Jan. 7, 2010

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced the 2010 football schedule on Thursday, which includes five games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and three neutral site games in NFL venues.  The Mids will play four teams who played in a bowl in 2009, including two conference champions.  The Mids are coming off a 10-4 campaign, including a seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief's Trophy and a victory over Missouri in the Texas Bowl.
 
Navy will kick off the 2010 campaign on Sept. 4 against Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
 
Navy returns home the following week to face former Navy assistant Jeff Monken and Georgia Southern (Sept. 11) before hitting the road for three straight games against Louisiana Tech (Sept. 18), Service Academy rival and Armed Forces Bowl Champion Air Force (Oct. 2) and Wake Forest (Oct. 9).
 
The Mids return home on Oct. 16 to face Hawai'i Bowl Champion SMU before traveling to East Rutherford, N.J. to take on Notre Dame on Oct. 23.
 
Duke will travel to Annapolis for Navy's Homecoming game on Oct. 30, before the Mids travel to Greenville, N.C. to take on Conference USA Champion East Carolina on Nov. 6. 
 
The Mids will play host to Mid-American Conference and GMAC Bowl Champion Central Michigan on Nov. 13 before finishing out the home schedule against Arkansas State on Nov. 20.  It will be the first meeting between the Midshipmen and Red Wolves.
 
The Mids will have two weeks off before facing Service Academy rival Army at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field on Dec. 11.
 
Information on season tickets will be available on Monday by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY or at www.navysports.com <http://www.navysports.com> .  The six-game season ticket package will include five home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and the Maryland game at M&T Bank Stadium.
 
CBS College Sports will televise all five games played in Annapolis, while the Notre Dame and Army games will be televised by CBS.  Game times will be set at a later date.
 
2010 Navy Football Schedule
Date                       Opponent                             Location
Sept. 4                    vs. Maryland                          Baltimore, Md.
Sept. 11                  Georgia Southern                   Annapolis, Md.
Sept. 18                  at Louisiana Tech                   Ruston, La.
Oct. 2                     at Air Force                            Colorado Springs, Colo.
Oct. 9                     at Wake Forest                       Winston-Salem, N.C.
Oct. 16                   SMU                                      Annapolis, Md.
Oct. 23                   vs. Notre Dame                      East Rutherford, N.J.
Oct. 30                   Duke (Homecoming)               Annapolis, Md.
Nov. 6                    at East Carolina                      Greenville, N.C.
Nov. 13                  Central Michigan                     Annapolis, Md.
Nov. 20                  Arkansas State                        Annapolis, Md.
Dec. 11                  vs. Army                                Philadelphia, Pa.