List of Navy Midshipmen football seasons
The Navy Midshipmen college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the United States Naval Academy in the western division of the American Athletic Conference. The Midshipmen have played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland since 1959.[1]
Seasons
| National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Division Champions ‡ | Bowl/postseason game berth ^ |
| Season | Coach | Conference | Season results | Bowl/Playoff result | Final ranking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties[A 1] | Associated Press Poll [A 2] |
Coaches' Poll [A 3] | |||||
| Navy Midshipmen | ||||||||||
| 1879 | No coach | Independent | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1880 | The Naval Academy did not participate in football during the 1880 or 1881 seasons due to a lack of cadet interest in the sport | |||||||||
| 1881 | ||||||||||
| 1882 | Vaulx Carter | Independent | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1883 | No coach | Independent | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1884 | Independent | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1885 | Independent | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1886 | Independent | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1887 | Independent | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1888 | Independent | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1889 | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1890 | Independent | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1891 | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1892 | Ben Crosby | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1893 | John A. Hartwell | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1894 | William Wurtenburg | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1895 | Matthew McClung | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1896 | Johnny Poe | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1897 | Bill Armstrong | Independent | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1898 | Independent | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1899 | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1900 | Garrett Cochran | Independent | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1901 | Art Hillebrand | Independent | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1902 | Independent | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1903 | Burr Chamberlain | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1904 | Paul Dashiell | Independent | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1905 | Independent | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1906 | Independent | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1907 | Joseph M. Reeves | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1908 | Frank Berrien | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1909 | Independent | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1910 | Independent | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1911 | Douglas Legate Howard | Independent | — | 6 | 0 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1912 | Independent | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1913 | Independent | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1914 | Independent | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1915 | Jonas H. Ingram | Independent | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1916 | Independent | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1917 | Gil Dobie | Independent | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1918 | Independent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1919 | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1920 | Bob Folwell | Independent | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1921 | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1922 | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1923^ | Independent | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | Tie in Rose Bowl vs. Washington, 14-14 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1924 | Independent | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1925 | Jack Owsley | Independent | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1926† | Bill Ingram | Independent | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1927 | Independent | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1928 | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1929 | Independent | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1930 | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1931 | Edgar Miller | Independent | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1932 | Independent | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1933 | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1934 | Tom Hamilton | Independent | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1935 | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1936 | Independent | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | T-18 | N/A | ||
| 1937 | Hank Hardwick | Independent | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1938 | Independent | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1939 | Swede Larson | Independent | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1940 | Independent | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1941 | Independent | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | N/A | ||
| 1942 | John Whelchel | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1943 | Independent | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | N/A | ||
| 1944 | Oscar Hagberg | Independent | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | N/A | |
| 1945 | Independent | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | N/A | ||
| 1946 | Tom Hamilton | Independent | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1947 | Independent | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1948 | George Sauer | Independent | — | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1949 | Independent | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1950 | Eddie Erdelatz | Independent | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 19 | |
| 1951 | Independent | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 1952 | Independent | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | ||
| 1953 | Independent | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| 1954^ | Independent | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl vs. Ole Miss, 21-0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1955 | Independent | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | T-20 | ||
| 1956 | Independent | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 16 | 19 | ||
| 1957^ | Independent | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | Won Cotton Bowl vs. Rice, 20-7 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1958 | Independent | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1959 | Wayne Hardin | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1960^ | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl vs. Missouri, 21-14 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1961 | Independent | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | Independent | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1963^ | Independent | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost Cotton Bowl vs. Texas, 28-6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1964 | Independent | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 1965 | Bill Elias | Independent | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | Independent | — | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | Independent | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | Independent | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | Rick Forzano | Independent | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | Independent | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1971 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | George Welsh | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1978^ | Independent | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Holiday Bowl vs. BYU, 23-16 | — | 17 | ||
| 1979 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1980^ | Independent | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Garden State Bowl vs. Houston, 35-0 | — | — | ||
| 1981^ | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Ohio State, 31-28 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | Gary Tranquill | Independent | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Independent | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | Elliot Uzelac | Independent | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | George Chaump | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Independent | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | Independent | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | Independent | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | Charlie Weatherbie | Independent | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1996^ | Independent | — | 9 | 3 | N/A | Won Aloha Bowl vs. California, 42-38 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Independent | — | 7 | 4 | N/A | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | N/A | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | Independent | — | 5 | 7 | N/A | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | Independent | — | 1 | 10 | N/A | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | Charlie Weatherbie/ Rick Lantz [A 4] |
Independent | — | 0 | 10 | N/A | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Paul Johnson | Independent | — | 2 | 10 | N/A | — | — | — | |
| 2003^ | Independent | — | 8 | 5 | N/A | Lost Houston Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 38-14 | — | — | ||
| 2004^ | Independent | — | 10 | 2 | N/A | Won Emerald Bowl vs. New Mexico, 34-19 | 24 | 24 | ||
| 2005^ | Independent | — | 8 | 4 | N/A | Won Poinsettia Bowl vs. Colorado State, 51-30 | — | — | ||
| 2006^ | Independent | — | 9 | 4 | N/A | Lost Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Boston College, 25-24 | — | — | ||
| 2007^ | Paul Johnson/ Ken Niumatalolo [A 5] |
Independent | — | 8 | 5 | N/A | Lost Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, 35-32 | — | — | |
| 2008^ | Ken Niumatalolo | Independent | — | 8 | 5 | N/A | Lost EagleBank Bowl vs. Wake Forest, 29-19 | — | — | |
| 2009^ | Independent | — | 10 | 4 | N/A | Won Texas Bowl vs. Missouri, 35-13 | — | — | ||
| 2010^ | Independent | — | 9 | 4 | N/A | Lost Poinsettia Bowl vs. San Diego State, 35-14 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Independent | — | 5 | 7 | N/A | — | — | — | ||
| 2012^ | Independent | — | 8 | 5 | N/A | Lost Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl vs. Arizona State, 62-28 | — | — | ||
| 2013^ | Independent | — | 9 | 4 | N/A | Won Armed Forces Bowl vs. Middle Tennessee, 24-6 | — | — | ||
| 2014^ | Independent | — | 8 | 5 | N/A | Won Poinsettia Bowl vs. San Diego State, 17-16 | — | — | ||
| 2015^ | American Athletic Conference | T-1st‡ | 11 | 2 | N/A | Won Military Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 44-28 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 2016^ | American Athletic Conference | 1st‡ | 9 | 5 | N/A | Lost Armed Forces Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech, 48–45 | N/A | N/A | ||
References
- Notes
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[2][3]
- ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.[4]
- ^ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today[4]
- ^ Charlie Weatherbie was fired as head coach on October 28, 2001, after losing 17 of his last 18 games. Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz was named as the interim head coach, but was fired at the end of the season, after going 0–3.[5][6]
- ^ Paul Johnson coached Navy for the entirety of the 2007 season, but left to coach the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets before 2007 Poinsettia Bowl. Offensive coordinator Ken Niumatalolo took over coaching duties for the bowl game, and continues to lead the team.[7][8]
- Footnotes
- ^ Associated Press (September 5, 1959). "Stadium Dedication for Navy, Marines: Field Opens on Sept. 26". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 2. ISSN 1082-8850. OCLC 55506548. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2009-10 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretation" (PDF). Rule 3, Article 3: Extra Periods. National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 2009. pp. FR-64 to FR-65. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
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- ^ Baker, Kent (October 30, 2001). "Lantz gets his chance at Navy with promotion". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore. ISSN 2165-1752. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Staff writer (October 29, 2001). "Plus: College Football; Weatherbie Fired As Navy Coach". The New York Times. New York City. Sports. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Associated Press (December 8, 2007). "Niumatalolo follows Johnson at Navy". Sports Illustrated. New York City. ISSN 0038-822X. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Staff writer (December 7, 2007). "Paul Johnson Named Georgia Tech's Head Football Coach". Ramblinwreck.com. Atlanta, GA. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- Bibliography
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). 2013 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. pp. 114–116. Retrieved November 21, 2011.