List of Navy Midshipmen head football coaches
The
The academy adopted the nickname "Midshipmen" for its students when it was founded in 1845. Between 1870 and 1902, the school tried out a number of different ideas, before
Vaulx Carter, the program's first coach, is the all-time leader in win percentage, with a perfect 1.000.[NOTE 1][NOTE 2] Of coaches who have served in more than one game, Gil Dobie has the highest win percentage with .850 after completing a record of 17–3. George Sauer has the lowest win percentage of any non-interim coach, amassing a percentage of .222 and a record of 3–13–2. Ken Niumatalolo overtook George Welsh's 55 wins in 2014, for the most games won at Navy, and his 9 seasons in 2017 for the most seasons coached at Navy. In 2014, Niumatalolo overtook Paul Johnson, his predecessor, for the most bowl games coached, with seven,[NOTE 3] and most bowl games won (3).[3][10]
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Coaches
No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | PW | PL | PT | BG | NC |
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N/A | No coach | 1879 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
1 | Vaulx Carter | 1882 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
N/A | No coach | 1883–91 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | .600 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
2 | Ben Crosby | 1892 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
3 | John A. Hartwell | 1893 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
4 | William Wurtenburg | 1894 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
5 | Matthew McClung | 1895 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
6 | Johnny Poe | 1896 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
7 | Bill Armstrong | 1897–99 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .800 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
8 | Garrett Cochran†[15] | 1900 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
9 | Doc Hillebrand†[16] | 1901–02 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | .429 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
10 | Burr Chamberlain | 1903 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
11 | Paul Dashiell | 1904–06 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | .794 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
12 | Joe Reeves | 1907 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
13 | Frank Berrien | 1908–10 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | .776 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
14 | Douglas Legate Howard | 1911–14 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | .750 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
15 | Jonas Ingram†[17] | 1915–16 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Gil Dobie†[18] | 1917–19 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Bob Folwell | 1920–24 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 2 | .658 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 – 1924 Rose Bowl |
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18 | Jack Owsley | 1925 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Bill Ingram†[19] | 1926–30 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 4 | .694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 – 1926 |
20 | Rip Miller†[20] | 1931–33 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | .448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Tom Hamilton†[21] | 1934–36, 1946–47 |
45 | 21 | 23 | 1 | .478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Hank Hardwick | 1937–38 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Swede Larson | 1939–41 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | .648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Billick Whelchel | 1942–43 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Oscar Hagberg | 1944–45 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | George Sauer†[22] | 1948–49 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Eddie Erdelatz | 1950–58 | 84 | 50 | 26 | 8 | .643 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 – 1955 Sugar Bowl, 1958 Cotton Bowl |
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28 | Wayne Hardin†[23] | 1959–64 | 62 | 38 | 22 | 2 | .629 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 – 1961 Orange Bowl, 1964 Cotton Bowl |
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29 | Bill Elias | 1965–68 | 40 | 15 | 22 | 3 | .413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Rick Forzano | 1969–72 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 0 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | George Welsh†[24] | 1973–81 | 102 | 55 | 46 | 1 | .544 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 – 1978 Holiday Bowl, 1980 Garden State Bowl, 1981 Liberty Bowl |
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32 | Gary Tranquill | 1982–86 | 55 | 20 | 34 | 1 | .373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Elliot Uzelac | 1987–89 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | George Chaump | 1990–94 | 55 | 14 | 41 | 0 | .255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Charlie Weatherbie [NOTE 8] |
1995–2001 | 75 | 30 | 45 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 – 1996 Aloha Bowl |
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Int | Rick Lantz [NOTE 8] |
2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
36 | Paul Johnson [NOTE 3] |
2002–07 | 74 | 45 | 29 | — | .608 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 – 2003 Houston Bowl, 2004 Emerald Bowl, 2005 Poinsettia Bowl, 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl, 2007 Poinsettia Bowl |
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37 | Ken Niumatalolo [NOTE 3] |
2007–22 | 192 | 109 | 83 | — | .568 | 6 | 5 | — | 11 – [NOTE 9] |
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38 | Brian Newberry | 2023–present | 12 | 5 | 7 | — | .417 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
- ^ Vaulx Carter was a player-coach who led Navy in only one game, an 8–0 shutout of Johns Hopkins.[9]
- ^ a b A calculated percentage taken as a whole number on a scale of one (1.000). When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[14]
- ^ a b c Paul Johnson coached Navy for the entirety of the 2007 season, but left to coach the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets before 2007 Poinsettia Bowl. Offensive coordinator Ken Niumatalolo, took over coaching duties for the bowl game, and continues to lead the team.[27][28]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "N/A" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record.
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[11]
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[12][13]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.[3]
- ^ a b Charlie Weatherbie was fired as head coach on October 28, 2001, after losing 17 of his last 18 games. Defensive coordinator Rick Lantz was named as the interim head coach. He was fired at the end of the season, after going 0–3.[25][26]
- 2012 Fight Hunger Bowl, 2013 Armed Forces Bowl, 2014 Poinsettia Bowl, 2015 Military Bowl, 2016 Armed Forces Bowl, the 2017 Military Bowl and the 2019 Liberty Bowl.
References
General
- Naval Academy Athletic Association (2012). "Navy Bowl Game History" (PDF). 2012 Navy Midshipmen Football Media Guide. United States Naval Academy Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- Naval Academy Athletic Association (2005). "Navy: Football History" (PDF). 2005 Navy Midshipmen Football Media Guide. United States Naval Academy Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- "Navy Coaching Records". Navy History. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
Notes
- OCLC 20603859. Archived from the originalon February 7, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ISSN 2165-1752. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Navy Coaching Records (2013)
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ Lehrfeld, Jonathan (2022-12-13). "Ex-Navy head coach says he was fired in locker room after loss to Army". Navy Times. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ISSN 0011-7323. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- OCLC 3852139. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Staff (2013). "U.S. Naval Academy Facts, Figures and History". Traditions. United States Naval Academy Athletics. Midshipmen. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-8018-6424-7.
- ^ Navy Football History (2005)
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "2009–10 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretation" (PDF). Rule 3, Article 3: Extra Periods. National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 2009. pp. FR–64 to FR–65. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Gary Cochran". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Art "Doc" Hillebrand". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2015). "Member Biography: Jonas "One Armed Admiral" Ingram". National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Gil "Gloomy Gil" Dobie". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Bill Ingram". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Edgar "Rip" Miller". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Tom Hamilton". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: George Sauer". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: Wayne Hardin". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Staff (2013). "Member Biography: George Welsh". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ISSN 2165-1752. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ISSN 0038-822X. Archived from the originalon December 10, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Staff writer (December 7, 2007). "Paul Johnson Named Georgia Tech's Head Football Coach". Ramblinwreck.com. Atlanta. Retrieved December 26, 2013.