ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Army News Service, Dec. 12, 2015) -- Three fourth-quarter turnovers and a missed field goal put the Army on the short end of Navy again, 21-17, despite early successes by freshman quarterback Chris Carter and junior wide receiver Edgar Poe.
Army put the first points on the scoreboard with its initial drive thanks to a 51-yard return by Poe, a 32-yard reception by him and a field goal by Daniel Grochowski.
The Navy answered with a touchdown on its next possession, but Army immediately bounced back with a drive capped by Tyler Campbell rushing in for a touchdown. The extra point put the Black Knights ahead 10-7 to end the first quarter.
The next score was a quarterback run by Navy's Keenan Reynolds, who holds the collegiate record for quarterback rushing this year with 1,093 yards rushed going into Saturday's game.
Not to be outdone, on the next drive facing third down, Army's quarterback Carter dodged a tackle and ran the ball to pick up a first down. Then he passed to Poe who ran an additional 12 yards for a touchdown with just 2:08 left in the first half. The Army went into halftime leading 17-14.
Navy's defense came out strong the second half holding the line and putting pressure on Carter, forcing a sack.
Navy began a drive on the 50-yard line. Reynolds threw a bomber to Jamir Tillman, who dove across the goal. The Navy took the lead 21-17.
Grochowski attempted a 29-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter that went just wide. In Army's next possession, Carter fumbled on the Navy's 34-yard line.
With no turnovers in the first three quarters, Carter threw a long pass that Navy safety Lorentez Barbour jumped up to intercept. But the Army's defense held the Midshipmen to four downs, giving possession back to the Black Knights.
With just three minutes to go, a Campbell reception for 35 yards gave the Army hope. Then Carter tried a trick play, flipping the ball over to Andre Bell who threw a long pass downfield for an interception.
The Army defense held the Midshipmen to four downs again, giving the Black Knights possession with just seconds left. Two bombs downfield by the Army's fourth-string quarterback went incomplete, to give the Army its 14th consecutive loss to the Navy.
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