American college football season
The 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent 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 .[1] 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 .[2] [3] Recovering, Navy defeated Pittsburgh , before falling to rival Notre Dame in a game where the lead switched between the teams eight times.[2] [4] 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.[2] [5]
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 CBSSN L 17–3457,579
September 6 1:00 p.m. at Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 W 31–2428,408
September 13 8:00 p.m. at Texas State ESPNews W 35–2132,007
September 20 3:30 p.m. Rutgers CBSSN L 24–3133,655
September 27 3:30 p.m. WKU Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN L 27–3630,537
October 4 3:30 p.m. at Air Force CBSSN L 21–3037,731
October 11 3:30 p.m. VMI Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 51–1433,812
October 25 1:00 p.m. San Jose State Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 41–3130,612
November 1 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 6 Notre Dame CBS L 39–4936,807
November 15 3:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 52–1933,894
November 28 3:00 p.m. at South Alabama ESPN3 W 42–4014,571
December 13 3:00 p.m. vs. Army CBS W 17–1070,935
December 23 9:30 p.m. vs. San Diego State ESPN W 17–1633,077
HomecomingRankings 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
Tim Tupa
Fr
WR
4
Jamir Tillman
So
QB
5
Travis Marshall
Fr
SB
8
Colin Osborne
Jr
QB
9
Kenneth Mouton
So
QB
10
John Hendrick
Sr
WR
13
Tyris Wooten
Fr
QB
14
Troy Thompson
So
QB
15
Will Worth
So
QB
18
Tago Smith
So
QB
19
Keenan Reynolds
Jr
SB
21
DeBrandon Sanders
Jr
SB
22
Toneo Gulley
So
FB
23
Myles Swain
So
SB
24
Ryan Williams-Jenkins
Sr
SB
25
Demond Brown
Jr
SB
26
Chris High
Fr
SB
28
Dishan Romine
So
SB
29
Geoffrey Whiteside
Sr
FB
32
Quentin Ezell
Jr
SB
33
John Brown
Fr
FB
34
Noah Copeland (C)
Sr
SB
35
Jahmaal Daniel
Fr
FB
36
Quinton Singleton
Sr
FB
37
Chris Swain
Jr
SB
38
Kendrick Mouton
So
SB
44
Josh Brown
Fr
SB
45
Joshua Walker
Fr
WR
46
Conrey Meagher
Fr
FB
47
Justin Artis
Fr
SB
48
Nick Theos
Fr
WR
81
Brendan Dubeck
Sr
WR
84
Chad Lewellyn
Fr
WR
86
Julian Turner
So
WR
87
Brandon Colon
Fr
WR
88
Tyler Carmona
Fr
WR
89
Thomas Wilson
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
2
Parrish Gaines (C)
Sr
CB
4
Iaasc Wright
Fr
CB
5
Quincy Adams
Jr
CB
6
Kyle Battle
So
CB
7
Shelley White
Jr
CB
8
Alex Duncan
Fr
CB
9
Myer Krah
Jr
CB
10
Cameron Bryant
So
CB
11
Abdul Majeed
Fr
LB
13
Jordan Drake
Sr
CB
14
Elijah Merchant
Fr
S
15
Lorentez Barbour
Jr
S
16
Justin Norton
Jr
CB
17
Kwazel Bertrnad
Fr
S
18
Dexter Bell
Fr
CB
19
George Schultz
Fr
SB
20
Calvin Cass
So
S
20
James Munson
Fr
CB
21
Jerry Thompson
Fr
OLB
22
Mike Kelly
So
LB
23
Mason Hicks
Fr
S
24
Randy Beggs
Fr
S
26
Daiquan Thomasson
So
LB
28
Zach Hester
Jr
LB
29
Winn Howard
So
LB
31
Shawn White
So
LB
31
Micah Thomas
Fr
CB
32
Devin Harris
Fr
LB
33
Maika Polamalu
Sr
LB
34
Tony Mack
Fr
OLB
35
Nick Martinez
Jr
LB
36
Jalen Wade
So
LB
37
Joe Nauert
Fr
OLB
38
William Tuider
So
S
39
Shakir Robinson
Sr
OLB
40
Kevin McCoy
Fr
S
42
George Jamison
Sr
SB
42
Darryl Bonner
Fr
S
43
Brandon Jones
Fr
OLB
44
Obi Uzoma
Sr
DE
45
Paul Quessenberry
Sr
OLB
46
Chris Johnson
Sr
DE
47
A.K. Akpunku
Jr
OLB
48
Joshua Powell
So
LB
49
Anthony Lewis
Sr
LB
50
Don Pearson
Jr
OT
50
Robert Lindsey
Fr
OG
51
Seth White
Fr
LB
51
James Britton
Sr
DE
52
Amos Mason
So
OT
52
Evan Akins
Fr
OT
53
Billy Kimball
Fr
OLB
53
Kikau Pescaia
Jr
LB
54
Tyler Goble
Jr
OT
54
John Ferguson
So
OT
55
Jordan Pittman
Fr
OLB
55
Ted Colburn
So
LB
56
Joe Worth
Sr
OG
57
E.K. Binns
Jr
OLB
57
Trey Olsen
Fr
LB
58
Daniel Gonzalas
So
C
58
Parker Wade
Fr
LB
59
Ryan Harris
So
OG
60
Ben Tamburello
Jr
DE
60
Shane Atrim
Fr
DE
61
Sean Spencer
Fr
OT
61
Brandon Greene
Jr
OT
62
Bradyn Heap
Sr
DE
62
Zach Peck
Fr
C
63
Blaze Ryder
Jr
OG
64
Jake Zuzek
Sr
OT
65
Joey Gaston
Jr
DE
65
Tyler Sayles
Fr
OG
66
Jeremiah Robbins
So
OG
67
Nathaniel Otto
Sr
NG
68
Patrick Forrestal
So
OT
68
Alex Brown
So
OT
69
Patrick Hoffman
So
NG
70
Austin Hague
Fr
C
70
Maurice Norris
So
OG
71
Evan Martin
Fr
OG
72
Adam West
So
C
73
Andrew Martin
So
OG
74
Rob Dusz
So
C
75
Tanner Flemming
Sr
OT
76
Blake Benjamin
Jr
OG
77
Trenton Nollar
Fr
NG
77
Benard Sarra
Jr
OG
78
Kyle Cregge
Sr
OT
79
Blake Copeland
So
OLB
81
Eli Dawson
Fr
OLB
83
Myles Davenport
Fr
OLB
85
D.J. Palmore
Fr
OLB
86
Dylan Roney
Fr
DE
90
Will Anthony
Jr
DE
91
Aaron Davis
So
DE
92
David Gordeuk
Jr
DE
93
Reggie Miles
Fr
NG
95
Chris Nurthen
Sr
DE
96
Michael Raiford
Fr
DE
97
Nnamdi Uzoma
So
NG
98
A.J. Barnaby
Sr
DE
99
Sean Reaver
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
3
Alex Barta
So
K
6
Nick Sloan
Jr
P
11
Pablo Beltran
Sr
P
16
Gavin Jarnigan
Jr
K
43
Austin Grebe
Jr
LS
59
Ronnie Querry
Fr
LS
93
Joe Cardona
Sr
LS
94
Josh Antol
So
K
95
Patrick Cassley
Fr
P
96
Luke Holley
Fr
K
99
D.J. Grant-Johnson
So
Head coach
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 :
Defense
[1]
CB
Brendon Clements
Myer Krah
Shelley White
CB
Quincy Adams
Cameron Bryant
Elijah Merchant
Offense
[2]
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
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 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• #5 Ohio State
3
3 14 14
34
Navy
0
7 7 3
17
at Temple [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Navy
10
7 14 0
31
Temple
7
7 3 7
24
Date: September 6, 2014Location: Lincoln Financial Field , Philadelphia Game start: 1:00 pm Game attendance: 28,408Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:TV announcers (ESPN3 ): Dave Leno & Ken Dunek
at Texas State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Navy
14
14 0 7
35
Texas State
0
7 0 14
21
Date: September 13, 2014Location: Bobcat Stadium , San Marcos, Texas Game start: 8:00 pm Game attendance: 32,007Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:Television network: ESPNews
Rutgers [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Rutgers
10
7 14 0
31
Navy
7
7 3 7
24
Western Kentucky [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• WKU
3
10 9 14
36
Navy
7
7 7 6
27
at Air Force [ ]
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
1
2 3 4 Total
Navy
7
7 0 7
21
• Air Force
14
0 7 9
30
Date: October 4, 2014Location: Falcon Stadium , USAF Academy , Colorado Springs, Colorado Game start: 3:30 pm (1:30 pm MST ) Game attendance: 37,731Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:TV announcers (CBSSN ): John Sadak , Randy Cross , & Susannah Collins
VMI [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
VMI
0
7 0 7
14
• Navy
14
23 7 7
51
San Jose State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
San Jose State
3
14 0 14
31
• Navy
0
24 7 10
41
Date: October 25, 2014Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium , Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 1:00 pm Game attendance: 30,612Game weather: Temp: 62 F • Wind: • Weather: Broken CloudsTV announcers (CBSSN ): John Sadak , Randy Cross , & Susannah Collins
vs. Notre Dame [ ]
Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry
1
2 3 4 Total
• #10 Notre Dame
14
14 0 21
49
Navy
7
10 14 8
39
Date: November 1, 2014Location: FedExField , Landover, Maryland Game start: 8:00 pm Elapsed time: 3:37Game attendance: 36,807Game weather: Temp: 46 F • Wind: 20 MPH • Weather: Partly CloudyTV announcers (CBS ): Andrew Catalon, Aaron Taylor
Georgia Southern [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Georgia Southern
7
0 6 6
19
• Navy
7
10 14 21
52
Date: November 15, 2014Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium , Annapolis, Maryland Game start: 3:30 pm Game attendance: 33,894Game weather: Temp: 44 F • Wind: • Weather: Partly SunnyTV announcers (CBSSN ): John Sadak , Randy Cross , & Susannah Collins
See also: 2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
at South Alabama [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Navy
7
14 14 7
42
South Alabama
13
0 3 20
36
Date: November 28, 2014Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium , Mobile, Alabama Game start: 3:00 pm Game attendance: 14,571Game weather: Temp: 32 F • Wind: • Weather: Broken CloudsTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Darren Goldwater & Peter Vaas
vs. Army [ ]
vs. San Diego State (Poinsettia Bowl) [ ]
2014 Poinsettia Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• Navy
7
0 7 3
17
SDS
10
3 3 0
16
Date: December 23, 2014Location: Qualcomm Stadium , San Diego, California Game start: 9:30 pm Game attendance: 33,077Game weather: Temp: 68 F • Wind: N 8 MPH • Weather: Mostly CloudyTV announcers (ESPN ): Mike Bellotti , Tom Hart & Heather Mitts
References [ ]
^ http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/future-schedules.html
^ a b c Staff (2013). "2013 Navy Football–Game Results" . NAVYSports . United States Naval Academy . Retrieved May 14, 2014 .
^ "Toledo beats Navy 45-44 in 2 OTs after failed PAT" . ESPN College Football . ESPN . Associated Press . October 19, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014 .
^ Arnold, Keith (November 3, 2013). "The good, the bad, and the ugly: Notre Dame vs. Navy" . Inside the Irish . NBCSports . Retrieved May 14, 2014 .
^ Navy Midshipmen athletics (February 19, 2014). "Naval Academy Announces 2014 Football Schedule" (Press release). United States Naval Academy. Retrieved May 14, 2014 .
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