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Posted on 12/01/2007 9:53:19 PM PST by mdittmar
The U.S. Naval Academy is celebrating Navy's historic sixth straight win over Army after a 38-3 victory in the 108th Army-Navy football game, held in Baltimore Dec.1.
It's been a season for the records for the Midshipmen, who now claim ownership of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for a sixth year. This is the first time in the history of the game that either academy has won six straight games.
Navy now heads into their fifth straight bowl game 8-4, including a triumphant victory over Notre Dame, Navy's first defeat of the Fighting Irish since Roger Staubach was a Midshipman 43 years ago.
Midshipman 1st Class Reggie Campbell, who led the victorious Brigade in the singing of the school song after the win, claimed the biggest play of the game. Campbell returned a 98-yard kickoff in the second quarter, setting yet another Navy record and giving the Midshipmen a 14-3 lead.
In the last play of the first half, Campbell set Midshipman 1st Class Joey Bullen up for a 51-yard field goal. A series of misplays, fumbles, and dropped passes left the Black Knights fighting a losing battle against their archrivals.
Navy's win puts them 52-49-7 against Army in an epic rivalry that began in 1890. Navy's defeat of Air Force earlier in the season will guarantee the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy remains safely in Annapolis.
The Midshipmen take on the University of Utah Utes on Dec. 20 at the third annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
Army should go after their turf by demolishing them in water polo
Aw, THAT has a certain ring to it, now, don’t it?
Is the trophy a toaster like the ones you used to get for opening an account?
We’re too busy kicking Al Qaeda butt in Iraq to play trivial sporting games with the Naval Academy.
(That’s the best explanation I can come up with on short notice.)
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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
GO NAVY!!!!
The combined score of those six games:
Navy, 240
Army, 71
In the words of Tommy Boy, that’s gonna leave a mark!!
Stand Navy down the field, sails set to the sky.
We'll never change our course, so Army you steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh.
Sail Navy down the field and sink the Army, sink the Army Grey.
Get underway, Navy, Decks cleared for the fray,
We'll hoist true Navy Blue So Army down your Grey-y-y-y.
Full speed ahead, Navy; Army heave to,
Furl Black and Grey and Gold and hoist the Navy, hoist the Navy Blue
Maybe when the Army is dedicated enough to football to change their football march into their official service song they'll have a little more success on the gridiron.
AND Hawaii just beat Washington to go 12 and 0. The only team in the nation to do so.
I'm a big Husky fan, but every single fourth quarter they do exactly the opposite of what Joe Montana would do. There is no lead too big for the Huskies to lose in the 4th.
Yeah but they had a hell of a fist quarter! Hawaii has been coming from behind almost all season. That’s what they do best.
Bravo Zulu!!!
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