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Navy Has Two Weeks To Prepare For Falcons
The Navy Midshipmen (0-3) have two weeks to prepare for service academy rival Air Force (1-1), before playing host to the Falcons Oct. 6 at FedExField. Kickoff is 12 noon. The game is the first in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy.
The game will be broadcast live on the 10-station Navy Radio Network, including 1300 WJFK in Baltimore, 630 WMAL in Washington and 1430 WNAV in Annapolis. You can also hear the broadcast live on the internet at events.yahoo.com/Sports_Events/College/, www.wnav.com or on www.wmal.com(.) Bob Socci will call the play-by-play and John Feinstein will handle the color commentary.
Series History
Air Force leads the all-time series, 23-10, and has won four straight, six of the last seven and 17 of the last 19. Last year, the Falcons won 27-13 in Colorado Springs. Navy's last win over Air Force was in 1996, 20-17, at Colorado Springs. Navy's last win over Air Force in a home game was in 1993, 28-24.
Game-By-Game Scores
1960 Navy 35-3 Baltimore, Md.
1966 AF 7-15 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1968 AF 20-26 Chicago, Ill.
1970 AF 3-26 Washington, D.C
1972 Navy 21-17 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1973 Navy 6-2 Annapolis, Md.
1974 AF 16-19 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1975 Navy 17-0 Wash., D.C.
1976 AF 3-13 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1977 Navy 10-7 Annapolis, Md.
1978 Navy 37-8 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1979 Navy 13-9 Annapolis, Md.
1980 AF 20-21 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1981 Navy 30-13 Annapolis, Md.
1982 AF 21-24 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1983 AF 17-44 Annapolis, Md.
1984 AF 22-29 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1985 AF 7-24 Annapolis, Md.
1986 AF 6-40 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1987 AF 13-23 Annapolis, Md.
1988 AF 24-34 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1989 AF 7-35 Annapolis, Md.
1990 AF 7-24 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1991 AF 6-46, Annapolis, Md.
1992 AF 16-18 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1993 Navy 28-24 Annapolis, Md.
1994 AF 21-43 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1995 AF 20-30 Annapolis, Md.
1996 Navy 20-17 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1997 AF 7-10 Annapolis, Md.
1998 AF 7-49 Colo. Springs, Colo.
1999 AF 14-19 Landover, Md.
2000 AF 13-27 Colo. Springs, Colo.
The Commander-In-Chief's Trophy
The Commander-In-Chief's Trophy is presented annually to the winner of the football competition among the three major service academies - Army, Navy and Air Force-and is named in honor of the President of the United States.
Air Force has won the trophy 14 times, while Army has won it six times and Navy five times.
The Midshipmen were winners in 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 and 1981. Air Force won it in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Army's wins came in 1972 (the initial year), 1977, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1996.
When there is no clear-cut winner, the Trophy remains with the winner of the previous year's competition. This happened in 1974, 1976, 1980 and 1993.
The three-sided trophy stands two-and-a-half-feet tall and is engraved with the academy seals. Reproductions of the three mascots - the Army Mule, the Navy Goat and the Air Force Falcon - are ensconced on the respective sides of this bauble. The trophy is sponsored by the West Point Association of Graduates, the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Air Force Association of Graduates.
The year in which the trophy is won is engraved on a plate gracing the respective academy's side of the Trophy.
1972 - Winner: Army
Navy 21, Air Force 17
Army 17, Air Force 14
Army 23, Navy 15
1973 - Winner: Navy
Navy 42, Air Force 6
Air Force 43, Army 10
Navy 51, Army 0
1974 - Retained by Navy
Air Force 19, Navy 16
Army 17, Air Force 16
Navy 19, Army 0
1975 - Winner: Navy
Navy 17, Air Force 0
Air Force 33, Army 3
Navy 30, Army 6
1976 - Retained by Navy
Air Force 13, Navy 3
Army 24, Air Force 7
Navy 38, Army 10
1977 - Winner: Army
Navy 10, Air Force 7
Army 31, Air Force 6
Army 17, Navy 14
1978 - Winner: Navy
Navy 37, Air Force 8
Army 28, Air Force 14
Navy 28, Army 0
1979 - Winner: Navy
Navy 13, Air Force 9
Air Force 28, Army 7
Navy 31, Army 7
1980 - Retained by Navy
Air Force 21, Navy 20
Army 47, Air Force 24
Navy 33, Army 6
1981 - Winner: Navy
Navy 30, Air Force 13
Air Force 7, Army 3
Navy 3, Army 3
1982 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 24, Navy 21
Air Force 27, Army 9
Navy 24, Army 7
1983 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 44, Navy 17
Air Force 41, Army 20
Navy 42, Army 13
1984 - Winner: Army
Air Force 29, Navy 22
Army 24, Air Force 12
Army 28, Navy 11
1985 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 24, Navy 7
Air Force 45, Army 7
Navy 17, Army 7
1986 - Winner: Army
Air Force 40, Navy 6
Army 21, Air Force 11
Army 27, Navy 7
1987 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 23, Navy 13
Air Force 27, Army 10
Army 17, Navy 3
1988 - Winner: Army
Air Force 34, Navy 24
Army 28, Air Force 15
Army 20, Navy 15
1989 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 35, Navy 7
Air Force 29, Army 3
Navy 19, Army 17
1990 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 24, Navy 7
Air Force 15, Army 3
Army 30, Navy 20
1991 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 46, Navy 6
Air Force 25, Army 0
Navy 24, Army 3
1992 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 18, Navy 16
Air Force 7, Army 3
Army 25, Navy 24
1993 - Retained by Air Force
Navy 28, Air Force 24
Air Force 25, Army 6
Army 16, Navy 14
1994 -Winner: Air Force
Air Force 43, Navy 21
Air Force 10, Army 6
Army 22, Navy 20
1995 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 30, Navy 20
Air Force 38, Army 20
Army 14, Navy 13
1996 - Winner: Army
Navy 20, Air Force 17
Army 23, Air Force 7
Army 28, Navy 24
1997 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 10, Navy 7
Air Force 24, Army 0
Navy 39, Army 7
1998 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 49, Navy 7
Air Force 35, Army 7
Army 34, Navy 30
1999 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 19, Navy 14
Air Force 28, Army 0
Navy 19, Army 9
2000 - Winner: Air Force
Air Force 27, Navy 13
Air Force 41, Army 27
Navy 30, Army 28
2001
Air Force vs. Navy, Oct. 6
Air Force vs. Army, Nov. 3
Army vs. Navy, Dec. 1
Navy Against The Mountain West
Navy has an all-time record of 11-27 (.289) against the Mountain West Conference.
Scouting Air Force
Air Force is 1-1 heading into this Saturday's contest at San Diego State. The Falcons lost their opener at home against defending national champion Oklahoma, 44-3, and went on to defeat Tennessee Tech, 42-0, the next week.
Quarterback Keith Boyea leads the Falcons in rushing with 153 yards and three touchdowns. Boyea has completed 22 of his 38 passes for 276 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Brian Labasco and Ryan Fleming lead the Falcons' receiving corps with six catches apiece.
Defensively, Air Force is led by Jeff Overstreet with 17 tackles, two passes broken up and one tackle for a loss. Jamie Arthur has recorded 15 tackles and two tackles for a loss. Air Force is averaging 174.5 yards per game on the ground and 139.5 yards per game through the air. It is giving up 149.5 yards per game on the ground and 183.5 through the air.
Navy-Air Force Ties
Navy head coach Charlie Weatherbie was an assistant coach at Air Force from 1984-89.
Navy secondary coach Tim DeRuyter is a 1985 graduate of the Air Force Academy, where he was a three-year letterman at outside linebacker.
Navy assistant head coach and slot backs coach Sammy Steinmark was an assistant coach at Air Force from 1982-98.
Air Force defensive coordinator Richard Bell was Navy's defensive coordinator in 1994.
Air Force defensive line coach Jappy Oliver was an assistant at Navy from 1984-86.
Mids Show Improvement In Loss To Boston College
Brian St. Pierre threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns, while William Green rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown as Boston College defeated Navy, 38-21, in front of 30,064.
It was the first game for both teams since the terrorist attack on America Sept. 11. After the game, the two teams joined together at midfield and faced the flag, as the entire stadium sang God Bless America.
The game also marked the return of Navy quarterback Brian Madden (Sr./Lawton, Okla.), who had missed the previous 13 games (11 by injury, 2 by suspension). Madden rushed for 106 yards and one touchdown on 32 carries, and completed four of his nine passes for 124 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. It was his sixth-straight 100-yard rushing day, which tied a school record, and his first-career 100-yard passing day. Navy rushed for 177 yards on the day, after rushing for just 155 yards in the first two games combined.
Madden gave Navy its first lead of the year on the game's opening drive, hitting senior Jeff Gaddy (Davidson, N.C.) over the middle for a 49-yard touchdown pass. It was Gaddy's first-career touchdown.
The Eagles went up 14-7 on a 14-yard touchdown pass from St. Pierre to Frank Misurelli and a 58-yard touchdown run by William Green.
Navy, though, would battle back to tie the game with 9:34 left in the second quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Madden.
BC came right back with a six-play, 53-yard drive, capped off by a St. Pierre 25-yard TD strike to former midshipman Ryan Read. The Eagles went up 28-14 right before the half on a 13-yard pass from St. Pierre to Green.
After the Eagles increased their lead to 35-14 in the third, Navy came back to pull within 14 on an eight-yard run by Tony Lane (So./Wrens, Ga.) early in the fourth period. It was Lane's first-career touchdown.
BC ended the scoring with 8:25 left on a 29-yard field goal by Kevin McMyler.
The Eagles rushed for 232 yards and threw for 247 yards, while Navy rushed for 177 yards and threw for 124 yards. The Mids were hurt by three turnovers (2 interceptions, 1 fumble) and an inability to stop BC on third down (10-15). The Mids had the ball just three times in the second half.
Madden Returns
After missing 13 games (11 because of injury, two because of suspension), Brian Madden (Sr./Lawton, Okla.) returned to the field Saturday against Boston College. Madden missed all of the 2000 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in the spring of 1999. In his first game back, Madden showed some rust (two interceptions and one fumble) and some brilliance (sixth-straight 100-yard rushing day, first-career 100-yard passing day). All told, Madden carried the ball 32 times for 106 yards and one touchdown, while completing four of his nine pass attempts for 124 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
Behind his 106-yard performance, Madden has now rushed for over 100 yards in all six of his career starts, making it the longest-consecutive 100-yard streak to start a career in school history and ties the school record for consecutive 100-yard games at any point in a career. Only Cleveland Cooper (1972 and 1972-73) and Napoleon McCallum (1983) rushed for 100 yards or more in six-straight starts. Madden's six 100-yard games ranks third in Navy history for 100-yard games by a quarterback. Only Chris McCoy (15) and Brian Broadwater (seven) have more. It was also Madden's sixth-consecutive game scoring a touchdown. The school record is 10, set by Chris McCoy (1996-97).
Madden's most impressive stat may be the fact that since 1999 Navy is 3-3 when he starts and 3-17 when he doesn't.
Gaddy Has Big Day
Jeff Gaddy (Sr./Davidson, N.C.) had a big day against Boston College, catching two passes for 87 yards and his first-career touchdown. The touchdown catch came on Navy's first drive, a 49-yard strike from quarterback Brian Madden (Sr./Lawton, Okla.). Gaddy has four catches on the year for a team-high 131 yards. He is averaging an amazing 32.8 yards per catch.
Lane Sets School Record Against Temple
Tony Lane (So./Wrens, Ga.) set a school record for kickoff return yardage against Temple, returning five kicks for 205 yards. The previous record was 170 yards on seven returns set by Michael Jefferson in 1994.
Lane proved to be a threat the first time he ever touched the ball in a college game, returning Temple's second kickoff of the game 67 yards, setting up a Navy field goal. Lane's 41.0 average was also a school record. The previous record was 38.5 yards, set by Pat McGrew in 1997. Navy also set a school record for team kickoff return yardage, returning eight kicks for 247 yards. The previous record was 198 yards on nine returns against Penn State in 1971.
Lane returned six kicks for 147 yards (24.5 yards per return), including a long of 51 yards, against Georgia Tech and returned three kicks for 73 yards against Boston College.
Averaging 30.4 yards per kickoff return, Lane is ranked 10th in the nation in kickoff returns. He is also averaging 160.3 yards per game of all-purpose yards, which ranks 17th in the country.
Skaggs Impressive
Sophomore punter John Skaggs (Cantonment, Fla.) averaged a career-best 48.8 yards per punt on four punts in Navy's 38-21 loss to Boston College. Skaggs has been impressive all year, averaging 46 yards per punt on five attempts in his collegiate debut against Temple and 40.8 yards on six kicks against Georgia Tech. His 44.67 average ranks 17th in the country and is on pace to break the school record of 43.8, which was set by Bill Busik in 1941.
Hills Perfect
David Hills (Sr./Latham, N.Y.) was perfect against Temple, making field goals from 24 and 36 yards. Hills has made 11 of his 14-career attempts (.786). He is 0-1 from inside the 20, 3-3 from 20-29 yards out, 5-6 from 30-39 yards and 5-6 from 40-49 yards. His career long is 45 yards, which he made in last year's game at Air Force.
The Coach
Charlie Weatherbie is in his seventh season as head football coach at the Naval Academy and has compiled a record of 30-41 (.423) and a 1-0 (1.000) mark in bowl games.
Weatherbie's 30 wins in seven seasons is the fifth most in Naval Academy history. He needs two wins to tie Bill Ingram for fourth place on Navy's all-time win list. His seven seasons as head coach of the Midshipmen is the third-longest tenure in school history. Only George Welsh and Eddie Erdelatz (nine years apiece) have been head coaches longer than Weatherbie at Navy.
Weatherbie is in his 10th year as a collegiate head coach and has a career record of 45-60 (.429) and a 2-0 record in bowl games (1.000). In 1996, Weatherbie led the Midshipmen to a 9-3 mark and a victory over California in the Aloha Bowl.
Weatherbie was appointed Navy's 34th head football coach on December 30, 1994. He came to the Naval Academy after three years as head coach at Utah State, where he took the Aggies to their first Big West Conference Championship in 15 years in 1993 and a win over Ball State in the Las Vegas Bowl. He was an assistant coach at Air Force for six years and was also an assistant at Wyoming and Arkansas.
Television Appearances
Navy will appear on television a minimum four times during the 2001 football season, including twice on national television. Navy's Nov. 17 game at Notre Dame will air on NBC at 2:30 p.m., while the Dec. 1 tilt against Army at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia will air live on CBS at 12 noon.
Navy will appear twice on regional televison. The Sept. 8 game home opener against Georgia Tech will be carried by Fox Sports South and Comcast SportsNet (12 noon), while the Oct. 20 game at Rutgers will be televised by ESPN Regional (3:30 p.m.).
Navy In The 2001 National Rankings
{115 Teams in Division IA}
Rushing Offense 82nd (110.7, 1st Kansas State, 308.5)
Passing Offense 98th (148.3, 1st Florida, 419.7)
Total Offense 104th (259.0, 1st Brigham Young, 606.7)
Scoring Offense 86th (18, 1st Brigham Young, 55.3)
Rushing Defense 110th (262.3, 1st Southern Mississippi, 26.0)
Pass Defense 90th (237.7, 1st Mississippi State, 68.0)
Pass Efficiency Defense.......115th (205.8, 1st Virginia Tech, 60.9)
Total Defense 113th (500.0, 1st Tennessee, 141.0)
Scoring Defense 114th (51.0, 1st Kansas State, 3.0)
Net Punting 55th (35.9, 1st LSU, 46.7)
Punt Return 96th (5.0, 1st Stanford, 28.5)
Kickoff Return 25th (25.5, 1st Kansas State, 49.0)
Turnover Margin 109th (-2.0, 1st Illinois, +3.3)
Individual Interceptions Per Game... Matt Brooks (88th, 0.3)
Punting John Skaggs (17th, 44.7)
Kickoff Returns Tony Lane (10th, 30.4)
Field Goals Per Game David Hills (66th, .67)
All-Purpose Runners Tony Lane (17th, 160.3)
Mids Have Dropped 31-Straight To Ranked Opponents
Navy has lost 31-straight games to ranked opponents. The last time the Mids pulled an upset was Sept. 20, 1985, when Navy went into Charlottesville and stunned 20th-ranked Virginia, 17-13.
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
This is the 43rd season the Midshipmen have played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The stadium was dedicated Sept. 26, 1959, when Navy defeated William & Mary, 29-2. In the 166 games played at Navy-Marine Corps since its dedication, the Midshipmen have attracted 4,075,789 fans-an average of 24,553 fans.
Navy set an attendance record in 1999 for the second-straight year with an average of 31,996 and it was also the first time in stadium history the Midshipmen drew over 30,000 in every game. Navy averaged 29,329 in 2000, the third best average attendance in stadium history. This year the Mids are averaging 30,333 at home, which ranks as the second best average attendance in school history.
Navy has a record of 99-75-1 (.569) in games played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, including a 15-17 (.469) record under head coach Charlie Weatherbie. The Mids have lost seven straight and 13 of the last 14 at Navy-Marine Corps.
Bowl Appearances
Navy is one of just 10 schools that have played in all four of the original major bowl games-The Orange Bowl, The Rose Bowl, The Cotton Bowl and The Sugar Bowl. The other schools are Duke, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Alabama, Penn State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Tennessee and Notre Dame.
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Renovation Project
The Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Vice Admiral John Ryan, has approved a plan to raise $40 million dollars in private funds to renovate Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The current Navy-Narine Corps Memorial Stadium was a model of the modern all-purpose outdoor stadium when it was planned and constructed in 1957. The stadium held its first game on September 26, 1959, with the Mids defeating William & Mary, 29-2.
CDFM2, an archiectural firm located in Kansas City, Mo., has been hired to begin the conceptual design process. Hoffman Management Partners has been hired as the project manager while, Whiting Turner has been selected as the construction manager.
The project goals are to make the stadium accessible for disabled veterans and fans, improve scholar-athlete recruiting, preserve and update the memorial aspects of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, improve midshipmen, alumni and fans' enjoyment of the game, atmosphere and experience, and improve the home-field advantage for the Navy Football team.
