Navy Midshipmen

Trevor Replogle

Mid-Atlantic Sports

Reggie Campbell returned a kickoff for a touchdown and ran for another to lead the Navy Midshipmen to a 38-3 victory over arch rival Army in the 108th edition of the classic rivalry between the two service academies.

Zerbin Singleton added 55 rushing yards and a touchdown on only five attempts for Navy (8-4), which captured the Commander-in-Chief Trophy for the fifth straight year. The Midshipmen have won six straight over Army, the longest streak in the history of the series for either team.

Tony Dace ran for 104 yards on 28 attempts for Army (3-9), which suffered six consecutive losses to wrap up the season.

Singleton scored on a 38-yard run with 46 seconds remaining in the first quarter to give Navy a 7-0 lead.

Midway through the second quarter, the Black Knights scored its only points of the contest on a 28-yard field goal by Owen Tolson.  On the ensuing kickoff, Campbell took the ball at the two-yard line and sprinted 98 yards for a touchdown, pushing the Navy lead to 14-3. Campbell’s kickoff return was the longest in Navy history.

"Reggie has been a big play guy for us all four years," Coach Paul Johnson said.

Navy scored 10 more points before halftime - a one-yard touchdown run by Shun White and a 51-yard field goal by Joey Bullen – to push the Navy lead to 24-3 at the half. Bullen's kick was set up by another outstanding return by Campbell.

After a scoreless third quarter, Campbell gave Navy a 31-3 advantage with a 12-yard touchdown run.

The final points of the contest came on a one-yard touchdown plunge by Jarod Bryant, one of 10 Mids to register at least one rushing attempt in the game.

Following the game Campbell was standing on a platform leading the Navy band and the Brigade as they sang their alma mater after the Midshipmen's victory.

"I didn't know what I was doing," Campbell said of his post game activities. "To stand up in front of my peers and lead Blue and Gold, that's a pretty big deal.  But I don't think they were paying attention to me."

Navy finished the game with 294 total yards, 287 of which came on the ground. Defensively, the Midshipmen limited the Black Knights to 217 total yards.

"Let me say how proud I am of this football team," said Johnson. "They have accomplished something that hasn't been done before in the Army-Navy series, and that's win six games in a row.

The Midshipmen, who are headed to the Poinsettia Bowl, have outscored the Black Knights by 169 points during the winning streak.