List of Navy Midshipmen head football coaches explained

The Navy Midshipmen football team has represented the United States Naval Academy in intercollegiate college football since 1879. The team participated as an independent school for the majority of its existence, but joined the American Athletic Conference (formerly the Big East Conference) as an expansion team in 2015.[1] [2] The Midshipmen joined the NCAA Division I-A when it was created in 1978, becoming one of the first independent schools in that division. The program has had 37 head coaches, one interim coach, and two separate periods where it went without a coach since its formation.[3] Ken Niumatalolo served as head coach of the Midshipmen from 2007[4] to the end of the 2022 season, when he was let go immediately after losing to Army to close out a 4–8 season.[5]

The academy adopted the nickname "Midshipmen" for its students when it was founded in 1845. Between 1870 and 1902, the school tried out a number of different ideas, before Congress restored the name "Midshipmen" as the academy's nickname.[6] [7] The term has been accepted since.[8] The Midshipmen have played in over 1200 games during the program's 133 seasons (through the 2015 regular season). In those seasons, seven coaches have led the Midshipmen to postseason bowl games, ten have been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, and one, Bill Ingram, has led the school to a recognized national championship.[3]

Vaulx Carter, the program's first coach, is the all-time leader in win percentage, with a perfect 1.000. Of coaches who have served in more than one game, Gil Dobie has the highest win percentage with .850 after completing a record of . George Sauer has the lowest win percentage of any non-interim coach, amassing a percentage of .222 and a record of . Ken Niumatalolo overtook George Welsh's 55 wins in 2014, for the most games won at Navy, and his 9 seasons in 2017 for the most seasons coached at Navy. In 2014, Niumatalolo overtook Paul Johnson, his predecessor, for the most bowl games coached, with seven, and most bowl games won (3).[3] [9]

Key

General
No.A running total of the number of coaches
BGBowl games
NCNational championships
bgcolor=#FFE6BD align="center" †Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
Overall games
GCGames coached
OWWins
OLLosses
OTTies
O%Winning percentage
Postseason games
PWWins
PLLosses
PTTies

Coaches

No.! scope="col"
NameTermGCOWOLOTO%PWPLPTBGNC
N/ANo coach————
1————
N/ANo coach————
2————
3————
4————
5————
6————
7————
8[10] ————
9[11] ————
10————
11————
12————
13————
14————
15[12]
16[13]
171  -
1924 Rose Bowl
18
19[14] 1  -
1926
20[15]
21[16]
22
23
24
25
26[17]
272  -
1955 Sugar Bowl,
1958 Cotton Bowl
28[18] 2  -
1961 Orange Bowl,
1964 Cotton Bowl
29
30
31[19]
32
33
34
35
1  -
1996 Aloha Bowl
Int
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36
——5  -
2003 Houston Bowl,
2004 Emerald Bowl,
2005 Poinsettia Bowl,
2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl,
2007 Poinsettia Bowl
37
——11  -
382023–present——

References

General

Notes

Notes and References

  1. News: Wagner . Bill . January 3, 2013 . Navy still considers Big East a good fit . The Capital Gazette . Glen Burnie, Maryland . 20603859 . December 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130207092138/http://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy_sports/navy-still-considers-big-east-a-good-fit/article_731b2b39-613e-5b29-800d-f0067cc54798.html . February 7, 2013 . dead.
  2. News: Markus . Don . December 13, 2012 . Navy, bound for Big East football in 2015, will wait to review 'all the moving parts' . . 2165-1752 . December 27, 2013 . December 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227084046/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-12-13/sports/bal-navy-bound-for-big-east-football-in-2015-will-wait-to-review-all-the-moving-parts-20121213_1_mike-aresco-big-east-navy-athletic-director . live .
  3. [#Coach List|Navy Coaching Records (2013)]
  4. News: Fienstein . John . November 24, 2013 . Navy football deserves salute for success under Ken Niumatalolo, Paul Johnson . . December 27, 2013 . 0190-8286 . December 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214135145/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/navy-football-deserves-salute-for-success-under-ken-niumatalolo-paul-johnson/2013/11/24/98a02982-532e-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html . live .
  5. Web site: Lehrfeld . Jonathan . 2022-12-13 . Ex-Navy head coach says he was fired in locker room after loss to Army . 2022-12-14 . Navy Times . en.
  6. General Accounting Office . June 30, 1941 . (B-12199) Subsistence and LodgingNaval Reserve Midshipmen Attending a University . Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States . 20 . 142–145 . 0011-7323 . February 19, 2014.
  7. Melling, George . August 22, 1922 . Sec. 1512. [Title of Students.] The students at the Naval Academy shall be styled cadet midshipmen ]. Laws Relating to the Navy, Annotated . Government Printing Office . 238 . 739–741 . 3852139 . February 19, 2014.
  8. Web site: Staff . 2013 . U.S. Naval Academy Facts, Figures and History . Traditions . Midshipmen . United States Naval Academy Athletics . December 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106115559/http://www.navysports.com/trads/usna-facts-figures-history.html . November 6, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  9. [#Navy Records|Navy Football History (2005)]
  10. Web site: Staff . 2013 . [{{College Football HoF/url|id=2093}} Member Biography: Gary Cochran ]. . December 25, 2013 .
  11. Web site: Staff . 2013 . Member Biography: Art "Doc" Hillebrand . National Football Foundation . December 25, 2013 . March 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240310130707/https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2095 . live .
  12. Web site: Staff . 2015 . [{{College Football HoF/url|id=1233}} Member Biography: Jonas "One Armed Admiral" Ingram ]. National Football Foundation . May 30, 2015 .
  13. Web site: Staff . 2013 . Member Biography: Gil "Gloomy Gil" Dobie . National Football Foundation . December 25, 2013 . January 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190112095024/https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1293 . live .
  14. Web site: Staff . 2013 . [{{College Football HoF/url|id=1449}} Member Biography: Bill Ingram ]. National Football Foundation . December 25, 2013 .
  15. Web site: Staff . 2013 . [{{College Football HoF/url|id=1375}} Member Biography: Edgar "Rip" Miller ]. National Football Foundation . December 25, 2013 .
  16. Web site: Staff . 2013 . [{{College Football HoF/url|id=1363}} Member Biography: Tom Hamilton ]. National Football Foundation . December 25, 2013 .
  17. Web site: Staff . 2013 . Member Biography: George Sauer . National Football Foundation . December 25, 2013 . January 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190117155642/https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1565 . live .
  18. Web site: Staff . 2013 . Member Biography: Wayne Hardin . National Football Foundation . December 25, 2013 . December 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124015/https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2335 . live .
  19. Web site: Staff . 2013 . [{{College Football HoF/url|id=2148}} Member Biography: George Welsh ]. National Football Foundation . December 25, 2013 .

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