2005 Navy Midshipmen football

Poinsettia Bowl champion
Poinsettia Bowl, W 51–30 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Independent
Record	8–4
Head coach	Paul Johnson (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Lamar Owens
Captains	Lamar Owens Jeremy Chase
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Maryland	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (Crab Bowl Classic)	CSTV	L 20–23	67,809
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Stanford	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 38–41	35,670
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 28–21	15,246
October 8	1:30 p.m.	Air Force	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CSTV	W 27–24	35,211
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Kent State	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 34–31	30,316
October 22	5:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 41–9	12,714
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 31–41	41,716
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Tulane	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 49–21	33,608
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 21–42	80,795
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 38–17	30,261
December 3	2:30 p.m.	vs. Army	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 42–23	69,322
December 22	8:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN2	W 51–30	36,842
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

v t e Navy Midshipmen football
Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force: Commander-in-Chief's Trophy: Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame SMU: Gansz Trophy
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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