ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy quarterback Zach Abey broke a 53-yard run with just under two minutes left in the game against Cincinnati.
The home crowd roared, imploring Abey to score his third rushing touchdown. He fell just short of reaching the end zone and so did the Midshipmen in trying to punctuate their 42-32 victory with a new rushing record.
Abey finished with 128 of the Midshipmen's 569 rushing yards against the Bearcats in an American Athletic Conference game Saturday.
Navy (3-0, 2-0) amassed the second most rushing yards in program history, just three yards shy of the record of 572 set in 2007 against North Texas.