# List of Navy Midshipmen football seasons

The Navy Midshipmen college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the United States Naval Academy in the western division of the American Athletic Conference. The Midshipmen have played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland since 1959.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Independent (1879) ||||||||
| 1879 | No coach | 0–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1880 | No team | | | | | | |
| 1881 | No team | | | | | | |
| Vaulx Carter (Independent) (1882) ||||||||
| 1882 | Vaulx Carter | 1–0 | | | | | |
| Independent (1883–1891) ||||||||
| 1883 | No coach | 0–1 | | | | | |
| 1884 | No coach | 1–0 | | | | | |
| 1885 | No coach | 1–2 | | | | | |
| 1886 | No coach | 3–3 | | | | | |
| 1887 | No coach | 3–1 | | | | | |
| 1888 | No coach | 1–4 | | | | | |
| 1889 | No coach | 4–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1890 | No coach | 5–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1891 | No coach | 5–2 | | | | | |
| Ben Crosby (Independent) (1892) ||||||||
| 1892 | Ben Crosby | 5–2 | | | | | |
| Josh Hartwell (Independent) (1893) ||||||||
| 1893 | Josh Hartwell | 5–3 | | | | | |
| Bill Wurtenburg (Independent) (1894) ||||||||
| 1894 | Bill Wurtenburg | 4–1–2 | | | | | |
| Matt McClung (Independent) (1895) ||||||||
| 1895 | Matt McClung | 5–2 | | | | | |
| Johnny Poe (Independent) (1896) ||||||||
| 1896 | Johnny Poe | 5–3 | | | | | |
| Bill Armstrong (Independent) (1897–1899) ||||||||
| 1897 | Bill Armstrong | 8–1 | | | | | |
| 1898 | Bill Armstrong | 7–1 | | | | | |
| 1899 | Bill Armstrong | 5–3 | | | | | |
| Garrett Cochran (Independent) (1900) ||||||||
| 1900 | Garrett Cochran | 6–3 | | | | | |
| Doc Hillebrand (Independent) (1901–1902) ||||||||
| 1901 | Doc Hillebrand | 6–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1902 | Doc Hillebrand | 2–7–1 | | | | | |
| Burr Chamberlain (Independent) (1903) ||||||||
| 1903 | Burr Chamberlain | 4–7–1 | | | | | |
| Paul Dashiell (Independent) (1904–1906) ||||||||
| 1904 | Paul Dashiell | 7–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1905 | Paul Dashiell | 10–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1906 | Paul Dashiell | 8–2–2 | | | | | |
| Joe Reeves (Independent) (1907) ||||||||
| 1907 | Joe Reeves | 9–2–1 | | | | | |
| Frank Berrien (Independent) (1908–1910) ||||||||
| 1908 | Frank Berrien | 9–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1909 | Frank Berrien | 4–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1910 | Frank Berrien | 8–0–1 | | | | | |
| Doug Howard (Independent) (1911–1914) ||||||||
| 1911 | Doug Howard | 6–0–3 | | | | | |
| 1912 | Doug Howard | 6–3 | | | | | |
| 1913 | Doug Howard | 7–1–1 | | | | | |
| 1914 | Doug Howard | 6–3 | | | | | |
| Jonas Ingram (Independent) (1915–1916) ||||||||
| 1915 | Jonas Ingram | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
| 1916 | Jonas Ingram | 6–3–1 | | | | | |
| Gil Dobie (Independent) (1917–1919) ||||||||
| 1917 | Gil Dobie | 7–1 | | | | | |
| 1918 | Gil Dobie | 4–1 | | | | | |
| 1919 | Gil Dobie | 6–1 | | | | | |
| Bob Folwell (Independent) (1920–1924) ||||||||
| 1920 | Bob Folwell | 6–2 | | | | | |
| 1921 | Bob Folwell | 6–1 | | | | | |
| 1922 | Bob Folwell | 5–2 | | | | | |
| 1923 | Bob Folwell | 5–1–3 | | | T Rose | | |
| 1924 | Bob Folwell | 2–6 | | | | | |
| Jack Owsley (Independent) (1925) ||||||||
| 1925 | Jack Owsley | 5–2–1 | | | | | |
| Bill Ingram (Independent) (1926–1930) ||||||||
| 1926 | Bill Ingram | 9–0–1 | | | | | |
| 1927 | Bill Ingram | 6–3 | | | | | |
| 1928 | Bill Ingram | 5–3–1 | | | | | |
| 1929 | Bill Ingram | 6–2–2 | | | | | |
| 1930 | Bill Ingram | 6–5 | | | | | |
| Rip Miller (Independent) (1931–1933) ||||||||
| 1931 | Rip Miller | 5–5–1 | | | | | |
| 1932 | Rip Miller | 2–6–1 | | | | | |
| 1933 | Rip Miller | 5–4 | | | | | |
| Tom Hamilton (Independent) (1934–1936) ||||||||
| 1934 | Tom Hamilton | 8–1 | | | | | |
| 1935 | Tom Hamilton | 5–4 | | | | | |
| 1936 | Tom Hamilton | 6–3 | | | | | |
| Hank Hardwick (Independent) (1937–1938) ||||||||
| 1937 | Hank Hardwick | 4–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1938 | Hank Hardwick | 4–3–2 | | | | | |
| Swede Larson (Independent) (1939–1941) ||||||||
| 1939 | Swede Larson | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
| 1940 | Swede Larson | 6–2–1 | | | | | |
| 1941 | Swede Larson | 7–1–1 | | | | | 10 |
| Billick Whelchel (Independent) (1942–1943) ||||||||
| 1942 | Billick Whelchel | 5–4 | | | | | |
| 1943 | Billick Whelchel | 8–1 | | | | | 4 |
| Oscar Hagberg (Independent) (1944–1945) ||||||||
| 1944 | Oscar Hagberg | 6–3 | | | | | 4 |
| 1945 | Oscar Hagberg | 7–1–1 | | | | | 3 |
| Tom Hamilton (Independent) (1946–1947) ||||||||
| 1946 | Tom Hamilton | 1–8 | | | | | |
| 1947 | Tom Hamilton | 1–7–1 | | | | | |
| George Sauer (Independent) (1948–1949) ||||||||
| 1948 | George Sauer | 0–8–1 | | | | | |
| 1949 | George Sauer | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
| Eddie Erdelatz (Independent) (1950–1958) ||||||||
| 1950 | Eddie Erdelatz | 3–6 | | | | | |
| 1951 | Eddie Erdelatz | 2–6–1 | | | | | |
| 1952 | Eddie Erdelatz | 6–2–1 | | | | 17 | |
| 1953 | Eddie Erdelatz | 4–3–2 | | | | | |
| 1954 | Eddie Erdelatz | 8–2 | | | W Sugar | 5 | 5 |
| 1955 | Eddie Erdelatz | 6–2–1 | | | | 20 | 18 |
| 1956 | Eddie Erdelatz | 6–1–2 | | | | 19 | 16 |
| 1957 | Eddie Erdelatz | 9–1–1 | | | W Cotton | 6 | 5 |
| 1958 | Eddie Erdelatz | 6–3 | | | | | |
| Wayne Hardin (Independent) (1959–1964) ||||||||
| 1959 | Wayne Hardin | 5–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1960 | Wayne Hardin | 9–2 | | | L Orange | 6 | 4 |
| 1961 | Wayne Hardin | 7–3 | | | | | |
| 1962 | Wayne Hardin | 5–5 | | | | | |
| 1963 | Wayne Hardin | 9–2 | | | L Cotton | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | Wayne Hardin | 3–6–1 | | | | | |
| Bill Elias (Independent) (1965–1968) ||||||||
| 1965 | Bill Elias | 4–4–2 | | | | | |
| 1966 | Bill Elias | 4–6 | | | | | |
| 1967 | Bill Elias | 5–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1968 | Bill Elias | 2–8 | | | | | |
| Rick Forzano (Independent) (1969–1972) ||||||||
| 1969 | Rick Forzano | 1–9 | | | | | |
| 1970 | Rick Forzano | 2–9 | | | | | |
| 1971 | Rick Forzano | 3–8 | | | | | |
| 1972 | Rick Forzano | 4–7 | | | | | |
| George Welsh (Independent) (1973–1981) ||||||||
| 1973 | George Welsh | 4–7 | | | | | |
| 1974 | George Welsh | 4–7 | | | | | |
| 1975 | George Welsh | 7–4 | | | | | |
| 1976 | George Welsh | 4–7 | | | | | |
| 1977 | George Welsh | 5–6 | | | | | |
| 1978 | George Welsh | 9–3 | | | W Holiday | 17 | |
| 1979 | George Welsh | 7–4 | | | | | |
| 1980 | George Welsh | 8–4 | | | L Garden State | | |
| 1981 | George Welsh | 7–4–1 | | | L Liberty | | |
| Gary Tranquill (Independent) (1982–1986) ||||||||
| 1982 | Gary Tranquill | 6–5 | | | | | |
| 1983 | Gary Tranquill | 3–8 | | | | | |
| 1984 | Gary Tranquill | 4–6–1 | | | | | |
| 1985 | Gary Tranquill | 4–7 | | | | | |
| 1986 | Gary Tranquill | 3–8 | | | | | |
| Elliot Uzelac (Independent) (1987–1989) ||||||||
| 1987 | Elliot Uzelac | 2–9 | | | | | |
| 1988 | Elliot Uzelac | 3–8 | | | | | |
| 1989 | Elliot Uzelac | 3–8 | | | | | |
| George Chaump (Independent) (1990–1994) ||||||||
| 1990 | George Chaump | 5–6 | | | | | |
| 1991 | George Chaump | 1–10 | | | | | |
| 1992 | George Chaump | 1–10 | | | | | |
| 1993 | George Chaump | 4–7 | | | | | |
| 1994 | George Chaump | 3–8 | | | | | |
| Charlie Weatherbie (Independent) (1995–2001) ||||||||
| 1995 | Charlie Weatherbie | 5–6 | | | | | |
| 1996 | Charlie Weatherbie | 9–3 | | | W Aloha | | |
| 1997 | Charlie Weatherbie | 7–4 | | | | | |
| 1998 | Charlie Weatherbie | 3–8 | | | | | |
| 1999 | Charlie Weatherbie | 5–7 | | | | | |
| 2000 | Charlie Weatherbie | 1–10 | | | | | |
| 2001 | Charlie Weatherbie | 0–10 | | | | | |
| Paul Johnson (Independent) (2002–2007) ||||||||
| 2002 | Paul Johnson | 2–10 | | | | | |
| 2003 | Paul Johnson | 8–5 | | | L Houston | | |
| 2004 | Paul Johnson | 10–2 | | | W Emerald | 24 | 24 |
| 2005 | Paul Johnson | 8–4 | | | W Poinsettia | | |
| 2006 | Paul Johnson | 9–4 | | | L Meineke Car Care | | |
| 2007 | Paul Johnson | 8–5 | | | L Poinsettia | | |
| Ken Niumatalolo (Independent) (2007–2014) ||||||||
| 2008 | Ken Niumatalolo | 8–5 | | | L EagleBank | | |
| 2009 | Ken Niumatalolo | 10–4 | | | W Texas | | |
| 2010 | Ken Niumatalolo | 9–4 | | | L Poinsettia | | |
| 2011 | Ken Niumatalolo | 5–7 | | | | | |
| 2012 | Ken Niumatalolo | 8–5 | | | L Kraft Fight Hunger | | |
| 2013 | Ken Niumatalolo | 9–4 | | | W Armed Forces | | |
| 2014 | Ken Niumatalolo | 8–5 | | | W Poinsettia | | |
| Ken Niumatalolo (American Athletic Conference) (2015–2022) ||||||||
| 2015 | Ken Niumatalolo | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st (Western) | W Military | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 | Ken Niumatalolo | 9–5 | 7–1 | 1st (Western) | L Armed Forces | | |
| 2017 | Ken Niumatalolo | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Western) | W Military | | |
| 2018 | Ken Niumatalolo | 3–10 | 2–6 | T–5th (Western) | | | |
| 2019 | Ken Niumatalolo | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st (Western) | W Liberty | 20 | 20 |
| 2020 | Ken Niumatalolo | 3–7 | 3–4 | 7th | | | |
| 2021 | Ken Niumatalolo | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–7th | | | |
| 2022 | Ken Niumatalolo | 4–8 | 4–4 | T–6th | | | |
| Brian Newberry (American Athletic Conference) (2023–present) ||||||||
| 2023 | Brian Newberry | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 2024 | Brian Newberry | 10–3 | 7–2 | 3rd | W Armed Forces | | |
| Total: | Total: | 748–603–57 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||