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2018 Navy

3–⁠10 (2–⁠6 American Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Niumatalolo.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2018, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 41–59; won vs. Memphis 22–21; won vs. Lehigh 51–21; lost at SMU 30–31; lost at Air Force 7–35; lost vs. Temple 17–24; lost vs. Houston 36–49; lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 22–44; lost at Cincinnati 0–42; lost at No. 11 UCF 24–35; won vs. Tulsa 37–29; lost at Tulane 28–29; lost vs. No. 22 Army 10–17+30−42Lost 41–59 at Hawai’i-18Hawai’iWon 22–21 vs. Memphis+1MemphisWon 51–21 vs. Lehigh+30LehighLost 30–31 at SMU-1SMULost 7–35 at Air Force-28Air ForceLost 17–24 vs. Temple-7TempleLost 36–49 vs. Houston-13HoustonLost 22–44 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-22No. 3 Notre DameLost 0–42 at Cincinnati-42CincinnatiLost 24–35 at No. 11 UCF-11No. 11 UCFWon 37–29 vs. Tulsa+8TulsaLost 28–29 at Tulane-1TulaneLost 10–17 vs. No. 22 Army-7No. 22 Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atHawai’iL 41–⁠5961%
Sep 8vsMemphisW 22–⁠2144%
Sep 15vsLehighW 51–⁠2184%
Sep 22atSMUL 30–⁠3157%
Oct 6atAir ForceL 7–⁠3549%
Oct 13vsTempleL 17–⁠2447%
Oct 20vsHoustonL 36–⁠4939%
Oct 27vs3Notre DameL 22–⁠4414%
Nov 3atCincinnatiL 0–⁠4228%
Nov 10at11UCFL 24–⁠3510%
Nov 17vsTulsaW 37–⁠2963%
Nov 24atTulaneL 28–⁠2931%
Dec 8vs22ArmyL 10–⁠1721%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 17–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
3–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠436
Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Elo
1409 −128 this season
SP+ rating
-10.2 No. 101 of 130; offense No. 82, defense No. 114, special teams No. 45
SRS
−9.5 No. 101 of 130 in FBS
Returning
78% of last season’s EPA, No. 33 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 106 roster talent No. 115 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ivin Jasper
Defensive coordinator
Dale Pehrson
Captains
Anthony Gargiulo and Sean Williams
Most valuable player
Malcolm Perry
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 130
  • Defense118th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted94th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%1.1096th of 130
Defense0.2347%1.25118th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.18 def		40% off
47% def		—94th off
114th 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
Offense4.2own 2914% allowed
Defense4.0own 3111% caused

CORE rating -12.1, 108th of 130 (offense -3.7, defense 8.4).

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 yardsGarret Lewis QB479 yds
Passing touchdownsGarret Lewis QB2 TD
Rushing yardsMalcolm Perry QB1,087 yds
Rushing touchdownsZach Abey WR14 TD
Receiving yardsTaylor Jackson WR222 yds
Receiving touchdownsMalcolm Perry QB1 TD
TacklesTaylor Heflin LB107 tkl
SacksNizaire Cromartie LB3.5 sacks
InterceptionsJarid Ryan CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Kevin Brennan S★★★No. 1005
Jalen Smith WR★★★No. 1873
Jordan Cooper ATH★★★No. 1972
Joseph Petti DT★★★No. 2035
Devin Mathews OLB★★★No. 2155

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.30.788
Receivers52.40.789
Offensive line42.00.773
Defensive line32.30.783
Linebackers82.10.775
Defensive backs92.20.781
Athletes and specialists13.00.811
Whole class332.20.782

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 170

The 2018 roster

170 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 71 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠012–⁠111
Temple7–⁠18–⁠5
Cincinnati6–⁠211–⁠224
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
Memphis5–⁠38–⁠6
Tulane5–⁠37–⁠6
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
South Florida3–⁠57–⁠6
Tulsa2–⁠63–⁠9
Navy2–⁠63–⁠10
East Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
UConn0–⁠81–⁠11

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