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1 Game Details Navy Midshipmen Football Game 11: Navy (6-4) at San Jose State (5-5, 4-3 Mountain West) Nov. 22, :30 pm (PT) / 9:30 pm (ET) San Jose, Calif. ESPN2 Date: Friday, Nov. 22 Kickoff: 6:30 pm (PT) / 9:30 pm (ET) Location: San Jose, Calif. Facility: Spartan Stadium Capacity/Surface: 30,456 / FieldTurf Television: ESPN2 Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Danny Kanell (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline) Radio: Navy Radio Network Pete Medhurst (play-by-play), Omar Nelson (analyst) Joe Miller (sideline) Network includes: WBAL 1090 AM (Baltimore), WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis), WFED 1500 AM, 820 AM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia), WBQH 1050 AM (Washington, DC / Northern Virginia) WXTG FM (Va. Beach) ESPN/XEPE 1700 AM (San Diego) Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 134 ) XM Satellite Radio (Ch. 191) Live Video: WatchESPN Live Stats: Gametracker on NavySports.com Follow the Mids Online: Twitter twitter.com/navyathletics Facebook facebook.com/navyathletics YouTube youtube.com/navyfootball Navy vs. San Jose State Series: San Jose State Leads, 2-0 Streak: San Jose State, 2 games Last Meeting: , San Jose State 12-0 Navy Midshipmen 2013 Record Record 8-5 Streak Won 2 Last Game Defeated South Alabama, Next Game vs. Army, 3:00 pm ET Ranking Not Ranked Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo Alma Mater Hawai i 89 Career Record (Sixth year) Navy Record (Sixth year) Sports Info Contact Scott Strasemeier sstrasem@usna.edu Stacie Michaud michaud@usna.edu Web Site San Jose State Spartans 2013 Record 5-5, 4-3 Mountain West 2012 Record 11-2, 5-1 Mountain West Streak Lost 2 Last Game Lost to Nevada, Next Game Fresno State, 12:30 pm Ranking Not Ranked Head Coach Rod Caragher Alma Mater Georgia Tech 89 Career Record (Seventh year) San Jose State Record 5-5 (First year) Sports Info Contact Lawrence Fan lawrence.fan@sjsu.edu Web Site Setting the Stage Navy and San Jose State will meet for the third time on the gridiron when the two square off on Friday night at Spartan Stadium (30,456) in San Jose. Kickoff is set for 6:30 pm local time, 9:30 pm in Annapolis. Friday s game will be televised nationally by ESPN2 with Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Danny Kanell (color) and Allison Willliams (sideline) on the call. The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air at 7:30 pm with Graham Whaples, Wiley Baker, Chloe Gunther and Joe Miller. The Navy Football Pregame Show with Pete Medhurst, Omar Nelson and Joe Miller will get underway at 8:30 pm, followed by game action at 9:30 pm on the Navy Radio Network. Following the contest, Miller, Medhurst and Whaples will recap the day s events in a 60-minute postgame show live on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM and WFED 1500 AM. The tailgate show, the pregame show, the game and the postgame show are also available over the internet to Navy All-Access subscribers. Navy Tops South Alabama To Become Bowl eligible (AP) - Darius Staten made his final home appearance a memorable one with a career-high 127 yards on seven carries with a touchdown to lead Navy to a victory over South Alabama. The Mids, who scored 22 consecutive points in the second half, finished undefeated at home for the first time since South Alabama s Ross Metheny completed 18 of 27 passes for 160 yards with two touchdown passes to Shavarez Smith, who had five receptions for 65 yards. Brandon Bridge replaced Metheny at quarterback and put together a 20-play, 89-yard drive that was stalled at the Navy 4 when Kendall Houston was stuffed by Cody Peterson on fourth-and-2 with 11:12 left in the game. Navy then put the game away on the next possession on a 45-yard touchdown pass from Keenan Reynolds to Matt Aiken. Navy backup quarterback Tago Smith added another 24-yard scoring run with 2:17 left for the lead. The Mids racked up 519 total yards, with 351 coming from the rushing attack. Navy opened an early 3-0 lead on its first possession with a 37-yard field goal by Nick Sloan. The Jaguars then responded with a 14-play, 78-yard scoring drive, capped by a 4-yard pass from Metheny to Smith. Staten then gave Navy a 10-7 lead with 13:24 left in the half with a 17-yard touchdown run. After being helped by a roughing the passer penalty on Navy s Chris Johnson, South Alabama went ahead again when Metheny and Smith teamed up for a 22-yard touchdown. The shootout continued on the next possession as Navy scored again on a 7-yard run by Shawn White, who 2013 Navy Football Schedule Record: 6-4 Home: 5-0 Away: 1-4 Neutral: 0-0 carried three defenders into the end zone. The Mids increased the lead to with 34 seconds remaining in the half on a 21-yard field goal by Sloan. Navy Qualifies For Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced after Saturday s victory over South Alabama that the Naval Academy has qualified to play in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl on Monday, Dec. 30 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas against a projected opponent from the Mountain West. Kickoff is set for 10:45 am in Fort Worth (11:45 am in Annapolis) and will be televised nationally by ESPN. This will be Navy s 10th bowl game in the last 11 seasons. This will be Navy s fifth trip to Texas for a bowl game and the first since Navy s rout of Missouri in the 2009 Texas Bowl in Houston. Navy also played in the 2003 EV1.net Houston Bowl (lost to Texas Tech, 38-14), the 1964 Cotton Bowl in Dallas (lost to Texas, 28-6) and the 1958 Cotton Bowl in Dallas (beat Rice, 20-7). Tickets for the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl are on sale now at: Tickets can also be purchased starting Monday morning at 9 a.m. by calling US4-NAVY or at the Ricketts Hall Ticket Office. Ticket prices are $30 (Lower Level & Upper Level End Zone), $40 (Upper Level Sideline), and $50 (Lower Level Sideline). The only way to sit with the Navy contingent is to buy your tickets through the Navy Ticket Office. Fans can also purchase tickets to sponsor midshipmen and enlisted personnel and their families for $50 per ticket. Donated tickets are 100% tax deductible. The Naval Academy class that donates the most tickets receives a 30% discount on football season tickets for 2014 for every member that donates four or more tickets. Any individual that donates 10 tickets or more will receive a 30% discount on the 2014 season ticket package regardless of class affiliation. Be sure to donate in your correct ticket account that signifies you as a USNA Alumni. We strongly encourage Navy fans to buy their bowl tickets directly from the Naval Academy Athletic Association, said Gladchuk. It is very important for this game and for future Navy bowl considerations for our fans to purchase tickets through the NAAA. If you can t make it to the game, we ask that Navy fans buy tickets for our midshipmen and enlisted personnel which will allow us to create the usual pageantry of Navy football. Anthony Travel is the official Naval Academy Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl travel agency. Travel packages include hotel accommodations at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel (Navy team hotel). Visit and search Navy Bowl or call (888) to make your reservations. Date Opponent Result / Time Television Attendance Series History 9-7 at Indiana W Big Ten Network 47,013 Series tied, Delaware W 51-7 CBS Sports Network 36,208 Navy Leads, at Western Kentucky L 7-19 ESPNews 19,813 Navy Leads, Air Force W CBS 38,225 Air Force Leads, at Duke L 7-35 Raycom Sports 23,749 Navy Leads, at Toledo (2OT) L ESPNews 18,221 Toledo Leads, Pittsburgh W CBS Sports Network 37,094 Pittsburgh Leads at Notre Dame L NBC 80,795 Notre Dame Leads, Hawai i W CBS Sports Network 33,327 Hawai i Leads, South Alabama W CBS Sports Network 33,086 Navy Leads, at San Jose State 9:30 pm ESPN2 San Jose State Leads, Army + 3:00 pm CBS Navy Leads, All Times Eastern + Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.)

2 2: 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Games NOTES Statistical Comparison 2013 NCAA Div. I-A Team Rankings Navy San Jose St. Statistic Rk Avg Rk Avg Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Turnover Margin rd Down Conversion th Down Conversion rd Down Defense th Down Defense Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense Time of Possession 40 30: :45 Fewest Penalties Fewest Penalty Yards Football Bowl Subdivision (Div. I-A) schools Navy (6-4) Team Statistics Navy Opp. Points / Game First Downs / Game Rushing Yards / Game Passing Yards / Game Total Offense / Game Fumbles - Lost Penalties / Pen. Yards / Game Time of Possession / Game 30:59 29:01 Individual Leaders Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Keenan Reynolds, So Chris Swain, So Passing comp-att, Pct Yds TD Keenan Reynolds, So Receiving Rec-Yds Avg TD Casey Bolena, Sr DeBrandon Sanders, So Defense UA-A-Tot Misc Cody Peterson, Sr TFL, 1 Sack DJ Sargenti, Sr TFL, 1 INT San Jose State (5-5) Team Statistics San Jose St. Opp. Points / Game First Downs / Game Rushing / Game Passing / Game Total Offense / Game Fumbles - Lost Penalties / Pen. Yards / Game Time of Possession / Game 29:46 30:14 Individual Leaders Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Jarrod Lawson, Fr Jason Simpson, Sr Passing comp-att, Pct Yds TD David Fales, Sr , Receiving Rec-Yds Avg TD Chandler Jones, Sr Tyler Winston, Fr Defense UA-A-Tot Misc Keith Smith, Sr TFL, 2 FF Christian Tago, Fr TFL, 3.0 sack The Last Time... San Jose state 12, Navy 0 Sept. 29, 2012 Annapolis, Md. Freshman kicker Austin Lopez booted four field goals and the San Jose State defense held Navy to 144 yards of total offense to lead the Spartans to a 12-0 victory over the Midshipmen in front of 32,375 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It marked the first time Navy had been shut out since Oct. 14, 2006, when Rutgers won at Navy, The 144 yards of total offense was the lowest output by a Navy team since Nov. 16, 2002, when the Mids gained just 82 yards of total offense against Connecticut. Navy won the opening toss and moved right down the field going from its own 25-yard line down to the San Jose 12, but on third-and-five, junior quarterback Trey Miller was stripped of the ball and it was recovered by San Jose State on the nine. It was Miller s seventh lost fumble in four games and it was the third straight game where he lost a fumble in the red zone in the first quarter. The Navy defense was tough all day, holding the Spartans to 388 yards, including just 108 yards on the ground on 42 carries. Lopez kicked a 29-yard field goal in the second quarter, a 19-yard field goal in the third quarter and 32 and 43-yard field goals in the fourth quarter to provide the margin of victory. Sophomore corner Parrish Gaines led the Mids with 12 tackles, while senior linebacker Brye French added nine tackles and a tackle for a loss. Junior safety Wave Ryder recorded nine stops, while freshman corner Quincy Adams had seven tackles and a tackle for a loss. Senior linebacker Matt Warrick had seven tackles, assisted on a tackle for a loss and picked off his second pass in as many games. Miller was Navy s leading rusher with 28 yards on 14 carries. Sophomore fullback Noah Copeland carried the ball eight times for 20 yards. Miller completed four out of his nine pass attempts for 41 yards with one interception. Senior wide receiver Brandon Turner had three catches for 35 yards. Series Vs. San Jose State Overall San Jose State Leads, 2-0 in Annapolis, Md. San Jose State, 1-0 in San Jose, Calif. San Jose State, 1-0 at Neutral Site --- Current Streak San Jose State, 2 Games Inaugural Meeting , SJSU Last Meeting , SJSU 12-0 Last Navy Win --- Last San Jose State Win , SJSU 12-0 Niumatalolo vs. SJSU 0-2 Caragher vs. Navy 0-0 Breaking it Down L San Jose, Calif L 0-12 Annapolis, Md. Score By Quarters OT F San Jose State (4-1) Navy (1-3) Scoring Summary 2 10:48 SJSU Lopez 29-yd field goal 11-68, 4:52 3 7:52 SJSU Lopez 19-yd field goal 14-73, 7: :55 SJSU Lopez 32-yd field goal 10-58, 3:50 4 7:46 SJSU Lopez 43-yd field goal 6-19, 3:01 Team Stats SJSU Navy FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YARDS (NET) Passes Comp-Att-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 36:19 23:41 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Individual Leaders Rushing: San Jose State - Eskridge 19-59, Ervin 11-56, Jurich 2-9, Team 3-(-3), Fales 7-(-13). Navy - Miller 14-28, Copeland 8-20, Howell 1-19, Greene 6-13, Snelson 4-9, Thomas 1-(-2), Lynch 1-(-4), Reynolds 3-(-13). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): San Jose State - Fales , 276, Nunn 0-1-0, 0, Jurich 1-1-0, 4. Navy - Miller 4-9-1, 41, Reynolds 3-4-0, 33. Receiving: San Jose State - Otten 8-94, Nunn 8-62, Grigsby 6-77, Eskridge 4-37, Ervin 3-6, Jones 1-4. Navy - Turner 3-35, Copeland 2-27, Snelson 1-9, Lynch 1-3. Interceptions: San Jose State - Ogburn 1-0. Navy - Warrick 1-5. Sacks (#Yds): San Jose State Johnson, 1.5-6, Tuitupou, Larceval , Popovich Navy - Drake , Henderson 1.0-7, Tate Tackles: San Jose State - Fasavalu 9, Buhagiar 8, Johnson 8, Ogburn 7, Muaava 6. Navy - Gaines 12, French 9, Ryder 9, Adams 7, Warrick 7.

3 Covering the Midshipmen Navy Sports Information 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, Md Fax: Sr. Associate AD / SID (Primary) Scott Strasemeier Office Phone sstrasem@usna.edu Associate SID (Secondary) Stacie Michaud Office Phone michaud@usna.edu Interview Policy Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo will conduct a postpractice interview session, Monday-Wednesday, at approximately 6:00 pm. All players and assistant coaches will also be available at that time. A video of the interview session will be available by the following morning. Coach Niumatalolo will be available for phone interviews Monday-Thursday from 2:00-3:00 pm. Please contact Senior Associate AD for Sports Information Scott Strasemeier with your interview request at least one day in advance. All player phone interviews must be arranged through Scott Strasemeier at least one day in advance. Players will conduct phone interviews during the day (Tuesday- Thursday) as their class schedule permits. Players will also be available after practice, Monday-Wednesday. Credentials Navy credentials members of the media only. Navy adheres to the guidelines set forth by the NCAA that prohibits the sale of student-athlete photos for a personal profit. The Navy SID Office reserves the right to revoke credentials from those photographers who are found to have been violating these rules. Credentials may be issued: a) to online entities that are affiliated with a national or regional media organization; or, b) to online entities that host a website that regularly and substantially reports on Navy or the visiting team, and employs for that dedicated website at least one full-time permanent employee who writes a substantial majority of all material posted on the site, and that registers a minimum of 20,000 legitimate unique users per month in each of the past 12 months. An online entity that meets the requirements of either 5.a) or 5.b) and which sponsors message boards or chat rooms may be credentialed only if the entity enforces its policies regarding abusive or discriminatory material. Navy Quick Facts Location Annapolis, Md. Founded October 10, 1845 Enrollment 4,400 Nickname Midshipmen or Mids (NOT Middies) Colors Navy Blue and Gold Superintendent Vice Adm. Mike Miller, USN Commandant Capt. Bill Byrne, USN Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk More On Navy Football Conference (Football) Independent Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo Overall Record 46-30, Sixth Year Record at Navy 46-30, Sixth Year 2013 Record 6-4 Offensive System Triple-Option Defensive System Multiple Home Field Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Capacity / Surface Type 34,000 / FieldTurf Navy Football History First Season 1879 All-Time Record / 132nd Yr. National Championships / Last 1 / 1926 All-Time Bowl Record Bowl Appearances / Last 19 / 2013 Commander-In-Chief s Trophy Wins / Last 13 / 2012 Navy s 2013 Opponents 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Game NOTES: Date Opponent Record Rk. Last Week (11-16) This Week (11-23) 9-7 at Indiana / - Lost to Wisconsin, 51-3 at Ohio State, 3:30 pm 9-14 Delaware / - Lost to Richmond, Villanova, 3:30 pm 9-28 at Western Kentucky / - Idle at Texas State, 7:00 pm 10-5 Air Force / - Idle (Thurs) UNLV, 9:30 pm at Duke / 24 Defeated Miami (Fla), at Wake Forest, 12:00 pm at Toledo / RV Defeated Buffalo, (Wed) N. Illinois, 8:00 pm Pittsburgh / - Lost to North Carolina, at Syracuse, 12:30 pm 11-2 at Notre Dame 7-3 RV / Idle BYU, 3:30 pm 11-9 Hawai i / - Lost to San Diego St., (OT) at Wyoming, 2:00 pm South Alabama / - Lost to Navy, La.-Monroe, 7:00 pm at San Jose State / - Lost to Nevada, (Fri) Navy, 6:30 / 9:30 pm ET vs. Army / - Idle Idle Scouting San Jose State The Spartans enter Friday s game with a 5-5 record and in need of one victory in the next two games to become bowl eligible. San Jose State owns victories over Sacramento State (24-0), Hawai i (37-27), Colorado State (34-27), Wyoming (51-44) and UNLV (34-24). Its losses have come at the hands of Stanford (34-13), Minnesota (43-24), Utah State (40-12), San Diego State (34-30) and Nevada (38-16). San Jose State is led by senior quarterback David Fales, who is a probable first-round draft pick. Fales has completed 60 percent of his passes ( ) for 3,202 yards with 22 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Fales is 12th in the country in completions per game (23.3), eighth in passing yards per game (320.2) and 14th in total offense per game (317.6). The Spartans are 11th in the country in passing offense, averaging yards per game and are 22nd in the country in passing yards per completion, averaging Senior wide receiver Chandler Jones has been Fales favorite target as he has caught 64 passes for 1,109 yards and 11 touchdowns. Jones is fifth in the nation in touchdown catches (11) and seventh in receiving yards per game (110.9). His 6.4 catches per game ranks 25th best in the country. Freshman running back Jarrod Lawson has carried the ball 124 times for 646 yards with three touchdowns. Senior linebacker Keith Smith is one of the top linebackers in the country. He has recorded 137 tackles and eight tackles for a loss on the year and his 13.7 tackles per game is No. 1 in the country. Smith is averaging 6.9 solo tackles per game, which stands third in the country (just behind Navy s Cody Peterson). Freshman linebacker Christian Tago has recorded 74 tackles, 7.5 tackles for a loss and three sacks. Senior corner Bene Benwikere has picked off five passes and broken up 10 more passes on the year. He is ranked seventh in the country in interceptions per game (0.6) and fourth in the country in passes broken up per game (1.7). Sophomore kicker Austin Lopez is one of the top kickers in the country, making 19 of his 23 field goal attempts and all 28 of his extra-point attempts. Lopez is second in the country in field goals per game, averaging 1.9 per contest. San Jose State has lost just five fumbles on the year, which ranks 18th in the country. Navy vs. The Mountain West Navy is (.393) all-time against teams currently residing in the Mountain West Conference and is 2-0 this year with victories over Air Force and Hawai i. Navy will play a fourth Mountain West Conference team on Dec. 30 in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. The Mids have played six - Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai i, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State - of the 12 teams that make up the Mountain West. Opponent W L T Air Force Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Hawai i Nevada New Mexico San Diego State San Jose State UNLV Utah State Wyoming Total Injuries Starting center Tanner Fleming (head) is questionable. Starting corner Kwazel Bertrand (neck) is questionable. Starting fullback Noah Copeland (leg) is questionable. Second team fullback Chris Swain (hamstring) is questionable. Starting safety Chris Ferguson (head) is doubtful. Starting nose guard Bernard Sarra (ankle) is out Backup quarterback John Hendrick (knee) is out. Starting tackle Graham Vickers (head) is out. Projected starting slot back Colin Osborne (knee) is out. Navy Quick Hitters Since 2003, Navy has won 21 games against schools from a BCS conference. The 21 wins against BCS schools during that time period, which have come against 10 different schools, are the most in the country by a non-bcs school during that time frame. Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo is just the third coach in school history to start his coaching career at Navy with a 5-0 record against Army. Paul Johnson turned in a 6-0 mark against West Point ( ), while 2013 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Wayne Hardin won his first five games ( ) before losing on his sixth try. Navy has been dominant against the other two Service Academies, winning 20 of the last 22 contests (.909) dating back to the 2002 Army-Navy game. Over that time period, the Mids are 11-0 against Army and 9-2 against Air Force. The Mids own an (.645) record over the last 11 years after posting a 3-30 (.091) mark from The 89 wins are the 24th most in the country over that time period. Niumatalolo has led the Midshipmen to a (.605) record in his six seasons as the head coach and is third all-time at Navy in career wins. Additionally, he holds Navy coaching records for most wins in the first two (18), three (27), four (32), five (40) and sixth (46) seasons of a career. Niumatalolo joins Eddie Erdelatz ( ) and Hall of Fame coach Wayne Hardin ( ) as the only coaches in school history to beat Notre Dame in back-to-back years. Hardin is the only Navy coach to beat Notre Dame three times. Niumatalolo led Navy to a win over No. 19 Notre Dame in South Bend on Nov. 7, It marked the first time since 1936 that an unranked Navy team defeated a ranked Notre Dame squad. Sophomore Keenan Reynolds owns an 12-6 (.667) career record as the starting quarterback with wins over Central Michigan, Indiana (2x), East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Texas State, Army, Delaware, Air Force, Pitt, Hawai i and South Alabama. His losses have come at the hands of Troy, Arizona State, Western Kentucky (left with an injury in the second quarter and up 7-3), Duke, Toledo and Notre Dame. Reynolds has led Navy to four fourth-quarter comeback wins over his career (Air Force in 2012, Indiana in 2012, Army in 2012 and Pitt in 2013). Reynolds was the first Navy quarterback to win his first four career starts since senior Bob Powers, who won his first six starts in Reynolds was also the first freshman in series history (113 games) to win Army-Navy MVP honors last fall.

4 4: 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Games NOTES Navy s Record Under Niumatalolo when... Situation 2013 Overall overall playing at home playing on the road playing at a neutral site in bowl games in overtime more than one week to prepare in August in September in October in November in December outrushing opponent when rushing for 300 yards when rushing for 400 yards outrushed by opponent when allowing 300 yards rushing outpassing opponent when passing for 300 yards outpassed by opponent when allowing 300 yards passing when allowing 400 yards passing more total offense than opponent when having 400+ total offense when having 500+ total offense when having 600+ total offense less total offense than opponent when allowing 400+ total offense when allowing 500+ total offense committing fewer turnovers committing more turnovers turnovers are even :00 of time of possession :01-plus of time of possession Navy scores first opponent scores first leading after the 1st quarter trailing after the 1st quarter tied after the 1st quarter leading at halftime trailing at halftime tied at halftime leading after the 3rd quarter trailing after the 3rd quarter tied after the 3rd quarter scoring 0-10 points scoring points scoring points scoring points scoring 41-plus points opponent scores 0-10 points opponent scores points opponent scores points opponent scores points opponent scores 41-plus points individual 200-yard rusher individual 100-yard rusher with two 100-yard rushers opponent 100-yard rusher opponent with two 100-yard rushers Games decided by 8 points or less National Polls AP Poll Last Rk Team Rec Wk 1. Alabama (55) Florida St. (5) Baylor Ohio State Oregon Auburn Clemson Missouri Texas A&M Stanford Oklahoma State South Carolina Michigan State UCLA Fresno State Wisconsin UCF LSU Arizona State Northern Illinois Louisville Oklahoma USC 8-3 NR 24. Ole Miss 7-3 NR 25. Duke 8-2 NR Receiving Votes (by # votes): Minnesota, Notre Dame, Texas, Georgia, Cincinnati, Nebraska Niumatalolo Passes Paul Johnson For Third AT Navy In Career Wins Ken Niumatalolo has led the Midshipmen to a (.605) record in his six seasons as the head coach. He is third all-time at Navy in career wins. Niumatalolo holds Navy coaching records for most wins in the first two seasons (18), three seasons (27), four seasons (32), five seasons (40) and sixth seasons (46) of a career. Niumatalolo is the first Samoan head football coach on the collegiate level and the second Polynesian head coach in FBS history (Larry Price, who was the head coach at Hawai i from , was the first). Niumatalolo was recently selected as a member of the inaugural class for the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Most Wins At Navy In His First Six Years Rk Coach wins Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present 46-30* Paul Johnson, Wayne Hardin, George Welsh, Charlie Weatherbie, Eddie Erdelatz, * Niumatalolo was the head coach for the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl Most Career Wins At Navy Rk Coach wins Pct 1. George Welsh, Eddie Erdelatz, Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present Paul Johnson, Wayne Hardin, Celebrating Navy s Seniors The Class of 2014 has compiled a (.583) record over four seasons in Annapolis, qualified for three bowl games and won two Commander-In-Chief s Trophies. With a victory over Army on Dec. 14, the senior class would win its third Commander-In-Chief s Trophy in four years. Navy s 22 seniors include: wide receiver and co-captain Matt Aiken, wide receiver Casey Bolena, nose guard Travis Bridges, nose guard Barry Dabney, corner Albrey Felder, punter Justin Haan, wide receiver Brantley Horton, defensive end Michael Huf, wide receiver Shawn Lynch, guard Eric Mahler, wide receiver Hayden Maples, defensive end Evan Palelei, linebacker and co-captain Cody Peterson, safety Wave Ryder, outside linebacker DJ Sargenti, slot back Darius Staten, offensive guard Thomas Stone, slot back Marcus Thomas, linebacker Michael Tuimavave, offensive tackle Matthew Van Halanger, offensive tackle Graham Vickers and offensive tackle Sam Womack. USA Today Poll Last Rk Team Rec Wk 1. Alabama (56) Florida St. (6) Ohio State Baylor Oregon Clemson Auburn Missouri Oklahoma State Texas A&M South Carolina Stanford Michigan State UCLA Louisville Fresno State Wisconsin Oklahoma LSU UCF Northern Illinois Arizona State Minnesota Duke 8-2 NR 25. USC 8-3 NR Receiving Votes (by # votes): Ole Miss, Cincinnati, Texas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Miami (Fla.), Ball State, Toledo, Nebraska, East Carolina, Georgia Navy at the Head of the Class in Graduation Success Rate For the ninth year in a row, the Naval Academy is one of the top schools in the country for graduating NCAA studentathletes. Navy s graduation success rate of 90 percent is well above the national average of 80 percent (which includes all Division I schools) and is tied for 10th among all schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The graduation success rate measures those student-athletes that were enrolled from and graduated within six years. Navy graduated 100 percent of its student-athletes in five of the 21 NCAA sports reported and was at or above the national average in all 21 sports. The sports with 100 percent graduation rates include gymnastics, men s tennis, women s lacrosse, women s rowing and women s tennis. The men s cross country/track team had a graduation rate 20 percent higher than the national average in its sport, while the men s tennis team graduated at a 15 percent rate higher than the national average. Other top teams compared to their counterparts were football (14 percent higher), baseball (13 percent higher), rifle (12 percent higher), women s cross country/track (11 percent higher) and men s basketball (10 percent higher). Graduation Success Rates For FBS Schools (All Sports) Notre Dame Duke Stanford 97.0 Northwestern Boston College Wake Forest 94.0 Rice Miami (Fla.) Vanderbilt Navy 90.0 Air Force 90.0 Army 90.0 Illinois 90.0 Virginia Tech Undefeated At HOme Navy posted a 5-0 record at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium this year, going undefeated at home for the first time since The Mids won home games over Delaware, Air Force, Pitt, Hawai i and South Alabama. That 2004 team, which finished 10-2 and beat New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl, went 6-0 at home with victories over Duke, Northeastern, Vanderbilt, Rice, Delaware and Rutgers.

5 Navy Vs. Ranked Opponents Navy s victory over No. 19 Notre Dame in 2009 marked the first time since that Navy has beaten a top-25 team in back-to-back seasons. The Mids defeated No. 16 Wake Forest in 2008, It marked the first time an unranked Navy team defeated a ranked Notre Dame team since 1936 when the Mids beat No. 13 Notre Dame, 3-0. Navy has not beaten more than one ranked team in a season since 1957, when it defeated No. 5 Notre Dame (20-6), No. 10 Army (27-20) and No. 8 Rice (20-7) in the Cotton Bowl. Navy Wins Against Ranked Opponents Date Opponent AP-Coach Score Notre Dame 13-NP Pennsylvania 8-NP Pennsylvania 9-NP Duke 5-NP Pennsylvania 5-NP Army 7-NP Pennsylvania T7-NP Notre Dame 2-NP Purdue 14-NP Pennsylvania 7-NP Michigan 7-NP Duke 14-NP Duke Stanford Duke Army Mississippi Notre Dame Army Rice Michigan Washington Pittsburgh Duke 19-NR Air Force Penn State Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Washington South Carolina Virginia Air Force NR Wake Forest Notre Dame NP = No Poll; NR = Not Ranked Navy Bowl History The 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will be Navy s 19th bowl appearance and the 10th in the last 11 years. Navy owns a bowl game record. Navy s Bowl Game History (7-9-1) Bowl Opponent Result 1924 Rose Bowl Washington T Sugar Bowl Mississippi W Cotton Bowl Rice W Orange Bowl Missouri L Cotton Bowl Texas L Holiday Bowl BYU W Garden State Bowl Houston L Liberty Bowl Ohio State L Aloha Bowl California W Houston Bowl Texas Tech L Emerald Bowl New Mexico W Poinsettia Bowl Colorado St. W Meineke Car Care Bowl Boston College L Poinsettia Bowl Utah L EagleBank Bowl Wake Forest L Texas Bowl Missouri W Poinsettia Bowl San Diego St. L Kraft Fight Hunger Arizona State L Armed Forces Bowl The Reynolds File Keenan Reynolds is 12-6 (.667) as Navy s starting quarterback, posting a 6-2 record as a freshman in 2012 and a 6-4 mark this season. One of his four losses this year was when he was injured in the second quarter at Western Kentucky and left with a 7-3 lead. The Mids would go on to lose that game Reynolds owns wins over Central Michigan, Indiana (2x), East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Texas State, Delaware, Army, Air Force, Pitt, Hawai i and South Alabama. His losses have come at the hands of Troy, Arizona State, Western Kentucky (was knocked out in the second quarter of that game), Duke, Toledo and Notre Dame. He has thrown for at least one touchdown and ran for at least one touchdown in five consecutive games. Over that five-game span, he has completed 33 of his 64 pass attempts for 515 yards and five touchdowns and one interception. Additionally, he has rushed for 468 yards and 12 touchdowns on 117 carries. Reynolds is third in the country in scoring per game (11.4), second in rushing touchdowns (19) and 17th in points responsible for per game (15.8). He is 46th overall and third among quarterbacks in rushing yards per game (88.4). His 19 rushing touchdowns this year are the third most in school history for a single season. He trails second-place Chris McCoy, who ran for 20 touchdowns in 1997, by just one. He also needs just one touchdown to become only the 10th quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 20 touchdowns in a season and he would be tied for sixth all-time with Chris McCoy (Navy), Eric Crouch (Nebraska), Tevin Washington (Georgia Tech) and Cam Newton (Auburn). His 29 career rushing touchdowns are the fifth most in school history and just two behind fourth-place Napoleon McCallum (31 from ). He needs 116 yards rushing and 18 yards passing to reach the 1,000-yard mark and become just the fourth quarterback in school history to rush and throw for more than 1,000 yards in the same season. The other players to accomplish this feat are Ricky Dobbs (2009), Craig Candeto (2003) and Chris McCoy (1997). He has been responsible for 156 points on the year (19 rushing TDs, 7 passing TDs), which is just six points behind Ricky Dobbs for fifth all-time at Navy for a single season. Reynolds had a great game in the 2013 season opener at Indiana, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries and completing two of his four pass attempts for 71 yards in Navy s victory over the Hoosiers. Reynolds accomplished all that despite not practicing for almost two full weeks due to injury. Reynolds came back in week two against Delaware and had his third-career game of rushing and throwing for over 100 yards as he finished with 109 yards rushing and a career-high 233 yards and two touchdowns passing as the Navy offense piled up 51 points and 589 yards of total offense. His 233 yards were the most by a Navy quarterback since 2000 and he became the first Navy player to throw for over 200 yards and rush for over 100 yards since Craig Candeto in Reynolds led Navy to a victory over Air Force, rushing for 126 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries while throwing for 54 yards. Reynolds rallied the Mids for 17 fourth-quarter points in Navy s upset over Pitt. He finished the day with 93 yards rushing and one touchdown on 21 carries and 105 yards passing and one touchdown on 18 pass attempts. Reynolds was outstanding in Navy s loss at No. 25 Notre Dame, rushing for 55 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries, while completing six of his nine pass attempts for 88 yards and one touchdown while executing the triple option almost flawlessly. He had the best game of his career against Hawai i, rushing for a career-high 226 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries and completing four of his eight passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. It was the third-most rushing yards by a quarterback in school history and the four rushing touchdowns are tied for the third most in school history. Against South Alabama, Reynolds rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. He completed 10 of his 17 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown as he led Navy to a victory over the Jaguars as the Mids became bowl eligible. In 2012, Reynolds became the first Navy quarterback to win his first four career starts since senior Bob Powers, who won his first six career starts in He became the first freshman to start at quarterback for Navy since Jim Kubiak started five games in 1991, when he guided the Midshipmen to a victory over Central Michigan NAVY FOOTBALL Game NOTES: 5 Reynolds was just the third freshman in program history to start at quarterback, joining Kubiak and Alton Grizzard, who started seven games at quarterback in In his first career start against Central Michigan, Reynolds completed six of his 11 passes for 134 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 59 yards in leading Navy to a victory. Reynolds won his second start, rallying Navy to a victory over Indiana. He rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries and completed eight of 13 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown. His four-yard TD pass to junior Matt Aiken with 2:02 left gave Navy the win. Reynolds improved to 3-0 as a starter with a nearly flawless performance against East Carolina as Navy rolled over the Pirates, Reynolds led the Mids to touchdowns on seven of his eight drives and totaled 132 yards of total offense and five touchdowns (3 rushing, 2 passing). Reynolds won his fourth straight start with a win over Florida Atlantic. He rushed for a career-high 159 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries and completed eight of his 15 passes for a career-high 147 yards and two touchdowns. Against Army, Reynolds led Navy on a fourth quarter seven-play, 80-yard drive that he capped himself with an eight-yard touchdown run to give Navy a victory. Reynolds was held to 43 yards rushing, but scored the game-winning touchdown and completed 10 of 17 passes for 130 yards. He became the first player in series history to be named the game s MVP as a freshman. NCAA Leaders In Scoring Rk PPG Name (Position, School) Kapri Bibbs (RB, Colorado State) Marion Grice (RB, Arizona State) Keenan Reynolds (QB, Navy) Roberto Aguayo (K, Florida State) Mathew Sims (K, Northern Illinois) NCAA Leaders In Rushing TDs Rk TD s Name (Position, School) Kapri Bibbs (RB, Colorado State) Keenan Reynolds (QB, Navy) Tre Mason (RB, Auburn) Tyler Gaffney (RB, Stanford) 15 Jay Ajayi (RB, BYU) NCAA Leaders In Rushing Yards By A Quarterback Rk RYPG Name (School) Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) Taysom Hill (BYU) Keenan Reynolds (Navy) Cole Gautsche (New Mexico) Nick Marshall (Auburn) NCAA Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns By A QB Rk TD s Name (School, Year) Ricky Dobbs (Navy, 2009) 27 Collin Klein (Kansas State, 2011) Tim Tebow (Florida, 2007) 23 Chance Harridge (Air Force, 2002) Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M, 2012) Chris McCoy (Navy, 1997) 20 Eric Crouch (Nebraska, 2000) 20 Cam Newton (Auburn, 2010) 20 Tevin Washington (Georgia Tech, 2012) Keenan Reynolds (Navy, 2013) Navy - Most Rushing Touchdowns In A Single Season Rk TD s Name, Year Ricky Dobbs, Chris McCoy, Keenan Reynolds, Aaron Polanco, Craig Candeto, Craig Candeto, Chris McCoy, 1996 Navy - Most Rushing Touchdowns In A Career Rk TD s Name, Years Ricky Dobbs, Chris McCoy, Craig Candeto, Napoleon McCallum, Keenan Reynolds,

6 6: 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Games NOTES Service Academy Dominance Navy has been the dominant Service Academy over the last decade plus, winning 20 of the last 22 meetings (.909) against Air Force and Army. The Mids have posted an (.645) record since 2003, won eight CIC Trophies in the last 10 years and have gone to 10 bowl games in the last 11 years. Service Academy Football (2003-present) Stat Navy AFA Army Overall Record CIC Trophies Bowl Games Bowl Wins Dominant Era in Army-Navy History Navy s victory over Army in 2012 was its 11th consecutive win over the Black Knights, the longest streak in series history by either team. The Mids have won those 11 in a row against Army by outscoring the Black Knights, ( ). Navy has also won 13 of the last 14 and 15 of the last 17 games against West Point. Heisman Winner, Naismith Winner, President Of The United States Navy is one of just two schools to produce a President of the United States (Jimmy Carter), a Hesiman Trophy winner (Joe Bellino and Roger Staubach) and a Naismith Award winner (David Robinson). The other school to match that feat is Michigan, who produced President Gerald Ford, Heisman winners Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson and Naismith Award winner Trey Burke Army-Navy Game Draws 4.1 TV Rating; 12th-Highest Rated College Football Game In 2012 The Army-Navy game drew a 4.1 Television Rating on CBS, which is the highest rating the game has received since 2009 and made it the 12th-highest rated regularseason game this year. It was also the sixth-highest rated game on CBS this year. The SEC Championship game between Alabama and Georgia on CBS was the highest rated game of the year, drawing a 9.8 rating. Highest Rated Regular-Season College Football Games In Alabama vs. Georgia 9.8 (CBS) 2. Notre Dame vs. USC 9.4 (ABC) 3. Alabama vs. LSU 6.8 (CBS) 4. Texas A&M vs. Alabama 6.1 (CBS) 5. Michigan vs. Ohio State 5.8 (ABC) 6. Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma 5.2 (ABC) 7. Stanford vs. Oregon 5.1 (ABC) 8. Florida vs. Florida State 5.1 (ABC) 9. Alabama vs. Michigan 4.8 (ABC) 10. Florida vs. LSU 4.6 (CBS) 11. Georgia vs. Florida 4.2 (CBS) 12. Army vs. Navy 4.1 (CBS) 13. Michigan vs. Notre Dame 4.0 (NBC) 14. Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame 3.8 (NBC) 15. South Carolina vs. LSU 3.7 (ESPN) 16. Notre Dame vs. Boston College 3.6 (ABC) 17. Ohio State vs. Michigan State 3.3 (ABC) 18. Stanford vs. Notre Dame 3.3 (NBC) 19. Texas vs. Kansas State 3.3 (ABC) 20. Notre Dame vs. Michigan State 3.2 (ABC) Alabama vs. Arkansas 3.2 (CBS) Getting to Know the Midshipmen The following are a few tidbits about some of the Navy football players: E.K. Binns: Wants to be a marketing director for a professional sports team after his service commitment. Noah Copeland: Was born in Portugal. Kyle Cregge: Was a moderator at the Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference. Aaron Davis: Writes poetry. Jordan Drake: Wants to be an FBI, CIA or ATF agent after his service commitment. Brendan Dudeck: Aspires to be a Navy SEAL. Chris Ferguson: Contracted Guillain-Barre disease at the age of eight and nearly died. Parrish Gaines: Is an excellent saxophone player and can play every type of sax. Chris Johnson: Hated football until the age of 10. Shawn Lynch: Wants to be a weatherman after his service commitment. Rafi Montalvo: Wants to be a fishing guide after his service commitment. Cody Peterson: Is hoping to get assigned the Marine Corps after graduation. Wave Ryder: Wants to be a commercial airline pilot for Hawaiian Airlines when he completes his military commitment. Darius Staten: Is a licensed lifeguard Ben Tamburello: Met President Obama and Zac Brown on the same day. Joe Worth: Is a walk-on. Navy - Most Yards Rushing By A QB In A Single Game Rk Yds Name, Year, Opponent Chris McCoy, 1995, SMU Chris McCoy, 1997, Kent State Keenan Reynolds, 2013, Hawai i Alton Grizzard, 1987, Penn Ricky Dobbs, 2008, SMU Navy - Most Rushing Touchdowns In A Game Rk TDs Name, Year, Opponent 1. 6 Craig Candeto, 2002, Army 2. 5 Ricky Dobbs, 2009, Delaware 3. 4 Keenan Reynolds, 2013, Hawai i 4 Ricky Dobbs, 2008, SMU 4 Ricky Dobbs, 2009, Western Kentucky 4 Ricky Dobbs, 2009, Rice 4 Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, 2006, EMU 4 Eddie Meyers, 1981, Syracuse 4 Gerry Goodwin, 1975, Virginia Navy - 1,000 Yards Rushing And Passing In A Season Year Player 2009 Ricky Dobbs (1,203 rush, 1,031 pass) 2003 Craig Candeto (1,112 rush, 1,140 pass) 1997 Chris McCoy (1,370 rush, 1,203 pass) Navy - Most Points Responsible For In A Season Rk PRF Name, Year Ricky Dobbs, Chris McCoy, Aaron Polanco, Bill Ingram, Ricky Dobbs, Keenan Reynolds, 2013 Navy vs. the BCS / Non-BCS Since 2003, Navy has won 21 games against schools from a BCS conference. Those 21 wins have come against 10 different opponents and are the most in the country by a non-bcs school. Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo has 10 wins against teams from a BCS conference since taking over the program at the end of the 2007 season. Navy s 21 wins against BCS schools have come against Vanderbilt ( 03, 04), Duke ( 04, 05, 06, 07), Rutgers ( 04, 08), Stanford ( 06), Connecticut ( 06), Pitt ( 07, 13), Notre Dame ( 07, 09, 10), Wake Forest ( 08, 09, 10), Missouri ( 09) and Indiana ( 12, 13). Most BCS Wins by a Non-BCS School Since 2003 Rk Wins Team Navy BYU Fresno State Boise State 5. 9 Hawai i 6. 8 Northern Illinois 8 East Carolina 8. 7 Toledo Navy Among Nation s Most Successful Programs In The Country The Mids own an (.645) record from after posting a 3-30 (.091) mark from The 89 wins are the 24th most in the country dating back to Most Wins Since 2003 Rk Wins Team Boise State Oklahoma LSU 113 Ohio State USC Virginia Tech 106 Texas TCU 104 Oregon 104 Alabama Georgia 103 Wisconsin Florida Auburn West Virginia 97 Florida State Utah BYU Nebraska 93 Northern Illinois Texas Tech 92 Clemson Louisville Navy Penn State Close Calls Dating back to the 2011 Army-Navy game, Navy has won seven of its last nine games decided by eight points or less. The Mids are 2-2 this season in close encounters after beating Indiana, 41-35, in the season opener, losing to Toledo, in double overtime, beating Pitt, 24-21, and losing to Notre Dame, The Mids are (.571) under head coach Ken Niumatalolo in games decided by eight points or less. Navy s Record In Games Decided By 8 Points Or Less (Since 2002) Year Record

7 Navy s Top 50 Rushing Games Navy opened the 2008 campaign by producing 558 yards in its ground attack against Towson, the third-most yards in program history. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs anchored a 404-yard rushing performance by the Mids in their 35-7 win over SMU on Oct. 25, Dobbs was one of two Navy players in 2008 to top 200 yards on the ground, joining Shun White who rushed for a school-record 348 yards against Towson. Navy s 471 yards rushing against Rice in 2009 is the 10th-best rushing day in school history. Navy rushed for 412 yards in the 2010 season opening loss to Maryland. Navy rushed for 521 yards, which is tied for the fifth-most in school history, in a rout of East Carolina in The Mids rushed for a season-best 512 yards against East Carolina in 2012 in a rout of the Pirates. Navy rushed for 444 yards in the 2013 season opener against Indiana, which is ranked 18th all-time in school history, and rushed for 419 yards against Toledo, which ranks 29th all-time. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo has been on the Navy staff as either an assistant or head coach for nine of the top-10 rushing marks, including each of the top seven. Navy Top Rushing Games Rk Yds Opponent Date North Texas Kent State Towson Central Michigan East Carolina Ball State Colgate Columbia East Carolina Army Rutgers Rice Kent State Colorado State Connecticut Wake Forest Hawai i Indiana Delaware Central Michigan Duke Pennsylvania SMU Air Force Dartmouth Southern Miss Army Temple Toledo Tulane Tulane Maryland Yale Texas State SMU East Carolina VMI Virginia Western Kentucky Kent State Columbia William & Mary Delaware William & Mary Troy William & Mary Syracuse West Virginia Connecticut Missouri The Red Zone Navy has scored on 40 of its 45 possessions (.889) in the red zone this year, scoring 33 touchdowns (.733), kicking seven field goals, missing two field goals, taking a knee to end the game in Navy s 51-7 victory over Delaware and losing it on downs. The Mids are ranked 25th in the country in red zone offense. The opposition has scored on 27 of its 35 red zone opportunities (.771), scoring 25 touchdowns (.714), kicking two field goals, throwing two interceptions, stopped on downs tweice, took a knee once (Duke) and missed three field goals. Navy is ranked 30th in the country in red zone defense. Fast Starts Navy has outscored the opposition in the first quarter this season. Notre Dame and South Alabama are the only two teams to score a touchdown in the first quarter against the Mids. Mids Consistently Among Nation s Top Rushing Teams Over the last 12 years, Navy has consistently been one of the top rushing teams in the country, never finishing lower than sixth. The Mids kicked off the trend in 2002 when they finished third in the country in rushing, averaging yds/gm. In 2003, Navy led the nation averaging a then school-record yds/gm. That is the fifth-best rushing average for a team over the last 11 years. In 2005, Navy led the country in rushing for the second time in three years, averaging yds/gm. The yds/gm is the seventh-best rushing average by a team in the last 11 years. Navy finished the 2006 campaign averaging a nation s-best and then school-record yds/gm. That is the fourthbest rushing average by a team in the last 11 years. The Mids rushed for a school-record yds/gm in 2007, becoming the first team in NCAA history to lead the nation in rushing three-consecutive years. The yards rushing is the second-best rushing average by a team in the last 10 years. Only the 2000 Nebraska team (349.3) rushed for more over that time period. The yards per game are the most yards rushing by a FBS team since Nebraska averaged yds/gm in In 2008, Navy led the country in rushing for an unprecedented fourth-straight year, averaging yds/gm. The Mids are currently ranked fifth in the country in rushing, averaging yards per game. Navy Rushing Attack Year Nat l Rank Average rd st rd st st st * st th th th th th *Single-season school record 2013 National Leaders In Rushing Yards Rk. Team Yards Per Game 1. Army New Mexico Auburn Ohio State Navy Strong BLocking Up Front The Mids are fourth in the country in the fewest tackles for loss allowed, giving up just 3.60 per game. NCAA Leaders In Tackles For Loss Allowed Rk Avg. Team Stanford Northern Illinois 3.50 Toledo Navy Georgia 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Game NOTES: 7 Making The Most Out Of Every Opportunity Navy has scored a touchdown on 44 percent (.439) of its drives this year, scoring 43 touchdowns on 98 drives, which is the seventh-best percentage in the country. The Mids have also kicked seven field goals, which means the Mids have scored on 50 of 98 drives this season (.510). With Keenan Reynolds at quarterback, the Mids have scored a touchdown on 41 of their 87 drives (.471) and have scored points on 49 of their 87 drives (.563). Percentage Of Drives Scoring A Touchdown (Does not count taking a knee) Rk Team # of Drives # of TD s Pct 1. Baylor Ohio State Florida State Texas A&M Oregon Alabama Navy Louisville Georgia Tech UCF Arizona State Boise State Keeping Drives Alive Navy is tied for 10th in the country in third down conversions (.519, ) and 12th in fourth down conversions (.667, 14-21). NCAA Leaders In Third Down Conversions Rk Pct. Team LSU Louisville Texas A&M Louisiana-Lafayette.527 Marshall Georgia Tech Baylor Cincinnati East Carolina Navy.519 Ohio State NCAA Leaders In Fourth Down Conversions Rk Pct. Team Wake Forest Minnesota Missouri.750 East Carolina.750 Nebraska Rutgers Vanderbilt Duke Alabama Michigan State T Navy Mids Making Pass Completions Count Navy has attempted just 126 passes this year, completing 65 for 1,042 yards. The Mids are averaging yards per completion, which ranks fourth in the country. The Navy slot backs have been involved in most of the big plays as sophomore Demond Brown has one catch for 31 yards, junior Geoffrey Whiteside has six catches for 148 yards (24.7 yds/catch) and one touchdown, senior Marcus Thomas has five catches for 94 yards (18.8 yds/catch) and a touchdown, sophomore DeBrandon Sanders, who is Navy s second leading receiver, has 11 catches for 211 yards (19.2 yds/catch) and a touchdown. Senior wide receiver Matt AIken is averaging 20 yards per catch (7 catches, 140 yards, 2 TD s). NCAA Leaders For Passing Yards Per Completion Rk Avg. Team Baylor Georgia Tech LSU Navy New Mexico

8 8: 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Games NOTES Beltran One Of Navy s All-Time Great Punters Junior punter Pablo Beltran is averaging 42.3 yards per punt on his 31 punts (1,312 yds) this year, with six punts covering 50 yards or more and 10 having been downed inside the 20. He has had just three touchbacks and eight of his punts have been fair caught. The 42.3 yard average is the fifth best average in school history. Last year, Beltran averaged 43.6 yards per punt on his 44 punts, which stands as the third-best single-season average in school history. He would have finished 18th in the country in punting if he had enough punts to qualify (3.6 punts/gm). Fifteen of Beltran s 44 punts were fair caught and 18 downed inside the 20. He had 11 punts last year of 50 yards or more. He kicked a career-long 63-yarder against Notre Dame in the 2012 season-opener. Beltran averaged 37.5 yards per punt as a freshman. He was the first freshman to start at punter for the Midshipmen since Brian Schrum in He is averaging 41.3 yards per punt on 110 punts over his career (4,542 yds), which is second all-time at Navy. Navy Career Punting Average (min. 50 punts) Rk Avg Player (Years) John Skaggs ( ) Pablo Beltran (2011-current) Kyle Delahooke ( ) Tray Calisch ( ) Bill Busik ( ) Navy Single Season Punting Average (min. 30 punts) Rk Avg Player (Year) John Skaggs (2001) Bill Busik (1941) Pablo Beltran (2012) Kyle Delahooke (2009) Pablo Beltran (2013) Beltran Named Preseason First-Team All- Independent By Phil Steele Junior punter Pablo Beltran was the only Navy player selected to the Preseason First-Team All-Independent Team by Phil Steele in his 2013 College Football Preview Magazine. Beltran averaged 43.6 yards per punt on 44 punts last year as a sophomore, which was the third-best punting average in school history. Fifteen of his 44 punts were fair caught and 18 were downed inside the 20. He had 11 punts of 50 yards or more. Beltran is averaging 40.9 yards per punt on 79 punts in his career, which is the third-best average in school history. The school record for career punting average is 42.5 yards per punt by John Skaggs from Sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds, junior center Tanner Fleming, junior guard Jake Zuzek, senior kick returner Marcus Thomas and junior punter returner Shawn Lynch were named to the second team, while junior fullback Noah Copeland, senior tackle Graham Vickers, senior defensive end Evan Palelei, senior linebacker Cody Peterson, junior corner Parrish Gaines and junior kicker Nick Sloan were all named to the third team. There are seven schools that will be an Independent in 2013: Army, Navy, Notre Dame, BYU, Old Dominion, New Mexico State and Idaho. Mids want To Pass On Their Own Terms With Keenan Reynolds at quarterback, the Mids have wanted to go to the air more than they have in the past as Navy has not had a quarterback, outside of Ricky Dobbs, who can throw it as well as Reynolds in the triple option era. With that being said, the Mids still want to pass on their own terms and not be forced to throw when the defense is expecting it. Navy still must have success running the football to make the passing game effective and in games where it is forced to throw, it has not had as much success. Dating back to 2003, Navy is 18-1 (.947) when throwing the ball 0-5 times in a game and (.759) when throwing the ball 6-10 times. As a whole, the Mids are (.805) when throwing the ball 10 or fewer times. Conversely, Navy is (.443) when throwing the ball 11 times or more, including a 7-13 (.350) mark when throwing the ball 16 times or more. With Keenan Reynolds as the starting quarterback, the Mids are 5-1 (.833) when throwing it 0-10 times and 7-5 (.583) when throwing it 11 or more times. Navy s Record By Passing Attempts Since 2003 No. of Passing Attempts w-l Pct or more Moving The Chains Navy is ranked third in the country in fewest three-and-outs with just 17 percent of its drives (17 of 102) ending in a three-and-out (or less). The statistic is meant to measure how often the offense was not forced off the field without getting a first down so if you threw an interception on second down, that counts; if you lost a fumble on the first play of the series, that counts; if you got a first down on the first play, then turned the ball over on the third play, that does not count; if you scored on the first play, that does not count; if after three plays you miss a field goal, it counts, but if you make the field goal it does not count; it does not count when a team takes a knee at the end of the half or the game. NCAA Leaders In Fewest Offensive Three-and-Outs Rk Pct. of Drives Team (15 of 133) Baylor (18 of 123) Ohio State (17 of 102) Navy (19 of 110) Alabama (25 of 144) Indiana (24 of 136) Texas A&M (22 of 119) Florida State.185 (24 of 130) East Carolina (19 of 99) Louisville (25 of 122) Georgia Tech Defense Holding Its Own The Navy defense has held six of its 10 opponents below their scoring average for the season (seven of 10 in regulation as Toledo did not surpass their average until the game went to overtime), while the other four opponents just reached their average. Points Allowed By Navy Defense Team Scoring Avg. Points vs. Navy Indiana Delaware WKU * Air Force Duke Toledo ** Pitt Notre Dame Hawai i South Alabama * Western Kentucky also recorded a safety, which is not counted in this number ** 14 scored in overtime, Toledo also scored a defensive touchdown which is not counted in this number Inside Linebackers Cleaning Up On Tackles Navy senior inside linebackers Cody Peterson and DJ Sargenti have been all over the field for the Navy defense this season. Peterson, the Mids defensive captain, is No. 2 in the country in solo tackles per game, averaging 7.4 per contest, and is tied for eighth nationally in total tackles, averaging 10.6 per contest. Sargenti, who had never even recorded a tackle prior to this year and wasn t moved to inside linebacker (was a QB as a freshman and OLB as a sophomore and junior) until the start of fall practice, is 39th in the country in solo tackles, averaging 5.3 per game, and 95th in total tackles averaging 7.9 per contest. NCAA Leaders In Solo Tackles Per Game Rk No. Player (School) Tyler Matakevich (Temple) Cody Peterson (Navy) Jeremiah George (Iowa State) 6.9 Keith Smith (San Jose State) Shawn Jackson (Tulsa) NCAA Leaders In Total Tackles Per Game Rk No. Player (School) Keith Smith (San Jose) Tyler Matakevich (Temple) Jordan Stanton (Wyoming) Jeremiah George (Iowa State) Ramik Wilson (Georgia) 11.0 Michael Mudoh (Tulsa) Jake Doughty (Utah State) Cody Peterson (Navy) 10.6 Davis Cazares (New Mexico State) 10.6 Randall Joyner (SMU) 10.6 Uani Unga (BYU) Johnson Having A Big Year Junior outside linebacker Chris Johnson is having an outstanding season, leading the team in interceptions (three) and ranking third in tackles (66). He has also recovered a fumble. Johnson had not played a snap of varsity competition entering this year. He spent his freshman year on the junior varsity team and then, as a sophomore, he tore his ACL in a fall scrimmage. He was slated to start last year, but ended up missing the entire season. Disciplined Football Navy is No. 1 in the country in fewest penalties per game (3.00) and in fewest penalty yards per game (26.00 yds/ gm). Since 2008 when Ken Niumatalolo became the head coach, Navy has never finished lower than second in either category. Navy has had zero penalties in a game seven times since 2002, including twice this year (Delaware and Notre Dame). Navy In The NCAA Rankings For Fewest Penalties and Fewest Penalty Yards Year PPG Rank PYPG Rank NCAA Leaders in Fewest Penalties Per Game Rk PPG Team Navy Tulsa UNLV Boston College New Mexico 3.70 Arizona State NCAA Leaders in Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game Rk PYPG Team Navy Tulsa Boston College Arizona State UNLV

9 OT Baby Navy owns a 6-4 record all-time in overtime games with each of the four losses coming on a missed or blocked kick: Tulsa (blocked extra-point), Ball State (blocked field goal), Air Force (blocked extra-point), Toledo (missed field goal). The Toledo game was the first time Navy lost a multiple overtime contest. Navy s Overtime Contests Date Opponent Result #OTs Tulsa L Ball State L at Pitt W at Notre Dame W Temple W Air Force W SMU W Air Force L Air Force W Toledo L Consecutive Overtime Wins In NCAA History Rk. Wins Team 1. 8 South Florida 2. 6 Tennessee 3. 5 Navy 5 Missouri 5 La.-Monroe 5 Northwestern 5 Michigan 5 Nebraska 5 Clemson 5 Connecticut Aiken and Peterson Named Team Captains Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo announced at the annual Navy football banquet last February that senior linebacker Cody Peterson and senior wide receiver Matt Aiken have been elected team captains for the 2013 football season by their teammates. Being elected team captain at the Naval Academy is one of the highest honors you can receive at an institution that prides itself on producing great leaders, said Niumatalolo. Cody and Matt are great leaders on and off the field and there is no question in my mind that they will do a great job. They both work extremely hard and will set an example for the entire team. Peterson played in all 13 games last fall, starting the final eight at inside linebacker. He finished with 67 tackles, two tackles for a loss and a forced fumble. Peterson recorded 10 tackles in Navy s overtime victory over Air Force and a career-high 14 tackles against Army. A three-year letterwinner, Aiken missed the first four games last year after suffering a knee injury during fall camp. He came back to catch seven passes for 61 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown with 2:02 remaining in Navy s comefrom-behind victory over Indiana. Navy Tough In Home Openers With Navy s 51-7 rout of Delaware, Navy improved to 9-3 (.750) in home openers during the triple option era (2002-present) and 6-0 under current head coach Ken Niumatalolo. Navy Home Openers During Triple Option Era (2002-present) NC State L VMI W Duke W Stanford L East Carolina W Ball State L (OT) Towson W Louisiana Tech W Georgia Southern W Delaware W VMI W Delaware W Yard Rushing Pairs On 43 occasions, Navy has boasted 100-yard rushing tandems, including once so far in The Mids have never had three players rush for 100 yards in a single game, however they came close in this year s season opener against Indiana. Keenan Reynolds led the charge with 127 yards, while Darius Staten rushed for 106 yards and Geoffrey Whiteside rushed for 97 yards. Date Players (Att.-Yds.) Opponent David Bannerman (26-155) Columbia Frank Hauff (24-123) Dean Smith (17-124) Columbia Victor Vine (16-105) Joe Gattuso Sr. (16-111) Mississippi John Weaver (16-106) Harry Hurst (9-137) William & Mary Ned Oldham (11-103) Pat Donnelly (15-109) SMU Roger Staubach (18-107) Cleveland Cooper (26-123) Pittsburgh Robert Jackson (18-101) Ed Gilmore (12-123) Army Cleveland Cooper (18-102) Robert Jackson (25-133) Army Gerry Goodwin (18-114) Eddie Meyers (38-179) Air Force Marco Pagnanelli (16-106) Napoleon McCallum (37-229) Princeton Bryan Caraveo (25-122) Jason Van Matre (26-128) Delaware Duke Ingraham (23-105) Tim Cannada (17-107) Rutgers Chris McCoy (22-101) Chris McCoy (27-140) SMU Omar Nelson ( Chris McCoy (33-183) Boston College Omar Nelson (14-118) Chris McCoy (31-205) Army Tim Cannada (30-133) Steve Holley (29-188) Kent State Irv Dingle (19-151) Brian Broadwater (26-216) Colgate Jon Limbert (12-111) Irv Dingle (19-134) Rutgers Brian Broadwater (29-132) Dre Brittingham (12-124) West Virginia Brian Broadwater (23-110) Brian Madden (25-144) Tulane Raheem Lambert (19-101) Brian Madden (29-150) Hawai i Raheem Lambert (18-120) Kyle Eckel (18-104) Rutgers Eric Roberts (9-125) Kyle Eckel (26-120) Tulane Craig Candeto (18-140) Kyle Eckel (18-167) C. Michigan Craig Candeto (13-150) Adam Ballard (15-129) Colorado St. Reggie Campbell (16-116) Adam Ballard (26-120) Stanford Reggie Campbell (13-110) Brian Hampton (27-182) Connecticut Reggie Campbell (5-101) Adam Ballard (27-134) Air Force Brian Hampton (22-105) K. Kaheaku-Enhada (19-114) Duke Adam Ballard (27-103) K. Kaheaku-Enhada (19-140) Temple Shun White (7-114) Shun White (8-122) Temple K. Kaheaku-Enhada (15-102) Eric Kettani (9-126) Ball State K. Kaheaku-Enhada (11-117) Shun White (7-131) North Texas Zerbin Singleton (8-103) Jarod Bryant (27-139) N. Illinois Zerbin Singleton (11-101) Shun White (13-148) Army Eric Kettani (24-125) Vince Murray (14-158) Notre Dame Ricky Dobbs (31-102) Ricky Dobbs (30-166) Missouri Marcus Curry (12-109) Alexander Teich (14-157) E. Carolina Ricky Dobbs (17-100) 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Game NOTES: John Howell (3-113) W. Kentucky Alexander Teich (15-102) Alexander Teich (35-148) Air Force Kriss Proctor (37-134) Noah Copeland (20-126) VMI Trey Miller (17-116) Gee Gee Greene (16-150) Troy Keenan Reynolds (21-130) Keenan Reynolds (32-127) Indiana Darius State (9-106) Taking Care Of The Football Navy ranks second in the country in fewest turnovers with eight. The Mids have lost four fumbles and thrown four interceptions. NCAA Leaders In Fewest Turnovers Rk # Team 1. 7 Bowling Green 2. 8 Navy 3. 9 Louisville 9 Minnesota 9 Buffalo Thomas Breaks Kickoff Return Records Senior Marcus Thomas became Navy s all-time leader in career kickoff returns when he returned the 81st kickoff of his career against Delaware. The record-setting return was a 26-yard return to start the second half. The previous record holder was Reggie Campbell, who returned 80 kickoffs from Thomas became Navy s all-time leader in kickoff return yards when he returned a kickoff 30 yards against Toledo. To date, Thomas has gained 2,163 yards on 98 career returns. Career Kickoff Returns Rk Players Returns 1. Marcus Thomas (2010-current) Reggie Campbell ( ) Michael Jefferson ( ) Napoleon McCallum ( ) Tony Lane ( ) 56 Career Kickoff Return Yardage Rk Players yards 1. Marcus Thomas (2010-current) 2, Reggie Campbell ( ) 1, Michael Jefferson ( ) 1, Tony Lane ( ) 1, Napoleon McCallum ( ) 1,339 Getting The Fullbacks Going The Mids finally got the fullbacks going in the Toledo game as junior Noah Copeland (153 yds) and sophomore Chris Swain (62 yds) combined for 215 yards on 41 carries. The previous high out of the fullback position this year came against Duke when the fullbacks rushed for 87 yards on 20 carries. Copeland had the best game of his career in the Mids loss to the Rockets, finishing with a career-high 153 yards rushing. It was his first 100-yard day of the year and third of his career. His previous high was 126 yards set last year against VMI. Copeland is Navy s first back to rush for 150 yards since Gee Gee Greene rushed for 150 yards in a loss at Troy last year and it s the most yards rushing by a Navy player since Keenan Reynolds rushed for 159 yards last year against Florida Atlantic. Copeland also had his first-career touchdown reception against Toledo, catching a 20-yard pass from Reynolds. Junior Quinton Singleton emerged as a threat against Pitt, rushing for 27 yards and a touchdown on five carries in the fourth quarter. The fullbacks had another great game against Notre Dame as Swain (16-85, 1 TD) and Singleton (16-77) combined for 32 carries for 162 yards and a touchdown while consistently running over Notre Dame defenders. Singleton had the best game of his career against Hawai i, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Rookie Shawn White added his name to the scoring column in the Mids win over South Alabama, bullying his way in from the seven.

10 10: 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Games NOTES Navy To Join The American Athletic Conference In 2015 Not entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, the American Athletic Conference was born from an ideal in which members with ambitious goals are provided with the means to succeed in their quests for excellence. With roots that extend to three conferences, the American Athletic Conference membership in its debut season - consists of 10 institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Louisville, the University of Memphis, Rutgers University, Southern Methodist University, the University of South Florida and Temple University. In , East Carolina University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa come aboard. The season sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only. The American, which operated as the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013, will immediately take a place at the forefront of Division I athletics, with schools that have played in a combined five Bowl Championship Series games, won four NCAA men s basketball titles since 1999, and won eight NCAA women s basketball championships since Following the 2013 football season, the American Athletic Conference enters new television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which will give the conference unprecedented national exposure. The football portion of the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday. American Athletic Conference teams will have access to the pinnacle of college football s postseason structure, both in the coming season and beyond. In , the league champion will receive an automatic bid for the final edition of the Bowl Championship Series, including a spot in the VIZIO National Championship Game if it is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS standings. Moving forward, The American champion would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams following the regular season. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The American has additional partnerships with a number of bowl games that match conference teams against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Southeastern Conference and Conference USA. The Russell Athletic Bowl has the first selection of American teams after the conference s BCS representative is determined. The Atlantic Coast Conference will provide the opposition for the Russell Athletic Bowl, which is played in Orlando, Fla. The postseason lineup gives American Athletic Conference teams access to at least six postseason games. The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters - just steps from the city s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport - gives the conference easy access to its member schools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches and administrators meetings held on-site each year. Career Starts Junior guard Jake Zuzek is Navy s most experienced player on offense with 23 career starts, while junior center Tanner Fleming has started 21 times. Senior wide receiver Matt Aiken has started 20 games, while sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds has started 18 career contests. Junior fullback Noah Copeland has made 14 starts, while senior wide receiver Shawn Lynch has also started 14 times. Junior tackle Bradyn Heap has made 12 career starts as has senior wide receiver Casey Bolena. Defensively, junior safety Parrish Gaines leads the way with 28 career starts (24 at corner, four at safety), while junior outside linebacker Jordan Drake and senior defensive end Evan Palelei have made 23 career starts apiece. Junior safety Chris Ferguson has made 22 starts., while senior linebacker Cody Peterson has started 18 times and senior safety Wave Ryder has made 14 starts. Sophomore corner Kwazel Bertrand has started in 13 games, while senior nose guard Barry Dabney has started 10 games. Senior linebacker DJ Sargenti, junior defensive end Paul Quessenberry and junior outside linebacker Chris Johnson have all made 10 career starts. Starting Streaks On offense, junior guard Jake Zuzek has started 23 consecutive games, while junior center Tanner Fleming has started 20 and sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds has made 18 consecutive starts. Junior tackle Bradyn Heap has started in 10 straight games. On defense, junior safety Parrish Gaines has made a start in 28 straight games (24 at corner, 4 at safety), while junior outside linebacker Jordan Drake and senior defensive end Evan Palelei have made 23 straight starts. Senior linebacker Cody Peterson has started 18 consecutive games. Senior linebacker DJ Sargenti, junior outside linebacker Chris Johnson and junior defensive end Paul Quessenberry have started all 10 games this season. Continuity Is The Key To Success Navy is one of 18 schools to have its entire coaching staff back from the previous season, joining Akron, Baylor, Boise State, Buffalo, Louisville, Maryland, Memphis, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Rice, Toledo, Tulane, Tulsa and Vanderbilt. In fact, Navy has lost just two coaches in the six years Ken Niumatalolo has been the head coach and eight of Navy s coaches have been in Annapolis for at least 10 years, which is the most in the country. Defensive line coach Dale Pehrson is in his 18th year at Navy, Niumatalolo is in his 16th year, offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper is in his 14th year, defensive coordinator Buddy Green, secondary coach Keith Jones and slot backs coach Danny O Rourke are all in their 12th year at Navy, offensive line coach Chris Culton is in his 11th year and outside linebackers coach Tony Grantham is in his 10th year in Annapolis. Jasper is in his sixth year as the offensive coordinator and he teams with Green, who is in his 12th year as the defensive coordinator, to make Navy one of just five schools to have the same offensive and defensive coordinators for at least six years. The other teams on that list are Oregon State (OC in 9th, DC in 11th), Wake Forest (OC in 11th, DC in 6th), Northwestern (OC and DC both in 6th) and SMU (OC and DC both in 6th). Number Of Coaches Who Have Been at Their School For 10 Years Or More Rk No. School 1. 8 Navy 2. 7 Missouri 3. 6 Oregon 6 Wake Forest 6 TCU All In The Family Navy has five sets of brothers on its 2013 roster, which is tied with Wisconsin and Army for the most on one team in the FBS this season. The brother tandems include freshmen Kendrick (SB) and Kenneth (QB) Mouton from Naples, Fla.; sophomore Blaze (C) and senior Wave (S) Ryder from Kaneohe, Hawai i; freshman Myles (SB) and sophomore Chris (FB) Swain from Macon, Ga.; freshman Nnamdi (OLB) and junior Obi (OLB) Uzoma from Wake Forest, N.C. and freshman Will (QB) and junior Joe (LB) Worth from Valrico, Fla. Big Crowds For Navy Home Games Navy drew a crowd of 36,208 for the home opener against Delaware. It was the largest crowd for a home opener in school history and the 10th largest overall. The Navy-Air Force game drew a stadium-record crowd of 38,225 on Oct. 5. The Navy-Pitt game drew 37,094, which was the seventhlargest crowd in stadium history. The Mids averaged a school-record 35,588 fans per game this season in their five home games. Largest Crowds at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium RkAttendance Opponent Date 1. 38,225 Air Force ,970 Pitt ,821 Rutgers ,820 Air Force ,615 Air Force ,506 Air Force ,094 Pitt ,992 Wake Forest ,918 Rutgers ,208 Delaware AMERICA S TEAM Navy s 2013 roster has players who hail from 24 different states, including 25 from Florida, 20 from Texas and 15 from California. Other top spots include Georgia (13), North Carolina (11) and Tennessee (9). Navy has the fifth-most players from Florida in the country among schools not located in the state of Florida. Non-Florida Schools With The Most Florida Players Rk # School Louisville Western Kentucky Troy Wake Forest Navy Stone Playing With A Torn ACL Navy senior guard Thomas Stone, who started the first three games of the year, thought his season was done when he tore the ACL and the MCL in his right knee in the Western Kentucky game. Remarkably, Stone returned to practice the week of the Pitt game and played one play against the Panthers, Notre Dame and drew a penalty against Hawai i. He also played against South Alabama. He will undergo surgery after the season. Ryan Williams-Jenkins Makes Remarkable Recovery Slot back Ryan Williams-Jenkins, who was a projected starter at the beginning of the season, made his first appearance of the year on Sept. 28 against Western Kentucky after missing the first two games of the season. Williams-Jenkins tore the ACL in his left knee during spring practice and had surgery on April 9. Remarkably, Williams- Jenkins was able to return to the gridiron in less than six months from his injury. He got his first carry of the year against Air Force, rushing once for five yards and had two catches for 24 yards. He has two carries for nine yards and two catches for 24 yards on the year. Time To Prepare The Mids are (.435) under Niumatalolo with more than one week to prepare. In 2008, the Mids were 3-3 with more than one week to prepare, beating Towson, Northern Illinois and Army and losing to Pitt, Notre Dame and Wake Forest. In 2009, the Mids were 2-2 with more than one week to prepare, beating Army and Missouri and losing to Ohio State and Hawai i In 2010, the Mids were 1-3 with more than one week to prepare, beating Army and losing to Maryland, Air Force and San Diego State. In 2011, the Mids were 2-1 with more than one week to prepare, beating Delaware and Army and losing to Air Force. In 2012, the Mids were 1-3 with more than one week to prepare, beating Army and losing to Notre Dame, Penn State and Arizona State. This season, the Mids are 1-1 with more than one week to prepare, beating Indiana in the opener and losing to Western Kentucky.

11 Mids Adopt 12-Year Old Mathias Giordano The Navy football team adopted 12-year old-mathias Giordano from Leesburg, Va. into the Navy Football Brotherhood this fall. Giordano, who is battling Sarcoma cancer, is a huge Navy football fan and was recently introduced to the team by Lt. Jordan Fogler, who is a family friend of the Giordano s and an admissions counselor at the Naval Academy. Fogler reached out to the Navy football staff to see if Giordano could get a tour, but instead he got much more. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo welcomed Giordano with open arms by personally taking he and his family on a tour of Ricketts Hall and introducing him to all of the coaches. Giordano then got a chance to meet some of the players on the team including sophomore fullback Chris Swain, senior wide receiver and co-captain Matt Aiken, junior defensive end Aaron Davis, junior fullback Quinton Singleton, junior quarterback John Hendrick, junior safety George Jamison and sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds. The players autographed a scheduled poster for Giordano and took photos with him. Before Giordano left for the day, Coach Niumatalolo presented him with an autographed helmet and words of encouragement letting him know that he and his family are in his prayers. In addition, Niumatalolo adopted Giordano into the Navy Football Brotherhood and offered him tickets to every home football game. Giordano was at the Delaware game and was in the locker room with the team after the game. One of Navy s All-Time Great Quarterbacks Returns As Commandant Of Midshipmen Former Navy quarterback Capt. Bill Byrne ( 87), USN is back at the Naval Academy as the Commandant of Midshipmen, which is similar to being the Dean of Students at a civilian college. Byrne was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Mids and served as team captain in He remains the Navy s record holder in career touchdown passes with 29 and completions in a game (37 vs. Syracuse in 1985). He is second in career completions (381), career passing yards (4,582), passing yards per game (163.6) and passing yards in a game (399 vs. Syracuse in 1985). He is third in passing yards in a season (1,694 in 1985), career pass attempts (711) and tied for third for passing touchdowns in a season (11 in 1984). Byrne has had a distinguished Nav career. His initial sea tours were in San Diego aboard USS COOK (FF 1083) where he served as Gunnery Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant and aboard USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57) as an Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer. Subsequent sea tours were in San Diego and Yokosuka, Japan, aboard USS VINCENNES (CG 49) as Weapons Officer and Combat Systems Officer and in Norfolk, Virginia, as Executive Officer in USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55). Captain Byrne s command tours were in Mayport, Fla., aboard USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40) and back in San Diego aboard USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71). Captain Byrne s shore tours include duty as the Aide/Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Naval Forces Marianas, in Guam, and several Pentagon tours including as a Resource Sponsor for the Director, Surface Warfare (OPNAV N86), as a Warfare Analyst for the Director, Warfare Integration (OPNAV N70), and as Division Chief for Antiterrorism Force Protection Programs in the Operations Directorate of the Joint Staff (J-3). His decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation and Achievement Medals and various unit and service awards. Navy, Notre Dame Extend Series Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk and Notre Dame Director of Athletics and Vice President Jack Swarbrick announced last fall that Navy s football series with Notre Dame, which is the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in college football, has been extended to 2026, which will be the centennial year for the series. The Irish and Mids will meet in South Bend on odd years, while on even years the game will be Navy s home game, customarily played at regional NFL venues. The two schools, which have played every year since 1926, will meet for the 86th time on Sept. 1 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The 2014 Navy-Notre Dame game will be played on Nov. 1 at FedExField in Landover, Md. Montalvo Returns To The Academy Freshman quarterback Ralph Montalvo is enrolled in classes this fall after being involved in a serious automobile accident last year on Thanksgiving night while home in Miami on leave. Montalvo was the passenger in a single-vehicle accident and was in critical condition at Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami. He was in a medically induced coma for 16 days, because of the trauma to his brain and then spent another week drifting in a pharmaceutical fog. Montalvo would spend a total of 45 days in the hospital and then several months going for rehabilitation up to five hours a day, the last four months at a VA hospital in Richmond, Va. Montalvo had a remarkable recovery and returned to the Naval Academy on July 2. He is a freshman academically and will be held out of contact this year. He still has three years of athletic eligibility remaining (he played in every JV game last fall). Montalvo is a 2011 graduate of La Salle High, where he lettered in football, track and field and lacrosse. He earned Honorable Mention All-State (Fla.) honors in football and was selected as the team s Most Valuable Player as a senior. He was listed third on Navy s depth chart at quarterback before the accident. Too Many Rushing Yards Toledo rushed for a season-high 321 yards against the Navy defense. It marked the most rushing yards given up by the Mids since last year s Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl when Arizona State rolled up 381 yards. Toledo s David Fluellen (153 yards) and Kareem Hunt (127 yards) both rushed for over 100 yards against Navy to become the first tandem to go over 100 yards rushing against the Mids since Dec. 5, 1998, when Army s Ty Amey (134) and Craig Stucker (106) both topped 100 yards. Fluellen s 153 yards rushing are the second-most rushing yards by a Navy opponent this year. Western Kentucky s Antonio Andrews rushed for 182 yards against the Mids. 500-Yards Total Offense In BAck-To-Back Games The Navy offense rolled up 500-plus yards of total offense in back-to-back games against Indiana and Delaware for the first time since 2007 when the Mids had 585 yards in a loss to Ball State and 540 yards against Duke. The Mids turned in 515 yards (444 yds rushing, 71 yds passing) in a week one win over Indiana and came back with a 589-yard effort (352 yds rushing, 237 yds passing) in a 51-7 victory over Delaware in week two. The 589 yards of total offense are the most by a Navy team since Nov. 6, 2010, when Navy piled up 596 yards in a victory over East Carolina. The Mids have never had 500 yards or more of total offense in three straight games. The Mids topped 500 yards for the third time in 2013 with a 514-yard performance (419 rush, 95 pass) against Toledo. Big Day Through The Air Navy s 237-yards passing against Delaware were the most by a Navy team since Sept. 10, 2005, when the Mids threw for 248 yards in a loss at home against Stanford. Sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds 233-yards passing were the most by a Navy quarterback in a game since Nov. 11, 2000, when Brian Broadwater threw for 302 yards in a loss at Tulane. Record Setting Day Despite the loss to Toledo, the Mids set school records for total plays with 106 (previously 105 vs. Air Force in 2011, a game the Mids also lost in overtime on a missed extrapoint) and rush attempts with 93 (previously 80 vs. Rice in 2009 and Air Force in 2011). The Mids just missed setting a school record for first downs with 35. The record of 36 was set on Nov. 11, 2000, in a loss at Tulane. 200 yards Passing and 100 Yards Rushing By The Same Player Sophomore quarterback Keenan Reynolds threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 109 yards in Navy s 51-7 victory over Delaware. Reynolds is the first Navy player to pass for over 200 yards and rush for over 100 yards in a game since Craig Candeto passed for 212 yards and ran for 138 yards in a loss to Northwestern in NAVY FOOTBALL Game NOTES: 11 Homecoming Magic Navy has won the last two Homecoming games in thrilling fashion, scoring 10 points over the final 5:30 to defeat Indiana, 31-30, last fall and then scoring 17 fourth-quarter points, including 10 in the final 3:52 to stun Pitt, First Down Navy The Mids 28 first downs in its loss at Notre Dame were the most by a Navy team in series history (87 games). The previous record was 25 set on Nov. 4, 1972.

12 12: 2013 NAVY FOOTBALL Games NOTES Niumatalolo Coaching Highlights First coach to lead Navy to a bowl game in his inaugural season as a head coach. First coach to lead Navy to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons as a head coach. First Service Academy coach to win the Commander-In- Chief s Trophy in each of his first two years as a head coach. Led Navy to an 8-5 record in 2008, the most wins by a first-year coach at Navy since Guided Navy to a win over No. 16 Wake Forest in 2008, the Mids first win over a team ranked in the Associated Press top 25 since Led Navy to back-to-back wins over BCS teams in 2008 (Rutgers, Wake Forest) for the first time since Won a school-record tying 10 games in Led Navy to a win over No. 19 Notre Dame in South Bend on Nov. 7, It marked the first time since 1936 that an unranked Navy team defeated a ranked Notre Dame squad. His 18 wins over his first two years is a school record. His 27 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first three seasons at the helm. His 32 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first four seasons at the helm. His 40 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first five seasons at the helm. His 46 wins are the most in school history by a coach in his first six seasons at the helm. His 46 wins are the third most in school history. Joins Eddie Erdelatz ( ) and Hall of Fame coach Wayne Hardin ( ) as the only coaches in school history to beat Notre Dame in back-to-back years. Just the third coach in school history to start his coaching career at Navy with a 5-0 record against Army. Paul Johnson turned in a 6-0 mark against West Point ( ), while Wayne Hardin won his first five games ( ) before losing. Member of the Navy coaching staff that has led the Mids to eight Commander-In-Chief s Trophies over the last 10 years. Member of the Navy coaching staff that has led the Mids to 10 bowl games over the last 11 years Member of the Navy coaching staff that directed the Mids to 15 straight wins over rivals Air Force and Army from and has won 20 of the last 22 Service Academy games. Member of the Navy coaching staff that has defeated Army 11 consecutive seasons. Member of the Navy coaching staff that has defeated Notre Dame three times in the last seven years (twice as the head coach). The second Polynesian head coach in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history and the first Samoan collegiate head coach on any level. Has been selected as part of the inaugural class for the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Coaching Experience Hawai i Graduate Asst Hawai i Assistant Coach Navy Assistant Coach Navy Offensive Coordinator UNLV Assistant Coach Navy Asst. Head Coach 2008-present Navy Head Coach Personal Date of Birth May 8, 1965 Hometown: Laie, Hawai i Family: Wife - Barbara Children - Alexcia, Va a, Ali i Navy Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo Navy Record: (Sixth Year) Career Record: (Sixth Year) Niumatalolo Making History Ken Niumatalolo has led the Midshipmen to a (.605) record in his six seasons as the head coach. He stands third on Navy s career wins list. He is just the sixth head coach in school history to lead the Navy football program for six or more years. Niumatalolo holds Navy coaching records for most wins in the first two seasons (18), three seasons (27), four seasons (32), five seasons (40) and six seasons (46) of a career. His eight wins in his first year are tied for the fourth most in school history by a coach in his first season and the most by a Navy coach in his debut season since Tom Hamilton won eight in He is just the third coach in school history to win his first five games against Army. Paul Johnson went 6-0 against West Point ( ) and Hall of Fame coach Wayne Hardin won his first five games ( ) before losing. He is just the second coach since World War II to lead Navy to a winning record in his first three years at the helm, joining Hardin (5-4-1 in 1959, 9-2 in 1960 and 7-3 in 1961) on the exclusive list. He is the only coach in school history to lead Navy to a bowl game in each of his first three seasons. Niumatalolo joins Eddie Erdelatz and Hardin as the only coaches in school history to beat Notre Dame in back-toback years. In 2009, Niumatalolo was the first coach to lead an unranked Navy team over a ranked Notre Dame squad since 1936 (which was the first year of the polls).. He is the first head coach in Service Academy history to win the Commander-In-Chief s Trophy in each of his first two years. Niumatalolo is the first Samoan head football coach on the collegiate level and the second Polynesian head coach in FBS history (Larry Price, who was the head coach at Hawai i from , was the first). Niumatalolo has been selected as a member of the inaugural class for the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Most Wins At Navy In His First Six Years Rk Coach wins Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present 46-30*.605 Paul Johnson, Wayne Hardin, George Welsh, Charlie Weatherbie, Eddie Erdelatz, * Niumatalolo was the head coach for the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl Most Career Wins At Navy Rk Coach wins Pct 1. George Welsh, Eddie Erdelatz, Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present Paul Johnson, Wayne Hardin, Year-By-Year Coaching Ledger Year W L Pct. Postseason Poinsettia Bowl * EagleBank Bowl Texas Bowl Poinsettia Bowl Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 6th Season * Named head coach on Dec. 8, 2007, prior to the Poinsettia Bowl Niumatalolo SeLected to Inaugural Class of Polynesian Football Hall Of Fame Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo was among the seven men named to the inaugural class of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in was announced on October 9. The seven Inductees were selected from a list of 25 finalists who had been determined earlier by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. The inaugural class includes Kurt Keola Gouveia (Hawaiian ancestry), Olin George Kreutz (Hawaiian ancestry), Kevin James Mawae (Hawaiian ancestry), Tiaina Baul Junior Seau Jr. (Samoan ancestry), Jack Thompson (Samoan ancestry), Herman John Wedemeyer (Hawaiian ancestry) as player inductees and Ken Niumatalolo (Samoan ancestry) as a coach inductee. Inductees will be honored on January 23 (prior to the NFL Pro Bowl) at the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame s Inaugural Enshrinement Ceremony to be held at the Hawai i Convention Center in Honolulu. ESPN SportsCenter Anchor Neil Everett and former NFL player and Philadelphia TV News Anchor Vai Sikahema will serve as Masters of Ceremonies. The selection committee was comprised of former college head football coaches Dick Tomey (Chairman), LaVell Edwards, Ron McBride, ESPN Sportscaster Neil Everett, NFL player personnel expert Gil Brandt and Honolulu TV Sportscaster Robert Kekaula. In Memory Of Lamala Niumatalolo Lamala Niumatalolo, the mother of Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 9:42 PM (ET) in Laie, Hawai i at the age of 75 after suffering a heart attack. The funeral for Lamala Niumatalolo was held on Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Laie. The Navy football team will be wearing a sticker with a heart on it with the initials LN throughout the season on their shoulder pads in a show of support for Niumatalolo. Niumatalolo will wear the same sticker on his visor on game day. Most Years As Head Coach At Navy Rk Coach years 1. George Welsh, Eddie Erdelatz, Charlie Weatherbie, Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present 6 Paul Johnson, Wayne Hardin,