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Article: Ball State beats Mids in wild one
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2008
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MUNCIE, Ind. - In a back-and-forth shootout that featured a
combined 901 yards, a mere one yard may have been the difference
between a win and a loss for the Navy football team.
Ball State's pass-oriented spread offense and Navy's run-based
triple-option attack marched up and down the field at will, piling
up the points and yards at a dizzying pace. It became obvious midway
through the third quarter that the first team to get a defensive
stop would gain the upper hand.
Ball State came up with that game-changing stand, stiffening at
its own 3-yard line while clinging to a five-point lead late in the
third quarter. Defensive tackle Drew Duffin and linebacker Bryant