9/15 - at Penn State (3:30 pm) Not Ranked Head Coach. Ken Niumatalolo Alma Mater Hawai i 89 Career Record (Fifth year) Navy Record

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1 2012 NAVY FOOTBALL Game 1: Navy (0-0) vs. Notre Dame (0-0) Saturday, Sept. 1, :00 am (ET), 2:00 pm (Ireland) Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium (49,883) CBS Sports 2012 Schedule (0-0) * All times Eastern Sept. 1 vs. Notre Dame 9:00 am Dublin, Ireland CBS Sept. 15 at Penn State 3:30 pm University Park, Pa. ABC / ESPN2 Sept. 22 VMI 3:30 pm Annapolis, Md. CBS Sports Network Sept. 29 San Jose State 3:30 pm Annapolis, Md. CBS Sports Network Oct. 6 at Air Force 11:30 am Colorado Springs, Colo. CBS Oct. 12 at Central Michigan 8:00 pm Mt. Pleasant, Mich. ESPN2 Oct. 20 Indiana 3:30 pm Annapolis, Md. CBS Sports Network Oct. 27 at East Carolina TBA Greenville, N.C. Fox Sports Network Nov. 3 Florida Atlantic 3:30 pm Annapolis, Md. CBS Sports Network Nov. 10 at Troy 3:30 pm Troy, Ala. ESPN3 Nov. 17 Texas State 3:30 pm Annapolis, Md. CBS Sports Network Dec. 8 vs. Army 3:00 pm Philadelphia, Pa. CBS Media Information Interview Policies (In Season) Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo will conduct a postpractice interview session, Monday-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 from 2:00-3:00 pm. Please contact Associate Athletic Director for Sports Information Scott Strasemeier ( / sstrasem@usna.edu) 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 (Monday-Thursday) as their class schedule permits. Players will also be available after practice, Monday-Wednesday. the official web site of Navy athletics, is home to all 32 of Navy s varsity sports. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics, press releases and game notes are regularly updated on the web site. is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox. com navy midshipmen 2011 Record 5-7 Streak Won 1 Last Game 12/10 - defeated Army, Next Game 9/15 - at Penn State (3:30 pm) Ranking Not Ranked Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo Alma Mater Hawai i 89 Career Record (Fifth year) Navy Record (Fifth year) Sports Info Contact Scott Strasemeier sstrasem@usna.edu Stacie Michaud michaud@usna.edu Web Site Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2011 Record 8-5 Streak Lost 2 Last Game 12/29 - lost to Florida State, Next Game 9/8 - Purdue (3:30 pm) Ranking #24 Coaches Poll / RV in AP Poll Head Coach Brian Kelly Alma Mater Assumption 83 Career Record (22nd year) Notre Dame Record (Third year) Sports Info Contact Brian Hardin bhardin2@nd.edu Web Site Setting the Stage Navy and Notre Dame will meet for the 86th time on the gridiron on Saturday, Sept. 1 in the Emerald Isle Classic at Dublin, Ireland s Aviva Stadium. The game will kick at 2:10 pm in Dublin (9:10 am ET). The Navy-Notre Dame football game is the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country. This will be the second meeting between these two schools in Dublin with Notre Dame beating Navy, 54-27, in 1996 at Croke Park. The presenting sponsor for the Emerald Isle Classic is The Gathering Ireland 2013, which will be a spectacular, year-long celebration of Ireland and all things Irish starting on Jan. 1, CBS Sports will broadcast the game back to the United States to 100 percent of the country. Air time will be 9:00 am (ET), 8:00 am (CT), 7:00 am (MT), 6:00 am (PT) and 3:00 am in Hawai i, the home state of Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo. Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline) and David Feherty (sideline) will call the action. ESPN America will take the television feed from CBS and air the game in 66 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For a list of countries that get ESPN America, go to: www. espnamerica.com American Forces Network will also carry the CBS television feed. The AFN worldwide radio and television broadcast network serves American service men and women, Department of Defense and other U.S. government civilians and their families stationed at bases overseas, as well as U.S. Navy ships at sea. The game will be available in 175 countries and U.S. territories thanks to AFN. The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air at 7:00 am (ET) with Pete Medhurst and Wylie Baker live from Dublin and Joe Miller in Annapolis. Game Day Multimedia Television: CBS Sports / ESPN America / American Forces Network Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline), David Feherty (sideline) Radio / Internet: Bob Socci (play-by-play), Omar Nelson (analyst), Pete Medhurst (sideline) Navy Radio 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) 1490 AM (Hampton Rds) Satellite Radio: Sirius Satellite Radio Live Stats: Gametracker on NavySports.com Social Media Outlets: Twitter twitter.com/navyathletics Facebook facebook.com/navyathletics YouTube youtube.com/navyfootball Emerald Isle Classic Web Site: Navy Ticket Office: Call US4-NAVY ( ) Log on to Visit the Navy Ticket Office in Ricketts Hall (Monday-Friday) For group tickets of 20 or more, call or or grouptickets@usna.edu The Navy Football Pregame Show with Bob Socci, Omar Nelson and Pete Medhurst will get underway at 8:00 am (ET), followed by game action beginning at 9:00 am on the Navy Radio Network. Following the contest, Joe Miller and Pete Medurst will recap the day s events in a 60-minute postgame show live on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM and WFED 1050 AM. This season, the WNAV pregame and postgame shows will be available over the internet to Navy All-Access subscribers. Pregame Festivities Pregame festivities will get underway at approximately 1:49 pm in Dublin with the march-on of the Brigade of Midshipmen. Nearly 1,000 of the 4,400 members of the Brigade of Midshipmen have paid their own way to be at the game. The United States and the Irish National Anthems will be sung by the Naval Academy Glee Club at approximately 1:56 pm. The Notre Dame marching band will perform at halftime. Special Helmet Logo This fall the Navy football helmets will feature a special decal displaying the number 1812 to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of The United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812, because of British interference with the United States commerce and her rights to sail the seas without hindrance. The small U.S. Navy of barely 20 ships faced off against the largest Navy in the world. The war lasted until February 17, 1815, when the U.S. Senate ratified the peace treaty. More than 2,200 Americans were killed in action, and some of the country s greatest Navy captains emerged from the war, like Isaac Hull, Stephen Decatur, Charles Stewart, James Lawrence, Oliver Hazard Perry and David Porter.

2 2: 2012 NAVY FOOTBALL Navy vs. Notre Dame Game Notes 2011 NCAA Div. I-A Team Rankings Navy Notre Dame Statistic rk / Avg Rk / Avg Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efficiency Def Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Sacks Tackles For Loss Sacks Allowed T Football Bowl Subdivision (Div. I-A) schools Navy (5-7) 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 31:21 28:27 Individual Leaders Rushing att-yds Avg TD Kriss Proctor, Grad Alexander Teich, Grad Passing Comp-Att, Pct Yds TD Kriss Proctor, Grad , Trey Miller, Jr , Receiving rec-yds Avg TD Brandon Turner, Sr Matt Aiken, Jr Defense UA-A-Tot Misc Matt Warrick, Sr TFL, 1.0 SK Tra ves Bush, Sr TFL, 2 INT Notre Dame (8-5) Team Statistics Notre Dame Opp. Points / Game First Downs / Game Rushing / Game Passing / Game Total Offense / Game Fumbles - Lost Penalties / Pen. Yards / Game Time of Possession / Game 29:53 30:07 Individual Leaders Rushing att-yds Avg TD Cierre Wood, Sr Jonas Gray, Grad Passing Comp-Att, Pct Yds TD Tommy Rees, Jr , Dayne Crist, Grad , Receiving rec-yds Avg TD Michael Floyd, Grad Tyler Eifert, Sr Defense UA-A-Tot Misc. Manti Te o, Sr TFL, 5.0 SK Harrison Smith, Grad PBU, 3.0 TFL 2011 Notre Dame (8-5) Schedule / Results Date Opponent result 9-3 South Florida L at Michigan L Michigan State W at Pitt W at Purdue W Air Force W USC L Navy W at Wake Forest W vs. Maryland W Boston College W at Stanford L vs. Florida State L Navy vs. Notre Dame The Series Overall ND Leads, in Annapolis, Md. --- in South Bend, Ind. ND Leads, 27-5 at Neutral Site ND Leads, Current Streak Notre Dame, 1 Game Inaugural Meeting 1927, ND Won, 19-6 Last Meeting 2011, ND won, Last Navy Win 2010, Last Notre Dame Win 2010, Niumatalolo vs. Notre Dame 2-2 Kelly vs. Navy 1-1 Breaking it Down (Last 16 Games) L > Dublin, Ireland L South Bend, Ind L 0-30 < Raljon, Md L South Bend, Ind L & Orlando, Fla L South Bend, Ind L 23-30? Baltimore, Md L South Bend, Ind L 9-27 $ E. Rutherford, N.J L South Bend, Ind L 14-38? Baltimore, Md W OT3 South Bend, Ind L 21-27? Baltimore, Md W South Bend, Ind W 35-17! E. Rutherford, N.J L South Bend, Ind. > played at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland < played at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Raljon, Md. & played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. $ played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.? played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.! played at The New Meadowlands Stadium in E. Rutherford, N.J. The Last Time... Notre Dame 56, Navy 14 oct. 29, 2011 South Bend, Ind. Tommy Rees completed 16 of his 22 pass attempts for 237 yards and one touchdown, while Jonas Gray and Cierre Wood combined for five rushing touchdowns to lead Notre Dame to a rout of Navy in front of 80,795 at Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a four-yard touchdown run by Gray and a one-yard run by Wood. Navy cut the lead to 14-7 after Jabaree Tuani recovered a fumble at the Notre Dame 27-yard line early in the second quarter. The Mids moved those 27 yards in six plays with sophomore quarterback Trey Miller, making his first-career start, hitting Gee Gee Greene on a nine-yard touchdown pass on third-and-goal. Navy s hopes of an upset, however, were quickly dashed as Rees came back and hit Michael Floyd with a 56-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage and then, after Navy s Marcus Thomas was unable to come up with the kickoff, the Irish would make it 28-7 when Gray scored from the two. The Mids got a touchdown in the fourth quarter from sophomore quarterback Jarvis Cummings, who ran it in from 12 yards out on his first-career carry. Senior fullback Alexander Teich led the Mids with 15 carries for 62 yards. Miller had 55 yards on 19 carries and completed just five of his 13 pass attempts for 33 yards and one touchdown. Freshman Chris Ferguson led the defense with a career-high nine tackles and a pass break-up. Tra ves Bush was in on eight stops, while Matt Warrick had eight tackles and recorded his first-career interception. Freshman corner Parrish Gaines, making his first-career start, had seven tackles. Score By Quarters f Navy (2-6) Notre Dame (5-3) Scoring Summary 1 4:52 ND Gray 4-dy run (Ruffer PAT) 5-70, 2:14 1 0:31 ND Wood 1-yd run (Ruffer PAT) 6-63, 2: :06 Navy Greene 9-yd pass from Miller (Teague PAT) 6-27, 2: :51 ND Floyd 56-yd pass from Rees (Ruffer PAT) 1-56, 0:22 2 9:07 ND Gray 2-yd run (Ruffer PAT) 4-22, 1:37 2 3:37 ND Wood 1-yd run (Rufer PAT) 10-56, 3:59 3 2:59 ND Floyd 10-yd run (Ruffer PAT) 9-86, 4: :38 ND Gray 5-yd run (Ruffer PAT) 5-43, 2:03 4 9:25 Navy Cummings 12-yd run (Teague PAT) 2-26, 0:34 4 3:49 ND Atkinson III 1-yd run (Ruffer PAT) 10-53, 5:36 Team Stats navy ND 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 31:52 28:08 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Individual Leaders Rushing: Navy - Teich 15-62, Miller 19-55, Cummings 6-24, Howell 2-22, Aiken 1-14, Staten 1-11, Snelson 2-5, Diggs 1-2, Greene 3-1. Notre Dame - Gray 12-69, Wood 11-66, Atkinson 7-26, Toma 1-12, Floyd 1-10, Crist 2-8, Rees 1-(-9). Passing (Comp-Att-Int, Yds): Navy - Miller , 33. Notre Dame - Rees , 237, Crist 3-3-0, 23. Receiving: Navy - Aiken 2-16, Teich 2-8, Greene 1-9. Notre Dame - Floyd 6-121, Riddick 4-58, Jones 3-28, Goodman 2-15, Wood 2-13, Eifert 1-17, Welch 1-8. Interceptions: Navy - Warrick 1-9. Notre Dame - None. Sacks (#Yds): Navy - None. Notre Dame - Te o 0.5-1, Nix III Tackles: Navy - Ferguson 9, Bush 8, Warrick 8, Gaines 7, French 4. Notre Dame - Te o 13, Blanton 7, Tuitt 7, Nix III 6, Slaughter 5.

3 2012 NAVY FOOTBALL Navy vs. Notre Dame Game Notes: Preseason Polls AP Poll USA Today Poll last last Rk team Rec Yr Rk Team Rec Yr 1. USC (25) LSU (18) Alabama (17) Alabama (20) LSU (16) USC (19) 0-0 NR 4. Oklahoma (1) Oklahoma Oregon Oregon Georgia Georgia Florida St Florida St Michigan (1) Michigan South Carolina S. Carolina Arkansas Arkansas West Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Wisconsin Michigan St Michigan St Clemson Clemson Texas 0-0 NR 15. Texas 0-0 NR 16. Virginia Tech Nebraska Nebraska TCU Ohio St. 0-0 NR 18. Stanford Oklahoma St Oklahoma St TCU Virginia Tech Stanford Kansas St Kansas St Boise St Florida 0-0 NR 23. Florida 0-0 NR 24. Boise St Notre Dame 0-0 NR 25. Louisville 0-0 NR 25. Auburn 0-0 NR Receiving Votes (by # votes): Notre Dame, Washington, Auburn, North Carolina, Utah, Georgia Tech, Brigham Young, Tennessee, South Florida, Baylor, Texas A&M, UCF, Missouri, North Carolna St., Receiving Votes (by # votes): Washington, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Texas A&M, Baylor, Utah, Mississippi St., South Florida, NC State, Louisiana Tech, BYU, Virginia, Houston, Southern Cincinnati, Houston, Louisiana Miss, Rutgers, UCF, Tennessee, Tech, Mississippi St., Northern Missouri, Florida International, Illinois Northern Illinois, Texas Tech Navy Quick Facts Location Annapolis, Md. Founded October 10, 1845 Enrollment 4,400 Nickname Midshipmen or Mids please refrain from using Middies Colors Navy Blue and Gold Superintendent Vice Adm. Mike Miller, USN Commandant Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USN Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk More On Navy Football Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo Overall Record 32-21, Fifth Year Record at Navy 32-21, Fifth Year Conference (Football) Independent 2011 Record 5-7 Lettermen Returning/Lost 37/37 Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost 17/17 Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost 18/19 Specialists Returning/Lost 2/2 Starters Returning/Lost 13/13 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 4/7 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 7/4 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 (.550) / 131st Yr. National Championships / Last 1 / 1926 All-Time Bowl Record Bowl Appearances / Last 17 / 2010 Commander-In-Chief s Trophy Wins / Last 12 / 2009 Navy s 2012 Opponents Date Opponent record Rk. Bowl Game Season Opener 9-1 vs. Notre Dame 8-5 RV / 24 Lost to Florida St., Sept. 1 vs. Navy 9-15 at Penn State / - Lost to Houston, Sept. 1 vs. Ohio 9-22 VMI / Sept. 1 at Delaware St San Jose State / Sept. 1 at Stanford 10-6 at Air Force / - Lost to Toledo, Sept. 1 vs. Idaho State at Central Michigan / Aug. 30 vs SE Missouri St Indiana / Sept. 1 vs. Indiana St at East Carolina / Sept. 1 vs. Appalachian St Florida Atlantic / Aug. 31 vs. Wagner at Troy / Sept. 1 at UAB Texas State / Sept. 1 at. Houston 12-8 vs. Army / Sept. 8 at San Diego State Navy-Notre Dame Series Notre Dame leads the all-time series against Navy, , which includes a win over the Mids in South Bend a year ago. Navy had won three of the previous four meetings against the Irish prior to last year s loss. In 2007, Navy defeated Notre Dame, in triple overtime. The win by Navy broke Notre Dame s 43-game winning streak over the Mids which marks the longest winning streak by one team over another in NCAA history. Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is one of just three Navy coaches to beat Notre Dame in back-to-back seasons ( ), joining Eddie Erdelatz ( ) and Wayne Hardin ( ). Hardin is the only Navy coach to beat Notre Dame three times over the course of a career, defeating the Irish in 1960 with Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino (14-7), 1961 (13-10) and in 1963 with Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach (35-14). Why Navy And Notre Dame Play While World War II raged in Europe during the early 1940s, it was becoming evident that the United States isolationist policy from entering the war would be in jeopardy. In need of better cash flow as a private school, Notre Dame president Rev. Hugh O Donnell offered the school s facilities to the armed forces as a training ground. During World War I, the Army operated a Students Army Training Corps program on the Notre Dame campus. This combined military training for students who also were majoring in their college courses. However, in the early 1940s, the Army did not respond to O Donnell s invitation -- but the Navy did. In Sept. 1941, it established the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps where approximately 150 Notre Dame students per year enrolled. In early 1942, Notre Dame turned over four of its resident halls to the Navy for its V-7 program, which also was known as the Midshipmen s School. During that transformation, the Navy constructed a drill hall and a headquarters/classroom building on the north side of the campus -- where today s Hesburgh Memorial Library with the Touchdown Jesus mural is located. (It was dedicated in 1962, after the Navy drill hall had been razzed after 19 years of standing.) With the United States fully engaged in World War II by 1943, the Navy needed more men to serve and it again teamed with Notre Dame to form the V-12 program. On July 1, 1943, Notre Dame welcomed 1,851 active-duty trainees -- the largest of its kind -- to the campus. By comparison, Notre Dame s civilian student enrollment was merely 700. Thus, five more resident halls were opened to the sailors. The V-12 men were scattered throughout Notre Dame s five colleges, attended classes with the civilian students, were granted regular academic credit and, in contrast to the NROTC and the Midshipman s School, were taught by the regular faculty. We were out of business during World War II, notes Notre Dame president Rev. Theodore Hesburgh in a 1992 interview with the South Bend Tribune. Navy came in and kept us afloat until the war was over. Hesburgh vowed that under his watch the football series between the two schools would be kept as long as Navy wanted it continued. -- excerpts from Blue & Gold Illustrated story by Lou Somogyi 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. Our institutional relationship with Notre Dame goes back decades, said Gladchuk. Along with the vast mutual respect we share as two of the finest educational institutions in the nation, that same dimension of appreciation is evident on the football field. Continuing this traditional and classic rivalry for years to come has always been a priority for both schools. I am grateful to Jack and his staff for working with us to ensure the continuation of this annual highlight enjoyed by millions of fans during each college football season. 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 Gathering Ireland 2013 The Gathering Ireland 2013 is the presenting sponsor of the 2012 Emerald Isle Classic. What is the Gathering? The Gathering Ireland 2013 will be a spectacular, year-long celebration of Ireland and all things Irish. Ireland may be a small country, but the Irish have put down roots all over the world. Over 70 million people worldwide now claim Irish ancestry, quite something, considering the total Irish population of today is just 5.6 million. Throughout 2013, the Irish will throw open their arms, inviting friends and family from around the world to visit for what promises to be an incredible year. A packed calendar of local gatherings is planned with communities, towns and villages across Ireland already busy planning events and festivals. Given the strong, historic connections between Ireland and America, an ideal launch pad for the Gathering Ireland 2013 is the Emerald Isle Classic football game between Notre Dame and Navy. The Gathering will kick off in spectacular style with a major large scale New Year s Eve Festival in Dublin The Festival will involve open-air concerts, markets, family and musical events, with a special showcase event on New Year s Eve in College Green featuring an array of some of Ireland s finest musical talent. Log on to to see what else is planned for 2013 and how you can be part of it. For information on planning your vacation, see and make sure your trip to Ireland next year provides memories that will last a lifetime.

4 4: 2012 NAVY FOOTBALL Navy vs. Notre Dame Game Notes Ken Niumatalolo Head Coach Navy: (4 Yrs.) Career: (4 Yrs.) Year-By-Year Coaching Ledger 2007 Navy * Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy th Season * coached Navy in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl 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 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 team. 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. Joins Eddie Erdelatz ( ) and Wayne Hardin ( ) as the only coaches in school history to beat Notre Dame in back-to-back years. Member of the Navy coaching staff that led the Mids to sevenconsecutive Commander-In-Chief s Trophies from Member of the Navy coaching staff that directed the Mids to 15-straight wins over rivals Air Force and Army from Member of the Navy coaching staff that has defeated Army 10-consecutive seasons. Helped lead Navy to an NCAA-record four-consecutive NCAA rushing titles ( ). Member of the Navy coaching staff that has defeated Notre Dame three times in the last five 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. 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 Education / Playing Experience Received B.S. from Hawai i in 1989 Three-year letterwinner as a quarterback In 1989, led Hawai i to the program s first postseason bowl appearance. Navy Nuggets Navy is 2-2 in season openers under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, defeating Towson (41-13 in 2008) and Delaware (40-7 in 2011) and losing to Ohio State (31-27 in 2009) and Maryland (17-14 in 2010). Navy last beat an FBS opponent in the opener in 2007 when Navy won at Temple, This year s game marks the first time Navy has opened its season against Notre Dame. The game is traditionally played in late October or early November. Five of Navy s seven losses in 2011 were by a combined total of 11 points. The Mids finished 2-5 in games decided by eight points or less. The five losses by eight points or less were tied for the fifth most in the country. Under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, Navy is (.519) in games decided by eight or fewer points. Navy finished 2011 ranked No. 1 in the country in fewest penalties per game (2.3) and penalty yards per game (20.0). Navy owns a (.531) record in games played away from the friendly confines of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium under Niumatalolo, including a 3-4 (.429) mark in Meanwhile, the Mids are 15-6 (.714) in home games under Niumatalolo which included a 2-3 (.400) record in In Navy s five wins last year, it outscored the opposition, , in the first half, including 43-0 in the first quarter. In the Mids seven losses last year, they were outscored, , in the first half, including in the first quarter. The Mids are 8-9 (.470) under Niumatalolo with more than one week to prepare, including a 4-0 (1.000) mark against Army. Navy made 48 trips inside the red zone in its 12 games, scoring 37 times (.771), including 30 touchdowns (.625). The Mids were tied for 88th in the country in red zone offense. Navy was held below 300 yards rushing in half of its games last year, winning just one of those games (Army). The Mids were 4-2 (.667) when rushing for more than 300 yards in Navy produced a 5-2 (.714) record in 2011 and is 27-4 (.870) under Niumatalolo when scoring first. The Mids were 0-5 in 2011 and are 5-17 (.227) under Niumatalolo when the opponent scores first. The Mids were 5-0 last season when leading after the first quarter and 0-7 when tied or trailing after the first quarter. Under Niumatalolo, the Mids are 21-3 (.875) when leading after the first quarter and (.379) when trailing or tied after the first stanza. An opposing running back rushed for over 100 yards in a game against the Mids in eight of the 12 contests last year. In the previous three years, Navy surrendered only nine 100-yard rushing games to opposing running backs. Final 2011 NCAA DI-A Team Rankings Statistic rank Avg Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efficiency Def Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Sacks Tackles For Loss Sacks Allowed Football Bowl Subdivision (Div. I-A) schools Navy To Join Big East In Football in 2015 Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Mike Miller announced on January 24 that Navy accepted a formal invitation from the BIG EAST to become a football-only member of the conference starting in 2015 The Naval Academy and the BIG EAST have agreed to a threeyear phase-in period during which a scheduling partnership will be created and leading to a full schedule of eight games in During that period, Navy will continue its current partnership with CBS and postseason bowls. In anticipation of full football membership, Navy will be included in all future television, marketing, promotion, and bowl negotiations by the BIG EAST Conference effective immediately. The Naval Academy is pleased to accept the invitation for our football team to join the BIG EAST conference, said Miller. After careful consideration, we believe this affiliation to be in the best interests of the Naval Academy, our athletic programs and the Brigade of Midshipmen. While our independent status has served Navy football well to date, BIG EAST conference affiliation will help ensure our future scholar-athletes and athletic programs remain competitive at the highest levels for the foreseeable future. The Naval Academy has established itself as one of the nation s elite institutions in both academic and athletic prowess. Navy has annually ranked near the top of both the NCAA s APR and Graduation Success Rate for student-athletes. This past year, Navy s Graduation Success Rate of 96 percent places the Academy in the top four of all FBS institutions. The BIG EAST will provide an expanded stage for the American public to see our nation s future leaders, said Navy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. Expanded media opportunities and coverage by the BIG EAST will elevate the national visibility of Navy football to the highest levels. This new affiliation will brand Navy football as a member of a BCS conference whose competitive aspirations include the opportunity to compete for a championship. The BIG EAST plays a prominent role in the NCAA governance structure and affiliation will ensure that the Naval Academy solidifies its position as an important contributor to leadership decisions on a national level. The future direction of Division I athletics and the vision for collegiate football will include insights and input brought to the table by the Naval Academy administration. Joining the BIG EAST will not require any degree of government/taxpayer money. Membership, rather, will enhance opportunities for revenue generation in support of the physical mission and the Brigade to a significant degree. New opportunities for revenues will significantly exceed what Navy can generate as an Independent in football. The business model that correlates with joining the BIG EAST illustrates an unparalleled opportunity to stabilize the financial condition of both the Naval Academy Athletic Association and the Academy s support for the physical mission at large. This includes 32 varsity sports, 14 club programs, intramurals, physical education, and mission-related facilities. Television exposure and opportunities for marketing/promotion will be greatly enhanced through BIG EAST membership. The BIG EAST television footprint represents 30 percent of the nation s households. This is an exciting time to be a part of the Navy football program, said Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo. There is no doubt the BIG EAST will be a challenging league for us to compete in every year, but the young men that come to Navy want to compete against the best and I believe this will open up some recruiting doors that we ve been unable to open in the past. The Naval Academy will continue to annually compete against Army and Air Force for the Commander-In-Chief s Trophy and its rivalry with Notre Dame will continue as the longest, continuous intersectional matchup in FBS football. It is important to the U.S. Naval Academy, as a premier source for producing the next generation of Naval and Marine Corps officers, that Navy football remains relevant as well as highly visible on the national stage, said Miller. This has proven to be the case over the last decade and it will perpetuate itself with this new affiliation.

5 2012 NAVY FOOTBALL Navy vs. Notre Dame Game Notes: 5 Elite Company Navy is one of just four schools to produce a President of the United States (Jimmy Carter) and a Super Bowl winning quarterback (Roger Staubach). The other three are Michigan (Gerald Ford and Tom Brady), Stanford (Herbert Hoover and Jim Plunkett / John Elway) and Miami of Ohio (Benjamin Harrison and Ben Roethlisberger). Navy s Record Under Niumatalolo When... Situation 2011 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 Getting to Know the Midshipmen The following are a few little known facts about some of the Navy football players: Tra ves Bush: Can play the alto sax Josh Cabral: His mother was in the first class of females to attend the Naval Academy Noah Copeland: Holds a blackbelt in Karate Aaron Davis: Writes poetry Jordan Drake: Wants to be a firefighter after his service commitment. Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick: Played the lead role in his high school s musical and enjoys singing and playing the piano Chris Ferguson: Contracted Guillain-Barre disease at the age of eight and nearly died Parrish Gaines: Is an excellent saxophone player Eric Graham: Likes to cut hair Gee Gee Greene: Wants to be in the FBI after serving in the Marines Tough Debut It is safe to say that there is not a quarterback in school history that has had to face a more challenging debut than junior quarterback Trey Miller. Miller s first-career start came last year as a sophomore in South Bend against Notre Dame as Navy lost, His second-career start is expected to come on Sept. 1 against Notre Dame in Dublin, Ireland. His third-career start is expected to come on Sept. 15 at Penn State. Freshman Kicker? With the graduation of last year s kicker Jon Teague, there is a chance that Navy will start a freshman at kicker when it opens its season Sept. 1 against Notre Dame. Plebes Austin Grebe, David Reisner and Nick Sloan are all in the mix. If one of those three get the start, he will be the first freshman kicker to start for Navy since 1996 when Tim Shubzda started multiple games, including the opener against Rutgers. Shubzda connected on four-of-six field goal attempts and all six of his PAT s as a freshman, splitting time with Jason Covarubbias and Tom Vanderhorst. Greene Named Preseason Doak Walker Award Candidate The PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced that Navy senior slot back Gee Gee Greene is one of 52 preseason candidates for the 2012 Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation s top college running back. A starter in each of the last 25 games dating back to the 2010 season, Greene was instrumental in leading the Midshipmen to a No. 4 national ranking a year ago in rushing offense, as Navy averaged yards per game on the ground. He is coming off a solid junior campaign which saw him rush for 501 yards on 64 carries and score three touchdowns. Additionally, he caught 11 passes in 2011, four of which went for touchdowns. He enters his senior year having rushed for 1,246-career yards on 177 carries and scored seven touchdowns. Meanwhile, he has averaged 7.0 yards per carry over his career which is the program s fifth-best rushing average. Navy at the Head of the Class in Graduation Rate For the seventh year in a row, the Naval Academy finished in the top five in the country for graduating NCAA student-athletes on the FBS level. Navy graduated 100 percent of its student-athletes in six of the 20 NCAA sports reported. Overall, 96 percent of Navy s student-athletes that enrolled from graduated. Graduation Rates For FBS Schools (All Sports) 1. Notre Dame Duke 97.0 Boston College Navy 96.0 Northwestern 96.0 John Howell: His favorite TV show is Swamp People Chris Johnson: Hated football until the age of 10 Shawn Lynch: Produces music in his spare time Vinnie Mauro: Loves to free dive and spear fish in the Florida Keys John Michael Nurthern: Is an accomplished salsa dancer and wants to be the lead singer in a hair metal band after his service commitment Lonnie Richardson: Doesn t eat red meat Wave Ryder: Wants to be a commercial airline pilot for Hawaiian Airlines when he is completes his military commitment Bo Snelson: Enjoys ballroom dancing Darius Staten: Is a licensed lifeguard Matt Warrick: His father graduated from West Point Niumatalolo Making History Ken Niumatalolo has led the Midshipmen to a record in what will be his fifth season as head coach. He holds Navy coaching records for wins for most wins in two seasons (18), three seasons (27) and four seasons (32). 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 fourth coach in school history to win his first four games against Army. Paul Johnson went 6-0 against West Point ( ), Wayne Hardin won his first-five games ( ) and George Welsh won his first-four contests ( ). 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 Wayne 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 Wayne Hardin as the only coaches in school history to beat Notre Dame in back-to-back 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) when Tom Hamilton led Navy to a 3-0 victory over the Irish. 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). Most Wins At Navy By Head Coach In First Four Years Rk Coach Wins Pct 1. Ken Niumatalolo, * Paul Johnson, Bill Ingram, Wayne Hardin, Doug Howard, *Niumatalolo was the head coach for the Poinsettia Bowl at the end of the 2007 season to account for his 21st loss Starting Streaks Senior Josh Cabral at guard and slot back Gee Gee Greene have started 25-consecutive games. Senior linebacker Matt Warrick has started 14-straight contests, while senior outside linebacker/rover Tra ves Bush has made a start in 10-straight contests. The Red Zone Navy made 48 trips inside the red zone last season, scoring 37 times (.771), including 30 touchdowns (.625). Navy finished tied for 88th in the country in red zone offense. The Navy defense allowed 43 red zone scores in 53 opportunities (.811), with 39 of the scores resulting in touchdowns (.736). The Mids tied for 55th in the country in red zone defense.

6 6: 2012 NAVY FOOTBALL Navy vs. Notre Dame Game Notes Service Academy Dominance Navy has amassed a (.652) overall record in the last nine years, while Air Force is (.559) and Army is (.278). Service Academy Football (2003-present) Stat Navy AFA Army Overall Record Record vs Service Academies Bowl Games Bowl Wins Dominant Era in Army-Navy History Navy s victory over Army was its 10th-consecutive win over the Black Knights, the longest streak in series history by either team. The Mids have won those 10 in a row against Army in dominant fashion, outscoring the Black Knights, ( ). Our Nation s Future Leaders Navy s 31 seniors graduated on Tuesday, May 29. Graduates of the Naval Academy serve a minimum of five years in the Navy or Marine Corps, while pilots serve eight years upon earning their wings. 23 seniors were commissioned Ensigns in the United States Navy (10 Surface Warfare, four Naval Flight Officers, three Surface Warfare Nuclear, two Intelligence, one Supply Corps, one Submarines, one Pilot and one Special Warfare), while eight will be commissioned 2nd Lieutenants in the Marine Corps (seven Marine Corps Ground and one Marine Corps Pilot) Service Assignments for the Class of 2012 Player Service Assignment Brian Ackerman Surface Warfare (Nuclear) Bruce Andrews Supply Corps Ryan Basford Surface Warfare Thomas Batchelder Surface Warfare Brian Blick Marine Corps Ground Max Blue Marine Corps Ground Alex Boddiford Surface Warfare Hal Bowron Surface Warfare Brady DeMell Surface Warfare Delvin Diggs Suface Warfare (Nuclear) Neil Doogan USMC Ground John Dowd Submarines Zach Dryden Surface Warfare Doug Furman Navy Pilot Mason Graham Marine Corps Ground Hal Hunter Intelligence Caleb King Naval Flight Officer Jared Marks Marine Corps Ground John McCauley Surface Warfare Kwesi Mitchell Naval Flight Officer Gary Myers Naval Flight Officer Torri Preston Marine Corps Ground Aaron Santiago Surface Warfare (Nuclear) Jarred Shannon Surface Warfare Eric Stein Naval Flight Officer Mike Stukel Marine Corps Ground David Sumrall Intelligence Jon Teague Marine Corps Pilot Alexander Teich Special Warfare (SEAL) Jabaree Tuani Surface Warfare David Wright Surface Warfare Navy Among Nation s Most Successful Programs The Mids own a (.652) record over the last nine years after posting a 3-30 (.091) mark from It s tied for the 20th-most wins in the country during that span. Most Wins Over the Last Nine Years (2003-present) Rk Wins Team Boise State USC LSU Oklahoma TCU Virginia Tech Texas Wisconsin 87 Utah Florida 86 West Virginia Georgia 85 Auburn Oregon Alabama BYU Ohio State Texas Tech Missouri Navy 75 Boston College Disciplined Football For the third-consecutive year, Navy finished No. 1 in the country in fewest penalties per game, averaging just 2.3 penalties per contest last fall. The Mids also finished No. 1 in the country for the second time in three years for the fewest yards penalized per game, averaging just 20.0 penalty yards per contest. In 2010, the Mids finished No. 1 in the country in fewest penalty yards per game, averaging 27.6 yards per contest, and were second in fewest penalties per game, committing just 3.4 per contest. In 2009, Navy was the nation s leader in fewest penalties per game (3.4) and fewest penalty yards per game (29.6). The Mids finished No. 2 in the country in both categories in 2008, committing 3.15 penalties per game and penalty yards per game. Navy has had zero penalties in a game four times since 2002, including twice in 2011 (Delaware and Rutgers) NCAA Leaders In Fewest Penalties Rk Pen/Gm Team Navy San Jose State Alabama Tulsa Army 4.08 Michigan 4.08 Maryland 2011 NCAA Leaders In Fewest Penalty Yards Rk Yds/Gm Team Navy Alabama San Jose State N.C. State Boston College Fewest Penalty Yards In A Game by Navy (Since 2002) Rk Pen Yds Opponent Year Result 1. 0 Rutgers 2011 L, Delaware 2011 W, Notre Dame 2010 W, Army 2002 W, Army 2008 W, East Carolina 2010 W, Notre Dame 2005 L, SMU 2008 W, Army 2007 W, Army 2003 W, Ball State 2008 L, 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 vs. the BCS / Non-BCS Since 2003, Navy owns an (.429) record against schools from a BCS conference. The 18 wins against BCS schools during that time period are the most by a non-bcs school. Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is 7-11 (.389) against teams from a BCS conference. Navy s 18 wins against BCS schools have come against Vanderbilt ( 03, 04), Duke ( 04, 05, 06, 07), Rutgers ( 04, 08), Stanford ( 06), Connecticut ( 06), Pitt ( 07), Notre Dame ( 07, 09, 10), Wake Forest ( 08, 09, 10) and Missouri ( 09). Most BCS Wins by a Non-BCS School (Since 2003) Rk Wins Team Navy Fresno State 12 BYU 4. 9 Hawai i 9 Boise State 6. 7 East Carolina 7 Houston 8. 6 Toledo