ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy sprint football team (0-0) opens the 2025 season on the road as the Midshipmen travel to Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, N.Y. to take on Cornell (0-0). Kickoff is slated for 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available.
 
Team Captains
Navy sprint football head coach Captain Carter Reading, USMC announced that seniors Seamas Carrasco and Kerry Johnson will be team captains for the 2025 campaign. Carrasco will serve as the defensive captain, while Johnson will captain the offense.
 
Entering his final season, Carrasco has played in 21 games, recording 46 total tackles, including 28 solo stops, while notching 1.5 tackles for loss, 13 pass breakups, and six interceptions with an INT returned for a touchdown. For his efforts during the 2024 season, he was named First Team All-Collegiate Sprint Football League.
 
Johnson is a two-year starter on the offensive line, who was named First Team All-CSFL as a junior. He has helped anchor an offensive line that has amassed 3,479 rushing yards and 2,432 passing yards over the last two seasons for 5,911 yards of total offense (369.4 yards per game).
 
All-Time Series
Navy leads the all-time series between the two teams, 63-13-2. The Midshipmen are 28-9-1 against the Big Red on the road. Last season, Navy posted a 49-0 victory over Cornell in Annapolis. The last time the two teams met in Ithaca, N.Y., the Mids bested the Big Red, 58-6, during the 2023 season.
 
Season in Review
In 2024, the Navy sprint football team posted a 6-2 overall record, including a 3-0 mark in the CSFL South Division and a spot in the CSFL Championship Game.
 
As a team, Navy scored 209 points (26.1 pts per game), while holding opponents to 88 (11.0) with three shutouts. The Mids amassed 1,688 yards rushing with 1,180 passing yards for 2,868 yards of total offense. Navy scored 27 total touchdowns with eight field goals, while limiting opponents to 14 total scores (12 TD, 2 FG). The Mids' defense picked off 14 passes, while registering 56 tackles for loss with 19 sacks and adding 17 pass breakups.
 
At the conclusion of the season, the CSFL announced its 2024 postseason list of All-League honorees and Navy had 13 different players earn All-Conference accolades.
 
The Midshipmen tallied seven First Team All-CSFL honors – defensive back Seamus Carrasco, offensive lineman John Dutton, running back Hunter Gennicks, offensive lineman Kerry Johnson, defensive lineman David Niski, defensive lineman Mick Tabor, and linebacker Jake Wolinski; four second team accolades – quarterback Luke Wagner, wide receiver Chris Stumpf, kicker Jacori Sutton, and linebacker Simon Burger; and two honorable mention selections – defensive lineman Major Kent and defensive back Sean Bettwy.
 
Academically, 16 student-athletes from Navy were recognized on the 119-person CSFL All-Academic Team. Seamas Carrasco, John Dutton, Robert Flores, Kerry Johnson, Andy Jones, Major Kent, Lane Landas, Alvin Liu, Tyler Meisenzahl, David Niski, Luke O'Connell, Tucker Opdahl, John Sheddy, Jackson Suddath, Luke Wagner, and Jake Wolinski were all recognized for the Midshipmen.
 
Up Next
Following the game at Cornell, Navy will remain on the road against St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday, Sept. 26 at 6:00 p.m. in Hillburn, N.Y. The game will be live streamed on FloCollege and live stats will be available.