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2009 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen, led by second-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo, played their home games at the Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

2009 Navy Midshipmen football
Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Missouri
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIvin Jasper (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (8th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPRoss Pospisil
Captains
  • Osei Asante
  • Ross Pospisil
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Navy   –     10 – 4  
Notre Dame   –     6 – 6  
Army   –     5 – 7  
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 7, 2009 athletic director Chet Gladchuk announced that Navy had accepted an invitation to play in the Texas Bowl on Thursday, December 31 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas against the Big 12 Conference's Missouri Tigers. This mark was the first time that Navy had gone to bowl games in seven straight seasons. Navy won the 2009 Texas Bowl, 35–13, and finished with a record of 10–4.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:00 p.m.at No. 6 Ohio State
ESPNL 27–31105,092[1]
September 123:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
CBSCSW 32–1431,017[2]
September 196:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ESPN360L 14–2755,064[3]
September 263:30 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSCSW 38–2229,009[4]
October 33:30 p.m.Air Force
CBSCSW 16–13 OT37,820[5]
October 103:30 p.m.at Rice
CBSCSW 63–1415,096[6]
October 178:05 p.m.at SMU
W 38–35 OT22,203[7]
October 243:30 p.m.Wake Forest 
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSCSW 13–1031,097[8]
October 313:30 p.m.Temple
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSCSL 24–2728,305[9]
November 72:30 p.m.at No. 19 Notre Dame
NBCW 23–2180,795[10]
November 143:30 p.m.Delaware
  • Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSCSW 35–1834,223[11]
November 2810:30 p.m.at Hawaii
ESPNUL 17–2440,643[12]
December 122:30 p.m.vs. Army
CBSW 17–369,541[13]
December 313:30 p.m.vs. Missouri
ESPNW 35–1369,441[14]

Personnel

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2009 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Ricky Dobbs
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Ross Popsil (C)
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Joe Buckley
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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Notre Dame

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1 234Total
• Navy 7 772 23
Notre Dame 0 0714 21
Scoring summary
17:15NAVYRicky Dobbs 1-yard run (Joe Buckley kick)Navy 7-0
214:56NAVYVince Murray 25-yard run (Joe Buckley kick)Navy 14-0
35:03NDRobert Hughes 1-yard run (Nick Tausch kick)Navy 14-7
33:29NAVYGreg Jones 52-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick)Navy 21-7
44:46NDMichael Floyd 12-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick)Navy 21-14
41:00NAVYSafety, Jimmy Clausen tackled by Craig Schaefer in end zoneNavy 23-14
4:24NDGolden Tate 31-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick)Navy 23-21

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Vs. Army

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See also: 2009 Army Black Knights football team and Army–Navy Game
Army Black Knights (5–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (8–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Army 3 0 003
Navy 0 0 10717

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,541
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV: CBS
  • Box Score
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  9. ^ "Temple Owls vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  10. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  11. ^ "Delaware vs Navy (Nov 14, 2009)". The Official Web Site of Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  12. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  13. ^ "Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  14. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
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