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2019 Navy

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Niumatalolo, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2019, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 45–7; won vs. East Carolina 42–10; lost at Memphis 23–35; won vs. Air Force 34–25; won at Tulsa 45–17; won vs. South Florida 35–3; won vs. Tulane 41–38; won at UConn 56–10; lost at No. 16 Notre Dame 20–52; won vs. No. 21 SMU 35–28; won at Houston 56–41; won vs. Army 31–7; won vs. Kansas State 20–17+46−32Won 45–7 vs. Holy Cross+38Holy CrossWon 42–10 vs. East Carolina+32East CarolinaLost 23–35 at Memphis-12MemphisWon 34–25 vs. Air Force+9Air ForceWon 45–17 at Tulsa+28TulsaWon 35–3 vs. South Florida+32South FloridaWon 41–38 vs. Tulane+3TulaneWon 56–10 at UConn+46UConnLost 20–52 at No. 16 Notre Dame-32No. 16 Notre DameWon 35–28 vs. No. 21 SMU+7No. 21 SMUWon 56–41 at Houston+15HoustonWon 31–7 vs. Army+24ArmyWon 20–17 vs. Kansas State+3Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsHoly CrossW 45–⁠777%
Sep 14vsEast CarolinaW 42–⁠1066%
Sep 26atMemphisL 23–⁠3526%
Oct 5vsAir ForceW 34–⁠2548%
Oct 12atTulsaW 45–⁠1752%
Oct 19vsSouth FloridaW 35–⁠364%
Oct 26vsTulaneW 41–⁠3854%
Nov 1atUConnW 56–⁠1078%
Nov 16at16Notre DameL 20–⁠5224%
Nov 23vs21SMUW 35–⁠2849%
Nov 30atHoustonW 56–⁠4153%
Dec 14vsArmyW 31–⁠766%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsKansas StateLiberty BowlW 20–⁠1753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 20–⁠17 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 25
  2. Wk 12: 21
  3. Wk 14: 24
  4. Wk 15: 23
  5. Wk 16: 21
  6. Final: 20

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

Led the nationJamale Carothers: points per game (16.0)

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 20
Points
483–⁠290
Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Elo
1639 +199 this season
SP+ rating
9.9 No. 31 of 130; offense No. 18, defense No. 52, special teams No. 83
SRS
11.7 No. 21 of 130 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 75 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 124 roster talent No. 119 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ivin Jasper
Defensive coordinators
Brian Newberry and Brian Norwood
Captains
Paul Carothers, Nizaire Cromartie, Ford Higgins and Malcolm Perry
Most valuable player
Malcolm Perry
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 130
  • Defense40th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted34th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2847%1.386th of 130
Defense0.0539%1.1640th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.05 def		47% off
39% def		—8th off
34th 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
Offense4.6own 2913% allowed
Defense3.1own 3024% caused

CORE rating 16.3, 12th of 130 (offense 12.7, defense -3.6).

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 yardsMalcolm Perry QB1,084 yds
Passing touchdownsMalcolm Perry QB7 TD
Rushing yardsMalcolm Perry QB2,017 yds
Rushing touchdownsMalcolm Perry QB21 TD
Receiving yardsMychal Cooper WR380 yds
Receiving touchdownsC.J. Williams RB2 TD
TacklesDiego Fagot LB100 tkl
SacksJake Springer DB8 sacks
InterceptionsChelen Garnes DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Tausili Fiatoa OLB★★★No. 1221
Wyatt Terlaak OT★★★No. 1746
B.J. Gibson S★★★No. 1826
Taylor Harris CB★★★No. 2157
Tyler King ILB★★★No. 2192

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.793
Running backs32.30.783
Offensive line42.30.794
Defensive line42.00.772
Linebackers42.50.793
Defensive backs62.50.787
Athletes and specialists32.70.801
Whole class262.40.789

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 7Malcolm Perry WRMiami Dolphins

Roster 160

The 2019 roster

160 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis7–⁠112–⁠217
Navy7–⁠111–⁠220
Cincinnati7–⁠111–⁠321
UCF6–⁠210–⁠324
SMU6–⁠210–⁠3
Temple5–⁠38–⁠5
Tulane3–⁠57–⁠6
Houston2–⁠64–⁠8
South Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠8
East Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
UConn0–⁠82–⁠10

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