Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo said this week when two evenly matched teams get together the game always comes down to turnovers and mistakes.
Air Force committed all the turnovers while Navy made no major mistakes and the result proved Niumatalolo right.
Quarterback Keenan Reynolds accounted for 300 yards of total offense and the defense forced four turnovers as Navy took a big step toward reclaiming the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy with a 33-11 victory over Air Force on Saturday.
An announced crowd of 32,705 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium that braved cold, rainy conditions watched Reynolds rush for 183 yards on 24 carries and add 117 passing yards on just four completions.