2009 Navy Midshipmen football team
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Texas Bowl champion
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Texas Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Missouri
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2009 record | 10–4 |
| Head coach | Ken Niumatalolo (2nd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ivan Jasper (9th year) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Buddy Green (8th year) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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7:15
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NAVY | Ricky Dobbs 1-yard run (Joe Buckley kick) | Navy 7-0 |
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14:56
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NAVY | Vince Murray 25-yard run (Joe Buckley kick) | Navy 14-0 |
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5:03
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ND | Robert Hughes 1-yard run (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 14-7 |
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3:29
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NAVY | Greg Jones 52-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick) | Navy 21-7 |
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4:46
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ND | Michael Floyd 12-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 21-14 |
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1:00
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NAVY | Safety, Jimmy Clausen tackled by Craig Schaefer in end zone | Navy 23-14 |
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ND | Golden Tate 31-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) | Navy 23-21 |
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.
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