2023 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (1st season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorP. J. Volker (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 SMU y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Tulane y   8 – 0     11 – 3  
UTSA   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Memphis   6 – 2     10 – 3  
South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Navy   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
East Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, and competed in the American Athletic Conference (The American). They were led by first-year head coach Brian Newberry.

Offseason

Coaching changes

With Newberry taking over as head coach, there were several other coaching changes. On December 20, 2022, the Midshipmen promoted linebackers coach P. J. Volker to defensive coordinator while remaining linebackers coach.[1] On January 5, 2023, the school hired Grant Chesnut to be the offensive coordinator. He held the same position at Kennesaw State for eight years.[2] On January 9, Eric Lewis was named the school's safeties coach and defensive pass game coordinator; Brenten Wimberly was also named a defensive assistant.[3]

Schedule

Navy and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 262:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Notre Dame*
NBCL 3–4249,000
September 93:30 p.m.Wagner*
CBSSNW 24–029,798
September 147:30 p.m.at Memphis
ESPNL 24–2825,551
September 303:30 p.m.South Florida
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNL 30–4429,789
October 73:30 p.m.North Texas
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 27–2428,648
October 142:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN+W 14–015,659
October 2112:00 p.m.No. 22 Air Force*
CBSL 6–1738,803[a]
November 42:00 p.m.at Temple
ESPN+L 18–3213,049
November 113:30 p.m.UAB
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 31–629,078
November 1812:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
ESPNews/ESPN+W 10–028,708
November 2512:00 p.m.at SMU
ESPN2L 14–5921,490
December 93:00 p.m.vs. Army*
CBSL 11–1765,878
  1. ^ 38,803 is the highest all-time attendance record at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, breaking the previous record of 38,792 set on October 7, 2017 vs Air Force.[5]

Game summaries

vs Notre Dame (Emerald Isle Classic), (rivalry)

See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Navy Midshipmen (0-0) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 033
No. 13 Fighting Irish 14 7 7735

at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland

  • Date: August 26th
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Rainy/Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 49,000
  • Referee: Luke Richman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (color commentator), Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter), and Terry McAulay (rules analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:26) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:28; Notre Dame 7-0)
  • (1:03) ND – Jadarian Price 19-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:27; Notre Dame 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (10:00) ND – Jaden Greathouse 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 21-0)
  • (0:13) ND – Jayden Thomas 29-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:42; Notre Dame 28-0)
Third quarter
  • (9:36) ND – Jaden Greathouse 20-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:48; Notre Dame 35-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:54) ND – Deion Colzie 25-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 42-0)
  • (3:33) Navy – Evan Warren 31-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 8:21; Notre Dame 42-3)
Statistics Navy No. 13 Notre Dame
First downs 12 27
Plays–yards 55–169 57–444
Rushes–yards — —
Passing yards 43 253
Passing: comp–att–int 3–7–0 19–23–0
Time of possession 44:35 32:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 3/6, 43 yards
Rushing Alex Tecza 8 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Brandon Chatman 2 receptions, 41 yards
No. 13 Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 19/23, 251 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Audric Estimé 16 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving Jaden Greathouse 3 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

vs Wagner (FCS)

See also: 2023 Wagner Seahawks football team
Wagner Seahawks (FCS) (0-1) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks (FCS) 0 0 000
Midshipmen 7 10 0724

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 9th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Rainy/Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 29,798
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:46) NAVY – Daba Fofana 3-yard rush, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:33; Navy 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (2:20) NAVY – Evan Warren 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:06; Navy 10-0)
  • (0:08) NAVY – Camari Williams 8-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:40; Navy 17-0)
Third quarter
  • No scoring this quarter
Fourth quarter
  • (10:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 46-yard, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:43; Navy 24-0)
Statistics Wagner (FCS) Navy
First downs 12 18
Plays–yards 67–227 62–408
Rushes–yards 32–84 44–245
Passing yards 143 163
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–1 11–18–0
Time of possession 29:18 26:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Wagner (FCS) Passing Damien Mazil 11/23, 100 yards, INT
Rushing Zachary Palmer-Smith 13 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Mark Didio Jr. 8 receptions, 57 yards
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 8/13, 161 yards, TD
Rushing Eli Heidenreich 4 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Anton Hall Jr. 1 reception, 45 yards

at Memphis

See also: 2023 Memphis Tigers football team
Navy Midshipmen (1-1) vs Memphis Tigers (2-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 14 0 7324
Tigers 7 7 7728

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

  • Date: September 14th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: at W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 25,551
  • Referee: Kevin Randell
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) & Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:15) MEM – Blake Warson 7-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:23; Memphis 7-0)
  • (5:03) NAVY – Alex Tecza 75-yard run, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Tied 7-7)
  • (1:14) NAVY – Regis Velez 16-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:50; Navy 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (0:23) MEM – Rock Taylor 7-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 0:56; Tied 14-14)
Third quarter
  • (12:24) MEM – Seth Henigan 1-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:36; Memphis 21-14)
  • (9:08) NAVY – Anton Hall 2-yard run, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:12; Tied 21-21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:22) MEM – Seth Henigan 3-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:58; Memphis 28-21)
  • (3:09) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 36-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:38; Memphis 28-24)
Statistics Navy Memphis
First downs 19 19
Plays–yards 70–432 66–408
Rushes–yards 50–299 31–190
Passing yards 133 218
Passing: comp–att–int 10–20–0 23–35–1
Time of possession 32:49 27:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 10–19–0, 133 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 15 carries, 163 yards, TD
Receiving Brandon Chatman 1 reception, 58 yards
Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 23–35–1, 218 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Blake Watson 10 carries, 169 yards, TD
Receiving Blake Watson 6 receptions, 68 yards

vs South Florida

See also: 2023 South Florida Bulls football team
South Florida Bulls (2-2) vs Navy Midshipmen (1-2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulls 7 16 71444
Midshipmen 14 6 3730

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 30th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 29,789
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:52) NAVY – Tai Lavatai 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:20; Navy 7-0)
  • (8:55) NAVY – Tai Lavatai 4-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:50; Navy 14-0)
  • (5:40) USF – Sean Atkins 1-yard pass from Byrum Brown, John Cannon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:14; Navy 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (12:09) USF – Nay'Quan Wright 10-yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:10; Tied 14-14)
  • (8:20) USF – Sean Atkins 88-yard pass from Byrum Brown, John Cannon kick (Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:39; USF 21-14)
  • (1:57) NAVY – Anton Hall 2-yard pass from Blake Horvath, PAT blocked (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:06; USF 21-20)
  • (1:57) USF – Jhalyn Suler 69-yard PAT return (USF 23-20)
Third quarter
  • (10:34) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 44-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:54; Tied 23-23)
  • (4:22) USF – Michael Stephens-Brown 15-yard pass from Byrum Brown, John Cannon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:52; USF 30-23)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:50) USF – Tramel Logan 70-yard fumble recovery, John Cannon kick (USF 37-23)
  • (7:45) USF – Michel Dukes 11-yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:13; USF 44-23)
  • (7:28) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 68-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:17; USF 44-30)
Statistics South Florida Navy
First downs 11 24
Plays–yards 59–330 78–435
Rushes–yards 48–240 44–98
Passing yards 90 338
Passing: comp–att–int 5–11–0 26–34–0
Time of possession 31:08 28:52
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 26–34, 338 yards, 3 TD
Rushing K'wan Powell 11 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Sean Atkins 4 receptions, 16 yards, 2 TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 4–6, 83 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Alex Tezuka 13 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 1 reception, 68 yards

vs North Texas

See also: 2023 North Texas Mean Green football team
North Texas Mean Green (2-2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (1-3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 3 7 01424
Midshipmen 0 13 7727

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 7th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 28,648
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadack (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:43) UNT – Noah Rauschenberg 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:11; North Texas 3-0)
Second quarter
  • (7:18) NAVY – Alex Tecza 39-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:15; Navy 7-3)
  • (2:42) UNT – Chandler Rogers 75-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:37; North Texas 10-7)
Third quarter
  • (0:43) NAVY – Nathan Kent 26-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Nathan Kirkwood missed PAT (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:59; Navy 13-10)
Third Quarter
  • (8:26) NAVY – Anton Hall 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34; Navy 20-10)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:01) UNT – Ja'Mori Maclin 18-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 4:57; Navy 20-17)
  • (7:07) Navy – Alex Tecza 21-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood (Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:06; Navy 27-17)
  • (5:23) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 47-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:44; Navy 27-24)
Statistics North Texas Navy
First downs 23 21
Plays–yards 69–473 68–406
Rushes–yards 36–206 58–331
Passing yards 267 75
Passing: comp–att–int 22–33–0 4–10–0
Time of possession 26:05 33:55
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Chandler Rogers 22–32–0, 267 yards, TD
Rushing Ayo Adeyi 14 carries, 125 yards, TD
Receiving Ja'Mori Maclin 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 4–8–0, 75 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 17 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brandon Chatman 1 reception, 38 yards

at Charlotte

See also: 2023 Charlotte 49ers football team
Navy Midshipmen (2-3) vs. Charlotte 49ers (1-4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 7714
49ers 0 0 000

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: October 14th
  • Game time: 2 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: at 0 miles per hour (0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,659
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Morgan Ube (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring summary this quarter
Second quarter
  • No scoring summary this quarter
Third quarter
  • (12:30) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 69-yard pass from Braxton Woodson, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:30; Navy 7-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:02) NAVY – Alex Tecza 62-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:09; Navy 14-0)
Statistics Navy Charlotte
First downs 10 14
Plays–yards 55–265 68–265
Rushes–yards 40–173 40–123
Passing yards 92 142
Passing: comp–att–int 6–15–0 11–28–2
Time of possession 29:08 30:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Braxton Woodson 5–14, 85 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 6 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 1 reception, 69 yards, TD
Charlotte Passing Trexler Ivey 11–27, 142 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Shadrick Byrd 20 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Duane Thomas Jr. 3 receptions, 54 yards

vs No. 22 Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

See also: 2023 Air Force Falcons football team
No. 22 Air Force Falcons (6-0) vs. Navy Midshipmen (3-3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Falcons 0 7 3717
Midshipmen 0 0 066

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 21st
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 38,803
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Amanda Guerra (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays this quarter
Second quarter
  • (14:48) AFA – Dane Kinamon 94-yard pass from Zac Larrier, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 0:29; Air Force 7–0)
Third quarter
  • (5:55) AFA – Matthew Depore 40-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:27; Air Force 10–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:51) AFA – Alec Mock 18-yard interception, Matthew Depore kick (Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:17; Air Force 17–0)
  • (0:50) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 10-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, 2-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 3:01; Air Force 17–6)
Statistics Air Force Navy
First downs 8 10
Plays–yards 53–288 64–124
Rushes–yards 48–137 35–22
Passing yards 151 102
Passing: comp–att–int 15–29–2 4–5–0
Time of possession 31:44 28:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Air Force Passing Zac Larrier 4–5, 151 yards, TD
Rushing Michel Emmanuel 22 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Dane Kinamon 1 reception, 94 yards, TD
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 13–23, 96 yards, 2 INT, TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 12 carries, 24 yards
Receiving Alex Tecza 4 receptions, 27 yards

During halftime, the Navy honored Hall of Fame NFL quarterback and Midshipmen alum Roger Staubach surrounded by his teammates from the 1963 season who made it to the Cotton Bowl in 1964. The Naval academy painted his retired number 12 at the twelve yard line at both ends on the field, joining Navy halfback Joe Bellino's number 27.[6]

at Temple

See also: 2023 Temple Owls football team
Navy Midshipmen (3-4) vs Temple Owls (2-6) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 81018
Owls 10 7 01532

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 4th
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 13,049
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:23) TEM – Jordan Smith 22-yard pass from E.J. Warner, Camden Price kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Temple 7-0)
  • (3:18) TEM – Camden Price 42-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:55; Temple 10-0)
Second quarter
  • (14:46) TEM – David Martin-Robinson 24-yard pass from E.J. Warner, Camden Price kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:22; Temple 17-0)
Third quarter
  • (6:13) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 24-yard pass from Xavier Arline, two-point conversion, Xavier Arline pass to Jayden Umbarger (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:48; Temple 17-8)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) NAVY – Xavier Arline 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:51; Temple 17-15)
  • (9:09) TEM – Jordan Smith 13-yard pass from E.J. Warner, Camden Price kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:42; Temple 24-15)
  • (5:46) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 45-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:17; Temple 24-18)
  • (3:29) TEM – Dante Wright 16-yard pass from E.J. Warner, Camden Price kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Temple 32-18)
Statistics Navy Temple
First downs 13 23
Plays–yards 62–268 60–448
Rushes–yards 48–144 27–46
Passing yards 124 402
Passing: comp–att–int 6–14–0 27–33–2
Time of possession 32:58 27:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Xavier Arline 6/14, 124 yards, TD
Rushing Xavier Arline 30 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 2 receptions, 63 yards, TD
Temple Passing E.J. Warner 27/33, 402 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Edward Saydee 8 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Zae Baines 7 receptions, 132 yards

vs UAB

See also: 2023 UAB Blazers football team
UAB Blazers (3-6) vs Navy Midshipmen (3-5) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blazers 3 3 006
Midshipmen 7 0 32131

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: November 11th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 29,078
  • Referee: Kevin Randell
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadack (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:49) NAVY – Regis Velez 45-yard pass from Xavier Arline, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:34; Navy 7-0)
  • (0:30) UAB – Matt Quinn 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:19; Navy 7-3)
Second quarter
  • (6:22) UAB – Matt Quinn 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:25; Navy 7-6)
Third quarter
  • (9:13) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 31-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:46; Navy 10-6)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:08) NAVY – Daba Fofana 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 20 plays, 80 yards, 12:44; Navy 17-6)
  • (4:12) NAVY – Xavier Arline 50-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:34; Navy 24-6)
  • (2:03) NAVY – Rayuan Lane 97-yard interception, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:09; Navy 31-6)
Statistics UAB Navy
First downs 19 16
Plays–yards 66–321 57–363
Rushes–yards 30–115 47–269
Passing yards 206 94
Passing: comp–att–int 25–36–2 7–10–1
Time of possession 26:45 33:15
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing Jacob Zeno 25/36, 206 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jermaine Brown, Jr. 15 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Bryce Damous 1 reception, 42 yards
Navy Passing Xavier Arline 7/10, 94 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Xavier Arline 19 carries, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Regis Velez 1 reception, 45 yards, TD

vs. East Carolina

See also: 2023 East Carolina Pirates football team
East Carolina Pirates (1-9) vs Navy Midshipmen (4-5) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 000
Midshipmen 7 0 0310

at Navu-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: November 18th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW at 18 miles per hour (29 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 28,708
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:47) NAVY – Alex Tecza 19-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:51; Navy 7-0)
Second quarter
  • No scoring plays this quarter.
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays this quarter.
Fourth quarter
  • (8:49) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:50; Navy 10-0)
Statistics East Carolina Navy
First downs 9 13
Plays–yards 60–189 61–276
Rushes–yards 22–34 50–174
Passing yards 155 102
Passing: comp–att–int 24–38–2 10–11–0
Time of possession 25:56 34:04
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Alex Flinn 24/38, 155 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Alex Flinn 12 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Chase Sowell 6 receptions, 62 yards
Navy Passing Xavier Arline 10/11, 102 yards
Rushing Alex Tecza 24 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 2 receptions, 53 yards

With this victory, the Navy Midshipmen became the first FBS team to record three shutouts this season. Also, quarterback Xavier Arline set a Naval Academy record for completion percentage in a game. He completed 10 of 11 passes for 102 yards (90.9 percent). The previous record was 88.2 percent (15-17) by Marco Pagnanelli against the Duke Blue Devils on October 2, 1982.

at SMU (rivalry)

See also: 2023 SMU Mustangs football team
Navy Midshipmen (5-5) vs SMU Mustangs (9-2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 7 0014
Mustangs 28 24 7059

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

  • Date: November 25th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,490
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Taylor McGregor
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:09) SMU – Tyler Lavine 1-yard run, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:45; SMU 7-0)
  • (8:57) SMU – Kelvontay Dixon 15-yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:59; SMU 14-0)
  • (5:26) SMU – Jordan Hudson 27-yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:08; SMU 21-0)
  • (1:57) SMU – Kelvontay Dixon 26-yard pass from Preston Stone, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:51; SMU 28-0)
  • (0:56) NAVY – Daba Fofana 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; SMU 28-7)
Second quarter
  • (14:12) SMU – Will Benton 0-yard fumble return, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:37; SMU 35-7)
  • (9:32) SMU – Tyler Lavine 8-yard run, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:41; SMU 42-7)
  • (4:59) SMU – Tyler Lavine 19-yard run, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:53; SMU 49-7)
  • (4:10) NAVY – Braxton Woodson 69-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:49; Navy 49-14)
  • (0:41) SMU – Collin Rogers 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:29; SMU 52-14)
Third quarter
  • (9:31) SMU – Isaiah Nwokoboia 74-yard interception, Collin Rogers kick (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 5:25; SMU 59-14)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring summary this quarter.
Statistics Navy SMU
First downs 14 21
Plays–yards 70–253 63–487
Rushes–yards 45–182 34–118
Passing yards 71 369
Passing: comp–att–int 9–25–1 18–29–0
Time of possession 32:04 27:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Braxton Woodson 9/18, 71 yards, INT
Rushing Braxton Woodson 18 carries, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Alex Tecza 3 receptions, 34 yards,
SMU Passing Preston Stone 14/19, 322 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tyler Lavine 7 carries, 49 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Kelvontay Dixon 4 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

vs Army (124th Army-Navy Game), (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

See also: 2023 Army Black Knights football team
Army Black Knights (5-6) vs Navy Midshipmen (5-6) – (124th Army-Navy Game)
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Kights 0 10 0717
Midshipmen 0 0 01111

at Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 9th
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: NW at 6 MPH at 51 miles per hour (82 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 65,878
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) & Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays this quarter
Second quarter
  • (14:19) ARMY – Tyson Riley 4-yard pass from Bryson Daily, Quinn Maretzki kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 7:13; Army 7–0)
  • (0:00) ARMY – Quinn Maretzki 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:05; Army 10–0)
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays this quarter
Fourth quarter
  • (12:45) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 37-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:08; Army 10–3)
  • (4:49) ARMY – Kalib Fortner 44-yard fumble recovery, Quinn Maretzki kick (Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:20; Army 17–3)
  • (2:47) NAVY – Jaden Umbarger 14-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:02; Army 17–9)
  • (0:00) NAVY – Luke Pirris 0-yard safety (Drive: 1 plays, -1 yard, 0:03; Army 17-11)
Statistics Army Navy
First downs 15 17
Plays–yards 61–259 64–309
Rushes–yards 47–205 35–130
Passing yards 54 179
Passing: comp–att–int 7–14–0 16–29–1
Time of possession 33:31 26:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing Bryson Daily 7/14, 54 yards, TD
Rushing Kanye Udoh 13 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Casey Reynolds 3 receptions, 32 yards
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 16/26, 179 yards, TD
Rushing Tai Lavatai 19 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Jayden Umbarger 6 receptions, 75 yards, TD

For this year's clash, Navy represented the crewmembers of Submarine warfare. Nicknamed the "Silent Service", the uniform pays tribute to the U.S. Submarine Force. The color rush uniform is covered in 'Eclipse Navy', Under Armour's darkest shade of navy blue, to mimic the covert design of a submarine hull. According to the Naval Academy website, "The overall design was intended to be simple and utilitarian to convey the stealth purposes of a submarine's design." The helmet bears an airbrushed Virginia-Class submarine on the right side and a Navy's anchor logo hand-painted with color-changing pragmatic paint on the left side.[7]

References

  1. ^ "P.J. Volker". Navy Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Wagner, Bill. "Navy football officially announces hiring of Grant Chesnut as offensive coordinator, other staff moves". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Eric Lewis and Brenten Wimberly Added to Navy Football Staff". Navy Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Air Force Box Score". navysports.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  6. ^ https://navysports.com/news/2023/10/16/football-roger-staubach-to-be-honored-saturday-surrounded-by-teammates-of-the-great-1963-cotton-bowl-team.aspx
  7. ^ https://www.si.com/college/2023/11/21/army-navy-game-uniforms-2023-submarine-dogface-soldiers
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