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2024 Navy

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 American Athletic Conference), coached by Brian Newberry.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2024, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 49–21; won vs. Temple 38–11; won vs. Memphis 56–44; won at UAB 41–18; won at Air Force 34–7; won vs. Charlotte 51–17; lost vs. No. 12 Notre Dame 14–51; lost at Rice 10–24; won at South Florida 28–7; lost vs. No. 25 Tulane 0–35; won at East Carolina 34–20; won vs. No. 19 Army 31–13; won vs. Oklahoma 21–20+34−37Won 49–21 vs. Bucknell+28BucknellWon 38–11 vs. Temple+27TempleWon 56–44 vs. Memphis+12MemphisWon 41–18 at UAB+23UABWon 34–7 at Air Force+27Air ForceWon 51–17 vs. Charlotte+34CharlotteLost 14–51 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame-37No. 12 Notre DameLost 10–24 at Rice-14RiceWon 28–7 at South Florida+21South FloridaLost 0–35 vs. No. 25 Tulane-35No. 25 TulaneWon 34–20 at East Carolina+14East CarolinaWon 31–13 vs. No. 19 Army+18No. 19 ArmyWon 21–20 vs. Oklahoma+1Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsBucknellW 49–⁠2183%
Sep 7vsTempleW 38–⁠1172%
Sep 21vsMemphisW 56–⁠4435%
Sep 28atUABW 41–⁠1856%
Oct 5atAir ForceW 34–⁠752%
Oct 19vsCharlotteW 51–⁠1781%
Oct 26vs12Notre DameL 14–⁠5129%
Nov 2atRiceL 10–⁠2469%
Nov 9atSouth FloridaW 28–⁠749%
Nov 16vs25TulaneL 0–⁠3542%
Nov 29atEast CarolinaW 34–⁠2045%
Dec 14vs19ArmyW 31–⁠1335%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsOklahomaArmed Forces BowlW 21–⁠2053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 21–⁠20 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 25
  2. Wk 9: 24
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 3rd in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
407–⁠288
Coach
Brian Newberry
Elo
1602 +155 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 57 of 134; offense No. 51, defense No. 53, special teams No. 117
SRS
5.7 No. 47 of 134 in FBS
Returning
57% of last season’s EPA, No. 44 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 153 roster talent No. 132 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Drew Cronic
Defensive coordinator
P.J. Volker
Offense
Wing-T
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense23rd of 134
  • Defense26th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted26th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted30th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2042%1.3423rd of 134
Defense0.0342%1.1426th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.05 def		43% off
43% def		—26th off
30th 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
Offense4.4own 3211% allowed
Defense3.5own 2814% caused

CORE rating 16.1, 19th of 134 (offense 12.3, defense -3.8).

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 yardsBlake Horvath QB1,353 yds
Passing touchdownsBlake Horvath QB13 TD
Rushing yardsBlake Horvath QB1,254 yds
Rushing touchdownsBlake Horvath QB17 TD
Receiving yardsEli Heidenreich WR671 yds
Receiving touchdownsEli Heidenreich WR6 TD
TacklesColin Ramos LB129 tkl
SacksJustin Reed DE5.5 sacks
InterceptionsDashaun Peele CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Austin Stull S★★★No. 1880
Talon Fisher QB★★★No. 1919
Will Miles TE★★★No. 2232
Alex Erby QB★★★No. 2394
Brady McDonough QB★★★No. 2651

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks33.00.826
Receivers22.50.810
Defensive backs23.00.826
Athletes and specialists12.00.790
Whole class82.80.817

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 6Rayuan Lane III SJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 185

The 2024 roster

185 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 0

The 2024 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 6

Elias Larry CB★★★to Colorado State
Jacob Busic DE★★★to UCLA
Jacob Rooks CB★★no new school on file
Jianni Woodson-Brooks LB★★no new school on file
Denim Edwards RBto Presbyterian
Tyler Baker QBto Rhode Island

2024 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Army8–⁠112–⁠221
Tulane7–⁠19–⁠5
Navy7–⁠210–⁠3
Memphis6–⁠211–⁠224
East Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
South Florida4–⁠47–⁠6
Charlotte4–⁠45–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠56–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
UAB2–⁠63–⁠9
Temple2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida Atlantic1–⁠73–⁠9
Tulsa1–⁠73–⁠9

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