2012 Navy Midshipmen football team

2012 Navy Midshipmen football
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, L 28–62 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Independent
2012 record	8–5
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (12th year)
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (11th year)
Base defense	Multiple
Captain	Brye French
Captain	Bo Snelson
Home stadium	Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 34,000)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 Notre Dame  %			–						0	–	1
BYU			–						8	–	5
Navy			–						8	–	5
Army			–						2	–	10
% – BCS at-large representative As of January 7, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Emerald Isle Classic

1 2 3 4 Total • #22 Notre Dame 13 14 13 10 50 Navy 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September 1 Location: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Game start: 2:06 pm (9:06 am) Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 48,820 Game weather: Temp: 66 • Wind: WSW 19 • Weather: Mostly Cloudy Referee: John McDaid TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson, & David Feherty

1 2 3 4 Total Navy 0 0 0 7 7 • Penn St 14 6 7 7 34 Date: September 15 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania Game start: 3:30 pm EST Elapsed time: 2:55 Game attendance: 98,792 Game weather: Temp: 66–70 • Wind: NW 10–16 • Weather: Sunny, Pleasant Referee: J. McGinn TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, & Heather Cox

1 2 3 4 Total VMI 3 0 0 0 3 • Navy 3 10 7 21 41 Date: September 22 Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:30 pm EST Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 35,671 Game weather: Temp: 82 • Wind: SW 10–20 • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Tracy Jones TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, & Sheehan Stanwick Burch

1 2 3 4 Total • San Jose St 0 3 3 6 12 Navy 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 29 Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:30 pm EST Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 32,375 Game weather: Temp: 69 • Wind: W 7–12 • Weather: Partly Cloudy, Brisk Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, & Sheehan Stanwick Burch

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Navy 0 10 0 11 7 28 Air Force 7 0 7 7 0 21 Date: October 6 Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado Game start: 11:30 am EST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 38,927 Game weather: Temp: 31 • Wind: Calm • Weather: Mostly Sunny Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Steve Beuerlein, & Otis Livingston Source: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 13:31 AFA Drew Coleman 35-yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Harrington kick) AFA 7-0 2 14:55 NAVY Nick Sloan 39-yard field goal AFA 7-3 2 7:55 NAVY Noah Copeland 5-yard run (Nick Sloan kick) NAVY 10-7 3 0:37 AFA Cody Getz 21-yard run (Parker Harrington kick) AFA 14-10 4 9:38 NAVY Nick Sloan 31-yard field goal AFA 14-13 4 9:03 AFA Drew Coleman 54-yard pass from Dontae Strickland (Parker Harrington kick) AFA 21-13 4 6:35 NAVY Keenan Reynolds 15-yard run (Noah Copeland run) Tied 21-21 OT NAVY Jake Zuzek recovered fumble in end zone (Nick Sloan kick) NAVY 28-21

Scoring summary
1	13:31	AFA	Drew Coleman 35-yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Harrington kick)	AFA 7-0
2	14:55	NAVY	Nick Sloan 39-yard field goal	AFA 7-3
2	7:55	NAVY	Noah Copeland 5-yard run (Nick Sloan kick)	NAVY 10-7
3	0:37	AFA	Cody Getz 21-yard run (Parker Harrington kick)	AFA 14-10
4	9:38	NAVY	Nick Sloan 31-yard field goal	AFA 14-13
4	9:03	AFA	Drew Coleman 54-yard pass from Dontae Strickland (Parker Harrington kick)	AFA 21-13
4	6:35	NAVY	Keenan Reynolds 15-yard run (Noah Copeland run)	Tied 21-21
OT		NAVY	Jake Zuzek recovered fumble in end zone (Nick Sloan kick)	NAVY 28-21

1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 14 3 14 0 31 Central Michigan 3 7 3 0 13 Date: October 12 Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan Game start: 8pm EST Elapsed time: 2:52 Game attendance: 15,074 Game weather: Temp: 48 • Wind: None • Weather: Clear Referee: Dennis Hennigan TV announcers (ESPN2): Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, & Jemele Hill

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 10 10 3 7 30 • Navy 0 14 7 10 31 Date: October 20 Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:30 pm EST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 33,441 Game weather: Temp: 66 • Wind: W 10 • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Alex Kemp TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, & Sheehan Stanwick Burch

The 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by fifth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. They competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5 and were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they were defeated by Arizona State.

The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl:

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