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2022 Navy Midshipmen football
2022 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (4–4 AAC)
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (15th season);
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Brian Newberry (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

The 2022 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They were led by fifteen-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

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On December 11, 2022, the Midshipmen fired head coach Ken Niumatalolo.^[1] On December 19, 2022, the school promoted Brian Newberry to be their next head coach. He had previously been the team's defensive coordinator.^[2]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 (FCS) Delaware*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 7–14	30,542
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Memphis	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 13–37	30,082
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 23–20 ^2OT	39,227
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 10–13	36,947
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 53–21	30,658
October 14	7:30 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)	ESPN	L 34–40	24,583
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Houston	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ESPNU	L 20–38	32,443
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 27–20 ^OT	31,141
November 5	4:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 10–20	38,461
November 12	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Notre Dame*	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	ABC	L 32–35	62,124
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at No. 20 UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN2	W 17–14	44,813
December 10	3:00 p.m.	vs. Army*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	L 17–20 ^2OT	69,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Statistics	Delaware	Navy
First downs	13	17
Plays–yards	61	76
Rushes–yards	3	184
Passing yards	189	135
Passing: comp–att–int	20–32–0	5–13–0
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Nolan Henderson	20–32–0, 189 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quincy Watson	6 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Chandler Harvin	3 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	5–13–0, 135 yards, TD
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	15 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Maquel Haywood	2 receptions, 77 yards

Statistics	Memphis	Navy
First downs	18	17
Plays–yards	506	314
Rushes–yards	91	215
Passing yards	415	99
Passing: comp–att–int	24–35–0	3–11–2
Time of possession	27:26	32:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	24–34–0, 415 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Asa Martin	5 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Gabriel Rogers	5 receptions, 95 yards
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	3–11–2, 99 yards, TD
	Rushing	Maquel Heywood	8 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Aton Hall	1 reception, 62 yards, TD

2022_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team

2022 Navy Midshipmen football team

Schedule

Game summaries

No. 19 (FCS) Delaware

Memphis

At East Carolina

At Air Force

Tulsa

At SMU

Houston

Temple

At Cincinnati

Vs. No. 20 Notre Dame

At No. 20 UCF

Vs. Army

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Tulane y$	7	–	1	12	–	2
UCF y	6	–	2	9	–	5
Cincinnati	6	–	2	9	–	4
SMU	5	–	3	7	–	6
Houston	5	–	3	8	–	5
East Carolina	4	–	4	8	–	5
Navy	4	–	4	4	–	8
Memphis	3	–	5	7	–	6
Tulsa	3	–	5	5	–	7
Temple	1	–	7	3	–	9
South Florida	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Statistics	Navy	Air Force
First downs	13	16
Plays–yards	56–243	55–356
Rushes–yards	36–114	47–200
Passing yards	129	156
Passing: comp–att–int	11–20–0	6–8–0
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

Statistics	Tulsa	Navy
First downs	14	24
Plays–yards	51–309	77–490
Rushes–yards	18–25	69–455
Passing yards	284	35
Passing: comp–att–int	20–33–3	2–8–0
Time of possession	19:34	40:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing	Davis Brin	20–31, 284 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bill Jackson	3 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Keylon Stokes	7 receptions, 152 yards, 1 TD
Navy	Passing	Kai Puailoa-Rojas	1–1, 26 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	21 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Tai Lavatai	1 reception, 26 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Houston	Navy
First downs	23	16
Plays–yards	64–441	63–326
Rushes–yards	34–180	50–201
Passing yards	261	125
Passing: comp–att–int	21–30–0	6–13–2
Time of possession	28:12	31:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	21/30, 261 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Stacy Sneed	20 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Nathaniel Dell	8 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	6/13, 125 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	20 carries, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayden Umbarger	2 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Statistics	Temple	Navy
First downs	14	12
Plays–yards	68–288	72–224
Rushes–yards	20–20	70–224
Passing yards	268	0
Passing: comp–att–int	24–48–2	0–2–0
Time of possession	22:51	37:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	E. J. Warner	24/48, 268 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Edward Saydee	14 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Amad Anderson Jr.	8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	0/1, 0 yards
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	24 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving

Statistics	Navy	Cincinnati
First downs	14	18
Plays–yards	59–260	55–354
Rushes–yards	53–176	20–55
Passing yards	84	299
Passing: comp–att–int	4–6–0	25–35–0
Time of possession	33:13	26:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Massai Maynor	3/5, 81 yards
	Rushing	Xavier Arline	12 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Nathan Kent	1 reception, 32 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Ben Bryant	25/35, 299 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Charles McClelland	11 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Scott	10 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Notre Dame	Navy
First downs	15	19
Plays–yards	55–335	59–363
Rushes–yards	34–66	46–255
Passing yards	269	108
Passing: comp–att–int	17–21–1	6–13–1
Time of possession	29:21	30:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	17–21, 269 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	8 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Jayden Thomas	3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
Navy	Passing	Xavier Arline	2–4, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	15 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Mark Walker	3 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Navy	UCF
First downs	14	14
Plays–yards	64–248	57–314
Rushes–yards	63–284	24–84
Passing yards	0	230
Passing: comp–att–int	0–1–0	19–33–1
Time of possession	39:36	20:24

Statistics	Navy	Army
First downs	11	10
Plays–yards	61–284	60–153
Rushes–yards	57–259	48–125
Passing yards	25	28
Passing: comp–att–int	1–4–0	2–12–0
Time of possession	32:27	27:33