When Paul Johnson first arrived in Annapolis in 1995, it had an immediate impact on the Navy record book. While the game of football had evolved over the years, Navy football had not, at least offensively. His arrival catapulted the program into the modern age.

In Johnson's very first game as offensive coordinator-- a 33-2 win over SMU-- quarterback Chris McCoy set the school record at the time for total offense in a game (398 yards). By halftime, McCoy had already shattered Alton Grizzard's school record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game. Navy's 562 total yards were, at the time, the fifth most in school history. Their 424 yards on the ground were tied for the third most.

Now, after more than 25 years of running the same basic offense, the record book has been completely rewritten. Those 562 total yards that day are now only 32nd-most in Navy history. The 424 rushing yards are 40th-most. When Navy scored 33 points in that SMU game, it was the most the Mids had scored against a Division I-A opponent in 11 years. Since 2007, Navy has averaged more than 33 points per game in a season five times.