The only game of the week was the annual “Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy” clash between the Black Knights and the Midshipmen. It went according to form as Navy ran all over Army to end their regular season with a 10-2 record.
The game itself was almost totally devoid of passing with Navy racking up a whole yard of passing (yes one yard) and that went for a TD!
For those fans of statistics, the passing yard was thrown by Wide Receiver Chance Warren who had all the ones. One attempt, one completion for one yard and one TD. I doubt we will see a stat like that again ever.
That was his only TD of the year but as a passer, he is 2-3 with a TD on the year giving him a passer rating of 229.5 probably the highest in the FBS. By comparison Heisman winner Joe Burrows had a rating of 201.5 and Tua Tagovailoa’s was 206.9. Meaningless I know given the three attempts but just shows how crazy stats can be at times.
Army Struggle through the air
Army who have had a bit of a disappointing season fared little better through the air amassing 25 yards and an interception. However, they did lead 7-0 at the end of the 1st quarter before Navy woke up and gt their ground game going.
They finished the season with a 5-8 record which sees them miss a bowl game for the first time since 2015. This was a bit of a surprise as they started so well going 3-1 and that loss being on the road to the then number seven ranked Michigan by 3 points in double OT.
The final 31-7 score in no way flattered Navy and their QB Malcolm Perry was our man of the match rushing for 304 yards.
The Midshipmen are now on their way to the Liberty Bowl where they will have the chance to round off a nice season in The Liberty Bowl. They get the chance for a win over a Power Five team – The Big 12s Kansas State.
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