# 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen, led by third-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo, played their home games at the Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Navy earned an invitation to the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl on November 7, becoming the second team in the Football Bowl Subdivision to earn a bowl berth for the 2010 season. Navy was guaranteed a spot in the game if they became bowl eligible (won 6 games or more) as part of an agreement between the Naval Academy and the Poinsettia Bowl. San Diego State defeated Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl, 35–14. The Midshipmen finished with a record of 9–4.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Maryland | M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, MD (Crab Bowl Classic) | ESPN | L 14–17 | 69,348 |
| September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | W 13–7 | 33,391 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN3 | W 37–23 | 23,122 |
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | Versus | L 6–14 | 47,565 |
| October 9 | 6:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ESPN3 | W 28–27 | 31,454 |
| October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy) | CBSCS | W 28–21 | 33,924 |
| October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Notre Dame | New Meadowlands StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (rivalry) | CBS | W 35–17 | 75,614 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | L 31–34 | 34,117 |
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | MASN | W 76–35 | 50,191 |
| November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | W 38–37 | 34,333 |
| November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | W 35–19 | 27,501 |
| December 11 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Army | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | CBS | W 31–17 | 69,223 |
| December 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl) | ESPN | L 14–35 | 48,049 |
| All times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Preseason

* Slotback Marcus Curry was dismissed from the team in May and soon left the academy.
* Wide receiver Mario Washington was dismissed from the team in June due to an honor violation.

## Roster
### Depth chart

(prior to bowl game)
Defense :
* FS
* De'Von Richardson
* Jordan Fraser
* Tra'ves Bush
| WLB | ILB | ILB | SLB |
| Jerry Hauburger | Max Blue | Tyler Simmons | ⋅ |
| Collin Sturdivant | Matt Warrick | Matt Warrick | ⋅ |
| Mason Graham | Caleb King | Matt Brewer | ⋅ |
* ROV
* Wyatt Middleton
* Jordan Fraser
* Tra'ves Bush
* CB
* Kwesi Mitchell
* David Wright
* David Sperry
| DE | NT | DE |
| Billy Yarborough | Chase Burge | Jabaree Tuani |
| Joshua Jones | Shane Bothel | Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick |
| Ryan Paulson | Jared Marks | Wes Henderson |
* CB
* Kevin Edwards
* David Sperry
* Ryan Green
Offense :
* WR
* Brandon Turner
* Matt Aiken
* Gary Myers
* SB
* Gee Gee Greene
* John Howell
* Andre Byrd
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Jeff Battipaglia | Josh Cabral | Brady DeMell | John Dowd | Ryan Basford |
| John Dowd | Travis Bridges | Kahiklou Pescaia | Zach Dryden | David Sumrall |
| David Sumrall | Eric Douglass | Eric Douglass | Eric Douglass | John Dowd |
* SB
* Aaron Santiago
* Bo Snelson
* Mike Stukel
* WR
* Greg Jones
* Doug Furman
* Jonathon Gazaille
* QB
* Ricky Dobbs
* Kriss Proctor
* Trey Miller
* FB
* Alexander Teich
* Vince Murray
* Delvin Diggs
* Special teams
* PK Joe Buckley
* PK Jon Teague
* P Kyle Delahooke
* P Justin Haan
* KR Marcus Thomas
* PR Gary Myers
* LS Brian Ackerman
* H Justin Haan

## Game summaries
### Air Force

Wyatt Middleton called a team meeting following the loss

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Navy | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### East Carolina

Navy clinched a berth in the Poinsettia Bowl with the win

### Arkansas State

Senior Day

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Army | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: partly sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,223
* Referee: Dennis Hennigan
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap
Game information :
1st quarter
NAVY: Joe Buckley 34-yard field goal, 11:57
NAVY: John Howell 77-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick), 8:44
2nd quarter
NAVY: Brandon Turner 42-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick), 13:44
ARMY: Malcolm Brown 5-yard pass from Trent Steelman (Alex Carlton kick), 8:19
NAVY: Wyatt Middleton 98-yard fumble return (Joe Buckley kick), 1:03
3rd quarter
ARMY: Alex Carlton 42-yard field goal, 8:08
4th quarter
NAVY: Gee Gee Greene 25-yard rush (Joe Buckley kick), 5:44
ARMY: Malcolm Brown 45-yard pass from Trent Steelman (Alex Carlton kick), 4:05
Passing
NAVY: Ricky Dobbs 6/11, 186 yards, INT
ARMY: Trent Steelman 11/20, 128 yards
Rushing
NAVY: Ricky Dobbs 20–54, Alexander Teich 11–47, Gee Gee Greene 5–35, Aaron Santiago 1–5
ARMY: Trent Steelman 19–74, Raymond Maples 13–66, Jared Hassin 15–50, Patrick Mealy 4–14, Malcolm Brown 2–4, Brian Cobbs 1–1
Receiving
NAVY: John Howell 1–77, Aaron Santiago 2–54, Brandon Turner 1–32, Greg Jones 2–23
ARMY: Malcolm Brown 3–59, George Jordan 3–21, Davyd Brooks 2–19, Austin Barr 1–13, Jared Hassin 1–10, Patrick Mealy 1–6 :
Navy's ninth straight win versus Army