Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/37Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (2.7%).
Anthony Gargiulo
Last confirmed: Navy, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 239 lb · Freehold, NJ
Anthony Gargiulo: FB · Navy · #38.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthony Gargiulo
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Third year in the Navy backfield. On tape: 58 rushing yards against Tulsa, Week 12, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-59@ Hawai'i | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-21vs Memphis | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 51-21vs Lehigh | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-31@ SMU | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-35@ Air Force | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Temple | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 36-49vs Houston | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-44vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-42@ Cincinnati | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-35@ No. 11 UCF | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-29vs Tulsa | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 28-29@ Tulane | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-17@ No. 22 Army | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 98 | 427 | 4.4 | 0 | 22 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2018
L 24-35
at UCF
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · UCF · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.69Anthony Gargiulo run for 17 yds to the UCF 41 for a
- Week 9 · Notre Dame · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.64Anthony Gargiulo run for 22 yds to the NDame 1 for a
- Week 4 · SMU · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.43Anthony Gargiulo run for 8 yds to the SMU 2 for a
- Week 12 · Tulsa · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.41Anthony Gargiulo run for 8 yds to the Navy 42 for a
- Week 10 · Cincinnati · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.22Anthony Gargiulo run for 14 yds to the Navy 39 for a
- Week 4 · SMU · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.17Anthony Gargiulo run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.05Anthony Gargiulo run for 3 yds to the Navy 37 for a
- Week 3 · Lehigh · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.96Anthony Gargiulo run for no gain to the Navy 33
- Week 12 · Tulsa · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Anthony Gargiulo run for 8 yds to the Tulsa 47
- Week 11 · UCF · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −0.93Anthony Gargiulo run for 1 yd to the Navy 34
2018 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo, all run-heavy offenses — 19-21 over that span.
2016Navy9-5HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2017Navy7-6HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2018Navy3-10HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
98 of 98 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
38%98 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 98 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds3%of carries
3 carries
Grind
1–3 yds45%of carries
44 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds46%of carries
45 carries
Explosive
10+ yds6%of carries
6 carries
3 of 3 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.4 yds/carry on 98 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 28.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 37.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 26.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 38.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
15.0%
128 pass / 725 run
Plays / game
65.6
13 games
Team sack rate
13.9%
151 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
98 carries and 1 catch in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Navy
- 2018 Navy NiumataloloYear 4 · 13 games
- 2017 Navy NiumataloloYear 3 · 8 games
- 2016 Navy NiumataloloYear 2 · 3 games
- 2015 Navy NiumataloloYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Navy, 879 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Navy
Played his entire career under Ken Niumatalolo.