Capital Gazette · Nov 24, 2017
Navy drops 24-14 decision to Houston Cougars; Army next
D'Eriq King of the Houston Cougars scores in the first half against Navy on Saturday in Houston, Texas. The Cougars defeated the Mids, 24-14. (Bob Levey / Getty Images) HOUSTON – Navy’s vaunted triple-option offense sputtered badly in the second half while the defense suffered several costly breakdowns in pass coverage as a disappointing second half of the season continued.
Quarterback D’Eriq King completed 21 of 27 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 57 yards and two scores as Houston dominated the second half in beating Navy, 24-14, before an announced crowd of 29,252 at TDECU Stadium.