2008 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2008 Navy Midshipmen football United State Naval Academy Logo-sports.png 150 Independent 8–5 Ken Niumatalolo 1st Ivin Jasper 1st Triple option Buddy Green 7th Multiple Shun White Clint Sovie Jarod Bryant Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium EagleBank Bowl L 19–29 vs. Wake Forest The 2008 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo. He was promoted from the offensive line coach before the season, after his predecessor, Paul Johnson, accepted the head coaching position at Georgia Tech. The Midshipmen finished the regular season with an 8–4 record to attain bowl eligibility. Navy secured a berth in the inaugural EagleBank Bowl, which had a tie-in with the two independent military academies, the other being Army. The other tie-in was with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Due to a chaotic and closely contested season in the ACC, in the EagleBank Bowl, Navy ended up playing Wake Forest in a re-match of a regular season game, despite a statement in their contracting disallowing it.Navy Did Not Waive EagleBank Bowl Clause, Annapolis Capital, December 4, 2008. Accessed 2009-03-12. Archived 2009-05-28. Unlike the earlier game, Navy lost the rematch against Wake Forest, 29–19. Schedule 2008 AP Eastern August 30 3:30 p.m. w Towson Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS 41–13 31,613 September 5 7:00 p.m. l y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN 23–35 22,517 September 13 12:00 p.m. l y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU 31–41 25,082 September 20 3:30 p.m. w Rutgers Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS 23–21 37,821 September 27 3:30 p.m. w y Wake Forest 16 BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPNU 24–17 33,173 October 4 4:00 p.m. w y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Versus 33–27 46,339 October 18 3:30 p.m. l Pittsburgh 23 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS 21–42 37,970 October 25 3:30 p.m. w SMU Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD rivalry CBSCS 34–7 31,698 November 1 3:30 p.m. w Temple Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS 33–27 OT 34,775 November 15 12:00 p.m. l y Notre Dame M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD rivalry CBS 21–27 70,932 November 25 7:00 p.m. w y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPNC 16–0 17,932 December 6 12:00 p.m. w y Army Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game CBS 34–0 69,144 December 20 11:00 a.m. l y Wake Forest EagleBank Bowl Washington, DC Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium ESPN 19–29 28,777 Navy Midshipmen Schedule 2008 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2426/season/2008 ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 19, 2009 References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football