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2012 Navy

8–⁠5, coached by Ken Niumatalolo.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2012, game by game: lost vs. Notre Dame 10–50; lost at Penn State 7–34; won vs. VMI 41–3; lost vs. San José State 0–12; won at Air Force 28–21; won at Central Michigan 31–13; won vs. Indiana 31–30; won at East Carolina 56–28; won vs. Florida Atlantic 24–17; lost at Troy 31–41; won vs. Texas State 21–10; won vs. Army 17–13; lost vs. Arizona State 28–62+38−40Lost 10–50 vs. Notre Dame-40Notre DameLost 7–34 at Penn State-27Penn StateWon 41–3 vs. VMI+38VMILost 0–12 vs. San José State-12San José StateWon 28–21 at Air Force+7Air ForceWon 31–13 at Central Michigan+18Central MichiganWon 31–30 vs. Indiana+1IndianaWon 56–28 at East Carolina+28East CarolinaWon 24–17 vs. Florida Atlantic+7Florida AtlanticLost 31–41 at Troy-10TroyWon 21–10 vs. Texas State+11Texas StateWon 17–13 vs. Army+4ArmyLost 28–62 vs. Arizona State-34Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNotre DameL 10–⁠5040%
Sep 15atPenn StateL 7–⁠3436%
Sep 22vsVMIW 41–⁠389%
Sep 29vsSan José StateL 0–⁠1258%
Oct 6atAir ForceW 28–⁠2133%
Oct 12atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠1355%
Oct 20vsIndianaW 31–⁠3073%
Oct 27atEast CarolinaW 56–⁠2843%
Nov 3vsFlorida AtlanticW 24–⁠1786%
Nov 10atTroyL 31–⁠4164%
Nov 17vsTexas StateW 21–⁠1082%
Dec 8vsArmyW 17–⁠1377%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsArizona StateFight Hunger BowlL 28–⁠6244%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 62–⁠28 in the Fight Hunger Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠334
Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Elo
1500 −20 this season
SP+ rating
-8.1 No. 90 of 124; offense No. 57, defense No. 103, special teams No. 81
SRS
−4.6 No. 77 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 118
Offensive coordinator
Ivin Jasper
Defensive coordinator
Buddy Green
Captains
Brye French and Bo Snelson
Most valuable player
Keenan Reynolds
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense34th of 124
  • Defense118th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted41st of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%0.9034th of 124
Defense0.1554%0.79118th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.12 def		45% off
51% def		—41st off
123rd def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 282% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsKeenan Reynolds QB898 yds
Passing touchdownsKeenan Reynolds QB9 TD
Rushing yardsGee Gee Greene 877 yds
Rushing touchdownsKeenan Reynolds QB10 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Turner WR321 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrandon Turner WR4 TD
InterceptionsMatt Warrick LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Ben Tamburello OC★★★No. 1141
Tyler Goble ILB★★★No. 1292
Toneo Gulley RB★★★No. 1536
John Ferguson OT★★★No. 1650
Brendon Clements CB★★★No. 1674

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.786
Running backs22.50.773
Offensive line23.00.822
Defensive line42.00.756
Linebackers42.30.765
Defensive backs22.50.777
Whole class152.30.774

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 166

The 2012 roster

166 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster