End of Season Awards
Season Report Posted: February 07, 2015 23:58
1st Team All-NCAA
MLB Marcus Tyree (Monroe, NC) Senior
2nd Team All-NCAA
LOLB Brendan Fisher (Lithia Springs, GA) Soph
1st Team All-Independents
RG Sherman, SR
LOLB Fisher, SO
MLB Tyree, SR
SS Johnson, SR
K Simon, SO
2nd Team All-Independents
LG Everson, SR
LE Miller, SR
DT Williams, SR
CB M.Miller, JR
FS Hayes, JR
SPARQ 100
Weekly Report Posted: January 31, 2015 22:54
QB
1 Brandon Carter, UCLA
2 Edward Lee, Tx A&M
3 Clark Williams, Oklahoma
4 Alex Parks, Florida
7 Jeremy Love, ND
HB
1 JT Swain, Oklahoma
2 Jim Johnson, Miami
5 Sean Synder, Clemson (Navy recruit)
WR
1 Richard Sherman, ND
2 Champ Harmon, Indiana
OLB
1 Keith Ford, ND
End of Season Recruiting
Weekly Report Posted: January 31, 2015 22:41
Top Classes:
#42 Navy 22 total recruits (Taylor, Castillo, Henry)
#66 Army 18 total recruits (Baily, Noel, Brooks)
#82 Air Force 19 total recruits (Lawrence, Crews, Wright)
Navy
1 HB Taylor, 205
2 CB Castillo, 663
3 HB Henry, 628
4 SS Barrett, 1123
5 DE Carter, 645
Military Bowl Preview: WMU vs Navy
Weekly Report Posted: January 31, 2015 14:54
Western Michigan (9-4) and Navy (8-4) have accepted invites to play in the Military Bowl. Western Michigan has impressive wins over Northern Illinois, Bowling Green and lost in the MAC championship in OT against Miami.
WMU vs Navy
Overall: C+ < B-
Offense: C+ < B
Defense: C+ < B-
Other Notes: Senior MLB Marcus Tyree has been named to the 1st Team All-American team. Soph OLB Brendan Fisher was named to the 2nd Team All-American team.
Midshipmen defeat Wolfpack 38-21
Game Report Posted: February 01, 2015 16:57
NEVADA - Navy wins with 4th string QB.
Terrapins defeat Midshipmen 34-31
Game Report Posted: February 01, 2015 16:31
ANNAPOLIS - Final second field goal lifts Terps over the Mids.
(68) Maryland at (33) Navy Preview
Weekly Report Posted: January 30, 2015 16:36
Navy (6-3) vs Terps (3-5) Preview
Overall: B > B-
Offense: B = B
Defense: B- > B-
Fighting Irish defeat Midshipmen 34-16
Game Report Posted: January 30, 2015 15:26
TBD
(29) Navy (6-2) vs #15 Notre Dame (7-1)
Weekly Report Posted: January 24, 2015 19:05
Navy travels to Notre Dame in the biggest game of the season for the Midshipmen. The Mids are playing their best football in years coming into this contest. Likewise, Notre Dame was on a 7 game streak before dropping to Purdue (28-35) one week prior. Navy will be without Senior QB, Eric Nelson, who had established himself as the clear starter before getting hurt in the Indiana contest. Sophomore Randall Bullock had another impressive game against Toledo, leading the Mids to a decisive victory.
As always, the pundits favor the Goliath, Notre Dame in this contest.
Match-up
Navy vs #15Notre Dame
Overall: 81 < 99
Offense: 84 < 99
Defense: 80 < 99
Injury Report:
Eric Nelson, QB, torn tricep, 7 weeks
Herbert Booker, FB, 3 weeks
Midshipmen defeat Rockets 34-24
Game Report Posted: January 24, 2015 18:44
TBD
Recruiting: Navy landed several prospects after the win over Toledo:
HB Terrance Henry, San Antonio, TX
DT, DaMarcus Malone, Lyndhurst, NJ
SS, Jared Barrett, Richmond, VA (Virginia Tech, Virginia, Old Dominion)
#44 Toledo (4-2) vs #36 Navy (5-2)
Weekly Report Posted: January 24, 2015 13:41
Week 7 News: Navy hosts another impressive opponent this week, the Toledo Rockets. The major headline for Navy is the injury to starting quarterback, Senior Eric Nelson (Morgantown, WV). He'll be out for several weeks due to an arm injury. With Nelson's injury, the starting duties are handed off to mega-athlete, sophomore Randall Bulluck.
TOL vs NAVY
Overall: B- = B-
Offense: B- < B
Defense: B- > B-
N* Recruiting: Navy picked up a talented cornerback from Georgia after its impressive victory over Indiana. Pat Castillo (Columbus, GA) picked the Midshipmen over North Carolina State and Ohio St. Castillo is ranked the 663th player in the country and #33 CB prospect. Rivas landed one of his top targets with Castillo.
Week 7 visits: T.Henry RB, J.Carter RE
Injury Corner:
Eric Nelson, QB, Torn Bicep, 8 weeks
H. Booker, FB, 4 weeks
Midshipmen defeat Hoosiers
Game Report Posted: January 24, 2015 09:27
Indiana - Navy survives 5 OT thriller. #17 Indiana drop to #24 in the nation after the lose. The Navy nation got their first glimpse of the Midshipmen's secret weapon, sophomore QB Randall Bullock who steam rolled for 5 TDs after starting QB Eric Nelson was lost for the season with a major injury.
#52 Navy (4-2) travels to #17 Indiana (5-0)
Weekly Report Posted: January 23, 2015 18:35
Navy = Underdog
Navy vs Indiana comparison
Overall: C+ < B
Offense: B- < B+
Defense: C+ < B
Injury Report:
Herbert Booker, 5 weeks
Midshipmen defeat Orange 30-28
Game Report Posted: January 23, 2015 17:45
SYRACUSE, NY - With 1:28 left in the game, Kicker R.Simon nails a 39 yard FG for the eventual win. Navy relied on a strong second half, scoring 17 points to hold off the Orange.
Recruiting News: Navy received a commitment from Clay Close an athlete from Sans Souci, SC. Coles is considered a Green Gem prospect with tremendous speed.
Navy (55) travels to Syracuse (69)
Weekly Report Posted: January 02, 2015 19:20
Week 7 Action - The Midshipmen (3-2) travel to Syracuse to take on the Orange (2-2). The Orange field a solid team: 84, 84, 83. The ratings favor Syracuse in this contest, however the Midshipmen have been the more productive team thus far in 2015.
Orange Leaders
HB Phil Jones, Sr - 89 overall
CB Victor West, Sr 89 overall, injured
C Adam Cook, Jr, 87 overall, captain
QB Paul Robinson, Jr, 84 overall, Scrambler from Ridgewood, NJ
Injury Notes:
Herbert Booker, FB, broken tailbone, 6 weeks
Midshipmen defeat Falcons 23-10
Game Report Posted: January 02, 2015 02:50
Game Recap -- Air Force showed up with an impressive drive, running the ball down Navy's defense for the opening score. They didn't do much more afterwords.
The Navy defense adjusted and shut down their rivals for an impressive 23-10 victory in front of the home crowd.
N* Recruiting Journal -- Navy secured commitments from several HS prospects who were in attendance.
Michael Kramer RG (Green Gem) - Picked Navy over Syracuse
Justin Smith C
Chris Scott TE
Sean Weaver WR
Jeff Ridgeway RB
Navy (75) hosts rival Air Force (26)
Weekly Report Posted: January 02, 2015 01:25
Air Force Week -- The pundits favor the Falcons in this contest for the CIC trophy. AF brings the #3 scoring offense (43 PPG) based on a solid run offense (#6, 284 YPG).
Navy (2-2) comes off a solid win over Tulane, still has the #1 rushing offense in the land at 393 YPG.
Air Force (4-0)
Prestige: ****
Overall: 83
OFF: 88
DEF: 80
AF Leaders:
CB SR Andre Moore 94 overall
HB SR Aaron Edwards 92 overall, All-American
WR JR Chase Clark 89 overall, All-American
QB SR Anthony Dixon 84 overall, 1st year starter
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N* Recruiting Journal (1st post) -- This is your first, and highly anticipated recruiting story of the season. The "N* Recruiting Journal" will bring you Navy recruiting stories in the coming weeks about the recruits that will make up the future of Navy football.
Sources say over 12 key recruits will be in attendance. The list includes the following top targets. Navy coaches expect to get initial commitments following this week.
#306 Johnny Ernest an athlete/QB from Virginia
#387 Art Gutierrez a LB from California
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Injury Notes --
Senior FS, Phillip Brown (Petal, MS) Sprained Elbow, 1 week
Soph FB, Herbert Booker (St.Simons, GA) Broken Tailbone, 7 weeks
Midshipmen defeat Green Wave 21-16
Game Report Posted: January 02, 2015 00:48
NEW ORLEANS - Navy pulls the upset in a tight contest at Tulane. The Green Wave showcased a potent aerial attack (over 300 yards) but it was Navy's passing that won the game.
Senior quarterback, Eric Nelson (Morgantown, WV), excellent all season rushing the football, showed that he could throw the ball aswell. He connected on 3 touchdown passes to lift the Midshipmen.
Next week: Navy hosts rival, Air Force
#97 Navy vs #27 Tulane - Game Notes
Weekly Report Posted: December 29, 2014 16:59
The critics favor Tulane (1-1). They lost to #9 Ole Miss last week 28-42. The Greenwave are the #2 passing team in the nation (356.5 YPG) and face Navy's #1 rushing offense (441.7 YPG)
Tulane: B, B, B
Navy: B-, B-, C+
Key Players:
HB Sr, Jeremy Butler 89 overall
QB Sr, James Johnson 82 overall, First year starter
CB Sr, Will Brown 89 overall
DT Sr, Marcus Richards, 84 overall
Injuries:
FB H.Booker, 8 weeks
Gamecocks defeat Midshipmen 48-45
Game Report Posted: December 29, 2014 15:56
ANNAPOLIS -- Navy exposed the South Carolina run defense, but the Gamecocks played a perfect game to sink the Mids. Navy rushed for an incredible 523 yards but made a few costly mistakes in the loss.
"The best thing about this game," the USC coach said, "is we won it and it's in our rearview mirror
Yes, South Carolina won (now ranked #6 in the polls), finishing with a solid fourth quarter. But it was clear from the faces on the sideline that this game didn't go quite as expected.
"We had some uncharacteristic mistakes that we don't normally have, and against a team like South Carolina you can't do that," Navy coach Alex Rivas said. "We knew coming into the game we had to play perfect and couldn't make turnovers or give up any big plays."
Talk About A Test - Navy hosts #7 South Carolina
Weekly Report Posted: December 28, 2014 21:19
Navy is out to prove that games are not played on paper.
The rankings heavily favor USC (South Carolina)
Overall, Offense, Defense
S.Car: A-, A, A-
Navy: B-, B-, B-
The Gamecocks (2-0) travel to Annapolis week 4. USC brings the #18 ranked offense in 2014 (as of week 4) with an impressive 38.5 PPG.
USC Leaders:
Senior, DT: Corey Patterson (94 overall), All-American
Senior, LG: Drew Everett (93 overall)
Senior, HB: J.T. Gibson #27 (93 overall), All-American
Senior QB: Andy Smith #2 (92 overall) First year starter
Game Notes/Injury News:
Out (9 weeks) Fullback Herbert Booker, Broken Tailbone. Terry Carter to start.
Navys ranks 2nd in the nation in rush offense with 401 YPG
Midshipmen defeat Bobcats 31-24
Game Report Posted: December 28, 2014 21:10
San Marcos, TX - The Midshipmen inch past Texas State, 31-24.
Navy travels to San Marcos, Texas
Weekly Report Posted: December 27, 2014 00:42
San Marcos, TX - Texas State (25-37 all-time) hosts the Midshipmen after the Bobcats opened the year with an impressive win over Texas Tech (28-7).
The comparison favors Navy by a slight margin.
Team............. Overall = / Offense N*/ Defense =
Navy.............. B- / B- / B-
Texas State... B- / B- / B-
UCF Wins Close Battle - Booker out 10 weeks
Game Report Posted: December 27, 2014 00:16
The Midshipmen lost their season opener in a close game against the UCF Golden Knights. Last minute effort lifted the Golden Knights. Turnovers proved costly as the Mids had 2 fumbles that resulted in points for the visiting team. Adding to the defeat, sophomore fullback, Herbert Booker, was injured in the contest and is expected to out of action for a lengthy period.
Injury Report:
Herbert Booker (Soph) is out for 10 weeks due to a broken tailbone.
Navy Season Opener
Weekly Report Posted: December 26, 2014 20:14
Navy opens the 2017 season against fellow bottom dweller UCF
UCF vs NAVY
Overal: B vs B-
Offense: B vs B-
Defense: B vs B-
2017 Heisman Watch
Weekly Report Posted: December 26, 2014 18:03
1 HB Josh Lee, JRr Nebraska
2 HB Pierre Stallings, SRr Georgia Tech
3 HB JT Gibson, SRr South Carolina
4 HB Nate Berry, SRr Clemson
5 HB Justin Wilson SRr North Carolina St
Preseason Polls
Weekly Report Posted: December 26, 2014 18:06
Navy is ranked 92
Air Force is ranked 48
Army is ranked 104
Idaho is ranked 126 (last)
4-Year Outlook for Navy
Navy (C-)
2017 - 92
2018 - 79
2019 - 66
2020 - 45
Navy Transfers
Season Report Posted: December 26, 2014 02:04
Chris Jones Center FR, to WSU (from CA)
John Lamb HB FR, to San Jose St (from HI)
Clay Rogers LB FR, to UTEP (from Texas)
Pre-Season News: Admiral Mack Award
Season Report Posted: December 26, 2014 00:48
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Rising sophomore nose guard Michael Potts (Mclean, VA) was named the winner of the Vice Admiral William P. Mack Award.
The Admiral Mack Award is presented to the most improved player during spring football drills as voted on by the coaching staff.
"Michael Potts had a great spring and the voting was near unanimous for the award," said Navy head football coach. "He really worked hard in the offseason and dropped the excess weight he was carrying and that hard work really paid off because he was a different football player in the spring. Michael is going to be a key player for us this fall."
The Admiral Mack Award was initiated in 1976 and is named in honor of Vice Admiral William P. Mack, the Naval Academy Superintendent from 1972-75, who was a strong supporter of the school's intercollegiate athletic program.
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DT Michael Potts 72 overall (+6)
Other Most Improved:
CB B. Roach 75 overall (+6)
FS L. Hayes 79 overall (+6)
C W. Jackson 90 overall (+7)
K R. Simon 83 overall (+6)