2023 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2023 Navy Midshipmen football team represents 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.
2023 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–4 (2–2 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Grant Chesnut (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Triple option |
Defensive coordinator | P. J. Volker (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (capacity: 34,000) |
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No. 22 Tulane | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 2, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 3–42 | 49,000 | |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Wagner* | CBSSN | W 24–0 | 29,798 | |
September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at Memphis | ESPN | L 24–28 | 25,551 | |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | South Florida |
| CBSSN | L 30–44 | 29,789 |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas |
| CBSSN | W 27–24 | 28,648 |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | ESPN+ | W 14–0 | 15,659 | |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Air Force* |
| CBS | L 6–17 | 38,803[lower-alpha 1] |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Temple | ESPN+ | |||
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB |
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November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina |
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November 25 | at SMU | |||||
December 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Army* |
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- 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)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
No. 13 Fighting Irish | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland
- Date: August 26th
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. 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)
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Statistics | Navy | No. 13 Notre Dame |
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First downs | 12 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 55–169 | 57–444 |
Rushes–yards | — | — |
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 |
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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)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midshipmen | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: September 9th
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Rainy/Cloudy
- Game attendance: 29,798
- Referee: Darryl DeBerry
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)
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Statistics | Wagner (FCS) | Navy |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Tigers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee
- Date: September 14th
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: at W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 25,551
- Referee: Kevin Randell
- TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) & Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
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Statistics | Navy | Memphis |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulls | 7 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
Midshipmen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
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)
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Statistics | South Florida | Navy |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mean Green | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
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)
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Statistics | North Texas | Navy |
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First downs | 23 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 69–473 | 68–406 |
Rushes–yards | 36–206 | 58–331 |
Passing yards | 267 | 75 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–33–0 | 4–10–0 |
Time of possession | 26:05 | 33:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Texas | Passing | Chandler Rogers | 22–32–0, 267 yards, TD |
Rushing | Ayo Adeyi | 14 carries, 125 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ja'Mori Maclin | 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD | |
Navy | Passing | Tai Lavatai | 4–8–0, 75 yards, TD |
Rushing | Alex Tecza | 17 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Brandon Chatman | 1 reception, 38 yards |
at Charlotte
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Statistics | Navy | Charlotte |
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First downs | 10 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 55–265 | 68–265 |
Rushes–yards | 40–173 | 40–123 |
Passing yards | 92 | 142 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 6–15–0 | 11–28–2 |
Time of possession | 29:08 | 30:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | Braxton Woodson | 5–14, 85 yards, TD |
Rushing | Alex Tecza | 6 carries, 75 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Eli Heidenreich | 1 reception, 69 yards, TD | |
Charlotte | Passing | Trexler Ivey | 11–27, 142 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Shadrick Byrd | 20 carries, 92 yards | |
Receiving | Duane Thomas Jr. | 3 receptions, 54 yards |
vs No. 22 Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 22 Falcons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: October 21st
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 38,803
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Amanda Guerra (sideline reporter)
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Statistics | Air Force | Navy |
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First downs | 8 | 10 |
Plays–yards | 53–288 | 64–124 |
Rushes–yards | 48–137 | 35–22 |
Passing yards | 151 | 102 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–29–2 | 4–5–0 |
Time of possession | 31:44 | 28:16 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Air Force | Passing | Zac Larrier | 4–5, 151 yards, TD |
Rushing | Michel Emmanuel | 22 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Dane Kinamon | 1 reception, 94 yards, TD | |
Navy | Passing | Tai Lavatai | 13–23, 96 yards, 2 INT, TD |
Rushing | Alex Tecza | 12 carries, 24 yards | |
Receiving | Alex Tecza | 4 receptions, 27 yards |
During halftime, the Navy honored Hall of Fame NFL quarterback and Midshipmen alum Roger Staubach surrounded by his teammates from the 1963 season who made it to the Cotton Bowl in 1964. The Naval academy painted his retired number 12 at the twelve yard line at both ends on the field, joining Navy halfback Joe Bellino's number 27.[6]
at Temple
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 4th
- Game time: TBD p.m. EST
- TV: TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | Navy | Temple |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Temple | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs UAB
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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: 3:30 p.m. EST
- TV: CBSSN
Game information |
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Statistics | UAB | Navy |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UAB | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs East Carolina
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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: 12:00 p.m. EST
- TV: TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | East Carolina | Navy |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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East Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at SMU (rivalry)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 p.m. EST
- TV: TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | Navy | SMU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
SMU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs Army (124th Army-Navy Game), (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. PST
- TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) & Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information |
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Statistics | Army | Navy |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Army | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
References
- "P.J. Volker". Navy Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- Wagner, Bill. "Navy football officially announces hiring of Grant Chesnut as offensive coordinator, other staff moves". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- "Eric Lewis and Brenten Wimberly Added to Navy Football Staff". Navy Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- "2023 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- "Air Force Box Score". navysports.com. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- https://navysports.com/news/2023/10/16/football-roger-staubach-to-be-honored-saturday-surrounded-by-teammates-of-the-great-1963-cotton-bowl-team.aspx