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2025 Navy

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Brian Newberry, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 2025, game by game: won vs. VMI 52–7; won vs. UAB 38–24; won at Tulsa 42–23; won vs. Rice 21–13; won vs. Air Force 34–31; won at Temple 32–31; won vs. Florida Atlantic 42–32; lost at North Texas 17–31; lost at No. 10 Notre Dame 10–49; won vs. No. 25 South Florida 41–38; won at Memphis 28–17; won vs. Army 17–16; won vs. Cincinnati 35–13+45−39Won 52–7 vs. VMI+45VMIWon 38–24 vs. UAB+14UABWon 42–23 at Tulsa+19TulsaWon 21–13 vs. Rice+8RiceWon 34–31 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceWon 32–31 at Temple+1TempleWon 42–32 vs. Florida Atlantic+10Florida AtlanticLost 17–31 at North Texas-14North TexasLost 10–49 at No. 10 Notre Dame-39No. 10 Notre DameWon 41–38 vs. No. 25 South Florida+3No. 25 South FloridaWon 28–17 at Memphis+11MemphisWon 17–16 vs. Army+1ArmyWon 35–13 vs. Cincinnati+22Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsVMIW 52–⁠793%
Sep 6vsUABW 38–⁠2476%
Sep 13atTulsaW 42–⁠2374%
Sep 27vsRiceW 21–⁠1377%
Oct 4vsAir ForceW 34–⁠3180%
Oct 11atTempleW 32–⁠3170%
Oct 25vsFlorida AtlanticW 42–⁠3282%
Nov 1atNorth TexasL 17–⁠3149%
Nov 8at10Notre DameL 10–⁠4921%
Nov 15vs25South FloridaW 41–⁠3853%
Nov 27atMemphisW 28–⁠1738%
Dec 13vsArmyW 17–⁠1659%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsCincinnatiLiberty BowlW 35–⁠1366%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 35–⁠13 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; first in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 23
  2. Wk 16: 22
  3. Final: 23
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 first in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 22
Points
409–⁠325
Coach
Brian Newberry
Elo
1654 +87 this season
SP+ rating
6.2 No. 46 of 136; offense No. 26, defense No. 72, special teams No. 56
SRS
2.1 No. 64 of 136 in FBS
Returning
97% of last season’s EPA, No. 1 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 132
Offensive coordinator
Drew Cronic
Defensive coordinator
P.J. Volker
Offense
Wing-T
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 136
  • Defense87th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted29th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2348%1.2713th of 136
Defense0.1441%1.3687th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.11 def		46% off
41% def		—29th off
79th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense43%10.9 yds21%3.609%
Defense47%9.0 yds13%3.1016%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.2own 329% allowed
Defense4.2own 2813% caused

CORE rating 11.0, 34th of 136 (offense 13.0, defense 2.0).

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 QB1,580 yds
Passing touchdownsBlake Horvath QB12 TD
Rushing yardsBlake Horvath QB1,200 yds
Rushing touchdownsBlake Horvath QB16 TD
Receiving yardsEli Heidenreich WR941 yds
Receiving touchdownsEli Heidenreich WR6 TD
TacklesMarcAnthony Parker LB97 tkl
SacksLandon Robinson DT6 sacks
InterceptionsPhillip Hamilton CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Merrick Barlow TE★★★No. 1879
Buddy Collins ATH★★★No. 2057
Garrison Dibble DE★★★No. 2091
Logan Wegman OL★★★No. 2110
Brayden Robertson TE★★★No. 2110

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.810
Receivers42.80.822
Offensive line23.00.825
Defensive line13.00.841
Linebackers12.00.770
Defensive backs22.50.799
Athletes and specialists22.50.811
Whole class132.70.814

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 7Landon Robinson DTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Eli Heidenreich RBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 194

The 2025 roster

194 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 0

The 2025 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 5

Greg Johnson II CB★★★to South Alabama
Lorenzo Vitti CB★★★to Hope
Jackson Runyan Kto Trinity
Matthew Appel OTto Dayton
Trey Dunn QBto Marshall

2025 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Navy8–⁠111–⁠223
North Texas7–⁠112–⁠224
Tulane7–⁠111–⁠318
South Florida6–⁠29–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Memphis4–⁠48–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
Army4–⁠57–⁠6
Temple3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice2–⁠65–⁠8
UAB2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠74–⁠8
Charlotte0–⁠81–⁠11

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