Navy drillmaster Ken Niumatalolo just ability leave the academy the aforementioned way.
Reynolds rushed for two touchdowns and threw for addition account to advance the No. 21 Midshipmen to their 14th beeline win over the Black Knights, 21-17 on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field.
"That was the No. 1 goal," Reynolds said. "To be able to be actuality four years and never lose adjoin Army, that's huge."
The Midshipmen (10-2) can angle an ballast to the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. It's advancing aback to Annapolis, Maryland, afterwards a one-year hiatus.
"We get to go to the White House this year and get our bays back," Reynolds said.
Reynolds' additional hasty TD was his 85th career score, the a lot of for any FBS or FCS Division I player. Hoist that besom to the mast: Reynolds is the aboriginal QB to go 4 for 4 in a archetypal animosity that began in 1890.
Niumatalolo bigger to 8-0 adjoin the Black Knights two canicule afore he is set to appointment BYU to allocution about the program's apprenticeship vacancy.
Niumatalolo, the winningest drillmaster in Navy history, seemed focused with "Damn The Torpedoes" stitched on the aback of his hat. But he had abundant added on his apperception than just assault Army (2-10) again.
He could leave afterwards eight seasons to chase his affection and his adoration to BYU.
"We're an institution, and we're actually a football program, that's steeped in aggregation and not about `me.' All of a sudden, it's become about that," Navy able-bodied administrator Chet Gladchuk said.
Niumatalolo danced -- he at atomic approved to dab -- in the locker allowance as players circled him and hollered in celebration.
He afraid aback tears discussing his faith-based accommodation to appointment BYU. Niumatalolo is a Mormon who went on a two-year mission afterward his apprentice year at the University of Hawaii.
"It's been my life," at Navy, he said. "My kids accept developed up here. I've accustomed aggregate for his program."
Niumatalolo angry above Army drillmaster Earl "Red" Blaik (8-8-2) for a lot of wins in the series.
Army drillmaster Jeff Monken showed his affairs ability be closing the gap on Navy -- but blew any adventitious of an agitated in the fourth.
Daniel Grochowski absent a 29-yard acreage ambition aboriginal in the quarter. Chris Carter absent a bollix at the Navy 34 that was recovered by linebacker Ted Colburn. Navy had two interceptions -- one off a ambush play -- on two beeline drives to bottle the lead. Army's Hail Mary on the final play of the bold fell short.
"That's our job at West Point, to body those warriors," Monken said. "I'm actually absolute we've got a allowance abounding of guys in there that are traveling to acquisition a way to win."
Reynolds, the game's MVP, showed why he was a backward adversary for Heisman Bays consideration. Reynolds, the alone amateur in aggregation history with two 1,000-yard hasty and casual seasons, put the Mids up 21-17 with a 50-yard TD canyon to Jamir Tillman backward in the third.
Roger Staubach, who won the 1963 Heisman Bays at Navy, said he casting his vote for Reynolds.
A three-touchdown favorite, Navy had it tougher than accepted in one of the a lot of acclaimed rivalries in academy sports. The Mids won the CIC trophy, awarded to the aggregation with the best almanac in amateur a part of the three account academies. Navy exhausted Air Force 33-11 this season.
Army and Navy angry a bold already blimp with affectation and bellicism into a bit of a appearance show.
Navy wore seven altered hand-painted helmets that paid admiration to seven of the ships that accomplish up the U.S. Naval Fleet.
Army topped its rivals with 17 altered helmets, apery the 17 branches cadets can access afterwards graduation.
Billed as "America's Game," the Linc was blimp with cadets and midshipmen standing, bouncing and auspicious the absolute game. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter abounding and watched a bisected with anniversary side.
Army came accessible to cull an agitated and breeze the second-longest accident band to one aggregation of any ceaseless FBS series.
The Black Knights got a acreage ambition on the game's aperture drive and Tyler Campbell denticulate on a 29-yard run accomplish it 10-7 in the first.
Carter hit Edgar Poe for a 39-yard TD canyon with 2:08 larboard in the bisected to accomplish it 17-14 and accord Army its aboriginal halftime advance back 2009.
Army had a lead. It just didn't accept Reynolds.
Reynolds denticulate on runs of 58 yards and 1 backyard to accumulate Navy in the game, and afresh acclimated his arm to acquisition Tillman in the third for the lead.
Reynolds has a 31-13 career almanac as a amateur and he is Navy's career arch rusher.
Army's division afresh concluded with the loss. Navy plays Pittsburgh (8-4) in the Dec. 28 Military Bowl at Annapolis.
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