2015 Navy Midshipmen football team

2015 Navy Midshipmen football

Conference	American Athletic Conference Western Division
2015 record	0–0 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (15th year)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (14th year)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 34,000)


2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
Connecticut	0	–	0	0	–	0
Cincinnati	0	–	0	0	–	0
East Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Florida	0	–	0	0	–	0
Temple	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Division
Houston	0	–	0	0	–	0
Memphis	0	–	0	0	–	0
Navy	0	–	0	0	–	0
SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tulane	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tulsa	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen are led by eighth year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and play their home games at Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen compete as a member of the Western Division of the American Athletic Conference, and are first year members of the conference. The previously competed as an independent.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 5	12:00 pm	Colgate*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
September 19	3:30 pm	East Carolina	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
September 26		at Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
October 3	3:30 pm	Air Force*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
October 10		at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry)
October 24	1:00 pm	Tulane	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
October 31	12:00 pm	South Florida	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
November 7		at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
November 14	3:30 pm	SMU	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)
November 21		at Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
November 27		at Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
December 12	3:00 pm	vs. Army*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (116th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game Summaries

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colgate	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 5, 2015
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Game start: 12:00 pm
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6-0	1998	NAVY, 42–35

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 19, 2015
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Game start: 3:30 pm
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-1	2012	NAVY, 56-28

at UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	0	0
UConn	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 26, 2015
Location: Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT
Game start: TBA
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6-1	2006	NAVY, 41-17

Air Force

Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 27, 2014
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Game start: 3:30 pm
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19-28	2014	Air Force, 30-21

at Notre Dame

Rip Miller Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	0	0
Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 10, 2015
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
Game start: TBA
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
75-12-1	2014	Notre Dame 49-39

Tulane Green Wave

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 24, 2015
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Game start: 1:00 pm
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11-1	2005	NAVY, 49–21

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Florida	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 31, 2015
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Game start: 12:00 pm
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First Meeting

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	0	0
Memphis	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 7, 2015
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN
Game start: TBA
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First Meeting

SMU

Gansz Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
SMU	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 14, 2015
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Game start: 3:30 pm
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–7	2011	NAVY, 24–17

at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	0	0
Tulsa	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 21, 2015
Location: Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK
Game start: TBA
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2006	Tulsa, 23-24 (OT)

at Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	0	0
Houston	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 27, 2015
Location: TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX
Game start: TBA
Game weather: Temp: F • Wind: • Weather:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1980	Houston, 0–35

vs. Army

116th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	0	0	0	0	0
Army	0	0	0	0	0

Date: December 12, 2015
Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Game start: 3:00 pm
Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team and Army–Navy Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–49–7	2014	NAVY, 17–10

References

Navy Midshipmen football

Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)

Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" United States Naval Academy Band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game

People	Head coaches

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