2017 NAVY FOOTBALL NAVY VS. TULANE SEPT. 9 3:30 PM ANNAPOLIS, MD. NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM

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1 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 1-0 / 0-0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 9-1 at Florida Atlantic W, ESPNU 9-9 TULANE + 3:30 PM CBS SN 9-23 CINCINNATI + 3:30 PM CBS SN 9-30 at Tulsa + TBA 10-7 AIR FORCE 3:30 PM CBS SN at Memphis + TBA UCF + 3:30 PM CBS SN 11-2 at Temple + 8:00 PM ESPN SMU + 3:30 PM CBS SN at Notre Dame 3:30 PM NBC at Houston + TBA 12-2 AAC Championship 12:00 PM ABC / ESPN 12-9 vs. Army West Point ^ 3:00 PM CBS + American Athletic Conference Opponent ^ Played at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) All times listed are Eastern 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL NAVY VS. TULANE SEPT. 9 3:30 PM ANNAPOLIS, MD. NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM NAVY MIDSHIPMEN 1-0, 0-0 AAC Record 1-0, 0-0 AAC NR / NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) NR / NR Won 1 Streak Won 2 W, at FAU Last Gm W, vs. Grambling St vs. Cincinnati Next Gm 9-16 at Oklahoma Ken Niumatalolo Head Coach Willie Fritz / 10th Career Record / 21st / 10th School Record 5-8 / 2nd Series: Tulane Leads, // Streak: Navy, 3 gms Last Mtg: , in New Orleans (W, 21-14) Niumatalolo vs. Tulane: 2-0 Fritz vs. Navy: 0-2 TULANE GREEN WAVE Live Video: SUBSCRIPTION via NavySports.com Live Stats: NavySports.com Television: CBS Sports Network (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick-Burch) Radio: Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Tom O Brien, Joe Miller, Tim Murray) Includes the following stations... 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 / No. Virginia) ESPN/XEPE 1700 AM (San Diego) WXTG FM (Va. Beach) WJXL 1010 AM (Jacksonville) KRKO 1380 AM (Seattle) Satellite Radio (Sirius Ch. 134 / XM Ch. 201) Location Annapolis, Md. Founded October 10, 1845 Enrollment 4,400 Nickname Midshipmen or Mids (NOT Middies) Colors Navy Blue and Gold Conference (FB) American Athletic Conference Home Field Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Capacity / Surface Type 34,000 / FieldTurf NAVY FOOTBALL Offensive System Triple-Option Defensive System Multiple Lettermen Returning / Lost 46 / 32 Starters Returning / Lost 11 / 14 Off. Starters / Def. Starters / Specialists 4 / 6 / 1 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Offensive Coord. / Quarterbacks Offensive Line / Running Game Coord. Fullbacks Offensive Line Slot Backs / Special Teams Wide Receivers Defensive Coordinator Outside Linebackers Cornerbacks Inside Linebackers Defensive Line Safeties Outside Linebackers MULTIMEDIA MORE ON THE MIDS Ken Niumatalolo Ivin Jasper Ashley Ingram Mike Judge Bryce McDonald Danny O Rourke Mick Yokitis Dale Pehrson Justin Davis Robert Green Steve Johns Shaun Nua Dan O Brien Napoleon Sykes NAVY FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season 1879 All-Time Record / 137th season National Championships / Last 1 / 1926 All-Time Bowl Record Bowl Appearances / Last 22 / 2016 Commander-In-Chief s Trophy Wins / Last 15 / 2015 SETTING THE STAGE Navy and Tulane will meet for the 22nd time overall and for the third time as American Athletic Conference division rivals when they square off on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000). Kickoff is set for 3:30 PM and the presenting game day sponsor is BB&T. Tulane leads the all-time series, , but Navy is 7-1 against the Green Wave in Annapolis and has won three straight over Tulane. Navy is 8-1 (.889) in home openers under head coach Ken Niumatalolo with its only loss a decision against Rutgers in Navy owns wins over Towson, LA Tech, Georgia Southern, Delaware (twice), VMI, Colgate and Fordham in home openers under Niumatalolo. PRESENTING GAME DAY SPONSOR Niumatalolo is in his 10th year at Navy, making him the longest-tenured coach in school history. Both George Welsh and Eddie Erdelatz served as head coach at Navy for nine seasons. Saturday s game will be televised nationally by CBS Sports Network with John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch on the call. WBAL Radio (1090 AM) will air a two-hour conference preview show on Friday night from 8:00-10:00 PM live from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium with Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller and Tim Murray. The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air at 1:30 PM on Saturday. The Navy Football Pregame Show with Medhurst, Tom O Brien, Miller and Murray will get underway at 2:30 PM, followed by game action beginning at 3:30 PM on the Navy Radio Network. Following the contest, Medhurst, O Brien, Miller and Murray will recap the day s events in a 30-minute postgame show. GAME DAY FESTIVITIES The Navy football team will arrive at the Blue Angel on the West (Blue) side of the stadium at approximately 1:00 PM. The team will walk down the sidewalk and through NavyFest before walking to the tunnel. Fans are invited to stand on both sides of the sidewalk to cheer on the players. The March-On of the Brigade of Midshipmen will be at 3:11 PM. The National Anthem will take place at 3:20 PM, followed by a flyby at the end of the National Anthem with three F-18s from Naval Station Oceana. Among the three pilots are two former Navy athletes - Navy football player Lt. Cmdr. Frank Irons ( 05) and Navy soccer player Lt. Cmdr. Tom Shelly ( 07). The third pilot, Cmdr. Chris Holbert, is a 1996 graduate of Georgia. There will be a parachute jumper from Team Fastrax that will be carrying an American flag at 3:24 PM. Kickoff on Saturday is slated for 3:32 PM. Please note, there is a chance kickoff and all activities noted above could be pushed back by five minutes if the first game on CBS Sports Network is running long. That decision will be made before the 60-minute clock starts at 2:32 PM. The historic 2017 Navy women s lacrosse team will be honored between the first and second quarter. Navy, led by head coach Cindy Timchal, became the first Service Academy women s team in any sport to make the Final Four as the Mids knocked off #7 Penn, 11-10, UMass, 23-11, and defending National Champion and #2 North Carolina, 16-14, before falling to Boston College in the National Semifinals, Navy finished 18-5 on the year and won the Patriot League Tournament by defeating Loyola, It was Loyola s first conference loss since joining the Patriot League, snapping its 41-game winning streak. At halftime, the Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will perform. The pilots from the fly-by will be recognized between the third and fourth quarter. Following the game, Navy s alma mater, Navy Blue & Gold, will be played as the team stands at attention in front of the Brigade of Midshipmen. It is one of the best traditions in all of sports. NAVY FAST FACTS Navy s nine wins in 2016 are tied as the fifth most in school history. It was just the 16th time in 136 years of football that Navy won nine or more games in a season. The Mids played nine teams in 2016 that finished the season with eight or more wins, tying for the most in the country. In just its second season in a conference, Navy won the 2016 AAC West Division title after sharing the division crown with Houston in its first year. Navy is one of 10 schools that has won at least a share of the division title in each of the last two years (or more), joining Alabama, Florida, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Temple, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan and San Diego State. The Mids had to fight through a significant number of injuries in Navy had a total of 106 missed games by key starters or contributors. Navy is 27-8 (.771) over its last 35 games. The Mids own wins over No. 15 Memphis (2015) and No. 6 Houston (2016) during that time period. Navy is 14-3 (.824) against AAC teams since joining the conference in 2015, including a 14-2 (.875) in regular season games. Last year s senior class finished with a (.698) mark. The 37 wins are the most in school history by a senior class. This year s seniors (2018) have a career record of (.707) career record. They are eight wins away from tying the school record for most wins by a class and nine from breaking it. Over the last five years, Navy is 27-2 (.931) when winning the turnover battle. The Mids are (.796) at home under Niumatalolo, including a 24-4 (.857) mark over the last five seasons.

2 2: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES SERIES VS. TULANE Overall Tulane Leads, in Annapolis, Md. Navy Leads, 7-1 in New Orleans, La. Tulane Leads, at Neutral Site Tulane Leads, 2-0 Current Streak Navy, 3 Games Inaugural Meeting , Tie Last Meeting , Navy Last Navy Win , Navy Last Tulane Win , Tulane Breaking it Down T New Orleans, La L 0-27 * Baltimore, Md L 6-21 New Orleans, La L 6-14 $ Norfolk, Va L New Orleans, La L 7-34 New Orleans, La W Annapolis, Md L New Orleans, La W New Orleans, La W 35-7 Annapolis, Md W Annapolis, Md L New Orleans, La W Annapolis, Md L New Orleans, La L Annapolis, Md L New Orleans, La W Annapolis, Md L New Orleans, La W Annapolis, Md W Annapolis, Md W New Orleans, La. * played at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Md. $ played at the Oyster Bowl in Norfolk, Va. STATISTICAL COMPARISON NAVY (1-0, 0-0 AAC) 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 39:47 20:13 Top Individual Leaders Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Zach Abey Joshua Walker Passing Comp-Att, Pct Yds TD Zach Abey 3-10, Receiving Rec-Yds Avg TD Tyler Carmona Darryl Bonner Defense UA-A-TT TFL INT FF/FR Sean Williams /0 Jarid Ryan /0 NAVY IN THE RANKINGS NCAA AAC Statistic Avg./Total Rk Rk Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Yds. / Comp Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense rd Down Conversion rd Down Conversion Def th Down Conversion th Down Conversion Def Net Punting Punt Return Defense Kick Return Defense Turnovers Gained Fumbles Recovered Passes Intercepted Turnovers Lost Fumbles Lost Turnover Margin Fewest Penalties / Game Fewest Penalty Yards / Game Time Of Possession / Game 39: Football Bowl Subdivision schools TULANE (1-0, 0-0 AAC) Team Statistics Tulane Opp. Points / Game First Downs / Game Rushing / Game Passing / Game Total Offense / Game Fumbles - Lost Penalties - Pen. Yards / Game Time of Possession / Game 34:04 25:56 Top Individual Leaders Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Jonathan Banks Terren Encalade Passing Comp-Att, Pct Yds TD Jonathan Banks 10-15, Receiving Rec-Yds Avg TD Terren Encalade Dontrell Hilliard Defense UA-A-TT TFL INT FF/FR Perry Nickerson /0 Jarrod Franklin /0 TULANE IN THE RANKINGS NCAA AAC Statistic Avg./Total Rk Rk Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Yds. / Comp Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense rd Down Conversion rd Down Conversion Def th Down Conversion th Down Conversion Def Net Punting Punt Return Defense Kick Return Defense Turnovers Gained Fumbles Recovered Passes Intercepted Turnovers Lost Fumbles Lost Turnover Margin Fewest Penalties / Game Fewest Penalty Yards / Game Time Of Possession / Game 36: Football Bowl Subdivision schools LAST MEETING SEPT. 17, 2016 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Score By Quarters F Navy (3-0, 2-0 AAC) Tulane (1-2, 0-1 AAC) Scoring Summary 2 14:28 N 6-yd run Chris High (Moehring) 15-94, 7: :22 T 2-yd run Josh Rounds (DiRocco) 8-75, 4:06 3 4:52 N 4-yd run Shawn White (Moehring fail) 11-75, 4:53 3 0:19 T 36-yd run Dontrell Hilliard (DiRocco) 9-76, 4:27 4 2:57 N 1-yd run Will Worth (Gulley from Worth 2pt conv) , 4:42 Team Stats Tulane 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 31:06 28:54 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red Zone Scores-Chances RUSHING: Navy - Worth , Gulley 7-80, High 9-51, Romine 5-41, T. Walker 2-10, White 2-6, J. Walker 1-1, Cass Jr. 1-(2), Team 3-(13). Tulane - Hilliard 16-97, Rounds 11-75, Brantley 10-29, Encalade 2-23, Thompson 6-20, Cuiellette 2-(4). PASSING (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Worth , 59. Tulane - Brantley , 21; Cuiellette 0-0-0, 0. RECEIVING: Navy - Tillman 3-47, Scott 1-7, White 1-5. Tulane - Hilliard 2-16, Breaux 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - None. Tulane - None. SACKS: Navy - Palmore Tulane - Marley , Woullard TACKLES: Navy - Gonzales 9, Thomas 8, Palmore 7, Powell 6, Gilman 5. Tulane - Marley 14, Franklin 9, Teamer 8, Lewis 6, Smart 6.

3 COVERING THE MIDSHIPMEN NAVY SPORTS INFORMATION 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, Md Fax: Sr. Associate AD / SID (Primary) Scott Strasemeier Office Phone Cell Phone sstrasem@usna.edu Assistant AD / Associate SID (Secondary). Stacie Michaud Office Phone Cell Phone michaud@usna.edu INTERVIEW POLICY Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo will conduct a postpractice interview session on Tuesday and Wednesday at approximately 5:45 pm. All players and assistant coaches will also be available at that time. Coach Niumatalolo will be available for phone interviews Monday-Thursday (most weeks, depending on day of game) 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 and will also be available after practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. AMERICAN ATHLETIC TELECONFERENCE The American Athletic Conference will coordinate a weekly teleconference of the league s 12 head football coaches beginning Monday, Aug. 28, and continuing each Monday (including holidays and byes) through Nov. 20. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes. Media members who wish to access the teleconference should contact Chuck Sullivan (csullivan@theamerican.org ) at the American Athletic Conference for the phone number. Additionally there will be a teleconference featuring the two American Athletic Conference Championship Game participants on Nov. 27. The call begins at 11:00 AM ET in the following order: 11:00 am Ken Niumatalolo, Navy 11:10 am Chad Morris, SMU 11:20 am Randy Edsall, Connecticut 11:30 am Scottie Montgomery, East Carolina 11:40 am Philip Montgomery, Tulsa 11:50 am Major Applewhite, Houston 12:00 pm Luke Fickell, Cincinnati 12:10 pm Charlie Strong, USF 12:20 pm Geoff Collins, Temple 12:30 pm Mike Norvell, Memphis 12:40 pm Scott Frost, UCF 12:50 pm Willie Fritz, Tulane For those who are not able to participate during the live teleconference, an archive of the call will be available on the American Athletic Conference web site at 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 in violation of 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. RECRUITING LOUISIANA Navy has two players on its roster from Louisiana and both traveled to Boca Raton last weekend for the opener at Florida Atlantic. Freshman quarterback Reggie Hayes and freshman fullback Nelson Smith both hail from Baton Rouge. SCOUTING TULANE Tulane s defense has given Navy fits the last two years. Last year, Navy trailed Tulane entering the fourth quarter only to pull out the win, 21-14, when Will Worth scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 2:57 left and then connected with Toneo Gulley on the two-point conversion. Navy was held to 346 yards of total offense, including 287 on the ground. The Green Wave throttled Grambling State, 43-14, in the season opener. Junior college transfer Jonathan Banks rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown and threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Green Wave. Terren Enclade had a 58-yard touchdown run and Dontrell Hilliard caught a 62-yard touchdown pass from Banks, as the Green Wave hurt the Tigers with big plays. The Tulane defense recorded eight tackles for a loss and three sacks. NAVY IN HOME OPENERS Navy is 8-1 in home openers under head coach Ken Niumatalolo. Navy Home Openers In The Niumatalolo Era Towson W Louisiana Tech W Georgia Southern W Delaware W VMI W Delaware W Rutgers L Colgate W Fordham W IN SUPPORT OF JARREN JASPER Navy football players will wear a sticker on the back of their helmets with the initials JJ inside of a heart in support of Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper s son, Jarren. Jarren Jasper, who is 14 years old, went for a routine physical on June 27 in advance of trying out for football at Broadneck High, where he would be a freshman this fall. The physician who performed the physical did not like the sound of the youngster s heart rhythm and referred the family to a pediatric cardiologist. Jarren underwent an echocardiogram and the cardiologist was concerned about the results, subsequently ordering a stress test and 24-hour Holter monitor. That is when it was discovered that Jarren had a condition known as Accelerated Indioventricular Rhythm. Ivin and his wife Donna took their son to see an electrophysiologist since the condition involves the electrical function of the heart. Jarren was admitted to Children s National Medical Center in D.C., where he was diagnosed with Supraventricular Tachycardia an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in the upper portion of the heart. On Aug. 4, Jarren underwent a procedure called Catheter Ablation, which is designed to selectively destroy areas of the heart that are causing a heart rhythm problem. Thin, flexible wires with electrodes at the tips were inserted into the heart. Each electrode sends out radiowaves that create heat and destroys the bad heart tissue. Unfortunately, Jarren s heart swelled too much and completely closed off his coronary artery, which basically sent him into cardiac arrest. Jarren was placed on an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which performs the heart function of pumping blood to all the vital organs. Jarren then received a stent to open his coronary artery and doctors were hopeful the heart would heal on its own and resume normal functioning. On Monday Aug. 14, Ivin and Donna were informed that things were not progressing positively and a heart assistance device would be necessary until a transplant can be performed NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: 3 ABEY HAS HUGE DAY AGAINST FLORIDA ATLANTIC Junior quarterback Zach Abey rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries, while throwing for 110 yards and a touchdown to lead Navy to a victory over Florida Atlantic in the season opener. He was named AAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. Abey is the first Navy quarterback in school history to rush for over 200 yards and throw for over 100 yards in a single game. His 235 yards rushing were the most by a Navy player since Keenan Reynolds rushed for 277 yards against Georgia Southern on Nov 15, His 235 yards rushing broke the record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in American Athletic Conference history. The previous record was 210 yards set by USF s Quinton Flowers last year against Memphis. His 235 yards rushing are the most by any player in the country this season. Abey s 345 yards of total offense was the best by a Navy player since Oct. 28, 2016, when Will Worth set a school record with 428 yards of total offense against USF. Abey has now scored a touchdown in five-consecutive games dating back to last year. Abey has had back-to-back games of rushing for more than 100 yards and passing for more than 100 yards. He rushed for 114 yards and threw for 159 yards against Louisiana Tech in the Armed Forces Bowl. FAU CAREER BESTS Senior wide receiver Tyler Carmona caught a careerlong 56-yard pass from Zach Abey in the second quarter. His previous long was 47 yards against East Carolina. Sophomore defensive back Noruwa Obanor recorded his first careeer interception in the fourth quarter. Senior linebacker Micah Thomas picked off his first career pass in the fourth quarter. Senior outside linebacker Jerry Thompson recorded his first career sack in the second quarter. Senior fullback Joshua Walker s 48-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was a career long. Junior slot back Tre Walker s four-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the first of his career. MIDS TOUGH AGAINST THE RUN AGAINST FAU The Navy defense held Florida Atlantic to just 40 yards on the ground on 24 carries. The 40 rushing yards were the fewest Navy has allowed since Oct. 10, 2009, when Navy held Rice to just 21 yards on the ground and the fifth fewest in the Niumatalolo era. MIDS PILE UP THE YARDS AGAINST FAU Navy produced 526 yards of total offense against Florida Atlantic, with 416 of it coming on the ground. The 526 yards of total offense is the 45th most in school history, while the 416 rushing yards ranks as the 42nd most in school history. NIUMATALOLO SPELLS SUCCESS Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo has been on the the Mids sideline as either an assistant or head coach for 20 of the last 23 years ( and as an assistant, 2008-current as the head coach). Over those 20 years, Navy has compiled a record (.612), won 10 Commander-In-Chief s Trophies, gone to 14 bowl games and won six bowl games, and has either shared or won the AAC West in Navy s first two years in the league. Navy is in Service Academy games with Niumatalolo on the coaching staff (.684). In the 117 seasons without Niumatalolo, Navy has posted a (.549) record, won five Commander-In- Chief s Trophies (in 26 years), gone to eight bowl games and won three bowl games. Navy is (.460) in Service Academy games without Niumatalolo on the sideline.

4 4: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MORE ON NIUMATALOLO 10th-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo has led the Midshipmen to a (.650) record and is the program s all-time winningest coach. He is 8-1 all-time against Navy s biggest rival, Army West Point, and is the first head coach in the history of the Army-Navy game to win his first eight games against the rival service academy. His eight wins against the Black Knights are tied for the most in Army-Navy history with College Football Hall of Fame Coach Army West Point s Earl Blaik, who was just (.500) from against Navy. He is the fastest in school history to reach 50 wins, earning his 50th victory in 2013 against Temple in what was his 81st career game. He is one of seven active coaches that are the all-time winningest coach at their respective schools. Two of the seven have been the only coach in that school s history. He is the 14th-longest tenured head coach in the FBS taking over the head job at Navy on Dec. 8, Niumatalolo has been the head coach at Navy (nine years) longer than the other 11 AAC coahces combined (eight years, using only Randy Edsall s current tenure) His four bowl wins are the most in school history and he is the only coach in school history to win threeconsecutive bowl games. His four wins against top 25 opponents are tied with George Welsh for the second most in school history. Eddie Erdelatz holds the record with nine. Niumatalolo has three wins over Notre Dame, which is tied with Wayne Hardin for most in school history. In Navy s first two years as a member of the American Athletic Conference, he led the Mids to a share of the AAC West Division title (2015) and won the AAC West title outright in year two (2016). 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). MOST CAREER WINS AT NAVY Rk Coach Record Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo, George Welsh, Eddie Erdelatz, Paul Johnson, Wayne Hardin, MOST WINS IN AN ARMY-NAVY GAME Rk Coach Record Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo (Navy), Earl Blaik (Army), George Welsh (Navy), Paul Johnson (Navy), Bob Sutton (Army), Wayne Hardin (Navy), Charles Daly (Army), , Tom Cahill (Army), Jim Young (Army), Eddie Erdelatz (Navy), ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES AT CURRENT SCHOOL (BY WINS) Coach School Bill Snyder Kansas State Ken Niumatalolo Navy Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern Mike Gundy Oklahoma St. Bobby Wilder * Old Dominion Joey Jones * South Alabama Gary Patterson TCU * only head coach in program s history LONGEST TENURED HEAD COACHES IN THE FBS Rank Coach School 1. Kirk Ferentz Iowa 2. Gary Patterson TCU 3. Kyle Whittingham Utah 4. Frank Solich Ohio 5. Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 6. Rick Stockstill Middle Tennessee 7. Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern 8. Mark Dantonio Michigan State 9. Troy Calhoun Air Force 10. Nick Saban Alabama 11. David Bailiff Rice 12. Bobby Wilder Old Dominion 13. Paul Johnson Georgia Tech 14. Ken Niumatalolo Navy 15. David Cutcliffe Duke SHOWTIME TO CHRONICLE 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL SEASON SHOWTIME Sports will chronicle the 2017 Naval Academy football team with weekly installments of the all-access documentary series A SEASON WITH NAVY FOOTBALL. The third edition of the groundbreaking franchise, A SEASON WITH, immerses viewers behind the scenes and into the lives of the football players and coaches at the storied Service Academy with weekly 30-minute episodes throughout the 2017 season. The series premieres Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, four days after Navy begins its season on the road against Florida Atlantic. New episodes will premiere each Tuesday as the Midshipmen balance the rigors of academics, athletics and military service while navigating a challenging 2017 NCAA FBS football schedule. After chronicling The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Florida State Seminoles in its first two seasons, the SHOWTIME Sports original franchise returns to reveal a vastly different picture of student-athlete life. It s an honor and privilege to be welcomed by the United States Naval Academy and given extensive access to its accomplished football program and prestigious institution, said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports. Special thanks are due to Naval Academy Superintendent Admiral Ted Carter, Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk, head coach Ken Niumatalolo and the entire Academy. We look forward to taking viewers into the rarely seen world of a service academy, where student-athletes must not only balance the rigorous demands of an elite academic institution with top-tier collegiate football, but also prepare themselves for service in the Navy or Marine Corps. This is a tremendous opportunity through the extraordinary exposure of SHOWTIME to share the character and impact of Navy football to the nation, said Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. These stories have never before been told to the public and they will highlight the dedication and commitment reflected by our coaches and midshipmen who represent this program. SHOWTIME is big time in telling the inside story and they will make these weekly episodes something you won t want to miss. It is an unbelievable opportunity for the Navy Football Brotherhood to be featured on SHOWTIME, said Niumatalolo. We are excited to showcase the Navy Football culture. We are extremely grateful to Stephen Espinoza and SHOWTIME for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we are honored to work with Ross Greenburg and his talented production team. A SEASON WITH NAVY FOOTBALL will feature signature access and storytelling, providing a glimpse into one of the world s most unique collegiate institutions and its dedicated student body. The weekly series will introduce viewers to a team that embodies the term student athlete, young men who sacrifice on and off the field in preparation for serving their country for a minimum of five years. As viewers will learn, the Midshipmen approach the game with the same goal of gridiron glory as players in other major college football programs but with unique demands off the field. A SEASON WITH NAVY FOOTBALL will take viewers behind the scenes as the Midshipmen return for their 137th season and 10th under Niumatalolo. The weekly series will document Navy s preparation for each matchup of the 2017 season, the pageantry and the intensity on game day, while showcasing the requisite selflessness and dedication it takes to compete at the Naval Academy. From grueling summer practices to the annual rivalry showdown with Army, A SEASON WITH NAVY FOOTBALL will deliver all the sights, sounds and drama as Navy aims to conquer the 2017 season while developing future leaders of America s military. Production for A SEASON WITH NAVY FOOTBALL is underway with cameras entrenched on the Yard in Annapolis, Md. The executive producers are Ross Greenburg of Ross Greenburg Productions, Scott A. Stone of Stone & Company Entertainment, Michael Antinoro of IMG Productions, Tom Cappello of Crazy Legs Productions, Steve Stern, David Check, and Jason Sciavicco. 700 CLUB With its victory over East Carolina on Nov. 19, 2016, Navy became the 24th school in the FBS and the first Service Academy to reach 700 wins in its program s history. Navy has amassed a (.557) record over 136 seasons of football. Navy is just four wins behind Syracuse for 23rd on the NCAA all-time winning list and eight behind Florida and Arkansas for 21st. MOST WINS IN FBS HISTORY Rk No. Team Michigan Notre Dame Texas Nebraska Ohio State Alabama Oklahoma Penn State Tennessee USC Georgia LSU Auburn West Virginia Virginia Tech Texas A&M Georgia Tech Clemson Washington Pittsburgh Florida 710 Arkansas Syracuse Navy Colorado NINE WINS IN 2016 TIED FOR FIFTH MOST IN SCHOOL HISTORY Navy s nine wins in 2016 are tied as the fifth-most wins in school history. The Mids won a school-record 11 games in 2015 and 10 games in 2009, 2004 and Niumatalolo has been the head coach in five of those seasons, including the top two. MOST WINS IN SCHOOL HISTORY Rk Wins Team Bold indicates Niumatalolo was the head coach TOUGH SCHEDULE Navy played nine FBS teams in 2016 that finished with eight or more wins, tying North Carolina for the most in the country. MOST GAMES VS. FBS TEAMS WITH 8 OR MORE WINS IN 2016 Rk No. Team 1. 9 Navy 9 North Carolina 9 Clemson 9 Alabama 5. 8 Penn State 8 Colorado State 8 Ole Miss 8 Utah State 8 Duke 8 Wisconsin

5 PRESEASON NATIONAL POLLS AP POLL 2016 Rk Team Record Final 1. Alabama (52) Ohio State (3) Florida State (4) USC (2) Clemson Penn State Oklahoma Washington Wisconsin Oklahoma State Michigan Auburn LSU Stanford Georgia 0-0 RV 16. Louisville Florida Miami USF Kansas State 0-0 RV 21. Virginia Tech West Virginia Texas 0-0 NR 24. Washington State 0-0 RV 25. Tennessee Receiving Votes: TCU, Utah, Notre Dame, Boise State, NC State, Northwestern, Pitt, Oregon, Houston, Colorado, San Diego State, UCLA, BYU, Appalachian State, Nebraska, Tulsa, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Michigan State. USA TODAY/COACHES POLL 2016 Rk Team Record Final 1. Alabama (49) Ohio State (5) Florida State (4) USC Clemson (7) Penn State Washington Oklahoma Michigan Wisconsin Oklahoma State LSU Auburn Stanford Georgia 0-0 RV 16. Florida Louisville Miami Kansas State 0-0 RV 20. West Virginia USF Virginia Tech Texas 0-0 NR 24. Tennessee Utah Receiving Votes: Washington State, Colorado, TCU, Boise State, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Pitt, NC State, Oregon, Northwestern, Nebraska, Arkansas, Memphis, Mississippi State, San Diego State, Appalachian State, BYU, Georgia Tech, Tulsa, Wyoming, Western Michigan, Temple, North Carolina, Houston, Minnesota, Troy, Iowa, Louisiana Tech, Syracuse, Arizona, UCLA, Colorado State, Maryland, Michigan State, Toledo, Army West Point. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FORMAT 2018 AAC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FORMAT Home: Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulsa Away: UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Tulane Do Not Play: UConn, East Carolina, USF NO FCS OPPONENTS Navy is one of 32 teams who do not have an FCS opponent on their schedule in The SEC is the only conference where every team plays an FCS opponent. Navy, Houston and Tulsa are the only teams in the American that are not playing an FCS opponent. Here is the breakdown of teams not playing an FCS opponent: Independent - Notre Dame AAC - Houston, Navy, Tulsa ACC - Boston College Big Ten - every team except Maryland and Rutgers Big 12 - Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Pac-12 - Arizona State, Stanford, USC, UCLA Conference USA - Marshall, Rice, UTEP, Middle Tennessee State MAC - Eastern Michigan Mountain West - Boise State Sun Belt - Louisiana Monroe, New Mexico State NAVY AMONG NATION S MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY The Mids own a (.669) record from 2003-present after posting a 3-30 (.091) mark from The 121 wins are the 20th most in the country during that time period. The Mids are just one win behind Texas, West Virginia and BYU for 17th place. MOST WINS FROM Rk Wins Team Boise State Ohio State * Oklahoma Alabama* LSU USC * Wisconsin Florida State TCU 134 Georgia Oregon Clemson 132 Virginia Tech Florida Utah Auburn Texas 122 West Virginia 122 BYU Navy Nebraska Louisville Northern Illinois Iowa Cincinnati 113 Missouri 113 Michigan State *Includes vacated wins CLOSE CALLS The Mids are (.620) under Niumatalolo in games decided by eight points or less. Navy played eight games in 2016 that were decided by one possession and won five of them. The eight onepossesion games are the most in school history. NAVY IN GAMES DECIDED BY 8 POINTS OR LESS (SINCE 2003) Year Record NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: 5 NAVY WINS AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Navy s win over #6/5 Houston last year marked the second straight year it has knocked off a nationallyranked opponent after the Mids dealt #15/16 Memphis a loss in Navy s win over Houston marked the first time the Mids had defeated an AP top 10 team since Nov. 17, 1984, when it shocked #2 South Carolina, Navy s 2015 win over Memphis, meanwhile, was its first road win over an AP top 10 team since Sept. 21, 1974, when it knocked off #8 Penn State, 7-6 Navy has not beaten more than one ranked team in a season since 1957, when it defeated #5 Notre Dame (20-6), #10 Army (27-20) and #8 Rice (20-7) in the Cotton Bowl. NAVY WINS AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Date Opponent AP-Coach Score Notre Dame 13-NP Penn 8-NP Penn 9-NP Duke 5-NP Penn 5-NP Army 7-NP Penn T7-NP Notre Dame 2-NP Purdue 14-NP Penn 7-NP Michigan 7-NP Duke 14-NP Duke Stanford Duke Army Mississippi Notre Dame Army Rice Michigan Washington Pitt Duke 19-NR Air Force Penn State Pitt Pitt Washington South Carolina Virginia Air Force NR Wake Forest Notre Dame Memphis Houston NP = No Poll; NR = Not Ranked QB EXPERIENCE Navy s quarterbacks entered the 2017 season with a total of five games played and two starts (all by Zach Abey). That is tied for the fourth-fewest games played among returning quarterbacks and the 13th-fewest starts. Those numbers do not include the two games that Malcolm Perry played at quarterback last fall since he moved to slot back in the spring. FEWEST RETURNING GAMES PLAYED AT QB Team Gms Played 1. Texas State 0 2. Georgia Southern 2 3. Southern Miss 4 4. Navy 5 UAB 5 Rice 5 HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE The Mids are (.796) at home under Niumatalolo, including a 24-4 (.857) mark over the last five seasons. TIME TO GET READY Under Niumatalolo, Navy is (.615) with more than one week to prepare for an opponent.

6 6: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES IN THE CLASSROOM The rigors a student-athlete faces at a Service Academy are unlike those a typical student-athlete might encounter on a day-to-day basis. Whether it s the added military training, mandatory room or uniform inspections or the academic schedule, Service Academy student-athletes are in a league of their own. The Naval Academy s academic day is divided into six 50-minute class periods beginning at 7:55 am and concluding at 3:20 pm. Unique to the Academies, all 4,400 Midshipmen reside on the Yard in Bancroft Hall and dine together in King Hall. A TYPICAL DAY FOR D.J. PALMORE Time Activity 0600 Treatment 0700 Breakfast 0755 Economics of National Defense 0855 Economics of National Defense 0955 Principals of Ship Performance 1055 Principals of Ship Performance 1200 Lunch 1230 Football Meetings 1315 Advanced Microeconomic Theory 1430 Advanced Microeconomic Theory 1520 Training Room / Dress for Practice 1600 Practice 1800 Weights 1900 Dinner 2000 Study 2400 Lights out Darryl Bonner s Fall Class Schedule Senior Political Science Major 15 credits Naval Weapons Systems Politics of Russia and the CIS Intelligence and National Security The Golden Age of Piracy History of Christianity Squash - meets PE requirement for midshipmen D.J. Palmore s Fall Class Schedule Senior Economics Major 18 credits Principles of Ship Performance Economics of National Defense Labor Economics Law for the Junior Officer Econometrics Weight Training - meets PE requirement for midshipmen BONNER AND PALMORE NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS Rising seniors slot back Darryl Bonner (Fayetteville, N.C.) and outside linebacker D.J. Palmore (Bartlett, Tenn.) have been elected team captains for the 2017 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 head coach Ken Niumatalolo. Darryl and D.J. are not only outstanding football players, but they are great leaders in the locker room and in Bancroft Hall and I have no doubt that they will be great captains for us. Bonner, who entered his junior campaign with two career yards of total offense (rushing), turned into Big Play Darryl in He rushed for 229 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries (7.6 yds / carry), catching 10 passes for 278 yards (27.8 yds / catch) and three touchdowns and returning two kickoffs for 71 yards (35.5 yds / return). He averaged 14.0 yards every time he touched the ball. Palmore has started 25 career games for the Mids at outside linebacker, including 12 starts last fall. He was Navy s fourth-leading tackler a year ago with 56 stops, while leading the team in sacks (six) and tackles for a loss (11.5). In his career, Palmore has recorded 99 tackles, 16.5 tackles for a loss and eight sacks. NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYERS/COACHES ON NATIONAL WATCH LISTS Player/Coach Evan Martin Ken Niumatalolo D.J. Palmore D.J. Palmore Jarvis Polu Micah Thomas Micah Thomas Andrew Wood List Outland Dodd Trophy Butkus Lott Impact Polynesian Player of the Year Bednarik Nagurski Wuerffel Trophy CONTINUITY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS Navy has lost just six coaches under head coach Ken Niumatalolo (three changed jobs, three retired). Eight of Navy s coaches (seven assistants and Niumatalolo) have been in Annapolis for at least 10 years, giving Navy, along with Northwestern, the most coaches in the country that have been at the same school for 10 years or more. Defensive coordinator Dale Pehrson is in his 22nd year at Navy, which is tied for the fifth-longest tenured assistant in the FBS. Niumatalolo is in his 20th year at Navy and his 10th as the head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ivin Jasper is in his 18th year, slot backs coach and special teams coordinator Danny O Rourke is in his 16th year, outside linebackers coach Justin Davis is in his 11th year, while Ashley Ingram (OL/running game coordinator), Steve Johns (LB) and Mike Judge (FB) are all entering their 10th year at Navy. # OF COACHES WHO HAVE BEEN AT THEIR SCHOOL FOR 10 YEARS OR MORE Rk No. School 1. 8 Navy 8 Northwestern 3. 5 Michigan State 4. 4 Ohio 4 Georgia Tech 4 Air Force LONGEST TENURED ASSISTANT COACHES AT SAME SCHOOL Rk Yrs. Name (School) Bud Foster (Virginia Tech) Jerry Brown (Northwestern) Odell Hagins (Florida State) 24 Mo Latimore (Kansas State) Dale Pehrson (Navy) 22 Andy Hill (Missouri) 22 Dale Jones (Appalachian State) 22 Charley Wiles (Virginia Tech) NAVY MISSED A LOT OF KEY PLAYERS IN 2016 Despite Navy s 9-5 record, it had to fight through a ton of injuries throughout the season. Navy had a total of 106 missed games by key starters or contributors. OT Robert Lindsey (Missed 14 games) (Starter going into season) K DJ Grant Johnson (14) (Starter going into season) QB Tago Smith (13) (Starter) LB Daniel Gonzales (10) (Starter - Co-Captain) DB Elijah Merchant (6) (Starter) WR Zach Fraade (6) (Significant contributor) SB Josh Brown (6) (Significant contributor) SB Josh Walker (6) (Significant contributor) DB Kyle Battle (6) (Significant contributor) OLB Josiah Powell (5) (Starter) FB Chris High (3) (Starter) WR Tyler Carmona (3) (Starter) OLB DJ Palmore (1) (Starter) LB Hudson Sullivan (3) (Starter) WR Craig Scott (2) (Significant contributor) SB Darryl Bonner (2) (Starter) QB Will Worth (2) (Starter) LB Brandon Jones (1) (Starter/Significant contributor) DB Jerry Thompson (1) (Significant contributor) SB Calvin Cass Jr. (1) (Significant contributor) ST Ryan Harris (1) (significant contributor) MIDS CONSISTENTLY AMONG NATION S TOP RUSHING TEAMS Over the last 14 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 schoolrecord yds/gm. In 2005, Navy led the country in rushing for the second time in three years, averaging yds/gm. Navy finished the 2006 campaign averaging a nation sbest and then school-record yds/gm. 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. In 2008, Navy led the country in rushing for an unprecedented fourth straight year, averaging yds/gm. The Mids finished No. 2 in the country in 2013, averaging yards per game. Navy finished No. 2 in the country in 2014, rushing for yards per game. It was the Mids best rushing effort since 2007 when they set the school record. In 2015, the Mids finished No. 2 in the country, averaging yards per game. Georgia Southern, coached by current Tulane coach Willie Fritz, led the country in 2015 averaging a whopping yards per game. Navy finished 2016 ranked No. 4, rushing for yards per game. Navy, along with Army West Point, led the country last fall in games with 300 yards rushing with nine. Navy stands No. 6 in rushing after week one with 416 yards. NAVY RUSHING ATTACK Year Nat l Rk Average rd st rd st st st School Record st th th th th nd nd T2nd th th NCAA LEADERS IN RUSHING OFFENSE Rk RYPG School New Mexico Army West Point Air Force Navy USF 300-YARD RUSHING GAME LEADERS IN 2016 Rk RYPG School 1. 9 Navy 9 Army West Point 3. 8 Tulsa 4. 7 Air Force 7 New Mexico TOUCHDOWN NAVY Navy has scored a rushing touchdown in 63 consecutive games. The last time the Mids did not score a rushing touchdown they were shut out, losing to San Jose State, 12-0, in POINTS IS THE KEY Under Niumatalolo, the Mids are (.800) when scoring 30 or more points in a game. Under Niumatalolo, Navy is (.829) when holding the opposition to under 30 points.

7 TOUGH IN THE RED ZONE Navy finished (.899) in the red zone in 2016, with 55 of those scores resulting in touchdowns (.797). The defense gave up 42 scores in 46 opportunities (.913), but just 29 of those scores resulted in a touchdown (.630). Over the last four years, Navy has scored a touchdown 75% of the time when reaching the red zone, which is the best mark in the country. PERCENTAGE OF TOUCHDOWNS WHEN REACHING THE RED ZONE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS Rk Pct. Team Navy Georgia Tech Florida State New Mexico Air Force SCORE FIRST; LEAD ENTERING THE FOURTH The Mids are 50-8 (.862) under Niumatalolo when scoring first and (.452) when the opposition scores first. Navy is 1-0 this year when scoring first. Navy is a remarkable 64-4 (.941) under Niumatalolo when entering the fourth quarter with the lead, including 1-0 (1.000) this year WINNING THE QUARTER Last year, Navy was outscored in the first half, The Mids were outscored in the first quarter, , but bounced back to win the second quarter, Navy scored 283 points in the second half of games, while giving up 186 points. The Mids outscored the opposition in the third quarter, while Navy won the fourth quarter, CONVERTING ON THIRD DOWN Navy finished No. 1 in the country in third down conversions, (85-156,.545) in Navy was 9-17 (.529) on third downs in the season opener against Florida Atlantic NCAA LEADERS IN THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS Rk Pct. Team Navy Western Michigan Texas Tech Oklahoma Clemson MAKING THE PASSES COUNT Navy completed 93 passes in 2016 for 1,794 yards and eight touchdowns. The Mids averaged 19.3 yards per completion, which was the third-best average in the country. The top four teams were option teams. Navy s team passing efficiency of ranked seventh in the country. Navy averaged a school-record 11.4 yards per pass attempt (158 attempts for 1,794) in In the 2017 season opener against Florida Atlantic, Navy completed three passes for 110 yards, which is a 36.7 yards per completion average. NCAA PASSING YARDS PER COMPLETION Rk YPC Team Air Force Georgia Tech Navy Army West Point Penn State NCAA PASSING EFFICIENCY Rk Eff Team Oklahoma Toledo Western Kentucky Western Michigan Washington Louisiana Tech Navy Air Force Boise State Georgia Tech BIG PLAY BONNER Darryl Bonner entered last year s Houston game with just five carries for 66 yards and no catches in four career games. But when senior slot back Calvin Cass Jr. went down with an injury, Bonner stepped up and was one of the key players in Navy s upset win. Bonner finished with 20 yards on five carries and caught two passes for 42 yards and a touchdown, while throwing several key blocks on the perimeter that helped a fellow slot back pick up a first down. Bonner caught a 25-yard pass from Will Worth at the end of the first half that set up a Bennett Moehring field goal at the halftime gun that tied the score at 20. His 17-yard touchdown catch on the opening drive of the third quarter put Navy up for good at Bonner came back against Memphis and had four carries for 22 yards and caught a career-long 52-yard pass from Worth. Against USF, Bonner caught three passes for 50 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown pass. Against Notre Dame, Bonner scored his first-career rushing touchdown scoring from 16-yards out. He finished with four carries for 21 yards. Against Tulsa, Bonner caught a 28-yard pass and scored on a four-yard touchdown run and against East Carolina he carried the ball three times for 32 yards. Against SMU, Bonner carried the ball once for 44 yards, caught one pass for 27 yards and returned a kickoff 46 yards. Against Louisiana Tech, Bonner carried the ball four times for 22 yards and caught two passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown was a 64-yard pass from Zach Abey. In nine games of playing time at slot back, Bonner scored five touchdowns (2 rushing, 3 receiving) and was the third-leading receiver on the team with 10 catches for 278 yards. Bonner averaged 14.0 yards every time he touched the ball in 2016 (29 carries, 227 yards, 7.8 ypc; 10 catches, 278 yards, 27.8 ypc; 2 kickoff return, 71 yards, 35.5 ypr). Bonner continued his big play ways in the 2017 season opener against Florida Atlantic, catching a 39-yard TD pass from Abey and carrying the ball six times for 24 yards. Bonner now has four career touchdown catches on 11 career receptions. NAVY SETS SINGLE-SEASON OFFENSIVE MARKS Navy scored a school-record 531 points in 2016, topping the previous record of 511 points set by the 2007 team. Navy scored a school-record 73 touchdowns. The 2007 team previously held the record with 65. The 2016 team averaged a school-record 5.2 touchdowns per game (73 in 14 gms). The previous school record of 5.0 twas set by the 1954 squad. Navy scored a school-record 61 rushing touchdowns last fall. The 2007 and 2015 teams previously held the record with 53 rushing TDs. Navy amassed a school-record 6,136 yards of total offense. The previous record was 5,773 yards set in Navy averaged a school-record 6.8 yards per play in The previous record for yards per attempt was 6.4 set in 2005 and later tied in 2014 and 15. Navy accomplished this despite playing four different quarterbacks, including losing its starting QB on the second play of the second quarter in the season opener. MOEHRING SETS SINGLE-SEASON PAT RECORD With 65 PATs last fall, Bennett Moehring broke Navy s single-season PAT record which was previously held by Austin Grebe (2015). NAVY SINGLE SEASON PAT LEADERS Rk PAT s Player (Years) Bennett Moehring (2016) Austin Grebe (2015) Joey Bullen (2005) Nick Sloan (2013) Joe Buckley (2009) 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: 7 A NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER ON OFFENSE Last November (vs. Notre Dame, Tulsa, East Carolina and SMU), the Navy offense scored on 34 of its 38 drives (.895) with 33 of those drives resulting in a touchdown (.868). The Mids also had two drives in which they punted and two that were lost on downs (Navy took a knee on six other occasions, four victory formations and two at the half). The Mids averaged 61 points per game over their last three games in November and scored over 60 points in back-to-back games for the first time since Navy produced more than 500 yards of total offense in each of the final three contests in November, a first in school history. The Mids had not posted 600 yards of total offense since 2008 when they turned in 602 yards against Towson. Navy did it twice in November, piling up 616 yards against USF and 600 yards against SMU. Against SMU, Navy became the first school in FBS history to have two quarterbacks rush for over 100 yards in the same game (Worth , Abey 7-111). KEEP THE BALL, WIN THE GAME Navy is 27-2 (.931) over the last five years when winning the turnover battle and (.500) when breaking even or losing the turnover battle. NEVER GIVE IN The Navy defense has allowed just 12 touchdowns on the last 40 turnovers by the Navy offense dating back to the 2014 season. CAUSING TURNOVERS Navy has forced at least one turnover in 31 of the last 35 games. During that 35 game span, the Mids have forced 59 turnovers (30 interceptions and 29 fumble recoveries). DISCIPLINED FOOTBALL Since 2008 when Ken Niumatalolo became the head coach, Navy has never finished lower than second in penalties per game or penalty yards per game. Navy has had zero penalties in a game 11 times since Navy committed just 39 penalties for 341 yards this season, which stands #1 in the country for fewest penalties per game (2.79) and fewest penalty yards per game (24.36). Navy had two penalties for 20 yards against Florida Atlantic in the season opener. NAVY IN THE NCAA RANKINGS FOR FEWEST PENALTIES AND FEWEST PENALTY YARDS Year PPG Rank PYPG Rank NCAA FEWEST PENALTIES PER GAME Rk PPG Team Navy Wisconsin UConn Northwestern Ball State 2016 NCAA FEWEST PENALTY YARDS PER GAME Rk PPG Team Navy UConn Northwestern Wisconsin Ball State

8 8: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NAVY KICKOFF TEAM ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY Navy s kickoff team finished seventh in the country in 2016, giving up just yards per return. The Mids were sensational against Florida Atlantic in the season opener allowing just 24 yards on four kickoffs for a 6.0 yards per return average. NCAA LEADERS IN KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE Rk YPR School Bowling Green Memphis Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Purdue Old Dominion Navy Tulane Idaho Troy SEAN WILLIAMS HAS HUGE ARMY-NAVY GAME Safety Sean Williams had a huge Army-Navy game with a career-high 14 tackles and three turnovers (two fumble recoveries and an interception). The interception was the first of his career, while the fumble recoveries were his second and third of his career (all this year). ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 10 TEAMS TO PLAY AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM Houston was the ninth Associated Press top 10 team to play at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and the highest ranked team since 1984 when the Mids upset #2 South Carolina, With the upset over #6 Houston, the Mids are now 3-6 all-time against AP top 10 teams at home. ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 10 TEAMS TO PLAY AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM Yr Rk Opponent Score 1963 #3 Pitt Won, #3 Penn State Lost, #7 Penn State Lost, #2 Pitt Lost, #2 South Carolina Won, #8 Syracuse Lost, #10 Georgia Tech Lost, #10 Georgia Tech Lost, #6 Houston Won, OT BABY Navy owns a 7-4 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 San Jose State W 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. CONTROLLING THE FOOTBALL The Notre Dame offense was limited to just six possessions in Navy s victory over the Fighting Irish last year. The Irish had it four times in the first half - touchdown, field goal, punt, touchdown - and just twice in the second half - touchdown and field goal. It is the fewest possessions by an FBS team since 2008 when Northern Illinois had just six possessions in a loss to Navy. NAVY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE HONORED BY FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Navy was one of 11 schools whose sports information staff was honored in 2016 by the Football Writers Association of America. Five previous winners and six first-time winners comprised the Eighth Annual Super 11 Awards, which the Football Writers Association of America gives out annually to the best performing sports information departments in the Football Bowl Subdivision. USC claimed its seventh Super 11 award, including third straight, while Nebraska won for the fifth time overall and fourth time in five seasons. Clemson and Colorado each won for a fourth time. It was Clemson s second straight award and Colorado s third award in four seasons. Navy was the other past winner, having claimed a spot back in The first-time winners included Air Force, Arkansas State, Miami (Ohio), Oklahoma State, Tennessee and UTEP in the awards selection that dates back to the 2009 season. Criteria employed in determining the winners not only included how press boxes and media operations were operated, but also the quality and timeliness of information provided. Also judged was the amount of information presented and appropriately updated on websites, and personal responsiveness to media inquiries as well as the accessibility of a program s players, coaches and assistant coaches. The ratings considered those departments that went the extra mile in servicing the media. In January 2009, the FWAA formed the first Super 11 Committee. The concept has been supported and endorsed by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), many of whom are members of the FWAA. The Football Writers Association of America consists of more than 1,300 men and women who cover college football for a living. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include game day operations, major awards, a national poll and its annual All-America team. NAVY BOWL HISTORY Navy owns a record in bowl games. Navy s Bowl Game History ( ) 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 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 M. Tennessee W Poinsettia Bowl San Diego St. W Military Bowl Pitt W Armed Forces Bowl LA Tech L 45-48

9 100-YARD RUSHING PAIRS On 46 occasions, Navy has boasted 100-yard rushing tandems and once in school history the Mids have had three go over 100 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) 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 Staten (9-106) Keenan Reynolds (24-121) W. Kentucky Noah Copeland (5-104) Keenan Reynolds (10-119) S. Alabama Noah Copeland (17-112) Keenan Reynolds (24-142) East Carolina Chris Swain (29-123) Chris Swain (23-131) USF Keenan Reynolds (26-117) Dishan Romine (6-115) Keenan Reynolds (24-144) Pitt Chris Swain (27-114) Will Worth (28-159) East Carolina Shawn White (11-150) Zach Abey (7-113) SMU Will Worth (15-107) 400-YARD RUSHING GAMES (1948-) Since 1948, Navy has rushed for 400 or more yards on 52 occasions, including once so far in Yds. Opponent Date North Texas 11/10/ Kent State 11/22/ Towson 8/30/ Central Michigan 11/22/ East Carolina 11/6/ Ball State 9/15/ Colgate 10/17/ Columbia 11/13/ East Carolina 10/27/ SMU 11/26/ Army 12/3/ Temple 9/6/ East Carolina 11/19/ Rutgers 11/20/ Rice 10/10/ Tulsa 11/21/ Kent State 9/19/ Colorado State 12/22/ Connecticut 9/30/ Wake Forest 10/26/ Hawai i 11/20/ Memphis 10/22/ Indiana 9/7/ Delaware 11/9/ Central Michigan 11/13/ Duke 11/4/ San Jose State 11/22/ Pennsylvania 10/17/ USF 10/31/ Fordham 9/3/ SMU 9/9/ Air Force 10/7/ San Jose State 10/25/ Dartmouth 10/4/ Army 12/07/ Southern Miss 10/8/ Temple 11/19/ Toledo Tulane 11/5/ Tulane 11/13/ Pitt 12/28/ Florida Atlantic 9/1/ East Carolina 9/19/ Maryland 9/6/ Western Kentucky 9/27/ Yale 10/1/ Western Kentucky 9/10/ Texas State 11/17/ SMU 10/25/ VMI 9/22/ East Carolina 9/2/ SMU 11/14/ NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: 9 TOP-50 TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES (1948-) Navy produced five of the top 50 best total offense marks in program history in Navy twice reached the 600-yard mark last season, putting up 616 yards (317 rushing, 299 passing) at USF and 600 yards (496 rushing, 104 passing) in the win at SMU. Navy s 526 yards in the season opener against Florida Atlantic ranks 45th in school history. Yds. (Rush/Pass) Opponent Date (362/362) Tulane 11/11/ (572/108) North Texas 11/10/ (515/165) Colgate 10/17/ (378/300) Northwestern 9/21/ (358/295) Colgate 9/12/ (251/395) California 12/25/ (530/114) Central Michigan 11/22/ (563/72) Kent State 11/22/ (513/117) Columbia 11/13/ (422/201) Dartmouth 10/4/ (317/299) USF 10/28/ (476/137) Rutgers 11/20/ (467/144) Colorado State 12/22/ (484/141) Connecticut 9/30/ (558/44) Towson 8/30/ (496/104) SMU 11/26/ (370/228) VMI 10/30/ (521/75) East Carolina 11/6/ (396/200) Columbia 11/12/ (480/113) East Carolina 11/19/ (417/173) Pittsburgh 12/28/ (352/237) Delaware 9/14/ (521/64) Ball State 9/15/ (463/107) Wake Forest 10/26/ (421/148) Southern Miss 10/8/ (438/125) Delaware 11/9/ (512/51) East Carolina 10/27/ (424/138) SMU 9/9/ (394/166) William & Mary 9/28/ (292/267) William & Mary 10/16/ (330/225) William & Mary 9/27/ (427/123) Fordham 11/27/ (399/151) Kent State 9/11/ (391/155) William & Mary 10/22/ (320/225) Pennsylvania 10/25/ (304/236) Duke 9/22/ (471/66) Rice 10/10/ (313/224) Colgate 11/15/ (447/85) Memphis 10/22/ (336/196) Kent State 10/15/ (383/149) William & Mary 9/29/ (490/41) Army 12/3/ (361/167) Princeton 10/17/ (410/117) Yale 10/1/ (416/110) Florida Atlantic 9/1/ (469/55) Tulsa 11/21/ (451/710 Hawai i 11/20/ (289/232) Princeton 10/20/ (351/168) South Alabama 11/16/ (390/127) Troy 11/5/ (487/30) Temple 9/6/14

10 10: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2017 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS EAST DIVSION School AAC PCT PF PA H A Overall PCT PF PA H A N STREAK USF Won 7 UCF Won 1 Cincinnati Won 1 UConn Won 1 East Carolina Lost 5 Temple Lost 2 WEST DIVSION School AAC PCT PF PA H A Overall PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Memphis Won 1 Navy Won 1 SMU Won 1 Tulane Won 2 Houston Lost 2 Tulsa Lost 1 THIS WEEK IN THE AMERICAN (All Times Eastern) SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 12:00 pm Cincinnati at Michigan 12:00 pm USF at UConn + 12:00 pm East Carolina at West Virginia 3:30 PM TULANE AT NAVY + 3:30 pm Villanova at Temple 4:00 pm Louisiana at Tulsa 7:00 pm North Texas at SMU 8:00 pm Memphis at UCF + 10:30 pm Houston at Arizona + AAC Game 2017 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS Offensive Player of the Week Defensive Player of the Week Special Teams Player of the Week 9-4 Zach Abey / QB / Navy Jordan Wyatt / DB / SMU Tony Pollard / WR / Memphis McKenzie Milton / QB / UCF NAVY S 2017 OPPONENTS FLORIDA ATLANTIC 9-1 Navy L at Wisconsin 12:00 PM 9-16 Bethune-Cookman 8:00 PM 9-23 at Buffalo TBA 9-30 Middle Tennessee 7:00 PM 10-7 at Old Dominion 6:00 PM North Texas TBA at Western Kentucky 4:30 PM 11-3 Marshall 6:00 PM at La. Tech 3:30 PM Florida International 7:00 PM at Charlotte 2:00 PM TULSA 8-31 at Oklahoma State L Louisiana 4:00 PM 9-16 at Toledo 7:00 PM 9-23 New Mexico TBA 9-30 Navy TBA 10-7 at Tulane TBA Houston TBA at Connecticut TBA at SMU 9:00 PM 11-3 Memphis 8:00 PM at USF TBA Temple TBA UCF 8-31 Florida International W Memphis 8:00 PM 9-16 Georgia Tech 7:30 PM 9-23 at Maryland TBA 9-30 Maine 6:30 PM 10-7 at Cincinnati TBA East Carolina TBA at Navy 3:30 PM 11-4 at SMU TBA Connecticut TBA at Temple TBA USF TBA NOTRE DAME 9-2 Temple W Georgia 7:30 PM 9-16 at Boston College 12:00 PM 9-23 at Michigan State 8:00 PM 9-30 Miami (Ohio) 5:00 PM 10-7 at North Carolina TBA USC 7:30 PM NC State 3:30 PM 11-4 Wake Forest 3:30 PM at Miami TBA Navy 3:30 PM at Stanford TBA TULANE 9-2 Grambling State W at Navy 3:30 PM 9-16 at Oklahoma 6:00 PM 9-23 Army TBA 10-7 Tulsa TBA at FIU 7:00 PM USF TBA at Memphis 8:00 PM 11-4 Cincinnati TBA at East Carolina TBA Houston TBA at SMU TBA AIR FORCE 9-2 VMI W at Michigan 12:00 PM 9-23 San Diego State 7:00 PM 9-30 at New Mexico 7:00 PM 10-7 at Navy 3:30 PM UNLV TBA at Nevada 9:30 PM at Colorado State 3:00 PM 11-4 Army 3:30 PM Wyoming TBA at Boise State TBA Utah State TBA TEMPLE 9-2 at Notre Dame L Villanova 3:30 PM 9-15 UMass 7:00 PM 9-21 at USF TBA 9-30 Houston TBA 10-7 at East Carolina TBA UConn TBA at Army 12:00 PM 11-2 Navy TBA at Cincinnati 7:00 PM UCF TBA at Tulsa TBA HOUSTON 9-2 at TX San-Antonio PPD 9-9 at Arizona 10:30 PM 9-16 Rice 8:00 PM 9-23 Texas Tech TBA 9-30 at Temple TBA 10-7 at SMU TBA at Tulsa TBA Memphis 10:00 PM East Carolina TBA 11-4 at USF TBA at Tulane TBA Navy TBA CINCINNATI 8-31 Austin Peay W at Michigan 12:00 PM 9-16 at Miami (Ohio) 8:00 PM 9-23 at Navy 3:30 PM 9-30 Marshall TBA 10-7 UCF TBA SMU TBA at USF TBA 11-4 at Tulane TBA Temple 7:00 PM at East Carolina TBA Connecticut TBA MEMPHIS 8-31 Louisiana Monroe W at UCF 8:00 PM 9-16 UCLA 12:00 PM 9-23 Southern Illinois 8:00 PM 9-30 at Georgia State TBA 10-6 at Connecticut 7:00 PM Navy TBA at Houston 8:00 PM Tulane 8:00 PM 11-3 at Tulsa 8:00 PM SMU TBA East Carolina TBA SMU 9-2 Stephen F. Austin W North Texas 7:00 PM 9-16 at TCU 3:30 PM 9-23 Arkansas State 7:00 PM 9-30 UConn TBA 10-7 Houston TBA at Cincinnati TBA Tulsa 9:00 PM 11-4 UCF TBA at Navy 3:30 PM at Memphis TBA Tulane TBA ARMY 9-1 Fordham W Buffalo 12:00 PM 9-16 at Ohio State 4:30 PM 9-23 at Tulane TBA 9-30 UTEP 3:30 PM 10-7 at Rice 6:30 PM Eastern Michigan 12:00 PM Temple 12:00 PM 11-4 at Air Force 3:30 PM Duke 12:00 PM at North Texas 6:30 PM 12-9 vs. Navy 3:00 PM

11 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: 11 NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM MILESTONE VICTORIES William & Mary Villanova Central Michigan Pitt Military Bowl Current Total: vs. Tulsa, TOP 10 STADIUM CROWDS ,225 37,970 37,821 37, ,506 37,094 36,992 36,918 36,397 Air Force Pitt Rutgers Air Force Air Force Air Force Pitt Wake Forest Rutgers Tulsa W, L, W, W, W, L, OT W, L, L, 34-0 W, NAVY WIN-LOSS RECORDS AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM ( ) NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM RECORDS RUSHING ATTEMPTS Individual 44 Chris McCoy vs. Tulane, 1997 Team 80 vs. Air Force, 2011 RUSHING YARDS Individual 348 Shun White vs. Towson, 2008 Team 563 vs. Kent State, 1997 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Individual 6 Keenan Reynolds vs. Ga. Southern, 2014 Team 9 vs. Kent State, 1997 PASS ATTEMPTS Individual 58 Ryan Radcliff (C. Michigan) vs. Navy, 2010 Team 59 by Central Michigan, 2010 PASS COMPLETIONS Individual 40 Dominique Davis (ECU) vs. Navy, 2011 Team 40 by East Carolina, 2011 PASSING YARDS Individual 442 Patrick Ramsey, Tulane, 2001 Team 442 by Tulane, 2001 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Individual 5 Bobby Goodman, Virginia, 1992 Team 5 by Virginia, 1992 RECEPTIONS 16 David Boler, Delaware, 2004 RECEIVING YARDS 274 Corey Hill, Colgate, 1998 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 4 Eron Riley, Duke, 2007 POINTS 70 Georgia Tech 70, Navy 7, 2001 FIELD GOALS 4 Austin Lopez of San Jose State, Joe Striefsky of Delaware, Steve Fehr vs. Boston College, 1981 EXTRA POINTS 10 Luke Manget, Georgia Tech, 2001 MOST PUNT RETURNS 6 Tony Bethel, Louisville, Jerrod Washington, Virginia, Terry Murray vs. Syracuse, 1967 MOST PUNT RETURN YARDAGE 117 Terry Murray vs. Syracuse, 1967 MOST KICKOFF RETURNS 7 John Vereen vs. West Virginia, Mike Jefferson vs. Virginia, 1995 MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE 173 Dishan Romine vs. Houston, 2016 MOST PUNTS 12 Jack Detwiler vs. Virginia, 1968 BEST PUNT AVERAGE (MIN. 5 ATT.) 50.2 Joe Ince vs. Pitt, 1963 LONGEST RUSH 91 Pat McGrew vs. Kent State, 1997 (TD) LONGEST PASS 92 S. Fisher to J. Kehoe, Virginia, 1960 (TD) LONGEST PUNT 74 Tom Moore vs. Boston College, 1970 LONGEST FIELD GOAL 54 Steve Leo, Delaware, Jon Teague vs. Delaware, 2011 LONGEST PUNT RETURN 86 George Cogill, Wake Forest, Bill Eastman, Georgia Tech, 1965 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN 100 James Nixon, Temple, Quadree Henderson, Pitt, Tony Pollard, Memphis, 2016 LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN 95 Gerald Wilson vs. VMI, 1997 (TD) SIGNIFICANT STADIUM MOMENTS DURING THE NIUMATALOLO ERA Aug. 30, 2008 Shun White rushed for a school-record 348 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries to lead Navy to a season-opening victory over Towson. Nov. 1, 2008 Clint Sovie s 42-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 37 seconds left in regulation capped a 20-point rally in the final 9:16 to send the game into overtime. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs one-yard run in OT gave Navy a miraculous victory over Temple. Sept. 26, 2009 Navy celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first game played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium by wearing replica 1959 jerseys against Western Kentucky. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. Oct. 3, 2009 Navy shut down the nation s top rushing offense, while Joe Buckley drilled three field goals, including a 38-yarder in overtime, to lead Navy to a victory over Air Force in front of a sellout crowd of 37,820. Oct. 20, 2012 Navy scored 10 points in the final 5:30 to come from behind and shock Indiana, 31-30, on Homecoming. Keenan Reynolds hit Matt Aiken with a touchdown pass with 2:02 remaining to give Navy the lead and a Parrish Gaines interception clinched the Mids first win over a BIG TEN opponent at home since Oct. 26, 2013 One week after missing an extra-point against Toledo in the second overtime, Nick Sloan booted a 30-yard field goal against Pitt as time expired to give Navy a thrilling come-from-behind victory. Nov. 15, 2014 Keenan Reynolds rushed for a career-high 277 yards and a stadium-record six touchdowns to lead Navy to a victory over Georgia Southern. Sept. 19, 2015 Keenan Reynolds ran for five touchdowns and 142 yards as the Midshipmen dominated East Carolina in their American Athletic Conference debut, Oct. 3, 2015 Keenan Reynolds rushed for 183 yards to lead Navy to a rout of Air Force. It was Navy s largest margin of victory in the series since Oct. 31, 2015 Keenan Reynolds scored twice in the fourth quarter to tie the collegiate mark for career rushing touchdowns, while Navy had three 100-yard rushers (Reynolds 117, Chris Swain 131, Dishan Romine 117) in a victory over USF. It marked the first time in program history that three players each rushed for 100 or more yards in a game. Nov. 14, 2015 Keenan Reynolds shattered the FBS career rushing touchdown record scoring four rushing touchdowns against SMU in Navy s rout of SMU. The four rushing touchdowns gave Reynolds 81 in his career, surpassing Montee Ball s record of 77. Dec. 28, 2015 Keenan Reynolds wrapped up his recordsetting career by rushing for three scores and passing for another to lead Navy to a win over Pitt in the Military Bowl. Reynolds final touchdown clinched the win and gave him 88 total touchdowns for his career, breaking the tie with La. Tech s Kenneth Dixon for most touchdowns in FBS history. The win was the 11th on the year for Navy, setting a school record. Sept. 10, 2016 Navy stopped UConn on the one yard line in the final seconds to hold off the Huskies, 28-24, to improve to 2-0 on the year. UConn had the ball on the one-yard line with 17 seconds left, but burned its final timeout before running the ball and being stuffed by the Navy defense. Oct. 8, 2016 Will Worth ran for a touchdown and threw for two more, while Josiah Powell picked off a pass and returned it 34-yards for a touchdown to lead Navy to a upset of #6 Houston. It was Navy s first win over a top 10 opponent since beat #2 South Carolina in 1984.

12 12: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NAVY HEAD COACH KEN NIUMATALOLO 10th Season at Navy 10th Season Overall (78-42,.650) Winningest Coach in Navy History 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 firstyear 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 Won a school-record 11 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. Led Navy to a victory over #15 Memphis in 2015, the Mids first win over a Top 15 opponent since 1984 and the Mids first win over a Top 15 opponent on the road since Led Navy to a victory over #6 Houston, Navy s first win over a Top 10 opponent since Is the first coach to lead Navy to wins against a Top 15 opponent in back-to-back years since Eddie Erdelatz in Has led Navy to four Top 25 wins in his tenture, tied with George Welsh for the second-most in school history. Fastest coach in school history to reach 50 wins (81 games). His 78 wins are the most in school history. Is the only coach in school history to win three-straight bowl games. His four bowl wins are the 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. Tied with Hardin for most wins against Notre Dame (three). Is the only coach in the history of the Army-Navy game to start his career 8-0 against the rival Service Academy. Led Navy to the outright American West Division title in 2016, after sharing the division title with Houston in Navy s first year in the conference. Member of the Navy coaching staff that has led the Mids to 10 Commander-In-Chief s Trophies over the last 14 years. Member of the Navy coaching staff that has led the Mids to 13 bowl games over the last 14 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 22 of the last 25 Service Academy games. Member of the Navy coaching staff that defeated Army 14 consecutive years. THE RECORD CAREER RECORD NAVY RECORD 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. PERSONAL Date of Birth May 8, 1965 Hometown: Laie, Hawai i Family: Wife - Barbara Children - Alexcia, Va a, Ali i 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 MILESTONE WINS Win Date Opponent Score vs. Towson vs. Central Michigan at Temple vs. Tulsa Current Total: 77 - vs. SMU, FIRST ARMY WIN vs. Army (Philadelphia, Pa.) 34-0 FIRST BOWL WIN vs. Missouri (Texas Bowl) FIRST AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WIN vs. East Carolina ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES AT THEIR CURRENT SCHOOL (BY TOTAL NUMBER OF WINS) Coach School Bill Snyder Kansas State Ken Niumatalolo Navy Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern Mike Gundy Oklahoma St. Bobby Wilder * Old Dominion Joey Jones * South Alabama Gary Patterson TCU * only head coach in program s history NAVY HEAD COACH KEN NIUMATALOLO 78-42, 10TH YR 78-42, 10TH YR American Athletic Conference 14-2 Nonconference Home Away Neutral YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING LEDGER OVERALL THE AMERICAN Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Postseason Poinsettia Bowl * EagleBank Bowl Texas Bowl Champion Poinsettia Bowl Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Champion Poinsettia Bowl Champion Military Bowl Champion Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Career * Named head coach on Dec. 8, 2007, prior to the Poinsettia Bowl MOST CAREER WINS AT NAVY Rk Coach Record Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present George Welsh, Eddie Erdelatz, Paul Johnson, Wayne Hardin, MOST WINS IN AN ARMY-NAVY GAME Rk Coach Record Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo (Navy), 2008-present Earl Blaik (Army), George Welsh (Navy), Paul Johnson (Navy), Bob Sutton (Army), Wayne Hardin (Navy), Charles Daly (Army), , Tom Cahill (Army), Jim Young (Army), Eddie Erdelatz (Navy), MOST YEARS AS HEAD COACH AT NAVY Rk Coach Years 1. Ken Niumatalolo, 2008-present 9 George Welsh, Eddie Erdelatz, Charlie Weatherbie, Paul Johnson, Wayne Hardin, NIUMATALOLO VS. OPPONENTS Opponent Record Last Meeting Air Force L, Arizona State L, Arkansas State W, Army West Point L, Ball State L, Central Michigan W, Colgate W, Delaware W, 41-7 Duke L, 7-35 Florida Atlantic W, Fordham W, Georgia Southern W, Hawai i W, Indiana W, LA Tech W, Maryland L, Middle Tennessee W, 25-6 Missouri W, Northern Illinois W, 16-0 Notre Dame W, Ohio State L, Penn State L, 7-34 Pitt W, Rice W, Rutgers L, San Diego State W, San Jose State W, South Alabama W, South Carolina L, Southern Miss L, Texas State W, Toledo L, (2OT) Towson W, Troy L, Utah L, VMI W, Wake Forest W, Western Kentucky L, AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OPPONENTS UCF Cincinnati UConn W, East Carolina W, Houston W, Memphis W, USF L, SMU W, Temple L, TULANE W, Tulsa W, 42-40

13 NIUMATALOLO ERA HIGHS / LOWS (2008-present, 07 Bowl Game) NAVY TEAM RECORDS POINTS East Carolina SMU East Carolina Rice San Jose State San Jose State Air Force Duke Western Kentucky Penn State FIRST DOWNS Toledo East Carolina Pitt Delaware Air Force Rice Army Georgia Southern Western Kentucky Air Force San Jose State Notre Dame Army NET YARDS RUSHING Towson East Carolina East Carolina SMU Temple Air Force San Jose State Western Kentucky Georgia Southern Army RUSHING ATTEMPTS 1. 93* Toledo Air Force Rice SMU East Carolina Army Western Kentucky Duke Houston San Jose State Army Air Force NET PASSING YARDS Houston USF Air Force Delaware Rutgers SMU Wake Forest SMU Army Army COMPLETIONS Air Force USF Notre Dame Air Force Houston Penn State Duke SMU Wake Forest SMU South Alabama Army Northern Illinois PASSING ATTEMPTS Air Force Duke USF Air Force Penn State Wake Forest SMU SMU Notre Dame North Illinois INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 1. 2 Western Kentucky Rutgers Air Force Air Force Temple Army TOTAL OFFENSE - YARDS USF Towson SMU East Carolina East Carolina San Jose State Western Kentucky Georgia Southern Army Air Force TOTAL OFFENSE - PLAYS * Toledo Air Force Pitt Penn State Rice Army Army Western Kentucky San Jose State Georgia Southern FUMBLES 1. 5 Notre Dame Western Kentucky Maryland SMU Air Force FUMBLES LOST 1. 4 San Diego State South Alabama Temple Penn State Notre Dame Western Kentucky Army PENALTIES 1. 7 VMI Penn State Notre Dame Air Force Louisiana Tech Temple SMU Georgia Southern San Jose State Notre Dame Delaware San Jose State Rutgers Delaware Notre Dame NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: 13 PENALTY YARDS Louisiana Tech Air Force Air Force SMU VMI Central Michigan Temple Georgia Southern San Jose State Notre Dame Delaware San Jose State Rutgers Delaware Notre Dame PUNTS Army Notre Dame Army Air Force Army Army Air Force Air Force Georgia Southern Hawai i Temple Wake Forest Notre Dame SMU Indiana East Carolina Western Kentucky Ball State KICKOFFS East Carolina SMU East Carolina Rice Fordham SMU Colgate Georgia Southern Delaware East Carolina San Jose State Duke Penn State Notre Dame Notre Dame POSSESSION TIME 1. 42:40 SMU :05 Pitt :10 Louisiana Tech :54 Missouri :46 Air Force :28 Army :00 Western Kentucky :03 Duke :41 San Jose State :04 Rutgers SACKS BY 1. 5 UConn Missouri Louisiana Tech Tulsa Memphis * denotes school record

14 14: 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NIUMATALOLO ERA HIGHS / LOWS (2008-present, 07 Bowl Game) OPPONENT TEAM RECORDS POINTS Southern Miss Arizona State Notre Dame USF Houston San Jose State Army Northern Illinois VMI Army vs. MIddle Tennessee State FIRST DOWNS Arizona State San Jose State Troy East Carolina Notre Dame Army Georgia Southern SMU USF Army Army Louisiana Tech NET YARDS RUSHING USF Arizona State Georgia Southern Army Air Force (-13) SMU Louisiana Tech Rice Towson Florida Atlantic RUSHING ATTEMPTS Army Army Air Force Air Force Rutgers Air Force Air Force NET PASSING YARDS Notre Dame San Jose State Troy East Carolina Louisiana Tech Maryland Tulane Florida Atlantic Army Georgia Southern COMPLETIONS East Carolina San Jose State East Carolina Western Kentucky Wake Forest Notre Dame Army Army Maryland Tulane Army Army Georgia Southern PASSING ATTEMPTS East Carolina Central Michigan San Jose State Western Kentucky Wake Forest Army Army Maryland Army Army Air Force INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 1. 4 Wake Forest Pitt times; Last by FAU TOTAL OFFENSE - YARDS Arizona State USF San Jose State Troy Southern Miss Georgia Southern SMU Army Louisiana Tech Army TOTAL OFFENSE - PLAYS San Jose State Central Michigan East Carolina East Carolina Western Kentucky Maryland SMU Pitt USF Central Michigan Louisiana Tech FUMBLES 1. 5 Army Air Force Army UConn Air Force Army Western Kentucky Arkansas State East Carolina Notre Dame Air Force Memphis Tulsa FUMBLES LOST 1. 4 East Carolina Army Army Air Force Army Western Kentucky Notre Dame Air Force PENALTIES Texas State Hawai i Southern Miss Western Kentucky Air Force Army Missouri Pitt Notre Dame VMI Air Force Air Force Notre Dame PENALTY YARDS Texas State Pitt Southern Miss Hawai i Tulane Army VMI Missouri Pitt Notre Dame Air Force PUNTS 1. 7 VMI Georgia Southern SMU SMU Army Air Force Army Western Kentucky Air Force Army Wake Forest Louisiana Tech Army Notre Dame Arizona State South Carolina Notre Dame Houston KICKOFFS Arizona State Southern Miss USF Notre Dame Notre Dame Army Northern Illinois Army Delaware Army Texas State VMI Rutgers Georgia Southern Army SMU Rutgers POSSESSION TIME 1. 40:32 Army :00 Western Kentucky :57 Duke :19 San Jose State :56 Rutgers :30 SMU :55 Pitt :50 Louisiana Tech :06 Missouri :24 Rice SACKS BY 1. 6 Pitt Air Force San Jose State Tulane Western Kentucky Rutgers Toledo Arizona State Penn State Rutgers

15 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Z-WR 88 Tyler Carmona Sr Davie, Fla. 80 Terrence Laster Sr Cary, N.C. 89 Taylor Jackson Jr Texarkana, Texas LT 57 Jake Hawk Jr Severn, Md. 73 Michael Raiford Sr Stockbridge, Ga. 76 Kendel Wright So Buford, Ga. LG 75 Robert Lindsey Sr Palm Bay, Fla. 68 David Forney So Walkersville, Md. OR 78 Laurent Njiki Jr Wylie, Texas C 62 Parker Wade Sr Nashville, Tenn. 68 David Forney So Walkersville, Md. 77 Bryan Barrett Jr Denton, Texas RG 71 Evan Martin Sr Lee s Summit, Mo. 68 David Forney So Walkersville, Md. OR 78 Laurent Njiki Jr Wylie, Texas RT 61 Andrew Wood Jr Mt. Juliet, Tenn. 73 Michael Raiford Sr Stockbridge, Ga. 72 Ford Higgins So Norcross, Ga. X-WR 82 Craig Scott Sr Kansas City, Mo. OR 87 Brandon Colon Sr Brownsville, Texas 89 Taylor Jackson Jr Texarkana, Texas SB 10 Malcolm Perry So Clarksville, Tenn. 21 Tre Walker Jr Texarkana, Texas 25 Jahmaal Daniel Sr Fayetteville, N.C. QB 9 Zach Abey Jr Pasadena, Md. 7 Garret Lewis Jr Buhl, Ala. 1 Reggie Hayes Fr Baton Rouge, La. SB 29 Darryl Bonner Sr Fayetteville, N.C. 28 Josh Brown Sr Lilburn, Ga. 20 John Brown III Sr Durham, N.C. FB 33 Chris High Sr Oklahoma City, Okla. 24 Joshua Walker Sr Decatur, Ala. 38 Anthony Gargiulo Jr Freehold, N.J. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown LE 90 Jarvis Polu Jr Las Vegas, Nev. 95 Anthony Villalobos Jr Fort Worth, Texas 52 Vic Thomas So Ocoee, Fla. NG 99 Jackson Pittman So Antioch, Tenn. 97 Dave Tolentino So Jersey City, N.J. 58 Joshua Van Dunk So Kansas City, Mo. RE 91 Tyler Sayles Sr Coral Springs, Fla. 96 Nizaire Cromartie So Greensboro, N.C. 92 Josh Webb Jr Plano, Texas STR 11 Jerry Thompson Sr Memphis, Tenn. 5 Justin Norton Sr Rowlett, Texas 37 Elan Nash So Glen Mills, Pa. MIKE 53 Hudson Sullivan Jr Nokesville, Va. 42 Conner Dorris Jr Palm Harbor, Fla. 54 Taylor Heflin Jr Jesup, Ga. SAM 44 Micah Thomas Sr Cedar Park, Texas 3 Brandon Jones Sr Keller, Texas 51 Winn Howard Sr Monument, Colo. RAID 45 D.J. Palmore Sr Bartlett, Tenn. 40 Kevin McCoy Sr Fayetteville, N.C. 56 Myles Davenport Sr Fayetteville, N.C. CB 17 Tyris Wooten Sr Palm Bay, Fla. 15 Noruwa Obanor So Clovis, Calif. 32 Micah Farrar Fr Cincinnati, Ohio SS 13 Juan Hailey Jr Louisville, Ky. OR 2 Jarid Ryan Jr Glen Burnie, Md. 23 Cameron Kinley Fr Memphis, Tenn. FS 6 Sean Williams Jr Memphis, Tenn. 13 Juan Hailey Jr Louisville, Ky. 23 Cameron Kinley Fr Memphis, Tenn. CB 14 Elijah Merchant Sr Humble, Texas 7 Khaylan Williams Jr Lithonia, Ga. 32 Micah Farrar Fr Cincinnati, Ohio NAVY FOOTBALL STAFF 2017 NAVY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: 15 KEN NIUMATALOLO Head Coach Hawai i 89 20th Season at Navy 10th Season as Head Coach < IVIN JASPER Offensive Coordinator / QB Hawai i 94 18th Season at Navy Game Day: Press Box < ASHLEY INGRAM O Line / Running Game Coord. North Alabama 96 10th Season at Navy Game Day: Sideline < MIKE JUDGE Fullbacks Springfield College 05 10th Season at Navy Game Day: Sideline < BRYCE MCDONALD Offensive Line Navy 03 9th Season at Navy Game Day: Press Box < DANNY O ROURKE Slot Backs / Special Teams West Georgia 99 16th Season at Navy Game Day: Sideline < MICK YOKITIS Wide Receivers Navy 06 7th Season at Navy Game Day: Press Box < DALE PEHRSON Defensive Coordinator Utah 76 22nd Season at Navy Game Day: Field < JUSTIN DAVIS Outside Linebackers Maine 01 11th Season at Navy Game Day: Sideline < ROBERT GREEN Cornerbacks Navy 98 3rd season at Navy Game Day: Sideline < STEVE JOHNS Inside Linebackers Occidental College 91 10th Season at Navy Game Day: Press Box < SHAUN NUA Defensive Line BYU 05 6th Season at Navy Game Day: Sideline < DAN O BRIEN Safeties Boston College 05 4th Season at Navy Game Day: Press Box < NAPOLEON SYKES Outside Linebackers Wake Forest 06 4th Season at Navy Game Day: Sideline SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown PK 16 Bennett Moehring Jr Bentonville, Ark. 4 Owen White So Portland, Ore. KO 16 Bennett Moehring Jr Bentonville, Ark. 4 Owen White So Portland, Ore. P 4 Owen White So Portland, Ore. 16 Bennett Moehring Jr Bentonville, Ark. LS 85 Ronnie Querry Sr Gilbert, Ariz. 44 Michael Pifer So Jeannette, Pa. H 8 Randy Beggs Sr Temecula, Calif. PR 82 Craig Scott Sr Kansas City, Mo. 29 Darryl Bonner Sr Fayetteville, N.C. OR 10 Malcolm Perry So Clarksville, Tenn. KR 21 Tre Walker Jr Texarkana, Texas 20 John Brown III Sr Durham, N.C. COACHES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ken Niumatalolo Dale Pehrson Shaun Nua Mick Yokitis KNEE-uh-mot-uh-lo-lo PEER-son NEW-uh yo-kigh-tis