2007 Navy Midshipmen football team
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Poinsettia Bowl, L 32–35 vs. Utah
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2007 record | 8–5 |
| Head coach |
Paul Johnson (6th, regular season) Ken Niumatalolo (bowl game) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ivin Jasper |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Buddy Green |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 |
11:40
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ND | Hughes 3 yard run (Walker kick) | ND 7–0 |
| Q2 |
14:56
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NAVY | Singleton 2 yard run (Bullen kick) | Tie 7–7 |
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8:59
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ND | Thomas 1 yard run (Walker kick) | ND 14–7 |
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4:06
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NAVY | White 8 yard run (Bullen kick) | Tie 14–14 |
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:12
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ND | Kamara 21 yard pass from Sharpley (Walker kick) | ND 21–14 |
| Q3 |
6:37
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NAVY | Kettani 1 yard run (kick failed) | ND 21–20 |
| Q4 |
10:24
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NAVY | Kuhar-Pitters 16 yard fumble return (Kaheaku-Enhada run) | NAVY 28–21 |
| Q4 |
3:25
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ND | Thomas 3 yard run (Walker kick) | Tie 28–28 |
| OT | NAVY | Kettani 1 yard run (Bullen kick) | NAVY 35–28 | |
| OT | ND | Kamara 8 yard pass from Sharpley (Walker kick) | Tie 35–35 | |
| 2OT | ND | Walker 26 yard field goal | ND 38–35 | |
| 2OT | NAVY | Bullen 32 yard field goal | Tie 38–38 | |
| 3OT | NAVY | Campbell 25 yard pass from Kaheaku-Enhada (Campbell pass from Kaheaku-Enhada) | NAVY 46–38 | |
| 3OT | ND | Thomas 5 yard run (run failed) | NAVY 46–44 | |
The 2007 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Paul Johnson until he accepted the head coaching position at Georgia Tech prior to the team's final game of the season. Offensive line coach Ken Niumatalolo was first promoted to interim head coach and then named as the team's permanent head coach.
After beginning the season with a 4–4 record through the first eight games, including a loss to Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) foe Delaware, the Midshipmen broke a 43-year losing streak in the Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry in the 2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game by winning in triple overtime. The next week, the team became bowl eligible by winning its sixth game of the season in the 2007 Navy vs. North Texas football game, which set a record for the most points scored in a regulation-length FBS college football game. The Midshipmen finished the regular season with an 8–4 record and secured a berth in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl, which had a single-year tie-in with the USNA. The other tie-in was with the Mountain West Conference (MWC). In a close game that came down to the final seconds, Navy lost the game to the Utah Utes with a score of 35–32.
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