American college football season
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.
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Ohio State | | ESPN | L 27–31 | 105,092 | [1] |
September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | | CBSCS | W 32–14 | 31,017 | [2] |
September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | | ESPN360 | L 14–27 | 55,064 | [3] |
September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| CBSCS | W 38–22 | 29,009 | [4] |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Air Force | | CBSCS | W 16–13 OT | 37,820 | [5] |
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Rice | | CBSCS | W 63–14 | 15,096 | [6] |
October 17 | 8:05 p.m. | at SMU | | | W 38–35 OT | 22,203 | [7] |
October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| CBSCS | W 13–10 | 31,097 | [8] |
October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| CBSCS | L 24–27 | 28,305 | [9] |
November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Notre Dame | | NBC | W 23–21 | 80,795 | [10] |
November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Delaware | - Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| CBSCS | W 35–18 | 34,223 | [11] |
November 28 | 10:30 p.m. | at Hawaii | | ESPNU | L 17–24 | 40,643 | [12] |
December 12 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Army | | CBS | W 17–3 | 69,541 | [13] |
December 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Missouri | | ESPN | W 35–13 | 69,441 | [14] |
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Personnel
2009 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Name |
Class
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LB
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Ross Popsil (C)
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Special teams
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Name |
Class
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K
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Joe Buckley
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Navy |
7 |
7 | 7 | 2 |
23 |
Notre Dame |
0 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 7:15 | NAVY | Ricky Dobbs 1-yard run (Joe Buckley kick) | Navy 7-0 |
| 2 | 14:56 | NAVY | Vince Murray 25-yard run (Joe Buckley kick) | Navy 14-0 |
| 3 | 5:03 | ND | Robert Hughes 1-yard run (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 14-7 |
| 3 | 3:29 | NAVY | Greg Jones 52-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick) | Navy 21-7 |
| 4 | 4:46 | ND | Michael Floyd 12-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 21-14 |
| 4 | 1:00 | NAVY | Safety, Jimmy Clausen tackled by Craig Schaefer in end zone | Navy 23-14 |
| 4 | :24 | ND | Golden Tate 31-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 23-21 |
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Vs. Army
Game information
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First quarter
- ARMY – Alex Carlton 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Army 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:19.
Second quarter
Third quarter
- NAVY – Marcus Curry 25-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick), 8:55. Navy 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:05.
- NAVY – Joe Buckley 36-yard field goal, 0:11. Navy 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:54.
Fourth quarter
- NAVY – Ricky Dobbs 1-yard run (Joe Buckley kick), 6:15. Navy 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:56.
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- Top passers
- ARMY – Trent Steelman – 7/20, 77 yards, INT
- NAVY – Ricky Dobbs – 3/7, 61 yards, TD, INT
- Top rushers
- ARMY – Patrick Mealy – 13 rushes, 48 yards
- NAVY – Ricky Dobbs – 33 rushes, 116 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- ARMY – Ali Villanueva – 5 receptions, 62 yards
- NAVY – Marcus Curry – 1 reception, 25 yards, TD
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References
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Air Force Falcons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Temple Owls vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Delaware vs Navy (Nov 14, 2009)". The Official Web Site of Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ ESPN
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