All Army needed to do was hold Navy for three minutes, and it would be over — a victory for the Black Knights in the lone game of the Collegiate Sprint Football Season.
As pass after pass flew from Navy quarterback Jake Foss' fingers, that possibility seemed to wither away. The Midshipmen marched within 20 yards of triumph.
But Army’s defense held. As the clock began rolling on fourth down, Foss' pass took flight and met nothing but air.
With a mostly muted Navy offense and two missed field-goal attempts by the Mids, one play — a Black Knights interception — set in motion the only drive Army needed to establish control and capture the Star Series over rival and host Navy, 7-3.