FINAL RELEASE 2005 NAVY FOOTBALLSEASON COMPLETE GAME NOTES 8-4 overall 2005 Poinsettia Bowl Champions THREE STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES • TWO STRAIGHT BOWL WINS • LED NATION IN RUSHING FOR SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS • 26-11 LAST THREE YEARS NAVY SCHEDULE... MIDS ROUT COLORADO STATE TO WIN POINSETTIA BOWL Date Opponent Time / Result 9/3 vs. Maryland# (CSTV) L, 23-20 MIDS WIN SECOND-STRAIGHT BOWL GAME... 9/10 Stanford (CSTV) L, 41-38 Sophomore slot back Reggie Campbell (Sanford, Fla.) tied an NCAA bowl game record with five touchdowns as he 10/1 at Duke W, 28-21 helped lead Navy (8-4) to a 51-30 rout of Colorado State (6-6) in front of 36,842 fans at the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl. The 10/8 Air Force (CSTV) W, 27-24 two teams combined for an NCAA bowl game-record 1,183 yards (the record was broken a few days later by Rutgers and 10/15 Kent State (CSTV) W, 34-31 Arizona State in the Insight.com Bowl). 10/22 at Rice% (CSTV-All Access) W, 41-9 Campbell, who was named the game’s offensive MVP, scored on 55- and 34-yard scoring strikes from quarterback 10/29 at Rutgers (Fox Sports NY) L, 31-21 Lamar Owens (Sr./Savannah, Ga.) and on runs of 22, two and 21 yards to tie a record set by four others, most notably 11/5 Tulane (HC-CSTV) W, 49-21 by Barry Sanders in the 1988 Holiday Bowl. 11/12 at Notre Dame (NBC) L, 42-21 The Rams jumped out to a 7-0 lead as they marched 77 yards on 10 plays on the opening possession of the game. 11/19 Temple (CSTV) W, 38-17 Kyle Bell capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. 12/3 vs. Army$ (CBS) W, 42-23 The Mids, however, would answer in just one play as Owens hit Campbell down the middle of the field with a 55-yard 12/22 vs. Colorado State& (ESPN2) W, 51-30 touchdown pass to tie the score at seven. Home games in bold. Colorado State would retake the lead on its next possession when Jason Smith kicked a 34-yard field goal with 7:24 All Times Eastern remaining in the first half to give the Rams a 10-7 advantage. # — M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.) $ — Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pa.) Navy took its first lead of the game, a lead it would never give up, early in the second quarter when Marco Nelson % — Postponed from Sept. 24 due to Hurricane Rita. (Sr./Scottsdale, Ariz.) scored on a 22-yard run around the right end, capping off a seven-play, 68-yard drive. & — Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) After the Navy defense forced a Colorado State punt, the Mids marched 80 yards on 11 plays as Campbell matched Nelson’s TD run with a 22-yard touchdown gallop of his own. The Mids defense forced another punt and Campbell capped NAVY 2005 TEAM LEADERS... off an 89-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run 28 seconds before intermission and the rout was on. Rushing Attempts Lamar Owens - 213 Campbell would score his fourth touchdown of the game on the first possession of the second half on a 21-yard jaunt Rushing Yards Lamar Owens - 880 to give the Mids a 34-10 lead. Rushing Touchdowns Lamar Owens - 11 The Rams threatened to get back in the game late in the third quarter when quarterback Justin Holland connected with Yards Per Rush Reggie Campbell - 9.0 Dustin Osborn on touchdown passes of 10 and 20 yards to make the score 34-24, but Campbell would answer one more Passing Attempts Lamar Owens - 122 time as Owens hit him with a 34-yard touchdown pass on the Mids’ next possession. Passing Completions Lamar Owens - 1299 Campbell piled up 290 yards of total offense as he rushed for 116 yards on 16 carries, caught two passes for 89 yards Passing Touchdowns Lamar Owens - 6 and returned four kickoffs for 85 yards. Adam Ballard (So./Lewisville, Texas) paced the Navy ground attack with 129 Receptions Jason Tomlinson - 25 yards on 15 carries, while Nelson chipped in 80 yards on just seven carries. Receiving Yards Jason Tomlinson - 445 Owens completed five of his 10 pass attempts for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Receiving Touchdowns Reggie Campbell - 2 The Navy defense was led by Tyler Tidwell (Jr./Edmond, Okla.) who recorded 12 tackles, three sacks and forced a Marco Nelson - 2 fumble as he was named the game’s defensive most valuable player. Rob Caldwell (Jr./St. John, Ind.) added 14 tackles, Tyree Barnes - 2 while Jeremy McGown (Jr./Houston, Texas) contributed 12 stops. Yards Per Reception Reggie Campbell - 26.2 Punt Return Avg. Jason Tomlinson - 8.1 NAVY FINISHES 30TH IN BOTH POLLS... Kickoff Return Avg. Karlos Whittaker - 25.6 The Navy football team finished 30th in the country in both the Associated Press and USA Today final polls. The Mids Scoring Joey Bullen - 79 defeated Colorado State, 51-30, to win the Poinsettia Bowl and finished 8-4 on the year. The win marked the first time in Touchdowns Lamar Owens - 11 school history that Navy has appeared in and won bowl games in back-to-back years. The Mids won their final three games Extra Points Made Joey Bullen - 52 by a combined score of 131-70. Extra Points Attempted Joey Bullen - 53 Field Goals Made Joey Bullen - 9 Field Goals Attempted Joey Bullen - 12 BOWL SUCCESS... All-Purpose Yards Reggie Campbell - 1115 Navy was playing in its third-straight bowl game for the first time in school history. Navy’s win over Colorado State gives Total Tackles Rob Caldwell - 140 the Mids back-to-back bowl wins in consecutive years for the first time in school history and marked the second time in Solo Tackles Rob Caldwell - 64 school history that Navy has won back-to-back bowl games (1955 Sugar Bowl and 1958 Cotton Bowl). Navy is now 6-5-1 Assisted Tackles Rob Caldwell - 76 all-time in bowl games, including a 2-1 mark under Paul Johnson. Tackles For Loss Tyler Tidwell - 19.0 Navy is one of seven teams to win bowl games in each of the last two years, joining Southern Mississippi, Ohio State, Sacks Tyler Tidwell - 10 Boston College, Utah, Texas and Arizona State on the list. Interceptions Keenan Little - 2 Greg Sudderth - 2 AN HISTORICAL RUN... Passes Broken Up Keenan Little - 8 With the victory over Colorado State, the Mids finished 8-4 on the year and marked the third-consecutive year Navy has Forced Fumbles Rob Caldwell - 3 finished with eight or more wins. It is just the third time in school history and the first since 1906-08 that Navy has had Tyler Tidwell - 3 three-straight years of winning eight or more games. Fumble Recoveries Six Players - 1 Blocked Kicks Andrew Tattersall - 1 EVEN MORE HISTORY... • For information in the offseason about Navy Navy’s 18 wins over the last two years ties the school record for wins over a two-year span. Navy won 18 games in football, please contact Scott Strasemeier at 410- 293-8775 or at [email protected](.) 1905-06, 1906-07, 1907-08 and 2003-04. Navy’s 26 wins over the last three years are tied for the second most in school history (Navy also won 26 from 1906-08). The record for a three-year span is 27 wins which was set in 1905-07. FINAL RELEASE NAVY QUICK FACTS... CAMPBELL’S NIGHT TO REMEMBER... EXCLUSIVE COMPANY... Location Annapolis, Md. (pop. 35,838) Reggie Campbell’s (So./Sanford, Fla.) five touchdowns against Most TDs in a bowl game in NCAA history Founded October 10, 1845 Colorado State tied an NCAA record for most touchdowns in a bowl Player (Team) Bowl Game TDs Enrollment 4,000 game and are the fourth most touchdowns in school history. Reggie Campbell (Navy) 2005 Poinsettia 5 Nickname Mids, Midshipmen Campbell shares the record with Steven Jackson of Oregon State Steve Jackson (Oregon St.) 2003 Las Vegas 5 Colors Navy Blue & Gold who scored five touchdowns in the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl, Barry Sheldon Canley (San Jose St.) 1990 California 5 Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium Sanders of Oklahoma State who found the end zone five times in the Barry Sanders (Oklahoma St.) 1988 Holiday 5 Surface Fieldturf 1988 Holiday Bowl, Sheldon Canley of San Jose State who scored Neil Snow (Michigan) 1902 Rose 5 Capacity 34,000 five times in the 1990 California Bowl and Neil Snow of Michigan, Most TDs in school history (any game) who scored five touchdowns in the 1902 Rose Bowl. Superint. Vice Adm. Rodney Rempt, USN Rk. Player (Year) Opponent TDs Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Campbell’s 55-yard touchdown catch on the first play of the game 1. Craig Candeto (2002) Army 6 Head Trainer Dr. Jeff Fair was his first-career touchdown reception and the longest reception of Lou Benoist (1919) Colby 6 Equipment Manager Greg Morgenthaler his career. He added another touchdown catch in the third quarter. Harold Martin (1917) Western Reserve 6 Campbell ran for a career-high 116 yards on a career-high 16 car- 4. Reggie Campbell (2005) Colorado State 5 Sports Information ries. It was his first-career 100-yard game. 5. Chuck Smith (1986) Lehigh 4 Director / Football Scott Strasemeier Campbell accounted for 290 all-purpose yards in the game and Eddie Meyers (1981) Syracuse 4 Office 410-293-8775 racked up 450 all-purpose yards on 30 touches in the final two Gerry Goodwin (1975) Virginia 4 Joe Bellino (1960) Virginia 4 Cell 443-336-9023 games of the year (against Army and Colorado State).