College Football: Navy Wins Opener
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Navy won 5-0 at Lincoln Financial Field, where it has defeated Army the past four seasons.
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Ibrahim Jaaber scores 18 points to lead five players in double figures as Pennsylvania leads from start to finish in defeating Navy, 79-58.
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The U.S. navy began war games on Iran's doorstep on Thursday, navy officials said, a day after a large flotilla of U.S. ships entered the Gulf in a dramatic daytime show of military muscle.
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If the Midshipmen (8-3) win the 107th Army-Navy game Saturday would, they will capture the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy outright for the fourth straight year and make the senior class the first in school history to go 8-0 against Army and Air Force.
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Navy did everything within its power to surrender Monday's game against Howard, but after two overtimes the Midshipmen emerge with a 79-75 win.
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WORCESTER -- Niel Loebig threw for four touchdowns as Duquesne beat Holy Cross, 31-7, yesterday in the season opener for both teams.
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The way Georgia's defense is playing, Matthew Stafford can take his time learning what it takes to be a successful college quarterback. The freshman scored his first touchdown in a winning debut as the Bulldogs' starter Saturday, but it was the guys on the other side of the line who made sure there wasn't any pressure on the youngster.
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Senior fullback Kyle Eckel has 102 yards rushing, becoming just the fourth Navy player to rush for more than 100 yards against Notre Dame since 1976. Passing the ball, however, was more problematic.
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Florida State freshman Gary &quot;The Weed&quot; Cismesia made his collegiate debut Saturday and tied a school record for field goals made in a game.
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Connecticut quarterback Matt Bonislawski will start against Navy, following a poor performance by sophomore D.J. Hernandez inÃÂ a win Saturday.
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Aaron Polanco ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy's best season in 99 years with a 34-19 win over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl on Thursday.
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Aaron Polanco ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy&#39;s best season in 99 years with a 34-19 win over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl on Thursday.
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Notre Dame&#39;s size and speed took all the drama out of its 41st straight victory over Navy. Ryan Grant ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns for the Fighting Irish, who had little trouble extending their NCAA
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LAST YEAR in my Graduation Gap Bowl, only 19 of 56 teams scored either a "touchdown" or a "first down." This year, in my 11th annual bowl, the number has zoomed to 37 of the 64 teams. By chance, the two smartest bowl teams will beat each other's brains out when Boston College (96 percent) plays Navy (98 percent).
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Louis Rankin runs for a career-high 147 yards and three touchdowns, and Jake Locker scores twice in an impressive debut to help Washington beat Syracuse, 42-12.
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When: Tonight, 9 Where: San Diego TV: ESPN Mark Blaudschun's analysis: The bowl season opens with what should be a wide-open affair. However, Navy will be without coach Paul Johnson, who took the Georgia Tech job two weeks ago. Still, Johnson's touch will remain and his offense is never easy to deal with. Utah will have all it can do ...
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The Steelers struck first as the NFL season opened in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Charlie Batch threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Nate Washington for the first score of the year as the Steelers took a 7-0 lead over the Dolphins at the start of the second quarter.