That’s all she wrote for football’s 2017 regular season as the Cougars wrapped up play by defeating the Navy Midshipmen on Senior Day at TDECU Stadium. The win, although holding little meaning for the already bowl-eligible Cougars, went a long way in restoring fortitude following a disappointing loss to Tulane a week earlier.
Per Senior Day tradition, a pregame ceremony was held to honor the 26 seniors seeing their last collegiate action against Navy on Saturday. One by one, the Cougars’ longest tenured players exited the home team’s tunnel — taking in the sights, sounds and smells of gameday one last time.