The Navy Midshipmen is a Division I-A independent football program currently competing in the NCAA's collegiate football tournament representing the United States Naval Academy (Navy for short). Eversince the school's football program was established in 1879, the team has always been unaffiliated with any conference. Navy's football program has been quite a success most especially in its earlier years as to date, there have been 19 players and 3 coaches inducteed in the College Football Hall of Fame. The team reached the highest point in 1926 when they were nominated for the National Championship, finishing their season with a 9-0-1 win-loss-tie record. Navy actually shared the "National Championship" honors to two more undefeated squads that year, Alabama (9-0-1 record) and Stanford (10-0-1 record). Navy has also appeared in thirteen postseason Bowl Games, doing a 6 win-6 loss-1 draw record. Two Midshipmen have received the Heisman Trophy in the past (Bellino in 1960 and Staubach in 1963) while four garnered the Maxwell Award (Beagle in 1954, Reifsnyder in '57, Bellino in '60 and Staubach in '63).
Aside from the national title and several bowling championships, the Midshipmen also covets the Commander in Chief's Trophy; an award that is to be disputed and handed out to the winner of the triangular college football series that includes Navy's traditional rivals - the Army Black Knights and the Air Force Falcons. So far, the Navy had possession of the trophy in 9 separate occassions (1973, '75, '78, '79, 81, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006). Aside from the Knights and the Falcons, the Midshipmen's other known rivals are Notre Dame (long-time rival since 1927) and Maryland (the intrastate rivalry referred to as the Crab Bowl).
Navy Midshipmen 2008 Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/High School
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| 1 | Blake Carter | CB | JR | 5-11 | 185 | Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater
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| 2 | Jarod Bryant | QB/SB | SR | 5-10 | 189 | Hoover, Ala./Hoover
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| 3 | Jesse Iwuji | S | JR | 6-1 | 182 | Carrollton, Texas/Hebron
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| 4 | Ricky Dobbs | QB | SO | 6-1 | 194 | Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County
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| 4 | James Howell | S | SO | 5-8 | 170 | Fleming Island, Fla./Fleming Island
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| 5 | Corey Johnson | OLB | SR | 6-2 | 205 | Anderson, Ind./Highland
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| 6 | Joe Davis | S | SO | 6-0 | 186 | Olmsted Falls, Ohio/St. Edwards
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| 7 | Joe Buckley | K/P | SO | 5-9 | 176 | Downingtown, Pa./Malvern Prep
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| 7 | David Dawson | CB | JR | 5-9 | 174 | Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit
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| 8 | Wyatt Middleton | S | SO | 6-0 | 192 | Norcross, Ga./Marist
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| 9 | Darius Terry | CB | JR | 5-7 | 168 | Houston, Texas/Westside
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| 10 | Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada | QB | SR | 5-11 | 195 | Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei
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| 11 | Ketric Buffin | CB | SR | 5-7 | 168 | Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett
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| 13 | Joe Taylor | QB | SR | 5-11 | 205 | Montross, Va./Washington & Lee
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| 14 | Greg Zingler | QB | JR | 6-0 | 192 | Severna Park, Md./Severna Park
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| 15 | John Charles White | K/P | SO | 6-2 | 189 | Atlanta, Ga./St. Pius X
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| 15 | Kevin Edwards | CB | SO | 6-2 | 173 | Charlotte, N.C./Vance
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| 16 | Jared Smearman | P | R | 6-1 | 187 | Carthage, N.C./Union Pines
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| 16 | Joey Taylor | S | SR | 6-0 | 192 | Carrollton, Texas/Hebron
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| 17 | Jeff Deliz | S | SR | 5-11 | 210 | Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley
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| 18 | Rashawn King | CB | SR | 6-0 | 180 | Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft
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| 19 | Jason Wright | S | SO | 6-1 | 194 | Granger, Ind./Penn
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| 19 | Matt Harmon | K | SR | 5-10 | 185 | Taylors, S.C./Eastside
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| 20 | Andre Byrd | SB | SO | 5-7 | 157 | Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School
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| 21 | Casey Nichols | LB | SR | 6-0 | 202 | The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands
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| 22 | John Angelo | DB | SO | 5-9 | 176 | Newport Beach, Calif./Santa Margarita
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| 23 | Cory Finnerty | SB | JR | 5-10 | 190 | Ventura, Calif./Saint Bonaventure
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| 25 | Julius Bratton | SB | SO | 5-8 | 200 | Woodlawn, Tenn./Northwest
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| 25 | Emmett Merchant | S | SO | 5-9 | 186 | Riverdale, Ga./Riverdale
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| 26 | Shun White | SB | SR | 5-9 | 190 | Memphis, Tenn./Raleigh-Egypt
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| 28 | Greg Jones | SB | SO | 5-10 | 181 | San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan
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| 29 | Greg Shinego | SB | SR | 5-9 | 185 | Port St. Lucie, Fla./Centennial
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| 31 | Jerry Hauburger | LB | SO | 6-0 | 218 | Baltimore, Md./Eastern Technical
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| 32 | Kevin Snyder | S | SR | 5-11 | 182 | Burtonsville, Md./Paint Branch
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| 33 | Bobby Doyle | SB | JR | 5-11 | 195 | Chardon, Ohio/Chardon
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| 34 | Ram Vela | OLB | JR | 5-9 | 193 | San Antonio, Texas/Taft
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| 35 | Kyle Delahooke | K/P | SO | 6-1 | 202 | Pasadena, Calif./Maranatha
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| 35 | John Ponce | OLB | SO | 5-9 | 198 | Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Mission Viejo
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| 36 | Eric Kettani | FB | SR | 6-1 | 233 | Kirtland, Ohio/Lake Catholic
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| 37 | Wes Holland | SB | SO | 5-11 | 204 | Pelham, Ala./Pelham
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| 38 | Kevin Campbell | FB | JR | 5-11 | 204 | Burke, Va./Robinson Secondary
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| 38 | Kalin Krause | OLB | SO | 6-0 | 227 | Mobile, Ala./St. Paul's Episcopal
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| 39 | Michael Sweeney | OLB | SO | 6-3 | 225 | Floral Park, N.Y./Kellenberg
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| 40 | Ian Meredith | OLB | JR | 6-3 | 219 | Signal Mountain, Tenn./Notre Dame
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| 41 | J.J. Cosh | SB | SO | 5-9 | 181 | Manhattan, Kan./Riley County
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| 41 | Scott Reider | LS | SR | 6-0 | 226 | LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte
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| 42 | Jack Hatcher | FB | JR | 5-11 | 193 | Birmingham, Ala./Shades Valley
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| 43 | Jerry Feehery | LS | SR | 6-0 | 195 | Wallingford, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara
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| 43 | Brian Smith | OLB | JR | 6-1 | 215 | Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs
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| 44 | Clint Sovie | LB | JR | 5-11 | 210 | Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School
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| 45 | Glen Woods | FB | JR | 5-11 | 227 | San Diego, Calif./La Jolla Country Day
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| 45 | Elliott Joses | OLB | JR | 6-1 | 220 | Mokelumne Hill, Calif./Calaveras
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| 46 | Vince Murray | FB | SO | 6-1 | 217 | Union, Ky./Ryle
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| 47 | Devan Clark | FB | SO | 5-10 | 218 | Lorton, Va./Thomas Edison
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| 48 | Richard Marshall | DE | JR | 6-6 | 228 | Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield
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| 49 | Craig Schaefer | OLB | JR | 6-2 | 222 | Fairfax, Va./Robinson Secondary
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| 50 | Tony Haberer | LB | JR | 6-1 | 225 | Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill
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| 51 | Ross Pospisil | LB | JR | 6-0 | 223 | Temple, Texas/Temple
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| 52 | Jordan Eddington | LB | JR | 6-0 | 230 | San Antonio, Texas/Taft
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| 53 | Andy Lark | C | JR | 6-0 | 289 | Chulota, Fla./Oviedo
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| 53 | Clyde Lydick | DE | SO | 6-4 | 246 | Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands
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| 54 | Tyler Simmons | LB | SO | 6-3 | 230 | Goldsby, Okla./Washington
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| 55 | Travis Sudderth | OLB | SO | 6-2 | 224 | Lilburn, Ga./Parkview
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| 56 | Donnie Bowers | OT | SO | 6-6 | 237 | Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier
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| 56 | James Simien | LB | SO | 6-1 | 214 | Lawrenceville, Ga./Norcross
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| 57 | Zach Weatherington | DE | JR | 6-4 | 260 | Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge
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| 58 | Trey Grissom | OLB | SO | 6-3 | 219 | Garner, N.C./Garner
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| 59 | Matt Nechak | DE | JR | 6-4 | 249 | Canoga Park, Calif./Malibu
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| 59 | Matt Cook | C | SO | 6-3 | 272 | Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas Christian
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| 60 | Austin Milke | OT | JR | 6-3 | 265 | Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More
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| 61 | Jeff Battipaglia | OT | SO | 6-4 | 260 | Newtown, Pa./St. Joseph's, Pa.
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| 62 | Patrick Snow | C | SO | 6-1 | 250 | Houston, Texas/Clear Lake
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| 64 | Michael Von Bargen | OG | SR | 6-5 | 270 | Reading, Ohio/Reading
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| 65 | Sander Gossard | OT | SR | 6-4 | 272 | Harrington Park, N.J./Northern Valley Regional
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| 66 | Curtis Bass | OG | JR | 6-1 | 266 | Pearland, Texas/Pearland
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| 67 | Andrew Burger | OT | JR | 6-3 | 262 | Richland Hills, Texas/Birdville
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| 68 | Ricky Moore | C | SR | 6-4 | 295 | North Beach, Md./Northern
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| 69 | Jordan Stephens | NG | JR | 6-4 | 263 | Gainesville, Ga./North Hall
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| 70 | Matt Molloy | OT | SO | 6-3 | 280 | Berlin, Md./Stephan Decatur
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| 71 | Shane Bothel | NG | SO | 6-3 | 239 | Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
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| 71 | Arnold Taylor | OT | JR | 5-11 | 242 | Potomac, Md./Walt Whitman
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| 72 | Anthony Gaskins | OG | SR | 6-1 | 284 | West Orange, N.J./St. Peter's Prep
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| 73 | Chad Peterson | OG | SR | 6-4 | 268 | Armwood, Fla./Armwood
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| 74 | Taylor Hamilton | DE | SO | 6-3 | 207 | Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley North
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| 74 | Jake Cross | C | SO | 6-2 | 275 | Seffner, Fla./Armwood
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| 75 | Andrew McGinn | OT | SR | 6-1 | 255 | Marietta, Ga./Walton
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| 76 | Bayard Roberts | DE | JR | 6-2 | 237 | Placitas, N.M./Saint Pius X
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| 77 | Jeff Lenar | OG | JR | 6-6 | 276 | Marietta, Ga./Walton
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| 78 | Michael Walsh | DE | SR | 6-2 | 257 | Newtown, Pa./Notre Dame
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| 79 | Osei Asante | OG | JR | 6-1 | 264 | Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge
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| 80 | Mike Schupp | WR | SO | 5-10 | 180 | Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
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| 81 | Nick Henderson | WR | JR | 6-4 | 212 | Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny
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| 82 | Greg Harrell | WR | SO | 6-4 | 225 | Plano, Texas/Plano
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| 83 | Will Scarle | DE | SR | 6-4 | 242 | Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant
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| 84 | T.J. Thiel | WR | SR | 6-0 | 192 | Plymouth, Minn./Breck
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| 85 | Mario Washington | WR | SO | 5-9 | 184 | Boiling Springs, N.C./Crest
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| 86 | Curtis Sharp | WR | SR | 6-4 | 247 | Columbia, S.C./Dreher
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| 87 | Mike Mathews | WR | JR | 6-1 | 206 | Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
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| 88 | James Dryden | WR | JR | 6-3 | 204 | Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley
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| 89 | Tyree Barnes | WR | SR | 6-2 | 197 | Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan
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| 90 | Billy Yarborough | DE | SO | 6-5 | 234 | Columbia, S.C./Ridge View
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| 91 | Ryan Griffith | NG | SR | 6-2 | 252 | Columbia, Md./DeMatha
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| 92 | Maurice Cumberland | DE | SO | 6-4 | 259 | Jacksonville, N.C./Southwest-Onslow
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| 93 | Chase Burge | NG | SO | 6-4 | 250 | Rushville, Ohio/Fairfield
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| 94 | Lee Calloway | DE | SO | 5-11 | 255 | Ft. Myers, Fla./Dunbar
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| 95 | John Maddox | NG | SR | 6-4 | 253 | Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan
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| 96 | Alex Horne | LB | SR | 6-0 | 221 | Lexington, N.C./R.J. Reynolds
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| 97 | Kyle Bookhout | DE | JR | 6-2 | 247 | Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East
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| 98 | Artie Pauls | DE | SR | 6-1 | 250 | Chicago, Ill./St. Rita
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| 99 | Nate Frazier | NG | JR | 6-3 | 287 | Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood
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