2004 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2004 Navy Midshipmen football United State Naval Academy Logo-sports.png 150 Independent 24 24 10–2 Paul Johnson 3rd Triple option Buddy Green 3rd Multiple Aaron Polanco Aaron Polanco Josh Smith Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Emerald Bowl champion Emerald Bowl W 34–19 vs. New Mexico The 2004 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Paul Johnson. The Midshipmen finished the regular season with a 9–2 record, the first time since the 1963 season that Navy had won nine or more games in a season. Wins over Army and the Air Force Falcons secured Navy's second consecutive Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,78345,00.html Navy 27, Air Force 24 2012-10-26 Military.com Associated Press Navy secured a berth in the 2004 Emerald Bowl when the Pacific-10 Conference did not have enough teams to fill its bowl obligations. The other tie-in was with the Mountain West Conference (MWC), and the Midshipmen ended up playing the New Mexico Lobos. They won the game with a score of 34–19, finishing with a 14-minute, 26-play drive that set the record for the longest drive in a college football game.The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703510304574626251842137792 https://web.archive.org/web/20100210205809/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703510304574626251842137792.html 2010-02-10 Flynn Tom 2009-12-30 New York 2012-10-14 College Football's Longest Drive dead The win gave the Midshipmen a final record of 10–2, the first time since the 1905 season that the Midshipmen finished with ten or more wins.The New York Times Navy, 99 Years Later, Matches 10-Victory Season 2004-12-30 https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E15F63F5D0C728FDDAB0994DC404482 2012-10-20 Schedule 2004 AP Eastern September 4 6:00 p.m. w Duke Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD HDNet 27–12 29,027 September 11 w 2004 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CN8 28–24 September 18 7:00 p.m. w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 29–0 23,658 September 25 1:30 p.m. w Vanderbilt Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD HDNet 29–26 32,809 September 30 7:45 p.m. w y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Commander-in-Chief's Trophy ESPN 24–21 44,279 October 16 12:00 p.m. l y Notre Dame Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ rivalry CBS 9–27 76,166 October 23 1:30 p.m. w Rice Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD HDNet 14–13 31,117 October 30 1:30 p.m. w Delaware 3 (I-AA) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CN8 34–20 34,416 November 6 7:00 p.m. l y Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 10–42 21,484 November 20 1:30 p.m. w Rutgers Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV 54–21 33,615 December 4 w y Army Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game CBS 42–13 December 30 4:30 p.m. w y New Mexico SBC Park San Francisco, CA Emerald Bowl ESPN2 34–19 30,563 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/navy/2004-schedule.html 2004 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results Sports-reference.com November 2, 2012 References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Category:Redbox Bowl champion seasons Navy Midshipmen football