2005 Navy Midshipmen football team

2005 Navy Midshipmen football
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Poinsettia Bowl, W 51–30 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Independent
2005 record	8–4
Head coach	Paul Johnson
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

2005 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#9 Notre Dame  %			–						9	–	2
Navy			–						8	–	4
Army			–						4	–	7
Temple			–						0	–	11
% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Paul Johnson.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Maryland		M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD	CSTV	L 20–23	67,809
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Stanford		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 38–41	35,670
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		W 28–21	15,246
October 8	1:30 p.m.	Air Force		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 27–24	35,211
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Kent State		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 34–31	30,316
October 22	5:00 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 41–9	12,714
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		L 31–41	41,716
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Tulane		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 49–21	33,608
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at #7 Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	L 21–42	80,795
November 19	1:30 p.m.	Temple		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 38–17	30,261
December 3	2:30 p.m.	vs. Army		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	CBS	W 42–23	69,322
December 22	8:30 PM	vs. Colorado State		Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN2	W 51–30	36,842
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern.