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2005 Navy Midshipmen football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive scheme Triple option
Defensive coordinator Buddy Green (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVP Lamar Owens
Captains
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006 →
2005 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Notre Dame  %       9 3  
Navy       8 4  
Army       4 7  
Temple       0 11  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Paul Johnson.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m. Maryland CSTVL 20–2367,809
September 106:00 p.m. StanfordCSTVL 38–4135,670
October 11:00 p.m.at DukeW 28–2115,246
October 81:30 p.m. Air Force
CSTVW 27–2435,211
October 151:30 p.m. Kent State
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CSTVW 34–3130,316
October 225:00 p.m.at RiceW 41–912,714
October 293:30 p.m.at RutgersL 31–4141,716
November 51:30 p.m. Tulane
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CSTVW 49–2133,608
November 121:00 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame NBCL 21–4280,795
November 191:30 p.m. Temple
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CSTVW 38–1730,261
December 32:30 p.m.vs. Army CBSW 42–2369,322
December 228:30 p.m.vs. Colorado State ESPN2W 51–3036,842

References