With President Trump on hand, the No. 22 Black Knights prevailed, 17-10. It was their third consecutive win in the series, after 14 straight losses to Navy.
Army had the corps bouncing in front of the president and kept the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy on Saturday.
The No. 22 Black Knights recovered two fumbles in the fourth quarter, Kelvin Hopkins Jr. had two rushing touchdowns and Army beat Navy, 17-10, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
President Trump attended the 119th game between the rivals and flipped the coin before spending a half on each side. No matter his view, Army (10-2) always had the edge in winning its third straight game in the series.
Army retained the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy — awarded to the team with the best record in games among the three service academies — after winning it for the first time in 22 years last season and snuffed a late rally by Navy (3-10).
With Navy behind by 10-7, quarterback Zach Abey lost a fumble on fourth-and-12 deep in its own territory. Hopkins scored on a 1-yard run to make it 17-7 and give Army the cushion it needed to win in front of a crowd of 66,729.
Army hopped and waved hands in celebration during a replay timeout and got the cadets in the stands to bounce along. They had good reason to celebrate: Army has regained its footing in a rivalry in which Navy had a series-best 14-game winning streak from 2002 to 2015.
