12/10/2002 - Football
Candeto's Historical Day
Craig Candeto's (Jr./Orange Park, Fla.) six-touchdown performance against Army was arguably the greatest single-game performance in the history of Navy football. Following is a list of records broken or tied by Candeto in Navy's 58-12 win:
*Broke the Army-Navy game record for touchdowns. The previous record was four set by Charles Emrich in 1890 (The first Army-Navy game)
*His six rushing touchdowns are a school record. The previous record was four set by Eddie Meyers against Syracuse (1981) and Gerry Goodwin against Virginia (1975)
*Tied the Navy school record for total touchdowns, also held by Lou Benoist (1919 vs Colby) and Harold Martin (1917 vs Western Reserve)
*Set the Navy CAREER record for most touchdowns against Army and tied the Army CAREER record for most touchdowns in an Army-Navy game with six. Previous Navy record was five set by Joe Bellino (1958-60) and Bob Jackson (1973-75). Candeto tied Doc Blanchard (1944-46) for the Army-Navy career record.
*Ties the Meadowlands college football record for touchdowns. Henry Odom scored six for South Carolina State against Morgan State in 1980.
*36 points (six touchdowns) are an Army-Navy game record. Previous record was 20 set by Charles Emrich in 1890 (touchdowns were worth four points)
*36 points ties the Army-Navy game CAREER record and breaks the Navy Army-Navy game CAREER record for total points. Candeto tied Doc Blanchard (1944-46) and surpassed Navy's Bob Jackson (32 points from 1973-75).
*The 36 points are the second-most points scored by a Navy player in school history. Bill Ingram scored 38 against Villanova in 1917.
*His six rushing touchdowns tied a NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Dee Dowis had six rushing touchdowns for Air Force in 1989 against San Diego State. The NCAA record for touchdowns by any player (rushing or receiving) is eight by Howard Griffith of Illinois in 1990 against Southern Illinois. The record against a Division IA opponent is seven set by Arnold Boykin of Mississippi against Mississippi State in 1951 and by Marshall Faulk against Pacific in 1991.
*His 36 points are tied for the eighth most points in a game in NCAA history. The record is 48 by Howard Griffith of Illinois in 1991 against Southern Illinois
*Finishes the year with 16 rushing touchdowns, tied for the second most in school history. Chris McCoy scored 20 in 1997, which is the second most in NCAA history by a quarterback, and 16 in 1996.
*Sixteen touchdowns is the fifth most in school history in a single-season.
*His 96 points this year is the fifth most in school history. Bill Ingram, who scored 174 points in 1917, holds the record.
