2009 Navy Midshipmen football team

2009 Navy Midshipmen football
Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Missouri
Conference	Independent
2009 record	10–4
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ivan Jasper (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (8th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons

Template:2009 Independents football standings The 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy 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 the Naval Academy had accepted an invitation to play in the Texas Bowl on Thursday, December 31 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas against the Big 12's Missouri Tigers. (See also: Big 12 Football) This season was the first time that Navy has 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
September 5	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 27–31	105,092
September 12	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 32–14	31,017
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 14–27	55,064
September 26	3:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 38–22	29,009
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
October 10	3:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CBSCS	W 63–14	15,096
October 17	8:05 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy)		W 38–35 OT	22,203
October 24	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 13–10	31,097
October 31	3:30 p.m.	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 24–27	28,305
November 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 23–21	80,795
November 14	3:30 p.m.	Delaware	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 35–18	34,223
November 28	10:30 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPNU	L 17–24	40,643
December 12	2:30 p.m.	vs. Army	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 17–3	69,541
December 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. Missouri	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	W 35–13	69,441
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

• QB Ricky Dobbs
• LB Ross Pospisil (C)

Season summary

Notre Dame

by Quarter 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