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2017 Navy

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 American Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Niumatalolo.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2017, game by game: won at Florida Atlantic 42–19; won vs. Tulane 23–21; won vs. Cincinnati 42–32; won at Tulsa 31–21; won vs. Air Force 48–45; lost at Memphis 27–30; lost vs. No. 20 UCF 21–31; lost at Temple 26–34; won vs. SMU 43–40; lost at No. 9 Notre Dame 17–24; lost at Houston 14–24; lost vs. Army 13–14; won vs. Virginia 49–7+42−10Won 42–19 at Florida Atlantic+23Florida AtlanticWon 23–21 vs. Tulane+2TulaneWon 42–32 vs. Cincinnati+10CincinnatiWon 31–21 at Tulsa+10TulsaWon 48–45 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceLost 27–30 at Memphis-3MemphisLost 21–31 vs. No. 20 UCF-10No. 20 UCFLost 26–34 at Temple-8TempleWon 43–40 vs. SMU+3SMULost 17–24 at No. 9 Notre Dame-7No. 9 Notre DameLost 14–24 at Houston-10HoustonLost 13–14 vs. Army-1ArmyWon 49–7 vs. Virginia+42Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠1968%
Sep 9vsTulaneW 23–⁠2175%
Sep 23vsCincinnatiW 42–⁠3275%
Sep 30atTulsaW 31–⁠2149%
Oct 7vsAir ForceW 48–⁠4572%
Oct 14atMemphisL 27–⁠3052%
Oct 21vs20UCFL 21–⁠3161%
Nov 2atTempleL 26–⁠3455%
Nov 11vsSMUW 43–⁠4065%
Nov 18at9Notre DameL 17–⁠2425%
Nov 24atHoustonL 14–⁠2439%
Dec 9vsArmyL 13–⁠1447%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsVirginiaMilitary BowlW 49–⁠770%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 49–⁠7 in the Military Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 25
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
396–⁠342
Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Elo
1556 −6 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 73 of 128; offense No. 39, defense No. 93, special teams No. 104
SRS
5.2 No. 43 of 130 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 117 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 88 roster talent No. 91 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ivin Jasper
Defensive coordinator
Dale Pehrson
Captains
Darryl Bonner and D.J. Palmore
Most valuable player
Malcolm Perry
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense21st of 130
  • Defense106th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted29th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted94th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1847%1.1021st of 130
Defense0.1946%1.25106th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.14 def		47% off
45% def		—29th off
94th 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
Offense4.0own 3410% allowed
Defense3.5own 3215% caused

CORE rating 3.8, 49th of 130 (offense 10.1, defense 6.3).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Abey WR805 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Abey WR7 TD
Rushing yardsZach Abey WR1,413 yds
Rushing touchdownsZach Abey WR19 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Carmona WR381 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyler Carmona WR4 TD
TacklesMicah Thomas LB81 tkl
SacksJosh Webb DE4 sacks
InterceptionsMicah Thomas LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jackson Perkins SDE★★★No. 1262
Ahmir Lee FB★★★No. 1425
Jacob Gregory ILB★★★No. 1724
Diego Fagot ILB★★★No. 1718
Gary Theard S★★★No. 1747

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks42.30.776
Running backs42.50.792
Receivers112.10.774
Offensive line42.80.795
Defensive line72.10.775
Linebackers132.20.779
Defensive backs92.40.786
Athletes and specialists52.00.770
Whole class572.30.780

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 174

The 2017 roster

174 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠013–⁠06
Memphis7–⁠110–⁠325
South Florida6–⁠210–⁠221
Houston5–⁠37–⁠5
SMU4–⁠47–⁠6
Navy4–⁠47–⁠6
Temple4–⁠47–⁠6
Tulane3–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati2–⁠64–⁠8
East Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
UConn2–⁠63–⁠9
Tulsa1–⁠72–⁠10

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