2020 Navy Midshipmen football team

2020 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIvin Jasper (13th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorBrian Newberry (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
CaptainBilly Honaker
Cameron Kinley
Jackson Perkins[1]
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Cincinnati y$   6 – 0     9 – 1  
Tulsa y   6 – 0     6 – 3  
Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 3  
UCF   5 – 3     6 – 4  
SMU   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Houston   3 – 3     3 – 5  
Navy   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Tulane   3 – 5     6 – 6  
East Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 6  
Temple   1 – 6     1 – 6  
South Florida   0 – 7     1 – 8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by thirteenth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy competed as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] Diego Fagot LB JR
Doak Walker Award[3] Jamale Carothers FB SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] Diego Fagot LB JR
Wuerffel Trophy[5] Cameron Kinley CB SR

AAC preseason media poll

The preseason poll was released on September 1, 2020. The Midshipmen were predicted to finish in fifth place in the conference.[6]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UCF 204 (10)
2 Cincinnati 201 (7)
3 Memphis 192 (2)
4 SMU 146
5 Navy 125 (1)
6 Tulane 118
7 Houston 114
8 Temple 88
9 Tulsa 49
10 East Carolina 42
11 South Florida 41

Schedule

Navy had games scheduled against Lafayette and Notre Dame which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] The game against Notre Dame was originally scheduled to be played at Aviva Stadium in Dublin as the Emerald Isle Classic, but was rescheduled and moved back to the United States due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] It was later canceled entirely when the Fighting Irish, playing as part of the ACC for the first time, chose Western Michigan as their one non-conference opponent for the season (which was itself canceled when the MAC canceled fall sports). The South Florida game, originally scheduled for November 21, was declared a no-contest following Covid issues with the Bulls' team.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 78:00 p.m.BYU*
ESPNL 3–550
September 1912:00 p.m.at Tulane
ABCW 27–240
October 36:00 p.m.at Air Force*
CBSSNL 7–405,000
October 106:00 p.m.Temple
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 31–294,400
October 1712:00 p.m.at East Carolina
ESPN2W 27–233,500
October 243:30 p.m.Houstondagger
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNL 21–373,600
October 317:30 p.m.at No. 22 SMU
ESPN2L 37–517,898
November 287:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNL 7–100
December 53:30 p.m.No. 24 Tulsa
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
ESPN2L 6–190
December 123:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSL 0–15 12,722

[10]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Navy 		Alma mater
Ken Niumatalolo Head coach 23 (13 as HC) Hawaii (1989)
Offensive staff
Ivin Jasper Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach 21 Hawaii (1994)
Joe Dupaix Slotbacks coach 6 Southern Utah (1998)
Ashley Ingram Running game coordinator / offensive centers and guards coach 13 North Alabama (1996)
Jason MacDonald Fullbacks coach 2 Springfield College (MA) (2004)
Danny O'Rourke Special teams coordinator / offensive tackles coach 19 West Georgia (1999)
Mick Yokitis Wide receivers coach 10 Navy (2006)
Billy Ray Stutzmann Offensive assistant coach 2 Hawaii (2013)
Defensive staff
Brian Newberry Defensive coordinator / safeties coach 2 Baylor (1998)
James Adams Cornerbacks coach 1 Wake Forest (2006)
Kevin Downing Defensive ends / raiders coach 2 North Carolina Central (2004)
Robert Green Defensive assistant coach 8 Navy (1998)
Steve Johns Strikers coach 13 Occidental (1991)
Jerrick Hall Nose guards / defensive tackles coach 2 NC State (2004)
P.J. Volker Linebackers coach 2 Mount St. Joseph (2005)
Support staff
Brian Blick Director of football operations 4 Navy (2012)
Va'a Niumatalolo Assistant to the director of football operations 1 BYU (2018)
Bryan Fitzpatrick Head football strength and conditioning / associate A.D. – sports performance 9 Towson (2005)
David Mahoney Recruiting coordinator 4 Navy (2007)
Bryan Miller Associate Football Strength and Conditioning / sports science coordinator 6 North Park
Omar Nelson Director of player personnel 4 Navy (1997)
Capt. Ross Pospisil, USMC Director of player development 2 Navy (2010)
Capt. Donald Bowers, USMC Director of player development 1 Navy (2011)
Kevin Slattery Director of football creative design 2 York College (PA) (2016)
Capt. Mike Walsh, USMC Volunteer defensive analyst Navy (2009)
Laura Webb Administrative assistant to the head football coach
Source:[11]

Roster

The Navy football roster for the Week 1 game versus BYU (as of September 7, 2020):[12]

2020 Navy Midshipmen roster

Quarterback

  •   1 Tai Lavatai, Freshman (6'2, 220)
  •   2 Tyger Goslin, Junior (5'11, 181)
  •   4 Matthew Peters, Freshman (6'2, 185)
  •   6 John Meagher, Freshman (6'1, 190)
  •   7 Xavier Arline, Freshman (5'9, 165)
  •   8 Dalen Morris, Senior (6'1, 206)
  •   9 Maasai Maynor, Sophomore (6'0, 192)
  • 11 Perry Olsen, Sophomore (6'0, 205)
  • 15 Jayden Umbarger, Freshman (6'0, 190)

Slot Back

  • 13 Chance Warren, Junior (5'10, 190)
  • 16 Vincent Terrell II, Freshman (5'8, 170)
  • 20 CJ Williams, Senior (5'8, 175)
  • 21 Zachary Kuhlman, Sophomore (6'1, 203)
  • 22 Chike Otaluka, Junior (6'0, 195)
  • 23 Myles Fells, Senior (5'11, 180)
  • 24 Justin Smith, Senior (5'11, 197)
  • 25 Carlinos Acie, Junior (5'9, 190)
  • 26 Colby Jacques, Sophomore (5'8, 175)
  • 28 Devon High, Junior (6'0, 205)
  • 29 Daniel Jones, Freshman (5'9, 175)
  • 31 Malcolm Terry II, Freshman (5'9, 186)
  • 33 Kai Puailoa Rojas, Freshman (6'0, 182)
  • 35 Mike Mauai, Sophomore (5'10, 186)

Fullback

  • 32 Isaac Ruoss, Junior (6'1, 220)
  • 34 Jamale Carothers, Junior (5'9, 203)
  • 37 James Harris II, Junior (6'0, 230)
  • 41 Brandon Madison, Sophomore (5'11, 223)
  • 43 Nelson Smith, Senior (5'9, 213)

Wide receiver

  •   3 Mychal Cooper, Junior (6'5, 221)
  • 10 Camari Williams, Freshman (6'2, 205)
  • 80 Mark Walker, Sophomore (6'2, 203)
  • 81 Tyshawn Buckner, Sophomore (6'3, 199)
  • 82 Emmett Davis, Senior (6'1, 184)
  • 83 Marcell Gleaton, Junior (6'3, 224)
  • 85 Michael Naze, Sophomore (6'3, 231)
  • 86 Christian Hutchinson, Sophomore (6'4, 224)
  • 87 Ryan Mitchell, Senior (6'3, 200)
  • 88 Devin Mathews, Sophomore (6'4, 214)
  • 89 Chase Parrish, Senior (5'11, 181)

Punter

  • 18 Duke Paane, Freshman (6'4, 215)
  • 39 Ben Fee, Junior (5'10, 231)

Kicker

  •   5 Kevin Thibodeaux, Freshman (5'9, 160)
  • 43 Bijan Nichols, Sophomore (6'1, 204)
  • 45 Evan Warren, Freshman (5'10, 160)
  • 47 Daniel Davies, Freshman (5'10, 173)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Ahmad Bradley, Freshman (6'3, 300)
  • 52 Wyatt Terlaak, Freshman (6'4, 325)
  • 53 Drew Wilder, Freshman (6'3, 285)
  • 54 Lirion Murtezi, Freshman (6'3, 300)
  • 55 Sam Glover, Freshman (6'3, 265)
  • 56 Joshua Pena, Freshman (6'2, 275)
  • 58 Darrellson Masaniai, Freshman (6'2, 279)
  • 60 Mattie Conlon, Junior (6'2, 290)
  • 61 Jamie Romo, Sophomore (6'5, 285)
  • 62 Pierce Banbury, Junior (6'2, 302)
  • 63 Nicolas Rowan, Sophomore (6'1, 297)
  • 64 Kurt Stengel, Senior (6'4, 256)
  • 65 Nick Bernacchi, Junior (6'2, 290)
  • 66 Kip Frankland, Sophomore (6'1, 280)
  • 67 Bryce Texeira, Junior (6'2, 297)
  • 69 Nick Dell'Acqua, Junior (6'4, 299)
  • 70 Jackson Lee Mitchell, Junior (6'4, 267)
  • 71 Billy Honaker, Senior (6'3, 282)
  • 72 Luca Fratianne, Junior (6'2, 273)
  • 73 Peter Nestrowitz, Senior (6'3, 282)
  • 74 Jake Cossavella, Sophomore (6'4, 258)
  • 75 Sean Rattay, Senior (6'1, 284)
  • 76 Brandon Moore, Sophomore (6'1, 299)
  • 77 Luke Coleman, Sophomore (6'4, 294)
  • 78 Joseph Petti, Sophomore (6'6, 295)
  • 79 Justin Self, Senior (6'2, 268)

Defensive lineman

  • 58 Jacob Gregory, Senior (6'3, 234)
  • 60 Ari Rodriguez, Freshman (6'1, 284)
  • 61 Quinzy Salu, Sophomore (6'3, 255)
  • 62 Jacob Busic, Freshman (6'4, 250)
  • 64 Max Meeuwsen, Freshman (6'1, 235)
  • 65 Brody Stephens, Freshman (6'4, 305)
  • 66 Mike Petrof, Freshman (6'2, 283)
  • 67 Donald Berniard Jr., Freshman (6'0, 280)
  • 75 Jacob Greenwood, Freshman (6'2, 255)
  • 76 Clay Cromwell, Freshman (6'3, 250)
  • 77 Dalton Boswell, Freshman (6'3, 310)
  • 78 Jacobi Rice, Sophomore (6'3, 270)
  • 79 Pryson Greer, Freshman (6'1, 280)
  • 90 Chris Pearson, Senior (6'3, 317)
  • 91 John Brand, Sophomore (6'3, 270)
  • 92 Deondrae Williams, Junior (6'0, 266)
  • 93 Dexter Manior, Sophomore (6'3, 283)
  • 94 J'arius Warren, Junior (6'1, 257)
  • 95 Tobe Okafor, Senior (6'4, 295)
  • 96 Jackson Perkins, Senior (6'6, 257)
  • 97 Antonio Greer, Sophomore (6'2, 250)
  • 98 Mike Flowers, Senior (6'3, 318)
  • 99 Alefosio Saipaia, Sophomore (6'0, 291)

Raider

  • 42 Ian Blake, Senior (6'2, 226)
  • 44 Cal Long, Junior (6'2, 230)
  • 46 Tommy Lawley, Junior (6'2, 219)
  • 53 John Amell, Sophomore (6'3, 230)
  • 55 John Kelly III, Junior (6'2, 232)
  • 56 Max Sandlin, Sophomore (6'4, 220)
  • 70 Jackson Boyer, Freshman (6'4, 215)
  • 71 Tausili Fiatoa, Freshman (6'3, 230)
  • 72 Akalea Kapono, Freshman (6'1, 215)
  • 73 Keandre' Harper, Freshman (6'3, 220)
  • 74 Andrew Keating, Freshman (6'2, 210)
  

Linebacker

  • 34 Aaron Davis, Freshman (6'2, 202)
  • 37 Chaisen Buckner, Freshman (6'1, 197)
  • 38 Michael Salisbury, Junior (6'2, 200)
  • 40 Gavin Marts, Sophomore (6'0, 228)
  • 41 Terrell Adams, Sophomore (6'0, 215)
  • 45 Tama Tuitele, Sophomore (6'1, 249)
  • 47 Colton Higgins, Sophomore (6'1, 201)
  • 49 Trent Shiraki, Sophomore (6'0, 215)
  • 50 Khalil Crawford, Freshman (6'1, 220)
  • 51 Nicholas Straw, Sophomore (6'2, 230)
  • 52 Mitchell Johns, Junior (6'1, 224)
  • 54 Diego Fagot, Junior (6'3, 240)
  • 57 Johnny Hodges, Sophomore (6'2, 210)
  • 59 Tysean White, Sophomore (6'3, 225)
  • 86 Will Harbour, Freshman (6'1, 225)
  • 87 Dean Neeley, Freshman (6'0, 205)

Bandit

  •   6 Mitchell West, Junior (5'10, 192)
  •   7 Kevin Brennan, Junior (5'11, 199)
  • 10 BJ Gibson, Sophomore (6'4, 209)
  • 13 Mike Cabrera, Senior (5'10, 198)
  • 15 Taylor Robinson, Sophomore (6'0, 182)
  • 22 Adrion Taylor, Sophomore (5'9, 195)

Striker

  • 31 Austin Talbert–Loving, Senior (6'0, 210)
  • 33 Vincent Thomas Jr., Sophomore (5'10, 200)
  • 48 Joshua Adams, Sophomore (6'0, 198)
  • 80 Ajani Cuevas-Gillis, Freshman (6'0, 170)
  • 82 Xavier McDonald, Freshman (5'11, 190)

Cornerback

  •   2 Marcus Wiggins, Senior (6'4, 188)
  •   3 Cameron Kinley, Senior (6'2, 204)
  •   4 David Miller, Sophomore (5'9, 192)
  •   5 Michael McMorris, Junior (5'9, 166)
  •   9 Daniel Taylor, Junior (5'10, 180)
  • 14 Micah Farrar, Senior (6'0, 180)
  • 15 Tyler Rogers, Junior (5'10, 184)
  • 16 Jamal Glenn, Junior (5'11, 181)
  • 17 Ebissa Sambo, Sophomore (5'10, 169)
  • 18 Dre Grace, Freshman (6'0, 165)
  • 23 Brandon Willis, Sophomore (5'10, 189)
  • 24 Romaine Robinson, Freshman (5'9, 175)
  • 25 Jordan Geter, Sophomore (5'10, 174)
  • 29 Caleb Clear, Senior (6'1, 188)

Safety

  •   1 John Marshall, Sophomore (6'2, 197)
  •   8 Willie Collins V, Freshman (5'11, 185)
  • 11 Evan Fochtman, Senior (6'1, 293)
  • 20 Kamron Love, Freshman (5'11, 170)
  • 21 Colin O'Connor, Freshman (6'1, 170)
  • 26 Eavan Gibbons, Freshman (5'10, 185)
  • 36 Derek Atwaters, Sophomore (6'1, 193)
  • 39 Marcus Moore, Freshman (6'0, 180)

Long snapper

  • 44 Cole Williams, Freshman (6'0, 220)
  • 49 Kyle Gibbs, Senior (6'2, 206)

Game summaries

BYU

See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team
BYU Cougars at Navy Midshipmen
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 14 17 17755
Midshipmen 0 0 303

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Game information
First quarter
  • (10:07) BYU TD – Tyler Allgeier 34-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:49; BYU 7–0
  • (07:16) BYU TD – Lopini Katoa 39-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick
    Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:27; BYU 14–0
Second quarter
  • (13:31) BYU TD – Lopini Katoa 15-yard pass from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:14; BYU 21–0
  • (05:00) BYU FG – Jake Oldroyd 22-yard field goal
    Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 6:36; BYU 24–0)
  • (00:08) BYU TD – Lopini Katoa 1-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 2:35; BYU 31–0
Third quarter
  • (13:05) BYU TD – Gunner Romney 45-yard pass from Zach Wilson, Jake Oldroyd kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:55; BYU 38–0
  • (07:10) BYU TD – Tyler Allgeier 17-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:05; BYU 45–0
  • (03:09) BYU FG – Jake Oldroyd 34-yard field goal
    Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:06; BYU 48–0
  • (00:54) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 48-yard field goal
    Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:15; BYU 48–3
Fourth quarter
  • 07:26) BYU TD – Jack McChesney 9-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:49; BYU 55–3
Statistics BYU NAVY
First downs 28 7
Plays–yards 71–580 47–149
Rushes–yards 49–301 39–119
Passing yards 279 30
Passing: comp–att–int 16–22–1 4–8–0
Time of possession 37:20 22:40
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Zach Wilson 13/18, 232 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Tyler Allgeier 14 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Gunner Romney 4 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
NAVY Passing Dalen Morris 2/4, 16 yards
Rushing Myles Fells 3 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Mark Walker 2 receptions, 20 yards

At Tulane

See also: 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team
Navy Midshipmen at Tulane Green Wave
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 161127
Green Wave 10 14 0024

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

Game information
First Quarter
  • (09:59) TLN TD – Cameron Carroll 3-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:49; Tulane 7–0
  • (02:04) TLN FG – Merek Glover 22-yard field goal
    Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 5:55; Tulane 10–0
Second Quarter
  • (11:43) TLN TD – Phat Watts 3-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
    Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:31; Tulane 17–0
  • (03:03) TLN TD – Cameron Carroll 24-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:01; Tulane 24–0
Third Quarter
  • (06:43) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 1-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:53; Tulane 24–7
  • (02:46) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 1-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:23; Tulane 24–14
  • (00:32) NAVY SF – Evan Fochtman safety
    Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Tulane 24–16
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:22) NAVY TD – Mychal Cooper 32-yard pass from Dalen Morris, Devin Mathews pass
    Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:01; Tied 24–24
  • (00:00) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 33-yard field goal
    Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:41; Navy 27–24
Statistics NAVY TLN
First downs 17 18
Plays–yards 68–350 69–373
Rushes–yards 56–204 44–265
Passing yards 146 108
Passing: comp–att–int 7–12–0 10–25–1
Time of possession 32:35 27:25
Team Category Player Statistics
NAVY Passing Dalen Morris 6/11, 139 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jamale Carothers 25 carries, 127 yards
Receiving Mychal Cooper 3 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
TLN Passing Keon Howard 10/25, 108 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tyjae Spears 18 carries, 119 yards
Receiving Tyrick James 2 receptions, 38 yards

At Air Force

See also: 2020 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 7 007
Falcons 3 13 32140

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information
First Quarter
  • (07:44) AF FG – Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl 48-yard field goal
    Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:49; Air Force 3–0
Second Quarter
  • (14:50) NAVY TD – Myles Fells 73-yard pass from Tyger Goslin, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:13; Navy 7–3
  • (10:58) AF TD – Haaziq Daniels 1-yard rush, Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Air Force 10–7
  • (06:36) AF FG – Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl 35-yard field goal
    Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:01; Air Force 13–7
  • (00:00) AF FG – Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl 32-yard field goal
    Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:28; Air Force 16–7
Third Quarter
  • (11:45) AF FG – Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl 40-yard field goal
    Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:15; Air Force 19–7
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:08) AF TD – Matthew Murla 2-yard rush, Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:28; Air Force 26–7
  • (09:14) AF TD – Brad Roberts 2-yard rush, Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:12; Air Force 33–7
  • (03:50) AF TD – Warren Bryan 1-yard rush, Anthony Rodriguez kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:40; Air Force 40–7
Statistics NAVY AF
First downs 10 25
Plays–yards 54–241 62–410
Rushes–yards 36–90 53–369
Passing yards 151 41
Passing: comp–att–int 8–18–1 4–9–0
Time of possession 25:52 34:08
Team Category Player Statistics
NAVY Passing Tyger Goslin 6/15, 137 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Nelson Smith 7 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Myles Fells 1 reception, 73 yards, 1 TD
AF Passing Haaziq Daniels 4/9, 41 yards
Rushing Timothy Jackson 19 carries, 118 yards
Receiving Daniel Morris 3 receptions, 29 yards

Temple

See also: 2020 Temple Owls football team
Temple Owls at Navy Midshipmen
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 10 71229
Midshipmen 7 14 7331

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Game information
First Quarter
  • (05:22) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 1-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:38; Navy 7–0
Second Quarter
  • (14:23) TEM FG – Will Mobley 25-yard field goal
    Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:59; Navy 7–3
  • (10:18) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 2-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:05; Navy 14–3
  • (07:54) TEM TD – Anthony Russo 1-yard rush, Will Mobley kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:24; Navy 14–10
  • (03:46) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 26-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08; Navy 21–10
Third Quarter
  • (05:43) TEM TD – Branden Mack 7-yard pass from Anthony Russo, Will Mobley kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:44; Navy 21–17
  • (01:09) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 22-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Navy 28–17
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:02) TEM TD – Anthony Russo 9-yard rush, Anthony Russo pass failed
    Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:07; Navy 28–23
  • (04:56) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 50-yard field goal
    Drive: 15 plays, 26 yards, 9:06; Navy 31–23
  • (01:02) TEM TD – Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard rush, Anthony Russo pass failed
    Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; Navy 31–29
Statistics TEM NAVY
First downs 25 18
Plays–yards 64–407 62–299
Rushes–yards 33–166 60–251
Passing yards 241 48
Passing: comp–att–int 22–31–1 2–2–0
Time of possession 24:39 35:21
Team Category Player Statistics
TEM Passing Anthony Russo 21/30, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 23 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Branden Mack 7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
NAVY Passing Dalen Morris 2/2, 48 yards
Rushing Nelson Smith 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD
Receiving CJ Williams 1 reception, 36 yards

With this victory, Navy Coach Ken Niumatalolo achieved his 100th win, becoming the 6th active head coach at the FBS level to win 100 games at one school.[29]

At East Carolina

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team
Navy Midshipmen at East Carolina Pirates
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 6 14027
Pirates 6 7 01023

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

Game information
First Quarter
  • (08:21) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 20-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:06; Navy 7–0
  • (04:44) ECU FG – Jake Verity 40-yard field goal
    Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:37; Navy 7–3
  • (02:23) ECU FG – Jake Verity 25-yard field goal
    Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:47; Navy 7–6
Second Quarter
  • (07:03) ECU TD – Mason Garcia 3-yard rush, Jake Verity kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:07; East Carolina 13–7
  • (03:48) NAVY TD – Dalen Morris 9-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick failed
    Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Tied 13–13
Third Quarter
  • (08:51) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 29-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:21; Navy 20–13
  • (00:00) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:37; Navy 27–13
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:15) ECU TD – Rahjai Harris 80-yard rush, Jake Verity kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:45; Navy 27–20
  • (06:33) ECU FG – Jake Verity 39-yard field goal
    Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:54; Navy 27–23
Statistics NAVY ECU
First downs 17 19
Plays–yards 62–318 65–372
Rushes–yards 57–288 45–268
Passing yards 30 104
Passing: comp–att–int 3–5–1 10–20–0
Time of possession 31:29 28:31
Team Category Player Statistics
NAVY Passing Dalen Morris 3/4, 30 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nelson Smith 17 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jamale Carothers 1 reception, 14 yards
ECU Passing Mason Garcia 10/20, 104 yards
Rushing Rahjai Harris 22 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyler Snead 4 receptions, 39 yards

Houston

See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team
Houston Cougars at Navy Midshipmen
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 3 13 71437
Midshipmen 7 6 0821

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Game information
First Quarter
  • (06:04) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 33-yard field goal
    Drive: 13 plays, 33 yards, 4:31; Houston 3–0
  • (00:08) NAVY TD – Dalen Morris 6-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:56; Navy 7–6
Second Quarter
  • (10:47) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 53-yard field goal
    Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 4:21; Navy 7–6
  • (06:37) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 45-yard field goal
    Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:39; Houston 9–7
  • (04:02) NAVY TD – Ryan Mitchell 60-yard pass from Dalen Morris, Bijan Nichols kick blocked
    Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Navy 13–9
  • (01:53) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 51-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:44; Houston 16–13
Third Quarter
  • (06:32) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:27; Houston 23–13
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:06) HOU TD – Kyle Porter 33-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:46; Houston 30–13
  • (05:24) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 24-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:08; Houston 37–13
  • (01:07) NAVY TD – CJ Williams 5-yard pass from Dalen Morris, Dalen Morris rush
    Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:17; Houston 37–21
Statistics HOU NAVY
First downs 23 16
Plays–yards 68–420 68–372
Rushes–yards 31–86 50–166
Passing yards 334 206
Passing: comp–att–int 26–37–0 10–18–1
Time of possession 29:11 30:49
Team Category Player Statistics
HOU Passing Clayton Tune 24/34, 316 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kyle Porter 21 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Marquez Stevenson 9 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD
NAVY Passing Dalen Morris 10/18, 206 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Nelson Smith 11 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Ryan Mitchell 2 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

At SMU

See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team and Gansz Trophy
Navy Midshipmen at No. 22 SMU Mustangs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 10 02037
No. 22 Mustangs 0 31 14651

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX

Game information
First Quarter
  • (05:19) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:38; Navy 7–0
Second Quarter
  • (14:52) SMU TD – Ulysses Bentley IV 4-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick
    Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:19; Tied 7–7
  • (12:25) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 7-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; Navy 14–7
  • (09:48) SMU TD – Ulysses Bentley IV 18-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:32; Tied 14–14
  • (07:35) SMU TD – Tyler Lavine 10-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:10; SMU 21–14
  • (01:18) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 46-yard field goal
    Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 6:17; SMU 21–17
  • (00:07) SMU TD – Rashee Rice 5-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 1:07; SMU 28–17
  • (00:00) SMU FG – Chris Naggar 35-yard field goal
    Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:01; SMU 31–17
Third Quarter
  • (10:32) SMU TD – Austin Upshaw 42-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:54; SMU 38–17
  • (05:17) SMU TD – Rashee Rice 20-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:03; SMU 45–17
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:44) SMU TD – Tyler Lavine 48-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick blocked
    Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:10; SMU 51–17
  • (12:37) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 62-yard pass from Tyger Goslin, Tyger Goslin rush failed
    Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:29; SMU 51–23
  • (08:17) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 19-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:34; SMU 51–30
  • (02:39) NAVY TD – Mychal Cooper 14-yard pass from Tyger Goslin, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:06; SMU 51–37
Statistics NAVY SMU
First downs 27 25
Plays–yards 75–430 65–555
Rushes–yards 45–191 37–255
Passing yards 239 300
Passing: comp–att–int 14–30–0 23–28–0
Time of possession 34:27 25:33
Team Category Player Statistics
NAVY Passing Tyler Goslin 6/10, 123 yards, 2 TD
Rushing CJ Williams 5 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Jamale Carothers 2 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
SMU Passing Shane Buechele 23/28, 300 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 25 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ulysses Bentley IV 4 receptions, 68 yards

Memphis

See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team
Memphis Tigers at Navy Midshipmen
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 0 0310
Midshipmen 7 0 007

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Game information
First Quarter
  • (06:07) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 22-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:00; Navy 7–0
  • (03:52) MEM TD – Calvin Austin III 14-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:15; Tied 7–7
Second Quarter

No scoring

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter
  • (10:53) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 26-yard field goal
    Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:01; Memphis 10–7
Statistics MEM NAVY
First downs 12 14
Plays–yards 58–280 65–321
Rushes–yards 26–75 52–233
Passing yards 205 88
Passing: comp–att–int 18–32–0 4–13–1
Time of possession 26:02 33:58
Team Category Player Statistics
MEM Passing Brady White 18/32, 205 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marquavius Weaver 15 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Tahj Washington 4 receptions, 68 yards
NAVY Passing Tyger Goslin 3/9, 73 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nelson Smith 29 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chance Warren 1 reception, 41 yards

Tulsa

See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
No. 24 Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Navy Midshipmen
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Golden Hurricane 0 6 7619
Midshipmen 0 3 306

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Game information
First Quarter

No scoring

Second Quarter
  • (11:58) TLS FG – Zack Long 48-yard field goal
    Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:14; Tulsa 3–0
  • (03:22) TLS FG – Zack Long 25-yard field goal
    Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:05; Tulsa 6–0
  • (00:00) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 34-yard field goal
    Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 3:22; Tulsa 6–3
Third Quarter
  • (07:08) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 32-yard field goal
    Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:52; Tied 6–6
  • (01:33) TLS TD – Josh Johnson 66-yard pass from Zach Smith, Zack Long kick
    Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:36; Tulsa 13–6
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:58) TLS FG – Zack Long 37-yard field goal
    Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:02; Tulsa 16–6
  • (02:54) TLS FG – Zack Long 36-yard field goal
    Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 2:48; Tulsa 19–6
Statistics TLS NAVY
First downs 15 13
Plays–yards 68–296 64–153
Rushes–yards 43–128 53–126
Passing yards 168 27
Passing: comp–att–int 10–25–0 4–11–0
Time of possession 27:40 32:20
Team Category Player Statistics
TLS Passing Zach Smith 10/25, 168 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Corey Taylor II 19 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Josh Johnson 3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
NAVY Passing Xavier Arline 4/8, 27 yards
Rushing Xavier Arline 27 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Mark Walker 3 receptions, 29 yards

At Army

See also: 2020 Army Black Knights football team, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, and Army–Navy Game
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights (121st Army–Navy Game)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 000
Black Knights 0 3 01215

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information
First Quarter

No scoring

2nd quarter
  • (12:41) ARMY FG: Quinn Maretzki 37-yard field goal
    Drive: 6 plays, 28 yard, 3:28; Army 3–0
3rd quarter

No scoring

4th quarter
  • (11:02) ARMY TD: Tyhier Tyler 4-yard rush, Quinn Maretzki kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 13 yard, 3:02; Army 10–0
  • (05:21) ARMY SF: Daryan McDonald 14-yard safety
    Drive: 0 plays, 0 yard, 0:00; Army 12–0
  • (02:20) ARMY FG: Quinn Maretzki 40-yard field goal
    Drive: 6 plays, -1 yards, 3:01; Army 15–0
Statistics NAVY ARMY
First downs 4 8
Plays–yards 42–117 54–162
Rushes–yards 35–108 53–134
Passing yards 9 28
Passing: comp–att–int 1–7–0 1–1–0
Time of possession 24:44 35:16
Team Category Player Statistics
NAVY Passing Dalen Morris 1/3, 9 yards
Rushing Xavier Arline 17 carries, 109 yards
Receiving Mark Walker 1 reception, 9 yards
ARMY Passing Tyhier Tyler 1/1, 28 yards
Rushing Tyhier Tyler 26 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyrell Robinson 1 reception, 28 yards

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