2010 Navy Midshipmen football team

2010 Navy Midshipmen football
Poinsettia Bowl vs. San Diego State, L 14–35
Conference	Independent
2010 record	9–4
Head coach	Ken Niumatalolo (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Ivin Jasper (10th year)
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (9th year)
Base defense	Multiple
Captain	Ricky Dobbs
Captain	Wyatt Middleton
Home stadium	Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

2010 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Navy			–						9	–	4
Notre Dame			–						8	–	5
Army			–						7	–	6
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen, led by third-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo, competed as an Independent and played their home games at the Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

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^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	4:00 PM	vs. Maryland		M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Crab Bowl Classic)	ESPN	L 14–17	69,348[1]
September 11	3:30 PM	Georgia Southern		Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 13–7	33,391[2]
September 18	7:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	ESPN3	W 37–23	23,122[3]
October 2	2:30 PM	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	Versus	L 6–14	47,565[4]
October 9	6:30 PM	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN3	W 28–27	31,454[5]
October 16	3:30 PM	SMU		Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)	CBSCS	W 28–21	33,924[6]
October 23	12:00 PM	vs. Notre Dame		New Meadowlands Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ	CBS	W 35–17	75,614[7]
October 30	3:30 PM	Duke		Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 31–34	34,117[8]
November 6	3:30 PM	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	MASN	W 76–35	50,191[9]
November 13	3:30 PM	Central Michigan		Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 38–37	34,333[10]
November 20	3:30 PM	Arkansas State		Navy – Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 35–19	27,501[11]
December 11	2:30 PM	vs. Army		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	CBS	W 31–17	69,223[12]
December 23	8:00 PM	vs. San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–35	48,049[13]
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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]

Roster

2010 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 85 Aiken, MattMatt Aiken WR 48 Andrews, BruceBruce Andrews G 69 Archibald, FrancisFrancis Archibald G 67 Baker, AndrewAndrew Baker T 64 Basford, RyanRyan Basford T 61 Battipaglia, JeffJeff Battipaglia FB 43 Beaty, AustinAustin Beaty G 62 Boddiford, AlexAlex Boddiford WR 10 Bolena, CaseyCasey Bolena T 78 Bowers, DonnieDonnie Bowers WR 11 Bowron, HalHal Bowron G 72 Bridges, TravisTravis Bridges T 58 Butts, DallasDallas Butts So SB 20 Byrd, AndreAndre Byrd T 52 Cabbage, JohnJohn Cabbage G 65 Cabral, JoshJosh Cabral T 59 Campbell, EvanEvan Campbell FB 25 Christian, PrenticePrentice Christian FB 22 Chynoweth, DylanDylan Chynoweth SB 41 Cosh, J.J.J.J. Cosh G 63 Couch, MattMatt Couch QB 7 Cummings, JarvisJarvis Cummings G 75 DeMell, BradyBrady DeMell FB 37 Diggs, DelvinDelvin Diggs QB 4 Dobbs, RickyRicky Dobbs Sr C 71 Douglass, EricEric Douglass G 68 Dowd, JohnJohn Dowd G 79 Dryden, ZachZach Dryden FB 32 Eckel, KevinKevin Eckel WR 82 Furman, DougDoug Furman WR 89 Gazaille, JonathanJonathan Gazaille G 57 Geuss, AdamAdam Geuss SB 21 Greene, Gee GeeGee Gee Greene G 77 Haworth, BeauBeau Haworth WR 19 Hess, DarinDarin Hess SB 3 Hill, RyanRyan Hill WR 42 Horton, BrantleyBrantley Horton SB 33 Howell, JohnJohn Howell WR 84 Jones, GregGreg Jones SB 28 Jones, WaltWalt Jones QB 14 Keating, TravisTravis Keating FB 44 Lombardo, RonRon Lombardo WR 87 Lynch, ShawnShawn Lynch QB 8 Lynch, TylerTyler Lynch G 56 Mahler, EricEric Mahler FB 36 McCauley, JohnJohn McCauley QB 6 Miller, TreyTrey Miller T 70 Molloy, MattMatt Molloy FB 47 Murray, VinceVince Murray WR 83 Myers, GaryGary Myers QB 9 Nerup, AndrewAndrew Nerup SB 29 O'Boyle, JohnJohn O'Boyle T 51 O'Sullivan, NolanNolan O'Sullivan SB 13 Patrick, MikeMike Patrick C 60 Pescaia, KahikoluKahikolu Pescaia FB 40 Peterson, CodyCody Peterson QB 2 Proctor, KrissKriss Proctor T 73 Ryan, JoeJoe Ryan SB 26 Santiago, AaronAaron Santiago QB 1 Sargenti, DJDJ Sargenti WR 80 Schupp, MikeMike Schupp WR 18 Shibata, MattMatt Shibata SB 23 Snelson, BoBo Snelson SB 5 Staten, DariusDarius Staten G 53 Stone, ThomasThomas Stone SB 17 Stukel, MikeMike Stukel T 76 Sumrall, DavidDavid Sumrall FB 39 Teich, AlexanderAlexander Teich Jr SB 34 Thomas, MarcusMarcus Thomas WR 86 Turner, BrandonBrandon Turner T 55 Van Halanger, MatthewMatthew Van Halanger C 54 Vickers, GrahamGraham Vickers T 66 Watkins, CollinCollin Watkins SB 46 Williams, BrianBrian Williams T 50 Womack, SamSam Womack SB 24 Zapata, DavidDavid Zapata	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 72 Batchelder, ThomasThomas Batchelder S 5 Blick, BrianBrian Blick ILB 44 Blue, MaxMax Blue NG 95 Bothel, ShaneShane Bothel ILB 38 Brewer, MattMatt Brewer NG 93 Burge, ChaseChase Burge S 9 Bush, Tra'vesTra'ves Bush CB 16 Culver, ToddTodd Culver NG 60 Dabney, BarryBarry Dabney DE 92 Dobbs, JamelJamel Dobbs DE 56 Doogan, NeilNeil Doogan NG 71 Doolittle, AlexAlex Doolittle DE 59 Dowling-Fitzpatrick, JoshJosh Dowling-Fitzpatrick CB 15 Edwards, KevinKevin Edwards CB 17 Felder, AlbreyAlbrey Felder S 13 Fraser, JordanJordan Fraser OLB 50 French, BryeBrye French OLB 41 Glaize, AndrewAndrew Glaize CB 4 Graham, EricEric Graham OLB 42 Graham, MasonMason Graham CB 14 Green, RyanRyan Green OLB 58 Grissom, TreyTrey Grissom OLB 31 Hauburger, JerryJerry Hauburger DE 99 Henderson, WesWes Henderson ILB 32 Hill, JonathanJonathan Hill ILB 21 Huf, MichaelMichael Huf OLB 55 Hunter, HalHal Hunter DE 73 Jones, JoshuaJoshua Jones ILB 46 Juriga, JakeJake Juriga LB 36 Killebrew, BrandonBrandon Killebrew ILB 57 King, CalebCaleb King DE 75 Kinsella, DrewDrew Kinsella DE 74 Lydick, ClaytonClayton Lydick S 23 Maples, HaydenHayden Maples NG 91 Marks, JaredJared Marks ILB 45 Mauro, VinnieVinnie Mauro NG 97 Mayes, ChrisChris Mayes S 7 Merchant, EmmettEmmett Merchant S 8 Middleton, WyattWyatt Middleton CB 11 Mitchell, KwesiKwesi Mitchell OLB 29 McCauley, AaronAaron McCauley ILB 40 Nurthen, John MichaelJohn Michael Nurthen OLB 47 Palelei, EvanEvan Palelei DE 94 Paulson, RyanRyan Paulson LB 35 Petett, DerrickDerrick Petett S 1 Poras, DylonDylon Poras NG 69 Preston, TorriTorri Preston ILB 33 Reed, ShawnShawn Reed OLB 20 Renton, ColinColin Renton CB 3 Richardson, De'VonDe'Von Richardson S 2 Ryder, WaveWave Ryder OLB 10 Shannon, JarredJarred Shannon ILB 39 Sherwood, GarrettGarrett Sherwood ILB 54 Simmons, TylerTyler Simmons OLB 81 Southworth, ColtenColten Southworth CB 28 Sperry, DavidDavid Sperry OLB 34 Stein, EricEric Stein DE 67 Stellato, AndrewAndrew Stellato OLB 49 Sturdivant, CollinCollin Sturdivant ILB 52 Sweeney, MikeMike Sweeney DE 98 Tuani, JabareeJabaree Tuani Jr ILB 87 Tuimavave, MichaelMichael Tuimavave OLB 53 Veech, CraigCraig Veech ILB 51 Warrick, MattMatt Warrick OLB 48 Wetzel, KeeganKeegan Wetzel CB 25 Wev, JonathanJonathan Wev CB 18 Wright, DavidDavid Wright S 19 Wright, JasonJason Wright DE 90 Yarborough, BillyBilly Yarborough Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 96 Ackerman, BrianBrian Ackerman K 16 Buckley, JoeJoe Buckley LS 92 Coats, BillyBilly Coats P 35 Delahooke, KyleKyle Delahooke K 22 Fehr, JeradJerad Fehr P 81 Haan, JustinJustin Haan K 91 Hughes, BrynmorBrynmor Hughes K 49 Picchini, StephenStephen Picchini K 45 Teague, JonJon Teague P 88 White, John CharlesJohn Charles White Sr	Head coach Ken Niumatalolo Coordinators/assistant coaches Chris Culton – Tackles Justin Davis – Defensive Line Joe DuPaix – Slotbacks Tony Grantham – Outside Linebackers Ashley Ingram – Centers/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

(prior to bowl game)

Defense FS De'Von Richardson Jordan Fraser Tra'ves Bush WLB ILB ILB SLB Jerry Hauburger Max Blue Tyler Simmons ⋅ Collin Sturdivant Matt Warrick Matt Warrick ⋅ Mason Graham Caleb King Matt Brewer ⋅ ROV Wyatt Middleton Jordan Fraser Tra'ves Bush CB Kwesi Mitchell David Wright David Sperry DE NT DE Billy Yarborough Chase Burge Jabaree Tuani Joshua Jones Shane Bothel Josh Dowling-Fitzpatrick Ryan Paulson Jared Marks Wes Henderson CB Kevin Edwards David Sperry Ryan Green Offense WR Brandon Turner Matt Aiken Gary Myers SB Gee Gee Greene John Howell Andre Byrd LT LG C RG RT Jeff Battipaglia Josh Cabral Brady DeMell John Dowd Ryan Basford John Dowd Travis Bridges Kahiklou Pescaia Zach Dryden David Sumrall David Sumrall Eric Douglass Eric Douglass Eric Douglass John Dowd SB Aaron Santiago Bo Snelson Mike Stukel WR Greg Jones Doug Furman Jonathon Gazaille QB Ricky Dobbs Kriss Proctor Trey Miller FB Alexander Teich Vince Murray Delvin Diggs Special Teams PK Joe Buckley PK Jon Teague P Kyle Delahooke P Justin Haan KR Marcus Thomas PR Gary Myers LS Brian Ackerman H Justin Haan

Game summaries

Air Force

Wyatt Middleton called a team meeting following the loss

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total 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

Scoring summary 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	10	14	0	7	31
Army	0	7	3	7	17

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: partly sunny, 45°F
• Game attendance: 69,223
• Referee: Dennis Hennigan
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap

Game information

1st Quarter NAVY: Joe Buckley 34-yard field goal, 11:57 NAVY: John Howell 77-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick), 8:44 2nd Quarter NAVY: Brandon Turner 42-yard pass from Ricky Dobbs (Joe Buckley kick), 13:44 ARMY: Malcolm Brown 5-yard pass from Trent Steelman (Alex Carlton kick), 8:19 NAVY: Wyatt Middleton 98-yard fumble return (Joe Buckley kick), 1:03 3rd Quarter ARMY: Alex Carlton 42-yard field goal, 8:08 4th Quarter NAVY: Gee Gee Greene 25-yard rush (Joe Buckley kick), 5:44 ARMY: Malcolm Brown 45-yard pass from Trent Steelman (Alex Carlton kick), 4:05 Passing NAVY: Ricky Dobbs 6/11, 186 yards, INT ARMY: Trent Steelman 11/20, 128 yards Rushing NAVY: Ricky Dobbs 20–54, Alexander Teich 11–47, Gee Gee Greene 5–35, Aaron Santiago 1–5 ARMY: Trent Steelman 19–74, Raymond Maples 13–66, Jared Hassin 15–50, Patrick Mealy 4–14, Malcolm Brown 2–4, Brian Cobbs 1–1 Receiving NAVY: John Howell 1–77, Aaron Santiago 2–54, Brandon Turner 1–32, Greg Jones 2–23 ARMY: Malcolm Brown 3–59, George Jordan 3–21, Davyd Brooks 2–19, Austin Barr 1–13, Jared Hassin 1–10, Patrick Mealy 1–6

Navy's ninth straight win versus Army

References

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2. "Georgia Southern vs Navy (Sep 11, 2010)". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
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6. "SMU vs Navy". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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14. Washington Post. 7 May 2010
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External links

• Rivals.com season preview
• Scout.com season preview