# 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by fifth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 8–5 and were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, where they were defeated by Arizona State.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 9:00 a.m. | vs. Notre Dame | Aviva StadiumDublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic, rivalry) | CBS | NC 10–50 (vacated by ND) | 48,820 |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at Penn State | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC/ESPN2 | L 7–34 | 98,792 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | VMI | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 41–3 | 35,671 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | San Jose State | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 0–12 | 32,375 |
| October 6 | 11:30 a.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | W 28–21 $^{OT}$ | 38,927 |
| October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN2 | W 31–13 | 15,074 |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Indiana | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 31–30 | 33,441 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | FSN | W 56–28 | 48,327 |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 24–17 | 29,362 |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Troy | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL (College GameDay) | ESPN3 | L 31–41 | 24,321 |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas State | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 21–10 | 31,004 |
| December 8 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Army | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | CBS | W 17–13 | 69,607 |
| December 29 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Arizona State | AT&T ParkSan Francisco, CA (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 28–62 | 34,172 |
| All times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Depth chart

The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl:
Defense :
* FS
* Chris Ferguson
* Wave Ryder
| WLB | ILB | ILB | SLB |
| Jordan Drake | Brye French | Matt Warrick | ⋅ |
| Josh Tate | John Michael Nurthen | Cody Paterson | ⋅ |
* ROV
* Tra'vas Bush
* James Britton
* CB
* Parrish Gaines
* Quincy Adams
| DE | NT | DE |
| Evan Palelei | Barry Dabney | Wes Henderson |
| Paul Quessenberry | Travis Bridges | Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick |
* CB
* Jonathan Wev
* Quincy Adams
Offense :
* WR
* Brandon Turner
* John O'Boyle
* SB
* Gee Gee Greene
* Bo Snelson
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Ryan Paulson | Josh Cabral | Tanner Fleming | Jake Zuzek | Graham Vickers |
| Bradyn Heap | Thomas Stone | Thomas Stone | Thomas Stone | Bradyn Heap |
* SB
* John Howell
* Darius Staten
* WR
* Shawn Lynch
* Casey Bolena
* QB
* Trey Miller
* Keenan Reynolds
* FB
* Noah Copeland
* Prentice Christian
* Special teams
* PK Nick Sloan
* PK Austin Grebe
* P Pablo Beltan
* P Justin Haan
* KR Marcus Thomas
* H Pablo Beltan

## Game summaries
### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #22 Notre Dame | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 50 |
| Navy | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Penn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Penn St | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Navy | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 41 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • San Jose St | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Navy | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| Air Force | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Navy | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Central Michigan | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| • Navy | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Navy | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 56 |
| East Carolina | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida Atlantic | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Navy | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |

### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| • Troy | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |

### Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas St | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| • Navy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Navy | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Army | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| • Arizona State | 21 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 62 |