Paul Johnson coached the Midshipmen to five straight bowl games during his six seasons as head coach.
The Navy Midshipmen football team has represented the United States Naval Academy in intercollegiate college football since 1879. The team participated as an independent school for the majority of its existence, but joined the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East Conference) as an expansion team in 2015.[1][2] The Midshipmen joined the NCAA Division I-A when it was created in 1978, becoming one of the first independent schools in that division. The program has had 37 head coaches, one interim coach, and two separate periods where it went without a coach since its formation.[3] Since December 2007, Ken Niumatalolo has served as head coach of the Midshipmen.[4]
The academy adopted the nickname "Midshipmen" for its students when it was founded in 1845. Between 1870 and 1902, the school tried out a number of different ideas, before Congress restored the name "Midshipmen" as the academy's nickname.[5][6] The term has been accepted since.[7] The Midshipmen have played in over 1200 games during the program's 133 seasons (through the 2015 regular season). In those seasons, seven coaches have led the Midshipmen to postseason bowl games, ten have been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, and one, Bill Ingram, has led the school to a recognized national championship.[3]
Vaulx Carter, the program's first coach, is the all-time leader in win percentage, with a perfect 1.000.[NOTE 1][NOTE 2] Of coaches who have served in more than one game, Gil Dobie has the highest win percentage with .850 after completing a record of 17–3. George Sauer has the lowest win percentage of any non-interim coach, amassing a percentage of .222 and a record of 3–13–2. George Welsh is the all-time leader in seasons coached at Navy with nine, and also leads in number of games coached (102). Ken Niumatalolo overtook Welsh in 2014, for the most games won at Navy, with 57. In 2014, Niumatalolo overtook Paul Johnson, his predecessor, for the most bowl games coached, with seven,[NOTE 3] and most number of bowl games won (3).[3][9]
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| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | PW | PL | PT | BG | NC |
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| N/A | No coach | 1879 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1 | Vaulx Carter | 1882 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| N/A | No coach | 1883 – 91 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | .600 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2 | Ben Crosby | 1892 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 3 | John A. Hartwell | 1893 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 4 | William Wurtenburg | 1894 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 5 | Matthew McClung | 1895 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 6 | Johnny Poe | 1896 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 7 | Bill Armstrong | 1897 – 99 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .800 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 8 | Garrett Cochran†[14] | 1900 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 9 | Doc Hillebrand†[15] | 1901 – 02 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | .429 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 10 | Burr Chamberlain | 1903 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 11 | Paul Dashiell | 1904 – 06 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | .794 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Reeves | 1907 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 13 | Frank Berrien | 1908 – 10 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | .776 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 14 | Douglas Legate Howard | 1911 – 14 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | .750 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 15 | Jonas Ingram†[16] | 1915 – 16 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Gil Dobie†[17] | 1917 – 19 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Folwell | 1920 – 24 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 2 | .658 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 1924 Rose Bowl |
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| 18 | Jack Owsley | 1925 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill Ingram†[18] | 1926 – 30 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 4 | .694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 – 1926 |
| 20 | Rip Miller†[19] | 1931 – 33 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | .448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Tom Hamilton†[20] | 1934 – 36, 1946 – 47 |
45 | 21 | 23 | 1 | .478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hank Hardwick | 1937 – 38 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Swede Larson | 1939 – 41 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | .648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Billick Whelchel | 1942 – 43 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Oscar Hagberg | 1944 – 45 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | George Sauer†[21] | 1948 – 49 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Eddie Erdelatz | 1950 – 58 | 84 | 50 | 26 | 8 | .643 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 – 1955 Sugar Bowl, 1958 Cotton Bowl |
0 |
| 28 | Wayne Hardin†[22] | 1959 – 64 | 62 | 38 | 22 | 2 | .629 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 – 1961 Orange Bowl, 1964 Cotton Bowl |
0 |
| 29 | Bill Elias | 1965 – 68 | 40 | 15 | 22 | 3 | .413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Rick Forzano | 1969 – 72 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 0 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | George Welsh†[23] | 1973 – 81 | 102 | 55 | 46 | 1 | .544 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 – 1978 Holiday Bowl, 1980 Garden State Bowl, 1981 Liberty Bowl |
0 |
| 32 | Gary Tranquill | 1982 – 86 | 55 | 20 | 34 | 1 | .373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Elliot Uzelac | 1987 – 89 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | George Chaump | 1990 – 94 | 55 | 14 | 41 | 0 | .255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Charlie Weatherbie [NOTE 8] |
1995 – 2001 | 75 | 30 | 45 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 – 1996 Aloha Bowl |
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| Int | Rick Lantz [NOTE 8] |
2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Paul Johnson [NOTE 3] |
2002 – 07 | 74 | 45 | 29 | — | .608 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 – 2003 Houston Bowl, 2004 Emerald Bowl, 2005 Poinsettia Bowl, 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl, 2007 Poinsettia Bowl |
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| 37 | Ken Niumatalolo [NOTE 3] |
2007 – present | 145 | 87 | 58 | — | .600 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 – [NOTE 9] |
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Footnotes[]
- ↑ Wagner, Bill (January 3, 2013). "Navy still considers Big East a good fit". The Capital Gazette (Glen Burnie, Maryland). OCLC 20603859. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130207092138/http://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy_sports/navy-still-considers-big-east-a-good-fit/article_731b2b39-613e-5b29-800d-f0067cc54798.html. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ↑ Markus, Don (December 13, 2012). "Navy, bound for Big East football in 2015, will wait to review 'all the moving parts'". The Baltimore Sun. ISSN 2165-1752. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-12-13/sports/bal-navy-bound-for-big-east-football-in-2015-will-wait-to-review-all-the-moving-parts-20121213_1_mike-aresco-big-east-navy-athletic-director. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Navy Coaching Records (2013)
- ↑ Fienstein, John (November 24, 2013). "Navy football deserves salute for success under Ken Niumatalolo, Paul Johnson". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/navy-football-deserves-salute-for-success-under-ken-niumatalolo-paul-johnson/2013/11/24/98a02982-532e-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ↑ General Accounting Office (June 30, 1941). "(B-12199) Subsistence and Lodging – Naval Reserve Midshipmen Attending a University". Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States 20: 142–145. ISSN 0011-7323. https://books.google.com/books?id=ad1JSGY_E0gC&lpg=PR11&dq=%2232%20Stat.%20686%22&pg=PA143#v=onepage&q=%2232%20Stat.%20686%22&f=false. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Melling, George (August 22, 1922). "Sec. 1512. [Title of Students. The students at the Naval Academy shall be styled cadet midshipmen"]. Laws Relating to the Navy, Annotated (Government Printing Office) (238): 739–741. OCLC 3852139. https://books.google.com/books?id=v9ZGAQAAIAAJ&dq=1902%20midshipman%20congress&pg=PA740#v=onepage&q=1902%20midshipman%20congress&f=false. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "U.S. Naval Academy Facts, Figures and History". Traditions. United States Naval Academy Athletics. Midshipmen. http://www.navysports.com/trads/usna-facts-figures-history.html. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ↑ Patterson, Ted (2000). Football in Baltimore: History and Memorabilia. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8018-6424-7.
- ↑ Navy Football History (2005)
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records. Indianapolis: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ "2009–10 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretation". Rule 3, Article 3: Extra Periods. National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 2009. pp. FR–64 to FR–65. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. https://www.webcitation.org/5qufl9pjH?url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR09.pdf. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/sports/college-football-big-plays-help-paterno-to-200th.html. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Gary Cochran". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2093. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Art "Doc" Hillebrand". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2095. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2015). "Member Biography: Jonas "One Armed Admiral" Ingram". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1233. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Gil "Gloomy Gil" Dobie". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1293. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Bill Ingram". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1449. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Edgar "Rip" Miller". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1375. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Tom Hamilton". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1363. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: George Sauer". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1565. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Wayne Hardin". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2335. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: George Welsh". National Football Foundation. https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2148. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Baker, Kent (October 30, 2001). "Lantz gets his chance at Navy with promotion". The Baltimore Sun. ISSN 2165-1752. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2001-10-30/sports/0110300190_1_lantz-head-coach-ralph-friedgen. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ Staff writer (October 29, 2001). "Plus: College Football; Weatherbie Fired As Navy Coach". The New York Times: Sports. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/sports/plus-college-football-weatherbie-fired-as-navy-coach.html. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Niumatalolo follows Johnson at Navy". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. December 8, 2007. ISSN 0038-822X. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071210153935/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/12/08/bc.fbc.navy.niumatalolo.ap/index.html. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ Staff writer (December 7, 2007). "Paul Johnson Named Georgia Tech's Head Football Coach". Ramblinwreck.com (Atlanta). http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120707aab.html. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
References[]
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- Naval Academy Athletic Association (2012). "Navy Bowl Game History". 2012 Navy Midshipmen Football Media Guide. United States Naval Academy Athletics. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111023957/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/bowls-12-footbl.pdf. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- "Navy Coaching Records". Navy History. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131214091548/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/navy/coaching_records.php. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
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