Navy football fans can bask in an 11th-straight win over Army. Fans of the Black Knights can look toward next December. But Air Force just wants to beat Rice. And the Mids aren’t basking in anything, as evidenced by this picture of an early morning practice in Annapolis — they just want to beat Arizona State. Yes, it’s time to go bowling, and if you’re wearing or have worn a military uniform, you might get in free at three postseason college games: 1. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Navy faces Arizona State on Dec. 29 in San Francisco at 4 p.m.…
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Rapid-fire military-sports links for a Wednesday morning: Irish invasion. Notre Dame will play Air Force at Falcon Stadium in 2013, according to this report by Frank Schwab in The (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Gazette, as school officials decided against moving the game to Sports Authority Field, home to the NFL’s Denver Broncos. Jim Trego, the school’s senior associate athletic director, told Schwab the move was designed to keep the marquee matchup, set for sometime in late September (Update: Make that Oct. 26, 2013), “in front of our home fans.” Those home fans could be busy in the coming years: Air Force…
A few Friday updates, from kickoff times to TV money to a football with cartoon eyes: 1. Lunchtime football for Black Knights: Navy announced it’s home football schedule and TV plans earlier this week, and Army followed suit Thursday, putting out its plan for 12 p.m. kickoffs in all seven of its home games. Like Navy, all Black Knights home contests will air on CBS Sports Network. That sets up service academy doubleheaders Sept. 29 (Army-Stony Brook, Navy-San Jose State), Nov. 3 (Army-Air Force, Navy-Florida Atlantic) and Nov. 17 (Army-Temple, Navy-Texas State). The rest of the Army home slate: Sept.…
By now, you know the details — the 2011 service academy football season ended with neither a bang nor a whimper, but with a failed two-point conversion. Air Force’s 42-41 loss to Toledo at RFK Stadium may be remembered for a last-minute bobble (if you want the inside scoop on the play, head here for a great breakdown by Frank Schwab of the Colorado Springs Gazette), but there’s more to the game, more to Air Force’s season and more to the bowl itself then a moment of failed trickery. The past: Wednesday’s loss capped the Air Force football career of…
As a football fan, the Military Bowl gave you just about everything you could ask for: Lots of long plays, lots of scoring, lots of momentum changes and last-minute drama. And despite the high score, there were a few great defensive moments. Here are some of the highs and lows from tonight, along with other excitement. Record denied: The guy I feel worst for tonight is Air Force’s Asher Clark. The senior running back needed only 33 yards against Toledo to become Air Force’s all-time leading rusher. But the Rockets bottled Clark up all night. He finished with only 14…
In a Military Bowl that started with a scoring explosion, featured a kickoff return for a touchdown, had a handful of fourth-down stands and even more fourth-down conversions, it makes sense to go out on a failed two-point conversion. Before Air Force fans had a chance to exhale after a 33-yard fourth-down touchdown pass from Tim Jefferson to Zack Kauth, the Falcons attempted to turn an almost-guaranteed tie into a victory. Holder David Baskra tried to hit kicker Parker Herrington with a pitch around the left side, but the ball came loose and the Falcons couldn’t find it in the…
A gutsy call – Air Force’s David Baska tried to pitch the ball to Parker Harrington on the two-point conversion attempt, and the ball went awry. Sadly, this becomes only a minor detail on this drive but it should be highlighted: Air Force AGAIN converts on fourth down, scoring its third touchdown on fourth down today. Tim Jefferson hit Zack Kauth with a 33-yard pass.
Toledo’s Bernard Reedy hauls in his third touchdown catch of the night with 5:01 left in the fourth quarter, scoring on a nicely executed 33-yard screen pass. Toledo now leads for the first time since midway through the third quarter.
Only two touchdowns this quarter, and Air Force’s offense had a hand in both. Toledo’s Jermaine Robinson grabbed a tipped Tim Jefferson pass and ran 37 yards to the end zone, giving the Rockets a 35-28 lead. Air Force rallied on its next drive, going 50 yards in seven plays and capping it off with Mike DeWitt’s second score of the day. DeWitt’s 2-yard plunge over left tackle tied the score at 35. The Rockets stumbled in the usually back-and-forth offensive battle, with Air Force junior linebacker Austin Niklas plucking an Austin Dantin pass off his shoelaces for a key…
Mike DeWitt has scored his second touchdown, this time on a 2-yard touchdown run, and for the third time today we’re tied. 5:59 is left in the third quarter.
