Air Force Academy
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Air Force Falls to Navy 33-11
10/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Air Force committed four turnovers and fell to Navy 33-11 in the first leg of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competition. Air Force fell to 2-2 overall this season.
It was Navy's largest margin of victory in the series since 1978.
Now in its 44th year, the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy is presented annually to the winner of the football games among the three major service academies - Army, Navy and Air Force. The Falcons won the trophy last season after beating Navy 30-21 and Army 23-6.
The Midshipmen defense came up big on Air Force's ensuing possession, stuffing fullback Shayne Davern on fourth-and-goal from the 1.
After Navy's Kwazel Bertrand recovered a fumble by Roberts, the Midshipmen went 64 yards to pull ahead 14-0 with 14:47 left in the second quarter.
The Falcons got into the Navy territory again midway through the second quarter, but Brendon Clements intercepted a high pass by Roberts.
Navy carried that momentum into the second half. On the opening drive, the Midshipmen went 75 yards on 12 plays and boosted the lead to 27-0 on 1-yard run by Swain. From there, though, Navy's offense stalled, which gave Air Force a chance to get back into the game.
The Falcons got on the board with a 39-yard field goal by Drew Oehrle with 4:14 left in the third quarter. Air Force pulled to within 27-11 on a 1-yard run and 2-point conversion by Roberts with 13:46 remaining in the game. It was the first rushing touchdown allowed by Navy this season.
Navy rebounded with a pair of field goals by Austin Grebe from 37 and 24 yards to put the game away.
''Quite frankly, no one should feel good about today's game ,'' Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said. ''No player should. No coach should.''
