Navy Midshipmen football

Navy Midshipmen football
2023 Navy Midshipmen football team
First season1879
Athletic directorChet Gladchuk Jr.
Head coachBrian Newberry
1st season, 5–7 (.417)
StadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 34,000)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationAnnapolis, Maryland
ConferenceThe American
All-time record738–600–57 (.549)
Bowl record12–11–1 (.521)
Claimed national titles1 (1926)
Division titles3
RivalriesArmy (rivalry)
Air Force (rivalry)
Johns Hopkins (rivalry)
Notre Dame (rivalry)
Maryland (rivalry)
SMU (rivalry)
Heisman winnersJoe Bellino – 1960
Roger Staubach – 1963
Consensus All-Americans24
Current uniform
ColorsNavy blue and gold[1]
   
Fight songAnchors Aweigh
MascotBill the Goat
Marching bandUnited States Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps
OutfitterUnder Armour
WebsiteNavySports.com

The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) college football. The Naval Academy completed its final season as an FBS independent school (not in a conference) in 2014, and became a single-sport member of the American Athletic Conference beginning in the 2015 season.[2] The team is currently coached by Brian Newberry, who was promoted in 2022, following his stint as the Midshipmen defensive coordinator. Navy has 19 players and three coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame and won the college football national championship in 1926 according to the Boand and Houlgate poll systems. The 1910 team also was undefeated and unscored upon (the lone tie was a 0–0 game).[3] The mascot is Bill the Goat.

Navy competes with their historic rivals Army in the Army–Navy Game, traditionally the final game of the college football regular season. The three major service academies—Army, Navy, and Air Force—compete for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.

  1. ^ "Navy Academy Athletics Logos / Style Sheet". December 21, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Navy football officially joins AAC, ending 134 years as independent". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). July 1, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL 2007 NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

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