2023 Navy Midshipmen football team

2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Championship: December 2023
	$ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; As of May 18, 2023; Rankings from AP Poll

2023 Navy Midshipmen football
2023 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Brian Newberry (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Grant Chesnut (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	P. J. Volker (1st season)
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium; (capacity: 34,000)

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

Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2022 season 4–8, 4–4 in American play to finish in seventh place in the Division.[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 11, 2022, the Midshipmen fired Ken Niumatalolo after 15 years.[2]

On December 19, 2022, the Midshipmen promoted Brian Newberry to be their next head coach. He had previously been the team's defensive coordinator.[3]

On December 20, 2022, the Midshipmen promoted linebackers coach P. J. Volker to defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.[4]

On January 5, 2023, the Midshipmen hired Grant Chesnut to be their offensive coordinator. He held the same position at Kennesaw State for the previous eight years.[5]

On January 9, 2023, the Midshipmen hired Eric Lewis to be their safties coach and defensive pass game coordinator, they also added Brenten Wimberly as a defensive assistant.[6]

Schedule

Navy and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.[7]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 26		vs. Notre Dame*	Aviva Stadium Dublin, IR (Emerald Isle Classic, Rivalry)	NBC
September 9		Wagner*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD
September 14		at Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN
September 30		South Florida	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD
October 7		North Texas	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD
October 14		at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC
October 21		Air Force*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
November 4		at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
November 11		UAB	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD
November 18		East Carolina	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD
November 25		at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy)
December 9	3:00 p.m.	vs. Army	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA (Rivalry, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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

Navy Midshipmen (0-0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Irish	0	0	0	0	0

at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland

Date: August 26th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: NBC

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Navy	Notre Dame
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Wagner (FCS)

Wagner Seahawks (FCS) (0-0) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: September 9th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Wagner (FCS)	Navy
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wagner (FCS)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Memphis

Navy Midshipmen (0-0) vs Memphis Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: September 14th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Navy	Memphis
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs South Florida

South Florida Bulls (0-0) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: September 30th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	South Florida	Mavy
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs North Texas

North Texas Mean Green (0-0) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Mavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: October 7th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	North Texas	Navy
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Charlotte

Nay Medshipmen (0-0) vs Charlotte 49ers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0
49ers	0	0	0	0	0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 14th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Navy	Charlotte
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

Air Force Falcons (0-0) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: October 21st
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Air Force	Navy
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Temple

Navy Midshipmen (0-0) vs Temple Owls (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 4th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Navy	Temple
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs UAB

UAB Blazers (0-0) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: November 11th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UAB	Navy
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs East Carolina

East Carolina Pirates (0-0) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Navu-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: November 18th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	East Carolina	Navy
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at SMU (rivalry)

Navy Midshipmen (0-0) vs SMU Mustangs (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

Date: November 25th
Game time: TBD PM EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Navy	SMU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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

Army Black Knights (0-0) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-0) – (124th Army-Navy Game)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Kights	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: December 9th
Game time: 3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) & Jenny Dell (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Army	Navy
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

"2022 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
Baumgartner, Blake (December 11, 2022). "Ken Niumatalolo out as Navy football coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
Sallee, Barrett. "Navy promotes Brian Newberry to coach: Midshipmen elevate defensive coordinator into top role". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
"P.J. Volker". Navy Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
Wagner, Bill. "Navy football officially announces hiring of Grant Chesnut as offensive coordinator, other staff moves". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
"Eric Lewis and Brenten Wimberly Added to Navy Football Staff". Navy Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
"2023 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

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[1] "2022 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[2] Baumgartner, Blake (December 11, 2022). "Ken Niumatalolo out as Navy football coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[3] Sallee, Barrett. "Navy promotes Brian Newberry to coach: Midshipmen elevate defensive coordinator into top role". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[4] "P.J. Volker". Navy Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[5] Wagner, Bill. "Navy football officially announces hiring of Grant Chesnut as offensive coordinator, other staff moves". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[6] "Eric Lewis and Brenten Wimberly Added to Navy Football Staff". Navy Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[7] "2023 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

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