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The 2007 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season . 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.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:00 p.m. at Temple ESPNU W 30–1930,368 September 7 7:00 p.m. at No. 15 Rutgers ESPN L 24–4143,514 September 15 5:00 p.m. Ball State CSTV L 31–34 OT 32,087 September 22 1:00 p.m. Duke Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV W 46–4331,278 September 29 1:00 p.m. Air Force CSTV W 31–2037,615 October 10 8:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh ESPN W 48–45 2OT 30,103 October 20 1:00 p.m. Wake Forest Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV L 24–4436,992 October 27 1:00 p.m. No. 9 (FCS ) Delaware Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV L 52–5935,213 November 3 2:30 p.m. at Notre Dame NBC W 46–44 3OT 80,795 November 10 3:00 p.m. at North Texas W 74–62 26,012 November 17 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV W 35–2434,517 December 1 12:00 p.m. vs. Army CBS W 38–371,610 December 20 7:00 p.m. vs. Utah ESPN L 32–3539,129
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Game summaries [ edit ] Notre Dame [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total
• Navy
0
14 6 8 7 3 8
46
Notre Dame
7
14 0 7 7 3 6
44
Scoring summary Q1 11:40 ND Hughes 3 yard run (Walker kick)ND 7–0 Q2 14:56 NAVY Singleton 2 yard run (Bullen kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 8:59 ND Thomas 1 yard run (Walker kick)ND 14–7 Q2 4:06 NAVY White 8 yard run (Bullen kick)Tie 14–14 Q2 :12 ND Kamara 21 yard pass from Sharpley (Walker kick) ND 21–14 Q3 6:37 NAVY Kettani 1 yard run (kick failed)ND 21–20 Q4 10:24 NAVY Kuhar-Pitters 16 yard fumble return (Kaheaku-Enhada run) NAVY 28–21 Q4 3:25 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
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2007 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
G
79
Osei Asante So
C
71
Reyn Kaupiko Sr
WR
80
O. J. Washington Sr
QB
2
Jarod Bryant Jr
QB
14
Tony Goss Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
S
17
Jeff Deliz Jr
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
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