2023 Navy Midshipmen football team

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2023 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGrant Chesnut (1st season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorP. J. Volker (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 SMU y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Tulane y   8 – 0     11 – 3  
UTSA   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Memphis   6 – 2     10 – 3  
South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Navy   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
East Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Offseason

Coaching changes

With Newberry taking over as head coach, there were several other coaching changes. On December 20, 2022, the Midshipmen promoted linebackers coach P. J. Volker to defensive coordinator while remaining linebackers coach.[1] On January 5, 2023, the school hired Grant Chesnut to be the offensive coordinator. He held the same position at Kennesaw State for eight years.[2] On January 9, Eric Lewis was named the school's safeties coach and defensive pass game coordinator; Brenten Wimberly was also named a defensive assistant.[3]

Schedule

Navy and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 262:30 p.m.vs. No. 13
Aer Lingus College Football Classic, Rivalry)
NBCL 3–4249,000
September 93:30 p.m.
CBSSN
W 24–029,798
September 147:30 p.m.at
ESPN
L 24–2825,551
September 303:30 p.m.South Florida
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNL 30–4429,789
October 73:30 p.m.North Texas
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 27–2428,648
October 142:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN+W 14–015,659
October 2112:00 p.m.No. 22 Air Force*
CBSL 6–1738,803[a]
November 42:00 p.m.at
Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 18–3213,049
November 113:30 p.m.UAB
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 31–629,078
November 1812:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
ESPNews/ESPN+W 10–028,708
November 2512:00 p.m.at
Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy)
ESPN2L 14–5921,490
December 93:00 p.m.vs. Army*
CBSL 11–1765,878
  1. ^ 38,803 is the highest all-time attendance record at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, breaking the previous record of 38,792 set on October 7, 2017, vs Air Force.[5]

Game summaries

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

See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Navy Midshipmen (0-0) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 033
No. 13 Fighting Irish 14 7 7735

at

Dublin, Ireland

  • Date:
    EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Rainy/Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 49,000
  • Referee: Luke Richman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (color commentator), Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter), and Terry McAulay
(rules analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:26) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:28; Notre Dame 7-0)
  • (1:03) ND – Jadarian Price 19-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:27; Notre Dame 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (10:00) ND – Jaden Greathouse 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 21-0)
  • (0:13) ND – Jayden Thomas 29-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:42; Notre Dame 28-0)
Third quarter
  • (9:36) ND – Jaden Greathouse 20-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:48; Notre Dame 35-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:54) ND – Deion Colzie 25-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 42-0)
  • (3:33) Navy – Evan Warren 31-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 8:21; Notre Dame 42-3)
Statistics Navy No. 13 Notre Dame
First downs 12 27
Plays–yards 55–169 57–444
Rushes–yards 48—126 32—191
Passing yards 43 253
Passing: comp–att–int 3–7–0 19–23–0
Time of possession 44:35 32:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 3/6, 43 yards
Rushing Alex Tecza 8 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Brandon Chatman 2 receptions, 41 yards
No. 13 Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 19/23, 251 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Audric Estimé 16 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving Jaden Greathouse 3 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

vs Wagner (FCS)

See also: 2023 Wagner Seahawks football team
Wagner Seahawks (FCS) (0-1) vs Navy Midshipmen (0-1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks (FCS) 0 0 000
Midshipmen 7 10 0724

at

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

(analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:46) NAVY – Daba Fofana 3-yard rush, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:33; Navy 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (2:20) NAVY – Evan Warren 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:06; Navy 10-0)
  • (0:08) NAVY – Camari Williams 8-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:40; Navy 17-0)
Third quarter
  • No scoring this quarter
Fourth quarter
  • (10:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 46-yard, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:43; Navy 24-0)
Statistics Wagner (FCS) Navy
First downs 12 18
Plays–yards 67–227 62–408
Rushes–yards 32–84 44–245
Passing yards 143 163
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–1 11–18–0
Time of possession 29:18 26:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Wagner (FCS) Passing Damien Mazil 11/23, 100 yards, INT
Rushing Zachary Palmer-Smith 13 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Mark Didio Jr. 8 receptions, 57 yards
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 8/13, 161 yards, TD
Rushing Eli Heidenreich 4 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Anton Hall Jr. 1 reception, 45 yards

at Memphis

See also: 2023 Memphis Tigers football team
Navy Midshipmen (1-1) vs Memphis Tigers (2-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 14 0 7324
Tigers 7 7 7728

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Game information
First quarter
  • (5:15) MEM – Blake Warson 7-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:23; Memphis 7-0)
  • (5:03) NAVY – Alex Tecza 75-yard run, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Tied 7-7)
  • (1:14) NAVY – Regis Velez 16-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:50; Navy 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (0:23) MEM – Rock Taylor 7-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 0:56; Tied 14-14)
Third quarter
  • (12:24) MEM – Seth Henigan 1-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:36; Memphis 21-14)
  • (9:08) NAVY – Anton Hall 2-yard run, Evan Warren kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:12; Tied 21-21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:22) MEM – Seth Henigan 3-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:58; Memphis 28-21)
  • (3:09) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 36-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:38; Memphis 28-24)
Statistics Navy Memphis
First downs 19 19
Plays–yards 70–432 66–408
Rushes–yards 50–299 31–190
Passing yards 133 218
Passing: comp–att–int 10–20–0 23–35–1
Time of possession 32:49 27:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 10–19–0, 133 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 15 carries, 163 yards, TD
Receiving Brandon Chatman 1 reception, 58 yards
Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 23–35–1, 218 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Blake Watson 10 carries, 169 yards, TD
Receiving Blake Watson 6 receptions, 68 yards

vs South Florida

See also: 2023 South Florida Bulls football team
South Florida Bulls (2-2) vs Navy Midshipmen (1-2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulls 7 16 71444
Midshipmen 14 6 3730

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 30th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
    EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 29,789
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch
(sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:52) NAVY – Tai Lavatai 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:20; Navy 7-0)
  • (8:55) NAVY – Tai Lavatai 4-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:50; Navy 14-0)
  • (5:40) USF – Sean Atkins 1-yard pass from Byrum Brown, John Cannon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:14; Navy 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (12:09) USF – Nay'Quan Wright 10-yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:10; Tied 14-14)
  • (8:20) USF – Sean Atkins 88-yard pass from Byrum Brown, John Cannon kick (Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:39; USF 21-14)
  • (1:57) NAVY – Anton Hall 2-yard pass from Blake Horvath, PAT blocked (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:06; USF 21-20)
  • (1:57) USF – Jhalyn Suler 69-yard PAT return (USF 23-20)
Third quarter
  • (10:34) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 44-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:54; Tied 23-23)
  • (4:22) USF – Michael Stephens-Brown 15-yard pass from Byrum Brown, John Cannon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:52; USF 30-23)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:50) USF – Tramel Logan 70-yard fumble recovery, John Cannon kick (USF 37-23)
  • (7:45) USF – Michel Dukes 11-yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:13; USF 44-23)
  • (7:28) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 68-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:17; USF 44-30)
Statistics South Florida Navy
First downs 11 24
Plays–yards 59–330 78–435
Rushes–yards 48–240 44–98
Passing yards 90 338
Passing: comp–att–int 5–11–0 26–34–0
Time of possession 31:08 28:52
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 26–34, 338 yards, 3 TD
Rushing K'wan Powell 11 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Sean Atkins 4 receptions, 16 yards, 2 TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 4–6, 83 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Alex Tezuka 13 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 1 reception, 68 yards

vs North Texas

See also: 2023 North Texas Mean Green football team
North Texas Mean Green (2-2) vs. Navy Midshipmen (1-3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 3 7 01424
Midshipmen 0 13 7727

at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 7th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
    EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 28,648
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadack (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch
(sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:43) UNT – Noah Rauschenberg 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:11; North Texas 3-0)
Second quarter
  • (7:18) NAVY – Alex Tecza 39-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:15; Navy 7-3)
  • (2:42) UNT – Chandler Rogers 75-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:37; North Texas 10-7)
Third quarter
  • (0:43) NAVY – Nathan Kent 26-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Nathan Kirkwood missed PAT (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:59; Navy 13-10)
Third Quarter
  • (8:26) NAVY – Anton Hall 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34; Navy 20-10)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:01) UNT – Ja'Mori Maclin 18-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 4:57; Navy 20-17)
  • (7:07) Navy – Alex Tecza 21-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood (Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:06; Navy 27-17)
  • (5:23) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 47-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:44; Navy 27-24)