2018 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by eleventh-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy was a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the West Division.

2018 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018 record3–10 (2–6 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIvin Jasper (11th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorDale Pehrson (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Captains
  • Anthony Gargiulo
  • Sean Williams[1]
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 34,000)
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$  8 –0     12 –1  
Temple  7 –1     8 –5  
No. 24 Cincinnati  6 –2     11 –2  
South Florida  3 –5     7 –6  
East Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
UConn  0 –8     1 –11  
West Division
Memphis xy  5 –3     8 –6  
Houston x  5 –3     8 –5  
Tulane x  5 –3     7 –6  
SMU  4 –4     5 –7  
Navy  2 –6     3 –10  
Tulsa  2 –6     3 –9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The Midshipmen finished the season 3–10, the team's worst record since 2002. They went 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.

Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Virginia.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[2] Sean Williams S SR
Maxwell Award[3] Malcolm Perry QB JR
Paul Hornung Award[4] Malcolm Perry QB JR
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Andrew Wood OL SR
Walter Camp Award[6] Malcolm Perry QB JR

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Midshipmen predicted to finish in third place in the AAC West Division.[7]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Memphis171 (23)
2Houston146 (4)
3Navy129 (3)
4SMU72
5Tulane68
6Tulsa44

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:00 p.m.at Hawaii*
CBSSNL 41–5929,702
September 83:30 p.m.Memphis
CBSSNW 22–2131,762
September 153:30 p.m.Lehigh*
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 51–2130,011
September 2212:00 p.m.at SMU
ESPNewsL 30–31 OT17,531
October 63:30 p.m.at Air Force*
CBSSNL 7–3540,175
October 133:30 p.m.Temple
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNL 17–2430,106
October 203:30 p.m.Houston
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNL 36–4933,924
October 278:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Notre Dame*
CBSL 22–4463,626
November 33:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
ESPNUL 0–4236,318
November 1012:00 p.m.at No. 11 UCF
ESPN2L 24–3544,738
November 173:30 p.m.Tulsa
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 37–2931,517
November 2412:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNUL 28–2920,042
December 83:00 p.m.vs. No. 22 Army*
CBSL 10–1766,729
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Navy		Alma mater
Ken NiumataloloHead Coach21
(11 as HC)		Hawaii (1989)
Ivin JasperOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach19Hawaii (1994)
Dale PehrsonDefensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach23Utah (1976)
Joe DupaixSlotbacks Coach4Southern Utah (1998)
Justin DavisOutside Linebackers Coach12Maine (2001)
Lt. Col. Robert Green, USMCOutside Linebackers Coach6Navy (1998)
Ashley IngramRunning Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach11North Alabama (1996)
Steve JohnsInside Linebackers11Occidental College (1991)
Dan O'BrienSafeties Coach5Boston College (2005)
Mike JudgeFullbacks Coach11Springfield College (2005)
Sione Po'uhaDefensive Tackles Coach1Utah (2016)
Danny O'RourkeSpecial Teams Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach17West Georgia (2000)
Napoleon SykesOutside Linebackers Coach5Wake Forest (2006)
Mick YokitisWide Receivers Coach8Hawaii (2006)
Tony GranthamDefensive Ends Coach11Radford (2000)

Depth chart

Depth Chart 2018
True Freshman
Double Position : *

Game summaries

at Hawaii
See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team


Navy Midshipmen at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 14 141341
Rainbow Warriors 14 24 02159

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Game time: 11:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temp: 82 F • Wind: NNE 13 MPH • Weather: Fair, humid
  • Game attendance: 29,703
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Amanda Balionis (sideline)

Memphis
See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team


Memphis Tigers at Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 7 14021
Midshipmen 3 6 01322

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temp: 72 F • Wind: E 15-20 MPH • Weather: overcast, rain
  • Game attendance: 31,762
  • Referee: Todd LaPenta
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Amanda Balionis (sideline)

Lehigh
See also: 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team


Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Mountain Hawks 7 0 01421
Midshipmen 21 13 14351

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temp: 82 F • Wind: NE 9 MPH • Weather: Overcast
  • Game attendance: 30,011
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)

at SMU
See also: 2018 SMU Mustangs football team and Gansz Trophy


Battle for the Gansz Trophy: Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs
1 2 34OTTotal
Midshipmen 0 7 79730
Mustangs 3 7 76831

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX

  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 F • Wind: E5 MPH • Weather: light rain
  • Game attendance: 17,531
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Golic Jr. and Bill Roth

at Air Force
See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy


Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 7 007
Falcons 0 14 14735

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 42 F • Wind: 12 MPH • Weather: cloudy
  • Game attendance: 40,175
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)

Temple
See also: 2018 Temple Owls football team


Temple Owls at Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Owls 0 7 10724
Midshipmen 0 10 7017

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: October 13, 2018
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 F • Wind: N 10-15 MPH • Weather: partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 30,106
  • Referee: Anthony Calabrese
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)

Houston
See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team


Houston Cougars at Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 14 141449
Midshipmen 10 14 01236

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: October 20, 2018
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 F • Wind: W 7 MPH • Weather: mostly sunny, clear
  • Game attendance: 33,924
  • Referee: C. Lamertina
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)

vs. Notre Dame
See also: 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry


Battle for the Rip Miller Trophy: Navy Midshipmen vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1 2 34Total
No. 3 Fighting Irish 13 14 10744
Midshipmen 0 0 14822

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA

at Cincinnati
See also: 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team


Navy Midshipmen at Cincinnati Bearcats
1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 000
Bearcats 7 21 7742

at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

  • Date: November 3, 2018
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature 55 F • Wind SSW MPH • Weather: Sunny, intermittent clouds
  • Game attendance: 36,318
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey

at UCF
See also: 2018 UCF Knights football team


Navy Midshipmen at UCF Knights
1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 3 71424
No. 11 Knights 14 7 7735

at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL

  • Date: November 10, 2018
  • Game time: 12 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 F • Wind: N 7 MPH • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 44,738
  • Referee: Tracey Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Ahmad Brooks, Anish Shroff and Roddy Jones (sideline)

Tulsa
See also: 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team


Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 7 9 01329
Midshipmen 7 20 3737

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game weather: Temperature: 51 F • Weather: clear, sunny • Wind: N 10–15 MPH
  • Game attendance: 31,517
  • Referee: Anthony Calabrese
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Amanda Balionis (sideline)

at Tulane
See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team


Navy Midshipmen at Tulane Green Wave
1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 3 18728
Green Wave 0 21 0829

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: November 24, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 63 F • Wind: 5 MPH • Weather: cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,042
  • Referee: Charles Lamerti
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey

vs. Army
See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy


Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: No. 22 Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen
1 2 34Total
No. 22 Black Knights 7 0 3717
Midshipmen 0 0 01010

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: December 8, 2018
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 38 F • Wind: 5 MPH • Weather: clear
  • Game attendance: 66,729
  • Referee: J. Magallanes
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) & Jamie Erdahl (sideline)

References
  1. https://navysports.com/news/2018/2/9/_Anthony_Gargiulo_and_Sean_Williams_Named_2018_Navy_Football_Team_Captains.aspx
  2. "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  7. "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. "Navy Football Official Schedule". Athletics at the United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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