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Service academy losses puts damper on otherwise successful season

A smorgasbord of thoughts on this Sunday following the 117th Army-Navy game.

Winning nine games and the West Division of the American Athletic Conference should constitute a successful season for the Navy football team.

It might not feel that way today as the Midshipmen wake up and realize they failed to achieve many of their goals.

Navy lost to both Air Force and Army in the same year for the first time since 2001. That was the last year of the Charlie Weatherbie era, so it's not exactly a fond memory.

Head coach Ken Niumatalolo stated in preseason that reclaiming the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and capturing the American Athletic Conference championship ranked as 1 and 1A on the team's list of goals.