2007 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2007 Navy Midshipmen football United State Naval Academy Logo-sports.png 150 Independent 8–5 Paul Johnson 6th regular season Ken Niumatalolo bowl game Triple option Buddy Green 5th Multiple Reggie Campbell Reggie Campbell Jeff Deliz Irv Spence Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Poinsettia Bowl L 32–35 vs. Utah 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 2007 AP Eastern August 31 7:00 p.m. w y Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU 30–19 30,368 September 7 7:00 p.m. l y Rutgers 15 Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 24–41 43,514 September 15 5:00 p.m. l Ball State Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV 31–34 OT 32,087 Zaleski Doug BSU sinks Navy https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press/184154334/ November 2, 2025 The Star Press September 16, 2007 1B Newspapers.com September 22 1:00 p.m. w Duke Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV 46–43 31,278 September 29 1:00 p.m. w Air Force Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Commander-in-Chief's Trophy CSTV 31–20 37,615 October 10 8:00 p.m. w y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN 48–45 2OT 30,103 October 20 1:00 p.m. l Wake Forest Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV 24–44 36,992 October 27 1:00 p.m. l Delaware 9 (FCS) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV 52–59 35,213 November 3 2:30 p.m. w y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 46–44 3OT 80,795 November 10 3:00 p.m. w y North Texas Fouts Field Denton, TX 74–62 26,012 November 17 3:30 p.m. w Northern Illinois Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV 35–24 34,517 December 1 12:00 p.m. w y Army M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD Army–Navy Game CBS 38–3 71,610 December 20 7:00 p.m. l y Utah Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Poinsettia Bowl ESPN 32–35 39,129 Navy Midshipmen Schedule 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2426/season/2007 ESPN November 7, 2012 Game summaries Notre Dame Navy 0 14 6 8 7 3 8 Notre Dame 7 14 0 7 7 3 6 November 3 Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana 2:30 p.m. EST 3:55 80,795 Sunny; 54 F; wind 14 mph on NW Tom DeJoseph Tom Hammond and Pat Haden NBC yes 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 yes ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Oct-27. Roster 2007 Navy Midshipmen f 79 So Osei Asante OG 71 Sr Reyn Kaupiko C 80 Sr O. J. Washington WR 2 Jr Jarod Bryant QB 14 Sr Tony Goss QB 17 Jr Jeff Deliz S http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/122707aad.html Paul Johnson Brian Bohannon (wide receivers) References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Navy Midshipmen football