ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy sprint football team (4-1, 1-0) welcomes Penn (5-0, 1-0) to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for a Collegiate Sprint Football League South Division match up on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on YouTube with Scott Wykoff of the Navy Radio Network on the call. Additionally, live stats will be available.
 
The game will serve as Senior Day and the Midshipmen will recognize its 14 senior players – Andrew Bailey, Simon Burger, Tyler Cox, Robert Flores, Tyron Francis Jr., Andy Jones, Major Kent, Lane Landas, Andres McCann, David Niski, Chris Stumpf, Jackson Suddath, Jonathan Swift, and Luke Wagner – prior to the game.
 
Additionally, student support staff members J.P. Albrecht, Maharlika Archuleta, Garrett King, Madison O'Donnell, and Will Sanchez will also be recognized.
 
All-Time Series
Navy holds the all-time series lead against Penn, 77-8-2 (.897). The Midshipmen are 37-3-2 all-time against the Quakers in Annapolis.
 
The Mids opened the series winning 57 of the first 61 meetings with a pair of ties in that stretch. The Quakers put together a three-game winning streak from 1998-00 – their longest winning streak in the series – before the Midshipmen won 15 of the next 16 games. Penn won back-to-back games in 2016 and 2017. In 2017 – the first year the CSFL split into divisions – the win gave the Quakers the CSFL South Division title and propelled them into the championship game. Navy has won the last five meetings, securing the CSFL South Division and advancing to the championship game in 2018, '19,'21, '22, and '23.
 
If Navy defeats Penn, then the Midshipmen will advance to the CSFL Championship on Saturday, Nov. 16 in West Point, N.Y. If the Quakers win, then there is a possibility for a three-way tie in the South Division and who would represent the CSFL South Division would come down to a tiebreaker. Since the CSFL moved to divisions in 2017, the Midshipmen and Quakers have been the only schools to win the South Division.
 
Scouting the Midshipmen
Navy enters the contest 4-1 overall and a 1-0 mark in the South Division. The Midshipmen defeated Mansfield, 31-26, before posting a 49-0 home victory over Cornell. The Mids posted a 34-0 victory over CSFL newcomer Molloy. The Midshipmen out rushed the Lions, 205-to-25, scoring five rushing touchdowns in the game.
 
Through five games, Navy has outscored its opponents 134-53. The Mids have amassed 1,898 total yards of offense, including 1,335 yards rushing and 563 passing yards. The Midshipmen defense has held its opponents to 1,179 total yards with 538 rushing yards and 641 passing yards, while posting two shutouts.
 
Hunter Gennicks leads the Midshipmen with 555 total yards rushing and a team-high eight touchdowns. Quarterback Luke Wagner has added 290 yards on the ground with two rushing TDs. Through the air, Wagner is 43-for-83 passing for 478 yards and a touchdown. Biamungu Nkere and Chris Stumpf lead the team with 12 and 10 receptions for 145 and 159 yards, respectively.
 
Defensively, the Midshipmen have 12 players with double digit tackles. Jake Wolinski leads the team with 37 stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss. Major Kent and Simon Burger follow with 20 tackles apiece, while Jonathan Swift and Tyler Cox add 18 and 17 stops, respectively. David Niski leads the team with 4.5 tackles for loss with Wolinski (3.5), Burger (3.0), Swift (3.0), and Connor Miltenberger (3.0) just behind. Seamas Carrasco leads the team with a pair of interceptions, including the game-securing INT late against Chestnut Hill. As a team, the Mids have had nine different players intercept a pass, seven register sacks, and have forced two fumbles.
 
Jacori Sutton is second on the team with 30 total points. He has made six field goals, while adding 12 extra points on the year.
 
Scouting the Opponent
Penn looks to continue its unbeaten streak this weekend after topping Caldwell 24-14 last Saturday. Quarterback Michael Malone threw a 17-yard passing touchdown to Jake Wang late in the third quarter to push Penn past the Cougars to give the Quakers their best record since 2010. Freshman Malone places fifth in the CSFL for passing yards (638).
 
Linebacker Cam Janock and kicker Adrian Montemayor both earned CSFL weekly awards this past Monday. Janock earned Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, while Montemayor received his third Special Team Player of the Week award. Montemayor is second in the CSFL for extra-point kicks (21), third in field goals (3), and fourth in punting (37). Josh Johnson sits first in the CSFL for punt returns with 102 yards and eighth in kick return yards (129).
 
JT Goodman (361) and Tom Rebstock (304) sit in the top ten in the CSFL for rushing. Rebstock leads the team with seven touchdowns, while Goodman follows with five.
 
Last Time Out: at Molloy (Oct. 25, 2024)
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Navy posted a 34-0 victory over CSFL newcomer Molloy on Friday evening at the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex. The Midshipmen out rushed the Lions, 205-to-25, scoring five rushing touchdowns in the game.
 
The Midshipmen relied heavily on their ground attack, finishing the game with 205 rushing yards on 37 attempts for a 5.5 yards per carry average. The Mids capitalized on the strong rushing performance, finding the end zone five times on the ground. Hunter Gennicks and Broderick Freeman scored a pair of rushing touchdowns apiece. Gennicks averaged 6.6 yards per carry, finishing with 66 yards on 10 carries, while Freeman averaged 8.8 yards per rush, notching 53 yards on six carries. Ibi Denson led the team with 71 rushing yards on 11 attempts for a 6.5 yards per carry average, scoring the Mids' fifth and final touchdown.
 
Navy used three quarterbacks in the game as Luke Wagner, Luke O'Connell, and J.P. Bobo finished a combined 7-for-13 for 119 yards. Wagner completed three passes for 38 yards, while O'Connell added three completions for a team-high 78 yards. Bobo, who closed out the game, completed one pass for three yards.
 
Five different Mids caught passes in the game. Bryce Smith had one reception for a team-best 47 yards, while Jackson Suddath added a pair of receptions for 33 yards. Biamungu Nkere hauled in a pair of receptions for 30 yards with Freeman and Denson each adding one catch apiece for a combined nine yards.
 
Defensively, 25 different Navy players recorded tackles in the game. The Mids finished with 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks in the game. Connor Miltenberger led the team with seven tackles, while Tyler Opdahl added six stops. T.J. Silvernale and Christian Conley each finished with five tackles apiece. Conley, Bobby Rudzki, and Andrew Bailey each registered a tackle for loss, while Miltenberger and Kevin Dennis combined for a TFL. Rudzki and Bailey finished with a sack each, while Miltenberger and Conley combined for a sack.
 
Up Next
Following the game with Penn, the Midshipmen will travel to New Jersey to conclude the regular season at Caldwell. The game is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9. The game will be live streamed and live stats will be available.