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To open the second half, Army churned out a couple of first downs on a 14-yard run by Udoh and a 10-yard run by Daily but were held and forced to punt. It marked the fourth time in the last eight Army-Navy games that the Black Knights held the Mids scoreless through the opening half. Quinn Maretzki made good on the kick, knocking in his third 45+ yard field goal of the season to put Army ahead 10-0 heading into halftime. Receiving the ball back with 1:05 remaining from its own 36-yard line, the Black Knights were able to move into field goal range in the final seconds through of nine and 14 through the air as Daily hit Tobi Olawole and Casey Reynolds to set up a 47-yard field goal attempt. Lavatai was able to pick up three first downs on the drive, moving the ball into Army territory before the Black Knights got a stop on fourth and short with Jackson Powell stuffing Lavatai just inches short of the line to gain. The teams would trade punts across the next four drives, with the defenses settling in while Navy made the switch to Tai Lavatai at quarterback to begin its fifth drive of the game with 5:21 to play in the half. Army marched 65 yards on 12 plays chewing up 7:13 on the game clock. The first quarter came to a close with the game still scoreless, but with Army set up with a first and goal inside the Navy five-yard line.Īrmy finished off the drive as Daily threw a four-yard touchdown pass to TE/RB Tyson Riley, where Daily got the snap and quickly threw the ball to an uncovered Riley who was split out wide right catching the Navy defense out of sorts to take a 7-0 lead.

Army again faced a fourth-and-two from the Mids' 18-yard line, in which Daily plunged up the middle for a gain of three and a first down. On Army's next drive, WR Ay'Jaun Marshall and freshman RB Kayne Udoh each broke out on runs of 10-plus yards to set Army up within the Navy 25-yard line. On the ensuing play, Army DB Max DiDomecio intercepted Navy QB Xavier Arline pass attempt and returned it 30 yards. Receiving a short field, Navy moved to the Army 24-yard line following a 12-yard run by Brandon Chatman. Daily faked a QB draw and tried to connect with WR Noah Short down the seam, but overthrew him, turning over the ball on downs.

The Black Knights faced a fourth-and-two from the Navy 47-yard line which Head Coach Jeff Monken wasted no time going for. Daily then completed his first pass of the day to WR Casey Reynolds for a gain of 10.

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On the first series of the game, the Army defense forced a three-and-out sniffing out a halfback pass attempt by Navy's RB Eli Heidenreichi and a tackle for loss by DL Kyle Lewis.Īrmy opened the game gaining a first down on a short run by QB Bryson Daily. Calling heads, Army won the toss and deferred to the second half. Team captains Jimmy Ciarlo, Austin Hill, Connor Finucane and Leo Lowin took to midfield together one last time for the coin toss. In front of a roaring crowd of 65,878, Army charged onto the field, led by a flyover from a Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Boeing AH-64 Apache, and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The state of Massachusetts also marks the birthplace of the United States Army.

In a fitting year to host America's Game, it marked the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, taking place just one week after the Army-Navy Game. The win marks two consecutive wins for Army over Navy and marks Army's fourth Commander-in-Chief's Trophy outright win in the last seven years.įor the first time in the 124-year history of the Army-Navy Game, the Army West Point Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen squared off in Foxborough, Massachusetts in Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. FOXBOROUGH, MA - The Army West Point Black Knights (6-6) defeated the Navy Midshipmen (5-7), 17-11 in the 124th edition of the annual Army-Navy Game presented by USAA.

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