COACH: Ken Niumatalolo — At Navy and overall: 32-21, 4 years
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Ivin Jasper
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Buddy Green
LAST LEAGUE TITLE: None
LAST BOWL: 2010, Poinsettia
RETURNING STARTERS: 12; 5 offense, 6 defense, punter
PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Trey Miller, FB Noah Copeland, SB Gee Gee Greene, LG Josh Cabral, LB Matt Warrick, LB Brye French, S Tra’ves Bush, P Pablo Beltran
PRIMARY STRENGTHS: Navy has a stable of talented slotbacks, led by Greene, fellow returning starter John Howell and offensive captain Bo Snelson. The secondary is loaded with experience. Inside linebackers make most of the tackles in Navy’s defensive system, and Matt Warrick was outstanding last season, while Brye French was phenomenal during spring camp.
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: Navy graduated three multi-year starters along the offensive line and will be thrusting a pair of sophomores — center Bradyn Heap and right guard Jake Zuzek — into the heart of the unit.