2014 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by seventh year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen competed as an Independent.[1] This was the final year as an Independent before the school joins the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated San Diego State.
| 2014 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Poinsettia Bowl champion | |
Poinsettia Bowl, W 17–16 vs. San Diego State | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 2014 record | 8–5 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ivin Jasper (7th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Buddy Green (13th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
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| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 34,000) |
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| Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the season
Previous season
The Navy Midshipmen began the 2013 season with a victory over Indiana and a blowout of Delaware, before they fell to Western Kentucky. The following week, Navy defeated rival Air Force in one of three games for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. The win was followed by consecutive losses to Duke and Toledo, the latter of which Navy lost to in double-overtime on a missed extra point.[2][3] Recovering, Navy defeated Pittsburgh, before falling to rival Notre Dame in a game where the lead switched between the teams eight times.[2][4] The squad finished the regular season with four consecutive wins, including a 34-7 defeat of Army in the Army–Navy Game. Navy ended their season with a victory over Middle Tennessee in the Armed Forces Bowl. The 2013 season was ninth Commander-in-Chief's Trophy win in eleven years, the tenth bowl game in the same period of time, and the twelfth consecutive victory over Army.[2][5]
Spring practices
Navy held spring practices during March and April 2014.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Ohio State | CBSSN | L 17–34 | 57,579 | |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Temple | ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 28,408 | |
| September 13 | 8:00 p.m. | at Texas State | ESPNews | W 35–21 | 32,007 | |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers | CBSSN | L 24–31 | 33,655 | |
| September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | WKU |
| CBSSN | L 27–36 | 30,537 |
| October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Air Force | CBSSN | L 21–30 | 37,731 | |
| October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | VMI |
| CBSSN | W 51–14 | 33,812 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State |
| CBSSN | W 41–31 | 30,612 |
| November 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Notre Dame | CBS | L 39–49 | 36,807 | |
| November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern |
| CBSSN | W 52–19 | 33,894 |
| November 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPN3 | W 42–40 | 14,571 | |
| December 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Army |
| CBS | W 17–10 | 70,935 |
| December 23 | 9:30 p.m. | vs. San Diego State | ESPN | W 17–16 | 33,077 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Depth chart
The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl:
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Game Summaries
Ohio State
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at Temple
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at Texas State
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Rutgers
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Western Kentucky
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at Air Force
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VMI
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San Jose State
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vs. Notre Dame
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Georgia Southern
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at South Alabama
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vs. Army
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vs. San Diego State (Poinsettia Bowl)
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References
- http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/future-schedules.html
- Staff (2013). "2013 Navy Football–Game Results". NAVYSports. United States Naval Academy. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- "Toledo beats Navy 45-44 in 2 OTs after failed PAT". ESPN College Football. ESPN. Associated Press. October 19, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- Arnold, Keith (November 3, 2013). "The good, the bad, and the ugly: Notre Dame vs. Navy". Inside the Irish. NBCSports. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- Navy Midshipmen athletics (February 19, 2014). "Naval Academy Announces 2014 Football Schedule" (Press release). United States Naval Academy. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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