2010 Navy Midshipmen football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–4
Headcoach
- Ken Niumatalolo (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorIvin Jasper (3rd season)
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Poinsettia Bowl, L 14–35 vs. San Diego State | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–4 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ivin Jasper (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Buddy Green (9th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| MVP | Greg Jones |
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| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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| Navy | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Source |
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| September 6 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Maryland | ESPN | L 14–17 | 69,348 | [1] | |
| September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | CBSCS | W 13–7 | 33,391 | [2] | |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | ESPN3 | W 37–23 | 23,122 | [3] | |
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Air Force | Versus | L 6–14 | 47,565 | [4] | |
| October 9 | 6:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | ESPN3 | W 28–27 | 31,454 | [5] | |
| October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU |
| CBSCS | W 28–21 | 33,924 | [6] |
| October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Notre Dame | CBS | W 35–17 | 75,614 | [7] | |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke |
| CBSCS | L 31–34 | 34,117 | [8] |
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Carolina | MASN | W 76–35 | 50,191 | [9] | |
| November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan |
| CBSCS | W 38–37 | 34,333 | [10] |
| November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| CBSCS | W 35–19 | 27,501 | [11] |
| December 11 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Army | CBS | W 31–17 | 69,223 | [12] | |
| December 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | ESPN | L 14–35 | 48,049 | [13] | |
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Preseason
*Slotback Marcus Curry was dismissed from the team in May and soon left the academy.[14]
- Wide receiver Mario Washington was dismissed from the team in June due to an honor violation.[15]
Game summaries
Air Force
Wyatt Middleton called a team meeting following the loss.
Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Navy | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
- Date: October 23
- Location: New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game start: 12:00 p.m.
- Source: ESPN.com[link removed]
| 1 | 6:05 | NAVY | Alexander Teich 31-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Jon Teague kick) | Navy 7-0 |
| 1 | 3:04 | ND | David Ruffer 45-yard field goal | Navy 7-3 |
| 2 | 11:01 | NAVY | Ricky Dobbs 3-yard run (Jon Teague kick) | Navy 14-3 |
| 2 | 6:07 | ND | TJ Jones 16-yard pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick) | Navy 14-10 |
| 2 | :14 | NAVY | Gee Gee Greene 9-yard run (Jon Teague kick) | Navy 21-10 |
| 3 | 11:23 | NAVY | Ricky Dobbs 9-yard run (Jon Teague kick) | Navy 28-10 |
| 3 | 4:38 | NAVY | Ricky Dobbs 1-yard run (Jon Teague kick) | Navy 35-10 |
| 4 | 6:12 | ND | Cierre Wood 1-yard run (David Ruffer kick) | Navy 35-17 |
East Carolina
Navy clinched a berth in the Poinsettia Bowl with the win.
Arkansas State
Senior Day
Army
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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
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Navy's ninth straight win versus Army
Personnel
Roster
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Special teams
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Depth chart
(prior to bowl game)
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