2010 RESULTS / STATISTICS 2010 Results

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1 2010 Season Results Team Statistics Offensive Statistics Defensive Statistics Game Recaps

2 2010 RESULTS / STATISTICS 2010 Results Date Opponent Result Score TV Attend. Sept. 6 + vs. Maryland L ESPN 69,348 Sept. 11 Georgia Southern W 13-7 CBS CSN 33,391 Sept. 18 at Louisiana Tech W ESPN3 23,122 Oct. 2 at Air Force L 6-14 VERSUS 47,565 Oct. 9 at Wake Forest W ESPN3 31,454 Oct. 16 SMU W CBS CSN 33,924 Oct. 23 ^ vs. Notre Dame W CBS 75,614 Oct. 30 Duke L CBS CSN 34,117 Nov. 6 at East Carolina W MASN 50,191 Nov. 13 Central Michigan W CBS CSN 34,333 Nov. 20 Arkansas State W CBS CSN 27,501 Dec. 11 $ vs. Army W CBS 69,223 Dec. 23 # at San Diego State L ESPN 48,049 Home games in bold + - Game played at M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.) ^ - Game played at The New Meadowlands (East Rutherford, N.J.) $ - Game played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) # - Poinsettia Bowl, Game played at Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) Team Statistics Navy Opponents SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 17 7 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:24 28:36 3RD-DOWN Conversions 88/170 73/171 3rd-Down Pct 52% 43% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/20 21/32 4th-Down Pct 65% 66% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (46-56) 82% (40-50) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (39-56) 70% (32-50) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (47-48) 98% (36-37) 97% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 5/ /40076 Neutral Site Games 3/71395 Rushing Player GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long YPG Dobbs, Ricky Teich, Alexander Greene, Gee Gee Murray, Vince Proctor, Kriss Santiago, Aaron Byrd, Andre Jones, Greg Howell, John Snelson, Bo Stukel, Mike Diggs, Delvin Thomas, Marcus Cosh, J.J TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS Passing Player GP Effic. Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/G Dobbs, Ricky Proctor, Kriss TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS Receiving Player GP No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg/G Jones, Greg Greene, Gee Gee Santiago, Aaron Teich, Alexander Turner, Brandon Furman, Doug Howell, John Murray, Vince Byrd, Andre Snelson, Bo TOTAL OPPONENTS Total Offense Player GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Dobbs, Ricky Teich, Alexander Greene, Gee Gee Murray, Vince Proctor, Kriss Santiago, Aaron Byrd, Andre Jones, Greg Howell, John Snelson, Bo Stukel, Mike Diggs, Delvin Thomas, Marcus Cosh, J.J TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Navy Opponents

3 Scoring PATs TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Dobbs, Ricky Buckley, Joe Teich, Alexander Greene, Gee Gee Jones, Greg Santiago, Aaron Howell, John Proctor, Kriss Teague, Jon Murray, Vince Middleton, Wyatt Turner, Brandon Snelson, Bo Byrd, Andre Stukel, Mike TOTAL OPPONENTS All-Purpose Yardage Player GP Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Tot. Avg/G Teich, Alexander Dobbs, Ricky Greene, Gee Gee Jones, Greg Thomas, Marcus Santiago, Aaron Murray, Vince Proctor, Kriss Howell, John Byrd, Andre Snelson, Bo Turner, Brandon Myers, Gary Staten, Darius Stukel, Mike Bush, Tra'ves Merchant, Emmet Furman, Doug Diggs, Delvin Simmons, Tyler Cosh, J.J Mitchell, Kwesi TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS Interceptions Player No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Bush, Tra'ves Simmons, Tyler Mitchell, Kwesi Blue, Max Edwards, Kevin Merchant, Emmet Richardson, De'Von TOTAL OPPONENTS STATISTICS Kick Returns Player No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Thomas, Marcus Teich, Alexander Snelson, Bo Greene, Gee Gee Staten, Darius TOTAL OPPONENTS Fumble Returns Player No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Middleton, Wyatt TOTAL OPPONENTS Field Goals Player FGM-A Pct Long Blk Buckley, Joe Teague, Jon TOTAL OPPONENTS Field Goal Sequence Player Navy Opponents Maryland 32 (24) Georgia Southern (18), (42) --- Louisiana Tech (37) (25), (36), (42) Air Force 21, (25), (32) --- Wake Forest --- (45), (31) SMU 39 Notre Dame --- (45) Duke --- (30), (40) East Carolina (38), (20) --- Central Michigan (35) 42, (41) Arkansas State --- (31), (20) Army (36) (42) San Diego State Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made Punting Player No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 Blk Delahooke, Kyle TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS Kickoffs Player No. Yds. Avg. TB OB Retn Net YdLn Teague, Jon TOTAL OPPONENTS Punt Returns Player No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Myers, Gary TOTAL OPPONENTS

4 2010 STATISTICS Defensive Statistics No. Player GP Solo Ast. Total TFL-Yds. Sacks Int.-Yds. PBU QBH FR FF Blk Saf 54 Simmons, Tyler Middleton, Wyatt McCauley, Aaron Hauburger, Jerry Tuani, Jabaree Blue, Max Edwards, Kevin Richardson, De'Von Mitchell, Kwesi Yarborough, Billy Bush, Tra'ves Burge, Chase King, Caleb Warrick, Matt Wright, David Bothel, Shane Fraser, Jordan Grissom, Trey Sperry, David Myers, Gary Merchant, Emmet Thomas, Marcus Graham, Mason Shannon, Jarred Brewer, Matt Wev, Jonathan Paulson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Josh French, Brye Marks, Jared Snelson, Bo Howell, John Delahooke, Kyle Eckel, Kevin Turner, Brandon Ackerman, Brian Aiken, Matt Henderson, Wes Furman, Doug Jones, Joshua Fehr, Jerad Blick, Brian TOTAL OPPONENTS

5 The Maryland defense held Navy scoreless in five of the Mids seven trips inside the red zone to help lead the Terps to a victory in front of 69,348 at M&T Bank Stadium in the season opener for both teams. The Navy defense was shaky at the start, allowing Maryland to rush for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in the first quarter, but buckled down and held the Terps to just 133 yards over the final three quarters. After Da Rel Scott gave Maryland a 7-0 lead with a five-yard touchdown run on Maryland s opening possession, the Mids moved down the field and had the ball first-and- 10 at the Maryland 14-yard line. However sophomore slot back Gee Gee Greene was tackled for a two-yard gain, senior fullback Vince Murray was stopped for one yard and senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs was sacked for a loss of four yards. Navy came away with no points when senior kicker Joe Buckley saw his 32-yard field goal bounce off the left upright. Maryland quickly answered with a five-play, 80-yard drive that was set up by a 67-yard run by Davin Meggett with Meggett capping off the drive with a three-yard touchdown run. Navy got on the board early in the second quarter when senior slot back Andre Byrd took a pitch from Dobbs and ran around the left end for a 10-yard TD, the first of his career. Senior safety Emmett Merchant picked off a pass on Maryland s next series and the Mids marched 63 yards on 17 plays. On third-and-goal from the one, Maryland s Adrian Moten leaped over the Navy offensive line and hit Dobbs, causing him to fumble. After the Navy defense forced Maryland to go three-and-out, Navy took over at its own 32-yard line and moved the ball down to the Maryland seven with 12 seconds left. With no timeouts remaining, the Mids called for a roll out where Dobbs was supposed to throw the ball in the end zone or out of bounds. Dobbs was heavily pressured and was forced to pull the ball down and try to run for a touchdown. He was tackled at the twoyard line as the clock expired. It was more of the same for the Navy offense to start the second half as the Mids went 59 yards on 13 plays, but came away with no points when Dobbs was hit by Maryland s Kenny Tate and fumbled on the Maryland one-yard line thwarting yet another drive. After the defense forced a Maryland punt, the Mids finally took advantage of a red zone opportunity with Dobbs scoring from the one to tie the game at 14 with 5:07 left in the third. The big play of the drive was a 53-yard run by wide receiver Greg Jones. Maryland took a lead with 7:50 left in the game when Travis Baltz hit a 24-yard field goal. Maryland s scoring drive was set up by Kyle Delahooke s 29-yard punt. Navy got the ball at its own 30 on the ensuing kickoff with 7:44 left and deliberately moved down the field to the Maryland seven. On first down, Greene picked up four yards to the Maryland three. Dobbs was stopped for no gain on second down and then a false start by junior fullback John McCauley pushed the ball back to the eight-yard line. Dobbs picked up seven yards on third down, moving the ball down to the one-yard line. On fourth and goal from the one, Dobbs tried to sneak it in and was met by Tate and a host of Maryland defenders well short of the goal line, giving Maryland the three-point win. Navy (0-1) Maryland (1-0) :28 MD Scott 5-yd run (Baltz PAT) 8-59, 4:27 1 4:15 MD Meggett 3-yd run (Baltz PAT) 5-80, 2: :25 Navy Byrd 10-yd run (Buckley PAT) 9-64, 4:44 3 1:52 Navy Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 7-76, 3:15 4 7:50 MD Baltz 24-yd field goal 6-41, 2:46 Game One Maryland 17, Navy 14 Sept. 6, ,348 M&T Bank Stadium Annapolis, Md. Team Stats Navy Maryland FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 39:26 20:34 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Navy - Murray , Greene 7-74, Dobbs 29-63, Byrd 9-54, Jones 1-53, Teich 7-22, Stukel 4-21, Howell Maryland - Meggett 8-105, Robinson 12-92, Scott 10-58, To. Smith 2-5, Adams 1-1, O Brien 1-0. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs , 73. Maryland - Robinson 2-5-1, 11. RECEIVING: Navy - Greene 4-59, Jones 1-7, Murray 1-7. Maryland - To. Smith 1-6, Cannon 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - Merchant Maryland - None. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - French 0.5-6, Tuani Maryland - Vellano TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - Middleton 12, Tuani 6, Edwards 5, Simmons 5. Maryland - Wujciak 18, Tate 12, Hartsfield 12, Moten 12, Vellano 10. Emmett Merchant picked off a pass in Navy s loss to Maryland. 131

6 Game Two Navy 13, Georgia Southern 7 Sept. 11, ,391 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. The Navy defense held Georgia Southern s triple option offense to just 73 yards rushing and 109 yards of total offense as Navy defeated the Eagles, 13-7, in front of 33,391 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Junior defensive end Jabaree Tuani led the Mids with nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and a half a sack, while senior linebacker Tyler Simmons added a career-high tying seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, a half sack and forced a fumble. Senior nose guard Shane Bothel registered a career-high seven tackles, a tackle for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble. The Mids jumped out to a 13-0 lead thanks to 18 and 42-yard field goals, respectively, by Joe Buckley in the first quarter and a one-yard touchdown run by Ricky Dobbs in the second. The Dobbs touchdown was set up by sophomore slot back John Howell, who snuffed out a fake punt by Georgia Southern and turned the ball over to the Navy offense at the Georgia Southern 40. The Eagles cut Navy s lead to 13-7 on their first drive of the second half, moving 49 yards on 10 plays with Jaybo Shaw hitting J.J. Wilcox on a 17-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-eight. That would be it, however, for the Eagles as Navy held Georgia Southern to just 27 yards on 17 plays the rest of the way and the Mids held on for their first victory of the year. Georgia Southern s defense was equally stifling, holding Navy to just 109 yards rushing and 193 yards of total offense. Senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for just 44 yards on 25 carries. Senior fullback Vince Murray led the Mids with 50 yards on nine carries. Dobbs did complete five of his eight pass attempts for 84 yards. He hooked up with senior Greg Jones on a big 44-yard completion in the fourth quarter that put the game away. Jones led all receivers with two catches for 54 yards. Georgia Southern (1-1) Navy (1-1) :16 N Buckley 18-yd field goal 10-35, 6:44 1 2:07 N Buckley 42-yd field goal 4-1, 1:24 2 1:07 N Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 8-40, 4:44 3 9:08 GS Wilcox 17-yd rec from Shaw (Mora PAT) 10-49, 5:52 Team Stats Ga. Southern Navy FIRST DOWNS 8 9 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 27:24 32:36 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Ga. Southern - Brown 16-45, Darries Robinson 3-12, Wilcox 4-12, Hickey 2-8, Akinniranye 1-1, Shaw 13-(-5). Navy - Murray 9-50, Dobbs 25-44, Greene 4-9, Teich 4-8, Team 1-(-2). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Ga. Southern - Shaw 4-9-0, 36. Navy - Dobbs 5-8-0, 84. RECEIVING: Ga. Southern - Barker 2-12, Wilcox 1-17, Sumner 1-7. Navy - Jones 2-54, Santiago 1-12, Teich 1-12, Greene 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Ga. Southern - None. Navy - None. SACKS (#YDS): Ga. Southern - DuBose , Russell Navy - Bothel , McCauley 1.0-4, Simmons 0.5-2, Tuani TACKLES (UA-A): Ga. Southern - Rowe 10, Webb 7, Roderick 6, DuBose 6, Douglas 6, Heyden 6. Navy - Tuani 9, Simmons 7, Bothel 7, Middleton 6, Blue 6. Jabaree Tuani led the Navy defense with nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and a 1/2 sack in Navy s 13-7 win over the Eagles. 132

7 Game Three Navy 37, Louisiana Tech 23 Sept. 18, ,122 Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, La. Senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs threw for a career-high 219 yards and a touchdown, while sophomore slot back Gee Gee Greene piled up 145 all-purpose yards to lead Navy to a thrilling victory over Louisiana Tech in front of 23,122 fans at Joe Aillet Stadium. Navy trailed at the half, but outscored the Bulldogs 21-0 in the second half as the Mids controlled the clock running 50 plays to Louisana Tech s 23. Navy tied the game at 23 on the opening drive of the second half, marching 72 yards on 12 plays with Dobbs scoring from the one. After both teams traded turnovers, senior corner Kevin Edwards made a great read on a Colby Cameron pass and intercepted the Tech quarterback at the Navy 46. On the fourth play of the ensuing drive, the Mids lost Dobbs when he got the air knocked out of him on a three-yard run. Backup quarterback Kriss Proctor came in the game and faced a third-and-four from the Louisiana Tech 37. Proctor handed the ball off to senior fullback Vince Murray for a five-yard gain and then picked up a combined total of eight yards himself on the next three plays setting up a fourth-and-two from the Louisana Tech 24. Instead of kicking a 41-yard field goal, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo opted to go for it and Greene came up big with a 17-yard run off a Proctor pitch to put the ball at the seven. Proctor scored on the next play, a seven-yard scamper, to give Navy a lead. The Mids held Louisian Tech on its next possession with Tyler Simmons and De Von Richardson coming up with the key play, stopping Tech s Ray Holley for a loss of one on third-and-one. The Mids put the game away on the next drive with Murray rumbling 17 yards up the middle for a touchdown to give Navy a lead it would never relinquish. Dobbs added 67 yards rushing and a touchdown to his 219 passing, while Murray had 62 yards and a touchdown, Proctor add 24 yards and a touchdown and Stukel rushed for 15 yards and a touchdown. Greene led the receiving corps with three catches for 58 yards, while Greg Jones had two catches for 68 yards and Brandon Turner caught one pass for 63 yards. The defense was led by junior outsdie linebacker Aaron McCauley with a career-high 14 tackles, while Simmons added 13 stops and senior outside linebacker Jerry Hauburger finished with a personal-best eight tackles. Navy (2-1) Louisiana Tech (1-2) :06 N Stukel 4-yd run (Buckley PAT) 9-97, 5:01 1 3:26 LT Nelson 25-yd field goal 11-62, 3: :38 LT Nelson 36-yd field goal 12-47, 3:43 2 9:08 LT Fitte 2-yd run (Nelson PAT) 10-50, 3:02 2 6:53 N Howell 25-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT failed) 5-75, 2:15 2 5:09 LT Nelson 42-yd field goal 7-53, 1:44 2 3:18 N Buckley 37-yd field goal 5-53, 1:51 2 0:29 LT Ikharo 8-yd rec from Cameron (Nelson PAT) 9-71, 2:49 3 9:55 N Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 12-72, 5:05 3 0:31 N Proctor 7-yd run (Buckley PAT) 10-54, 4: :09 N Murray 17-yd run (Buckley PAT) 8-81, 3:07 Team Stats Navy Louisiana Tech FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 34:21 25:39 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Navy - Greene 6-87, Dobbs 19-67, Murray 14-62, Proctor 6-24, Teich 5-23, Stukel 4-15, Byrd 4-13, Howell 1-8, Team 2-(-2). La Tech - Creer 13-90, Holley 6-28, Fitte 4-21, Cameron 8-15, Molton 1-0. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs , 219. La Tech - Cameron , 251. RECEIVING: Navy - Greene 3-58, Jones 2-68, Turner 1-63, Howell 1-25, Murray 1-5. La Tech - Ikharo 10-88, Fitte 5-37, Casey 4-45, Holley 4-20, Paige 2-16, Jackson 2-11, Molton 2-5, Harper 1-20, Creer 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - Blue 1-0, Edwards 1-0. La Tech - Boyd 1-0. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - Yarborough , Tuani La Tech - Hitt TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - A. McCauley 14, Simmons 13, Hauburger 8, Middleton 7, D. Wright 7, Blue 7. La Tech - Randle 11, Cole 9, Boyd 8, Longino 7, Hitt 6, Dudley 6. The Navy defense shut out Louisiana Tech in the second half as the Mids overcame a nine-point halftime deficit, winning

8 Air Force quarterback Tim Jefferson rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns, including a 50-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, while completing five of his seven passes for 83 yards as he led Air Force to a 14-6 victory over Navy in front of 47,565 fans at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs. It was the first loss by Navy to another Service Academy since 2002 when the Mids lost at Air Force, while the 20-combined points marked the lowest combined score in the series since 1997 when Navy lost The only Air Force touchdown in that game came on a blocked punt. The Navy offense continued to struggle scoring points, settling for just two Joe Buckley field goals. The Mids gained just 312 yards of total offense on the day, including a paltry 129 yards in the second half. It marked the first time that Navy didn t score a touchdown against another Service Academy since 1987 when the MIds lost to Army, Red zone offense was once again a struggle as the Mids made three trips into the red zone and came away with just the two field goals. Navy has scored just seven touchdowns on 19 trips to the red zone this year. The key to the game might have been Navy s second series when, after Kevin Edwards caused a Jared Tew fumble and recovered it himself at the Navy 43-yard line, the Mids quickly marched down the field and had the ball first and goal at the Air Force 3. Navy, however, could not punch it in as quarterback Ricky Dobbs was stopped for a loss of one on two-consecutive plays and then Vince Murray gained just one yard on third and goal from the five. To make matters worse, Buckley banged his 21-yard field goal off the left upright after the ball was partially tipped at the line of scrimmage. Game Four Air Force 14, Navy 6 Oct. 2, ,565 Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Force would make that lost opportunity hurt even more when it moved 80 yards on three plays with Jefferson capping off the drive with his 50-yard touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead. Navy would mount another nice drive at the start of the second quarter, moving from its own 14 down to the Air Force 12, but once again the red zone woes jumped up and bit the Mids. On first and 10, Murray gained one, on second down and nine Murray was held to no gain and on third and nine Dobbs rushed for three as the Mids settled for a 25-yard field goal by Buckley. The Navy defense, which had been stout since Air Force s first two drives of the game, came up with a fumble recovery on the Falcons first drive of the second half as Aaron McCauley fell on a bad pitch from Jefferson at the Air Force 36-yard line. After picking up a first down, the Mids had the ball second and two from the Air Force 14 when Dobbs burst through the Falcon defense and picked up 13 yards to the Air Force one-yard line, but center Brady DeMell was called for holding. The Mids were forced to kick a field goal to narrow the Air Force lead to 7-6. The score would remain that way until early in the fourth quarter when Kyle Delahooke had his punt blocked by Jamil Cooks and it was recovered by Anthony Wooding at the Navy 15-yard line. Four plays later, Jefferson scored from the one and Air Force led 14-6 with 12:31 left in the contest. Navy (2-2) Air Force (4-1) :18 AF Jefferson 50-yd run (Soderberg PAT) 3-80, 1:05 2 7:16 N Buckley 25-yd field goal 14-78, 5: :58 N Buckley 32-yd field goal 8-21, 3: :38 AF Jefferson 1-yd run (Soderberg PAT) 4-15, 1:30 Team Stats Navy Air Force FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 31:30 28:30 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Navy - Byrd 3-50, Murray 14-45, Dobbs 18-43, Teich 8-38, Greene 5-31, Stukel 2-2. Air Force - Tew , Clark 14-70, Jefferson 10-62, Halderman 5-22, Walker 3-16, Warzeka 3-12, Team 1-(-1). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs , 103. Air Force - Jefferson , 83. RECEIVING: Navy - Jones 2-40, Greene 2-30, Byrd 1-20, Furman Air Force - Demerath 3-56, Warzeka 1-28, Clark 1-(-1). INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - None. Air Force - Waiwaiole 1-10, Davis 1-0. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - A. McCauley Air Force - Waiwaiole TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - Blue 15, Simmons 11, A. McCauley 9, Tuani 6, Yarborough 6. Air Force - Waiwaiole 15, Morris 8, Davis 7, Ricketts 7, Payne 6. Max Blue recorded 15 tackles in Navy s 14-6 loss to Air Force. 134

9 Senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs hit Greg Jones with a six-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone with 26 seconds left in the game, while the Mids defense forced three-straight incompletions on Wake Forest s final possession as Navy rallied for a thrilling come-from-behind victory in front of 31,454 fans at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem. Navy s game-winning scoring drive started from its own 36-yard line with 2:08 remaining and no timeouts left. The Mids were without starting fullback Vince Murray and back-up Alexander Teich, who both had left the game with injuries. After two-straight incompletions, Dobbs hit junior slot back Aaron Santiago with a nineyard pass over the middle and then Santiago picked up the first down on fourth-andone with an option pitch for six yards that moved the ball to the Wake Forest 49. Dobbs missed on two more passes, setting up another third and 10, but came through once again this time hitting sophomore slot back Gee Gee Greene for 34 yards down to the Wake Forest 15-yard line. After a Wake Forest timeout, Dobbs ran left for six yards and after another Wake timeout Dobbs picked up three more yards to the six-yard line. On third-and-one, Dobbs faked a pitch left and rolled right and lofted a beautiful pass to Jones in the back of the end zone to tie the game at 27. Senior kicker Joe Buckley came on to make the extrapoint to give the Mids a advantage. Wake Forest returned the ensuing kickoff 47 yards to its own 49-yard line, but the Mids forced freshman quarterback Tanner Price into three-straight incompletions as Navy held on for the one-point win. Dobbs had the best game of his senior campaign, carrying the ball 22 times for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Additionally, he completed eight of his 19 pass attempts for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Santiago added a career-high 66 yards on six carries, while Teich had 43 yards on 10 carries. Greene (3-44) and Jones (3-35) were the leading receivers for the Mids. Junior outside linebackeraaron McCauley continued his great play with 13 tackles, two tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery. Junior defensive end Jabaree Tuani was a warrior inside for the Mids, coming up with eight tackles, three tackles for a loss and a forced fumble. Senior linebacker Tyler Simmons added 10 tackles and a fumble recovery, while Kevin Edwards had eight stops and a caused fumble. Navy (3-2) Wake Forest (2-3) :44 WF Price 1-yd run (Newman PAT) 5-38, 2:16 1 7:34 N Teich 6-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 11-68, 5: :24 WF Newman 45-yd field goal 9-39, 2: :12 N Dobbs 3-yd run (Buckley PAT) 7-67, 3:12 2 0:12 WF Givens 11-yd rec from Price (Newman PAT) 11-84, 4: :59 N Dobbs 4-yd run (Buckley PAT) 8-78, 3:01 3 1:08 WF Brown 12-yd rec from Price (Newman PAT) 10-70, 3:37 4 8:34 WF Newman 31-yd field goal 14-59, 5:32 4 0:26 N Jones 6-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 10-64, 1:42 Game Five Navy 28, Wake Forest 27 Oct. 10, ,454 Winston-Salem, N.C. BB&T Field Team Stats Navy Wake Forest FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 29:25 30:35 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Navy - Dobbs , Santiago 6-66, Teich 10-43, Greene 6-25, Byrd 3-25, Murray 3-14, Diggs 1-1. Wake Forest - Harris 14-46, Pendergrass 3-19, Price 2-9, Bohanon 1-4, Adams 4-(-1). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs , 94. Wake Forest - Price , 326. RECEIVING: Navy - Greene 3-44, Jones 3-35, Santiago 1-9, Teich 1-6. Wake Forest - Brown 10-59, Givens 7-60, Dembry 4-51, Campanaro 4-44, Harris 3-32, Bohanon 3-27, Williams 3-12, Ford 2-24, Pendergrass INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - None. Wake Forest - Quarles 1-0. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - None. Wake Forest - Dorty 0.5-2, Olson TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - A. McCauley 13, Simmons 10, Edwards 8, Tuani 8, Richardson 7, Blue 7. Wake Forest - Orange 9, Haynes 9, Wilber 8, Dorty 7, Woodlief 6, Ehrmann 6. Greg Jones caught three passes for 35 yards against Wake Forest, including the game-winning score with 1:42 left to play. 135

10 Game Six Navy 28, SMU 21 Oct. 16, ,924 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Navy (4-2) rallied from a 14-0 halftime deficit to stun SMU (4-3), 28-21, in front of 33,924 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It marked the second year in a row that Navy came from 14 points behind to beat the Mustangs. The Mids cut SMU s lead to 14-7 on their first drive of the second half when senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs hit junior slot back Aaron Santiago with a three-yard touchdown pass on a fourth-and-goal play. The two had hooked up earlier in the drive when Dobbs hit Santiago down the middle for 51 yards to get the third out of a third-and-17 hole. After the defense forced a punt, the Mids tied the game at 14 on sophomore Gee Gee Greene s one-yard touchdown run. Senior wide receiver Greg Jones had the big play on the drive, running for 33 yards on a reverse. The Navy defense rose to the occasion again as senior outside linebacker Jerry Hauburger hit SMU quarterback Kyle Padron, forcing a fumble that junior defensive end Jabaree Tuani recovered at the SMU 31. Five plays later, Navy had the lead as junior fullback Alexander Teich scored from the two to give Navy a advantage. SMU, however, would tie it at 21 on a 10-play, 57-yard drive that was capped by Padron hitting Aldrick Robinson with a 10-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone with 2:51 remaining. After Navy went three-and-out, SMU got the ball back at its own 11 with 1:55 remaining. On the first play from scrimmage, senior linebacker Tyler Simmons stepped in front of a Padron pass for an interception at the SMU 13-yard line. Two plays later, Teich scored from the four to give Navy a lead. SMU was able to move the ball to the Navy 41-yard line in the final seconds, but senior corner Kevin Edwards recovered a Bryce Tennison fumble on the final play to give the Mids their fourth victory in the last five games. Teich led the Mids with a career-high 95 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 21 carries. Dobbs rushed for 62 yards on 19 carries and Greene had 48 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Dobbs completed six of his nine passes for 84 yards and one touchdown. Santiago had two catches for 54 yards and a touchdown. Hauburger and junior outside linebacker Aaron McCauley led the defense with eight tackles each. Hauburger had a monster game with three tackles for a loss, a sack and two forced fumbles to go along with his eight stops. McCauley had a tackle for a loss and a pass break-up. Junior linebacker Max Blue added six tackles. SMU (4-3) Navy (4-2) :05 SMU Beasley 5-yd rec from Padron (Szymanski PAT) 7-71, 3: :05 SMU Johnson 4-yd rec from Padron (Szymanski PAT) 11-74, 4:55 3 9:52 N Santiago 3-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 10-81, 5:08 3 1:57 N Greene 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 9-80, 4: :52 N Teich 2-yd run (Buckley PAT) 5-31, 2:29 4 2:51 SMU Robinson 10-yd rec from Padron (Szymanski PAT)10-57, 5:09 4 1:38 N Teich 4-yd run (Buckley PAT) 2-13, 0:12 Team Stats SMU Navy FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 27:26 32:34 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Tyler Simmons fourth-quarter interception set up Alexander Teich s four-yard touchdown run to give Navy a victory over SMU. RUSHING: SMU - Line 15-88, Padron 8-45, Smith 1-(-7). Navy - Teich 21-95, Dobbs 19-62, Greene 9-48, Jones 1-33, Howell 1-6, Diggs 1-4, Byrd 1-3, Santiago 2-2. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): SMU- Padron , 254. Navy - Dobbs 6-9-0, 84. RECEIVING: SMU - Johnson , Beasley 9-72, Robinson 4-41, Haynes 3-30, Line 0-11, Tennison 0-(-4). Navy - Santiago 2-54, Jones 1-12, Turner 1-9, Greene 1-8, Furman 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: SMU - None. Navy - Simmons 1-6. SACKS (#YDS): SMU - None. Navy - Hauburger TACKLES (UA-A): SMU - Reed 20, Fleps 10, Sorrell 9, Thompson 7, Davis 6. Navy - Hauburger 8, A. McCauley 8, Blue 6, Middleton 5, Mitchell

11 Game Seven Navy 35, Notre Dame 17 Oct. 23, ,614 New Meadowlands Stadium East Rutherford, N.J. Junior fullback Alexander Teich rushed for a career-high 210 yards on 26 carries, while senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs ran for 90 yards and three touchdowns to lead Navy to a victory over Notre Dame in front of 75,614 at the New Meadowlands Stadium. The Navy defense was equally impressive, stopping Notre Dame on a fourth-and-goal play from the one-yard line on the Irish s initial possession and picking off Dayne Crist twice (sophomore safety De Von Richardson and junior corner Kwesi Mitchell). The win gave Navy s senior class three wins in four years over the Irish as it became just the third class in school history to accomplish that feat, joining the classes of 1937 and The win also marked the first time Navy has beaten the Irish in consecutive years since and it was the Mids first win over Notre Dame at a neutral site since Navy rushed for 367 yards on the day, the most ever by a Navy team against Notre Dame, while Teich s 210 yards rushing were the most by a Navy player against the Irish. After senior linebacker Tyler Simmons and junior nose guard Jared Marks stopped Crist at the one-yard on the opening drive of the game, the Mids answered with a 99- yard drive on just six plays with Teich ripping off a career-long 54-yard run and capping the drive with a spectacular 31-yard touchdown reception off a screen pass from Dobbs. Teich had to leap a player for the Dobbs pass, caught it one-handed, then sprinted 31 yards before diving in the end zone to get Navy on the board first. After a Notre Dame field goal, the Mids moved 77 yards in 12 plays with Dobbs scoring from the three to make it Notre Dame answered with a touchdown of its own to cut the lead to and then forced Navy to punt on the Mids next drive. However, senior punter Kyle Delahooke got off a perfect 44-yard punt that was downed at the Notre Dame three-yard line and then three plays later Richardson picked off Crist at the Notre Dame 30-yard line giving the Mids one more chance to score before the half. Navy took over the ball at the 30 yard line with 1:59 remaining and one timeout left and easily moved the 30 yards on five-straight runs without ever needing to use the timeout as sophomore slot back Gee Gee Greene capped the drive with a spectacular run from the nine to put Navy up Greene s touchdown seemed to deflate the Irish as Navy took the second half kickoff and moved 77 yards in seven plays with Dobbs scoring from the nine to make it After Mitchell s interception, Navy moved 73 yards in 10 plays with Dobbs scoring from the one to put the Mids up midway through the third quarter. Notre Dame would add a late touchdown in the fourth to make the final Notre Dame (4-4) Navy (5-2) :05 N Teich 31-yd rec from Dobbs (Teague PAT) 6-99, 3:08 1 3:04 ND Ruffer 45-yd field goal 10-48, 3: :01 N Dobbs 3-yd run (Teague PAT) 12-77, 7:03 2 6:07 ND Jones 16-yd rec from Crist (Ruffer PAT) 13-72, 4:54 2 0:14 N Greene 9-yd run (Teague PAT) 5-30, 1: :23 N Dobbs 9-yd run (Teague PAT) 7-77, 3:37 3 4:38 N Dobbs 1-yd run (Teague PAT) 10-73, 5:18 4 6:12 ND Wood 1-yd run (Ruffer PAT) 10-76, 4:09 RUSHING: Notre Dame - Allen 11-66, Crist 10-25, Wood 8-17, Team 1-(-2). Navy - Teich , Dobbs 20-90, Greene 8-56, Diggs 2-9, Howell 1-6, Santiago 1-0, Byrd 1-(-2), Team 1-(-2). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Notre Dame - Crist , 178, Rees 6-7-0, 79. Navy - Dobbs 2-2-0, 71. RECEIVING: Notre Dame - Kamara 6-56, Jones 5-53, Eifert 4-42, Wood 3-37, Toma 2-26, Allen 2-24, Goodman 2-10, Ragone 1-9. Navy - Jones 1-40, Teich INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame - None. Navy - Richardson 1-0, Mitchell 1-1. SACKS (#YDS): Notre Dame - None. Navy - Tuani 0.5-3, Yarborough TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame - Teo 13, Smith 10, Lewis-Moore 10, Fox 7, Williams 6, Cwynar 6, Motta 6. Navy - Simmons 10, Middleton 7, A. McCauley 6, Burge 6, Hauburger 6. Team Stats Notre Dame Navy FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kick Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 24:11 35:49 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Fullback Alexander Teich rushed for a career-high 210 yards on 26 carries in Navy s rout of Notre Dame at the New Meadowlands Stadium. 137

12 Game Eight Duke 34, Navy 31 Oct ,117 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Duke quarterback Sean Renfree completed 28 of his 30 pass attempts for 314 yards and one touchdown to lead Duke to a victory over Navy in front of a Homecom ing crowd of 34,117 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy opened the game by playing its worst half of football all year and trailed the Blue Devils, 24-0, at the intermission. Meanwhile, Renfree started the game by completing a school-record tying 16-consecutive passes for Duke. The Navy offense wasn t much better than the defense in the first half, gaining just 67 yards of total offense and fumbling three times, losing one. The Mids finally got on the board with 6:01 left in the third quarter on a five-yard touchdown run by quarterback Ricky Dobbs. It was Dobbs 44th-career rushing touchdown, which broke the school record of 43 previously held by Chris McCoy ( ). Duke, however, answered with a touchdown five minutes later when corner Kwesi Mitchell went for an interception along the right sideline and came up empty and Duke s Conner Vernon took the catch 29 yards for a touchdown to give the Blue Devils a 31-7 lead. To their credit, the Mids refused to give up and made things interesting in the final minutes. Navy cut the Duke lead to when it drove 80 yards in six plays and used just 1:13 with Dobbs hitting Greg Jones with a seven-yard touchdown pass. Fullback Alexander Teich ran in the two point conversion. Duke answered with a 40-yard field goal by Will Snyderwine with 8:34 left to take a lead. Snyderwine s field goal hit the left upright and bounced through. At the time, nobody knew how critical those points would become. Navy raced right back down the field, going 61 yards on eight plays in 2:18 with Gee Gee Greene scoring from the one and then Dobbs ran in the two-point conversion to cut the lead to with 6:16 left in the contest. After Duke recovered Navy s on-side kick, the Blue Devils ran four-straight plays with Navy stopping Duke on a fourth-and-one from the Mids 33 with 4:28 left. With momentum now clearly in the Mids favor, Navy went 67 yards on 10 plays in just 1:54 with Dobbs hitting Aaron Santiago with a 12-yard TD pass to cut the lead to five and then Dobbs hit Santiago with a two-point conversion to make the score with 2:34 left. Once again Duke recovered the on-side kick and once again the Navy defense held, giving the Navy offense a chance to tie or win the game with 57 seconds left. Navy took over at its own 20-yard line and Dobbs hit Jones for eight yards on back-toback passes to move the ball to the 36. Dobbs spiked the ball on first down and then scrambled for eight yards to the 44-yard line. On third-and-one, Dobbs pitched toandre Byrd and Duke safety Matt Daniels came up and made a great play to stop Byrd for a one-yard loss. On fourth down, Dobbs desperation attempt fell incomplete giving Duke the win. Duke (2-6) Navy (5-3) :01 D Snyderwine 30-yd field goal 10-68, 4: :19 D Renfree 1-yd run (Snyderwine PAT) 14-76, 6:57 2 6:00 D Connette 6-yd run (Snyderwine PAT) 10-45, 4:57 2 0:37 D Renfree 12-yd run (Snyderwine PAT) 8-64, 1:42 3 6:01 N Dobbs 5-yd run (Teague PAT) 7-86, 2:14 3 1:02 D Vernon 29-yd rec from Renfree (Snyderwine PAT)10-70, 4: :49 N Jones 7-yd rec from Dobbs (Teich Rush) 6-80, 1:13 4 8:34 D Snyderwine 40-yd field goal 12-60, 6:15 4 6:16 N Greene 1-yd run (Dobbs Rush) 8-61, 2:18 4 2:34 N Santiago 12-yd rec from Dobbs (Santiago from Dobbs) , 1:54 Team Stats Duke Navy FIRST DOWNS 2 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kick Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 36:57 23:03 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Duke - Scott 13-42, Connette 11-33, Renfree 9-28, Hollingsworth 7-21, Thompson 4-19, Team 1-(-1). Navy - Dobbs 22-83, Teich 7-43, Santiago 2-12, Greene 3-9, Byrd 2-2, Howell 1-(-1). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Duke - Renfree , 314. Navy - Dobbs , 227 RECEIVING: Duke - Helfet 7-69, Vernon 5-90, Varner 5-57, Scott 5-49, Kelly 4-23, Braxton 2-26 Navy - Jones 9-134, Santiago 2-36, Greene 1-31, Teich INTERCEPTIONS: Duke - None. Navy - None. SACKS (#YDS): Duke - Egboh , Brown Navy - Tuani TACKLES (UA-A): Duke - Brown 12, Kromah 11, Egboh 7, Rwabukama 6, Butler 4, Daniels 4, Oglesby 4. Navy - Simmons 17, Burge 11, King 10, Middleton 9, Tuani 9. Aaron Santiago caught a 12-yard touchdown pass in Navy s loss to Duke. 138

13 Navy outscored East Carolina, 48-14, in the second half thanks to four Pirate fumbles and an unstoppable ground attack as the Mids rolled over ECU, 76-35, in front of 50,191 fans at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville. The 76 points are the most by a Navy team since The Mids took a lead at the half thanks to a five-yard touchdown run by quarterback Ricky Dobbs with just 14 seconds remaining in the second quarter. The touchdown was the 45th of his career, which broke the school record previously held by Chris McCoy ( ). The floodgates opened in the third quarter when East Carolina turned the ball over on three-straight possessions to start the second half. The first turnover happened on the second play of the third quarter when ECU running back Jon Williams had the ball knocked out of his hands by defensive end Jabaree Tuani and Navy nose guard Chase Burge recovered it. The Mids converted that fumble when Jon Teague nailed a career-long 38-yard field goal to make the score The Navy defense came up with another fumble on ECU s next drive when Williams fumbled again and safety Tra ves Bush came up with the ball at the ECU 29-yard line. This time it took Navy just one play to put points on the board as Dobbs hit a wide open Aaron Santiago with a 29-yard touchdown pass to make the score Remarkably, ECU fumbled again, this time on the very next play from scrimmage, when quarterback Dominique Davis had his pass batted back to him by Billy Yarborough and when Davis caught his own pass he was hit by Tuani, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Tyler Simmons at the ECU 21-yard line. Four plays later, Navy slot back Gee Gee Greene scored on a fourth-and-one play from the 12 to make the score The Mids rolled up 596 yards of total offense on the day, with 521 of that coming on the ground. Game Nine Navy 76, East Carolina 35 Nov. 6, ,191 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, N.C. Navy (6-3) East Carolina (5-4) :22 N Murray 10-yd run (Teague PAT) 7-70, 3:38 1 8:37 ECU Byrd 1-yd rec from Davis (Barbour PAT) 9-66, 2:45 1 6:26 ECU Harris 4-yd rec from Davis (Barbour PAT) 5-44, 2:11 1 4:44 N Teich 64-yd run (Teague PAT) 3-73, 1: :10 N Jones 5-yd rec from Dobbs (Teague PAT) 14-66, 6:36 2 2:51 ECU Lewis 4-yd rec from Davis (Barbour PAT) 10-61, 3:33 2 0:14 N Dobbs 5-yd run (Teague PAT) 8-70, 2: :06 N Teague 38-yd field goal 6-21, 3: :12 N Santiago 29-yd rec from Dobbs (Teague PAT) 1-29, 0:06 3 8:52 N Greene 12-yd run (Teague PAT) 4-21, 1:07 3 7:25 ECU Lewis 2-yd rec from Davis (Barbour PAT) 5-72, 1:27 3 2:27 N Teague 20-yd field goal 9-57, 4:58 3 0:14 N Murray 42-yd run (Teague PAT) 3-51, 1: :16 N Snelson 6-yd run (Teague PAT) 7-50, 3:19 4 8:25 ECU Harris 2-yd rec from Davis (Barbour) 10-80, 2:51 4 7:43 N Proctor 23-yd run (Teague PAT) 2-36, 0:42 4 3:14 N Proctor 1-yd run (Teague PAT) 6-48, 3:10 Team Stats Navy ECU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards (-1) Kick Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 34:43 25:17 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Navy - Teich , Dobbs , Proctor 5-78, Murray 8-68, Greene 6-47, Howell 2-26, Snelson 3-25, Santiago 4-14, Diggs 2-3, Thomas 1-3. ECU - Williams 12-94, D. Davis 4-20, Dobson 5-18, Harris 2-18, Ruffin 1-4. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs 6-8-0, 75. ECU - D. Davis , 413. RECEIVING: Navy - Santiago 2-33, Jones 2-28, Turner 1-9, Greene 1-5. ECU - Lewis 9-118, Harris 7-73, Williams 6-75, Bowman 5-50, Ruffin 5-40, Bodenheimer 4-41, J. Davis 3-12, Jones 1-5, Price 1-4, Byrd 1-1, D. Davis 1-(-6). INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - None. ECU - None. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - None. ECU - None. TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - Simmons-17, Bush-14, Hauburger-6, Middleton-6, Grissom- 6. ECU - Blacknall-9, McLendon-8, Patterson-8, Lineback-8, Milner-8. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs helped direct a Navy offense that ran up 76 points and 596 yards of total offense in Navy s win at East Carolina. 139

14 Game Ten Navy 38, Central Michigan 37 Nov. 13, ,333 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Quarterback Kriss Proctor, making just his third-career start, rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown on just 20 carries to lead Navy to a thrilling victory over Central Michigan in front of 34,333 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. In a game that featured little defense, the two teams combined for 75 points and 965 yards of total offense as Navy clinced a winning season for the eighth-consecutive year. The Mids trailed at the half, but outscored the Chippewas 14-0 in the pivotal third quarter. Proctor put the Mids up for good with a four-yard touchdown run on Navy s first drive of the third quarter (28-24). The Mids made it on their next drive as John Howell scored his first career rushing TD from six yards out. Defensive end Billy Yarborough stopped a Central Michigan fake punt on the next series and the Mids would convert it to points when Joe Buckley made a 35-yard field goal with 7:27 left in the contest. Central Michigan answered Buckley s field goal with a 10-play, 72-yard drive with Zurlon Tipton scoring from the one-yard line to trim the Navy lead to with 3:04 remaining. The Mids would pick up just one first down on their next possession with the Chippewas stopping Gee Gee Greene for a loss of two yards on third-and-three from the Navy 38. After Kyle Delahooke s 49-yard punt, Central Michigan took the ball over at its own 20 with just 1:04 left. After Central Michigan quarterback Ryan Radcliff threw incomplete on first down, he hit consecutive passes for 16, 24 and 25 yards to move the ball down to the Navy 15-yard line. After a spike and an incompletion, Radcliff hit Carl Volny for eight yards on third down and then hit Cody Wilson with a seven-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-two to pull CMU within one point. Chippewas head coach Dan Enos elected to go for the win and Radcliff s pass in the back of the end zone was high, giving Navy a victory. Central Michigan (3-8) Navy (7-3) :17 N Santiago 18-yd run (Buckley PAT) 9-75, 4:01 1 4:53 CMU Blackburn 15-yd rec from Radcliff (Harman PAT) 11-71, 4:24 1 2:22 N Teich 16-yd run (Buckley PAT) 6-88, 2: :49 CMU Tipton 3-yd run (Harman PAT) 9-60, 3: :34 N Teich 3-yd run (Buckley PAT) 6-80, 2:15 2 6:10 CMU Blackburn 15-yd rec from Radcliff (Harman PAT) 12-70, 5:24 2 0:30 CMU Harman 41-yd field goal 13-46, 3:33 3 6:48 N Proctor 4-yd run (Buckley PAT) 8-64, 3:41 3 2:29 N Howell 6-yd run (Buckley PAT) 5-74, 2:12 4 7:27 N Buckley 35-yd field goal 10-33, 5:10 4 3:04 CMU Tipton 1-yd run (Harman PAT) 10-72, 4:23 4 0:04 CMU Wilson 7-yd rec from Radcliff (Radcliff pass failed) 8-80, 1:00 Team Stats C. Michigan Navy FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kick Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 34:57 25:03 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: C. Michigan - Tipton 16-62, Cotton 6-20, Volny 4-14, Wilson 3-13, Radcliff 1- (-8). Navy - Proctor , Santiago 4-60, Teich 12-53, Greene 6-33, Snelson 3-28, Jones 1-28, Murray 3-21, Howell PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): C. Michigan - Radcliff , 394. Navy - Proctor 2-5-0, 33. RECEIVING: C. Michigan - Wilson , Blackburn 4-66, Poblah 4-49, Tipton 4-36, Volny 4-32, Torres 3-36, Westendorp 2-18, Harris 1-25, Cotton 1-6. Navy - Santiago 1-26, Jones 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: C. Michigan - None. Navy - None. SACKS (#YDS): C. Michigan - None. Navy - Tuani 1.5-6, Hauburger TACKLES (UA-A): C. Michigan - Addae 10, Berning 8, Staten 8, Kinville 7, Cunningham 6, Murnane 6. Navy - Blue 12, Simmons 10, A. McCauley 9, Edwards 8, Mitchell 7. Kriss Proctor carried the ball 20 times for a career-high 201 yards and one touchdown in Navy s win over Central Michigan. 140

15 Game Eleven Navy 35, Arkansas State 19 Nov. 20, ,501 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another while accounting for a career-high 318 yards of total offense in Navy s victory over Arkansas State in front of a Senior Day crowd of 27,501 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Dobbs had touchdown runs of one, one and three yards and hit Greg Jones with a career-long tying 85-yard touchdown pass as the Mids improved to 8-3 on the year. Dobbs second one-yard touchdown run, with 12:31 left in the contest, was his 39th over the last two years, an NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in consecutive seasons. Navy went up 14-0 in the first quarter as John Howell scored on Navy s opening possession on a 12-yard touchdown run and then, after safety Wyatt Middleton recovered a fumble on Arkansas State s first play from scrimmage, Dobbs scored from one yard out. Navy made it 21-3 early in the second quarter on Dobbs 85-yard touchdown pass to Jones. The pass is tied for the third-longest in school history. Arkansas State cut Navy s lead to at the half and the score remained that way until early in the fourth quarter when Dobbs scored his record-setting touchdown to push Navy s lead to After an Arkansas State score, Dobbs scored his third touchdown of the day, this time from three yards out, to give the Mids a lead. Dobbs carried the ball 31 times for 154 yards and three touchdowns and completed eight of his nine passes for 164 yards and a touchdown. Fullback Alexander Teich had 12 carries for 86 yards, while Jones led the Navy receiving corps with four catches for 129 yards and a touchdown. The defense was led by safety Tra ves Bush, who was making his second-career start (both starts have come at linebacker), with nine tackles and an interception, while linebacker Tyler Simmons had nine tackles. Middleton was in on seven tackles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery, while safety Jordan Fraser, who was making his firstcareer start and playing outside linebacker, had seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss and a pass break-up. Defensive end Billy Yarborough recorded five tackles and a careerhigh three sacks. Arkansas State (4-7) Navy (8-3) :19 N Howell 12-yd run (Buckley PAT) 11-76, 5:41 1 7:34 N Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 4-12, 1: :51 ASU Davis 31-yd field goal 7-35, 2: :33 N Jones 85-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 1-80, 0: :52 ASU Aplin 7-yd run (Davis PAT) 4-19, 1:41 2 0:00 ASU Davis 20-yd field goal 8-49, 3: :31 N Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 15-80, 7:48 4 8:41 ASU Muse 5-yd rec from Aplin (Davis PAT blocked) 12-73, 3:50 4 2:52 N Dobbs 3-yd run (Buckley PAT) 11-65, 5:49 Team Stats Arkansas St. Navy FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-1) 1-3 Kick Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 25:29 34:31 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Ricky Dobbs rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another while accounting for a career-high 318 yards of total offense in Navy s victory over Arkansas State. RUSHING: Arkansas St. - Robertson 15-92, Thornton 3-46, Aplin 17-46, Butterfield 1-4, Lawson 1-0, Team 1-(-1). Navy - Dobbs , Teich 12-86, Snelson 3-25, Santiago 3-15, Murray 3-10, Greene 2-5, Howell 2-4, Cosh 1-1, Proctor 1-1, Diggs 1-0, Jones 1-0. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Arkansas St. - Aplin , 178. Navy - Dobbs , 164. RECEIVING: Arkansas St. - Muse 8-69, Frampton 5-40, Stockemer 4-59, Robinson 2-6, Fleming 2-(-7), Smith Navy - Jones 4-129, Greene 1-15, Santiago 1-11, Snelson 1-7, Teich 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Arkansas St. - None. Navy - Bush SACKS (#YDS): Arkansas St. - None. Navy - Yarborough TACKLES (UA-A): Arkansas St. - Jennings 11, McKinnon 8, Herrold 7, Draper 7, Nelms 6. Navy - Bush 9, Simmons 9, Middleton 7, Fraser 7, Burge

16 Senior safety Wyatt Middleton s 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 1:03 remaining in the second quarter turned what was shaping up to be a close game into a rout as Navy rolled to its ninth win of the year and ninth-straight win over Army, 31-17, at a sold out (69,223) Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The 98-yard fumble return was the longest in school history and longest in an Army-Navy game. For his heroics, Middleton was named the Philadelphia Sportswriters Most Valuable Player. Navy had jumped out to a 17-0 lead as Joe Bukley nailed a 36-yard field goal and quarterback Ricky Dobbs threw touchdown passes of 77 yards to John Howell and 32 yards to Brandon Turner. The touchdown pass to Howell was the longest pass play in series history. The Mids were in total control of the game midway through the second quarter until a pair of Dobbs turnovers gave Army life. Dobbs fumbled the ball on first down from his own 23 and it was recovered by Army s Josh McNary. Six plays later, Army quarterback Trent Steelman hit Malcolm Brown with a five-yard touchdown pass to cut the Navy lead to It was Army s first touchdown against the Midshipmen since the fourth quarter of the 2006 game. Three plays later, Dobbs gave the ball back to Army again as he was stripped by Mc- Nary and Stephen Anderson recovered the loose ball at the Army 48. The Black Knights methodically moved the ball down the field, taking it 49 yards in 11 plays. On first and goal from the Navy three, Steelman tried to power his way into the end zone, but senior linebacker Tyler Simmons and senior outside linebacker Jerry Hauburger met Steelman at the two-yard line and Simmons knocked the ball from Steelman s hands. The ball popped up in the air and flew right to Middleton who raced 98 yards for the back-breaking touchdown. Game Twelve Navy 31, Army 17 Dec. 11, ,223 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pa. Army took the opening kickoff of the third quarter and drove 47 yards on 12 plays with Alex Carlton capping the drive with a 42-yard field goal to make the score Navy put the game away with a 13-play, 87-yard, 9:03 scoring drive to start the fourth quarter with slot back Gee Gee Greene waltzing in from the 25 to make it Dobbs led the Navy offense with 54 yards rushing on 20 carries. He completed six of his 11 passes for 186 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Slot back Aaron Santiago had two catches for 54 yards, while wide receiver Greg Jones caught two passes for 23 yards. Simmons paced the Navy defense with 13 tackles and two forced fumbles, while sophomore Matt Warrick, making his first-career start, had 13 tackles and a pass break-up. Aaron McCauley had 11 stops, a sack and 2.5 tackles for a loss, while Middleton chipped in nine tackles, two fumble recoveries and a pass break-up to go with his 98- yard touchdown return. Navy (9-3) Army (6-6) :57 N Buckley 36-yd field goal 5-34, 1:18 1 8:44 N Howell 77-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 2-81, 1: :44 N Turner 32-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 8-85, 4:42 2 8:19 A Brown 5-yd rec from Steelman (Carlton PAT) 6-23, 3:05 2 1:03 N Middleton 98-yd fumble recovery (Buckley PAT) :08 A Carlton 42-yd field goal 12-47, 6:44 4 5:44 N Greene 25-yd run (Buckley PAT) 13-87, 9:03 4 4:05 A Brown 45-yd rec from Steelman (Carlton PAT) 5-80, 1:39 Team Stats Navy Army FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards 1-98 (td) 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards Kick Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 25:33 34:27 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Navy - Dobbs 20-54, Teich 11-47, Greene 5-35, Santiago 1-5, Team 1-(-2). Army - Steelman 19-74, Maples 13-66, Hassin 15-50, Mealy 4-14, Brown 2-4, Cobbs 1-1. PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs , 186. Army - Steelman , 128. RECEIVING: Navy - Santiago 2-54, Jones 2-23, Howell 1-77, Turner Army - Brown 3-59, Jordan 3-21, Brooks 2-19, Barr 1-13, Hassin 1-10, Mealy 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - None. Army - King 1-0. SACKS (#YDS): Navy - A. McCauley 1.0-7, Yarborough , Tuani Army - Anderson 0.5-3, Mackey TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - Simmons 13, Warrick 13, A. McCauley 11, Middleton 9, Hauburger 8. Army - Anderson 12, Travis 6, Hilton 6, Mackey 6, Erzinger 4. Wyatt Middleton s 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 1:03 remaining in the second quarter was the key play in Navy s victory over Army. 142

17 Game Thirteen San Diego State 35, Navy 14 Dec. 23, ,049 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, Calif. Freshman tailback Ronnie Hillman rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns, while junior quarterback Ryan Lindley completed 18 of his 23 passes for 276 yards and two TDs to lead San Diego State to a victory over Navy in front of a San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl record crowd of 48,049 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Aztecs jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter as Hillman scored on a 22-yard touchdown run and wide receiver Vincent Brown caught a 53-yard touchdown pass from Lindley. Navy cut the lead to 14-7 early in the second quarter when, on third-and-19, senior quarterback Ricky Dobbs hit wide receiver Greg Jones with a 30-yard touchdown pass. San Diego State went back up by 14 with 3:15 left in the half when Hillman scored on a 37-yard run, but the Mids answered with a 10-play, 73-yard scoring drive to cut the lead to at the half. Dobbs hit Jones with a 40-yard pass down to the San Diego State 11 and then scored from the one with seven seconds remaining to give the Mids some momentum heading into the locker room. Navy got the ball to start the third quarter and moved it to the San Diego State 9-yard line where the Mids had it first-and-goal. On first down, Dobbs was stopped for no gain and on second down he rushed for six yards to the Aztecs 3-yard line. On third-andgoal, sophomore slot back Bo Snelson was stopped for no gain and on fourth down Dobbs just barely overthrew an open Snelson in the end zone as the Mids turned the ball over on downs. The score remained until early in the fourth quarter when Lindley hit Hillman with a 15-yard touchdown pass to make it Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo elected to punt on Navy s next drive when the Mids had a fourth-and-two at their own 42. The decision did not pay off as San Diego State kept the ball for the next 6:46, driving 80 yards on 13 plays with Hillman capping the drive with a one-yard run to make the score Dobbs ended his celebrated career by rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries and completing eight of his 15 passes for 147 yards with one TD and one interception. Meanwhile, Jones finished with three catches for 85 yards and a touchdown. Outside linebacker Jerry Hauburger led the defense with 11 tackles, while linebacker Tyler Simmons and safety De Von Richardson finished with seven stops each. Linebacker Matt Warrick and safety Wyatt Middleton pitched in five stops each. Navy (9-4) San Diego State (9-4) :06 SDS Hillman 22-yd run (Perez PAT) 5-59, 2:18 1 4:08 SDS Brown 53-yd rec from Lindley (Perez PAT) 6-93, 2: :10 N Jones 30-yd rec from Dobbs (Buckley PAT) 11-68, 4:58 2 3:15 SDS Hillman 37-yd run (Perez PAT) 7-80, 2:59 2 0:07 N Dobbs 1-yd run (Buckley PAT) 10-73, 3: :56 SDS Hillman 15-yd rec from Lindley (Perez PAT) 7-74, 3:51 4 6:07 SDS Hillman 1-yd run (Perez PAT) 13-80, 6:46 Team Stats Navy SDSU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Punt Returns-Yards Kick Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 29:41 30:19 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Navy - Dobbs , Teich 10-38, Greene 5-33, Santiago 4-27, Howell 4-25, Snelson 2-13, Murray 1-0, Jones 1-(-8). San Diego St. - Hillman , Kazee 7-41, Sandifer 1-14, Lindley 1-8, Young 1-3, Team (2-(-2), Brown 1-(-13). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Dobbs , 147. San Diego St. - Lindley , 276. RECEIVING: Navy - Jones 3-85, Teich 2-9, Greene 1-30, Santiago 1-16, Furman 1-7. San Diego St. - Brown 8-165, Escobar 3-24, Sampson 2-45, Hillman 2-16, Sandifer 1-10, Denso 1-8, Sullivan 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - None. San Diego St. - Preston SACKS (#YDS): Navy - None. San Diego St. - None. TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - Hauburger 11, Simmons 7, Richardson 7, Middleton 5, Warrick 5. San Diego St. - Preston 10, Ketchum 6, Burris 6, Lawson 5, J. Perez 4, Tenhaeff 4. Jerry Hauburger led the Navy defense with 11 tackles against San Diego State. 143

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