Navy football took a huge step toward accomplishing one of its primary goals by winning the West Division of the American Athletic Conference on Saturday.
Navy clinched the the West Division crown with an emphatic 66-31 rout of East Carolina. Afterward, in the visiting locker room underneath the stands at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, AAC commissioner Mike Aresco presented the Midshipmen with a trophy.
Navy now knows it will be playing in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Saturday, Dec. 2. However, the Midshipmen still must play one more league game.
Navy (8-2, 6-1) travels to Dallas this weekend to meet Southern Methodist University (5-6, 3-4) and head coach Ken Niumatalolo admits he is worried about the possibility of a letdown.