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2015 Navy

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Niumatalolo, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2015, game by game: won vs. Colgate 48–10; won vs. East Carolina 45–21; won at UConn 28–18; won vs. Air Force 33–11; lost at No. 15 Notre Dame 24–41; won vs. Tulane 31–14; won vs. South Florida 29–17; won at No. 15 Memphis 45–20; won vs. SMU 55–14; won at Tulsa 44–21; lost at No. 21 Houston 31–52; won vs. Army 21–17; won vs. Pittsburgh 44–28+41−21Won 48–10 vs. Colgate+38ColgateWon 45–21 vs. East Carolina+24East CarolinaWon 28–18 at UConn+10UConnWon 33–11 vs. Air Force+22Air ForceLost 24–41 at No. 15 Notre Dame-17No. 15 Notre DameWon 31–14 vs. Tulane+17TulaneWon 29–17 vs. South Florida+12South FloridaWon 45–20 at No. 15 Memphis+25No. 15 MemphisWon 55–14 vs. SMU+41SMUWon 44–21 at Tulsa+23TulsaLost 31–52 at No. 21 Houston-21No. 21 HoustonWon 21–17 vs. Army+4ArmyWon 44–28 vs. Pittsburgh+16Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsColgateW 48–⁠1086%
Sep 19vsEast CarolinaW 45–⁠2159%
Sep 26atUConnW 28–⁠1867%
Oct 3vsAir ForceW 33–⁠1164%
Oct 10at15Notre DameL 24–⁠4137%
Oct 24vsTulaneW 31–⁠1481%
Oct 31vsSouth FloridaW 29–⁠1777%
Nov 7at15MemphisW 45–⁠2034%
Nov 14vsSMUW 55–⁠1492%
Nov 21atTulsaW 44–⁠2174%
Nov 27at21HoustonL 31–⁠5246%
Dec 12vsArmyW 21–⁠1787%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghMilitary BowlW 44–⁠2860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 44–⁠28 in the Military Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 22
  2. Wk 12: 19
  3. Wk 13: 16
  4. Wk 14: 22
  5. Wk 15: 21
  6. Final: 18

AAC West champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Houston

Heisman voteKeenan Reynolds, fifth

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 16
Points
478–⁠284
Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Elo
1673 +135 this season
SP+ rating
12.1 No. 28 of 128; offense No. 19, defense No. 65, special teams No. 29
SRS
12.0 No. 18 of 128 in FBS
Returning
71% of last season’s EPA, No. 52 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 112 roster talent No. 121 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ivin Jasper
Defensive coordinator
Dale Pehrson
Captains
Keenan Reynolds and Bernard Sarra
Most valuable player
Keenan Reynolds
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense1st of 128
  • Defense57th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted4th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3149%1.231st of 128
Defense0.0745%1.1857th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.26 off
0.06 def		48% off
44% def		—4th off
53rd 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
Offense4.8own 332% allowed
Defense3.4own 281% 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 QB1,203 yds
Passing touchdownsKeenan Reynolds QB8 TD
Rushing yardsKeenan Reynolds QB1,373 yds
Rushing touchdownsKeenan Reynolds QB24 TD
Receiving yardsJamir Tillman WR597 yds
Receiving touchdownsJamir Tillman WR5 TD
InterceptionsBrendon Clements CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Kyle-Malik Mitchell OG★★★No. 1735
Nicholas Czar SDE★★★No. 1971
Tony Taylor OG★★★No. 2052
Jackson Pittman OC★★No. 2224
Charlie Davidson RB★★No. 2308

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.767
Running backs32.00.773
Receivers12.00.769
Offensive line72.30.780
Defensive line42.30.774
Linebackers22.00.762
Defensive backs32.00.764
Athletes and specialists42.00.753
Whole class262.10.769

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.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 6Keenan Reynolds WRBaltimore Ravens

Roster 187

The 2015 roster

187 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston7–⁠113–⁠18
Navy7–⁠111–⁠218
Temple7–⁠110–⁠4
South Florida6–⁠28–⁠5
Memphis5–⁠39–⁠4
Cincinnati4–⁠47–⁠6
UConn4–⁠46–⁠7
Tulsa3–⁠56–⁠7
East Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Tulane1–⁠73–⁠9
SMU1–⁠72–⁠10
UCF0–⁠80–⁠12

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.