Navy football is finally turning the ship around
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The Brigade of Midshipmen didn&#39;t want to be there. They settled into the stands of the crumbling, half-empty stadium, feigning interest.
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ANNAPOLIS -- Navy will be heading to San Francisco next month after accepting a bowl bid for the second consecutive season. The 8-and-2 Midshipmen today accepted an invitation to play in the Emerald Bowl.
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There on the field was Navy slotbacks coach Jeff Monken curled up in the fetal position as if in the utmost pain. His onlookers, including fullbacks Adam Ballard and Matt Hall, stared not at their coach, but at the football he cradled between his arm and his stomach.
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Justin Castleberry scores 19 points to rally Bucknell past Navy, 85-77, in the Patriot League opener for both teams Friday night.
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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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Aaron Polanco's ability to run Navy's option offense will be the key to the Mids' attempt to defeat Notre Dame for the first time in 40 tries this Saturday.
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So far this season the Navy offense has managed only one play of more than 30 yards and the Mids hope to add to that total Saturday against Connecticut.
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Colorado Springs, CO -- Geoff Blumenfeld made his first field goal of the season, a 30-yarder with four seconds left, as Navy earned a dramatic 24-21 road win over rival Air Force at Falcon Stadium.
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Notre Dame may not look like a powerhouse this year, but Navy enters South Bend with the nation's 105th-ranked defense, making it more than sufficiently vulnerable.
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All that was missing from the patriotic fervor of the traditional rivalry between Army and Navy was competition. Aaron Polanco threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading Navy to a 42-13 victory over Army on Saturday in the 105th meeting between the service academies.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- In recent years, Division 1-AA teams that have lost close games to lower-echelon 1-A programs have scoffed at talk of moral victories. Therefore, it wasn't surprising yesterday to see Northeastern players disappointed after losing to Navy, 28-24.
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Navy relies on its defense throughout an easy 10-2 victory over VMI on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.
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Quarterback Aaron Polanco took a brutal hit in the back during Navy's scrimmage, symbolizing the Mids' mediocre offensive effort Saturday.
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Navy came into its game Saturday at Giants Stadium with the dream of an undefeated season and the hope of ending a 40-year losing streak against Notre Dame.
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The Poinsettia Bowl between Navy and Utah on Thursday night could come down to whoever can play keep-away the best.
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The U.S. Navy's oldest ship in full active service embarks on its last major maneuvers
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Navy at Tulsa    Where:  Skelly Stadium    When:  7 p.m.    Shooting for 3-0:  Navy is off to its first 2-0 start since 1996. The Midshipmen haven't started 3-0 since 1979, when they won their first six games and finished 7-4. Navy has started 3-0 only twice in the past 40 years -- the 1978 team won its first seven games. Tulsa, which improved from 1-11 in 2002 to 8-5 last season, the best turnaround in college football, has lost its first two games, 21-3 at Kansas and 38-21 at Oklahoma State. Going 3-0 "would be a great start, and it would be a great beginning to achieve the goals that they've set for themselves," Navy Coach Paul Johnson said. "It's not going to make the season if we win, and it's not going to kill it if we lose."