2009 Navy Midshipmen football team
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# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 5 |
12:00 p.m. |
at No. 6 Ohio State |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ESPN |
L 27–31 |
105,092[1] |
September 12 |
3:30 p.m. |
Louisiana Tech |
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Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSCS |
W 32–14 |
31,017[2] |
September 19 |
6:00 p.m. |
at Pittsburgh |
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Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
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L 14–27 |
55,064[3] |
September 26 |
3:30 p.m. |
Western Kentucky |
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Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSCS |
W 38–22 |
29,009[4] |
October 3 |
3:30 p.m. |
Air Force |
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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 |
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Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
CBSCS |
W 63–14 |
15,096[6] |
October 17 |
8:05 p.m. |
at SMU |
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Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy) |
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W 38–35 OT |
22,203[7] |
October 24 |
3:30 p.m. |
Wake Forest |
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Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSCS |
W 13–10 |
31,097[8] |
October 31 |
3:30 p.m. |
Temple |
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Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSCS |
L 24–27 |
28,305[9] |
November 7 |
2:30 p.m. |
at No. 21 Notre Dame |
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Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) |
NBC |
W 23–21 |
80,795[10] |
November 14 |
3:30 p.m. |
Delaware |
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Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD |
CBSCS |
W 35–18 |
34,223[11] |
November 28 |
10:30 p.m. |
at Hawaii |
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Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
ESPNU |
L 17–24 |
40,643[12] |
December 12 |
2:30 p.m. |
vs. Army |
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Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) |
CBS |
W 17–3 |
69,541[13] |
December 31 |
3:30 p.m. |
vs. Missouri |
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Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 35–13 |
69,441[14] |
Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Season summary
Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• 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 |
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2 |
14:56 | NAVY | Vince Murray 25-yard run (Joe Buckley kick) | Navy 14-0 |
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3 |
5:03 | ND | Robert Hughes 1-yard run (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 14-7 |
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3 |
3:29 | NAVY | Greg Jones 52-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick) | Navy 21-7 |
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4 |
4:46 | ND | Michael Floyd 12-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 21-14 |
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4 |
1:00 | NAVY | Safety, Jimmy Clausen tackled by Craig Schaefer in end zone | Navy 23-14 |
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4 |
:24 | ND | Golden Tate 31-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 23-21 |
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