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2007 Navy

8–⁠5, coached by Paul Johnson, then Ken Niumatalolo (bowl game).

Schedule and results

Navy in 2007, game by game: won at Temple 30–19; lost at No. 15 Rutgers 24–41; lost vs. Ball State 31–34; won vs. Duke 46–43; won vs. Air Force 31–20; won at Pittsburgh 48–45; lost vs. Wake Forest 24–44; lost vs. Delaware 52–59; won at Notre Dame 46–44; won at North Texas 74–62; won vs. Northern Illinois 35–24; won vs. Army 38–3; lost vs. Utah 32–35+35−20Won 30–19 at Temple+11TempleLost 24–41 at No. 15 Rutgers-17No. 15 RutgersLost 31–34 vs. Ball State-3Ball StateWon 46–43 vs. Duke+3DukeWon 31–20 vs. Air Force+11Air ForceWon 48–45 at Pittsburgh+3PittsburghLost 24–44 vs. Wake Forest-20Wake ForestLost 52–59 vs. Delaware-7DelawareWon 46–44 at Notre Dame+2Notre DameWon 74–62 at North Texas+12North TexasWon 35–24 vs. Northern Illinois+11Northern Illino…Won 38–3 vs. Army+35ArmyLost 32–35 vs. Utah-3Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atTempleW 30–⁠1972%
Sep 7at15RutgersL 24–⁠4136%
Sep 15vsBall StateL 31–⁠3468%
Sep 22vsDukeW 46–⁠4382%
Sep 29vsAir ForceW 31–⁠2063%
Oct 10atPittsburghW 48–⁠4555%
Oct 20vsWake ForestL 24–⁠4454%
Oct 27vsDelawareL 52–⁠5969%
Nov 3atNotre DameW 46–⁠4444%
Nov 10atNorth TexasW 74–⁠6272%
Nov 17vsNorthern IllinoisW 35–⁠2475%
Dec 1vsArmyW 38–⁠379%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsUtahPoinsettia BowlL 32–⁠3539%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 35–⁠32 in the Poinsettia Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
511–⁠473
Coach
Paul Johnson, then Ken Niumatalolo (bowl game)
Elo
1542 −16 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 85 of 120; offense No. 35, defense No. 117, special teams No. 84
SRS
−2.3 No. 69 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Buddy Green
Captains
Reggie Campbell, Jeff Deliz and Irv Spence
Most valuable player
Reggie Campbell
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 119
  • Defense85th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1348%0.798th of 119
Defense0.0747%0.7885th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 352% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.