# 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2014 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by seventh year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. This was the final year as an Independent before the school joins the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated San Diego State.

## Before the season
### Spring practices

Navy held spring practices during March and April 2014.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Ohio State | M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, MD | CBSSN | L 17–34 | 57,579 |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Temple | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 28,408 |
| September 13 | 8:00 p.m. | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPNews | W 35–21 | 32,007 |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 24–31 | 33,655 |
| September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 27–36 | 30,537 |
| October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | L 21–30 | 37,731 |
| October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | VMI | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 51–14 | 33,812 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 41–31 | 30,612 |
| November 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Notre Dame | FedExFieldLandover, MD (rivalry) | CBS | L 39–49 | 36,807 |
| November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 52–19 | 33,894 |
| November 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN3 | W 42–40 | 14,571 |
| December 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Army | M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, MD (Army–Navy Game, College GameDay) | CBS | W 17–10 | 70,935 |
| December 23 | 9:30 p.m. | vs. San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl) | ESPN | W 17–16 | 33,077 |
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

The following players comprised the team's Depth chart prior to the 2013 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl:
Defense :
* FS
* Parrish Gaines
* Lorentez Barbour
* Shakir Robinson
| RAID | SAM | MIKE | SLB |
| William Tuider | Jordan Drake | James Britton | ⋅ |
| Obi Uzoma | Maika Polamalu | Daniel Gonzales | ⋅ |
| D.J. Palmore | Ryan Harris | Tyler Goble | ⋅ |
* ROV
* Kwazel Bertrand
* George Jamison
* Daiquan Thomasson
* CB
* Brendon Clements
* Myer Krah
* Shelley White
| DE | NT | DE |
| Will Anthony | Benard Sarra | Paul Quessenberry |
| Aaron Davis | Patrick Forrestal | A.K. Akpunku |
| Nnamdi Uzoma | Michael Raiford | Amos Mason |
* CB
* Quincy Adams
* Cameron Bryant
* Elijah Merchant
Offense :
* WR
* Jamir Tillman
* Thomas Wilson
* Julian Turner
* SB
* Geoffrey Whiteside
* Ryan Williams-Jenkins
* Toneo Gulley
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Bradyn Heap | E.K. Binns | Tanner Fleming | Jake Zuzek | Joey Gaston |
| Brandon Greene | Ben Tamburello | Blaze Ryder | Nathaniel Otto | Blake Benjamin |
| Blake Copeland | Adam West | Maurice Morris | ⋅ | Blake Copeland |
* SB
* DeBrandon Sanders
* Demond Brown
* Dishan Romine
* WR
* Brendan Dudeck
* Brandon Colon
* Marc Meier
* QB
* Keenan Reynolds
* Tago Smith
* Will Worth
* FB
* Noah Copeland
* Chris Swain
* Quinton Singleton
* Special teams
* PK Nick Sloan
* PK Austin Grebe
* P Pablo Beltran
* P Gavin Jernigan
* KR DeBrandon Sanders
* PR Demond Brown
* LS Joe Cardona
* H Pablo Beltran

## Game summaries
### Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #5 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| Navy | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |

### At Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Navy | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Temple | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Navy | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Texas State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Rutgers | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Navy | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • WKU | 3 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| Navy | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Air Force | 14 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 30 |

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Navy | 14 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 51 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| San Jose State | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| • Navy | 0 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 41 |

### Vs. Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #10 Notre Dame | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
| Navy | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 39 |

### Georgia Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Georgia Southern | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| • Navy | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 52 |

### At South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Navy | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| South Alabama | 13 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 36 |

### Vs. Army

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

### Vs. San Diego State (Poinsettia Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Navy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| SDS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 |