# 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.
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 |
| September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ESPN | L 27–31 | 105,092 |
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | W 32–14 | 31,017 |
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN360 | L 14–27 | 55,064 |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | W 38–22 | 29,009 |
| October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Air Force | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSCS | W 16–13 $^{OT}$ | 37,820 |
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | CBSCS | W 63–14 | 15,096 |
| October 17 | 8:05 p.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX (Gansz Trophy) | | W 38–35 $^{OT}$ | 22,203 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | W 13–10 | 31,097 |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | L 24–27 | 28,305 |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Notre Dame | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | W 23–21 | 80,795 |
| November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Delaware | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | W 35–18 | 34,223 |
| November 28 | 10:30 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | ESPNU | L 17–24 | 40,643 |
| December 12 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Army | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game) | CBS | W 17–3 | 69,541 |
| December 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Missouri | Reliant StadiumHouston, TX (Texas Bowl) | ESPN | W 35–13 | 69,441 |
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Navy | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |

### Vs. Army

| 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 :