American Athletic · Annapolis, MD
Navy
Midshipmen
Unranked2026: 1-3 (0-2 conf) Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
National titles
0
Claimed
Heisman winners
2
Last: Roger Staubach
CFP berths
0
since 2014
All-time
730-596-53
.549 win pct
Weeks ranked
5
of 104 polls since 2020
Weeks at No. 1
0
since 2020
The program
Overview
Navy produced Heisman winners Joe Bellino (1960) and Roger Staubach (1963) and is renowned for the annual Army-Navy Game. Paul Johnson and Ken Niumatalolo revived the program with triple-option offenses in the 2000s and 2010s, and Brian Newberry's 2024 team won 10 games.
- Institution
- United States Naval Academy
- Nickname
- Midshipmen
- Founded
- 1845
- First season
- 1879
- Conference
- American Athletic
- Head coach
- Brian Newberry (since 2023)
- Fight song
- Anchors Aweigh
- Colors
- X / Twitter
- @NavyFB
Since 2020
AP poll history
1-3 overall
2026 season
Players
Roster & stats
Rosters and player stats are tracked for teams ranked in 2026 and later.
Home field
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Capacity
34,000
Annapolis, MD
- Opened
- 1959
- 67 seasons ago
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Open air
- Elevation
- 35 ft
- Time zone
- New York
- Avg. home crowd
- 29,596
- 87% of capacity · 29 games since 2020
- Biggest crowd since 2020
- 38,914
- vs Tulane, 2024
- Zip
- 21402
Titles & awards
Trophy case
National championships0
No claimed national titles.
Heisman Trophy winners2
- 1963Roger StaubachQB
- 1960Joe BellinoHB
College Football Playoff0
No playoff appearances yet.
1888–2026
Program history
Win %★ National title season
Best seasons
- 19269-0-1William Ingram
- 19108-0-1Frank Berrien
- 19348-1Thomas Hamilton
- 19438-1John Whelchel
- 18977-1
- 18987-1
On the sideline
Head coaches
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Pct | Best final AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Newberry | 2023–2026 | 26-12 | .684 | #23 |
| Ken Niumatalolo | 2007–2022 | 109-83 | .568 | #18 |
| Paul Johnson | 2002–2007 | 45-29 | .608 | #24 |
| Charlie Weatherbie | 1995–2001 | 30-45 | .400 | — |
| George Chaump | 1990–1994 | 14-41 | .255 | — |
| Elliot Uzelac | 1987–1989 | 8-25 | .242 | — |
| Gary Tranquill | 1982–1986 | 20-34-1 | .373 | — |
| George Welsh | 1973–1981 | 55-46-1 | .544 | — |
| Rick Forzano | 1969–1972 | 10-33 | .233 | — |
| William Elias | 1965–1968 | 15-22-3 | .412 | — |
| Wayne Hardin | 1959–1964 | 38-22-2 | .629 | #2 |
| Eddie Erdelatz | 1950–1958 | 50-26-8 | .643 | #5 |
| George Sauer | 1948–1949 | 3-13-2 | .222 | — |
| Thomas Hamilton | 1946–1947 | 2-15-1 | .139 | — |
| Oscar Hagberg | 1944–1945 | 13-4-1 | .750 | #3 |
| John Whelchel | 1942–1943 | 13-5 | .722 | #4 |
| Swede Larson | 1939–1941 | 16-8-3 | .648 | #10 |
| Hank Hardwick | 1937–1938 | 8-7-3 | .528 | — |
| Thomas Hamilton | 1934–1936 | 19-8 | .704 | #18 |
| Rip Miller | 1931–1933 | 12-15-2 | .448 | — |
| William Ingram | 1926–1930 | 32-13-4 | .694 | — |
| Jack Owsley | 1925 | 5-2-1 | .688 | — |
| Gilmour Dobie | 1917–1919 | 17-3 | .850 | — |
| Jonas Ingram | 1915–1916 | 9-8-2 | .526 | — |
| Douglas Legate Howard | 1911–1914 | 25-7-4 | .750 | — |
| Frank Berrien | 1908–1910 | 21-5-3 | .776 | — |
| Joe Reeves | 1907 | 9-2-1 | .792 | — |
| Paul Dashiell | 1904–1906 | 25-5-4 | .794 | — |
| Garrett Cochran | 1900 | 6-3 | .667 | — |
| Johnny Poe | 1896 | 5-3 | .625 | — |
4 picks · 0 first-rounders
NFL Draft since 2020
20262 picks
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- #230Eli HeidenreichRunning Back · Pittsburgh
20251 picks
- #200Rayuan Lane IIISafety · Jacksonville
20201 picks
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