The 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by fifth year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. They competed as an independent. They finished the season 8–5 and were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they were defeated by Arizona State.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
9:00 am |
vs. #24 Notre Dame |
Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic/Rip Miller Trophy) |
CBS |
L 10–50 |
48,820 |
September 15 |
3:30 pm |
at Penn State |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
ABC/ESPN2 |
L 7–34 |
98,792 |
September 22 |
3:30 pm |
VMI |
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSSN |
W 41–3 |
35,671 |
September 29 |
3:30 pm |
San Jose State |
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSSN |
L 0–12 |
32,375 |
October 6 |
11:30 am |
at Air Force |
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO |
CBS |
W 28–21 OT |
38,927 |
October 12 |
8:00 pm |
at Central Michigan |
Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI |
ESPN2 |
W 31–13 |
15,074 |
October 20 |
3:30 pm |
Indiana |
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSSN |
W 31–30 |
33,441 |
October 27 |
1:00 pm |
at East Carolina |
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
FSN |
W 56–28 |
48,327 |
November 3 |
3:30 pm |
Florida Atlantic |
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSSN |
W 24–17 |
29,362 |
November 10 |
3:30 pm |
at Troy |
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL |
ESPN3 |
L 31–41 |
24,321 |
November 17 |
3:30 pm |
Texas State |
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSSN |
W 21–10 |
31,004 |
December 8 |
3:00 pm |
vs. Army |
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) |
CBS |
W 17–13 |
69,607 |
December 29 |
4:00 pm |
vs. Arizona State |
AT&T Park • San Francisco, California (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) |
ESPN2 |
L 28–62 |
34,172 |
Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Roster
Depth chart
The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl:
Defense
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CB |
Parrish Gaines |
Quincy Adams |
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CB |
Jonathan Wev |
Quincy Adams |
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Offense
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WR |
Brandon Turner |
John O'Boyle |
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SB |
Gee Gee Greene |
Bo Snelson |
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LT |
LG |
C |
RG |
RT |
Ryan Paulson |
Josh Cabral |
Tanner Fleming |
Jake Zuzek |
Graham Vickers |
Bradyn Heap |
Thomas Stone |
Thomas Stone |
Thomas Stone |
Bradyn Heap |
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SB |
John Howell |
Darius Staten |
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WR |
Shawn Lynch |
Casey Bolena |
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QB |
Trey Miller |
Keenan Reynolds |
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FB |
Noah Copeland |
Prentice Christian |
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Game notes
Notre Dame (Rivalry)
Emerald Isle Classic
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• #22 Notre Dame |
13 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
50 |
Navy |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–72–1 |
2011 |
ND, 56–14 |
Penn State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Navy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
• Penn St |
14 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–18–2 |
1974 |
Navy, 7–6 |
VMI
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
VMI |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
• Navy |
3 |
10 |
7 |
21 |
41 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–0 |
2003 |
NAVY, 37–10 |
San Jose State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• San Jose St |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Navy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- Date: September 29
- Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
- Game start: 3:30 pm EST
- Elapsed time: 2:57
- Game attendance: 32,375
- Game weather: Temp: 69 • Wind: W 7–12 • Weather: Partly Cloudy, Brisk
- Referee: Clair Gausman
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, & Sheehan Stanwick Burch
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2011 |
SJSU, 27–24 |
Air Force
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Total |
• Navy |
0 |
10 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
28 |
Air Force |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
13:31
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AFA |
Drew Coleman 35-yard pass from Connor Dietz (Parker Harrington kick) |
AFA 7-0 |
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2 |
14:55
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NAVY |
Nick Sloan 39-yard field goal |
AFA 7-3 |
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2 |
7:55
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NAVY |
Noah Copeland 5-yard run (Nick Sloan kick) |
NAVY 10-7 |
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3 |
0:37
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AFA |
Cody Getz 21-yard run (Parker Harrington kick) |
AFA 14-10 |
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4 |
9:38
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NAVY |
Nick Sloan 31-yard field goal |
AFA 14-13 |
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4 |
9:03
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AFA |
Drew Coleman 54-yard pass from Dontae Strickland (Parker Harrington kick) |
AFA 21-13 |
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4 |
6:35
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NAVY |
Keenan Reynolds 15-yard run (Noah Copeland run) |
Tied 21-21 |
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OT |
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NAVY |
Jake Zuzek recovered fumble in end zone (Nick Sloan kick) |
NAVY 28-21 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–27 |
2011 |
AFA, 35–34 (OT) |
Central Michigan
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Navy |
14 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
Central Michigan |
3 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–0 |
2010 |
NAVY, 38–37 |
Indiana
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Indiana |
10 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
• Navy |
0 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
31 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
- Game start: 3:30 pm EST
- Elapsed time: 3:20
- Game attendance: 33,441
- Game weather: Temp: 66 • Wind: W 10 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, & Sheehan Stanwick Burch
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
1986 |
INDIANA, 52–29 |
East Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Navy |
14 |
7 |
21 |
14 |
56 |
East Carolina |
0 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–4 |
2011 |
E. CAROLINA, 38–35 |
Florida Atlantic
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Florida Atlantic |
0 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
• Navy |
0 |
14 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
- Date: November 3
- Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
- Game start: 3:30 pm EST
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 29,362
- Game weather: Temp: 50 • Wind: NW 16–21 • Weather: Overcast
- Referee: Jeff Hilyer
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, & Sheehan Stanwick Burch
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
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Troy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Navy |
0 |
21 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
• Troy |
14 |
14 |
3 |
10 |
41 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2011 |
NAVY, 42–14 |
Texas State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Texas St |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
• Navy |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
- Game start: 3:30 pm EST
- Elapsed time: 3:29
- Game attendance: 31,004
- Game weather: Temp: 50 • Wind: NE 9 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
- Referee: Stacy Hardin
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Grant Boone, Todd Christensen, & Sheehan Stanwick Burch
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
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Army (Rivalry) (Commander in Chief's Trophy)
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
56–49–7 |
2011 |
NAVY, 27–21 |
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Arizona State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Navy |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
• Arizona State |
21 |
13 |
28 |
0 |
62 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
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References
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Venues |
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Bowls & rivalries |
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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National championship seasons in bold
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