Navy at Air Force

Thursday, September 30, 2004 Share

Navy beat Air Force 24–⁠21. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Air Force led the series 25–⁠12.

AwayNavy10–⁠2 in 2004

HomeAir Force5–⁠6 in 2004

Final at Falcon Stadium, Colorado SpringsTV: ESPNAttendance 44,279

At kickoff: 50°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Air Force Academy (KAFF), 4 km from the stadium, 15 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Navy	0	14	0	10	24
Air Force	3	3	0	15	21

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

NavyAir Force

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Aaron Polanco	5/10	105	0	1

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Kyle Eckel	21	97	1	18
Aaron Polanco	13	71	2	32
Eric Roberts	5	30	0	13
Frank Divis	3	18	0	16

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Long
Marco Nelson	2	70	66
Frank Divis	1	13	13
Jason Tomlinson	1	12	12
Eric Roberts	1	10	10

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Hunter Reddick	2	6	0

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Shaun Carney	17/21	221	2	2
Adam Fitch	1/3	12	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	Long
Shaun Carney	20	49	19
Adam Cole	12	44	6
Dan Shaffer	10	38	11
Anthony Butler	4	29	15

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Alec Messerall	10	103	0	18
J.P. Waller	6	102	1	48
Darnell Stephens	1	19	1	19
Kris Holstege	1	9	0	9

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Chris Sutton	1	0	0

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Our ratings going in

Air Force 53% to win. Navy won as Elo’s underdog.

Air Force leads 35–⁠24 in 59 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.