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2016 Navy Midshipmen football team

2016 Navy Midshipmen football
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The American West Division champion
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 9–5 (7–1 The American)
Head coach Ken Niumatalolo (9th year)
Offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper (16th year)
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator Dale Pehrson (1st year)
Base defense Multiple
Captain Daniel Gonzales
Captain Toneo Gulley
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 34,000)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Temple xy$   7 – 1         10 – 4  
No. 19 South Florida   7 – 1         11 – 2  
UCF   4 – 4         6 – 7  
Cincinnati   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Connecticut   1 – 7         3 – 9  
East Carolina   1 – 7         3 – 9  
West Division
Navy xy   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Tulsa   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Memphis   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Houston   5 – 3         9 – 4  
SMU   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 30, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Fordham 10 0 3 3 16
• Navy 21 14 14 3 52
1 2 3 4 Total
Connecticut 0 7 14 3 24
• Navy 7 14 0 7 28
1 2 3 4 Total
• Navy 0 7 6 8 21
Tulane 0 7 7 0 14
  • Date: September 17, 2016
  • Location: Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 7:06 pm EST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours 57 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,503
  • Game weather: Temp: 80 F • Wind: SSW 13 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: Rick Lourniet
  • Television network: ASN
1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 0 0 0 14 14
• Air Force 0 3 14 11 28
1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Houston 10 10 7 13 40
• Navy 10 10 21 5 46
1 2 3 4 Total
Memphis 14 0 7 7 28
• #24 Navy 14 7 14 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Navy 0 14 7 24 45
• South Florida 28 14 3 7 52
1 2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame 10 7 7 3 27
• Navy 7 7 7 7 28

The 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by ninth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen competed as a member of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference, and were second year members of the conference. They finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in American Athletic play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in The American Athletic Championship Game where they lost to Temple. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

Note: ‡ Game at East Carolina was originally scheduled for Oct. 13 (Thursday) but was postponed due to flooding from Hurricane Matthew; it was rescheduled to Saturday, Nov. 19.








Depth Chart 2016
True Freshman
Double Position : *


This game marked Navy Midshipmen's biggest upset victory facing a top-10 ranked opponent in 32 years. (Since 1984 as they won against #2 ranked South Carolina) The game marked Ken Niumatalolo's 4th win over a ranked team.

With this victory, Navy has 14th straight home wins, making it the 3rd longest active streak in FBS history. Also their longest at Navy-Marine Stadium since it opened in 1959. Personal player highlights include: wide receiver Jamir Tillman became the 2nd all-time receiver in Naval Academy history with 1,281 career receiving yards, passing Phil McConkey. And quarterback Will Worth had career highs with 201 rushing yards (286 total yards) and 5 touchdowns.


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