2017 Navy Midshipmen football team

2017 Navy Midshipmen football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 49–7 vs. Virginia
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 The American)
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Dale Pehrson (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Malcolm Perry
Captains	Darryl Bonner D. J. Palmore
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (capacity: 34,000)

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 21 South Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
Temple		4	–	4					7	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	6					4	–	8
UConn		2	–	6					3	–	9
East Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
Houston		5	–	3					7	–	5
Navy		4	–	4					7	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					7	–	6
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 9, 2018 Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by tenth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen competed as a member of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference and were third-year members of the conference. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in AAC play to tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they defeated Virginia, 49–7.

Before the season

Previous season

The Navy Midshipmen began the 2016 season with three straight wins, but lost to military rival Air Force. However, the Midshipmen had victories over fellow American Conference teams #6 ranked Houston and Memphis. After beating long-time rival Notre Dame, winning the Rip Miller Trophy, the Midshipmen went on a three-game winning streak. However, Navy ended their season with a loss over military rival Army in the 117th Army–Navy Game, ending Navy's 14th consecutive victories over Army. The Midshipmen finished the regular season with a 9–4 record. Despite this slide, it earned them an invitation to the Armed Force Bowl, their 13th bowl game in a row, but they lost to the 8–5 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 45–48.

Spring practices

Navy held spring practices during March and April 2017.

During the season

On television

The 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team is featured in the miniseries, A Season With Navy Football on Showtime, which premiered on Tuesday September 5, 2017. It depicts daily life of Midshipmen football players and coaches at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Each episode reviews highlights of every football game played during the current season of Navy football, as the series narrator boasts, is "one of the most accomplished football programs in the country".

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic*		FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPNU	W 42–19	28,481
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Tulane		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 23–21	30,420
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Cincinnati		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 42–32	33,134
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Tulsa		Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	W 31–21	21,354
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Air Force*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	W 48–45	38,792
October 14	3:45 p.m.	at Memphis	No. 25	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 27–30	40,177
October 21	3:30 p.m.	No. 20 UCF		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 21–31	35,277
November 2	8:00 p.m.	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	L 26–34	26,127
November 11	3:30 p.m.	SMU		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)	CBSSN	W 43–40	36,157
November 18	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 17–24	77,622
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at Houston		TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	L 14–24	29,252
December 9	3:00 p.m.	vs. Army*		Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game, College GameDay)	CBS	L 13–14	68,625
December 28	1:30 p.m.	Virginia*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–7	35,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Navy	Alma mater
Ken Niumatalolo	Head Coach	19	Hawaii (1989)
Ivin Jasper	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach	18	Hawaii (1994)
Dale Pehrson	Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach	22	Utah (1976)
Justin Davis	Outside Linebackers Coach	11	Maine (2001)
Lt. Col. Robert Green, USMC	Outside Linebackers Coach	5	Navy (1998)
Ashley Ingram	Running Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach	10	North Alabama (1996)
Steve Johns	Inside Linebackers	10	Occidental College (1991)
Dan O'Brien	Secondary Coach	4	Boston College (2005)
Mike Judge	Fullbacks Coach	10	Springfield College (2005)
Shaun Nua	Defensive Line Coach	6	BYU (2005)
Danny O'Rourke	Special Teams Coordinator / Slotbacks Coach	16	West Georgia (2000)
Napoleon Sykes	Defensive Line Coach	4	Wake Forest (2006)
Mick Yokitis	Wide Receivers Coach	7	Hawaii (2006)

Roster

2017 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Quarterbacks 1 Reggie Harris – Freshman (5'7, 165) 2 Evan Fochtman – Freshman (6'1, 185) 3 Jacob Harrison – Sophomore (6'1, 194) 5 Dalen Morris – Freshman (6'1, 195) 6 Emmett Davis – Freshman (6'1, 170) (+SB) 7 Garret Lewis – Junior (6'1, 200) 9 Zach Abey – Junior (6'2, 212) 14 Chase Parrish – Freshman (5'11, 181) Slotbacks 2 C.J. Williams – Freshman (5'8, 170) 3 Myles Fells – Freshman (5'11, 187) 4 Garrett Winn – Freshman (5'10, 170) 7 Justin Smith – Freshman (5'11, 188) 8 Mazh Maloy – Sophomore (5'7, 170) 10 Malcolm Perry – Sophomore (5'9, 185) (+QB) 20 John Brown III – Senior (5'9, 203) 21 Tre Walker – Junior (5'9, 190) 22 Travis Brannan – Sophomore (6'0, 180) 23 Amari DuBose – Sophomore (5'9, 165) 25 Jahmaal Daniel – Senior (5'6, 160) 28 Josh Brown – Senior (5'9, 189) 29 Darryl Bonner – Senior (5'7, 178) (C) 36 Keoni-Kordell Makekau – Freshman (5'11, 170) 37 Cameron Dudeck – Junior (5'9, 189) 40 Mason Plante – Sophomore (5'11, 188) 41 Tyreek King-El – Freshman (5'8, 155) 46 Travis Pospisil – Junior (5'10, 198) Fullbacks 24 Joshua Walker – Senior (5'11, 222) 26 Jonnie Lee – Freshman (5'9, 195) 31 Myles Benning – Sophomore (5'11, 235) 32 Bryan Hammond – Junior (5'10, 200) 33 Chris High – Senior (6'0, 224) 34 Mike Martin – Junior (6'1, 202) 35 Cooper Hardin – Freshman (6'1, 225) 37 Tory Delmonico – Freshman (6'2, 218) 38 Anthony Gargiulo – Junior (6'2, 239) 43 Nelson Smith – Freshman (5'9, 206) 45 Ahmir Lee – Freshman (6'0, 230) 46 Akili Taylor – Sophomore (5'7, 205) Wide Receivers 11 Darian Pride – Sophomore (6'3, 210) 15 Kody Crider – Freshman (6'3, 220) 47 Trey Olsen – Senior (6'4, 224) 49 Jordan Pittman – Senior (6'2, 235) 80 Terrence Laster – Senior (6'1, 230) 81 Conrey Meagher – Senior (5'10, 188) 82 Craig Scott – Senior (6'2, 189) 83 Zack Fraade – Sophomore (6'3, 215) 85 Ryan Mitchell – Freshman (6'3, 190) 84 Chad Lewellyn – Senior (6'4, 201) 86 Dre Williamson – Junior (6'4, 208) 87 Brandon Colon – Senior (6'4, 223) 88 Tyler Carmona – Senior (6'4, 227) 89 Taylor Jackson – Junior (6'3, 210) Placekickers 4 Owen White – Sophomore (5'10, 195) 16 Bennett Moehring – Junior (5'9, 180) 41 J.R. Osborn – Sophomore (6'0, 191) 97 Keller Farni – Freshman (5'11, 225)		Offensive Linemen 50 Nick Novak – C – Freshman (6'4, 270) 50 Eric Cal – C – Sophomore (6'3, 282) 51 Justin Self – OT – Freshman (6'2, 270) 52 Kurt Stengel – OT – Freshman (6'4, 265) 53 Jude Hydrick – OT – Sophomore (6'3, 256) 54 Ben Everett – OG – Freshman (6'4, 270) 55 Mike Adzima – OG – Sophomore (6'2, 282) 56 Sean Rattay – C – Freshman (6'1, 290) 57 Jake Hawk – OT – Junior (6'6, 295) 58 Billy Honaker – OT – Freshman (6'3, 270) 59 Wes Mehl – C – Sophomore (6'4, 301) 59 Isaac Willis – OG – Sophomore (6'0, 286) 60 T.J. Salu – OG – Sophomore (6'2, 291) 61 Andrew Wood – OT – Junior (6'4, 290) 62 Parker Wade – C – Senior (6'2, 280) 63 Seth White – OG – Senior (6'3, 274) 64 Steve Satchell – OG – Junior (6'4, 296) 65 Peter Nestrowitz – OG – Freshman (6'3, 270) 66 Nikko Yaramus – OG – Sophomore (6'3, 282) 67 Chris Gesell – OG – Junior (6'4, 307) 68 David Forney – C – Sophomore (6'3, 318) 70 Elijah Lugo – OG – Freshman (6'4, 279) 71 Evan Martin – OG – Senior (6'3, 294) 72 Ford Higgins – OT – Sophomore (6'2, 250) 73 Michael Raiford – OT – Senior (6'6, 302) 74 Alec Keener – OT – Junior (6'4, 278) 75 Robert Lindsey – OG – Senior (6'4, 275) 76 Kendel Wright – OT – Sophomore (6'4, 290) 77 Bryan Barrett – OG – Junior (6'3, 330) 78 Laurent Njiki – OG – junior (6'3, 306) 79 Kyle-Malik Mitchell – OG – Sophomore (6'2, 303) Defensive Linemen 46 Denzel Polk – DE – Sophomore (6'2, 241) 52 Vic Thomas – DE – Sophomore (6'4, 237) 60 Lance Angulo – NG – Junior (6'2, 285) 62 Buck Elliott – DE – Junior (6'4, 249) 63 Tony Masaniai – DE – Sophomore (6'1, 256) 65 Alema Kapoi – DE – Freshman (6'0, 275) 69 Marcus Edwards – DE – Sophomore (6'4, 294) 70 Mack Nash – DE – Sophomore (6'5, 261) 72 Gunner Osborn – DE – Sophomore (6'3, 275) 73 Jackson Perkins – DE – Freshman (6'6, 235) 74 Joshua Van Dunk – NG – Sophomore (6'3, 293) 75 Bradley Osborne – DE – Freshman (6'3, 265) 76 Tobe Okafor – DE – Freshman (6'4, 270) 77 Chris Pearson – NG – Freshman (6'2, 315) 90 Jarvis Polu – DE – Junior (6'3, 292) 91 Tyler Sayles – DE – Senior (6'2, 257) 92 Josh Webb – DE – Junior (6'5, 250) 93 Joe Goff – DE – Sophomore (6'5, 275) 94 Corbin Heyward – DE – Sophomore (6'3, 280) 95 Anthony Villalobos – DE – Junior (6'2, 261) 96 Nizaire Cromatie – DE – Sophomore (6'2, 243) 97 Dave Tolentino – NG – Sophomore (6'2, 294) 98 Dylan Fischer – NG – Junior (6'2, 307) 99 Jackson Pittman – NG – Sophomore (6'3, 304) Punters 43 Erik Harris – Junior (5'10, 185)		Linebackers 3 Brandon Jones – LB – Senior (6'4, 225) 5 Justin Norton – OLB – Senior (6'2, 190) 11 Jerry Thompson – OLB – Senior (6'0, 196) 28 O.J. Davis – LB – Sophomore (6'2, 225) 33 Carter Bankston – OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 235) 34 Austin Talbert-Loving – OLB – Sophomore (6'0, 190) 35 Walter Little – OLB – Sophomore (5'11, 200) 36 Forrest Forte – OLB – Junior (6'1, 194) 37 Elan Nash – OLB – Sophomore (5'11, 196) 38 Rahn Bailey – OLB – Sophomore (6'2, 2224) 39 Sion Harrington – LB – Sophomore (6'3, 216) 40 Kevin McCoy – OLB – Senior (6'4, 222) 41 Tyler Pistorio – LB – Sophomore (6'2, 215) 42 Conner Dorris – LB – Junior (6'2, 237) 43 Jake Schwarzer – LB – Sophomore (6'1, 213) 44 Micah Thomas – LB – Senior (6'1, 241) 45 D.J. Palmore – OLB – Senior (6'3, 236) (C) 47 Aleksei Yaramus – LB – Sophomore (6'2, 218) 48 Dean Sise – Freshman (6'2, 205) 49 Monte Armstrong – Junior (6'1, 216) 50 Paul Carothers – LB – Sophomore (6'1, 220) 51 Winn Howard – LB – Soenior (6'2, 215) 53 Hudson Sullivan – LB – Junior (6'2, 240) 54 Taylor Heflin – LB – Junior (6'2, 224) 55 Matt Stewart – LB – Junior (6'1, 211) 56 Myles Davenport – OLB – Senior (6'2, 233) 57 Zack Quilty- OLB – Sophomore (6'3, 223) 59 travis Kerchner – LB – Junior (6'2, 206) 78 Jacob Gregory – OLB – Freshman (6'3, 235) 80 Peyton Long – LB – Freshman (6'2, 220) 81 Dallas Jeanty – LB – Freshman (5'11, 232) 82 Jack Clancy – LB – Freshman (6'1, 216) 83 Griffin Baumoel – LB – Freshman (6'2, 220) 84 Pepe Tanuvasa – LB – Freshman (6'1, 235) 85 Ian Blake – OLB – Freshman (6'2, 215) 86 Mack Schwartz – Freshman (6'2, 215) 87 Tanner Matthews – Freshman (6'4, 234) Defensive Backs 1 Jake Springer – S – Freshman (6'0, 190) 2 Jarid Ryan – S – Junior (5'11, 198) 4 Isaac Wright – S – Senior (5'10, 186) 6 Sean Williams – S – Junior (6'1, 190) 7 Khaylan Williams – CB – Junior (6'0, 192) 8 Randy Beggs – S – Senior (6'0, 180) 9 Kerrick Jones – DB – Freshman (5'11, 170) 10 Marcus Wiggins – DB – Freshman (6'4, 180) 13 Juan Hailey – S – Senior (6'1, 199) 14 Elijah Merchant – CB – Senior (5'10, 196) 15 Noruwa Obanor – CB – Sophomore (6'1, 188) 16 Jeremy Griffis – CB – Sophomore (5'9, 178) 17 Tyris Wooten – CB – Senior (6'1, 185) 18 John Gillis – S – Junior (5'11, 179) 22 Michael Onuoha – DB – Freshman (6'4, 190) 23 Cameron Kinley – S – Freshman (6'2, 185) 24 Mike Cabrera – S – Freshman (5'10, 175) 26 Elijah – CB – Junior (5'11, 180) 29 Brady Petersen – S – Junior (5'10, 190) 31 Myke Brooks – CB – Freshman (5'11, 190) 32 Michah Farrer – CB – Freshman (6'0, 170) Long Snappers 44 Michael Pifer – Sophomore (6'3, 226) 85 Ronnie Querry – Senior (6'1, 208) 94 Kyle Gibbs – Freshman (6'2, 230)
(C) Team Captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Depth chart

Defense
FS Sean Williams Juan Hailey Jarid Ryan		WLB ILB ILB SLB D.J. Palmore Micah Thomas Hudson Sullivan Tyler Sayles Kevin McCoy Brandon Jones Conner Dorris Nizaire Cromartie Myles Davenport Winn Howard Taylor Heflin Josh Webb					SS Jarid Ryan Juan Hailey Jake Springer
CB Elijah Merchant Jarid Ryan Cameron Bryant		DE NT DE Amos Mason Jackson Pittman Jarvis Polu Nnamdi Uzoma Joshua Van Dunk Anthony Villalobos Anthony Villalobos Dave Tolentino Vic Thomas						CB Tyris Wooten Noruwa Obanor Juan Hailey
Offense
WR Tyler Carmona Craig Scott Chad Lewellyn	SB Malcolm Perry Tre Walker Jahmaal Daniel	LT LG C RG RT Jake Hawk Robert Lindsey Parker Wade Evan Martin Andrew Wood Kendel Wright Laurent Njiki David Forney Steve Satchell Ford Higgins Michael Raiford Seth White Bryan Barrett T.J. Salu Michael Railford					SB Darry Bonner Josh Brown John Brown III	WR Brandon Colon Terrence Laster Taylor Jackson
				QB Zach Abey Garret Lewis Reggie Hayes
Key reserves				FB Chris High Joshua Walker Myles Benning			Special teams PK Bennett Moehring & Owen White P Owen White & Erik Harris KR Tre Walker & John Brown III PR Craig Scott & Darryl Bonner

Depth Chart 2017
True Freshman
Double Position : *

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

at Florida Atlantic

Navy at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 7 14 14 7 42 Florida Atlantic 3 7 3 6 19 Date: September 1, 2017 Location: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL Game start: 8:03 pm EST Elapsed time: 5 hours 44 minutes (Weather delay – lightning/thunder storm) Game attendance: 28,481 Game weather: Temp: 87 F • Wind: WSW 5 • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: Michael Roce TV announcers (ESPNU): Kelly Stouffer, Dave LaMont, and Tiffany Greene (sideline) (Fourth quarter aired on ESPNews after weather delay)

See also: 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

After a lightning delay, Navy ended the long night with a total of 345 yards. Also, Midshipmen quarterback Zack Abey, making his third start, rushed for 200 yards and passed for 100. This achievement made it the first time in Naval Academy history that a quarter has done so in a single game.

Tulane

Tulane at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total Tulane 0 13 0 8 21 • Navy 7 7 9 0 23 Date: September 9, 2017 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD Game start: 3:32 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 8 minutes Game attendance: 30,420 Game weather: Temp: 71 F • Wind: N 5–10 MPH • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: Todd LaPenta TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team

With this victory, Navy has won their 15th straight regular season win playing at their home stadium. In addition to head coach Ken Niumatalolo's 79th career win at Navy, the most in Naval Academy history.

Cincinnati

Cincinnati at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total Cincinnati 7 10 7 8 32 • Navy 14 7 14 7 42 Date: September 23, 2017 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD Game start: 3:32 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 9 minutes Game attendance: 33,134 Game weather: Temp: 84 F • Wind: NWN 5–10 MPH • Weather: Sunny and clear Referee: Charles Lamertina TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

With this victory, Navy Midshipmen set a Naval Academy record for 16 consecutive wins at home, making it the longest active regular season streak in the FBS. They also set a new record in Navy football history for the most rushing yards in a single game with 573. (This beat their previous record set on November 10, 2007, at North Texas with 572 yards.)

at Tulsa

Navy at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 0 14 3 14 31 Tulsa 14 0 0 7 21 Date: September 30, 2017 Location: H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK Game start: 3:30 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 15 minutes Game attendance: 21,354 Game weather: Temp: 80 F • Wind: S 7 MPH • Weather: Partly cloudy Referee: Michael Roche TV announcers (ESPNU): Ray Bentley and Mark Neely

See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Air Force

See also: 2017 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Air Force Falcons (1–3) at Navy Midshipmen (4–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	7	3	14	21	45
Navy	7	21	10	10	48

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)-15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
• Game attendance: 38,792
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, and Jenny Dell
• Automated ScoreBook

Game information
Air Force Arion Worthman 9/16, 257 Yds, 2 TD 20 Rush, 139 Yds, 2 TD Marcus Bennett 5 Rec, 161 Yds, 2 TD Navy Zach Abey 4/11, 86 Yds, 2 TD 29 Rush, 214 Yds, 2 TD Malcolm Perry 2 Rec, 45 Yds, TD

With a stadium-record crowd, this victory earned the Midshipmen their best start since they went 5–0 in 2004. Game highlights include, Midshipmen slotback Malcolm Perry had two touchdowns; a 40-yard catch and a 91-yard touchdown run, the second longest TD run in Navy history. While quarterback Zach Abey ran for 214 yards and two touchdowns, rushing for 75 yards on one. Also the Midshipmen rushed for 400-plus yards in three straight games. The last team to do so was Rice with four straight games (1996).

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP AFA NAVY 1 7:52 1 91 0:14 Navy Malcolm Perry 91-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 0 7 1 5:30 5 77 2:22 Air Force Marcus Bennett 59-yard touchdown reception from Arion Worthman, Luke Stebel kick good 7 7 2 8:36 10 45 4:58 Navy Darryl Bonner 10-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 14 2 3:45 6 41 3:06 Navy Zach Abey 1-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 21 2 1:52 2 40 0:14 Navy Malcolm Perry 40-yard touchdown reception from Zach Abey, Bennett Moehring kick good 7 28 2 0:00 11 55 1:52 Air Force 26-yard field goal by Luke Strebel 10 28 3 10:56 8 61 4:04 Navy 21-yard field goal by Bennett Moehring 10 31 3 9:26 4 73 1:30 Air Force Tim McVey 6-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good 17 31 3 9:14 1 75 0:12 Navy Zach Abey 75-yard touchdown run, Bennett Moehring kick good 17 38 3 4:30 11 73 4:44 Air Force Arion Worthman 1-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good 24 38 4 11:28 8 89 3:26 Air Force Arion Worthman 3-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good 31 38 4 6:08 10 52 5:20 Navy 25-yard field goal by Bennett Moehring 31 41 4 4:09 5 75 1:59 Air Force Tim McVey 2-yard touchdown run, Luke Strebel kick good 38 41 4 1:53 2 57 0:35 Air Force Marcus Bennett 51-yard touchdown reception from Arion Worthman, Luke Strebel kick good 45 41 4 0:15 11 75 1:38 Navy Tyler Carmona 16-yard touchdown reception from Zach Abey, Bennett Moehring kick good 45 48 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 48

at Memphis

Navy at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Navy 10 0 9 8 27 • Memphis 7 3 10 10 30 Date: October 14, 2017 Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN Game start: 3:45 pm EST Game attendance: 40,177 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather: Referee: Michael Roche TV announcers (ESPNU): Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey

See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team

UCF

UCF at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 20 UCF 7 7 10 7 31 Navy 0 7 7 7 21 Date: October 21, 2017 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD Game start: 3:32 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 32 minutes Game attendance: 35,277 Game weather: Temp: 71 F • Wind: SE 6 MPH • Weather: Sunny Referee: Adam Savoie TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2017 UCF Knights football team

at Temple

Navy at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total Navy 3 3 7 13 26 • Temple 10 7 14 3 34 Date: November 2, 2017 Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA Game start: 8:00 pm EST Game attendance: 26,127 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather: Referee: Todd LaPenta TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Mike Golic, Mike Golic Jr. and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

See also: 2017 Temple Owls football team

SMU

SMU at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total SMU 5 6 21 8 40 • Navy 13 21 6 3 43 Date: November 11, 2017 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD Game start: 3:32 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 36 minutes Game attendance: 36,157 Game weather: Temp: 41 F • Wind: NNE 5 MPH • Weather: Clear skies, cold Referee: Tracy Jones TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2017 SMU Mustangs football team and Gansz Trophy

Navy slotback/quarterback Malcolm Perry had a breakout performance in for the injured but active quarterback Zach Abey. Perry rushed for 282 yards with 4 touchdowns in his first start at quarterback (third most in Naval Academy history). Also, fullback Anthony Gargiulo ran for a career-high 145 yards with a touchdown. Backup kicker J.R. Osborn kicked an 18-yard, game-winning field goal as time expired to give the Midshipmen the win in dramatic fashion. With this victory, Navy becomes bowl eligible for the 15th time in the last 16 seasons. It's also Navy's 35th win on Senior Day in the last four years, a milestone few schools have reached.

at Notre Dame

Navy at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Navy 0 10 7 0 17 • No. 9 Notre Dame 3 7 7 7 24 Date: November 18, 2017 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 3:41 pm EST Elapsed time: 2 hours 52 minutes Game attendance: 77,622 Game weather: Temp: 41 F • Wind: N 19 MPH • Weather: Rain Referee: Adam Savoie TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

at Houston

Navy at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total Navy 0 14 0 0 14 • Houston 7 0 7 10 24 Date: November 24, 2017 Location: TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX Game start: 12:02 pm EST Elapsed time: 2 hours 56 minutes Game attendance: 29,252 Game weather: Temp: 67 F • Wind: S 3 MPH • Weather: Clear, sunny Referee: Charles Lamertina TV announcers (ESPN): Mack Brown, Dave LaMont and Jen Lada (sideline)

See also: 2017 Houston Cougars football team

vs. Army

Army–Navy Game

1 2 3 4 Total • Army 7 0 0 7 14 Navy 3 7 3 0 13 Date: December 9, 2017 Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA Game start: 3:14 pm EST Elapsed time: 2 hours 56 minutes Game attendance: 68,625 Game weather: Temp: 29 F • Wind: NE 6 MPH • Weather: Snow TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce (sideline)

See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team, Army–Navy Game, and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

vs. Virginia (Military Bowl)

2017 Military Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Virginia 7 0 0 0 7 • Navy 14 14 14 7 49 Date: December 28, 2017 Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD Game start: 1:33 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 19 minutes Game attendance: 35,921 Game weather: Temp: 24 F • Wind: N 10–15 MPH • Weather: Mostly Sunny Referee: Dan Romeo TV announcers (ESPN): Kirk Morrison, Clay Matvick and Alex Corddry (sideline)

See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team and 2017 Military Bowl

With their fourth bowl game victory in five seasons, Navy ran the ball 76 times for 452 rushing yards and scored seven rushing touchdowns. All TD's came from quarterbacks Malcolm Perry and Zach Abey. Getting his third start at QB, Perry rushed for two touchdowns and led the Midshipmen with 114 rushing yards. Abey came into the game after Perry suffered a foot injury in the third quarter and scored five rushing touchdowns with 88 total yards. Abey became the 5th player in FBS and Military Bowl history to rush for five touchdowns in a FBS bowl game, joining Barry Sanders and Kareem Hunt.