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Bijan Nichols kicked a 23-yard field goal with two seconds remaining and No. 21 Navy capitalized on a fourth-down gamble in the final minute to beat Kansas State 20-17 in the Liberty Bowl on Tuesday. A Navy team with the nation's top-ranked rushing attack set up the winning score by completing a halfback option pass with less than 30 seconds left. The Midshipmen snapped the ball on fourth-and-3 from the Kansas State 46. Quarterback Malcolm Perry pitched to C.J. Williams, and he threw downfield to a wide-open Chance Warren for a 41-yard gain. Perry, who rushed for 213 yards, spiked the ball with 5 seconds left to set up Nichols' field goal. Nichols had missed a 38-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter.

The victory enabled Navy (11-2) to tie a program record for wins and ensured the Midshipmen will finish a season in the AP Top 25 for just the third time in the last 56 years. Navy finished 18th in 2015 — when it also won 11 games - and was 24th in 2004. Navy went 3-10 last year and matched the second-biggest season-to-season improvement in win-loss record of any team in Football Bowl Subdivision history. Hawaii owns the record by going 9-4 in 1999 after finishing 0-12 in 1998. The Mids made that dramatic turnaround thanks largely to Perry, who capped a brilliant senior season with 28 carries and a touchdown pass. Perry ran for 2,017 yards this season to set a Football Bowl Subdivision record for yards rushing by quarterback. The record had been owned by Jordan Lynch, who ran for 1,920 yards for Northern Illinois in 2013. - AP College Football

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12/14/19 - Malcolm Perry, Sr/2020, Navy, 5-09, 186 (DS#22 RB) + More +

Navy used a trick play to help reverse a rare losing streak against Army and Malcolm Perry ran for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns in front of President Donald Trump in the No. 21 Mids' 31-7 victory Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. Navy (9-2, No. 23, CFP) won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy for the 16th time and snapped a three-game losing streak to Army in the 120th game between the service academies. Navy leads the series 61-52-7. The Black Knights (5-8) were trying to win four straight games in the Army-Navy series for the first time since 1993 to 1996. Perry, the 5-foot-9, 190-pound senior quarterback, helped the fleet of foot Navy offense run away with the game with another game for the record book.

He ran for a 55-yard TD in the first half, added a 44-yard scamper and set Navy season records in yards rushing and total 100-yard games. But his most GIF-worthy play didn't end up with his name on the scoring sheet. He took the snap at the 1-yard line, ran to his left and handed off the ball to receiver Chance Warren who threw to Jamale Carothers for the score and a 14-7 lead. It was Navy's twist on the Philly Special - the Naval Special? - at the home of the Philadelphia Eagles. It was Navy's only yard passing of the game. Perry was the game's MVP. Perry did not attempt a pass attempt and Army surprise starter Christian Anderson threw just one pass. There was more running at the Linc than at the Penn Relays held down the road each spring. - AP College Football

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12/10/19 - Billy Honaker, rSr/2022, Navy, 6-2, 282 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2019 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): OT Billy Honaker, Navy, Jr.,...Honaker joins Forney on an offensive line that has been dominant for the Mids all year. Navy has rushed for more than 400 yards in a game four times and over 300 yards in every game but three this year. - Navy Football

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12/10/19 - Diego Fagot, Sr/2022, Navy, 6-3, 235 (DS#26 ILB) + More +

2019 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Diego Fagot, Navy, So.,...Fagot has recorded a team-high 85 tackles, is tied for second in tackles for a loss with 8.5, has recorded 2.5 sacks, one interception, two pass breakups and a forced fumble for the nation's most improved defense. Navy has improved in almost every statistical category from 2018 to 2019 going from 121st to 30th in third down defense, from 90th to 17th in rushing defense, from 86th to 33rd in total defense, from 103rd to 47th in scoring defense, from 117th to 74th in pass efficiency defense, from 129th to 56th in sacks and from 129th to 54th in tackles for a loss. - Navy Football

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12/10/19 - Malcolm Perry, Sr/2020, Navy, 5-09, 186 (DS#22 RB) + More +

2019 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): QB Malcolm Perry, Navy, Sr.,...Perry has had one of the best years a Navy quarterback has had in school history, rushing for 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns on 238 carries (6.3 ypc), while completing 43 of his 79 pass attempts for 1,207 yards and six touchdowns for a passing efficiency of 181.10. Perry needs 88 yards rushing in the final two games to surpass Napoleon McCallum for Navy's single-season rushing record and needs 69 yards to pass Will Worth for the school record for single-season total offense. - Navy Football

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2019 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Malcolm Perry, QB, Navy,...Perry becomes the second Navy player to be named as The American's Offensive Player of the Year, joining quarterback Keenan Reynolds (2015). Perry leads The American in rushing at 136.4 yards per game, a number which leads all quarterbacks nationally, and has registered nine 100-yard games in 2019, including each of his last eight contests. Perry enters the annual Army-Navy game with 1,500 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns. He needs 87 rushing yards to tie Navy's single-season rushing record of 1,587 yards, held since 1983 by Napoleon McCallum. Perry has also passed for 1,027 yards and six touchdowns against three interceptions. - American Athletic Conference Football

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NOV 25 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Malcolm Perry, Navy, Sr., QB, Clarksville, Tenn.,...Perry helped Navy remain in the hunt for an American West Division title as he led the Midshipmen to a 35-28 win against No. 21 SMU. Perry rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 38 carries, while he completed 9 of 15 passes for 162 yards and a TD. Perry's 70-yard touchdown run with 6:11 left broke a 28-28 tie and capped Navy's comeback from a 21-10 halftime deficit. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Malcolm Perry, Navy
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At one point in a tight game against No. 21 SMU Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry approached coach Ken Niumatalolo about giving someone else the ball. Not a chance. Perry found a seam and scampered 70 yards with just over six minutes remaining to break a tie and Navy beat the Mustangs 35-28 on Saturday. It was the culmination of a banner day for Perry, who generated 357 yards of total offense. He finished with 195 yards rushing on 38 carries with two touchdowns and completed 9 of 15 passes for 162 yards and another score. "He actually told me at one time, `Coach, you have to give me a break, man. Give somebody else the ball,' " Niumatalolo said. "I was like, `Suck it up, we need you.' I didn't realize he carried the ball 38 times. . All I could see was (Perry) in my head. He was going to carry us."

The Midshipmen still have a shot at winning the West Division crown of the American Athletic Conference outright should No. 18 Memphis falter in the regular-season finale against No. 17 Cincinnati. The Tigers own the tiebreaker by virtue of their 35-23 victory over Navy on Sept. 26. CJ Sanders had a 100-yard kickoff return for SMU (9-2, 5-2), tied for the longest in the 60-year history of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. After trailing 21-10 at the half, the Midshipmen (8-2, 6-1) cut into the margin on a 1-yard plunge by Perry and a 25-yard field goal by Bijan Nichols on their first two possessions of the third quarter. Navy forced a pair of three-and-outs to help shift the momentum and its deliberate running attack began to wear down SMU's defenders. - Navy/AP College Football

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NOV 4 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Malcolm Perry, Navy, Sr., QB,...Rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns and had 165 passing yards with a TD in a 56-10 win at UConn. - American Athletic Conference Football

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Navy moved into The Associated Press college football poll at No. 25, giving the American Athletic Conference four ranked teams, more than all but the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. With nine ranked teams off this weekend, including four of the top five, there was little movement throughout the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. LSU is No. 1 for a second consecutive week and Alabama is No. 2. The Tigers and Crimson Tide on Saturday will play the first regular-season 1-2 game since the same two did it in 2011.

Navy joins fellow AAC members No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 19 Memphis and No. 23 SMU in the Top 25. Four ranked teams matches a high for the 7-year-old American, which was born from the collapse of the Big East. "UCF was the top vote-getter outside the Top 25," AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco said Sunday. "It think it validates what we've been trying to do. Our goal is depth." Aresco has pushed for the American to be considered along-side the Power Five, branding the AAC a P6 conference. "It shows that the conference continues to make progress," he said. - AP College Football

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Quarterback Malcolm Perry and Navy have inserted themselves into the mix for a New Year's Six bowl game. Perry ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 165 yards and another score Friday night in leading the Midshipmen to a 56-10 rout of UConn on national television. It was the fifth straight 100-yard rushing game for the senior, who eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing for the third consecutive season. The win keeps the Midshipmen (7-1, 5-1 American) within striking distance of undefeated No. 15 SMU in the AAC West Division, with games against Notre Dame and the Mustangs on the horizon. "We haven't done much yet," said Perry. "We've got some great competitors coming up in a few weeks. All we've done so far is put ourselves in a great position."

Perry scored on his first carry, spinning past the line of scrimmage and going 58 yards down the numbers on the right side of the field. He also had a 58-yard touchdown pass in the first half, hitting sophomore receiver Mychal Cooper down the middle. It was one of just six passes thrown by Perry, who completed three of them, all for more than 30 yards. "He walks around like he's a plebe; the most humble kid," said Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo. "But back to back to back thousand-yards rushing and we're not over yet. He's doing great things running our offense." - AP College Football

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10/28/19 - Bijan Nichols, Sr/2023, Navy, 6-2, 224 (DS#999 K) + More +

OCT 28/WEEK 9 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bijan Nichols, Navy, Fr., K, Heath, Texas,...Nichols scored 11 points, including the game-winning field goal from 48 yards as time expired, to help Navy to a 41-38 win against Tulane. Nichols also connected on a 31-yard field goal to give Navy a 24-0 lead in the second quarter and was 5-for-5 on PATs to help the Midshipmen clinch bowl eligibility. - American Athletic Conference Football

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10/26/19 - Malcolm Perry, Sr/2020, Navy, 5-09, 186 (DS#22 RB) + More +

Navy senior quarterback Malcolm Perry has watched Bijan Nichols kick long field goals in practice ever since the freshman arrived at the academy over the summer. Still, he wasn't taking any chances when Nichols lined up for a game-winner Saturday against Tulane. "At the end of practice, everybody's screaming and everybody's trying to get in his head and try to emulate this situation on the field," Perry said. "I've seen him do it before, and I was really confident in him. But my eyes were closed. I was praying." Perry's prayers -- as well as the Midshipmen's -- were answered when Nichols connected on a 48-yarder as time expired to help Navy edge the Green Wave 41-38 on Saturday.

"I had a really good feeling that our offense was going to get me in range, if not score, so I needed to be ready," Nichols said. "I just went through my normal routine and practiced what I always practice doing." Nichols' kick -- a yard shy of a career long -- capped a seven-play drive to secure bowl eligibility for the Midshipmen (6-1, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) for the 15th time in 17 years. Navy, which squandered a 24-0 lead against the Green Wave (5-3, 2-2), has doubled its win total from 2018, when it went 3-10 and endured its worst season since 2002. "After last year, it's great to be bowl eligible," coach Ken Niumatalolo said. "I'm never going to take that for granted again." - AP College Football

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OCT 21/WEEK 8 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Malcolm Perry, Navy, Sr., QB,...Rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns and passed 3,000 career rushing yards (3,134) in a 35-3 win against USF. - American Athletic Conference Football

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RB Malcolm Perry, Navy
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Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo knew his defense was poised for a break-out season during spring practice. The Midshipmen's high-octane triple-option sputtered against the defenders during team drills. The players also continued to improve each week under new defensive coordinator Brian Newberry. The Navy defense backed another dominant performance on the ground by senior quarterback Malcolm Perry in a 35-3 victory over South Florida on Saturday. It was the first time the Midshipmen did not allow a touchdown since 2013. "I've been in this stadium for 22 years, man, and that was as dominant as a defensive performance against a really good team that I've seen in a really long time," Niumatalolo said. "The kids are playing really, really hard on defense. I am pleased with what they did."

Perry finished with 188 yards on 22 carries with a pair of touchdowns. He surpassed more than 3,000 career yards rushing in his career, joining Keenan Reynolds, Napoleon McCallum and Chris McCoy as the only Navy players to accomplish that feat. "I think the defense did a great job tonight," Perry said. "Of course, they kept us in the game. They kept the momentum on our side." The Midshipmen have a three-game winning streak for the first time since 2017 when they won five straight to start the year. - Navy/AP College Football

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