| 2007Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Poinsettia Bowl, L 32–35 vs.Utah | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–5 |
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| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Buddy Green (5th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| MVP | Reggie Campbell |
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| Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2007 Navy Midshipmen football team represented theUnited States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coachPaul Johnson until he accepted the head coaching position atGeorgia Tech prior to the team's final game of the season. Offensive line coachKen 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 toFootball Championship Subdivision (FCS) foeDelaware, the Midshipmen broke a 43-year losing streak in theNavy–Notre Dame football rivalry in the2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game by winning in tripleovertime. The next week, the team becamebowl eligible by winning its sixth game of the season in the2007 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 the2007 Poinsettia Bowl, which had a single-year tie-in with the USNA. The other tie-in was with theMountain West Conference (MWC). In a close game that came down to the final seconds, Navy lost the game to theUtah Utes with a score of 35–32.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | atTemple | ESPNU | W 30–19 | 30,368 | ||
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15Rutgers | ESPN | L 24–41 | 43,514 | ||
| September 15 | 5:00 p.m. | Ball State | CSTV | L 31–34OT | 32,087 | [1] | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke |
| CSTV | W 46–43 | 31,278 | |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Air Force |
| CSTV | W 31–20 | 37,615 | |
| October 10 | 8:00 p.m. | atPittsburgh | ESPN | W 48–452OT | 30,103 | ||
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| CSTV | L 24–44 | 36,992 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9(FCS)Delaware |
| CSTV | L 52–59 | 35,213 | |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | atNotre Dame | NBC | W46–443OT | 80,795 | ||
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | atNorth Texas | W74–62 | 26,012 | |||
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
| CSTV | W 35–24 | 34,517 | |
| December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | vs.Army | CBS | W 38–3 | 71,610 | ||
| December 20 | 7:00 p.m. | vs.Utah | ESPN | L 32–35 | 39,129 | ||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
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| • Navy | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 46 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 44 |
| 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 fromSharpley (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 | |
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