For many years, the primary topic of discussion during the annual media day in advance of the Army-Navy game surrounded “the streak.’’
Navy beat Army for 14 straight seasons and the streak eventually took on a life of its own.
It started in 2002 when first-year head coach Paul Johnson and quarterback Craig Candeto led the Midshipmen to a 58-12 rout of the Black Knights.
Media focus on the streak intensified around 2006 after Navy had won five in a row, thereby equaling the longest run of success by either side in the series that began way back in 1890.