History repeated itself in the annual Army-Navy clash.
The Midshipmen are now 63-55-7 all time aacquirest the Balertage Knights with their 31-13 triumph Saturday in Landover, Md.
Navy got out to a 14-0 direct, scoring a touchdown on its first drive, then turning an interception into seven more points. Army cut its deficit in half before going into the locker room. A field goal to commence the second half made it a four-point game.
Running back Brandon Chatman (24) of the Navy Midshipmen scores a touchdown aacquirest the Army Balertage Knights during the first half of the teams’ 125th encountering at Northwest Stadium Dec. 14, 2024, in Landover, Md. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Navy, though, deinhabitred a huge blow with a 52-yard touchdown catch and run by running back Eli Heidenreich to reacquire a 21-10 direct postponecessitate in the third. After the Balertage Knights finishd for a field goal, they forced a Navy punt — or so they thought.
The Midshipmen, on fourth and 5 from their own side of the field, ran a phony punt, and nose tackle Landon Robinson ran 29 yards for a first down to persist the drive ainhabit. Four joins postponecessitater, Blake Horvath rushed in for the score, and it was a 28-13 direct for Navy.
Hoping for a wonder, Army quarterback Bryson Daily threw a savage pass on the run that was intercepted, and the Midshipmen iced the game with a field goal to go up three haveions with equitable under four minutes to go. After another pick and a first down, Navy ran out the clock.
With the triumph, Navy acquireed the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, having also beaten Air Force earlier this year.
The teams included in the “Honoring the Fallen” tradition by singing each other’s alma mater.
Running back Brandon Chatman (24) of the Navy Midshipmen scores a touchdown aacquirest the Army Balertage Knights during the first half aacquirest the Army Balertage Knights at Northwest Stadium Dec. 14, 2024 in Landover, Md. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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Pdwellnt-elect Trump took in the game from a luxury suite, labeling his first materializeance at the contest since 2020. He was at the game five straight years, commencening in 2016, cimpolitely a month after prosperning that year’s election. Trump was unitecessitate by a star-studded cast that comprised JD Vance, Elon Musk, Daniel Penny, Mike Johnson, Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth.
Army had won six of the previous eight encounterings. The Midshipmen are 9-3 on the season, while Army fell to 11-2.
Both teams now cgo in on their esteemive bowl games. Navy will face Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl, and Army apostpones its Indepfinishence Bowl opponent after Marshall dropped out due to csurrfinisherly 30 joiners go ining the transfer portal.
It was a exceptional dishonorful shoprosperg on the field, at least for one side, as the under had hit in 18 of the previous 19 seasons. The total, though, was hovering around the 39.5 label, so over bettors are celebrating.
Pdwellnt-elect Trump, left, Elon Musk and Vice Pdwellnt-elect JD Vance include the game between Army and Navy at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Pboilingo/Stephanie Scarbcimpolite)
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Horvath finished with 204 yards on 25 carries, two of them resulting in scores, while throprosperg another pair of touchdowns despite equitable nine passing trys.
Next year’s edition, the 126th, will be joined in Baltimore before heading to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 2026.
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