Air Force shuts down Navy in 23-3 victory

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Brad Roberts ran for 2 touchdowns and Haaziq Daniels added one, and Air Force held Navy to 1 archetypal down earlier the 4th fourth successful a 23-3 triumph Saturday.

This was the earliest gathering successful bid past betwixt these teams. It was scheduled for Saturday truthful it would beryllium played connected the 20th day of the 9/11 violent attacks.

Roberts ran for a 3-yard TD successful the 2nd quarter, and Daniels scored connected a 28-yard tally successful the last infinitesimal of the third. That was plentifulness of discourtesy for Air Force (2-0) connected a time the Falcons held Navy (0-2) without a completed walk done the archetypal 3 quarters.

Roberts added different touchdown connected a 2-yard tally successful the fourth. The Midshipmen changed quarterbacks aft that, and Maasai Maynor instantly threw a 15-yard walk to Mychal Cooper for Navy’s archetypal completion and 2nd archetypal down of the game.

Navy finished with lone 68 yards of offense.

This crippled is usually played successful aboriginal October, but this twelvemonth it was played Saturday connected CBS. The pregame pageantry felt adjacent much meaningful connected this day. The players took the tract carrying American flags earlier the game. At halftime, the names of Navy and Air Force grads mislaid connected 9/11 were enactment connected the videoboard.

THE TAKEAWAY

Air Force: It took a while, but the Falcons yet pulled distant to their 2nd consecutive triumph implicit Navy. Air Force tin wrapper up the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy with a triumph implicit Army connected Nov. 6.

Navy: The Midshipmen were hoping to rebound aft going 3-7 past year, but they are not disconnected to a bully start. They mislaid their opener 49-7 to Marshall, and though this crippled was choky until Air Force’s 2nd touchdown, Navy’s enactment discourtesy did not occupation the Falcons much.

UP NEXT

Air Force: The Falcons big Utah State connected Saturday night.

Navy: The Midshipmen are disconnected adjacent play earlier playing astatine Houston connected Sept. 25.