ANNAPOLIS, Md.
From the beginning to the bitter end, the Virginia Cavaliers huddled together, shoulder to shoulder on the field and sideline.
That the temperature at kickoff was 24 degrees — Fahrenheit, not Celsius — and didn’t rise as the long day of the Military Bowl wore on, might have had something to do with that.
Virginia fans huddled in their cars as they drove out of the parking lots throughout the second half.
Couldn’t blame them for that. It wasn’t any warmer in the stands than it was on the field. And the Navy Midshipmen displayed a cold-hearted determination as they ground down — literally — the Virginia defense.