2005 Navy Midshipmen football team

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

2005 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Notre Dame  %			–						9	–	3
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) 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	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Maryland	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (Crab Bowl Classic)	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 (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	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 No. 7 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	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 (Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 42–23	69,322
December 22	8:30 p.m.	vs. Colorado State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN2	W 51–30	36,842
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time