Navy Edges Football, 21-17

Saturday, December 12

Philadelphia, Pa.

3 PM ET

Army West Point

2-10

Navy

10-2 , 7-1

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Army West Point	10	7	0	0	17
Navy	7	7	7	0	21

December 12, 2015 | Football

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Army football team dropped a heartbreaking 21-17 decision to No. 21/22 Navy in the 116th Edition of the Army-Navy Game presented by USAA on Saturday afternoon from Lincoln Financial Field.

The Black Knights held a 17-14 advantage at halftime and the Midshipmen scored the lone touchdown in the second half to claim the victory.

Army's passing game highlighted the offense, as Chris Carter finished the night with 208 yards through the air, going 9-for-15 with one touchdown. Edgar Poe set new career-highs with five catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. DeAndre Bell had two catches for 45 yards, while Tyler Campbell hauled in a 35-yard reception and Nicholas Black pulled in a seven-yard grab.

The Black Knights outgained Navy 345-312, with 137 yards on the ground.

Defensively, co-captain Jeremy Timpf paced the defense, with nine total tackles, including five solo stops. Alex Auckerman made seven tackles (four solo), while Brandon Jackson, John Voit, Jordan Smith and T.J. Atimalala each contributed six apiece.

For the Midshipmen, Keenan Reynolds was the cornerstone of the offense, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. He also three for 113 passing yards, including a 50-yard touchdown to Jamir Tillman, who finished with five catches for 102 yards. Chris Swain ran for 62 yards on 15 carries.

Army struck first, with Daniel Grochowski converting on a 32-yard field goal. The kick was set up by a 50-yard punt return by Poe after the Black Knights forced Navy to punt on the game's opening possession.

Facing a third-and-22, Chris Carter was able to find Poe for a 31-yard connection. The Black Knights were unable to find the end zone, but Grochowski's kick put Army in front.

It only took two plays for the Midshipmen to respond with back-to-back rushes from Reynolds pushed them ahead. A 17-yard run brought the ball to the Navy 42, before Reynolds broke off a 58-yard scoring scamper.

The Black Knights kept the pressure on with their following possession. They had a pair of runs from Aaron Kemper and Nicholas Black that earned Army a first down on its own 31. Three more rushes from Matt Giachinta, Jordan Asberry and Carter produced another first down near midfield. Carter went back to the air again with a 13-yard pass to Poe to set up a first-and-10 at the Navy 29.

Tyler Campbell scored his first collegiate touchdown on the following play with a 29-yard burst down the Army sideline after receiving the pitch from Carter. Grochowski's extra point attempt was good and the Black Knights regained the lead at 10-7.

Both teams traded short possessions to close out the quarter with the Black Knights on top 10-7.

With the ball in Army territory to open the second quarter, the Midshipmen were able to reclaim the advantage again. A 35-yard run from Reynolds gave Navy a first-and-goal and he finished off the TD drive on third down with a one-yard plunge to put Navy up 14-10.

A 15-yard rush from Christian Drake late in the first half set up a 39-yard touchdown toss from Carter to Poe. The Midshipmen got the ball back with just under two minutes remaining in the half, but the Army defense kept its rivals from closing out the half on a positive note and went into the locker room with a 17-14 lead.

The Black Knights got the ball to open up the second half, but were unable to add to their lead as each team punted twice. Army's third drive of the second half stalled and a three-and-out gave Navy the ball at the 50-yard line. Reynolds hit Tillman for a touchdown on the first play and Navy took the lead for good with 5:51 to play in the third.

Carter led the offense down the field once again in the waning moments of the third quarter and opening minutes of the fourth. The drive began with a 30-yard connection from Carter to Poe, advancing the Black Knights to midfield. The ground game moved the ball inside the red zone, but was halted there and Army faced a fourth-and-three at the Navy 12. Grochowski's 29-yard field-goal attempt missed wide left and Navy remained in front by four.

Army's defense continually stepped up and forced Navy to punt four times in the fourth quarter, but three Army turnovers halted the comeback attempt.

With 3:36 to play, Army had the ball at its own 20, but Carter's pass was intercepted by Lorentz Barbour at the Army 44.

The Black Knights got the ball back after a quick Navy three-and-out, and advanced the ball into Navy territory following a 34-yard pass hookup from Carter to Campbell and a six-yard rush from Jordan Asberry. Facing a 2nd-and-four from the Navy 39, a pass by DeAndre Bell, after a toss behind the line of scrimmage from Carter, was intercepted by Navy's Daiquan Thomasson at the three-yard line.

Army got the ball back with 11 seconds remaining. Luke Langdon and Kelvin White each checked in at quarterback, but both had pass attempts fall incomplete to end the game.

Army completed its season with a record of 2-10.

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