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
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	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

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

Game summaries

Notre Dame

Team	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

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	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

Roster

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 Joe DuPaix (slotbacks coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt