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.

2010 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIvin Jasper (3rd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (9th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPGreg Jones
Captains
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Navy           9 4  
Notre Dame           8 5  
Army           7 6  
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 64:00 p.m.vs. MarylandESPNL 14–1769,348[1]
September 113:30 p.m.Georgia SouthernCBSCSW 13–733,391[2]
September 187:00 p.m.at Louisiana TechESPN3W 37–2323,122[3]
October 22:30 p.m.at Air ForceVersusL 6–1447,565[4]
October 96:30 p.m.at Wake ForestESPN3W 28–2731,454[5]
October 163:30 p.m.SMU
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)
CBSCSW 28–2133,924[6]
October 2312:00 p.m.vs. Notre DameCBSW 35–1775,614[7]
October 303:30 p.m.Duke
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSCSL 31–3434,117[8]
November 63:30 p.m.at East CarolinaMASNW 76–3550,191[9]
November 133:30 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSCSW 38–3734,333[10]
November 203:30 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSCSW 35–1927,501[11]
December 112:30 p.m.vs. ArmyCBSW 31–1769,223[12]
December 238:00 p.m.at San Diego StateESPNL 14–3548,049[13]

Preseason

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  • 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]

Roster

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2010 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 85 Matt Aiken
WR 48 Bruce Andrews
G 69 Francis Archibald
G 67 Andrew Baker
OT 64 Ryan Basford
OT 61 Jeff Battipaglia
FB 43 Austin Beaty
G 62 Alex Boddiford
WR 10 Casey Bolena
OT 78 Donnie Bowers
WR 11 Hal Bowron
G 72 Travis Bridges
OT 58 Dallas Butts So
SB 20 Andre Byrd
OT 52 John Cabbage
G 65 Josh Cabral
OT 59 Evan Campbell
FB 25 Prentice Christian
FB 22 Dylan Chynoweth
SB 41 J.J. Cosh
G 63 Matt Couch
QB 7 Jarvis Cummings
G 75 Brady DeMell
FB 37 Delvin Diggs
QB 4 Ricky Dobbs Sr
C 71 Eric Douglass
G 68 John Dowd
G 79 Zach Dryden
FB 32 Kevin Eckel
WR 82 Doug Furman
WR 89 Jonathan Gazaille
G 57 Adam Geuss
SB 21 Gee Gee Greene
G 77 Beau Haworth
WR 19 Darin Hess
SB 3 Ryan Hill
WR 42 Brantley Horton
SB 33 John Howell
WR 84 Greg Jones
SB 28 Walt Jones
QB 14 Travis Keating
FB 44 Ron Lombardo
WR 87 Shawn Lynch
QB 8 Tyler Lynch
G 56 Eric Mahler
FB 36 John McCauley
QB 6 Trey Miller
OT 70 Matt Molloy
FB 47 Vince Murray
WR 83 Gary Myers
QB 9 Andrew Nerup
SB 29 John O'Boyle
OT 51 Nolan O'Sullivan
SB 13 Mike Patrick
C 60 Kahikolu Pescaia
FB 40 Cody Peterson
QB 2 Kriss Proctor
OT 73 Joe Ryan
SB 26 Aaron Santiago
QB 1 DJ Sargenti
WR 80 Mike Schupp
WR 18 Matt Shibata
SB 23 Bo Snelson
SB 5 Darius Staten
G 53 Thomas Stone
SB 17 Mike Stukel
OT 76 David Sumrall
FB 39 Alexander Teich Jr
SB 34 Marcus Thomas
WR 86 Brandon Turner
OT 55 Matthew Van Halanger
C 54 Graham Vickers
OT 66 Collin Watkins
SB 46 Brian Williams
OT 50 Sam Womack
SB 24 David Zapata
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 72 Thomas Batchelder
S 5 Brian Blick
ILB 44 Max Blue
NG 95 Shane Bothel
ILB 38 Matt Brewer
NG 93 Chase Burge
S 9 Tra'ves Bush
CB 16 Todd Culver
NG 60 Barry Dabney
DE 92 Jamel Dobbs
DE 56 Neil Doogan
NG 71 Alex Doolittle
DE 59 Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick
CB 15 Kevin Edwards
CB 17 Albrey Felder
S 13 Jordan Fraser
OLB 50 Brye French
OLB 41 Andrew Glaize
CB 4 Eric Graham
OLB 42 Mason Graham
CB 14 Ryan Green
OLB 58 Trey Grissom
OLB 31 Jerry Hauburger
DE 99 Wes Henderson
ILB 32 Jonathan Hill
ILB 21 Michael Huf
OLB 55 Hal Hunter
DE 73 Joshua Jones
ILB 46 Jake Juriga
LB 36 Brandon Killebrew
ILB 57 Caleb King
DE 75 Drew Kinsella
DE 74 Clayton Lydick
S 23 Hayden Maples
NG 91 Jared Marks
ILB 45 Vinnie Mauro
NG 97 Chris Mayes
S 7 Emmett Merchant
S 8 Wyatt Middleton
CB 11 Kwesi Mitchell
OLB 29 Aaron McCauley
ILB 40 John Michael Nurthen
OLB 47 Evan Palelei
DE 94 Ryan Paulson
LB 35 Derrick Petett
S 1 Dylon Poras
NG 69 Torri Preston
ILB 33 Shawn Reed
OLB 20 Colin Renton
CB 3 De'Von Richardson
S 2 Wave Ryder
OLB 10 Jarred Shannon
ILB 39 Garrett Sherwood
ILB 54 Tyler Simmons
OLB 81 Colten Southworth
CB 28 David Sperry
OLB 34 Eric Stein
DE 67 Andrew Stellato
OLB 49 Collin Sturdivant
ILB 52 Mike Sweeney
DE 98 Jabaree Tuani Jr
ILB 87 Michael Tuimavave
OLB 53 Craig Veech
ILB 51 Matt Warrick
OLB 48 Keegan Wetzel
CB 25 Jonathan Wev
CB 18 David Wright
S 19 Jason Wright
DE 90 Billy Yarborough Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 96 Brian Ackerman
K 16 Joe Buckley
LS 92 Billy Coats
P 35 Kyle Delahooke
K 22 Jerad Fehr
P 81 Justin Haan
K 91 Brynmor Hughes
K 49 Stephen Picchini
K 45 Jon Teague
P 88 John Charles White Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Chris Culton – Tackles
  • Justin Davis – Defensive line
  • Joe DuPaix – Slotbacks
  • Tony Grantham – Outside linebackers
  • Ashley IngramCenters/guards
  • Ivin Jasper – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Steve Johns – Inside linebackers/special teams
  • Keith Jones – Outside linebackers
  • Mike Judge – Fullbacks
  • Buddy Green – Defensive coordinator
  • Danny O'Rourke – Wide receivers
  • Dale Pehrson – Defensive line
  • Napoleon Sykes – Secondary

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-12-26

Depth chart

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(prior to bowl game)

Game summaries

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Air Force

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Wyatt Middleton called a team meeting following the loss

Notre Dame

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1 234Total
Notre Dame 3 707 17
Navy 7 14140 35

East Carolina

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Navy clinched a berth in the Poinsettia Bowl with the win

Arkansas State

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Senior Day

Army

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Navy 10 14 0731
Army 0 7 3717

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Game information

Navy's ninth straight win versus Army

References

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  1. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "Georgia Southern vs Navy (Sep 11, 2010)". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "Navy 37, Louisiana Tech 23 (Sep 18, 2010)". latechsports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Air Force Academy Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  5. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "SMU vs Navy". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  7. ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  8. ^ "Duke Blue Devils vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  9. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  10. ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  11. ^ "Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  12. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  13. ^ "Navy Midshipment vs. San Diego State Aztecs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  14. ^ Washington Post. 7 May 2010
  15. ^ College Football Nation Blog - ESPN.com
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