"Yesterday Army played Navy in college football for the 127th time. For a long time this annual contest pitted two of the top teams in the country against each other, but you almost certainly don't remember that unless you are in your 80s. The people watching from the student sections at the U.S. Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy certainly were not alive at a time when Army and Navy were competing for national titles."
"Both teams run a gimmicky offense, a modernized triple-option in which most plays are runs. On Saturday, Army rushed 34 times and threw just 10; Navy ran it 52 times compared to 14 passes. A Blake Horvath TD pass to Eli Heidenreich in the fourth gave Navy the 17-16 win, in a game that was indeed kind of exciting despite all those runs."
"They do not mind a game where the pass to run ratio is 24-to-86. Maybe they all just want to beat a rival; maybe they are just hard up for an excuse to go wild. I have not surveyed the students at the military academies, but it's clear from their faces: They want to win. They are screaming. You can see at the top of this post. You can see it below. They are screaming so much."
Army and Navy met for the 127th time in college football, with Navy winning 17-16 on a fourth-quarter Blake Horvath touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich. Both programs are midlevel Division I teams, constrained by military academies' height and weight rules that disadvantage them against larger opponents. Navy entered the game ranked No. 22. Both teams run a modernized triple-option offense that emphasizes rushing; Army rushed 34 times and passed 10, while Navy ran 52 times and passed 14. The game featured low passing totals but an exciting finish, and cadets and midshipmen celebrated and screamed enthusiastically throughout.
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