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2015 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Military Bowl, W 44–28 vs. Pittsburgh | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
West Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 11–2 (7–1 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ivin Jasper (8th season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Dale Pehrson (interim season) |
Base defense | Multiple |
MVP | Keenan Reynolds |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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Temple x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 8 Houston xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Navy x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by eighth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen competed as a member of the Western Division of the American Athletic Conference, and were first year members of the conference. In their entire football history, this was the first season that Navy did not compete as an Independent. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for the Western Division title with Houston. However, due to their head-to-head loss to Houston, they did not represent the Western Division in the American Championship. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Pittsburgh.
Before the season
Spring practices
Navy held spring practices during March and April 2015.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Colgate* | CBSSN | W 48–10 | 28,015 | |||
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina |
| CBSSN | W 45–21 | 34,717 | ||
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at UConn | CBSSN | W 28–18 | 33,204 | |||
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Air Force* |
| CBSSN | W 33–11 | 32,705 | ||
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 24–41 | 80,795 | |||
October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Tulane |
| CBSSN | W 31–14 | 32,033 | ||
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida |
| CBSSN | W 29–17 | 26,766 | ||
November 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Memphis | ESPN2 | W 45–20 | 55,212 | |||
November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | No. 20 |
| CBSSN | W 55–14 | 35,778 | |
November 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 16 | CBSSN | W 44–21 | 22,749 | ||
November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Houston | No. 15 | ABC | L 31–52 | 40,562 | ||
December 12 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Army* | No. 21 | CBS | W 21–17 | 69,722 | ||
December 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 21 |
| ESPN | W 44–28 | 36,352 | [1][2] |
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Rankings
Note: Navy is ranked for the first time since their 2004 season. (Ranked 24 in AP poll)
The Midshipmen have been nationally ranked for four consecutive weeks, making it the first time this has happened since 1978.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
CFP | Not released | — | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 21 | Not released |
Roster
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Offense
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