2009 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

2009 Navy Midshipmen football

Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Missouri
Conference	Independent
Record	10–4
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (8th season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Ross Pospisil
Captains	Osei Asante Ross Pospisil
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Navy		–		10	–	4
Notre Dame		–		6	–	6
Army		–		5	–	7

Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 5	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 27–31	105,092	^[1]
September 12	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 32–14	31,017	^[2]
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	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	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBSCS	W 16–13 ^OT	37,820	^[5]
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CBSCS	W 63–14	15,096	^[6]
October 17	8:05 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy)		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	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	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	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPNU	L 17–24	40,643	^[12]
December 12	2:30 p.m.	vs. Army	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 17–3	69,541	^[13]
December 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. Missouri	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–13	69,441	^[14]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

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

Ken Niumatalolo

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Navy	7	7	7	2	23
Notre Dame	0	0	7	14	21

Date: November 7
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana
Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

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

Army Black Knights (5–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (8–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	3	0	0	0	3
Navy	0	0	10	7	17

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

First quarter

ARMY – Alex Carlton 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Army 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:19.

Second quarter

No scoring

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.

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

References

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^ "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.
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