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2023 Navy

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 American Athletic Conference), coached by Brian Newberry.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2023, game by game: lost vs. No. 13 Notre Dame 3–42; won vs. Wagner 24–0; lost at Memphis 24–28; lost vs. South Florida 30–44; won vs. North Texas 27–24; won at Charlotte 14–0; lost vs. No. 22 Air Force 6–17; lost at Temple 18–32; won vs. UAB 31–6; won vs. East Carolina 10–0; lost at SMU 14–59; lost vs. Army 11–17+25−45Lost 3–42 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame-39No. 13 Notre DameWon 24–0 vs. Wagner+24WagnerLost 24–28 at Memphis-4MemphisLost 30–44 vs. South Florida-14South FloridaWon 27–24 vs. North Texas+3North TexasWon 14–0 at Charlotte+14CharlotteLost 6–17 vs. No. 22 Air Force-11No. 22 Air ForceLost 18–32 at Temple-14TempleWon 31–6 vs. UAB+25UABWon 10–0 vs. East Carolina+10East CarolinaLost 14–59 at SMU-45SMULost 11–17 vs. Army-6Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vs13Notre DameL 3–⁠4226%
Sep 9vsWagnerW 24–⁠090%
Sep 14atMemphisL 24–⁠2827%
Sep 30vsSouth FloridaL 30–⁠4465%
Oct 7vsNorth TexasW 27–⁠2451%
Oct 14atCharlotteW 14–⁠054%
Oct 21vs22Air ForceL 6–⁠1726%
Nov 4atTempleL 18–⁠3262%
Nov 11vsUABW 31–⁠650%
Nov 18vsEast CarolinaW 10–⁠056%
Nov 25atSMUL 14–⁠5919%
Dec 9vsArmyL 11–⁠1739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 17–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠269
Coach
Brian Newberry
Elo
1420 −40 this season
SP+ rating
-13.7 No. 113 of 133; offense No. 126, defense No. 71, special teams No. 106
SRS
−10.8 No. 111 of 133 in FBS
Returning
61% of last season’s EPA, No. 51 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 131 roster talent No. 131 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Grant Chesnut
Defensive coordinator
P.J. Volker
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense116th of 133
  • Defense38th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted55th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0236%1.19116th of 133
Defense0.0641%1.1738th of 133
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.09 def		36% off
42% def		—121st off
55th 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
Offense2.4own 3215% allowed
Defense2.8own 3018% caused

CORE rating -11.8, 106th of 133 (offense -13.1, defense -1.3).

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 yardsTai Lavatai QB701 yds
Passing touchdownsTai Lavatai QB5 TD
Rushing yardsAlex Tecza RB758 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Tecza RB5 TD
Receiving yardsEli Heidenreich WR382 yds
Receiving touchdownsEli Heidenreich WR4 TD
TacklesColin Ramos LB94 tkl
SacksJustin Reed DE4.5 sacks
InterceptionsDashaun Peele CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Robert Jones III QB★★★No. 1837
Braxton Woodson QB★★★No. 1924
Tyson Simmons DE★★★No. 1953
Ben Reiland DL★★★No. 2391
Logan Rouse DE★★★No. 2391

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.833
Running backs13.00.800
Defensive line42.80.810
Linebackers13.00.798
Defensive backs13.00.800
Whole class92.90.812

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 2023 roster

170 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 51 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 0

The 2023 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 3

Isaiah Knowles PRO★★no new school on file
Maquel Haywood RB★★to App State
Tyler Morris ATHno new school on file

2023 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠322
Tulane8–⁠011–⁠3
UTSA7–⁠19–⁠4
Memphis6–⁠210–⁠3
South Florida4–⁠47–⁠6
Rice4–⁠46–⁠7
Navy4–⁠45–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠55–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠8
Charlotte2–⁠63–⁠9
Temple1–⁠73–⁠9
East Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

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