FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2012, file photo, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo, center, celebrates after Navy recovered a fumble by Army in the final minutes of the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Philadelphia. Navy won 17-13. Niumatalolo’s unique brand of leadership has made Navy the football king of service academies. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
The Associated PressCHARLOTTESVILLE – Army and Navy meet Saturday in a college football tradition that dates back 118 years. The game’s appeal has more to do with that rich history – and the importance and reverence many sports fans hold for the country’s military – than its football significance.