April 23, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Navy and Ohio State have agreed to play in football in 2009 and 2014 Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced today. The Mids will open up the 2009 season on Sept. 5 in Columbus, while the Buckeyes will play Navy on Aug. 30, 2014, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium or at a neutral site in the Annapolis area.

This will be the fourth meeting between the Midshipmen and Buckeyes and the first since the 1981 Liberty Bowl when Ohio State hung on to beat Navy, 31-28. The 2009 season opener will mark the first time Navy has played a school from the Big 10 since September 21, 2002, when the Mids took on Northwestern. Navy is 23-31-2 all-time against schools currently in the Big 10.