{"id":27234,"date":"2016-11-18T17:56:20","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T17:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/11\/18\/navy-visits-east-carolina-with-eye-on-aac-west-title\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:31:53","slug":"navy-visits-east-carolina-with-eye-on-aac-west-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/11\/18\/navy-visits-east-carolina-with-eye-on-aac-west-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy visits East Carolina with eye on AAC West title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GREENVILLE, N.C. \u2014 Only one thing stands between Navy and a division title \u2014 an East Carolina team that the Midshipmen have dominated on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy will clinch the American Athletic Conference&#8217;s West Division with a victory over the struggling Pirates on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First-year East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery says he&#8217;s using his team&#8217;s spoiler status as motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re going to try to pull motivation from everywhere we can get it from,&#8221; Montgomery said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After beating Tulsa last week , the Midshipmen (7-2, 5-1) need only to beat East Carolina (3-7, 1-5) or SMU next week to wrap up the division title and a spot in the American&#8217;s title game on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beating the Pirates hasn&#8217;t exactly been much of a problem in Greenville: Navy has won both visits here by scores of 76-35 in 2010 and 56-28 two years later, averaging 516 yards rushing in those blowouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while Navy&#8217;s scheme remains the same, coach Ken Niumatalolo says those results don&#8217;t mean anything this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know the reason \u2014 we happened to play well those games,&#8221; Niumatalolo said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a new year, new game, new team, new coach. &#8230; Everything&#8217;s different. 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East Carolina ranks 124th nationally in turnover margin, with 22 giveaways to just eight takeaways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Those are definitely things we are going to have to clean up if we&#8217;re going to move forward with everything that we&#8217;re trying to get done,&#8221; Montgomery said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3692\" height=\"2461\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-football-111816.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-football-111816.jpg.jpg 3692w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-football-111816.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-football-111816.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-football-111816.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-football-111816.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-football-111816.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3692px) 100vw, 3692px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sep 19, 2015; Annapolis, MD, USA; Navy Midshipmen quarterback Keenan Reynolds (19) runs with the ball for a touchdown past East Carolina Pirates defensive lineman Demage Bailey (97) in the second quarter at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Navy Midshipmen quarterback Keenan Reynolds (19) runs with the ball for a touchdown past East Carolina Pirates defensive lineman Demage Bailey (97) in the second quarter at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Geoff Burke\/USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>Some other things to know about the Navy-East Carolina game: <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>NAVY&#8217;S OFFENSE:<\/b> With their triple-option, ball-control offense, the Midshipmen always seem to rank among the nation&#8217;s best teams on the ground. Navy is fourth nationally \u2014 but behind the other two service academies \u2014 with an average of nearly 310 yards rushing. &#8220;This is going to be a possession game,&#8221; Montgomery said. &#8220;We can slow the game down, and we can speed the game up, but it comes down to possessions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>ZAY DAY:<\/b> East Carolina WR Zay Jones leads the nation in yards receiving (1,473) and receptions (139) \u2014 and enters the Navy game needing just eight catches to break the NCAA career record held by a former Pirates teammate, Justin Hardy, who caught 380 passes from 2011-14. &#8220;It&#8217;s conflicting to start with because this isn&#8217;t where we want to be,&#8221; Montgomery said. &#8220;There are a lot of things that we want to do better. In the middle of it all, I see the shining light that Zay has been in. 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