2014 Navy Midshipmen football team

2014 Navy Midshipmen football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
Poinsettia Bowl, W 17–16 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Independent
2014 record	8–5
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (14th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (13th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Captain	Noah Copeland
Captain	Parrish Gaines
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 34,000)
Seasons

2014 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
BYU			–						8	–	5
Notre Dame			–						8	–	5
Navy			–						8	–	5
Army			–						4	–	8
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by seventh year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen competed as an Independent. This was the final year as an Independent before the school joins the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated San Diego State.

Before the season

Previous season

The Navy Midshipmen began the 2013 season with a victory over Indiana and a blowout of Delaware, before they fell to Western Kentucky. The following week, Navy defeated rival Air Force in one of three games for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. The win was followed by consecutive losses to Duke and Toledo, the latter of which Navy lost to in double-overtime on a missed extra point. Recovering, Navy defeated Pittsburgh, before falling to rival Notre Dame in a game where the lead switched between the teams eight times. The squad finished the regular season with four consecutive wins, including a 34-7 defeat of Army in the Army–Navy Game. Navy ended their season with a victory over Middle Tennessee in the Armed Forces Bowl. The 2013 season was ninth Commander-in-Chief's Trophy win in eleven years, the tenth bowl game in the same period of time, and the twelfth consecutive victory over Army.

Spring practices

Navy held spring practices during March and April 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Ohio State	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD	CBSSN	L 17–34	57,579
September 6	1:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 31–24	28,408
September 13	8:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPNews	W 35–21	32,007
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 24–31	33,655
September 27	3:30 p.m.	WKU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 27–36	30,537
October 4	3:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSSN	L 21–30	37,731
October 11	3:30 p.m.	VMI	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 51–14	33,812
October 25	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 41–31	30,612
November 1	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Notre Dame	FedExField Landover, MD (Rip Miller Trophy)	CBS	L 39–49	36,807
November 15	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 52–19	33,894
November 28	3:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 42–40	14,571
December 13	3:00 p.m.	vs. Army	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (115th Army–Navy Game) (College GameDay)	CBS	W 17–10	70,935
December 23	9:30 p.m.	vs. San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–16	33,077
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2014 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Tupa, TimTim Tupa 1.0 !Fr WR 4 Tillman, JamirJamir Tillman 3.0 !So QB 5 Marshall, TravisTravis Marshall 1.0 !Fr SB 8 Osborne, ColinColin Osborne 5.0 !Jr QB 9 Mouton, KennethKenneth Mouton 3.0 !So QB 10 Hendrick, JohnJohn Hendrick 7.0 !Sr WR 13 Wooten, TyrisTyris Wooten 1.0 !Fr QB 14 Thompson, TroyTroy Thompson 3.0 !So QB 15 Worth, WillWill Worth 3.0 !So QB 18 Smith, TagoTago Smith 3.0 !So QB 19 Reynolds, KeenanKeenan Reynolds 5.0 !Jr SB 21 Sanders, DeBrandonDeBrandon Sanders 5.0 !Jr SB 22 Gulley, ToneoToneo Gulley 3.0 !So FB 23 Swain, MylesMyles Swain 3.0 !So SB 24 Williams-Jenkins, RyanRyan Williams-Jenkins 7.0 !Sr SB 25 Brown, DemondDemond Brown 5.0 !Jr SB 26 High, ChrisChris High 1.0 !Fr SB 28 Romine, DishanDishan Romine 3.0 !So SB 29 Whiteside, GeoffreyGeoffrey Whiteside 7.0 !Sr FB 32 Ezell, QuentinQuentin Ezell 5.0 !Jr SB 33 Brown, JohnJohn Brown 1.0 !Fr FB 34 Copeland, NoahNoah Copeland (C) 7.0 !Sr SB 35 Daniel, JahmaalJahmaal Daniel 1.0 !Fr FB 36 Singleton, QuintonQuinton Singleton 7.0 !Sr FB 37 Swain, ChrisChris Swain 5.0 !Jr SB 38 Mouton, KendrickKendrick Mouton 3.0 !So SB 44 Brown, JoshJosh Brown 1.0 !Fr SB 45 Walker, JoshuaJoshua Walker 1.0 !Fr WR 46 Meagher, ConreyConrey Meagher 1.0 !Fr FB 47 Artis, JustinJustin Artis 1.0 !Fr SB 48 Theos, NickNick Theos 1.0 !Fr WR 81 Dubeck, BrendanBrendan Dubeck 7.0 !Sr WR 84 Lewellyn, ChadChad Lewellyn 1.0 !Fr WR 86 Turner, JulianJulian Turner 3.0 !So WR 87 Colon, BrandonBrandon Colon 1.0 !Fr WR 88 Carmona, TylerTyler Carmona 1.0 !Fr WR 89 Wilson, ThomasThomas Wilson 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Gaines, ParrishParrish Gaines (C) 7.0 !Sr CB 4 Wright, IaascIaasc Wright 1.0 !Fr CB 5 Adams, QuincyQuincy Adams 5.0 !Jr CB 6 Battle, KyleKyle Battle 3.0 !So CB 7 White, ShelleyShelley White 5.0 !Jr CB 8 Duncan, AlexAlex Duncan 1.0 !Fr CB 9 Krah, MyerMyer Krah 5.0 !Jr CB 10 Bryant, CameronCameron Bryant 3.0 !So CB 11 Majeed, AbdulAbdul Majeed 1.0 !Fr LB 13 Drake, JordanJordan Drake 7.0 !Sr CB 14 Merchant, ElijahElijah Merchant 1.0 !Fr S 15 Barbour, LorentezLorentez Barbour 5.0 !Jr S 16 Norton, JustinJustin Norton 5.0 !Jr CB 17 Bertrnad, KwazelKwazel Bertrnad 1.0 !Fr S 18 Bell, DexterDexter Bell 1.0 !Fr CB 19 Schultz, GeorgeGeorge Schultz 1.0 !Fr SB 20 Cass, CalvinCalvin Cass 3.0 !So S 20 Munson, JamesJames Munson 1.0 !Fr CB 21 Thompson, JerryJerry Thompson 1.0 !Fr OLB 22 Kelly, MikeMike Kelly 3.0 !So LB 23 Hicks, MasonMason Hicks 1.0 !Fr S 24 Beggs, RandyRandy Beggs 1.0 !Fr S 26 Thomasson, DaiquanDaiquan Thomasson 3.0 !So LB 28 Hester, ZachZach Hester 5.0 !Jr LB 29 Howard, WinnWinn Howard 3.0 !So LB 31 White, ShawnShawn White 3.0 !So LB 31 Thomas, MicahMicah Thomas 1.0 !Fr CB 32 Harris, DevinDevin Harris 1.0 !Fr LB 33 Polamalu, MaikaMaika Polamalu 7.0 !Sr LB 34 Mack, TonyTony Mack 1.0 !Fr OLB 35 Martinez, NickNick Martinez 5.0 !Jr LB 36 Wade, JalenJalen Wade 3.0 !So LB 37 Nauert, JoeJoe Nauert 1.0 !Fr OLB 38 Tuider, WilliamWilliam Tuider 3.0 !So S 39 Robinson, ShakirShakir Robinson 7.0 !Sr OLB 40 McCoy, KevinKevin McCoy 1.0 !Fr S 42 Jamison, GeorgeGeorge Jamison 7.0 !Sr SB 42 Bonner, DarrylDarryl Bonner 1.0 !Fr S 43 Jones, BrandonBrandon Jones 1.0 !Fr OLB 44 Uzoma, ObiObi Uzoma 7.0 !Sr DE 45 Quessenberry, PaulPaul Quessenberry 7.0 !Sr OLB 46 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson 7.0 !Sr DE 47 Akpunku, A.K.A.K. Akpunku 5.0 !Jr OLB 48 Powell, JoshuaJoshua Powell 3.0 !So LB 49 Lewis, AnthonyAnthony Lewis 7.0 !Sr LB 50 Pearson, DonDon Pearson 5.0 !Jr OT 50 Lindsey, RobertRobert Lindsey 1.0 !Fr OG 51 White, SethSeth White 1.0 !Fr LB 51 Britton, JamesJames Britton 7.0 !Sr DE 52 Mason, AmosAmos Mason 3.0 !So OT 52 Akins, EvanEvan Akins 1.0 !Fr OT 53 Kimball, BillyBilly Kimball 1.0 !Fr OLB 53 Pescaia, KikauKikau Pescaia 5.0 !Jr LB 54 Goble, TylerTyler Goble 5.0 !Jr OT 54 Ferguson, JohnJohn Ferguson 3.0 !So OT 55 Pittman, JordanJordan Pittman 1.0 !Fr OLB 55 Colburn, TedTed Colburn 3.0 !So LB 56 Worth, JoeJoe Worth 7.0 !Sr OG 57 Binns, E.K.E.K. Binns 5.0 !Jr OLB 57 Olsen, TreyTrey Olsen 1.0 !Fr LB 58 Gonzalas, DanielDaniel Gonzalas 3.0 !So C 58 Wade, ParkerParker Wade 1.0 !Fr LB 59 Harris, RyanRyan Harris 3.0 !So OG 60 Tamburello, BenBen Tamburello 5.0 !Jr DE 60 Atrim, ShaneShane Atrim 1.0 !Fr DE 61 Spencer, SeanSean Spencer 1.0 !Fr OT 61 Greene, BrandonBrandon Greene 5.0 !Jr OT 62 Heap, BradynBradyn Heap 7.0 !Sr DE 62 Peck, ZachZach Peck 1.0 !Fr C 63 Ryder, BlazeBlaze Ryder 5.0 !Jr OG 64 Zuzek, JakeJake Zuzek 7.0 !Sr OT 65 Gaston, JoeyJoey Gaston 5.0 !Jr DE 65 Sayles, TylerTyler Sayles 1.0 !Fr OG 66 Robbins, JeremiahJeremiah Robbins 3.0 !So OG 67 Otto, NathanielNathaniel Otto 7.0 !Sr NG 68 Forrestal, PatrickPatrick Forrestal 3.0 !So OT 68 Brown, AlexAlex Brown 3.0 !So OT 69 Hoffman, PatrickPatrick Hoffman 3.0 !So NG 70 Hague, AustinAustin Hague 1.0 !Fr C 70 Norris, MauriceMaurice Norris 3.0 !So OG 71 Martin, EvanEvan Martin 1.0 !Fr OG 72 West, AdamAdam West 3.0 !So C 73 Martin, AndrewAndrew Martin 3.0 !So OG 74 Dusz, RobRob Dusz 3.0 !So C 75 Flemming, TannerTanner Flemming 7.0 !Sr OT 76 Benjamin, BlakeBlake Benjamin 5.0 !Jr OG 77 Nollar, TrentonTrenton Nollar 1.0 !Fr NG 77 Sarra, BenardBenard Sarra 5.0 !Jr OG 78 Cregge, KyleKyle Cregge 7.0 !Sr OT 79 Copeland, BlakeBlake Copeland 3.0 !So OLB 81 Dawson, EliEli Dawson 1.0 !Fr OLB 83 Davenport, MylesMyles Davenport 1.0 !Fr OLB 85 Palmore, D.J.D.J. Palmore 1.0 !Fr OLB 86 Roney, DylanDylan Roney 1.0 !Fr DE 90 Anthony, WillWill Anthony 5.0 !Jr DE 91 Davis, AaronAaron Davis 3.0 !So DE 92 Gordeuk, DavidDavid Gordeuk 5.0 !Jr DE 93 Miles, ReggieReggie Miles 1.0 !Fr NG 95 Nurthen, ChrisChris Nurthen 7.0 !Sr DE 96 Raiford, MichaelMichael Raiford 1.0 !Fr DE 97 Uzoma, NnamdiNnamdi Uzoma 3.0 !So NG 98 Barnaby, A.J.A.J. Barnaby 7.0 !Sr DE 99 Reaver, SeanSean Reaver 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 3 Barta, AlexAlex Barta 3.0 !So K 6 Sloan, NickNick Sloan 5.0 !Jr P 11 Beltran, PabloPablo Beltran 7.0 !Sr P 16 Jarnigan, GavinGavin Jarnigan 5.0 !Jr K 43 Grebe, AustinAustin Grebe 5.0 !Jr LS 59 Querry, RonnieRonnie Querry 1.0 !Fr LS 93 Cardona, JoeJoe Cardona 7.0 !Sr LS 94 Antol, JoshJosh Antol 3.0 !So K 95 Cassley, PatrickPatrick Cassley 1.0 !Fr P 96 Holley, LukeLuke Holley 1.0 !Fr K 99 Grant-Johnson, D.J.D.J. Grant-Johnson 3.0 !So	Head coach Ken Niumatalolo Coordinators/assistant coaches Chris Culton – Offensive line Justin Davis – Outside linebackers Dan O'Brien – Outside linbackers Buddy Green – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Ashley Ingram – Offensive line Ivin Jasper – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Steve Johns – Inside linebackers/Special teams Keith Jones – Secondary Mike Judge – Fullbacks Shaun Nua – Defensive line Danny O'Rourke – Slot backs Dale Pehrson – Defensive line Mick Yokitis – Wide receivers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 1, 2014

Depth chart

The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl:

Defensive Starters CB Brendon Clements Myer Krah Shelley White CB Quincy Adams Cameron Bryant Elijah Merchant Offensive Starters WR Jamir Tillman Thomas Wilson Julian Turner SB Geoffrey Whiteside Ryan Williams-Jenkins Toneo Gulley LT LG C RG RT Bradyn Heap E.K. Binns Tanner Fleming Jake Zuzek Joey Gaston Brandon Greene Ben Tamburello Blaze Ryder Nathaniel Otto Blake Benjamin Blake Copeland Adam West Maurice Morris ⋅ Blake Copeland SB DeBrandon Sanders Demond Brown Dishan Romine WR Brendan Dudeck Brandon Colon Marc Meier QB Keenan Reynolds Tago Smith Will Worth FB Noah Copeland Chris Swain Quinton Singleton Special Teams PK Nick Sloan PK Austin Grebe P Pablo Beltran P Gavin Jernigan KR DeBrandon Sanders PR Demond Brown LS Joe Cardona H Pablo Beltran

Game Summaries

Ohio State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • #5 Ohio State 3 3 14 14 34 Navy 0 7 7 3 17 Date: August 30, 2014 Location: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland Game start: 12:00 pm Game attendance: 57,573 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

See also: 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0-4	2009	OSU, 31–27

at Temple

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 10 7 14 0 31 Temple 7 7 3 7 24 Date: September 6, 2014 Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Game start: 1:00 pm Game attendance: 28,408 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

See also: 2014 Temple Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5-5	2009	TU, 27-24

at Texas State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 14 14 0 7 35 Texas State 0 7 0 14 21 Date: September 13, 2014 Location: Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas Game start: 8:00 pm Game attendance: 32,007 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

See also: 2014 Texas State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-0	2012	NAVY, 21-10

Rutgers

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Rutgers 10 7 14 0 31 Navy 7 7 3 7 24 Date: September 20, 2014 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:30 pm Game attendance: 33,655 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

See also: 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11-12-1	2011	RU, 21-20

Western Kentucky

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • WKU 3 10 9 14 36 Navy 7 7 7 6 27 Date: September 27, 2014 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:30 pm Game attendance: 30,537 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

See also: 2014 WKU Hilltoppers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2-1	2013	WKU 19-7

at Air Force

Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Navy 7 7 0 7 21 • Air Force 14 0 7 9 30 Date: October 4, 2014 Location: Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado Game start: 3:30 pm (1:30 pm MST) Game attendance: 37,731 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

See also: 2014 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–27	2013	NAVY, 28–10

VMI

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total VMI 0 7 0 7 14 • Navy 14 23 7 7 51 Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:30 pm Game attendance: 33,812 Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

See also: 2014 VMI Keydets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–0	2012	NAVY, 41–3

San Jose State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total San Jose State 3 14 0 14 31 • Navy 0 24 7 10 41 Date: October 25, 2014 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 1:00 pm Game attendance: 30,612 Game weather: Temp: 62 F • Wind: • Weather: Broken Clouds

See also: 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2013	NAVY, 58–52

vs. Notre Dame

Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • #10 Notre Dame 14 14 0 21 49 Navy 7 10 14 8 39 Date: November 1, 2014 Location: FedExField, Landover, Maryland Game start: 8:00 pm Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 36,807 Game weather: Temp: 46 F • Wind: 20 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy

See also: 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–74–1	2013	ND, 38–34

Georgia Southern

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Southern 7 0 6 6 19 • Navy 7 10 14 21 52 Date: November 15, 2014 Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:30 pm Game attendance: 33,894 Game weather: Temp: 44 F • Wind: • Weather: Partly Sunny

See also: 2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2010	NAVY, 13-7

at South Alabama

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 7 14 14 7 42 South Alabama 13 0 3 20 36 Date: November 28, 2014 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama Game start: 3:00 pm Game attendance: 14,571 Game weather: Temp: 32 F • Wind: • Weather: Broken Clouds

See also: 2014 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	NAVY, 42–14

vs. Army

115th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 0 7 3 7 17 Army 7 0 0 3 10 Date: December 13, 2014 Location: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Game start: 3:00 pm Game attendance: 70,935 Game weather: Temp: 41 F • Wind: NW 5-10 MPH • Weather: Partly Sunny

See also: 2014 Army Black Knights football team and Army–Navy Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–49–7	2013	NAVY, 34–7

vs. San Diego State (Poinsettia Bowl)

2014 Poinsettia Bowl

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Navy 7 0 7 3 17 SDS 10 3 3 0 16 Date: December 23, 2014 Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Game start: 9:30 pm Game attendance: 33,077 Game weather: Temp: 68 F • Wind: N 8 MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

See also: 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2010	SDS, 14–35