| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Navy Midshipmen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 3–10 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Ken Niumatalolo |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Off Coach: | Ivin Jasper |
| Oc Year: | 11th |
| Off Scheme: | Triple option |
| Def Coach: | Dale Pehrson |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple |
| Mvp: | Malcolm Perry |
| Captain: | Anthony Gargiulo |
| Captain2: | Sean Williams[1] |
| Stadium: | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
The 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by eleventh-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy was a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the West Division. The Midshipmen finished the season 3–10, the team's worst record since 2002. They went 2–6 in AAC play to tie fifth place in the West Division.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Lott Trophy[2] | Sean Williams | S | SR | |
| Maxwell Award[3] | Malcolm Perry | QB | JR | |
| Paul Hornung Award[4] | Malcolm Perry | QB | JR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[5] | Andrew Wood | OL | SR | |
| Walter Camp Award[6] | Malcolm Perry | QB | JR |
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Midshipmen predicted to finish in third place in the AAC West Division.[7]
| Media poll (West) | |||
| 1 | Memphis | 171 (23) | |
| 2 | Houston | 146 (4) | |
| 3 | Navy | 129 (3) | |
| 4 | SMU | 72 | |
| 5 | Tulane | 68 | |
| 6 | Tulsa | 44 | |
| Name | Position | Seasons at Navy | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | 21 (11 as HC) | Hawaii (1989) | |
| Ivin Jasper | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach | 19 | Hawaii (1994) |
| Dale Pehrson | Defensive coordinator / defensive line coach | 23 | Utah (1976) |
| Joe Dupaix | Slotbacks coach | 4 | Southern Utah (1998) |
| Justin Davis | Outside Linebackers coach | 12 | Maine (2001) |
| Outside Linebackers coach | 6 | Navy (1998) | |
| Running Game Coordinator / offensive line coach | 11 | North Alabama (1996) | |
| Steve Johns | Inside Linebackers | 11 | Occidental College (1991) |
| Dan O'Brien | Safeties coach | 5 | Boston College (2005) |
| Mike Judge | Fullbacks coach | 11 | Springfield College (2005) |
| Defensive tackles coach | 1 | Utah (2016) | |
| Danny O'Rourke | Special Teams Coordinator / offensive line coach | 17 | West Georgia (2000) |
| Napoleon Sykes | Outside Linebackers coach | 5 | Wake Forest (2006) |
| Mick Yokitis | Wide Receivers coach | 8 | Hawaii (2006) |
| Tony Grantham | Defensive Ends coach | 11 | Radford (2000) |
Depth Chart 2018
True Freshman
Double Position : *
See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.
See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team.
See also: 2018 SMU Mustangs football team and Gansz Trophy.
See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.
See also: 2018 Temple Owls football team.
See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team.
See also: 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.
See also: 2018 UCF Knights football team.
See also: 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team.
See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.