| 2008 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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EagleBank Bowl, L 19–29 vs. Wake Forest | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–5 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ivin Jasper (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Buddy Green (7th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| MVP | Shun White |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] Unlike the earlier game, Navy lost the rematch against Wake Forest, 29–19.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Towson | CBSCS | W 41–13 | 31,613 | |
| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN | L 23–35 | 22,517 | |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | ESPNU | L 31–41 | 25,082 | |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers |
| CBSCS | W 23–21 | 37,821 |
| September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Wake Forest | ESPNU | W 24–17 | 33,173 | |
| October 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Versus | W 33–27 | 46,339 | |
| October 18 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 23 Pittsburgh |
| CBSCS | L 21–42 | 37,970 |
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU |
| CBSCS | W 34–7 | 31,698 |
| November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple |
| CBSCS | W 33–27 OT | 34,775 |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Notre Dame | CBS | L 21–27 | 70,932 | |
| November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | ESPNC | W 16–0 | 17,932 | |
| December 6 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Army | CBS | W 34–0 | 69,144 | |
| December 20 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Wake Forest | ESPN | L 19–29 | 28,777 | |
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References
- ↑ Navy Did Not Waive EagleBank Bowl Clause, Annapolis Capital, December 4, 2008. Accessed 2009-03-12. Archived 2009-05-28.
- ↑ "Navy Midshipmen Schedule 2008". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved November 19, 2009.