Army quarterback Angel Santiago finds an opening against the Midshipmen defense during the first quarter of the 115th Army-Navy football game, played at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium Dec. 13. Despite holding the lead for the majority of the first half...
Navy linebacker Chris Johnson delivers a crushing hit to Army quarterback Angel Santiago during the 115th Army-Navy football game Dec. 13 at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium. Navy won for the 13th straight time - the longest winning streak in the rivalry...
Army quarterback Angel Santiago finds an opening against the Midshipmen defense during the first quarter of the 115th Army-Navy football game, played at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium Dec. 13. Despite holding the lead for the majority of the first half...
Four Army cadets forego traditional garb to show the service academy's true colors during the 115th Army-Navy football game Dec. 13 at Baltimore's M & T Bank Stadium. Navy won for the 13th straight time - the longest winning streak in the rivalry's h...
BALTIMORE, Md. - The Army Black Knights' fight for the right to end the longest losing streak in Army-Navy football history will wait until 2015.
The 17-10 Navy victory - the Midshipmen's 13th straight win against their service foe - featured 100 combined rushing attempts while the service teams racked up 403 yards via the run.
Bolstered by a first quarter blocked punt which resulted in a Cadet touchdown, the Black Knights pounced to an early lead yet watched Navy execute a two-minute scoring drive to end the first half. A final quarter quarterback sneak resulted in the Naval Academy's second TD Dec. 13 at Baltimore's M&T Stadium.
"We are certainly disappointed that we lost the game," Army Coach Jeff Monken said. "I thought our guys fought tremendously hard, and I am really proud of their effort. We just didn't make enough plays to win the football game and credit Navy, they are a really good football team and such a well-coached football team. They made the plays when they needed to, to win the football game."
Yet Navy's two scores came from a first-half ending nine-yard pass from Middie quarterback Keenan Reynolds to wide receiver Jamir Tillman and a quarterback 1-yard keeper by Reynolds that put Navy ahead 17-7 in the fourth quarter.
Army found a quick burst of energy which sustained the Knights for a good chunk of the first half. Following a blocked punt deep in Navy territory by Cadet Josh Jenkins, fellow Army special teamer Xavier Moss scooped up the loose ball and ran seven yards for the score. Just 5 and a half minutes into the 115th meeting, Army led 7-0, but that touchdown would be Army's only TD of the afternoon.
"We had a play called up to 10-man block, and we just went in there," Jenkins said of the play which put Army ahead. "I was put in a great position. I just did my job and watched everyone else make a play after."
Army senior running back Larry Dixon closed out his career with a 14 rushes good for 90 yards against the Midshipmen.
Game notes: In the second half, the 2014 Army-Navy Blood Drive Challenge results were announced on the M & T Bank Stadium field.
The Navy won the blood drive competition by over 100 donors - 733 to the Army's 623. The overall Army base winner was Fort Belvoir with 91 units while Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall was second with 83.
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