American college football season
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.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
AAC media poll
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]
Schedule
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Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
Depth chart
Depth Chart 2018
True Freshman
Double Position : *
Game summaries
At Hawaii
Navy Midshipmen at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: September 1, 2018
- Game time: 11:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temp: 82 F • Wind: NNE 13 MPH • Weather: Fair, humid
- Game attendance: 29,703
- Referee: Steve Baron
- TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross and Amanda Balionis (sideline)
Memphis
Lehigh
At SMU
At Air Force
Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
- Date: October 6, 2018
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 42 F • Wind: 12 MPH • Weather: cloudy
- Game attendance: 40,175
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
Temple
Houston
Vs. Notre Dame
At Cincinnati
Navy Midshipmen at Cincinnati Bearcats
at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
- Date: November 3, 2018
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature 55 F • Wind SSW MPH • Weather: Sunny, intermittent clouds
- Game attendance: 36,318
- Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey
At UCF
Navy Midshipmen at UCF Knights
at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL
- Date: November 10, 2018
- Game time: 12 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 79 F • Wind: N 7 MPH • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 44,738
- Referee: Tracey Jones
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Ahmad Brooks, Anish Shroff and Roddy Jones (sideline)
Tulsa
At Tulane
Navy Midshipmen at Tulane Green Wave
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
- Date: November 24, 2018
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 63 F • Wind: 5 MPH • Weather: cloudy
- Game attendance: 20,042
- Referee: Charles Lamerti
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Rene Ingoglia and Mike Corey
Vs. Army
References
- ^ "Anthony Gargiulo and Sean Williams Named 2018 Navy Football Team Captains".
- ^ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Navy Football Official Schedule". Athletics at the United States Naval Academy. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
