The 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...

 in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season

2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the...

. The Midshipmen, led by third year head coach Ken Niumatalolo

Ken Niumatalolo

Ken Niumatalolo is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the United States Naval Academy, a position he has held since the 2007 season. Niumatalolo played college football at the University of Hawaii. As a quarterback he led the then-Rainbows...

, played their home games at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

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.

On November 7, 2009 athletic director Chet Gladchuk announced that the Naval Academy had accepted an invitation to play in the Texas Bowl

Texas Bowl

The Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, formerly known as the Texas Bowl, is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I FBS college football bowl game that was held for the first time in 2006 in Houston, Texas. The bowl replaced the now-defunct Houston Bowl, which was played annually from 2000 to 2005...

 on Thursday, December 31 at Reliant Stadium

Reliant Stadium

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 in Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

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 against the Big 12

Big 12 Conference

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's Missouri Tigers

2009 Missouri Tigers football team

The 2009 Missouri Tigers football team, their 120th season, represented the University of Missouri in college football's 2009 season. The team was coached by Gary Pinkel, who returned for his ninth season with Mizzou, and played their home games at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium...

. (See also: Big 12 Football

Big 12 Football

Big 12 Conference is currently a conference of 10 universities which participate in the NCAA's Division I FBS football. The conference was officially formed in 1994 but did not begin conference play until the fall of 1996. There is a rich football tradition throughout the conference...

) This season was the first time that Navy has gone to bowl games in seven straight seasons. Navy won the 2009 Texas Bowl

2009 Texas Bowl

The 2009 Texas Bowl was the fourth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game started at 2:30 PM US CST on Thursday, December 31, 2009. The game was telecast on ESPN for the first time in bowl history after being televised by the NFL...

 35–13 and finished with a record of 10–4.

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