The 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the

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in the

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. The Midshipmen were led by eleventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. Navy was a member of the

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(AAC) in the West Division. The Midshipmen finished the season 3–10, the team's worst record since

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. They went 2–6 in AAC play to tie fifth place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Midshipmen predicted to finish in third place in the AAC West Division.

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Depth Chart 2018
''True Freshman''
Double Position : *

Game summaries

At Hawaii

Memphis

Lehigh

At SMU

At Air Force

Temple

Houston

Vs. Notre Dame

At Cincinnati

At UCF

Tulsa

At Tulane

Vs. Army

References

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Navy Midshipmen football seasons

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