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2015 Navy Midshipmen football team

2015 Navy Midshipmen football
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The American West Division co-champion
Military Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Military Bowl, W 44–28 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
AP No. 18
2015 record 11–2 (7–1 The American)
Head coach Ken Niumatalolo (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper (15th year)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator Dale Pehrson (Interim year)
Base defense Multiple
Captain Keenan Reynolds
Captain Bernard Sarra
Home stadium Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 34,000)
Seasons
« 2014 2016 »
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Temple x   7 1         10 4  
South Florida   6 2         8 5  
Cincinnati   4 4         7 6  
Connecticut   4 4         6 7  
East Carolina   3 5         5 7  
UCF   0 8         0 12  
West Division
#8 Houston xy$   7 1         13 1  
#18 Navy x   7 1         11 2  
Memphis   5 3         9 4  
Tulsa   3 5         6 7  
Tulane   1 7         3 9  
SMU   1 7         2 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Colgate 3 0 0 7 10
Navy 10 21 7 10 48
1 2 3 4 Total
East Carolina 7 7 0 7 21
Navy 7 21 0 17 45
  • Date: September 19, 2015
  • Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
  • Game start: 3:34 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 34,717
  • Game weather: Temp: 80 F • Wind: SSE 10-15 MPH • Weather: Sunny, Clear Skies
  • Referee: Rick Lourniet
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak and Randy Cross
1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 7 14 0 7 28
UConn 3 7 0 8 18
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
1 2 3 4 Total
Air Force 0 0 3 8 11
Navy 7 14 6 6 33
  • Date: October 3, 2015
  • Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
  • Game start: 3:39 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours 24 minutes
  • Game attendance: 32,705
  • Game weather: Temp: 56 F • Wind: NE 12-30 MPH • Weather: Overcast, Light Rain
  • Referee: C. Castlebury
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
Rip Miller Trophy
1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 7 14 3 0 24
#15 Notre Dame 7 17 14 3 41
  • Date: October 10, 2015
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
  • Game start: 3:40 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 80,795
  • Game weather: Temp: 63 F • Wind: W 8 MPH • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Michael Roche
  • TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappan (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 0 7 0 7 14
• Navy 7 3 7 14 31
  • Date: October 24, 2015
  • Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
  • Game start: 1:04 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours 13 minutes
  • Game attendance: 32,033
  • Game weather: Temp: 54 F • Wind: S 5 MPH • Weather: Overcast
  • Referee: Todd LaPenta
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
South Florida 10 0 7 0 17
• Navy 3 10 3 13 29
  • Date: October 31, 2015
  • Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
  • Game start: 12:04 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 26,766
  • Game weather: Temp: 53 F • Wind: SE 9 MPH • Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 7 10 14 14 45
Memphis 10 0 10 0 20

The 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by eighth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen competed as a member of the Western Division of the American Athletic Conference, and were first year members of the conference. In their entire football history, this was the first season that Navy did not compete as an Independent. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for the Western Division title with Houston. However, due to their head to head loss to Houston, they did not represent the Western Division in the The American Championship. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Pittsburgh.

The Navy Midshipmen began the 2014 season with a loss over #6 ranked Ohio State, but won two in a row defeating Temple and Texas State. However, they suffered three consecutive losses to Rutgers and WKU, along with rival Air Force. They rebounded by beating VMI and San Jose State, before falling to #10 ranked rival Notre Dame. Navy ended their season with three victories over Georgia Southern, South Alabama, and military rival Army in the 115th Army-Navy Game, their 13th consecutive victory over Army. The Midshipmen finished the regular season with a 7–5 record. This earned the Midshipmen an invitation to the 2014 Poinsettia Bowl, their 11th bowl game in a row, in which they beat the 7–5 San Diego State Aztecs 17–16.


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