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Article: Navy headed to bowl; Army sets futility record; Midshipmen win, 34- 6, to make Black Knights 1st-ever 0-13 team
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- December 7, 2003
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Navy is heading to a bowl game. Army is facing
an uncertain future.
Kyle Eckel ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and Eric Roberts
scored two TDs, leading Navy to a 34-6 victory Saturday in the 104th
meeting between the service academies.
Army became the first team to finish 0-13 in major college
history. The Black Knights have lost 15 straight, the nation's
longest losing streak, and 24 of their last 25. Army, which has lost
four of the last five against Navy, still leads the overall series,
49-48-7.
"The record doesn't matter," Army senior linebacker Ryan Kent
said. "Just to be part of the team and be named captain, it's a great
honor. I'm disappointed, but still it's ...