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 September 5 12:00 p.m. at No. 6 Ohio State ESPN L 27–31105,092 [1] September 12 3:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech CBSCS W 32–1431,017 [2] September 19 6:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh ESPN360 L 14–2755,064 [3] September 26 3:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS W 38–2229,009 [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 63–1415,096 [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 13–1031,097 [8] October 31 3:30 p.m. Temple Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS L 24–2728,305 [9] November 7 2:30 p.m. at No. 19 Notre Dame NBC W 23–2180,795 [10] November 14 3:30 p.m. Delaware Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS W 35–1834,223 [11] November 28 10:30 p.m. at Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI ESPNU L 17–2440,643 [12] December 12 2:30 p.m. vs. Army CBS W 17–369,541 [13] December 31 3:30 p.m. vs. Missouri ESPN W 35–1369,441 [14] 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
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
Game summaries [ ] Notre Dame [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Navy
7
7 7 2
23
Notre Dame
0
0 7 14
21
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
[15]
vs. Army [ ]
Army Black Knights (5–6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (8–4)
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 12Game time : 2:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 39 °F (4 °C)Game attendance : 69,541Referee : Brad AllenTV : CBSBox 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
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 [ ]
^ "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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