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2014 Navy Midshipmen football team

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2014 Navy Midshipmen football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIvin Jasper (7th season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (13th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPKeenan Reynolds
Captains
  • Noah Copeland
  • Parrish Gaines
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
BYU           8 5  
Notre Dame           8 5  
Navy           8 5  
Army           4 8  
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Spring practices

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Navy held spring practices during March and April 2014.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Ohio StateCBSSNL 17–3457,579
September 61:00 p.m.at TempleESPN3W 31–2428,408
September 138:00 p.m.at Texas StateESPNewsW 35–2132,007
September 203:30 p.m.RutgersdaggerCBSSNL 24–3133,655
September 273:30 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNL 27–3630,537
October 43:30 p.m.at Air ForceCBSSNL 21–3037,731
October 113:30 p.m.VMI
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 51–1433,812
October 251:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 41–3130,612
November 18:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Notre DameCBSL 39–4936,807
November 153:30 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 52–1933,894
November 283:00 p.m.at South AlabamaESPN3W 42–4014,571
December 133:00 p.m.vs. Army
CBSW 17–1070,935
December 239:30 p.m.vs. San Diego StateESPNW 17–1633,077

Roster

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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
G 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
G 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
G 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
G 64 Jake Zuzek Sr
OT 65 Joey Gaston Jr
DE 65 Tyler Sayles Fr
G 66 Jeremiah Robbins So
G 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
G 71 Evan Martin Fr
G 72 Adam West So
C 73 Andrew Martin So
G 74 Rob Dusz So
C 75 Tanner Flemming Sr
OT 76 Blake Benjamin Jr
G 77 Trenton Nollar Fr
NG 77 Benard Sarra Jr
G 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 linebackers
  • Buddy Green – Defensive coordinator/Secondary
  • Ashley IngramOffensive 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 1, 2014

Depth chart

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The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl:

Game summaries

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Ohio State

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1 234Total
• #5 Ohio State 3 31414 34
Navy 0 773 17

At Temple

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1 234Total
Navy 10 7140 31
Temple 7 737 24

At Texas State

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1 234Total
Navy 14 1407 35
Texas State 0 7014 21

Rutgers

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1 234Total
Rutgers 10 7140 31
Navy 7 737 24

Western Kentucky

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1 234Total
WKU 3 10914 36
Navy 7 776 27

At Air Force

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Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
1 234Total
Navy 7 707 21
Air Force 14 079 30

VMI

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1 234Total
VMI 0 707 14
Navy 14 2377 51

San Jose State

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1 234Total
San Jose State 3 14014 31
Navy 0 24710 41

Vs. Notre Dame

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Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry
1 234Total
• #10 Notre Dame 14 14021 49
Navy 7 10148 39
  • Date: November 1, 2014
  • Location: FedExField, Landover, Maryland
  • Game start: 8:00 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 36,807
  • Game weather: Temp: 46 F • Wind: 20 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Aaron Taylor

Georgia Southern

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1 234Total
Georgia Southern 7 066 19
Navy 7 101421 52

At South Alabama

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1 234Total
Navy 7 14147 42
South Alabama 13 0320 36

Vs. Army

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115th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
1 234Total
Navy 0 737 17
Army 7 003 10

Vs. San Diego State (Poinsettia Bowl)

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2014 Poinsettia Bowl
1 234Total
Navy 7 073 17
SDS 10 330 16

References

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  1. ^ "NAVY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". www.navysports.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2011.