| Navy Midshipmen football | |||
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| First season | 1879; 145 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Chet Gladchuk Jr. | ||
| Head coach | Brian Newberry 2nd season, 10–7 (.588) | ||
| Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (capacity: 38,803) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Annapolis, Maryland | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | The American | ||
| All-time record | 741–600–57 (.550) | ||
| Bowl record | 12–11–1 (.521) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 1 (1926) | ||
| Division titles | 3 | ||
| Rivalries | Army (rivalry) Air Force (rivalry) Johns Hopkins (rivalry) Notre Dame (rivalry) Maryland (rivalry) SMU (rivalry) | ||
| Heisman winners | Joe Bellino – 1960 Roger Staubach – 1963 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 24 | ||
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| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] | ||
| Fight song | Anchors Aweigh | ||
| Mascot | Bill the Goat | ||
| Marching band | United States Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps | ||
| Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
| Website | NavySports.com | ||
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) college football. The Naval Academy completed its final season as an FBS independent school (not in a conference) in 2014, and became a single-sport member of the American Athletic Conference beginning in the 2015 season.[2] The team is currently coached by Brian Newberry, who was promoted in 2022, following his stint as the Midshipmen defensive coordinator. Navy has 19 players and three coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame and won the college football national championship in 1926 according to the Boand and Houlgate poll systems. The 1910 team also was undefeated and unscored upon (the lone tie was a 0–0 game).[3] The mascot is Bill the Goat.
Navy competes with their historic rivals Army in the Army–Navy Game, traditionally the final game of the college football regular season. The three major service academies—Army, Navy, and Air Force—compete for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.
- ^ "Navy Academy Athletics Logos / Style Sheet". December 21, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Navy football officially joins AAC, ending 134 years as independent". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). July 1, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "OFFICIAL 2007 NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2017.