Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Ted Carter, USN, announced today at the annual Navy football banquet that senior quarterback Keenan Reynolds will be the last Navy football player to ever wear #19. Reynolds joins the illustrious list of Roger Staubach (#12), Joe Bellino (#27) and Napoleon McCallum (#30) whose numbers have been retired.



“This is quite an honor and something that I never dreamed would happen,” said Reynolds. “I give all the credit to my teammates. This is a group honor and without my teammates over the past four years none of this would have been possible. I would like to thank Vice Admiral Carter, Mr. Gladchuk and Coach Niumatalolo for this unbelievable honor that I will never forget.”Reynolds finished his career with a 32-13 record, which are the most wins in school history by a quarterback. He finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting this year and was named a Third-Team All-American by the Associated Press.He was 7-1 in Service Academy games, including a 4-0 mark against Army. He is the only quarterback in the history of the Army-Navy game to win four games. His seven career touchdowns scored are the most in the history of the Army-Navy game.Reynolds scored 88 touchdowns in his career (all rushing), which are the most rushing touchdowns in Division I history and the most total touchdowns in FBS history. He scored three or more touchdowns in a game 17 times in his career, the most in FBS history. He is the first player in FBS history to score 23 or more rushing touchdowns in a season three different times. His 530 career points scored are the most in FBS history.His 4,559 career rushing yards are the most in FBS history by a quarterback and the most in school history by any player. He is just the sixth player in FBS history to rush and pass for 4,000 yards in a career. His 22 career 100-yard rushing games are the most in school history.Reynolds also set the school record for passing touchdowns with 31, while throwing just eight interceptions in 462 career attempts giving him the lowest interception percentage in school history.Besides having his jersey retired, Reynolds won three major awards on Sunday as he was named the winner of the E.E. “Rip” Miller Award, which is presented to the season's most valuable player as voted on by his teammates. He is the first player in school history to win the award all four years.He was named the winner of the Roger Staubach Award, which is presented to the varsity football player who demonstrated consistent, outstanding leadership and an “Expect to Win” attitude in contributing to the team’s success during the season and embodied honor, courage and commitment on and off the playing field. He was also the recipient of the Napoleon McCallum Award, which is presented to the Navy varsity football player of the graduating class who has gained the most all-purpose yards in his career. Reynolds gained 4,559 (all rushing) in his career.