles for the Mids, including five solos against Temple ... also credited with a forced fumble, though the Owls retained possession ... Navy’s defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacs scoreless in the first quarter and to three points for more than 53 minutes ... recorded five tackles against the Deacs ... saw extensive action against SMU where he, along with Ram Vela, led the Mids with seven tackles ... also turned in his first career tackle for a loss of four yards and broke up a pass ... part of a defense that held Rice to just 21 yards on the ground, marking the second time this year the Mids have held an opponent to under 50 yards rushing ... Navy also held Rice to 272 yards of total offense, the third opponent in 2009 that has been held under 300 yards of total offense ... pitched in three tackles against the Owls ... member of the Mids’ defense that did not give up an offensive TD by Air Force and held the Falcons well under its rushing average of 319 yards (183 vs. Navy) ... contributed six tackles against the Falcons ... turned in a career-high tying seven tackles in the Mids’ win over Western Kentucky ... also credited with his first-career pass breakup ... was in on five tackles at Pitt ... member of a Navy defensive squad that held Louisiana Tech scoreless for the final 54 minutes of the contest in a 32-14 win by the Mids ... led Navy with a career-high tying seven tackle performance against the Bulldogs, including a career-best four solo stops ... turned in a solid defensive effort against sixth-ranked Ohio State in the season opener ... pitched in a career-high seven tackles against the Buckeyes. 2008: Saw action in all 13 contests where he made 10 tackles ... turned in an assisted tackle against Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl ... was in on one stop leading the Midshipmen to a 34-0 win over the Black Knights, as well as their sixth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy win ... it’s the first time Navy has pitched back-to-back shutouts since 1986 ... it’s also the first shutout against Army since 1978 (28-0) ... contributed a tackle in Navy’s 16-0 win over Northern Illinois ... it’s the first shutout Navy’s defense has pitched since Sept. 18, 2004, when the Mids beat Tulsa on the road, 29-0 ... it was the first time the Huskies have been shut out since 1999 against Iowa (24-0) ... made incredible hits on each of the Mids’ two onside kicks against Notre Dame ... recorded a career-high tying two tackles in Navy’s win over Temple ... made a solo tackle in the Mids’ Homecoming loss to No. 23 Pitt ... was in on an assisted tackle at Air Force ... turned in a solo tackle against Rutgers ... made his collegiate debut by producing a pair of tackles in the win over Towson in the season opener. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Washington High School, Simmons was a three-sport standout ... earned four letters in football, three in basketball and three in track football team posted a 37-4 record over his final three years and won three-straight district and regional championships ... basketball team was district and region champs his senor year ... named All-State (Okla.) in football as a senior and was selected as the Daily Oklahoman Athlete of the Year ... named the Purcell Register Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year ... earned all-confer-
Schupp’s Career Statistics
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 100-yd 2007 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2008 1 14 14.0 0 14 0 2009 6 61 10.2 0 17 0 TOTALS 7 75 10.7 0 17 0 Career highs -- Receptions: 3 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Receiving Yards: 23 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Receiving TDs: 0
Schupp Game-by-Game
Rushing Game (Date) Att. Yds TD Avg at Temple (8-31-07) 0 0 0 0.0 at Rutgers (9-7-07) 0 0 0 0.0 Ball State (9-15-07) 0 0 0 0.0 Duke (9-22-07) 0 0 0 0.0 Air Force (9-29-07) 0 0 0 0.0 at Pitt (10-10-07) 0 0 0 0.0 Wake Forest (10-20-07) 0 0 0 0.0 Delaware (10-27-07) 0 0 0 0.0 at Notre Dame (11-3-07) 0 0 0 0.0 at North Texas (11-10-07) 0 0 0 0.0 Northern Illinois (11-17-07) 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Army (12-1-07) 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Utah (12-20-07) 0 0 0 0.0 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 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
4.5 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
Receiving Rec. Yds. TD Avg 0 0 0 0.0 1 14 0 14.0 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 0 0 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 12 17 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7.7 12.0 17.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
ence honors in basketball as a senior ... elected team captain of both the football and basketball teams his senior year ... served as student body president in his senior year ... brother, Zachary, played basketball at Wichita State from 2003-05, while his sister, Elizabeth, plays at Oklahoma Baptist ... loves to hunt and fish ... was the valedictorian of his graduating class ... full name is Tyler Mark Simmons ... born April 28, 1989, in Norman, Okla. ... son of Bob and Linda Simmons ... majoring in international relations.
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS honors as a senior, while being named a Second-Team All-Central Florida selection ... placed third at the Texas State Track & Field Championship in the 4x100 relay with a time of 41.3 ... served as Class President for three years ... full name is Benjamin Michael Snelson ... born Dec. 21, 1989, in Bolivar, Mo. ... son of John and Mandy Snelson ... english major
Snelson’s Career Statistics Rushing 2009 TOTALS
Simmons’ Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2007 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2008 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2009 68 1.0-4 0-0 0 1 2 0 TOTALS 78 1.0-4 0-0 0 1 2 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 7 (Four times; last at SMU, 10-17-09) TFL: 1.0 at SMU (10-17-09) Sacks: 0 PBU: 1 (Twice; last at SMU, 10-17-09) FR: 0 FF: 1 vs. Temple (10-31-09) INT: 0
Simmons Game-by-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks Towson (8-30-08) 1-1-2 0-0 0-0 at Ball State (9-5-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Duke (9-13-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Rutgers (9-20-08) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Air Force (10-4-08) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 Pitt (10-18-08) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 SMU (10-25-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Temple (11-1-08) 1-1-2 0-0 0-0 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 vs. Army (12-6-08) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
1-6-7 4-3-7 2-3-5 4-3-7 1-5-6 2-1-3 4-3-7 1-4-5 5-1-6 1-4-5 1-3-4 1-0-1 0-2-2 2-1-3
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-4 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
Int PBU 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving 2009 TOTALS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Att 0 0
Yds 9 9 Yds 0 0
Avg 9.0 9.0 Avg 0.0 0.0
TD 0 0 TD 0 0
Lg 9 9 Lg 0 0
100-yd 0 0 100-yd 0 0
KO Return No Yds Avg TD Lg 2009 4 63 15.8 0 27 TOTALS 4 63 15.8 0 27 Career highs -- Carries: 1 at Rice (10-10-09) Rushing Yards: 9 at Rice (10-1009) Rushing TDs: 0 Receptions: 0 Receiving Yards: 0 Receiving TDs: 0
FF FR Blk 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 0 0 0 0 0
Att 1 1
JON TEAGUE
#45 • Junior • Kicker • 6-3 • 198 • Hickory, N.C.
At Navy: Has the strongest leg of all the kickers ... is expected to handle the kickoff duties once again this fall ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: Finished the year with a 61.5 average on kickoffs with three touchbacks ... in Navy’s Texas Bowl win over Missouri, averaged 63.2 yards among his six kickoffs ... was 5-for-5 on PATs and 1-for-2 on field goals against Western Kentucky, the lone game in which he was called upon for kicking duties ... turned in a 62.0 average among the four kickoffs in the win over Army ... averaged a season-best 66.5 yards on four kickoffs against Hawai’i ... had a busy day kicking against Delaware, booting six kicks for an average of 62.8 yards ... kicked off four times against Notre Dame for an average of 61.5 yards ... produced a 62.4 average among the five kickoffs against Temple ... kicked off four times for a 64.8 average against Wake Forest ... owned a 65.2 average over the six kickoffs against SMU ... kicked off 10 times for an average of 61.9 yards against Rice ... averaged a season-best 66.2 yards over his four kickoffs against Air Force ... got his chance as Navy’s kicker in the Mids’ win over Western Kentucky ... split the uprights for a 31-yard field goal on his first attempt, but missed wide on his second try for 32 yards ... was 5-for-5 on PATs ... also experienced his best day of the season kicking off, averaging 65.3 yards on seven kickoffs ... struggled kicking the ball against Pitt, averaging just 48.7 yards, the worst average of his career ... owned a 54.2 kickoff average among the six appearances he made against Louisiana Tech in the home-opener ... averaged 52.2 yards among his five kickoffs against sixth-ranked Ohio State in the Mids’ season opener. 2008: A highly sought-after prospect, Teague received the tip of the cap as the Mids’ go-to player for kickoffs in his rookie season ... averaged 65.0 yards over the course of the season ... kicked off 64 times ... against Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl, he averaged 65.0 yards over his five kickoffs ... had a busy afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field in his first Army-Navy game appearance ... kicked off seven times for an average of 59.4 yards ... kicked off four times for an average of 66.8 yards at Northern Illinois ... averaged 63.5 yards on his two kickoffs against Notre Dame ... kicked off averaged a season-best 68.3 yards despite windy, rainy conditions against SMU ... kicked off six times for 410 yards, three of which were touchbacks ... booted the ball twice for 122 yards, an average of 61 yards, against No. 23 Pitt ... averaged 63.6 yards on his seven kickoffs in Navy’s win at Air Force ... kicked off four times for an average of 66.2 against Wake Forest ... owned an average of 65.7 yards on his six kickoffs against Rutgers ... kicked off six times for 386 yards, an average of 64.3 at Duke ... averaged 67.0 yards among his six kickoffs at Ball State ... earned the starting job as Navy’s kickoff specialist for its opener against Towson ... kicked off six times for an average of 67.0 yards ... made one tackle against the Tigers. High School / Personal: A 2008 graduate of Fred T. Foard High School, Teague was a four-year letterwinner in football and soccer and also won two letters in basketball ... an all-conference selection in football as a junior and senior, he was named the conference specialist MVP twice ... an All-State (N.C.) selection his senior year ... a two-time captain of the soccer team, he was an all-conference and all-region selection in both his junior and senior years ... served as the Junior Class President ... brother, Adam, is a 2009 graduate of the Naval Academy and was a member of the basketball team ... full name is Jon Frederick Teague ... born July 28, 1990, in Hickory, N.C. ... son of Jeff and Kim Teague ... majoring in oceanography.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BO SNELSON
#23 • Sophomore • Slot Back • 5-7 • 180 • Pasadena, Texas
At Navy: Enters the spring third on the depth chart at slot back ... one of just two freshman (Gee Gee Greene was the other) to letter last fall ... has above average quickness ... is an excellent special teams player ...a threat to catch the ball out of the backfield as a receiver ... has the potential to be an above average blocker ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Appeared in 11 games for the Mids, seeing action mostly as a kick returner ... returned four kicks over the course of the season for 63 yards ... also carried the ball once for nine yards ... his 27yard kickoff return at Hawai’i was the longest of his career ... returned one kickoff for 16 yards against Delaware in the Mids’ home finale ... gained 12 yards on his first career kickoff return, the secondhalf opening kickoff by Wake Forest ... made his first-career appearance at slot back in the Mids’ win over Rice where he carried the ball once for a gain of nine yards ... inserted into the lineup as a kickoff returner against Air Force ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ home-opening victory over Louisiana Tech. High School / Personal: A 2009 graduate of Pasadena Memorial High School, Snelson was a four-sport standout earning letters in power lifting (4), track & field (4), baseball (3) and football (3) ... received All-State (Texas) honors as a junior and senior ... named the Old Spice Player of the Year twice ... named the district’s offensive MVP his junior and senior years ... served as team captain his senior year ... coached in high school by his father, John, who played football and baseball at Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, Mo. ... earned first-team all-conference, all-district and all-county
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Teague’s Career Statistics Kicking 2008 2009 TOTALS Kickoffs 2008 2009 TOTALS
PATs 0-0 5-5 5-5 KO 64 74 138
FGs 0-0 1-2 1-2
Long 0 31 31
Yds 4161 4551 8712
Pts 0 8 8
Avg 65.0 61.5 63.1
Teague Game-By-Game
TB 9 3 12
Game (Date) XP-XPA FG-FGA Lg Pts KO Towson (8-30-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 at Ball State (9-5-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 at Duke (9-13-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 Rutgers (9-20-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 at Air Force (10-4-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 7 Pitt (10-18-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 SMU (10-25-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 Temple (11-1-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 vs. Army (12-6-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 7 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
0-0 0-0 0-0 5-5 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 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 6 3 7 4 10 6 4 5 4 6 4 4 6
OB 1 1 2 Yds 402 402 386 394 265 445 122 410 200 127 267 416 325 261 325 146 457 265 619 391 259 312 246 377 266 248 379
Avg TB OB 67.0 1 0 67.0 0 0 64.3 0 0 65.7 0 1 66.2 1 0 63.6 2 0 61.0 0 0 68.3 3 0 66.7 0 0 63.5 0 0 66.8 0 0 59.4 0 0 65.0 2 0 52.2 54.2 48.7 65.3 66.2 61.9 65.2 64.8 62.4 61.5 62.8 66.5 62.0 63.2
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
against Louisiana Tech ... recorded his first career reception, a two-yarder against the Bulldogs ... made his first career start on center stage against No. 6 Ohio State ... gained 61 yards on 13 carries against the Buckeyes. 2008: Saw action in 12 games either at fullback or as a returner on the special teams unit ... carried the ball seven times for 24 yards, an average of 3.4 yards per game ... did not lose a yard on the ground ... played his part in helping the Mids’ rushing attack lead the nation in rushing for an unprecedented fourth-consecutive season (292.4 yds/gm) ... returned three kickoffs for 46 yards, an average of 15.3 yards per return ... returned one Wake Forest kickoff for 24 yards in the EagleBank Bowl ... carried the ball once for a gain of two yards at Air Force in what was his first appearance in a service academy game ... ran for two yards on one carry in the Mids’ landmark win over Wake Forest ... carried the ball once for a career-long seven yards in the win over Rutgers ... that run set up a two-yard TD run by teammate Eric Kettani ... rushed for four yards on one carry at Duke ... playing in his first collegiate game, he carried the ball three times for nine yards against Towson. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Caney Creek High School, Teich attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... a four-sport standout, he earned four letters in football (running back), baseball (catcher) and track (relays, hurdles) and won three letters as a shooting guard for the basketball team ... led the football team to the third round of the state championship in 2007 and in the same year guided the baseball team to the state tournament ... garnered all-city recognition throughout his career in football, baseball and basketball ... also picked up all-county honors in baseball ... full name is Alexander George Teich ... born June 24, 1988, in Conroe, Texas ... son of Patrick and Jacqueline Teich ... majoring in General Science.
Teich’s Career Statistics Rushing 2008 2009 TOTALS
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving 2008 2009 TOTALS
Att 7 70 77 Att 0 2 2
Yds 24 376 400
Avg 3.4 5.4 5.2
Yds 0 25 25
Avg 0.0 12.0 12.0
TD 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0
Lg 7 42 42
100-yd 0 0 0
Lg 0 23 23
100-yd 0 0 0
KO Return No Yds Avg TD Lg 2008 3 46 15.3 0 24 2009 5 137 27.6 0 47 TOTALS 8 184 23.0 0 47 Career highs -- Carries: 13 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Rushing Yards: 80 at Pitt (919-09) Rushing TDs: 0 Receptions: 1 (Twice; last at Pitt, 9-19-09) Receiving Yards: 23 at Pitt (9-19-09) Receiving TDs: 0
ALEXANDER TEICH
Teich Game-By-Game
#39 • Junior • Fullback • 6-0 • 212 • Conroe, Texas
Rushing Receiving Game (Date) Att. Yds TD Avg Rec. Yds. TD Avg Towson (8-30-08) 3 9 0 3.0 0 0 0 0.0 at Ball State (9-5-08) -- Did Not Play -at Duke (9-13-08) 1 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 0.0 Rutgers (9-20-08) 1 7 0 7.0 0 0 0 0.0 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 1 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 at Air Force (10-4-08) 1 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 Pitt (10-18-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 SMU (10-25-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Temple (11-1-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Army (12-6-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at fullback ... is expected to battle incumbent Vince Murray for the starting job ... is smaller than some of Navy’s previous fullbacks, but is quicker and faster ... has good instincts running with the football ... hard-nosed runner that isn’t afraid to run over a defender ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: A starter in six of the 12 games in which he played ... suffered a significant ankle injury against Scademy rival Air Force which gave Vince Murray an opportunity to take the starting job for good ... the Mids’ fourth-leading rusher with 376 yards on 70 carries, while catching two passes for 25 yards ... returned kickoffs in the latter part of the season, returning five for 138 yards ... returned two kickoffs for 76 yards against Missouri, including a 47-yarder which was the longest of the season by any Navy player ... returned a pair of kickoffs against Army for 42 yards, including a long return of 22 yards ... carried the ball just once in the Mids’ loss at Hawai’i ... started in place of an injured Vince Murray against Delaware in the Mids’ home finale ... it was Teich’s first start since the Air Force game in which he ironically got hurt ... carried the ball nine times against the Blue Hens for 57 yards ... looked back to form against Notre Dame where he carried the ball five times for 52 yards, including a 32-yard run ... returned a Notre Dame kickoff for 20 yards, his first return of the 2009 season and the fourth of his career ... carried the ball twice for four yards against Temple ... returned to the playing field in the Mids’ win over Wake Forest where he carried the ball twice for 35 yards ... sat out the Rice and SMU contests after injuring his ankle against Academy rival Air Force ... tweaked his left ankle in the first half of the Air Force game after carrying the ball seven times for 20 yards ... ran the ball 10 times for 34 yards in Navy’s win over Western Kentucky ... after gaining 73 yards on nine carries in the first half of the Pitt game, finished the game with a career-high 80 yards on 12 carries ... his 42-yard carry on the Mids’ first drive of the second quarter was a career long ... his 23-yard reception at the end of the game was just his second career catch and the longest of his career ... carried the ball nine times for 32 yards in the Mids’ home-opener
at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
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13 9 12 10 7
61 32 80 34 20
2 2 5 9 1 0 0
35 4 52 57 1 0 0
0 4.7 0 0 3.6 1 0 6.7 1 0 3.4 0 0 2.9 0 -- Did Not Play --- Did Not Play -0 17.5 0 0 2.0 0 0 10.4 0 0 6.3 0 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
0 2 23 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0.0 2.0 23.0 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
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS 0) ... also credited with a half a tackle for a loss of one yard against the Black Knights ... contributed a tackle in Navy’s 16-0 win over Northern Illinois ... it’s the first shutout Navy’s defense has pitched since Sept. 18, 2004, when the Mids beat Tulsa on the road, 29-0 ... it was the first time the Huskies have been shut out since 1999 against Iowa (24-0) ... recovered his first collegiate fumble in the first half of the Notre Dame game, after teammate Corey Johnson sacked QB Jimmy Clausen ... contributed seven tackles, including five solo stops ... also produced two tackles for a loss of six yards ... turned in a pair of tackles in Navy’s comeback win over Temple on Senior Day ... was in on two solo tackles in the win over SMU, including a loss of one yard ... the defense held SMU to -13 yards rushing, the first team to post negative rushing yards against the Mids since Pitt in 1978 ... it also held the Mustangs to eight first downs, marking the first time a Navy opponent was held to 10 or fewer first downs since 1999 when Rutgers mustered 10 ... turned in four tackles, including a tackle for a loss of four yards against No. 23 Pitt ... credited with a pass breakup ... jarred the ball loose from Conredge Collins with eight minutes to go in the game and was recovered by teammate Ross Pospisil ... in his first appearance in a service academy contest, he, along with Jeff Deliz, paced the Mids with a career-high 10 tackles at Air Force, including eight solo stops ... turned in a tackle for a loss and forced a fumble for the second straight game ... became the first Navy freshman to start on the defensive line since Bwerani Nettles in 1998 when he was inserted into the starting lineup in place of an injured Michael Walsh at Wake Forest ... finished the game with a then career-high six tackles, including a pair of tackles for a loss ... jarred the ball loose from Riley Skinner with 4:13 to play in the second quarter ... it’s the first forced fumble of his career ... turned in two tackles in the win over Rutgers ... made one stop each at Ball State and Duke ... was spectacular in his first collegiate game, making two tackles, including 1.5 for a loss against Towson in the opener ... credited with 1.5 sacks for 10 yards. High School / Personal: A 2008 graduate of Brentwood Academy, Tuani was a three-sport standout and earned letters in football (3), wrestling (3) and track (2) ... led the football team to the 2006 D-II title behind a 12-1 record ... an All-State (Tenn.) and all-county football selection in his junior and senior years ... named to the 2008 Dream Team in wrestling ... was the first African-American to be named class president at his school ... high school teammate of fellow Navy football player Mason Graham ... full name is Jabaree Wayne Tuani ... born Nov. 28, 1989, in Honolulu, Hawai’i ... son of Leon McKissack and Elisapeta Tuani ... majoring in quantitative economics.
JABAREE TUANI
#98 • Junior • Defensive End • 6-1 • 265 • Madison, Tenn.
At Navy: Enters the spring as a starter at defensive end ... one of the more talented players on the team ... strong and uses his hands well ... has good speed off the edge ... has a great attitude and is always working to get better ... put on 23 pounds since his freshman year ... his bench press of 405 pounds is tied for the fifth-best mark on the team ... his squat of 530 pounds is the fourth-best mark on the team ... an All-East candidate ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: A starter in 13 of the 14 contests in which he played, he finished the year with 54 tackles (2331) ... turned in 5.5 tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks ... broke up a pair of passes and picked off one ... forced two fumbles and recovered one ... member of Navy’s defense that held Missouri, the nation’s 33rd-ranked scoring offense with its 30.3 points per game, to just 13 points in the 2009 Texas Bowl ... it’s third-lowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points since Texas throttled the Tigers 41-7 on Oct. 24 ... after the Tigers scored a TD just 24 seconds into the game, Navy’s defense held Missouri without a touchdown for the remainder of the contest ... assisted on two tackles against the Tigers ... along with inside linebacker Ross Pospisil, led Navy with seven tackles in the win over arch rival Army ... topped the 50-tackle mark for the season with his effort against the Black Knights ... also pitched in a tackle for a loss of three yards ... the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12 straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this season ... made three tackles against Hawai’i, including a sack for a loss of 15 yards ... turned in eight tackles against Delaware in the home finale and was credited with 1.5 sacks ... his sack against Pat Devlin caused him to fumble the ball and Tuani then scrambled to recover it ... had started 18-straight games dating back to last year’s regular-season game against Wake Forest, but saw that streak snapped at Notre Dame ... though he did not play in the first drive, he came in to play the rest of the contest against the Irish ... produced four tackles, including a sack for a loss of 10 yards, his first sack since his collegiate debut in the 2008 opener against Towson ... that sack set up a safety by the Mids after Craig Schaefer sacked Jimmy Clausen in the end zone with one minute to play in the contest ... Navy’s 14-0 advantage at the half marked the first time since Nov. 1, 1997, that the Mids have led the Irish at the half ... it’s also the first time since Nov. 2, 1974, that Navy has shut out Notre Dame in the opening half ... the Mids’ defense held Temple to just 37 yards passing, the fewest yards since Rice completed all five of its pass attempts for 35 yards on Oct. 23, 2004 ... contributed six tackles, including four solos against the Owls ... Navy’s defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacs scoreless in the first quarter and to three points for more than 53 minutes ... turned in six tackles, including a tackle for a loss of two yards against Wake ... assisted on three tackles in Navy’s overtime win against SMU, while also batting down a Mustang pass ... part of a defense that held Rice to just 21 yards on the ground, marking the second time this year the Mids have held an opponent to under 50 yards rushing ... Navy also held Rice to 272 yards of total offense, the third opponent in 2009 that has been held under 300 yards of total offense ... played perhaps his best game of the season against Academy rival Air Force ... was in on a season-high seven tackles and was credited with a forced fumble ... member of the Mids’ defense that did not give up an offensive TD by Air Force and held the Falcons well under its rushing average of 319 yards (183 vs. Navy) ... pitched in a tackle in Navy’s win over Western Kentucky ... recorded three assisted tackles in the Mids’ loss at Pitt ... member of a Navy defensive squad that held Louisiana Tech scoreless for the final 54 minutes of the contest in a 32-14 win by the Mids ... picked off La Tech QB Ross Jenkins at the Bullodg’s 46-yard line ... it was his first career interception ... batted down La Tech’s pass at the line of scrimmage with under 20 seconds remaining in the opening quarter ... it was his first collegiate pass broken up ... was in on three stops against No. 6 Ohio State in the Mids’ opener. 2008: Capped off a phenomenal freshman campaign by being named the ECAC Rookie of the Year by the head football coaches on the Eastern Seaboard ... Tuani was selected over freshmen from Connecticut, West Virginia, Pitt, Rutgers, Penn State, West Virginia, Temple, Syracuse, Boston College, Buffalo and Army ... joins an impressive list of past winners that includes Michael Vick (Virginia Tech), Larry Fitzgerald (Pitt), Chris Henry (Pitt), Steve Slaton (West Virginia) and LeSean McCoy (Pitt) ... named a Second-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele's College Football Magazine ... played in all 13 contests but did not garner his first start until the fifth game of the season, led Navy with nine tackles for a loss and was tied for the team high with three forced fumbles ... his 42 tackles were just two behind Nate Frazier for the most tackles among defensive linemen ... turned in three tackles against Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl ... was in on one tackle in leading the Midshipmen to a 34-0 win over the Black Knights, as well as their sixth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy win ... it’s the first time Navy has pitched back-toback shutouts since 1986 ... it’s also the first shutout against Army since 1978 (28-
Tuani’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2008 42 9.0-25 1.5-10 1 3 0 0 2009 54 5.5-37 3.5-32 1 2 2 1-0 TOTALS 96 14.5-62 5.0-42 2 5 2 1-0 Career highs -- Tackles: 10 at Air Force (10-4-08) TFL: 2.0 (Twice; last vs. Notre Dame, 11-15-08) Sacks: 1.5 (Twice; last vs. Delaware, 11-14-09) FR: 1 (Twice; last vs. Delaware, 11-14-09) FF: 1 (Five Times; last vs. Delaware, 11-14-09) PBU: 1 (Twice; last at SMU, 10-17-09) Int.: 1 vs. Louisiana Tech (9-12-09)
Tuani Game-By-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks Towson (8-30-08) 1-1-2 1.5-10 1.5-10 at Ball State (9-5-08) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 at Duke (9-13-08) 0-1-1 0-0 0-0 Rutgers (9-20-08) 0-2-2 0-0 0-0 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 5-1-6 2.0-2 0-0 at Air Force (10-4-08) 8-2-10 1.0-1 0-0 Pitt (10-18-08) 3-1-4 1.0-4 0-0 SMU (10-25-08) 2-0-2 1.0-1 0-0 Temple (11-1-08) 1-1-2 0-0 0-0 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 5-2-7 2.0-6 0-0 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 vs. Army (12-6-08) 0-1-1 0.5-1 0-0 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 2-1-3 0-0 0-0 at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
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1-2-3 0-1-1 0-3-3 0-1-1 4-3-7 0-0-0 0-3-3 2-4-6 4-2-6 2-2-4 5-3-8 3-0-3 2-5-7 0-2-2
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 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.0-10 1.0-10 1.5-7 1.5-7 1.0-15 1.0-15 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
Int PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FF FR Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS #24 • Senior • Cornerback • 6-0 • 193 • Boiling Springs, N.C.
At Navy: Will try his hand at corner in the spring after playing wide receiver the last three seasons ... is listed as even with Kwesi Mitchell for the starting job ... could move back to wide receiver if the move to corner does not work ... has good speed ... also serves as Navy’s punt returner ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: Played in 13 contests and earned a pair of starts, including the Texas Bowl ... caught nine passes for 165 yards ... returned a pair of punts for four yards against Army ... also had a long reception called back because of a holding call ... missed the Hawai’i game ... caught one pass for 21 yards against Delaware in Navy’s home finale ... returned one kickoff against Notre Dame for 11 yards, his first of the 2009 season ... recorded a season-long 31-yard reception from Kriss Proctor against Temple ... made his first career start in the Mids’ win over Wake Forest ... turned in one catch for 13 yards in Navy’s comefrom-behind OT win at SMU ... caught one pass for a gain of 15 yards in Navy’s 6314 win over Rice and returned one Owl punt for a season-long 13-yard return ... returned two punts for 18 yards against Air Force, including a long return of 12 yards ... haad a 17-yard reception against Pitt ... also returned one punt for 11 yards against the Panthers ... turned in a pair of receptions for a career-high 51 yards, including a long catch of 29 yards against Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home-opener ... caught a career-high tying two passes for 17 yards against No. 6 Ohio State in the opener. 2008: Played in all 13 games, contributing as both a wide receiver as well as returner on special teams ... caught three passes for 56 yards, an average of 18.7 yards per catch ... stepped in as Navy’s punt returner, running back 10 returns for 62 yards (6.2 yds/return) ... also returned a pair of kickoffs for 30 yards (15.0 yds/return) ... held to just one yard on his only punt return of the EagleBank Bowl ... returned one punt for seven yards in leading the Midshipmen to a 34-0 win over the Black Knights, as well as their sixth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy win ... it’s the first shutout against Army since 1978 (28-0) ... caught his third career pass when he and Jarod Bryant connected on a 10-yard gain against Notre Dame ... returned one Temple punt 14 yards ... caught a 39-yard pass, his first career reception, from reserve QB Ricky Dobbs, also his first collegiate pass, against No. 23 Pitt ... the reception set up a four-yard TD run by Dobbs on the ensuing play ... returned a Pitt punt for three yards ... turned in three punt returns for 22 yards, including a long run of 12 yards against Rutgers ... returned a punt for 16 yards against Duke ... returned a pair of kickoffs for 30 yards, including the first of his career for 16 yards, against Ball State. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Crest High School, Washington was a three-sport standout ... earned four letters each in football and track and two in basketball ... football team won the 3A state championship his freshman and sophomore campaigns ... selected to the North Carolina Shrine Bowl All-Star Game ... maintained a 3.5 GPA throughout high school ... full name is Mario Faneak Washington ... born June 18, 1989, in Shelby, N.C. ... son of Lakima Pearson ... majoring in oceanography.
Washington’s Career Statistics Receiving 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
KO Return 2007 2008 2009 TOTALS
Rec
3 9 12
No
2 1 3
Yds Avg TD Lg -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -56 18.7 0 39 165 18.3 0 31 221 18.4 0 39
Yds Avg TD Lg -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -30 15.0 0 16 11 11.0 0 11 41 13.6 0 16
Washington Game-By-Game
Rushing Game (Date) Att. Yds TD Avg Towson (8-30-08) 0 0 0 0.0 at Ball State (9-5-08) 0 0 0 0.0 at Duke (9-13-08) 0 0 0 0.0 Rutgers (9-20-08) 0 0 0 0.0 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 0 0 0 0.0 at Air Force (10-4-08) 0 0 0 0.0 Pitt (10-18-08) 0 0 0 0.0 SMU (10-25-08) 0 0 0 0.0 Temple (11-1-08) 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 0 0 0 0.0 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Army (12-6-08) 0 0 0 0.0 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 0 0 0 0.0
MARIO WASHINGTON
at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DAVID WRIGHT
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving 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 2 46 0 23.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 10 0 10.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
0 0.0 2 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 -- Did Not Play -0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
17 51 17 0 0 15 13 0 31 0 21 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
#18 • Junior • Cornerback • 6-2 • 188 • Jacksonville, Fla.
8.5 25.5 17.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 13.0 0.0 31.0 0.0 21.0 0.0 0.0
At Navy: Enters the spring second on the depth chart at corner ... has good potential ... good size for a corner ... key special teams performer last year ... has earned one varsity letter. 2009: Played in all 14 games for the Midshipmen, including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against the sixth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes ... finished the season with three solo tackles ... turned in a solo tackle in Navy’s Texas Bowl victory over Missouri ... made a special teams stop against Hawai’i ... credited with a three-yard punt return for a touchdown with 1:55 remaining in the first half of the Mids’ contest against Temple ... punter Jeff Wathne bobbled the snap, got off a short punt that was handled by Navy’s Jarred Shannon and then fumbled and subsequently picked up by Wright for the touchdown ... the punt return for a touchdown was the Mids’ first in the last 160 games ... it was the longest streak in the country without a punt returned for a TD ... the last time the Mids returned a punt for a touchdown was Oct. 5, 1996, when Ross Scott ran one back from 65 yards out in a 64-27 win over Duke ... made the first tackle of his career in the Mids’ win at Rice. 2008: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2007 graduate of Englewood High School, Wright attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2007-08 academic year ... earned four letters as a cornerback and kick returner at Englewood High ... member of the National Honor Society ... three-time rotary scholar ... full name is David Jahmal Wright ... born June 21, 1989, in Jacksonville, Fla. ... son of Joe and Mary Tillmon ... majoring in english.
100-yd
0 0 0
Punt Return No Yds Avg TD Lg 2007 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2008 10 62 6.2 0 16 2009 14 89 6.4 0 14 TOTALS 24 151 6.3 0 16 Career highs -- Receptions: 2 (Three Times; last vs. Louisiana Tech, 9-12-09) Receiving Yards: 51 vs. Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) Receiving TDs: 0
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NAVY’S RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Yarborough Game-By-Game
Game (Date) U-A-TT TFL-Yds Sacks Towson (8-30-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Ball State (9-5-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Duke (9-13-08) 1-1-2 1.0-4 1.0-4 Rutgers (9-20-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at Air Force (10-4-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Pitt (10-18-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 SMU (10-25-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 Temple (11-1-08) 1-0-1 1.0-3 0-0 vs. Notre Dame (11-15-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 at N. Illinois (11-25-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Army (12-6-08) 1-0-1 1.0-3 1.0-3 vs. Wake Forest (12-20-08) 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
BILLY YARBOROUGH
#90 • Senior • Defensive End • 6-5 • 240 • Columbia, S.C.
At Navy: Enters the spring listed as a starter at defensive end ... plays with great intensity ... one of the more vocal players on the team ... has a motor that never stops ... plays with a nasty streak ... one of Navy’s better pass rushers... his clean of 360 pounds is the best on the team ... has earned two varsity letters. 2009: Played in all 14 games, including getting the starting nod in Navy’s home finale against Delaware ... produced 14 tackles (9-5) on the year, including a sack ... credited with a pass break-up and forced a fumble ... turned in a career-high tying three tackles against Missouri in the Texas Bowl, while also earning half a sack ... stripped Mizzou for one of its three turnovers in the game ... the Mids held Army to just a field goal in the contest after Ricky Dobbs threw an interception in Navy territory in the first quarter ... Navy’s defense has not allowed an Army touchdown in 12 straight quarters (dating back to 2006) ... furthermore, the Mids did not give up an offensive touchdown to Army or Air Force this season ...despite fighting off the flu, recorded a pair of tackles against Hawai’i ... turned in a career-high tying three tackles against the Blue Hens, while getting credit for half a sack ... made a solo stop in the Mids’ win over Notre Dame ... Navy’s 14-0 advantage at the half marked the first time since Nov. 1, 1997, that the Mids have led the Irish at the half ... it’s also the first time since Nov. 2, 1974, that Navy has shut out Notre Dame in the opening half ... the Mids’ defense held Temple to just 37 yards passing, the fewest yards since Rice completed all five of its pass attempts for 35 yards on Oct. 23, 2004 ... Navy’s defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacs scoreless in the first quarter and to three points for more than 53 minutes ... broke up a pass in the Mids’ win over Wake Forest ... part of a defense that held Rice to just 21 yards on the ground, marking the second time this year the Mids have held an opponent to under 50 yards rushing ... Navy also held Rice to 272 yards of total offense, the third opponent in 2009 that has been held under 300 yards of total offense ... added a tackle against the Owls ... member of the Mids’ defense that did not give up an offensive TD by Air Force and held the Falcons well under its rushing average of 319 yards (183 vs. Navy) ... contributed a career-high three tackles in Navy’s win over Western Kentucky ... member of a Navy defensive squad that held Louisiana Tech scoreless for the final 54 minutes of the contest in a 32-14 win by the Mids ... made his first tackle of the year in a losing effort at Pitt. 2008: Saw action in all 13 contests, earning his lone start at Northern Illinois ... finished the season with four tackles, three of which were for a loss of 10 yards ... produced a pair of sacks for seven yards ... recovered one fumble during the year ... recorded his lone tackle in style, as he brought down Army QB Chip Bowden for a loss of three yards in leading the Midshipmen to a 34-0 win over the Black Knights, as well as their sixth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy win ... it’s the first time Navy has pitched back-to-back shutouts since 1986 ... it’s also the first shutout against Army since 1978 (28-0) ... replaced an injured Matt Nechak in the starting lineup at Northern Illinois, marking his first collegiate start ... member of the defensive unit that recorded the program’s first shutout since Sept. 18, 2004, when the Mids beat Tulsa on the road, 29-0 ... it was the first time the Huskies have been shut out since 1999 against Iowa (24-0) ... produced a tackle for a loss of three yards in Navy’s overtime win over Temple on Senior Day ... recovered the Wake Forest fumble at 12:28 in the second quarter that was jarred loose by teammate Ryan Griffith ... it was the first of his career ... turned in the first two tackles of his career, including a tackle for a loss of four yards and a sack in the Mids’ loss at Duke ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Towson in the opener. 2007: Did not see any varsity action. High School / Personal: A 2006 graduate of Ridge View High School, Yarborough attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2006-07 academic year ... a two-sport athlete, he earned four letters in football and three in track & field ... led the football team to the region championship his senior year ... an Honorable Mention All-State (S.C.) selection as a junior, he was twice named all-region ... served as football team captain three years ... member of the National Honor Society ... full name is William Sheffield Yarborough ... born June 29, 1988, in Columbia, S.C. ... son of Bill and Susan Yarborough ... majoring in history.
at Ohio State (9-5-09) Louisiana Tech (9-12-09) at Pitt (9-19-09) W. Kentucky (9-26-09) Air Force (10-3-09) at Rice (10-10-09) at SMU (10-17-09) Wake Forest (10-24-09) Temple (10-31-09) at Notre Dame (11-7-09) Delaware (11-14-09) at Hawai’i (11-28-09) vs. Army (12-12-09) vs. Missouri (12-31-09)
Yarborough’s Career Statistics
Defense Tckls TFL-Yds Sack-Yds FR FF PBU Int 2007 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -2008 4 3.0-10 2.0-7 1 0 0 0 2009 14 1.0-5 1.0-5 0 1 1 0 TOTALS 18 4.0-15 3.0-12 1 1 1 0 Career highs -- Tackles: 3 (Three Times; last vs. Missouri, 12-31-09) TFL: 1.0 (Three Times; last vs. Army, 12-6-08) Sacks: 1.0 (Twice, last vs. Army, 12-6-08) FR: 1 at Wake Forest (9-27-08) FF: 1 vs. Missouri (12-31-09) PBU: 1 vs. Wake Forest (10-24-09) Int.: 0
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0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-2-3 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-2-3
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0.5-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0.5-3 0-0 0-0 0.5-2
Int PBU 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
FF FR Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
KEN NIUMATALOLO HEAD COACH
In just two seasons at the helm of the Navy football program, head coach Ken Niumatalolo is accomplishing things that have never been done in the 129year history of the program. Niumatalolo’s 18 wins are the most wins in school history by a coach in his first two years, while Navy’s 10 wins in 2009 are tied for the most wins in school history. Niumatalolo is the first coach in school history to lead Navy to a bowl game in each of his first two years and is the first Service Academy coach to win the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy in his first two years. He is just the third coach since World War II to lead Navy to a winning record in each of his first two years and led Navy to a 23-21 victory over No. 19 Notre Dame in South Bend last fall, becoming the first Navy coach since 1936 to lead an unranked Navy squad over a ranked Notre Dame team. 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 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 (44) 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 seven seasons. During that time, Navy has made a school-record seven-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 Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and participated in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. One of Niumatalolo's pupils, Antron Harper, was named to the ESPN.Com AllBowl Team for the second-straight year. 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 Commander-In-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 (20), who attends the University of Maryland, Va'a (17), who starts at linebacker at Broadneck High School, and Ali'i (12). Niumatalolo Coaching Record
School Navy Navy Navy
Year 2007* 2008 2009
W 0 8 10
L 1 5 4
*Took over for Paul Johnson after the Army-Navy game
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
BUDDY GREEN DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / SECONDARY
Buddy Green is in his ninth 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 61-29 (.678) record over the last seven years. He has been nominated for the Frank Broyles Award, which is awarded to the national assistant coach of the year, in each of the last two years. 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 school-record 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 thanks in part to Green’s 2-4-5 defensive alignment that flummoxed the Missouri offense. The defense finished 18th in the country in scoring defense (19.4 points per game) and sixth in red zone defense. Safety Wyatt Middleton was named First-Team All-East. 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 16th-ranked 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. The Mids sported the most improved scoring defense in the country, giving up just 22.0 points per game which was a 14.4 point per game improvement from 2007.
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 school-record fifth-straight bowl game, and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. Safety Ketric Buffin became the first player in school history to intercept a pass in each of the first four games of the season. 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). 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 third-straight 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-InChief's Trophy. Green was a nominee for the Frank Broyles Award, which is given to the national assistant coach of the year. 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 TennesseeChattanooga, 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. By the time he left, they were ranked in the Top 25 in scoring defense and were at or near the top in every defensive category. Green and his wife, Sharon, have two children, Todd, who is the assistant video coordinator at the Naval Academy, and Courtney.
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IVIN JASPER OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR / QUARTERBACKS
Ivin Jasper is in his 11th year at the Naval Academy, his ninth as the quarterbacks coach and his third as the offensive coordinator. Jasper has been instrumental to Navy’s success with his development of quarterbacks Craig Candeto, Aaron Polanco, Lamar Owens, Brian Hampton, Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, Jarod Bryant and Ricky Dobbs. Jasper has been part of a coaching staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 61-29 (.678) record over the last seven years. Additionally, his work has catapulted Navy to No. 1 in the nation in rushing in five of the last seven seasons, including an NCAA record four-straight years from 2005-08. 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 school-record seventh-consecutive bowl game and ran its winning streak against the other two Service Academies to an amazing 15straight 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. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 27 despite missing two games and playing half the year with a cracked kneecap. 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 16th-ranked 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. Jasper’s ability to get three different quarterbacks ready to play each week (Jarod Bryant, Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada and Ricky Dobbs) was a big part of Navy’s success in 2008 as the offense didn’t miss a beat.
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. Navy's quarterbacks in 2006, Brian Hampton and Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, directed an offense that led the nation in rushing, averaging a school-record 327.0 yards per contest. 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. Owens was named All-East as he rushed for 880 yards and threw for 1,229 yards, breaking four school records for total offense and passing yards per attempt and completion. 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. In addition to directing the efforts of four-time All-America fullback Adrian Peterson, Jasper also nurtured the growth and confidence of quarterback J.R. Revere, who became the school's first signal-caller to lead Georgia Southern to a national title in his initial year as a starter. 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 (15), and sons, Jaylen (11) and Jarren (7).
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CHRIS CULTON OFFENSIVE LINE
Chris Culton enters his eighth year at the Naval Academy and his third coaching the offensive tackles. Culton coached the fullbacks his first five years at Navy. Culton has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 61-29 (.678) record over the last seven years. Additionally, his work has catapulted Navy to No. 1 in the nation in rushing in five of the last seven seasons, including a fouryear run from 2005-08 that was an NCAA record for consecutive rushing titles. 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. The development of tackles Jeff Battipaglia and Matt Molloy were a big part of the success, while Navy’s third tackle, sophomore John Dowd, was named Second-Team Academic All-American. In 2008, Navy posted an 8-5 record, including 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. 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 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 gameand defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963. Fullback Adam Ballard finished his career as the seventh-leading rusher in school history with 2,125 yards and his 5.3 career rushing yards per carry average also ranks seventh in school annals.
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 . One of Culton’s players, Kyle Eckel, will go down as one of the greatest running backs in Academy history as he finished his career with 2,906-career rushing yards and 25 touchdowns, both of which rank as the fourth-best totals in school history. Eckel earned several postseason honors including Honorable Mention AllAmerican and All-East. He was invited to three postseason all-star games and was named one of the top fullbacks in the country by NFL scouts. In 2003, Culton was part of a staff that helped the Mids lead 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. 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, who is an athletic trainer at Navy. They have a daughter, Julie Grace, who was born in January of 2009. They are expecting their second child, a boy, on July 4th.
JUSTIN DAVIS DEFENSIVE LINE
Justin Davis was promoted to a full-time assistant coach on March 5, replacing the departed Joe Speed. Davis is entering his fourth season at the Naval Academy and his third working with the defensive line. In his first year, he worked with the outside linebackers. Navy has compiled a record of 26-14 (.650) in his three years in Annapolis, winning three Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, earning three bowl bids, winning a bowl game (the Texas Bowl) and beating Notre Dame twice. The defense has not allowed a touchdown to Army in his tenure. 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 school-record 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 16thranked 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 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 schoolrecord fifth-straight bowl gameand 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.
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JOE DUPAIX SLOT BACKS
Joe DuPaix (pronounced Due-PAY) is entering his third season at the Naval Academy as the slot backs coach. DuPaix came to Navy from Cal Poly, where he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Navy has compiled a record of 18-9 (.667) in his two years in Annapolis, winning two Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, earning two bowl bids, winning a bowl game (the Texas Bowl) and beating Notre Dame in South Bend. 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 school-record 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. Other landmark wins during the 2008 season included 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, 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. Under DuPaix’s tutelage in ‘08, slot back Shun White became the first slot back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season as his 1,092 yards ranks 10th all-time in school history. White rushed for a school record 348 yards in the season opener against Towson and his 8.27 yards per carry was the second-best yards per carry average in the country. Navy led the nation in rushing for a fourthstraight year, averaging 292.4 yards per game. In 2007 at Cal Poly, DuPaix directed an offense that ranked first nationally in total offense, averaging 487.1 yards per contest. The Mustangs finished sixth in the country in scoring offense (39.3 points per game), fifth in rushing offense (272.2 yards per game), 13th in time of possession (32:25) and 48th in passing offense (214.9 yards per game).
Tony Grantham returns for his third year at Navy as the assistant outside linebackers coach and his seventh year overall. Navy has compiled a record of 18-9 (.667) in Grantham’s return to Annapolis, winning two Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, earning two bowl bids, winning a bowl game (the Texas Bowl) and beating Notre Dame in South Bend. 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 school-record 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. 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 16th-ranked 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. The Mids sported the most improved scoring defense in the country, giving up just 22.0 points per game which was a 14.4 point per game improvement from 2007. Grantham returned to the Naval Academy in the spring of 2008 after spending one year at Campbell University, where he served as the linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator for the Fighting Camels. Grantham spent fours years at the Naval Academy coaching the defensive line and outside linebackers from 2003-06. Navy posted a 35-15 record in Grantham's four years in Annapolis, winning four-straight Commander-In-Chief's Trophies and appearing in four-straight bowl games.
In 2006, Cal Poly was ranked No. 23 in rushing offense, averaging 182.82 yards per game, and averaged 22.5 points per contest. The 2005 Mustangs finished the year 20th in the country in rushing offense (207.38 yards per game). A quarterback for Southern Utah University in 1996 and 1997, DuPaix set an NCAA Division I-AA individual rushing record for yards by a quarterback during the 1996 season (1,246 yards). Southern Utah was ranked first nationally for team rushing in 1996 and finished second nationally in 1997. As a senior, he earned I-AA Independent Player of the Week honors with 218 yards rushing in a game against UC Davis. DuPaix transferred to Southern Utah from Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he was an Honorable Mention Junior College All-American. DuPaix was the MVP of the 1995 Real Dairy Bowl and his team finished the year ranked seventh in the country. That year, he passed for 2,482 yards and rushed for 832 yards. DuPaix grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, and played football for his father, Roger, at Skyline High School. As a senior, Joe was the state MVP and led his team to its first state title of the 1990s. Prior to arriving at Cal Poly, DuPaix was an assistant coach at Riverton High School in Salt Lake City. He had also previously coached the quarterbacks and receivers at the University of Missouri-Rolla. DuPaix is married to the former Monica Taylor and they have six children: Madeleine (12), T.J. (11), Jackson (9), Scott (7), Bryson (4) and Cooper (2).
TONY GRANTHAM OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
Grantham joined the Naval Academy staff after two seasons as a graduate assistant at LSU under current Alabama head coach Nick Saban. While in Baton Rouge, Grantham spent one year working on the offensive side of the ball and one year working on the defensive side. In 2001, the Tigers went 10-3 winning the SEC Championship and the Sugar Bowl en route to a No. 7 final national ranking. LSU finished as Co-Champions of the SEC Western Division his second season and played in the Cotton Bowl. Additionally, the Tigers finished the season ranked fifth nationally in total defense. He began his collegiate coaching career at Eastern Illinois University where he coached the Panthers outside linebackers and special teams, as well as coordinating the scout team in 2001. EIU, behind the play of a then unknown quarterback named Tony Romo, advanced to the NCAA I-AA Playoffs and finished the season ranked 15th nationally. Grantham’s brother, Todd, is the defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia. Grantham is a 2000 graduate of Radford University where he received his degree in physical education. He is married to the former Mollie Dexter and they have a son, Jacob Michael, who was born in December.
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ASHLEY INGRAM OFFENSIVE LINE
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 All-American, and was part of an outstanding 83 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 1998. After spending a year at North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga., 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 (2).
Ashley Ingram is in his third year at the Naval Academy coaching the centers and guards. Navy has compiled a record of 18-9 (.667) in his two years in Annapolis, winning two Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, earning two bowl bids, winning a bowl game (the Texas Bowl) and beating Notre Dame in South Bend. 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 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. Other landmark wins during the 2008 season included 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, 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams.
STEVE JOHNS LINEBACKERS / SPECIAL TEAMS
Steve Johns is in his third year at the Naval Academy coaching the inside linebackers and serving as the special teams coordinator. Navy has compiled a record of 18-9 (.667) in his two seasons in Annapolis, winning two Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, earning two bowl bids, winning a bowl game (the Texas Bowl) and beating Notre Dame in South Bend. 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. The punt team, which Johns is in charge of, finished 12th in the nation in net punting (38.3 yards per punt). Linebackers Ross Pospisil and Tony Haberer led the team in tackles with 107 and 78, respectively, 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 16th-ranked 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. The Mids sported the most improved scoring defense in the country, giving up just 22.0 points per game which was a 14.4 point per game improvement from 2007.
Johns has been a college football coach for 16 years, including six seasons at UNLV where he coached with Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo and for the legendary John Robinson. 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. He and his wife, Kristin, reside in Annapolis.
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Keith Jones is in his ninth season at the Naval Academy and his seventh as the outside linebackers coach. Jones has been a key part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 61-29 (.678) record over the last seven years. 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 school-record 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 thanks in part to Navy’s 2-4-5 defensive alignment that flummoxed the Missouri offense. The defense finished 18th in the country in scoring defense (19.4 points per game) and sixth in red zone defense. 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 16th-ranked 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. The Mids sported the most improved scoring defense in the country, giving up just 22.0 points per game which was a 14.4 point per game improvement from 2007. 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 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 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.
KEITH JONES OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS
In 2003, Jones helped the defense finish 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 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. In 2001, The Citadel ranked eighth in the nation in pass efficiency defense (92.93 yards per game) and 14th (153.4 yards per game) in pass defense. 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. During his career, Jones has coached 10 players who have gone on to play professionally, including Dexter Clinckscale (Dallas Cowboys) and William Judson (Miami Dolphins). 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 (28), Tiffany (26), Kourtney (24) and Brittany (22).
MIKE JUDGE FULLBACKS
He has spent time around some of the best football coaches in the country, including serving as the quality control coach with the New England Patriots in 2005 and 2006. He spent his first year in New England working with current Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini as a defensive assistant and in 2006, he worked with current Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels as an offensive assistant. Judge also spent four years as an intern on the Patriots staff during a time when they won three Super Bowl Championships. Judge enjoyed an outstanding playing career as a triple-option quarterback at Springfield College (‘05), where he was four-year letterwinner in both football and baseball. He helped the Pride to two Empire 8 Conference championships, two NCAA Division III tournament appearances, an ECAC Division III North championship and a combined four-year record of 30-10. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Arnold with their son, Brecken, who is seven months old.
Mike Judge is in his third year at the Naval Academy coaching the fullbacks. Navy has compiled a record of 18-9 (.667) in his two years in Annapolis, winning two Commander-In-Chief’s Trophies, earning two bowl bids, winning a bowl game (the Texas Bowl) and beating Notre Dame in South Bend. 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 school-record 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. Other landmark wins during the 2008 season included 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, 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. Judge came to the Naval Academy from Harvard, where he served as the wide receivers coach.
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DANNY O’ROURKE WIDE RECEIVERS
Danny O'Rourke is entering his ninth season at Navy and his third as wide receivers coach. O’Rourke has also coached the secondary (four 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 has been an integral part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 61-29 (.678) record over the last seven years. 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 school-record 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. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs set an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 27 despite missing two games and playing half the year with a cracked kneecap. 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 16th-ranked 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. 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 school-record fifth-straight bowl game, and defeated Notre Dame for the first time since 1963.
Navy's linebackers played well in 2006 under O'Rourke's direction, combining for 212 tackles, 7.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, two interceptions and five forced fumbles. Linebacker Rob Caldwell led the team with 109 tackles and three forced fumbles. 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 secondstraight bowl game and won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. In 2004, O'Rourke'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), 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 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). 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 Lawrenceville, 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. He was also an academic all-conference performer throughout his collegiate career. O'Rourke received his master's degree in education administration from Temple in 2002. He and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Kaeli (4), and son, Sean (2).
DALE PEHRSON DEFENSIVE LINE
Dale Pehrson is in his 15th season at the Naval Academy and his 12th year coaching the defensive line. He also serves as the recruiting coordinator and the coordinator of the Navy football camp. Pehrson has been a key part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 61-29 (.678) record over the last seven years. 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 thanks in part to Navy’s 2-4-5 defensive alignment that flummoxed the Missouri offense. The defense finished 18th in the country in scoring defense (19.4 points per game) and sixth in red zone defense. Safety Wyatt Middleton was named First-Team AllEast. 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 16th-ranked 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. Navy also defeated a program-record four bowl teams. The Mids sported the most improved scoring defense in the country, giving up just 22.0 points per game which was a 14.4 point per game improvement from 2007. The 2007 season was a memorable one as well as the Midshipmen posted an 8-5 record, won a school-record fifth-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, appeared in a school-record 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. The Mids ranked 62nd in total defense (377.3) and scoring defense (26.1), while they won a second-straight bowl game and a third-straight Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. In 2004, Pehrson'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), 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 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). 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. Free safety Gervy Alota was named All-East, while strong safety Rashad Smith played in the Blue/Gray All-Star Game. 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 and Jaci.
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NAPOLEON SYKES SECONDARY
Napoleon Sykes is in his first season at the Naval Academy and will assist defensive coordinator Buddy Green with the secondary. A native of Woodstock, Md., Sykes earned three varsity letters at Wake Forest as a linebacker and special teams performer from 2003-05. He graduated from Wake Forest in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in journalism. Sykes got his coaching career started in the summer of 2006 when he served as an assistant coach at his high school alma mater, the Gilman School, in Baltimore. Sykes went on to serve as the defensive coordinator for the semi-pro Bay Atlantic Sharks that fall and helped lead them to the Semi-Pro National Championship Series.
After teaching and serving as the co-defensive coordinator at Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, N.C., in 2007, Sykes returned to his college alma mater to serve as the offensive graduate assistant in 2008 and the defensive graduate assistant in 2009.
MIKE BRASS ASSOC. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR SPORT PERFORMANCE
Mike Brass is in his ninth 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 nine years at the helm and he has been an integral part of turning around the fortunes of the Navy football program. Brass is part of a staff that has brought the Midshipmen back into the national spotlight with a 61-29 (.678) record over the last seven years and has helped lead Navy to a school-record seven-straight bowl games and a schoolrecord seven-consecutive 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.
JEFF FAIR ASST. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR SPORT MEDICINE
Dr. Jeff Fair is in his 14th year at the Naval Academy as the Director of the Naval Academy’s sports medicine program and his fourth as an Assistant Athletic Director. Fair came to the Naval Academy from Oklahoma State, where he had been the head trainer for 25 years. He became an Adjunct Associate Professor, a member of the Graduate Faculty and the Coordinator of Sports Medicine and Athletic Training at Oklahoma State in 1990. He has also been an Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Instructor at Oklahoma Osteopathic College since 1993 and a Clinical Instructor in Physical Therapy and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Langston since 1986. Fair graduated from Kent State with a bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation in 1971. He received his master's degree in health, physical education/counseling and guidance from North Dakota in 1974 and in
1987, he earned his Ed.D. (doctorate of education in higher education/physical education) from Oklahoma State. Fair has been responsible for several inventions that demonstrate his knowledge in the training field, including the “Cowboy Collar,” which he designed and patented in 1988, and the “Sprained Ankle Orthoses." He is married to the former Carolyn Mallon from Springfield, Va., and has two sons, Jeffrey and Justin.
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CAPT. BRYCE MCDONALD, USMC EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR & MILITARY LIAISON OFFICER
Captain Bryce McDonald, USMC, is in his second season as the Executive Administrator and Military Liaison Officer for the Naval Academy football team. McDonald’s military duties include the supervision of various administrative, logistical, and professional matters pertaining to the football team and the Naval Academy Athletic Association. 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 as a Second Lieutentant in the United States Marine Corps and reported to Quantico, Va., where he trained and took the Infantry Officers Course. McDonald held various billets as an Infantry Officer in Second Battalion, Fourth Marines and HQ Co, 5th Marine Regiment from 2004-08. McDonald, his wife Jana, daughter Kayleigh (3), and son Thomas (2) reside in Annapolis.
JOHN MCGUIRE VIDEO COORDINATOR
John McGuire enters his 15th year as Navy's Director of Video Operations. Since coming to the Naval Academy in 1996, he has overseen the growth of the Ricketts Hall video department to its present standing as one of the best in collegiate athletics. In 2004, McGuire helped with the renovation of the football offices and meeting rooms to insure their compatability with the latest state-ofthe-art digital and computer technology. Coaches and players can gain instant access to the information most important in preparing for the opponent each week. The capabilities of the system networked throughout the building allow meeting and film study time to be used in an extremely efficient manner with minimal waste during an always busy day. The addition and continual upgrade of this system assures Navy football of being technologically compatible well into the new century. In the spring of 2009 a new editing system, DVSport, was installed in both the football and men’s lacrosse offices. This system’s capabilities allow even more
latitude for the coaches and players to make the most efficient use of their time. Laptop technology allows video to be viewed and studied at the office, on the road or at home. While keeping in step with the latest advances, the video department is also working to preserve Navy's rich athletic past. Football films from as far back as the 1926 Army-Navy game in Chicago have recently been transferred to a video format and are part of the Captain Asbury "Red" Coward Video Archives Library located on the second deck of Ricketts Hall. This library provides a window to Navy's athletic heroes from many sports. A native of Philadelphia, McGuire is a 1978 graduate of Villanova, where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing. He came to the Naval Academy from Rutgers, where he served as Director of Video Operations for four years. While at Rutgers, McGuire was instrumental in the development of the state-of-the-art integrated video system installed in Rutgers’ new stadium, constructed in 1994. Prior to Rutgers, McGuire worked for Tucker Sport Films of Philadelphia for 15 years. During this period, he became the Film Coordinator for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the United States Football League.
GREG MORGENTHALER ASST. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS
Greg Morgenthaler is in his eighth season at the Naval Academy and his sixth as the Assistant Athletic Director for Equipment Operations. Morgenthaler came to the Naval Academy from Sacred Heart, where he served as Equipment Coordinator for three years. A 1998 graduate of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in education, Morgenthaler was a student manager with the Jayhawk football team that won the 1995 Aloha Bowl. Morgenthaler began his career as an equipment manager intern at Virginia. He then served as a graduate assistant equipment manager at Oklahoma, while working on his Master’s degree in athletic administration. Upon leaving Oklahoma, Morgenthaler had a brief stint as head
equipment manager in the defunct Spring Professional Football League for the San Antonio Matadors. Morgenthaler is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA) and was elected the District Director for District 2 in 2009. He is also a member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Morgenthaler and his wife, Kris, who is the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions at the Naval Academy, reside in Annapolis and have a daughter, Kelsey Elizabeth, who was born in February.
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Game 1 (6/6) Ohio State 31, Navy 27
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Game 2 Navy 32, Louisiana Tech 14
Sept. 5, 2009 | Ohio Stadium | Columbus, Ohio | 105,092
Sept. 12, 2009 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Md. | 29,102
With 2:23 remaining in the contest, Ohio State’s Brian Rolle intercepted Ricky Dobbs’ attempted two-point conversion and returned it 100 yards for a defensive PAT, securing the sixth-ranked Buckeyes’ 31-27 victory over Navy. Ohio State led Navy 29-14 with 6:32 left in the contest and had a chance to put the game away by kicking a 32-yard field goal on fourth down. Instead, Ohio State elected to go for it and running back Dan Herron was stopped well short of the first down by junior linebacker Tyler Simmons and junior corner Kevin Edwards. On the next play, Dobbs hit sophomore Marcus Curry with an 85-yard touchdown pass to cut OSU’s lead to 29-21. The pass play was the third-longest in school history. The Navy defense got the ball right back when, on third-and-nine from the Ohio State 40, Terrelle Pryor’s pass was intercepted by junior Emmett Merchant at the Navy 39-yard line and Merchant returned the pick 28 yards down to the Ohio State 33. Three plays later, Dobbs scored on a 24-yard run right up the middle to cut Ohio State’s lead to two and set up Rolle’s heroics. Navy’s three turnovers and the interception on the two-point conversion (which does not count as a turnover) were converted into 16 points by Ohio State. Dobbs, making just his second career start, recorded 239 yards of total offense (83 rushing, 156 passing) and was responsible for all four of Navy touchdowns (two rushing, two passing), while Pryor had 204 yards of total offense (30 rushing, 174 passing) and was responsible for two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing). Sophomores Alexander Teich and Curry were impressive in their first career starts. Teich battled for 61 yards on 13 carries, while Curry caught two passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The defense held Ohio State to 363 yards of total offense, including just 153 on the ground. Merchant led Navy with eight tackles and an interception, while Simmons had seven stops. Senior linebacker Ross Pospisil recorded six tackles, including his first-career sack, while Blake Carter, Tony Haberer and Edwards all had six stops. The 27 points by Navy are the most points surrendered by Ohio State in a season opener since 1950 when the Buckeyes lost to 10th-ranked SMU, 33-27 The four-point victory was the narrowest margin of victory by Ohio State in an opener since 1992 when the Buckeyes edged Louisville, 20-19. The attendance of 105,092 at the Horseshoe was the largest for an opening game in stadium history. Score By Quarters Navy (0-1) (6/6) Ohio State (1-0) Scoring Summary 1 12:37 Ohio St. 1 5:43 Navy 1 1:30 Ohio St. 2 9:01 Ohio St. 2 0:55 Ohio St. 3 1:24 Navy 4 14:11 Ohio St. 4 11:56 Ohio St. 4 6:15 Navy 4 2:23 Navy 4 2:23 Ohio St.
1 7 10
2 0 10
3 7 0
4 13 11
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The Navy defense held Louisiana Tech to 167 yards of total offense, while the offense piled up 393 total yards as Navy rallied for a 32-14 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Mids’ home-opener at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Louisiana Tech jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead. Daniel Porter capped a 10-play, 74-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run to start the game and then Phillip Livas took a punt back 85 yards for a touchdown after Navy went three-and-out on its initial possession. Junior kicker Joe Buckley got Navy on the board on its next possession, nailing a 43yard field goal. It was Buckley’s first career field goal attempt. The momentum turned on Louisiana Tech’s next possession, as sophomore defensive end Jabaree Tuani made a spectacular play by tipping a pass up in the air and then making a diving catch for his first career interception. Four plays later, Cory Finnerty scored on a 16-yard touchdown run to cut Navy’s deficit to 14-10. Tuani was at it again on Tech’s next possession, knocking down a Ross Jenkins pass on third-and-four, giving the ball back to the offense. The Navy offense took advantage of Tuani’s play as well as a poor punt by Louisiana Tech by driving 48 yards on nine plays with junior quarterback Ricky Dobbs scoring from three yards out. Navy faked the extrapoint when Louisiana Tech overloaded one side of the ball in an attempt to block the extra point. Senior quarterback Greg Zingler ran the two-point conversion in to give Navy an 18-14 lead. The Mids put the game away with two fourth quarter touchdowns. Sophomore slot back Marcus Curry scored on a three yard run and then Dobbs scored his second touchdown of the day, this time from two yards out, to make the score 32-14. After giving up a 74-yard drive on the first series, the Navy defense gave up just 93 yards the rest of the game. Louisiana Tech managed just 11 yards rushing. Junior linebacker Tyler Simmons led the Mids with a career-high tying seven tackles, while senior linebacker Ross Pospisil had six tackles and two pass deflections. Navy recorded four sacks on the day. Senior outside linebacker Craig Schaefer recorded the first two sacks of his career, while senior outside linebacker Clint Sovie and senior defensive end Michael Walsh contributed one each. Navy rushed for 290 yards on the ground with Curry leading the way with 124 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. It was his first-career 100-yard day. Dobbs managed just 47 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, but did complete five of his eight pass attempts for 103 yards. Junior wide receiver Mario Washington had two catches for 51 yards, while Gary Myers had one catch for 38 yards.
F 27 31
Score By Quarters Louisiana Tech (0-2) Navy (1-1)
Sanzenbacher 38-yd pass from Pryor (Pettrey PAT) 6-49, 2:23 Dobbs 16-yd run (Buckley PAT) 15-80, 6:54 Pettrey 23-yd field goal 9-60, 4:13 Pryor 2-yd run (Pettrey PAT) 7-56, 3:05 Pettrey 25-yd field goal 12-54, 4:49 Curry 16-yd pass from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 15-99, 8:38 Pettrey 52-yd field goal 7-33, 2:13 Herron 6-yd run (failed PAT) 3-30, 1:23 Curry 85-yd pass from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 1-85, 0:12 Dobbs 24-yd run (Dobbs pass intercepted) 3-33, 1:28 Rolle PAT return ---
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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Navy 19 44-186 156 9-13-1 57-342 0-0 0-0 6-101 1-28 3-43.7 3-2 2-10 29:23 8-12 0-0 2-2
Scoring Summary 1 11:15 LA Tech 1 9:02 LA Tech 1 4:31 Navy 1 1:33 Navy 2 11:10 Navy 4 10:31 Navy 4 5:50 Navy
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2 0 8
3 0 0
Porter 3-yd run (Nelson PAT) Livas 85-yd punt return (Nelson PAT) Buckley 43-yd field goal Finnerty 16-yd run (Buckley PAT) Dobbs 3-yd run (Zingler rush 2-pt conv) Curry 3-yd run (Buckley PAT) Dobbs 2-yd run (Buckley 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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Ohio State 19 38-153 210 17-26-1 64-363 0-0 2-17 4-112 1-0 2-44.5 1-0 6-49 30:37 3-12 1-2 4-6
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Navy - Dobbs 18-83, Teich 13-61, Doyle 3-19, Curry 4-14, Murray 2-9, Jones 1-5, Finnerty 2-2, Greene 1-(-7). Ohio St. - Herron 17-72, Saine 9-5, Pryor 6-30, Sanzenbacher 1-4, Bauserman 2-(-2). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs 9-13-1, 156. Ohio St. - Pryor 14-21-1, 174, Bauserman 3-5-0, 36. RECEIVING: Navy - Schupp 3-23, Curry 2-101, Washington 2-17, Myers 1-10, Finnerty 1-5. Ohio St. - Herron 4-29, Ballard 93-51, Carter 3-21, Sanzenbacher 2-57, Saine 2-21, Posey 2-14, Stoneburner 1-17. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Navy - Merchant 1-28. Ohio St. - Coleman 1-0. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - Pospisil 1-8. Ohio St. - Hines 1-7, Denlinger 1-1. TACKLES: Navy - Merchant 8, Simmons 7, Carter 6, Pospisil 6, Haberer 6, Edwards 6. Ohio St. - Coleman 9, Rolle 9, Larimore 7.
1 14 10
LA Tech 10 17-11 156 18-29-1 46-167 0-0 1-85 6-12.0 0-0 6-34.7 2-0 2-30 18:49 4-11 0-1 1-1
4 0 14
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10-74, 3:45 --8-40, 4:31 4-47, 1:39 9-48, 4:00 10-58, 5:39 7-68, 3:07 Navy 23 69-290 103 5-8-0 77-393 0-0 2-2 3-47.0 1-0 3-47.7 0-0 2-16 41:11 7-14 2-3 4-5
Individual Leaders RUSHING: LA Tech - Porter 0-44, Duplessis 1-3, Livas 1-(-3), Jenkins 5-(-33). Navy Curry 15-124, Dobbs 25-47,Teich 9-32, Finnerty 3-23, Stukel 3-19, Doyle 4-17, Murray 413, Greene 5-12, Eddington 1-3. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): LA Tech - Jenkins 18-29-1, 156. Navy - Dobbs 5-8-0, 103. RECEIVING: LA Tech - Houston 4-29, Porter 4-24, Stuart 3-43, Morris 3-26, Morrow 221, Livas 1-8, Linwood 1-5. Navy - Washington 2-51, Myers 1-38, Schupp 1-12, Teich 12. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): LA Tech - None. Navy - Tuani 1-0. SACKS (#YDS): LA Tech - Hitt 1-7, Jordan 1-7. Navy - Schaefer 2-21, Sovie 1-8, Walsh 1-6. TACKLES: LA Tech - Baker 12, Dudley 9, Cole 8, Smith 7, Calais 7. Navy - Simmons 7, Pospisil 6, Edwards 5, Middleton 5, Merchant 5.
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Game 3 Pitt 27, Navy 14
Game 4 Navy 38, Western Kentucky 22
Sept. 19, 2009 | Heinz Field | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 55,064
Sept. 26, 2009 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Md. | 29,009 Junior quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries, while completing four of his five pass attempts for 100 yards and one touchdown to lead Navy to a 38-22 victory over Western Kentucky. Dobbs scored on runs of 29, two, one and one yards, as he equalled his career-high in touchdowns and also tied the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium record. His touchdown pass was a 29-yard strike to Cory Finnerty with 2:26 left in the first half that gave Navy a 17-14 lead. He is the first Navy quarterback to rush for more than 100 yards and pass for more than 100 yards since Oct. 10, 2007, when Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada rushed for 122 yards and passed for 166 yards in Navy’s 48-45 double overtime victory over Pitt. Sophomore placekicker Jon Teague split the uprights for a 31-yard field goal on his first collegiate attempt. Sophomore slot back Marcus Curry rushed for 70 yards on just five carries that featured Navy’s longest run of the season, a 45-yard jaunt. Meanwhile junior fullback Vince Murray turned in a career-high 54 yards rushing on 12 carries. Senior slot back Bobby Doyle contributed 104 yards of total offense, rushing for 33 yards on three carries and catching three passes for 71 yards. Junior safety Emmett Merchant led the Navy defense with nine tackles, while sophomore safety Kwesi Mitchell was in on a career-best eight stops. Senior linebacker Tony Haberer and junior safety Wyatt Middleton each came up with interceptions, while junior nose guard Shane Bothel recovered a fumble.
Pitt quarterback Bill Stull completed 17 of his 24 pass attempts for 245 yards and one touchdown to lead the Panthers to a 27-14 victory over Navy in front of 55,064 fans at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. The Mids did not play well on offense, defense or special teams, but it was the special teams’ miscues that stood out, as that unit cost the Mids 17 points. Pitt fumbled the opening kickoff and senior outside linebacker Ram Vela had a chance to scoop the ball up and score or fall on the ball at the Pitt 19-yard line. Vela was unable to do either, as he ended up kicking the ball out of bounds at the Pitt 11-yard line. Despite Vela’s miscue, the Navy defense still had Pitt pinned deep in its own territory. Pitt, however, was able to drive 89 yards on 12 plays with Stull capping the drive off with a six-yard touchdown pass to Oderick Turner to take a 7-0 lead. It marked the thirdstraight game the Navy defense has given up a touchdown on the opening drive of the game. Navy tied the game at seven late in the first period on a one-yard touchdown run by junior quarterback Ricky Dobbs. After Pitt took a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter on a 15-yard touchdown run by Ray Graham, Navy put together an 11-play drive that stalled on the Pitt 15-yard line. Junior kicker Joe Buckley came on and missed a 32-yard field goal wide right to end the Navy scoring threat. The wheels completely came off for Navy on the next possession when junior punter Kyle Delahooke dropped a perfect snap and then kicked the ball while it was on the ground. Delahooke was credited with a loss of eight yards and then a 15-yard penalty at the spot of the foul, giving Pitt the ball at the Navy 15-yard line. Three plays later, Dion Lewis scored from six yards out to give the Panthers a 21-7 lead. Navy pulled to within 24-14 early in the fourth quarter on a four-yard touchdown run by sophomore slot back Marcus Curry, but Pitt put the game away with a 12-play, 79yard drive that ate up 6:25. The drive was capped off by Dan Hutchins’ 18-yard field goal to make the score 27-14. Navy was held to 218 yards of total offense, including just 129 yards on the ground on 46 carries. It was the worst offensive day for Navy since Oct. 14, 2006, when the Mids managed just 161 yards of total offense and 113 rushing yards against Rutgers in a 340 loss. The 14 points scored by Navy are the fewest scored in a game since Oct. 28, 2006, when Navy lost to Notre Dame, 38-14. Score By Quarters Navy (1-2) Pitt (3-0) Scoring Summary 1 8:31 Pitt 1 0:19 Navy 2 13:40 Pitt 2 1:10 Pitt 3 3:22 Pitt 4 11:27 Navy 4 5:02 Pitt
1 7 7
2 0 14
3 0 3
4 7 3
Turner 6-yd pass from Stull (Hutchins PAT) Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) Graham 15-yd run (Hutchins PAT) Lewis 6-yd run (Hutchins PAT) Hutchins 29-yd field goal Curry 4-yd run (Buckley PAT) Hutchins 18-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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Navy 17 46-129 89 6-22-0 68-218 0-0 1-11 4-60 0-0 4-45.0 2-0 5-39 29:45 7-17 1-4 2-3
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Score By Quarters Western Kentucky (0-4) Navy (2-2) Scoring Summary 1 11:05 Navy 2 12:51 Navy 2 8:15 WKU 2 5:19 WKU 2 2:26 Navy 3 8:19 Navy 4 13:31 Navy 4 9:15 Navy 4 6:09 WKU
F 14 27
Pitt 18 37-126 243 19-26-0 63-269 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 4-29.0 2-1 6-94 30:15 5-15 2-2 5-5
2 14 10
3 0 7
4 8 14
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F 22 38
Dobbs 29-yd run (Teague PAT) 8-65, 3:55 Teague 31-yd field goal 18-85, 9:01 Rainey 13-yd pass from Jakes (Tinius PAT) 9-81, 4:36 Jakes 1-yd run (Tinius PAT) 7-47, 2:43 Finnerty 29-yd pass from Dobbs (Teague PAT) 6-69, 2:53 Dobbs 2-yd run (Teague PAT) 8-80, 3:58 Dobbs 1-yd run (Teague PAT) 10-80, 3:59 Dobbs 1-yd run (Teague PAT) 6-30, 2:47 Brooks 18-yd pass from Jakes (Hayden rush 2-pt conv) 9-64, 3:06
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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
12-89, 6:29 7-52, 3:25 5-59, 1:39 3-30, 1:07 14-47, 6:18 7-36, 3:26 12-79, 6:25
1 0 7
WKU 22 33-158 276 22-29-2 62-434 0-0 0-0 7-158 0-0 2-48.0 2-1 10-57 26:42 5-10 1-1 3-5
Navy 26 64-373 100 4-5-0 69-473 0-0 0-0 3-44 2-9 0-0.0 2-1 2-10 33:18 9-12 1-1 4-5
Individual Leaders RUSHING: W. Kentucky - Rainey 14-99, Jakes 15-44, Booker 3-12, Hayden 1-3. Navy - Dobbs 29-143, Curry 5-70, Murray 12-54, Teich 10-34, Doyle 3-33, Greene 1-14, Stukel 1-14, Finnerty 1-7, Eddington 2-4. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): W. Kentucky - Jakes 22-28-2, 276. Navy - Dobbs 45-0, 100. RECEIVING: W. Kentucky - Doyle 6-80, Sheppard 3-26, Jones 2-38, Brooks 2-37, Cooper 2-27, Rainey 2-17, Hayden 1-23, Boyer 1-14, Booker 1-9, Vasquez 1-8, Tamme 1-(-3). Navy - Doyle 3-71, Finnerty 1-29. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): W. Kentucky - None. Navy - Middleton 1-9, Haberer 1-0. SACKS (#YDS): W. Kentucky - Adebayo 1-7. Navy - Pospisil 1-6, Schaefer 1-5. TACKLES: W. Kentucky - Majors 14, Smith 13, Santoro 9, Misaalefua 7, Clendenin 6, Harbison 6, Martin 6. Navy - Merchant 9, Mitchell 8, Simmons 7, Pospisil 6, Edwards 6.
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Navy - Teich 12-80, Curry 6-34, Dobbs 26-21, Murray 1-2, Delahooke 1(-8). Pitt - Lewis 23-79, Hynoski 3-23, Graham 3-18, Saddler 1-14, Stull 2-(-2), Harris 2-(-2). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs 6-21-0, 89. Pitt - Stull 17-24-0, 245, Sunseri 2-2-0, -2. RECEIVING: Navy - Schupp 1-17, Teich 1-23, Washington 1-17, Curry 1-13, Myers 112, Jones 1-7. Pitt - Baldwin 6-111, Turner 3-32, Byham 2-39, Hynoski 2-17, Graham 2(-2), Stull 1-23, McGee 1-13, Dickerson 1-6, Lewis 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Navy - None. Pitt - None. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - Pospisil 0.5-3, Burge 0.5-2 Pitt - Mason 2-14, Williams 2-8, Romeus 1.5-8, Sheard 0.5-2. TACKLES: Navy - Pospisil 14, Middleton 9, Haberer 8, Carter 6, Merchant 5, Simmons 5. Pitt - Mason 11, Mustakas 10, Williams 8, Sheard 6, Caragein 6.
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Game 5 Navy 16, Air Force 13 (OT)
Game 6 Navy 63, Rice 14
Oct. 3, 2009 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Md. | 37,820
Oct. 10, 2009 | Rice Stadium | Houston, Texas | 15,096 Navy quarterbacks Ricky Dobbs and Kriss Proctor combined to rush for 186 yards and seven touchdowns to lead Navy to a 63-14 rout of Rice in front of 15,096 fans at Rice Stadium. Dobbs led Navy on a touchdown drive on all six possessions he played. He scored on runs of two, 12, one and 13 yards, respectively. Additionally, junior fullback Vince Murray scored on a seven-yard run and Marcus Curry scored from one yard out as Navy jumped out to a 35-0 lead in the second quarter. Proctor came off the bench midway through the third quarter and scored on three oneyard runs in the first appearance of his career. Navy racked up 537 yards of total offense, including 471 yards on the ground. Dobbs rushed for 104 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries, while Curry had 85 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Proctor rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries, while Murray carried the ball nine times for 62 yards and a touchdown. Dobbs threw the ball just three times, but completed two for 66 yards. He hit Curry with a 51-yard strike on the first play of the game and also hit junior wide receiver Mario Washington with a 15-yard completion. The defense was equally as dominant as the offense, holding Rice to 272 yards, including just 21 rushing yards on 16 attempts. Senior outside linebacker Ram Vela led the defense with five tackles and two tackles for a loss. Senior outside linebacker Clint Sovie and senior inside linebacker Ross Pospisil had four tackles, including a tackle for a loss apiece. Meanwhile senior defensive end Matt Nechak (forced fumble), junior safety Wyatt Middleton (blocked field goal) and junior corner Kevin Edwards (interception) all came up with big plays for the defense.
The Navy defense completely shut down the nation’s top rushing offense, while junior kicker Joe Buckley drilled three field goals, including a 38-yarder in overtime, to lead Navy to a 16-13 victory over Air Force in front of a sellout crowd of 37,820 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The win was the seventh straight for Navy over the Falcons and it was the first overtime game in Service Academy history. Air Force entered the game averaging 319 rushing yards per game, but was held to 183 yards by an aggressive Navy defense. Navy senior linebacker Ross Pospisil recorded a team-high 12 tackles and recovered a fumble, while junior safety Wyatt Middleton recorded eight stops and broke up two passes. Senior linebacker Tony Haberer (eight tackles, two tackles for a loss), senior defensive end Matt Nechak (seven tackles), sophomore defensive end Jabaree Tuani (seven tackles, one forced fumble), senior corner Blake Carter (seven tackles), senior outside linebacker Clint Sovie (seven tackles) and junior safety Emmett Merchant (interception) all had big games for the Midshipmen. Air Force’s 13 points came off an interception return for a touchdown by Anthony Wright and two field goals set up by a bad punt (27 yards) and a questionable late hit call by the Big 12 officials that wiped out a Middleton interception and would have ended the game in regulation. The Falcons managed just 240 yards of total offense, which are the fewest yards Air Force has gained against Navy since 1998 (236). The Navy offense struggled all day, managing just 173 yards on the ground and 209 yards of total offense. Junior quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for 92 yards on 23 carries, including a 13yard touchdown run on Navy’s first series. Junior fullback Vince Murray added a career-high 67 yards on 22 carries. Buckley hit a career-long 47-yard field goal with eight seconds left in the half to give Navy a 10-7 lead, drilled a 37-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to give Navy a 1310 lead and then hit the game-winner from 38 yards in overtime. Score By Quarters Air Force (3-2) Navy (3-2) Scoring Summary 1 8:55 Navy 2 5:33 AF 2 0:08 Navy 3 3:59 AF 4 11:18 Navy 4 0:00 AF OT --- Navy
1 0 7
2 7 3
3 3 0
4 3 3
Dobbs 13-yd run (Buckley PAT) Wright Jr. 67-yd INT return (Soderberg PAT) Buckley 47-yd field goal Soderberg 27-yd field goal Buckley 37-yd field goal Soderberg 39-yd field goal Buckley 38-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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Air Force 14 53-183 57 6-14-1 67-240 0-0 3-3 3-56 1-67 (td) 5-41.8 3-1 5-50 26:10 3-16 3-4 1-2
OT 0 3
Score By Quarters Navy (4-2) Rice (0-6) Scoring Summary 1 11:32 Navy 1 4:41 Navy 2 13:01 Navy 2 10:08 Navy 2 2:44 Navy 2 1:02 Rice 3 10:31 Navy 3 7:59 Navy 4 11:46 Navy 4 9:50 Rice 4 6:13 Navy
F 13 16
7-35, 3:48 --10-42, 5:25 10-28, 4:01 14-52, 7:41 13-54, 3:32 4-4, 0:00
1 14 0
3 14 0
4 14 7
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Dobbs 2-yd run (Buckley PAT) 2-53, 0:37 Dobbs 12-yd run (Buckley PAT) 9-50, 5:18 Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 12-65, 5:05 Murray 7-yd run (Buckley PAT) 4-24, 1:49 Curry 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 12-65, 5:42 Randolph 12-yd pass from Fanuzzi (Fangmeier PAT) 7-74, 1:42 Dobbs 13-yd run (Buckley PAT) 9-80, 4:29 Proctor 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 4-9, 1:50 Proctor 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 12-66, 5:14 Randolph 7-yd pass from Fanuzzi (Fangmeier PAT) 5-83, 1:56 Proctor 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 8-74, 3:37
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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Navy 10 56-173 36 3-4-1 60-209 0-0 2-18 2-47 1-33 5-41.8 1-1 3-45 33:50 5-17 3-3 1-1
2 21 7
Navy 31 80-471 66 2-3-0 83-537 0-0 1-13 2-37 2-44 2-47.5 0-0 6-51 40:36 5-11 3-3 9-9
Rice 14 16-21 251 21-38-2 54-272 0-0 2-21 9-223 0-0 5-41.8 1-0 9-70 19:24 2-10 0-2 2-2
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Navy - Dobbs 20-104, Curry 10-85, Proctor 14-82, Murray 9-62, Greene 429, Doyle 3-25, Stukel 4-25, Eddington 6-24, Jones 1-13, Campbell 3-12, Santiago 1-9, Snelson 1-9, Finnerty 1-(-1), Zingler 1-(-2). Rice - Turner 4-18, Knox 1-5, Goodson 1-4, Shepherd 2-4, Lewis 1-0, Fanuzzi 2-(-1), Randolph 1-(-3), Ross 4-(-6). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs 2-3-0, 66. Rice - Fanuzzi 20-33-2, 242; Shepherd 0-3-0, 0; Lewis 1-2-0, 9. RECEIVING: Navy - Curry 1-51, Washington 1-15. Rice - Wardlow 6-78, Randolph 658, Dixon 3-26, Goodson 2-35, Ross 2-34, Dupree 1-15, Maginot 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Navy - Vela 1-44, Edwards 1-0. Rice - None. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - None. Rice - None. TACKLES: Navy - Vela 5, Sovie 4, Pospisil 4, Nechak 3, Bush 3, Simmons 3, Middleton 3. Rice - Sendejo 17, Briggs 8, Solomon 6, Nordstrom 6, Bradshaw 6.
Individual Leaders RUSHING:Air Force - Stephens 17-80, Tew 18-49, Jefferson 7-34, Clark 6-15, Warzeka 4-5, Dietz 1-0. Navy - Dobbs 23-92, Murray 22-67, Teich 7-20, Finnerty 2-0, Curry 2-(-6). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Air Force - Jefferson 6-14-1, 57. Navy - Dobbs 3-4-1, 36. RECEIVING: Air Force - Fogler 3-30, Warzeka 2-12, Tew 1-15. Navy - Jones 1-21, Finnerty 1-12, Murray 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Air Force - Wright Jr. 1-67 (td). Navy - Merchant 1-33. SACKS (#YDS): Air Force - None. Navy - None. TACKLES: Air Force - Falgout 13, Means 12, Moore 11, Morales 9, Ricketts 9. Navy Pospisil 12, Middleton 9, Haberer 8, Nechak 7, Tuani 7, Carter 7, Sovie 7.
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Game 7 Navy 38, SMU 35 OT
Game 8 Navy 13, Wake Forest 10
Oct. 17, 2009 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | Dallas, Texas | 22,203
Oct. 24, 2009 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Md. | 31,907
Joe Buckley’s 24-yard field goal in overtime gave Navy a thrilling 38-35 come-frombehind victory over SMU in front of 22,203 fans, including former President George W. Bush. It was Navy’s second overtime win in three games and it was the Mids’ fifth-straight overtime win dating back to 2007. Navy was held to just 100 yards of total offense in the first half (84 rushing, 16 passing) as the Mids trailed the Mustangs, 21-7, at the intermission. The Mids gained 51 of those 100 yards on the first drive of the game, as Navy took a 7-0 lead thanks to a 31-yard touchdown run by Marcus Curry. However, SMU stormed back to score three-straight touchdowns to take a 21-7 lead. Zach Line scored on touchdown runs of three and six yards, while Sterling Moore recovered a Ricky Dobbs fumble and returned it one yard for a touchdown. Both teams traded punts to start the second half before Navy cut the SMU lead to 2114 on a three-yard touchdown run by junior fullback Vince Murray. Dobbs tied the game at 21 on Navy’s next drive, scoring on a 12-yard touchdown run. SMU answered with a touchdown of its own on the final play of the third quarter when Bo Levi Mitchell hit Terrance Wilkerson with a six-yard touchdown pass to put the Mustangs back on top, 28-21. Murray ripped off a career-long 52-yard run on Navy’s next series to get the ball down to the SMU 23. Two plays later, Murray scored from seven yards out to tie the game at 28. After the Navy defense forced a punt, the Midshipmen drove 42 yards on five plays with Dobbs scoring his second touchdown of the day to make the score 35-28. SMU, however, would answer once again and force the game into overtime as the Mustangs covered 84 yards on 15 plays to tie the game at 35 on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Mitchell to Aldrick Robinson. In overtime, Navy won the toss and chose to play defense and SMU strangely decided to play at the end where the Navy crowd was located and where there was a stiff cross breeze that both kickers would have to kick into. SMU running back Shawnbrey McNeal was tripped up by Navy linebacker Ross Pospisil for a loss of one on first down and then Mitchell threw two-straight incomplete passes. SMU kicker Matt Syzmanski’s 43-yard field goal sailed wide right, setting up Navy with a chance to win the game. The Mids moved the ball down to the seven-yard line as Dobbs carried the ball five times and Murray once. On fourth down, Buckley nailed the 24-yard field goal to give Navy the win.
Fullback Vince Murray rushed for a career-high 175 yards, while sophomore quarterback Kriss Proctor rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in his first-career start as Navy defeated Wake Forest, 13-10, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The game was played in a torrential downpour and windy conditions for most of the day. Navy won the game despite not attempting a pass against the Demon Deacons. It is the second time in two years that Navy has accomplished that feat. Navy defeated SMU on Oct. 25 of last year, 34-7, without attempting a pass. The Mids played the game without their leading passer (quarterback Ricky Dobbs), top two rushers (Dobbs and slot back Marcus Curry) and second-leading receiver (Mike Schupp) due to injury or illness. Kicker Joe Buckley continued to be money in the bank for the Midshipmen, nailing a career-long 50-yard field goal in the first quarter and hitting a 40-yard field goal into the wind in the second quarter. Proctor’s 40-yard touchdown run to start the third quarter gave Navy a 13-3 lead. The Navy defense stifled the Wake Forest offense all day, holding the Deacs to three points for more than 53 minutes. Senior linebacker Tony Haberer recorded eight tackles and two sacks, while senior linebacker Ross Pospisil was in on eight stops, assisted on a tackle for a loss and broke up a pass. Sophomore defensive end Jabaree Tuani dominated the Wake Forest offensive line for the second year in a row, recording six tackles, a tackle for a loss and drawing a key holding penalty on Wake’s final drive of the game. Junior punter Kyle Delahooke also played a critical role in the Navy win, booming four punts for an average of 48.5 yards per punt including a career-long 68-yard punt and a 65-yard punt that was downed at the one-yard line.
Score By Quarters Navy (5-2) SMU (3-3)
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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Scoring Summary 1 10:57 Navy 1 5:32 SMU 2 8:39 SMU 2 8:23 SMU 3 9:53 Navy 3 4:17 Navy 3 0:00 SMU 4 12:21 Navy 4 9:11 Navy 4 1:35 SMU OT --- Navy
1 7 7
2 0 14
3 14 7
4 14 7
OT 3 0
Score By Quarters Wake Forest (4-4) Navy (6-2) Scoring Summary 1 2:52 Navy 2 13:45 WF 2 7:26 Navy 3 11:23 Navy 4 7:41 WF
F 38 35
Curry 31-yd run (Buckley PAT) 6-51, 3:06 Line 3-yd run (Szymanski PAT) 10-79, 5:25 Line 6-yd run (Szymanski PAT) 5-50, 2:02 Moore 1-yd fumble recovery (Szymanski PAT) --Murray 3-yd run (Buckley PAT) 5-75, 1:55 Dobbs 12-yd run (Buckley PAT) 10-70, 3:55 Wilkerson 6-yd pass from Mitchell (Szymanski PAT) 8-75, 4:10 Murray 7-yd run (Buckley PAT) 5-86, 2:39 Dobbs 5-yd run (Buckley PAT) 5-42, 2:25 Robinson 10-yd pass from Mitchell (Szymanski PAT) 15-84, 7:36 Buckley 24-yd field goal 7-18, 0:00
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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Navy 18 60-331 68 4-9-0 69-399 0-0 2-11 4-79 0-0 5-38.4 2-1 6-51 31:29 7-15 0-1 5-5
SMU 21 27-176 200 19-41-0 68-376 1-1 (td) 1-(-1) 6-105 0-0 7-33.9 0-0 9-58 28:31 2-11 1-1 4-4
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Navy - Murray 25-141, Dobbs 26-89, Curry 4-72, Greene 2-33, Finnerty 1-(2), Doyle 2-(-2). SMU - McNeal 15-131, Line 9-34, Mitchell 2-12, TEAM 1-(-1). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs 4-9-0, 69. SMU - Mitchell 19-41-0, 200. RECEIVING: Navy - Jones 1-39, Washington 1-13, Schupp 1-9, Murray 1-7. SMU Sanders 6-53, Robinson 4-62, Beasley 3-32, Wilkerson 2-21, Johnson 2-17, McNeal 215. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Navy - None. SMU - None. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - None. SMU - Dennis 1.0-6, McCann 0.5-2, Pittman 0.5-2. TACKLES: Navy - Vela 7, Simmons 7, Sovie 6, Pospisil 5, Middleton 5, Edwards 5. SMU - Kennemer 11, Fleps 10, Reed 7, Thompson 5, Moore 5, Frazier 5, Banjo 5.
1 0 3
2 3 3
3 0 7
4 7 0
Buckley 50-yd field goal Newman 40-yd field goal Buckley 41-yd field goal Proctor 40-yd run (Buckley PAT) Brown 15-yd pass from Skinner (Newman PAT) Wake Forest 18 35-135 173 13-25-0 60-308 0-0 1-13 3-60 0-0 6-33.8 1-0 7-57 25:59 5-13 0-1 1-1
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F 10 13
7-29, 3:23 9-47, 4:07 12-56, 6:19 8-73, 3:37 9-76, 2:08 Navy 16 64-338 0 0-0-0 64-338 0-0 2-13 2-29 0-0 4-48.5 1-1 4-39 34:01 9-16 0-0 1-3
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Wake Forest - Adams 18-89, Pendergrass 5-27, Skinner 8-17, Rinfrette 32, M. Williams 1-0. Navy - Murray 27-175, Proctor 23-89, Teich 2-35, Greene 4-20, Doyle 3-12, Finnerty 1-9, Byrd 1-2, Team 3-(-4). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Wake Forest - Skinner 13-25-0, 173. Navy - Proctor 0-0-0, 0. RECEIVING: Wake Forest - Brown 3-47, M. Williams 2-29, Ford 2-29, J. Williams 2-23, Adams 2-17, Bohannon 1-19, Pendergrass 1-9. Navy - None. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Wake Forest - None. Navy - None. SACKS (#YDS): Wake Forest - Midgett 1.0-2, Lockett 0.5-1, Orange 0.5-1. Navy Haberer 2.0-10, Nechak 1.0-8. TACKLES: Wake Forest - Midgett 15, Woodlief 12, Dorty 10, Malchow 7, Russell 6. Navy - Haberer 8, Pospisil 8, Tuani 6, Vela 5, Simmons 5.
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Game 9 Temple 27, Navy 24
Game 10 Navy 23, (19/21) Notre Dame 21
Oct. 31, 2009 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Md. | 28,305
Nov. 7, 2009 | Notre Dame Stadium | South Bend, Ind. | 80,795
Navy fullbacks Vince Murray(14 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD) and Alexander Teich(five carries, 52 yards) combined for 210 yards rushing and one touchdown on just 19 carries, quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for 102 yards and one touchdown and threw for 56 yards and a score, while the Navy defense forced three critical turnovers to help lead Navy to a 23-21 upset of No. 19 Notre Dame in front of 80,795 fans at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend. The win marked the first time an unranked Navy team beat a ranked Notre Dame team since 1936, which was the first year of the polls. Navy dominated the first half, jumping out to a 14-0 lead. Senior corner Blake Carter got Navy off to a good start when he caused a fumble on the third play of the game that was recovered by Ram Vela. The Mids took advantage of the turnover, methodically marching 51 yards on 12 plays with Dobbs scoring from the one on fourth down to give Navy a 7-0 lead. Navy made it 14-0 on the first play of the second quarter, when Murray burst up the middle for a 25-yard touchdown run to put the Mids up 14-0. The Mids had a chance to go up 17-0 at the half, but Joe Buckley missed a 30-yard field goal wide right. Notre Dame got on the board on its first possession of the second half on a one-yard touchdown run by Robert Hughes, but Navy answered three plays later when Dobbs hit Greg Jones with a 52-yard touchdown pass. It looked like Notre Dame would cut the lead back to seven on its next possession, but on first-and-goal from the nine, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was forced to scramble and was met at the goal line by Navy corner Kevin Edwards, who blasted Clausen and forced him to fumble. The ball was recovered by safetyWyatt Middletonat the one-yard line. On Notre Dame’s next possession, the Irish drove to the Navy 12-yard line, but on first down he was picked off by Ram Vela at the five-yard line. The Irish cut Navy’s lead to 21-14 with 4:46 remaining when Clausen threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Michael Floyd. On Navy’s next possession, the Mids managed to get a critical first down when freshman slot back Gee Gee Greenepicked up nine yards on a third-and-six play. After the drive stalled, punter Kyle Delahooke nailed a 55-yard punt that was downed at the Notre Dame 13-yard line with 1:48 remaining. After two Clausen incompletions, defensive end Jabaree Tuani sacked Clausen for a loss of 10 yards back to the Navy three-yard line and on fourth down, outside linebacker Craig Schaefer sacked Clausen in the end zone for a safety and a 23-14 Navy lead. Those two points turned out to be critical when Notre Dame recovered the on-side kick and moved 66 yards on three plays with Golden Tate catching a 31-yard touchdown pass from Clausen to make the score 23-21. The Navy defense was sensational in the red zone. Notre Dame ran 22 plays in the red zone and came away with just two scores.
Freshman running back Bernard Pierce rushed for 267 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries, including a 41-yard touchdown run with 2:41 remaining that gave the Owls the lead for good and led Temple to a 27-24 victory over Navy. The 267 yards rushing are the most by a Navy opponent since Michigan’s Ron Johnson ran for 270 yards on 26 carries in 26-21 loss to the Mids on Oct. 7, 1967. Twice in the fourth quarter, Navy had the ball and the lead (24-20), but couldn’t pick up a first down on third-and-short. On the first drive, Navy faced a third-and-one from its own 39, but the Temple defensive line blew up the play and quarterback Kriss Proctor was forced to toss the ball to slot back Cory Finnerty out of desperation for a loss of four yards. After a Wyatt Middleton interception gave Navy the ball back at its own 22 with 6:31 remaining, the Mids were unable to get a first down again. Fullback Vince Murray picked up five yards on first down and two more on second down, but on third-and-three Proctor gained just one yard and the Mids were forced to punt. Navy punter Kyle Delahooke set up Temple’s game-winning drive with a 29-yard punt, giving the Owls great field position at their own 41-yard line with 4:13 remaining. Pierce rushed for 12 yards on first down, but the Navy defense then forced an incompletion by quarterback Vaughn Charlton and Pierce rushed for six yards on second down. On third-and-four from the Navy 41, Pierce started to run inside and then bounced outside and ran untouched down the left sideline for the game-winning touchdown. Pierce also had a 68-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that gave Temple a 73 lead. Navy regained the lead at 10-7 on a three-yard punt return for a touchdown by David Wright after Temple punter Jeff Wathne got off a punt of -1 yard. Temple, however, quickly regained the lead on the ensuing kickoff when James Nixon took the kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown to make the score 14-10. Navy got a third-quarter touchdown run from Murray (five yards) and a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Proctor (two yards) to take a 24-20 lead. Murray finished the day with 115 yards rushing and a touchdown on 33 carries, marking his third-straight game over 100 yards. Middleton picked off two passes, while Tony Haberer recorded seven tackles, including two tackles for a loss, to lead the defense. Score By Quarters Temple (6-2) Navy (6-3) Scoring Summary 1 3:11 Navy 2 11:11 Temple 2 1:55 Navy 2 1:41 Temple 3 12:08 Temple 3 7:54 Navy 4 14:55 Navy 4 12:02 Temple 4 2:41 Temple
1 0 3
2 14 7
3 3 7
4 10 7
Buckley 30-yd field goal Pierce 68-yd run (McManus PAT) Wright 3-yd punt return (Buckley PAT) Nixon 100-yd kickoff return (McManus PAT) McManus 45-yd field goal Murray 5-yd run (Buckley PAT) Proctor 2-yd run (Buckley PAT) McManus 21-yd field goal Pierce 41-yd run (McManus 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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Temple 15 34-274 37 5-17-2 51-311 0-0 2-0 5-185 (td) 1-0 4-28.0 2-1 7-60 34:36 2-9 0-0 1-1
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F 27 24
12-68, 6:07 2-68, 0:44 ----7-38, 2:52 5-29, 2:23 12-51, 6:17 7-62, 2:53 4-59, 1:32
Score By Quarters Navy (7-3) Notre Dame (6-3) Scoring Summary 1 7:15 Navy 2 14:56 Navy 3 5:03 ND 3 3:29 Navy 4 4:46 ND 4 1:00 Navy 4 0:24 ND
Navy 14 62-227 27 2-7-1 69-254 0-0 2-26 (td) 3-49 2-(-2) 6-39.8 1-0 2-20 35:24 7-17 1-3 3-3
1 7 0
50
3 7 7
4 2 14
Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) Murray 25-yd run (Buckley PAT) Hughes 1-yd run (Tausch PAT) Jones 52-yd pass from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) Floyd 12-yd pass from Clausen (Tausch PAT) Schaefer safety Tate 31-yd pass from Clausen (Tausch 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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Temple - Pierce 29-267, Brown 2-13, Team 3-(-6). Navy - Murray 33-115, Proctor 16-52, Greene 5-19, Jones 1-16, Doyle 1-9, Finnerty 1-7, Dobbs 3-5, Teich 2-4. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Temple - Charlton 5-17-2, 37. Navy - Proctor 2-4-1, 27, Dobbs 0-3-0, 0. RECEIVING: Temple - Campbell 2-24, Harper 1-12, Nixon 1-5, Pierce 1-(-4). Navy Washington 1-31, Finnerty 1-(-4). INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Temple - Jarrett 1-0. Navy - Middleton 2-(-2). SACKS (#YDS): Temple - Robinson 2.0-6. Navy - None. TACKLES: Temple - Wilkerson 13, Neblett 11, A. Joseph 10, Harrison 8, E. Joseph 7. Navy - Haberer 7, Simmons 6, Tuani 6, Pospisil 4, Middleton 3.
2 7 0
Navy 20 57-348 56 2-3-0 60-404 0-0 0-0 2-31 1-20 5-46.2 0-0 7-49 32:19 6-13 2-2 1-2
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F 23 21
12-51, 6:08 7-76, 2:54 10-80, 3:57 3-72, 1:34 9-90, 1:48 --3-66, 0:36
Notre Dame 32 20-60 452 37-51-1 71-512 0-0 1-13 4-101 0-0 0-0.0 2-2 6-53 27:41 5-9 0-2 2-6
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Navy - Murray 14-158, Dobbs 31-102, Teich 5-52, Greene 5-36, Doyle 1-1, Team Team 1-(-1). Notre Dame - Riddick 5-35, Hughes 7-20, Floyd 1-8, Tate 2-2, Clausen 5-(-5). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs 2-3-0, 56. Notre Dame - Clausen 37-511, 452. RECEIVING: Navy - Jones 1-52, Greene 1-4. Notre Dame - Floyd 10-141, Tate 9-132, Hughes 6-59, Parris 5-28, Ragone 2-33, Kamara 2-25, Rudolph 2-18, Riddick 1-16. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Navy - Vela 1-20. Notre Dame - None SACKS (#YDS): Navy - Schaefer 1.0-3, Tuani 1.0-10. Notre Dame - Lewis-Moore 1.03. TACKLES: Navy - Carter 9, Vela 9, Schaefer 9, Middleton 8, Haberer 8. Notre Dame Smith 10, Brown 9, McCarthy 9, Williams 8, Fleming 7, Lewis-Moore 7, Neal 7.
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Game 11 Navy 35, Delaware 18
Game 12 Hawai’i 24, Navy 17
Nov. 14, 2009 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, Md. | 34,223
Nov. 28, 2009 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawai’i | 40,643
Junior quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for 100 yards and a Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium record five touchdowns on 26 carries to lead Navy to a 35-18 victory over Delaware in front of 34,223 fans on Senior Day. The five touchdowns by Dobbs are the second most in school history and gave him a school-record 22 touchdowns on the year (the previous record was 21 set by Bill Ingram in 1917). Navy trailed 9-7 at the half thanks to three field goals by Jon Striefsky. Dobbs’ one-yard touchdown run on the opening drive of the third quarter gave Navy the lead for good at 14-9, but the Blue Hens crawled to within two on a 21-yard field goal by Striefsky to make it 14-12 after three quarters. Navy put the game away early in the fourth quarter. Dobbs ran 46 yards down to the Delaware four on an option keeper and then scored two plays later on a three-yard run to make it 21-12. Delaware got the ball back and on second down, sophomore defensive end Jabaree Tuani sacked quarterback Pat Devlin and knocked the ball out of his hand for a fumble, which Tuani recovered on the Delaware 37-yard line. Four plays later, Dobbs scored his fourth touchdown of the day on a two-yard run to make the score 28-12. Dobbs would score his fifth touchdown on a three-yard run to make the final score, 3518. Navy rushed for 242 yards against the Blue Hens, including 123 yards in the fourth quarter. Senior linebacker Ross Pospisil led the Navy defense with 11 tackles, while senior linebacker Tony Haberer and senior outside linebacker Craig Schaefer had nine stops each. Tuani was in on eight tackles, while junior safety Wyatt Middleton had seven tackles and broke up three passes, all on third down. Score By Quarters Delaware (6-4) Navy (8-3) Scoring Summary 1 7:14 Navy 1 2:12 Del 2 14:51 Del 2 0:00 Del 3 9:12 Navy 3 3:33 Del 4 12:26 Navy 4 10:39 Navy 4 6:29 Del 4 0:46 Navy
1 3 7
2 6 0
3 3 7
Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) Striefsky 47-yd field goal Striefsky 39-yd field goal Striefsky 25-yd field goal Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) Striefsky 21-yd field goal Dobbs 3-yd run (Buckley PAT) Dobbs 2-yd run (Buckley PAT) Butler 1-yd run (2-pt conv failed) Dobbs 3-yd run (Buckley 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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Delaware 22 42-176 194 17-27-0 69-370 1-16 0-0 6-125 0-0 2-34.5 1-1 3-35 31:07 10-16 0-0 4-4
4 6 21
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Bryant Moniz hit Alex Green with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 37 seconds left in the third quarter and the Hawai’i defense shut out Navy in the second half to lead the Warriors to a 24-17 victory over Navy in front of a raucous crowd of 40,643 at Aloha Stadium. Moniz completed 32 of his 44 pass attempts for 366 yards and three touchdowns, while Greg Salas caught 10 passes for 147 yards. Kealoha Pilares added eight catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs led Navy with 127 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries. His 53-yard touchdown run at the end of the first quarter was his 23rd of the year, tying the NCAA record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single season which was set by Air Force’s Chance Harridge in ‘02 and tied by Tim Tebow in ‘07. Joe Buckley’s 28-yard field goal with 5:03 left in the second quarter tied the game at 10 and Vince Murray’s 18-yard touchdown run with 1:07 remaining in the second gave Navy a brief 17-10 advantage. Hawai’i tied the game with six seconds left in the half on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Moniz to Pilares. Navy was shut out in the second half for the first time since the 2006 Notre Dame game. Murray complemented Dobbs’ 100-yard rushing day with 88 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Dobbs completed five of his nine pass attempts for 88 yards, including a pair of strikes to slot back Bobby Doyle for 60 yards. Ross Pospisil led the Navy defense with eight tackles, while Ram Vela added seven tackles and a pass break-up. Score By Quarters Navy (8-4) Hawai’i (6-6)
F 18 35
Scoring Summary 1 1:20 UH 1 0:00 Navy 2 8:52 UH 2 5:03 Navy 2 1:07 Navy 2 0:06 UH 3 0:37 UH
10-80, 4:33 11-52, 5:02 4-(-3), 1:19 18-84, 8:39 11-64, 5:48 11-64, 5:39 3-50, 1:15 4-37, 1:28 11-78, 4:10 12-67, 5:43
1 7 7
3 0 7
4 0 0
Pilares 24-yd pass from Moniz (Enos PAT) Dobbs 53-yd run (Buckley PAT) Enos 34-yd field goal Buckley 28-yd field goal Murray 18-yd run (Buckley PAT) Pilares 7-yd rec from Moniz (Enos PAT) Green 14-yd rec from Moniz (Enos 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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Navy 16 51-242 78 4-6-0 57-320 0-0 1-3 5-117 0-0 2-43.0 2-1 2-15 28:53 7-13 2-2 5-5
2 10 10
Navy 16 48-248 88 5-9-0 57-336 0-0 1-8 5-85 0-0 6-43.0 2-0 1-15 31:10 4-13 1-2 2-2
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F 17 24
5-90, 2:06 3-63, 1:15 11-59, 6:08 7-61, 3:45 6-48, 2:57 9-44, 0:51 9-82, 4:32 Hawai’i 21 17-62 366 32-46-0 63-428 0-0 4-15 4-119 0-0 4-41.5 3-1 3-25 28:50 5-11 0-1 3-4
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Navy - Dobbs 25-127, Murray 10-88, Greene 5-27, Curry 7-5, Teich 1-1. Hawai’i - Wright-Jackson 5-47, Dimude 1-17, Green 6-13, Moniz 5-(-15). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs 5-9-0, 88. Hawai’i - Moniz 32-44-0, 386. RECEIVING: Navy - Doyle 2-60, Henderson 1-14, Jones 1-7, Finnerty 1-7. Hawai’i Salas 10-147, Pilares 8-102, Taylor 4-44, Medeiros 4-25, Green 3-27, Pollard 2-15, Dimude 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Navy - None. Hawai’i - None. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - Schaefer 1.0-6, Tuani 1.0-15. Hawai’i - Kiesel-Kauhane 1.010, Soares 1.0-9. TACKLES: Navy - Pospisil 8, Vela 7, Schaefer 6, Carter 5, Edwards 5. Hawai’i - Soares 12, Kisel-Kauhane 10, Silva 7, Fonoti 7, Torres 4, Tufaga 4.
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Delaware - Hayes 11-65, Butler 20-55, Thaxton 4-46, Devlin 7-10. Navy Dobbs 26-100, Teich 9-57, Curry 11-44, Greene 5-41. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Delaware - Devlin 17-26-0, 194. Navy - Dobbs 4-6-0, 78. RECEIVING: Delaware - Duncan 6-76, Crosby 4-40, White 2-33, Mackey 1-16, Schenauer 1-11, Mooney 1-8, Thaxton 1-6, Butler 1-4. Navy - Doyle 2-34, Jones 1-23, Washington 1-21. INTERCEPTIONS (#YDS): Delaware - None. Navy - None. SACKS (#YDS): Delaware - Harrison 0.5-4, Higginson 0.5-4. Navy - Tuani 1.5-7, Yarborough 0.5-3. TACKLES: Delaware - Gilbeaux 11, Harrison 10, Graves 9, Worrilow 8, Makumbi 5. Navy - Pospisil 11, Haberer 9, Schaefer 9, Tuani 8, Middleton 7.
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Game 13 Navy 17, Army 3
Game 14 Navy 35, Missouri 13 — Texas Bowl
Dec. 12, 2009 | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia, Pa. | 69,541
Dec. 31, 2009 | Reliant Stadium | Houston, Texas | 69,441
The Navy defense kept Army out of the end zone for the third-consecutive year, while junior quarterback Ricky Dobbs ran for a touchdown and threw for another as the Mids beat the Black Knights for the eighth-consecutive time, 17-3, in front of 69,541 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The win gave Navy the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the seventh-straight year. The Navy defense was dominant all day, allowing Army just 187 yards of total offense. Army’s only score came in the first quarter when Dobbs was intercepted by Army’s Steve Erzinger at the Navy 28 and he returned it 16 yards to the Navy 12. Army could manage just six yards on three plays and had to settle for an Alex Carlton field goal. Navy hurt itself in the first half with missed assignments and penalties, but finally settled down in the third quarter. Dobbs led Navy on an 11-play, 68-yard drive to start the third quarter and capped the drive by hitting a wide open Marcus Curry with a 25-yard touchdown pass to give Navy a 7-3 lead. The Mids made it 10-3 on their next possession, marching 55 yards on 12 plays with Joe Buckley nailing a 36-yard field goal. The Navy defense set up the final score with linebacker Ross Pospisil knocking the ball out of the hands of Army fullback Kingsley Ehie at the Army 32-yard line and outside linebacker Craig Schaefer picking the ball up and running it down to the Army 12-yard line. Four plays later Dobbs scored from the one, giving him his 24th rushing touchdown of the season, an NCAA record for a quarterback. Dobbs, who was named the Philadelphia Sportswriter’s Most Valuable Player, rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries and completed three of his seven pass attempts for 61 yards and a touchdown. Pospisil and Jabaree Tuani led the Navy defense with seven tackles and a tackle for a loss each. Tony Haberer recorded six tackles and a tackle for a loss, while Emmett Merchant (forced fumble, pass broken up), Chase Burge and Schaefer (fumble recovery, pass broken up) had five stops each. Ram Vela had another big day with four tackles, two tackles for a loss, a sack and an interception.
Quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries and completed nine of his 14 pass attempts for 130 yards and a touchdown, while the Navy defense held Missouri to just one touchdown as the Mids routed the Tigers, 35-13, in front of an announced crowd of 69,441 at the Texas Bowl. Dobbs set a Navy bowl record for rushing yards and tied the record for carries and rushing touchdowns en route to being named the Texas Bowl MVP. Slot back Marcus Curry also had a big day, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and catching five passes for 97 yards. The Navy defense opened the game in a 2-4-5 alignment that befuddled the Missouri offense all day. After giving up a 58-yard touchdown pass from Blaine Gabbert to Danario Alexander on the second play of the game, the Mids allowed just six points over the final 59:24. After the Alexander touchdown run on the second play of the game, Navy tied it on a one-yard touchdown run by Dobbs with 2:58 left in the first quarter and then took the lead for good on a 12-yard run by Dobbs with 45 seconds left in the half. That touchdown was set up by a Ram Vela fumble recovery. Bobby Doyle’s three-yard touchdown reception on a slant route from Dobbs extended the lead to 21-10 early in the third quarter and then Navy put the game away in the fourth on Curry’s 11-yard touchdown run and a one-yard touchdown run by Dobbs. The Mids gashed the Missouri defense, which entered the game ranked 11th in the country against the run, for 515 yards, including a Texas Bowl-record 385 yards on the ground. Missouri was held to 356 yards of total offense, including a paltry 65 rushing yards. Linebacker Ross Pospisil led the Navy defense with nine tackles, 1.5 sacks and an interception, while outside linebacker Craig Schaefer had eight tackles, three tackles for a loss and a sack. Safety Wyatt Middleton added an interception and outside linebacker Ram Vela recovered a fumble.
Score By Quarters Army (5-7) Navy (9-4)
Scoring Summary 1 14:36 MU 1 2:58 Navy 2 0:45 Navy 2 0:00 MU 3 10:04 Navy 4 14:58 MU 4 14:23 Navy 4 4:56 Navy
Scoring Summary 1 0:00 Army 3 8:55 Navy 3 0:11 Navy 4 6:15 Navy
1 3 0
2 0 0
3 0 10
4 0 7
Carlton 23-yd field goal Curry 25-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) Buckley 36-yd field goal Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley 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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Army 10 40-110 77 7-21-1 61-187 0-0 3-10 4-106 1-26 6-36.2 3-1 5-30 27:14 3-16 0-2 1-3
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Score By Quarters Navy (10-4) Missouri (8-5)
F 3 17
4-6, 1:19 11-68, 6:05 12-55, 6:54 4-12, 1:56 Navy 13 52-186 61 3-7-1 59-247 1-20 2-4 2-42 1-0 7-40.4 3-1 4-45 32:46 2-11 1-1 2-3
1 7 7
3 7 0
4 14 3
Alexander 58-yd rec from Gabbert (Ressel PAT) Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) Dobbs 12-yd run (Buckley PAT) Ressel 31-yd field goal Doyle 3-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) Ressel 31-yd field goal Curry 11-yd run (Buckley PAT) Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley 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 Red Zone Scores-Chances
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Army - Mealy 13-48, Ehie 9-30, Carter 6-27, Steelman 11-10, Team 1-(-3). Navy- Dobbs 33-113, Murray 13-41, Curry 4-34, Doyle 1-0, Team 1-(-2). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Army - Steelman 7-20-1, 77; Hunter 0-1-0, 0. Navy Dobbs 3-7-1, 61. RECEIVING: Army - Villanueva 5-62, Mealy 1-12, Hunter 1-3. Navy - Curry 1-25, Murray 1-21, Doyle 1-15. INTERCEPTIONS: Army - Erzinger 1-26. Navy - Vela 1-0. SACKS (#YDS): Army - None. Navy - Vela 1.0-4. TACKLES (UA-A): Army - Rodriguez 15, Erzinger 11, Hilton 7, Ugenyi 7, McNary 6. Navy - Pospisil 7, Tuani 7, Haberer 6, Merchant 5, Burge 5, Schaefer 5.
2 7 3
Navy 28 67-385 130 9-14-0 81-515 0-0 0-0 3-84 2-72 2-43.0 3-2 2-10 40:54 8-15 2-3 5-8
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F 35 13
2-62, 0:24 15-90, 6:56 3-23, 1:08 6-52, 0:40 9-52, 4:50 10-84, 4:32 2-58, 0:35 10-85, 5:52 Missouri 17 26-65 291 15-31-2 57-356 0-0 1-3 6-152 0-0 4-43.2 1-1 0-0 19:06 4-11 0-1 2-4
Individual Leaders RUSHING: Navy - Dobbs 30-166, Curry 12-109, Murray 10-46, Finnerty 5-31, Greene 4-29, Doyle 3-13, Hatcher 1-(-4), Team 2-(-5). Missouri- Washington 11-62, Moore 5-24, Lawrence 1-3, Gabbert 9-(-24). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs 9-14-0-130. Missouri - Gabbert 15-312-291. RECEIVING: Navy - Curry 5-97, Doyle 2-18, Finnerty 1-8, Henderson 1-7. Missouri Alexander 6-137, Kemp 3-83, Washington 3-57, Lawrence 1-7, Jones 1-4, Woodland 13. INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - Middleton 1-62, Pospisil 1-10. Missouri - None. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - Pospisil 1.5-13, Schaefer 1.0-10, Mitchell 0.5-3, Walsh 0.5-2, Yarborough 0.5-2. Missouri - Ebner 0.5-3, Smith 0.5-4. TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - Pospisil 9, Schaefer 8, Sovie 6, Vela 5. Missouri - Smith 9, Ebner 9, Weatherspoon 7, Harrison 6, Simmons 6.
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2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
2009 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Offense Ohio State La. Tech Pitt W. Kentucky Air Force Rice SMU Wake Forest Temple Notre Dame Delaware Hawai’i Army Missouri
WR Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones
LT Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia Battipaglia
Defense LE NG Ohio State Tuani Stephens La. Tech Tuani Stephens Pitt Tuani Stephens W. Kentucky Tuani Stephens Air Force Tuani Stephens Rice Tuani Walsh SMU Tuani Walsh Wake Forest Tuani Burge Temple Tuani Burge Notre Dame Walsh Burge Delaware Tuani Burge Hawai’i Tuani Burge Army Tuani Burge Missouri Tuani Mitchell (Nickel) Bold indicates returning starter
LG Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante Asante
RE Nechak Nechak Nechak Nechak Nechak Nechak Nechak Nechak Nechak Nechak Yarborough Nechak Nechak Nechak
C Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Douglass Douglass Douglass Douglass DeMell
OLB Vela Vela Vela Middleton Vela Vela Vela Vela Vela Vela Vela Vela Vela Vela
RG Lark Lark Lark DeMell Lark Hong Hong Hong Hong Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass
RT Molloy Molloy Molloy Molloy Molloy Molloy Molloy Molloy Molloy Molloy Molloy Dowd Molloy Molloy
ILB Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil Pospisil
ILB Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer Haberer
WR Schupp Schupp Schupp Schupp Schupp Schupp Schupp Washington Henderson Schupp Henderson Schupp Henderson Washington
OLB Sovie Sovie Sovie Schaefer Sovie Sovie Sovie Sovie Sovie Schaefer Schaefer Schaefer Schaefer Schaefer
SB Curry Curry Curry Curry Curry Curry Curry Finnerty Greene Greene Curry Curry Curry Curry
LCB Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter
QB Dobbs Dobbs Dobbs Dobbs Dobbs Dobbs Dobbs Proctor Proctor Dobbs Dobbs Dobbs Dobbs Dobbs
Rover Middleton Middleton Middleton Mitchell Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton Middleton
SB Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle Doyle
FS Iwuji Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant Merchant
2009 SEASON HIGHS Individual
Rushing Attempts
Yards Rushing Rushing Touchdowns Long Rush Pass Attempts Pass Completions
Yards Passing Passing Touchdowns Long Pass Receptions
Yards Receiving Long Reception Receiving Touchdowns All-Purpose Yards All-Purpose Plays
Total Offense Total Offense Plays Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Average Long Punt Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles for Loss Interceptions
33 33 175 5 53 21 9 9 156 2 85 5 101 85 2
206 33 33 296 44 3 50 7 48.5 68 14 47 14 2 2 3 2
Navy
Vince Murray vs. Temple Ricky Dobbs vs. Army Vince Murray vs. Wake Forest Ricky Dobbs vs. Delaware
29
267 2 2 68 51 37
Ricky Dobbs at Hawai’i Ricky Dobbs at Pitt Ricky Dobbs at Ohio State Ricky Dobbs vs. Missouri Ricky Dobbs at Ohio State Ricky Dobbs at Ohio State Ricky Dobbs at Ohio State Marcus Curry vs. Missouri
452 3 58 10 10 147 58 2 2 263 30
Marcus Curry at Ohio State Marcus Curry at Ohio State Marcus Curry at Ohio State
Marcus Curry vs. Missouri Vince Murray vs. Temple Ricky Dobbs vs. Army Ricky Dobbs vs. Missouri Ricky Dobbs vs. Missouri Joe Buckley vs. Air Force Joe Buckley vs. Wake Forest Kyle Delahooke vs. Army Kyle Delahooke vs. Wake Forest Kyle Delahooke vs. Wake Forest Mario Washington vs. Temple Alexander Teich vs. Missouri Ross Pospisil at Pitt Craig Schaefer vs. Louisiana Tech Tony Haberer vs. Wake Forest
447 56 4 52 7 44.5 56 85 100 17 2 2 2 2.5 1 1 1 1
Craig Schaefer vs. Missouri Wyatt Middleton vs. Temple
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Opponents
Bernard Pierce, Temple
Bernard Pierce, Temple Zach Line, SMU Bernard Pierce, Temple Bernard Pierce, Temple Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame Bryant Moniz, Hawai’i Blaine Gabbert, Missouri Michael Floyd, Notre Dame Greg Salas, Hawai’i Greg Salas, Hawai’i Danario Alexander, Missouri Patrick Randolph, Rice Kealoha Pilares, Hawai’i Bernard Pierce, Temple Bernard Pierce, Temple
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame Jon Striefsky, Delaware Aaron Pettrey, Ohio State Matt Szymanski, SMU Jon Thoma, Ohio State Brandon Geyer, Air Force Phillip Livas, Louisiana Tech (td) James Nixon, Temple Andrew Sendejo, Rice Dan Mason, Pitt Mick Williams Adrian Robinson, Temple Mick Williams Kurt Coleman, Ohio State Anthony Wright Jr., Air Force Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple Steve Erzinger, Army
FB Teich Teich Teich Teich Teich Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Teich Murray Murray Murray
RCB Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
2009 STATISTICS 2009 RESULTS Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 28 Dec. 12 Dec. 31
Opponent Result Score + at (6/6) Ohio State L 27-31 Louisiana Tech W 32-14 at Pitt L 14-27 Western Kentucky W 38-22 Air Force W OT 16-13 at Rice W 63-14 at SMU W OT 38-35 Wake Forest W 13-10 Temple L 24-27 at (19/21) Notre Dame W 23-21 Delaware W 35-18 at Hawai’i L 17-24 $ vs. Army W 17-3 ^ vs. Missouri W 35-13
• Home games in bold $ - Game played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) ^ - Texas Bowl played at Reliant Stadium (Houston, Texas) + - Opening-day stadium record crowd
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS Navy Opponents
1st 93 58
TV ESPN CBS C ESPN 360 CBS C CBS C CBS C MASN CBS C CBS C NBC CBS C ESPNU CBS ESPN
Navy 392 28.0 267 210 40 17 3927 4204 277 820 4.8 280.5 44 1058 58-110-4 9.6 18.2 75.6 6 4985 930 5.4 356.1 46-852 16-109 13-204 18.5 6.8 15.7 22-10 48-415 29.6 54-2327 43.1 38.3 33:56 91/196 46% 19/28 68% 22-155 0 51 11-15 0-0 (47-57) 82% (40-57) 70% (49-49) 100% 190366 6/31728 2nd 76 102
3rd 87 33
4th 130 79
RUSHING
Attend. 105,092 29,102 55,064 29,009 37,820 15,096 22,203 31,907 28,305 80,795 34,223 40,643 69,541 69,441
Player Dobbs, Ricky Murray, Vince Curry, Marcus Teich, Alexander Greene, Gee Gee Proctor, Kriss Doyle, Bobby Finnerty, Cory Stukel, Mike Jones, Greg Eddington, Jordan Campbell, Kevin Snelson, Bo Santiago, Aaron Byrd, Andre Zingler, Greg Hatcher, Jack Delahooke, Kyle TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS
Opponents 272 19.4 253 102 143 8 1710 1968 258 435 3.9 122.1 12 2983 248-421-13 7.1 12.0 213.1 15 4693 856 5.5 335.2 69-1577 21-179 4-93 22.9 8.5 23.2 24-10 78-668 47.7 57-2104 36.9 33.6 26:04 58/170 34% 8/20 40% 22-118 -18 31 18-26 1-3 (34-48) 71% (21-48) 44% (28-29) 97% 318893 6/53149 2/69491
OT 6 0
PASSING
Player Dobbs, Ricky Proctor, Kriss TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS
GP 13 13 11 12 14 3 14 14 3 14 13 14 11 9 3 13 1 13 8 14 14
Player Curry, Marcus Doyle, Bobby Washington, Mario Jones, Greg Schupp, Mike Finnerty, Cory Myers, Gary Murray, Vince Teich, Alexander Henderson, Nick Greene, Gee Gee TOTAL OPPONENTS
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total 392 272
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Gain Loss 1367 164 972 1 611 26 379 3 268 15 234 11 138 22 80 4 58 0 34 0 31 0 12 0 9 0 9 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 17 4204 277 1968 258
Net 1203 971 585 376 253 223 116 76 58 34 31 12 9 9 2 -2 -4 -8 -17 3927 1710
Avg. 3.8 5.3 7.3 5.4 6.2 4.2 4.8 4.5 7.2 11.3 3.4 4.0 9.0 9.0 2.0 -2.0 -4.0 -8.0 -1.9 4.8 3.9
TD Long YPG 27 53 92.5 6 52 74.7 5 45 53.2 0 42 31.3 0 19 18.1 5 40 74.3 0 24 8.3 1 16 5.4 0 16 19.3 0 16 2.4 0 8 2.4 0 6 0.9 0 9 0.8 0 9 1.1 0 2 0.7 0 0 -0.2 0 0 -4.0 0 0 -0.6 0 0 -2.1 44 53 280.5 12 68 122.1
GP Effic. Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G 13 148.96 56-105-3 53.3 1031 6 85 79.3 3 56.70 2-4-1 50.0 27 0 31 9.0 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 14 144.25 58-110-4 52.7 1058 6 85 75.6 14 124.01 248-421-13 58.9 2983 15 58 213.1
RECEIVING
Player Dobbs, Ricky Murray, Vince Curry, Marcus Teich, Alexander Greene, Gee Gee Proctor, Kriss Doyle, Bobby Finnerty, Cory Stukel, Mike Jones, Greg Eddington, Jordan Campbell, Kevin Santiago, Aaron Snelson, Bo Byrd, Andre Zingler, Greg Hatcher, Jack Delahooke, Kyle TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS
Att. 315 182 80 70 41 53 24 17 8 3 9 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 820 435
GP 11 14 13 14 13 14 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 GP 13 13 11 12 14 3 14 14 3 14 13 14 9 11 3 13 1 13 8 14 14
No. 10 10 9 6 6 6 3 3 2 2 1 58 248 Plays 420 182 80 70 41 57 24 17 8 3 9 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 930 856
Yds. 287 198 165 149 61 57 60 31 25 21 4 1058 2983 Rush 1203 971 585 376 253 223 116 76 58 34 31 12 9 9 2 -2 -4 -8 -17 3927 1710
Avg. 28.7 19.8 18.3 24.8 10.2 9.5 20.0 10.3 12.5 10.5 4.0 18.2 12.0 Pass 1031 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1058 2983
TD 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 15
Long 85 47 31 52 17 29 38 21 23 14 4 85 58
Avg/G 26.1 14.1 12.7 10.6 4.7 4.1 4.6 2.4 2.1 1.6 0.3 75.6 213.1
Total 2234 971 585 376 253 250 116 76 58 34 31 12 9 9 2 -2 -4 -8 -17 4985 4693
Avg/G 171.8 74.7 53.2 31.3 18.1 83.3 8.3 5.4 19.3 2.4 2.4 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 -0.2 -4.0 -0.6 -2.1 356.1 335.2
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
2009 STATISTICS SCORING Dobbs, Ricky Buckley, Joe Curry, Marcus Murray, Vince Proctor, Kriss Finnerty, Cory Teague, Jon Doyle, Bobby Jones, Greg Wright, David Zingler, Greg Schaefer, Craig TOTAL OPPONENTS
TD 27 0 8 6 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 51 31
FGs 0-0 10-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 11-15 18-26
INTERCEPTIONS Player Middleton, Wyatt Vela, Ram Merchant, Emmett Tuani, Jabaree Edwards, Kevin Haberer, Tony Pospisil, Ross TOTAL OPPONENTS
No. 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 13 4
Yds. 69 64 61 0 0 0 10 204 93
Avg. 17.2 21.3 30.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 15.7 23.2
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Long 62 44 33 0 0 0 10 62 67
PUNT RETURNS
No. 14 1 1 0 16 21
Yds. 89 8 9 3 109 179
Avg. 6.4 8.0 9.0 0.0 6.8 8.5
TD 0 0 0 1 1 1
Long 14 8 0 3 14 85
Player Washington, Mario Angelo, John Shannon, Jarred Wright, David TOTAL OPPONENTS
KICKOFF RETURNS Player Greene, Gee Gee Teich, Alexander Snelson, Bo Angelo, John Finnerty, Cory Washington, Mario Yarborough, Billy TOTAL OPPONENTS
No. 33 5 4 1 1 1 1 46 69
Yds. 607 138 63 19 4 11 10 852 1577
Avg. 18.4 27.6 15.8 19.0 4.0 11.0 10.0 18.5 22.9
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Long 39 47 27 19 4 11 10 47 100
FUMBLE RETURNS
No. 1 1 2
Yds. 20 20 17
Avg. 20.0 20.0 8.5
TD 0 0 1
Long 20 20 16
Player Schaefer, Craig TOTAL OPPONENTS
ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE
|---------------- PATs -----------------| Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 162 44-44 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 74 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 8 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 49-49 1-1 0 0-1 0 1 392 28-29 1-1 0 0-1 1 0 272
Player Dobbs, Ricky Murray, Vince Curry, Marcus Greene, Gee Gee Teich, Alexander Doyle, Bobby Washington, Mario Proctor, Kriss Jones, Greg Finnerty, Cory Snelson, Bo Middleton, Wyatt Vela, Ram Merchant, Emmett Schupp, Mike Myers, Gary Stukel, Mike Eddington, Jordan Angelo, John Henderson, Nick Campbell, Kevin Pospisil, Ross Yarborough, Billy Santiago, Aaron Shannon, Jarred Wright, David Byrd, Andre Zingler, Greg Hatcher, Jack Delahooke, Kyle TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS
GP Rush 13 1203 13 971 11 585 14 253 12 376 14 116 13 0 3 223 14 34 14 76 11 9 14 0 14 0 14 0 13 0 13 0 3 58 13 31 7 0 13 0 14 12 14 0 14 0 9 9 4 0 14 0 3 2 13 -2 1 -4 13 -8 8 -17 14 3927 14 1710
PUNTING
No. 54 54 57
Player Delahooke, Kyle TOTAL OPPONENTS
FIELD GOALS Player Buckley, Joe Teague, Jon TOTAL OPPONENTS
FGM-A 10-13 1-2 11-15 18-26
Yds. 2327 2327 2104
Avg. 43.1 43.1 36.9
PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 109 179
KOR 0 0 0 607 138 0 11 0 0 4 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 852 1577
Long 68 68 56
TB 4 4 4
Navy --(43),34 32 (31),32 (47),(37),(38) --(24) (50), (41) (30) 30 --(28) (36) ---
Player Teague, Jon TOTAL OPPONENTS
55
No. 74 74 58
Yds. 4551 4551 3620
Avg. 61.5 61.5 62.4
TB 3 3 11
Tot. Avg/G 1203 92.5 1002 77.1 872 79.3 864 61.7 539 44.9 314 22.4 265 20.4 223 74.3 183 13.1 137 9.8 72 6.5 69 4.9 64 4.6 61 4.4 61 4.7 60 4.6 58 19.3 31 2.4 27 3.9 21 1.6 12 0.9 10 0.7 10 0.7 9 1.1 9 2.2 3 0.2 2 0.7 -2 -0.2 -4 -4.0 -8 -0.6 -17 -2.1 6150 439.3 6542 467.3
FC 13 13 15
I20 19 19 14
Blk 0 0 0
50+ Long Blk 1-1 50 0 0-0 31 0 1-1 50 0 1-1 52 1
Opponents (23),(25),(52) --(29),(18) 29 (27),(39),31 46-Blk 43 (40) (45), (21) 41, 30 (47), (39), (25), (21) (34) 47, (23), 32 (31), (31)
• Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made
KICKOFFS
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 64 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 93
Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 76.9 0-0 2-2 4-7 3-3 50.0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 73.3 0-0 2-2 5-9 3-3 69.2 1-1 8-9 5-8 3-7
FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Player Ohio State Louisiana Tech Pitt Western Kentucky Air Force Rice SMU Wake Forest Temple Notre Dame Delaware Hawai’i Army Missouri
Rec. 0 31 287 4 25 198 165 0 149 57 0 0 0 0 61 60 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1058 2983
OB 1 1 1
Retn
1577 852
Net YdLn
39.4 43.9
30 26
2010 NAVY FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
2009 STATISTICS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS No. 51 50 54 8 34 7 98 49 1 15 59 44 11 93 78 90 19 69 55 26 25 95 45 3 32 29 18 41 58 83 52 57 24 96 56 91 22 61 6
Player Pospisil, Ross Haberer, Tony Simmons, Tyler Middleton, Wyatt Vela, Ram Merchant, Emmett Tuani, Jabaree Schaefer, Craig Carter, Blake Edwards, Kevin Nechak, Matt Sovie, Clint Mitchell, Kwesi Burge, Chase Walsh, Michael Yarborough, Billy Bush, Tra'ves Stephens, Jordan Graham, Mason Santiago, Aaron Blue, Max Bothel, Shane Teague, Jon Iwuji, Jesse Eddington, Jordan McCauley, Aaron Wright, David Snelson, Bo Grissom, Trey Myers, Gary French, Brye King, Caleb Eckel, Kevin Ackerman, Brian Doogan, Neil Marks, Jared Angelo, John Battipaglia, Jeff Lucas, Caleb TOTAL OPPONENTS
GP 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 14 14 11 12 12 8 14 14 14 9 13 14 14 11 2 13 3 13 1 14 3 14 7 14 5 14 14
Solo 58 40 29 34 34 25 23 31 34 31 24 21 18 12 12 9 9 5 5 5 4 1 4 5 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 497 609
Ast. 49 38 39 34 28 29 31 22 17 20 15 17 11 17 6 5 2 4 2 1 2 5 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . 1 400 482
Total 107 78 68 68 62 54 54 53 51 51 39 38 29 29 18 14 11 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 897 1091
TFL-Yds. Sacks 8.5-40 4.0-30 7.0-21 2.0-10 1.0-4 . 2.0-8 . 4.5-20 1.0-4 . . 5.5-37 3.5-32 8.5-50 6.0-45 3.0-7 . 2.0-5 . 1.5-9 1.0-8 3.5-13 1.0-8 0.5-3 0.5-3 1.0-2 0.5-2 1.5-8 1.5-8 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . . . . . . . . . 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-234 22-155 57.0-204 22-118
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Int.-Yds. 1-10 1-0 . 4-69 3-64 2-61 1-0 . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-204 4-93
PBU 3 . 2 7 3 4 2 2 6 6 . . 2 3 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 45 9
QBH . 1 . 1 2 . 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 11
FR 1-0 1-0 . 2-0 2-0 . 1-0 2-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20 10-17
FF 2 . 1 1 . 2 2 . 1 2 1 . . 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 12
Blk . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
Saf . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .