ANNAPOLIS -- The newest member of The American made the boldest statement here Saturday.
The U.S. Naval Academy, playing its first conference game in its storied history, beat East Carolina, 45-21, on a beautiful sunny afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
The Midshipmen (2-0) played perfect offensive football in the first half, scoring on surgically executed drives of 68, 56, 70 and 85 yards in their first four possessions to take a 28-14 lead, then proceeded to roll up 415 yards rushing in its machine-like triple option offense to beat a solid East Carolina team – one that that pushed SEC's Florida to the limit in a 31-24 loss the previous week at The Swamp.