| Army Battles Navy In Classic Rivalry |
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Friday, 01 December 2006
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Navy, featuring its customary high-powered option attack, boast the nation’s top rushing attack. Navy averages 333.2 ground yards per contest and sports a very balanced rushing attack. In fact, four different Midshipmen have rushed for at least 400 yards. Despite losing standout senior quarterback Brian Hampton due to a season-ending knee injury in October, Navy has continued to flourish. fullback Adam Ballard tops the club with 782 rushing yards and is averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Sophomore quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada has filled in admirably for Hampton, running for 416 yards and a team-leading 10 touchdowns. The Midshipmen rank 25th nationally in total offense (391.0) and 31st in scoring offense (28.8). Find Live College Football Lines Here! Defensively, Navy has allowed an average of just 20.2 points per contest to stand 45th among Division I-A clubs. The Midshipmen also rank 43rd in rushing defense (122.0) and 88th in passing defense (222.5). Rugged senior linebacker Rob Caldwell heads Navy’s stop unit, topping the club in tackles with 95. Navy enters the 107th Army-Navy Classic on a roll, carrying a three-game winning steak into the game. The Black Knights losers of five-straight football games own impressive overtime victories over Kent State (17-14) and at Baylor (27-20) and lost a heartbreaker to Texas A&M, 28-24, in San Antonio. The Black Knights led Notre Dame, 3-0, at the end of the first quarter before falling, 41-9. Bet on College Football at BetRoyal and receive 50% in sign-up bonuses! Army ranks 66th in rushing offense (129.9), 113th in passing offense (131.8), 111th in total offense (261.7) and 87th in scoring offense (19.8). Defensively, Army ranks 111th in rushing defense (193.0), 97th in pass efficiency defense (140.2), 83rd in total defense (362.2) and 95th in scoring defense (28.1). Wesley McMahand is Army’s leading rusher, averaging 57.6 yards per carry. Jeremy Trimble is averaging 4.3 catchers per game and is No. 2 in the country in punt returns, averaging 18 yards per return. The defense is led by Cason Shrode (8.7 tackles per game), Barrett Scruggs (7.6 tackles per game) and Cameron Craig (1.4 tackles for loss per game). Bet on College Football at BetRoyal.com! Navy is an almost three touchdown favorite (-20.5 ATS) in its game against Army. The Midshipmen have won 6-of-4 games in 2006 ATS while Army has struggled on the Las Vegas Board covering 2-of-8.                        |
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The Army-Navy Classic returns Philadelphia for the 80th time, pitting the 3-8 Black Knights opposite the 8-3 Midshipmen at Lincoln Financial Field in a 2:30 p.m. kickoff and televised by CBS. Meineke Car Care Bowl-bound Navy can clinch its fourth straight outright Commander in Chief’s Trophy title with a victory over Army. The Black Knights will be looking to gain a share of their first Commander In Chief CIC since 1996 with a win. Army will also be out to avenge four consecutive losses to its arch rival, with Navy outscoring the Black Knights by a combined 176-54 margin the last four years.