2016 Navy Midshipmen football team

2016 Navy Midshipmen football
The American West Division champion
The American Championship, L 10–34 vs. Temple
Armed Forces Bowl, L 45–48 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–5 (7–1 AAC)
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Dale Pehrson (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Will Worth
Captains	Daniel Gonzales Toneo Gulley
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Temple xy$		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 19 South Florida x		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		4	–	4					6	–	7
Cincinnati		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		1	–	7					3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Tulsa		6	–	2					10	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					9	–	4
SMU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by ninth-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 second year members of the conference. They finished the season 9–5 overall and 7–1 in American Athletic play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in The American Athletic Championship Game where they lost to Temple. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

Before the season

Spring practices

Navy held spring practices during March and April 2016.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Fordham*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 52–16	28,238
September 10	3:30 p.m.	UConn		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 28–24	31,501
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane		Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ASN	W 21–14	21,503
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 14–28	43,063
October 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Houston		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 46–40	34,531
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Memphis	No. 24	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 42–28	35,943
October 28	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	No. 22	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 45–52	31,824
November 5	11:30 a.m.	vs. Notre Dame*		EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 28–27	62,246
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Tulsa		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 42–40	36,397
November 19‡	4:00 p.m.	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNews	W 66–31	39,480
November 26	3:30 p.m.	at SMU	No. 25	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy)	ESPNU	W 75–31	21,283
December 3	12:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 19	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (The American Championship)	ABC	L 10–34	22,815
December 10	3:00 p.m.	vs. Army*	No. 25	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (Army–Navy Game), College GameDay)	CBS	L 17–21	71,600
December 23	4:30 p.m.	vs. Louisiana Tech*	No. 25	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN	L 45–48	40,542
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Note: ‡ Game at East Carolina was originally scheduled for Thursday, October 13, but was postponed due to flooding from Hurricane Matthew; it was rescheduled to Saturday, November 19.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Navy	Alma mater
Ken Niumatalolo	Head coach	18	Hawaii (1989)
Ivin Jasper	Offensive Coordinator / quarterbacks coach	17	Hawaii (1994)
Dale Pehrson	Defensive Coordinator / defensive line coach	21	Utah (1976)
Chris Culton	Offensive Line coach	14	Georgia Southern (2011)
Justin Davis	Outside Linebackers coach	10	Maine (2001)
Lt. Col. Robert Green, USMC	Outside Linebackers coach	4	Navy (1998)
Ashley Ingram	Running Game Coordinator / offensive line coach	9	North Alabama (1996)
Steve Johns	Inside Linebackers	9	Occidental College (1991)
Dan O'Brien	Secondary coach	3	Boston College (2005)
Mike Judge	Fullbacks coach	9	Springfield College (2005)
Shaun Nua	Defensive Line coach	5	BYU (2005)
Danny O'Rourke	Special Teams Coordinator / Slotbacks coach	15	West Georgia (2000)
Napoleon Sykes	Defensive Line coach	3	Wake Forest (2006)
Mick Yokitis	Wide Receivers coach	6	Hawaii (2006)

Roster

2016 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Quarterbacks 1 Jonah Llanusa – freshman (6'1, 205) 2 Tago Smith – senior (5'10, 201) 3 Jacob Harrison – freshman (6'1, 210) 5 Malcolm Perry – freshman (5'9, 185) 6 Jon Jon Roberts – freshman (5'8, 170) (+SB) 7 Garret Lewis – sophomore (6'1, 200) 9 Zach Abey – sophomore (6'2, 218) 11 Troy Thompson – senior (5'11, 190) 15 Will Worth – senior (6'1, 205) Slotbacks 2 (22)* Toeno gulley – senior (5'8, 196) (C) 8 Mazh Maloy – freshman (5'7, 170) 10 Travis Brannan – freshman (6'0, 180) 20 Calvin Cass Jr. – senior (5'10, 206) 21 Tre Walker – sophomore (5'9, 190) 23 Kendrick Mouton – senior (6'0, 200) 24 Joshua Walker – junior (5'11, 210) 25 Jahmaal Daniel – junior (5'6, 160) 26 James Munson – junior (5'8, 160) 28 Dishan Romine – senior (5'11, 178) 29 Darry Bonner – junior (5'7, 171) 35 John Brown III – junior (5'9, 203) 40 Cameron Dudeck – sophomore (5'9, 195) 42 Josh Brown – junior (5'9, 189) 46 Travis Pospisil – sophomore (5'10, 198) 48 Amari DuBose – freshman (5'9, 165) Fullbacks 31 Shawn White – senior (6'1, 255) 32 Myles Swain – senior (5'11, 223) 33 Chris High – junior (6'0, 224) 34 Mike Martin – sophomore (6'1, 195) 36 Jalen Wade – senior (6'1, 229) 38 Anthony Gargiulo – sophomore (6'2, 251) 39 Akili Taylor – sophomore (5'7, 191) 44 Myles Benning – freshman (5'11, 235) 45 Bryan Hammond – sophomore (5'10, 200) Wide receivers 4 Jamir Tillman – senior (6'3, 212) 11 Darian Pride – freshman (6'3, 200) 13 Conrey Meagher – junior (5'10, 202) 37 Tory Delmonico – sophomore (6'2, 225) 47 Trey Olsen – junior (6'4, 232) 49 Jordan Pittman – junior (6'2, 227) 80 Terrence Laster – junior (6'1, 224) 81 Trayvon Clarke – sophomore (6'1, 210) 82 Craig Scott – junior (6'2, 189) 83 Zack Fraade – freshman (6'3, 215) 84 Chad Lewellyn – junior (6'4, 195) 86 Julian Turner – senior (6'2, 190) 87 Brandon Colon – junior (6'4, 223) 88 Tyler Carmona – junior (6'4, 222) 89 Taylor Jackson – sophomore (6'3, 210) Placekickers 16 Bennett Moehring – sophomore (5'9, 180) 41 D.J. Grant-Johnson – senior (6'3, 216) 97 J.R. Osborn – freshman (6'0, 190) 98 Owen White – freshman (5'10, 180) (+P)		Offensive linemen 50 Eric Cal – OG – freshman (6'3, 288) 52 Nick Czar – OG – sophomore (6'3, 273) 54 Kyle-Malik Mitchell – OG – freshman (6'2, 310) 55 Mike Adzima – OT – freshman (6'2, 282) 56 Niko Yaramus – OG – freshman (6'3, 282) 57 Jake Hawk – OG – sophomore (6'6, 312) 58 T.J. Salu – C – freshman (6'2, 300) 59 Isaac Willis – C – freshman (6'0, 277) 60 Nofo Tii – OG – sophomore (6'1, 318) 61 Andrew Wood – OT – sophomore (6'4, 300) 62 Parker Wade – C – junior (6'2, 271) 63 Seth White – OG – junior (6'3, 274) 64 Steve Satchell – OG – sophomore (6'4, 256) 65 Garrett Wiedle – OT – sophomore (6'5, 267) 66 Brett Leake – OT – freshman (6'3, 275) 66 Jeremiah Robbins – OG – senior (6'2, 295) 67 Chris Gesell – OG – sophomore (6'4, 295) 68 Jackson Mitchell – OT – sophomore (6'5, 278) 69 Adam Amosa-Tagovailoa – OT – sophomore (6'2, 268) 70 Wes Mehl – OG – freshman (6'4, 300) 70 Maurice Morris – C – senior (6'2, 327) 71 Jude Hydrick – OT – freshman (6'3, 250) 71 Evan Martin – OG – junior (6'3, 294) 72 David Shin – OG – freshman (6'1, 298) 72 Adam West – OG – senior (6'3, 297) 73 Michael Raiford – OT – junior (6'6, 300) 74 Alec Keener – OT – sophomore (6'4, 265) 75 Logan Lister – OT – freshman (6'5, 285) 75 Ford Higgins – OT – freshman (6'2, 250) 75 Robert Lindsey – OG – junior (6'4, 274) 76 Kendel Wright – OT – freshman (6'4, 290) 77 Bryan Barrett – C – sophomore (6'3, 324) 77 David Forney – C – freshman (6'3, 305) 78 Laurent Njiki – OG – sophomore (6'3, 295) 79 Blake Copeland – OT – senior (6'4, 281) Defensive linemen 52 Amos Mason – DE – senior (6'1, 266) 60 Lance Angulo – NG – sophomore (6'2, 285) 62 Buck Elliott – DE – sophomore (6'4, 259) 63 Joshua Van Dunk – DE – freshman (6'3, 285) 65 Carter Bankston – DE – freshman (6'3, 230) 67 Dave Tolentino – NG – freshman (6'2, 290) 68 Patrick Forrestal – NG – senior (6'4, 305) 69 Marcus Edwards – NG – freshman (6'4, 305) 70 Mack Nash – DE – freshman (6'5, 235) 71 Corbin Heyward – DE – freshman (6'3, 280) 74 Rob Dusz – NG – senior (6'0, 287) 90 Jarvis Polu – DE – sophomore (6'3, 280) 91 Tyler Sayles – DE – junior (6'2, 255) 92 Josh Webb – DE – sophomore (6'5, 250) 93 Joe Goff – DE – freshman (6'5, 270) 95 Anthony Villalobos – DE – sophomore (6'2, 266) 96 Nizaire Cromatie – DE – freshman (6'2, 250) 97 Nnamdi Uzoma – DE – senior (6'3, 251) 98 Dylan Fischer – NG – junior (6'2, 307) 99 Jackson Pittman – NG – freshman (6'3, 315) Punters 18 Alex Barta – senior (6'3, 213) 43 Erik Harris – sophomore (5'10, 184)		Linebackers 2 (58*) Daniel Gonzales – senior (6'2, 240) (C) 3 Brandon Jones – OLB – junior (6'4, 225) 5 Justin Norton – OLB – junior (6'2, 190) 22 OJ Davis – OLB – freshman (6'2, 225) 23 Sion Harrington – OLB – freshman (6'3, 210) 24 Dre Williamson – OLB – sophomore (6'4, 208) 28 Travis Kerchner – OLB – sophomore (6'2, 200) 31 Vic Thomas – OLB – freshman (6'4, 240) 32 Denzel Polk – OLB – freshman (6'2, 250) 33 Tony Masaniai – freshman (6'1, 250) 36 Forrest Forte – OLB – sophomore (6'1, 194) 38 Rahn Bailey – OLB – freshman (6'2, 230) 39 Jake Onstott – freshman (6'2, 215) 40 Kevin McCoy – OLB – junior (6'4, 212) 41 Tyler Pistorio – freshman (6'2, 215) 43 Jake Schwarzer – freshman (6'1, 218) 44 Micah Thomas – junior (6'1, 249) 45 D.J. Palmore – OLB – junior (6'3, 236) 46 Conner Dorris – sophomore (6'2, 245) 47 Matt Stewart – sophomore (6'1, 220) 58 (48*) Josiah Powell – OLB – senior (6'3, 224) 49 Mike Kelly – senior (6'1, 230) 50 Monte Armstrong – OLB – sophomore (6'1, 222) 51 Winn Howard – junior (6'2, 216) 53 Hudson Sullivan – sophomore (6'2, 220) 54 Taylor Heflin – sophomore (6'2, 230) 55 Ted Colburn – OLB – senior (6'3, 230) 56 Myles Davenport – OLB – junior (6'2, 233) 59 Ryan Harris – senior (5'11, 213) 64 Zack Quilty – OLB – freshman (6'3, 210) 80 Aleksei Yaramus – freshman (6'2, 205) 87 Paul Carothers – freshman (6'1, 225) Defensive backs 1 Alohi Gilman – S – freshman (6'0, 200) 2 Elijah Jones – CB – sophomore (5'11, 186) 4 John Gillis – CB – sophomore (5'11, 170) 6 Sean Williams – S – sophomore (6'1, 190) 7 Khaylan Williams – S – sophomore (6'0, 192) 8 Randy Beggs – S – junior (6'0, 180) 9 Jarid Ryan – CB – sophomore (5'11, 203) 10 Cameron Bryant – CB – senior (5'10, 186) 11 Jerry Thompson – S – junior (6'0, 196) 13 Kyle Battle – S – senior (6'1, 190) 14 Elijah Merchant – CB – junior (5'10, 196) 15 Noruwa Obanor – CB – freshman (6'1, 195) 16 Jeremy Griffis – CB – freshman (5'9, 178) 17 Tyris Wooten – CB – junior (6'1, 180) 18 Isaac Wright – S – junior (5'10, 178) 20 Elan Nash – S – freshman (5'11, 190) 21 Walter Little – S – freshman (5'11, 200) 25 Mason Plante – CB – freshman (5'11, 195) 26 Daiquan Thomason – S – senior (6'0, 205) 29 Brady Petersen – S – sophomore (5'10, 190) 37 Juan Halley – CB – sophomore (6'1, 196) Long snappers 85 Ronnie Querry – junior (6'1, 208) 94 Josh Antol – senior (6'1, 214) 96 Michael Pifer – freshman (6'3, 226)
(C) Team Captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Note Captains Toeno Gulley (#22) and Daniel Gonzalez (#58) switched their jersey numbers to #2 in honor of their starting quarterback Tago Smith who sustained a season-ending injury. Joshua Powell (#48) switched his jersey number to #58 after Daniel Gonzalez also sustained a season-ending injury.

Depth chart

Defense
FS Daiquan Thomasson Khaylan Williams Kyle Battle		WLB ILB ILB SLB D.J. Palmore Daniel Gonzales Micah Thomas Josiah Powell Ted Colburn Winn Howard Mike Kelly Brandon Jones Monte Armstrong Taylor Heflin Hudson Sullivan Justin Norton					SS Sean Williams Alohi Gilman Jerry Thompson
CB Elijah Merchant Jarid Ryan Cameron Bryant		DE NT DE Amos Mason Patrick Forrestal Jarvis Polu Nnamdi Uzoma Jackson Pittman Tyler Sayles Anthony Villalobos Rob Dusz Nizaire Cromartie						CB Tyris Wooten Noruwa Obanor Juan Hailey
Offense
WR Jamir Tillman Brandon Colon Terrence Laster	SB Dishan Romine Tre Walker Joshua Walker	LT LG C RG RT Blake Copeland Adam West Maurice Morris Evan Martin Andrew Wood Adam Amosa-Tagovailo Laurent Njiki Parker Wade Laurent Njiki Jake Hawk Michael Raiford Jeremiah Robbins David Forney Steve Satchell Seth White					SB Toneo Gulley Calvin Cass Jr. Darry Bonner	WR Craig Scott Tyler Carmona Taylor Jackson
				QB Will Worth Zach Abey Malcolm Perry
Key reserves				FB Chris High Myles Swain Shawn White			Special teams PK Bennett Moehring P Alex Barta KR Dishan Romine & Tre Walker PR Craig Scott & Calvin Cass Jr. LS Josh Antol H Will Worth

Depth Chart 2016
True Freshman
Double Position : *

Rankings

Further information: 2016 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	24	22	—	RV	RV	RV	20	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	25	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	25	19	25	Not released

Game summaries

Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total Fordham 10 0 3 3 16 • Navy 21 14 14 3 52 Date: September 3, 2016 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 12:02 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 32 minutes Game attendance: 28,238 Game weather: Temp: 73 F • Wind: ENE 20 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Henry Wimberg TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2016 Fordham Rams football team

UConn

1 2 3 4 Total UConn 0 7 14 3 24 • Navy 7 14 0 7 28 Date: September 10, 2016 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:32 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 8 minutes Game attendance: 31,501 Game weather: Temp: 86 F • Wind: SE 12 MPH • Weather: Clear Referee: Adam Savoie TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2016 UConn Huskies football team

At Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 0 7 6 8 21 Tulane 0 7 7 0 14 Date: September 17, 2016 Location: Yulman Stadium, New Orleans Game start: 7:06 pm EST Elapsed time: 2 hours 57 minutes Game attendance: 21,503 Game weather: Temp: 80 F • Wind: SSW 13 MPH • Weather: Cloudy Referee: Rick Lourniet Television network: ASN

See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team

At Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total Navy 0 0 0 14 14 • Air Force 0 3 14 11 28 Date: October 1, 2016 Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado Game start: 3:37 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 11 minutes Game attendance: 43,063 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather: Clear Referee: Mike Roch TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor, and Jenny Dell (sideline)

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total #6 Houston 10 10 7 13 40 • Navy 10 10 21 5 46 Date: October 8, 2016 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:10 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 38 minutes Game attendance: 34,531 Game weather: Temp: 68 F • Wind: NNE 5–10 MPH • Weather: Cloudy, Rain Referee: Adam Savoie TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team

This game marked Navy Midshipmen's biggest upset victory facing a top-10 ranked opponent in 32 years. (Since 1984 as they won against #2 ranked South Carolina) The game marked Ken Niumatalolo's 4th win over a ranked team.

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total Memphis 14 0 7 7 28 • #24 Navy 14 7 14 7 42 Date: October 22, 2016 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:37 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 29 minutes Game attendance: 35,943 Game weather: Temp: 54 F • Wind: NW 25 MPH • Weather: Clear Referee: Michael Roche TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2016 Memphis Tigers football team

With this victory, Navy has 14th straight home wins, making it the 3rd longest active streak in FBS history. Also their longest at Navy-Marine Stadium since it opened in 1959. Personal player highlights include: wide receiver Jamir Tillman became the 2nd all-time receiver in Naval Academy history with 1,281 career receiving yards, passing Phil McConkey. And quarterback Will Worth had career highs with 201 rushing yards (286 total yards) and 5 touchdowns.

At South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total #22 Navy 0 14 7 24 45 • South Florida 28 14 3 7 52 Date: October 28, 2016 Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida Game start: 7:02 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 38 minutes Game attendance: 31,824 Game weather: Temp: 80 F • Wind: ENE 11 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Tracy Jones TV announcers (ESPN2): Mack Brown, Adam Amin and Molly McGrath (sideline)

See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team

Vs. Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 10 7 7 3 27 • Navy 7 7 7 7 28 Date: November 5, 2016 Location: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida Game start: 11:40 am EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 5 minutes Game attendance: 62,246 Game weather: Temp: 70 F • Wind: ENE 13 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: J. Magallanes TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn, Adam Archuleta and Jenny Dell (sideline)

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

With this rare victory, Navy beat Notre Dame for only the 4th time in 52 years (1963) in the nation's longest-running intersectional rivalry since 1926 (the 90th year). The Fighting Irish previously won five in a row against the Midshipmen. Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo got this 3rd win over Notre Dame, tying former Navy coach Wayne Hardin from the 1960s, and handing the Fighting Irish their 14th losing season ever. Navy quarterback Will Worth ran for 175 yards with two touchdowns, making it his 9th consecutive game with a rushing score. Worth finished with his 4th straight 100-yard rushing performance (his 5th of the season).

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total Tulsa 10 10 7 13 40 • Navy 14 14 0 14 42 Date: November 12, 2016 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 12:02 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 25 minutes Game attendance: 36,397 Game weather: Temp: 47 F • Wind: NNE 10 MPH • Weather: Sunny Referee: Charles Lamertina TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

After this win, Navy has 15 straight home victories, making it the second longest winning streak in the FBS. Navy also has the winningest Senior Class in Naval Academy history with 36–13, tying the all-time program record with the class of 1909 (36–7–5) and the class of 2016 (36–16). And 14 straight Senior Day victories. The Midshipmen stand alone in the Western Division in the American Conference. Personal highlights include Navy wide receiver Jamir Tillman who moved to second place on Navy's career receiving yards leaders list with 1,454 catches, passing Phil McConkey with 1,278 catches.

At East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 7 24 21 14 66 East Carolina 14 3 14 0 31 Date: November 19, 2016 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina Game start: 4:02 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 18 minutes Game attendance: 39,480 Game weather: Temp: 74 F • Wind: W 14 MPH • Weather: Mostly Clear Referee: Tracy Jones TV announcers (ESPNEWS): Kevin Brown and Al Groh

See also: 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

With this win, Navy clinched the AAC West division title, and will move on to the AAC championship game in only their second year in the conference. They also set some school record season highs; highest point total (66), most rushing touchdowns (9), and rushing yards (456). Personal highlights include Navy quarterback Will Worth becoming just the 5th player in school history with 1,000+ rushing and passing yards in a season. And six straight 100 yard games, ten with a rushing touchdown, which is the longest active streak in the FBS. Worth is tied with Jeremy McNichols from Boise State with 22 rushing touchdowns.

At SMU

1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 14 14 28 19 75 SMU 7 17 0 7 31 Date: November 26, 2016 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas Game start: 3:39 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 11 minutes Game attendance: 21,283 Game weather: Temp: 63 F • Wind: SE 4 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Michael Roche TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Clint Stoemer

See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team and Gansz Trophy

Temple

2016 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total • Temple 14 10 0 10 34 #20 Navy 0 3 7 0 10 Date: December 3, 2016 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 12:09 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 8 minutes Game attendance: 22,815 Game weather: Temp: 48 F • Wind: WNW 16 MPH • Weather: Clear, Sunny, Wind Gusts Referee: Michael Roche TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe (sideline)

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

This game marked the first game, after 136 years of being independent, that Navy was in a conference championship.

Vs. Army

Army–Navy Game

1 2 3 4 Total • Army 7 7 0 7 21 Navy 0 0 10 7 17 Date: December 10, 2016 Location: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Game start: 3:12 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 3 minutes Game attendance: 71,600 Game weather: Temp: 36 F • Wind: W 11 MPH • Weather: Sunny Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist*, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce (*This game is Verne Lundquist's final telecast as a play-by-play announcer)

See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team, Army–Navy Game, and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Louisiana Tech (Armed Forces Bowl)

Armed Forces Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • LA Tech 17 14 0 17 48 Navy 7 17 7 14 45 Date: December 23, 2016 Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas Game start: 4:30 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 36 minutes Game attendance: 40,452 Game weather: Temp: 49 F • Wind: S 3 MPH • Weather: Cloudy, Rainy Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Ramsey, Roy Philpott and Kris Budden (sideline)

See also: 2016 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team and 2016 Armed Forces Bowl