Navy is facing one of its most-anticipated football games that doesn't involve archrival Army in recent memory as it prepares for an American Athletic Conference West Division showdown at Houston on Friday. The Capital's Bill Wagner takes a look at five of the biggest matchups that helped reestablish the Midshipmen as a force on the national college football map during the current Triple Option Era:
2003 EV1.NET HOUSTON BOWL
Navy had not qualified for a bowl game since 1996 and the fan base was excited about the turnaround season of 2003.