Fourteen years. That’s how long Navy went without losing to Air Force and Army in the same season.
Everyone associated with the Navy football program hopes it doesn’t happen again for at least that long.
Getting swept by their service academy rivals was the low point of an otherwise successful 2016 campaign for the Midshipmen. It was a bitter pill to swallow, especially for the seniors.
For Navy, the redemption tour starts Saturday afternoon when it hosts Air Force in Annapolis. Momentum is on the side of the Midshipmen, who enter the annual showdown undefeated for the second time in the span of three seasons.