The 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by thirteenth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy competed as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released
Chuck Bednarik AwardDiego FagotLBJRDoak Walker AwardJamale CarothersFBSRBronko Nagurski TrophyDiego FagotLBJRWuerffel TrophyCameron KinleyCBSR
AAC preseason media poll The preseason poll was released on September 1, 2020. The Midshipmen were predicted to finish in fifth place in the conference.
Media poll 1 UCF 204 (10) 2 Cincinnati 201 (7) 3 Memphis 192 (2) 4 SMU 146 5 Navy 125 (1) 6 Tulane 118 7 Houston 114 8 Temple 88 9 Tulsa 49 10 East Carolina 42 11 South Florida 41
Schedule Navy had games scheduled against Lafayette and Notre Dame which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The game against Notre Dame was originally scheduled to be played at Aviva Stadium in Dublin as the Emerald Isle Classic, but was rescheduled and moved back to the United States due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later canceled entirely when the Fighting Irish, playing as part of the ACC for the first time, chose Western Michigan as their one non-conference opponent for the season (which was itself canceled when the MAC canceled fall sports). The South Florida game, originally scheduled for November 21, was declared a no-contest following Covid issues with the Bulls' team.
Personnel
Coaching staff Ken Niumatalolo Head coach Hawaii (1989) Offensive staff Ivin Jasper Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach 21 Hawaii (1994) Joe DuPaix Slotbacks coach 6 Southern Utah (1998) Ashley Ingram Running game coordinator / offensive centers and guards coach 13 North Alabama (1996) Jason MacDonald Fullbacks coach 2 Springfield College (MA) (2004) Danny O'Rourke Special teams coordinator / offensive tackles coach 19 West Georgia (1999) Mick Yokitis Wide receivers coach 10 Navy (2006) Billy Ray Stutzmann Offensive assistant coach 2 Hawaii (2013) Defensive staff Brian Newberry Defensive coordinator / safeties coach 2 Baylor (1998) James Adams Cornerbacks coach 1 Wake Forest (2006) Kevin Downing Defensive ends / raiders coach 2 North Carolina Central (2004) Robert Green Defensive assistant coach 8 Navy (1998) Steve Johns Strikers coach 13 Occidental (1991) Jerrick Hall Nose guards / defensive tackles coach 2 NC State (2004) P.J. Volker Linebackers coach 2 Mount St. Joseph (2005) Support staff Brian Blick Director of football operations 4 Navy (2012) Va'a Niumatalolo Assistant to the director of football operations 1 BYU (2018) Bryan Fitzpatrick Head football strength and conditioning / associate A.D. – sports performance 9 Towson (2005) David Mahoney Recruiting coordinator 4 Navy (2007) Bryan Miller Associate Football Strength and Conditioning / sports science coordinator 6 North Park Omar Nelson Director of player personnel 4 Navy (1997) Capt. Ross Pospisil, USMC Director of player development 2 Navy (2010) Capt. Donald Bowers, USMC Director of player development 1 Navy (2011) Kevin Slattery Director of football creative design 2 York College (PA) (2016) Capt. Mike Walsh, USMC Volunteer defensive analyst Navy (2009) Laura Webb Administrative assistant to the head football coach
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Roster
The Navy football roster for the Week 1 game versus BYU (as of September 7, 2020):
2020 Navy Midshipmen rosterQuarterback 1 Tai Lavatai, Freshman (6'2, 220) 2 Tyger Goslin, Junior (5'11, 181) 4 Matthew Peters, Freshman (6'2, 185) 6 John Meagher, Freshman (6'1, 190) 7 Xavier Arline, Freshman (5'9, 165) 8 Dalen Morris, Senior (6'1, 206) 9 Maasai Maynor, Sophomore (6'0, 192) 11 Perry Olsen, Sophomore (6'0, 205) 15 Jayden Umbarger, Freshman (6'0, 190)
Slot Back 13 Chance Warren, Junior (5'10, 190) 16 Vincent Terrell II, Freshman (5'8, 170) 20 CJ Williams, Senior (5'8, 175) 21 Zachary Kuhlman, Sophomore (6'1, 203) 22 Chike Otaluka, Junior (6'0, 195) 23 Myles Fells, Senior (5'11, 180) 24 Justin Smith, Senior (5'11, 197) 25 Carlinos Acie, Junior (5'9, 190) 26 Colby Jacques, Sophomore (5'8, 175) 28 Devon High, Junior (6'0, 205) 29 Daniel Jones, Freshman (5'9, 175) 31 Malcolm Terry II, Freshman (5'9, 186) 33 Kai Puailoa Rojas, Freshman (6'0, 182) 35 Mike Mauai, Sophomore (5'10, 186)
Fullback 32 Isaac Ruoss, Junior (6'1, 220) 34 Jamale Carothers, Junior (5'9, 203) 37 James Harris II, Junior (6'0, 230) 41 Brandon Madison, Sophomore (5'11, 223) 43 Nelson Smith, Senior (5'9, 213)
Wide receiver 3 Mychal Cooper, Junior (6'5, 221) 10 Camari Williams, Freshman (6'2, 205) 80 Mark Walker, Sophomore (6'2, 203) 81 Tyshawn Buckner, Sophomore (6'3, 199) 82 Emmett Davis, Senior (6'1, 184) 83 Marcell Gleaton, Junior (6'3, 224) 85 Michael Naze, Sophomore (6'3, 231) 86 Christian Hutchinson, Sophomore (6'4, 224) 87 Ryan Mitchell, Senior (6'3, 200) 88 Devin Mathews, Sophomore (6'4, 214) 89 Chase Parrish, Senior (5'11, 181)
Punter 18 Duke Paane, Freshman (6'4, 215) 39 Ben Fee, Junior (5'10, 231)
Kicker 5 Kevin Thibodeaux, Freshman (5'9, 160) 43 Bijan Nichols, Sophomore (6'1, 204) 45 Evan Warren, Freshman (5'10, 160) 47 Daniel Davies, Freshman (5'10, 173) Offensive lineman 50 Ahmad Bradley, Freshman (6'3, 300) 52 Wyatt Terlaak, Freshman (6'4, 325) 53 Drew Wilder, Freshman (6'3, 285) 54 Lirion Murtezi, Freshman (6'3, 300) 55 Sam Glover, Freshman (6'3, 265) 56 Joshua Pena, Freshman (6'2, 275) 58 Darrellson Masaniai, Freshman (6'2, 279) 60 Mattie Conlon, Junior (6'2, 290) 61 Jamie Romo, Sophomore (6'5, 285) 62 Pierce Banbury, Junior (6'2, 302) 63 Nicolas Rowan, Sophomore (6'1, 297) 64 Kurt Stengel, Senior (6'4, 256) 65 Nick Bernacchi, Junior (6'2, 290) 66 Kip Frankland, Sophomore (6'1, 280) 67 Bryce Texeira, Junior (6'2, 297) 69 Nick Dell'Acqua, Junior (6'4, 299) 70 Jackson Lee Mitchell, Junior (6'4, 267) 71 Billy Honaker, Senior (6'3, 282) 72 Luca Fratianne, Junior (6'2, 273) 73 Peter Nestrowitz, Senior (6'3, 282) 74 Jake Cossavella, Sophomore (6'4, 258) 75 Sean Rattay, Senior (6'1, 284) 76 Brandon Moore, Sophomore (6'1, 299) 77 Luke Coleman, Sophomore (6'4, 294) 78 Joseph Petti, Sophomore (6'6, 295) 79 Justin Self, Senior (6'2, 268)
Defensive lineman 58 Jacob Gregory, Senior (6'3, 234) 60 Ari Rodriguez, Freshman (6'1, 284) 61 Quinzy Salu, Sophomore (6'3, 255) 62 Jacob Busic, Freshman (6'4, 250) 64 Max Meeuwsen, Freshman (6'1, 235) 65 Brody Stephens, Freshman (6'4, 305) 66 Mike Petrof, Freshman (6'2, 283) 67 Donald Berniard Jr., Freshman (6'0, 280) 75 Jacob Greenwood, Freshman (6'2, 255) 76 Clay Cromwell, Freshman (6'3, 250) 77 Dalton Boswell, Freshman (6'3, 310) 78 Jacobi Rice, Sophomore (6'3, 270) 79 Pryson Greer, Freshman (6'1, 280) 90 Chris Pearson, Senior (6'3, 317) 91 John Brand, Sophomore (6'3, 270) 92 Deondrae Williams, Junior (6'0, 266) 93 Dexter Manior, Sophomore (6'3, 283) 94 J'arius Warren, Junior (6'1, 257) 95 Tobe Okafor, Senior (6'4, 295) 96 Jackson Perkins, Senior (6'6, 257) 97 Antonio Greer, Sophomore (6'2, 250) 98 Mike Flowers, Senior (6'3, 318) 99 Alefosio Saipaia, Sophomore (6'0, 291)
Raider 42 Ian Blake, Senior (6'2, 226) 44 Cal Long, Junior (6'2, 230) 46 Tommy Lawley, Junior (6'2, 219) 53 John Amell, Sophomore (6'3, 230) 55 John Kelly III, Junior (6'2, 232) 56 Max Sandlin, Sophomore (6'4, 220) 70 Jackson Boyer, Freshman (6'4, 215) 71 Tausili Fiatoa, Freshman (6'3, 230) 72 Akalea Kapono, Freshman (6'1, 215) 73 Keandre' Harper, Freshman (6'3, 220) 74 Andrew Keating, Freshman (6'2, 210) Linebacker 34 Aaron Davis, Freshman (6'2, 202) 37 Chaisen Buckner, Freshman (6'1, 197) 38 Michael Salisbury, Junior (6'2, 200) 40 Gavin Marts, Sophomore (6'0, 228) 41 Terrell Adams, Sophomore (6'0, 215) 45 Tama Tuitele, Sophomore (6'1, 249) 47 Colton Higgins, Sophomore (6'1, 201) 49 Trent Shiraki, Sophomore (6'0, 215) 50 Khalil Crawford, Freshman (6'1, 220) 51 Nicholas Straw, Sophomore (6'2, 230) 52 Mitchell Johns, Junior (6'1, 224) 54 Diego Fagot, Junior (6'3, 240) 57 Johnny Hodges, Sophomore (6'2, 210) 59 Tysean White, Sophomore (6'3, 225) 86 Will Harbour, Freshman (6'1, 225) 87 Dean Neeley, Freshman (6'0, 205)
Bandit 6 Mitchell West, Junior (5'10, 192) 7 Kevin Brennan, Junior (5'11, 199) 10 BJ Gibson, Sophomore (6'4, 209) 13 Mike Cabrera, Senior (5'10, 198) 15 Taylor Robinson, Sophomore (6'0, 182) 22 Adrion Taylor, Sophomore (5'9, 195)
Striker 31 Austin Talbert–Loving, Senior (6'0, 210) 33 Vincent Thomas Jr., Sophomore (5'10, 200) 48 Joshua Adams, Sophomore (6'0, 198) 80 Ajani Cuevas-Gillis, Freshman (6'0, 170) 82 Xavier McDonald, Freshman (5'11, 190)
Cornerback 2 Marcus Wiggins, Senior (6'4, 188) 3 Cameron Kinley, Senior (6'2, 204) 4 David Miller, Sophomore (5'9, 192) 5 Michael McMorris, Junior (5'9, 166) 9 Daniel Taylor, Junior (5'10, 180) 14 Micah Farrar, Senior (6'0, 180) 15 Tyler Rogers, Junior (5'10, 184) 16 Jamal Glenn, Junior (5'11, 181) 17 Ebissa Sambo, Sophomore (5'10, 169) 18 Dre Grace, Freshman (6'0, 165) 23 Brandon Willis, Sophomore (5'10, 189) 24 Romaine Robinson, Freshman (5'9, 175) 25 Jordan Geter, Sophomore (5'10, 174) 29 Caleb Clear, Senior (6'1, 188)
Safety 1 John Marshall, Sophomore (6'2, 197) 8 Willie Collins V, Freshman (5'11, 185) 11 Evan Fochtman, Senior (6'1, 293) 20 Kamron Love, Freshman (5'11, 170) 21 Colin O'Connor, Freshman (6'1, 170) 26 Eavan Gibbons, Freshman (5'10, 185) 36 Derek Atwaters, Sophomore (6'1, 193) 39 Marcus Moore, Freshman (6'0, 180)
Long snapper 44 Cole Williams, Freshman (6'0, 220) 49 Kyle Gibbs, Senior (6'2, 206)
Game summaries
BYU
At Tulane
At Air Force
Temple
With this victory, Navy Coach Ken Niumatalolo achieved his 100th win, becoming the 6th active head coach at the FBS level to win 100 games at one school.https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/ncaa/navy-holds-narrow-win-over-temple-niumatalolos-100th-win?cid=Yahoo&partner=ya4nbcs
At East Carolina
Houston
At SMU
Memphis
Tulsa
At Army
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