Coach Ken Niumatalolo had a five-hour bus ride from West Point to Annapolis to contemplate what went wrong for Navy football during a disappointing season that saw the Midshipmen lose their last five games to finish 3-7.
It was just the third losing season for Navy since 2002 and Niumatalolo started conducting the post-mortem while on the way home following a dismal 15-0 loss to archrival Army.
“Obviously, it was a very trying season. We didn’t get the job done on the field and that’s disheartening,” Niumatalolo said. “I’m not pleased with myself. I didn’t do a very good job of preparing this team.