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Old 01-28-2006, 12:47 PM   #447
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The Rose Bowl is again packed with 100,089 fans. Navy is 6-3 and the coachings staff has been doing their best Lou Holtz impression while building up the capabilities of this foe.

Wow, 70 yard pass play to Morris, all the way down to the 13.
13 yard TD pass to Palmer, who is drilled after the catch. 7-0, 13:48 to play in the quarter.

CB McAllister stops a run for no gain on 3rd and 1. Punt.

10 more yards on a screen to Morris.
He then runs for 22, almost breaking free for 6.
22 yards to Martin, who makes a terrific grab. Tackled at the 4.
RB Dawson runs it in. 14-0, 9:05 left in the first quarter.

Patten makes a play on 3rd and 2, stuffing the RB after a one yard gain. Punt.

20 yard completion to Thelwell.
41 yard TD pass to Fortunato on 3rd and 7 - our first third down of the afternoon. 21-0, 4:39 left in the quarter.
Rattay is 8-8 for 190 yards and 2 TDs so far.

DE Patten leaves the game with an undisclosed injury. Tough year for him with grades and injuries.
Navy has their initial first down of the day.
WR Sammy Thomas drops a pass on 3rd and 10. Punt.

29 yards to Palmer, who picked up extra yards with a viscious stiff-arm.
Back to Fortunato for 45 yards and his 2nd TD of the day. 28-0, 1:27 left in the quarter.

Sack for DT Parsons.
Navy gets 7 on 3rd and 11 and has to punt after 3 plays yet again.

Rattay's string of completions ends at 10.
And he gets lit up by a defensive tackle on the next play.
OT Paul Glover leaves the game with a neck injury. Sigh ... we punt.

Navy finally picks up a 3rd down, as the fullback gets 4 on 3rd and 1.
DE Doug Grant gets a sack on the next third down. Punt.
We return the punt 35 yards and start on the Navy 41.

40 yard TD pass to Martin. 35-0, 10:35 left in the half.
Rattay now has over 300 yards.

4th and 1 at their 44 - Navy punts.

24 yard run for Morris, who has a chance at 100 yards rushing and receiving today.
Rattay to Martin for 9 on 3rd and 8.
DT David Hanburger again sacks Rattay.
Thelwell drops a pass, and we can't get 16 on our third down screen. Ellis misses a 46 yard field goal.

4th and 1 at our 49 - Navy goes for it but the pass is incomplete.

4th and 2 from the Navy 43 - we go for it but a pass to Fortunato is incomplete. Not a great play call with time running out in the half.

Navy completes a pair of passes to move into field goal range.
But with 4th and 10 at the 31, Navy sends out the kicker. Good from 49. 35-3, 0:14 left in the half.


Halftime Notes:
- Offense was just about perfect in the first quarter.
- We have not forced any turnovers.
- No penalties on either side in the half.


3 and out for Navy to start the 2nd half.

23 yard run for Morris on our first play. He is inching close to 100 yards ...
28 yards to Thelwell. Inside the 10.
4th and goal at the one. Ellis misses a 19 yard field goal. I knew I shouldn't have said anything nice about him. He had best get his head straight for USC.

Dickerson forces a fumble and we recover it at the Navy 24 yard line.

Morris now has 108 yards on 17 carries.
The ref waives off a TD pass to Palmer, saying it was incomplete.
Ellis kicks a 21 yard field goal. 38-3, 8:03 left in the 3rd.

Sack for Dickerson.
Sack for DT Jack Farmer! And the crowd goes wild!
Punt.

9 yard completion to Morris, who now has 95 yards receiving.
Rattay has 399 yards passing, but no one has 100 yard receiving yet.
11 yards to Morris, who has the double century mark now. Down at the 14.
Ellis kicks a 26 yard field goal. 41-3, 3:12 left in the 3rd.

Sack by DE Grant. We have six on the day.
Navy punts on 4th and 17.

3 and out for our offense. Navy OLB Jack Pugh set the tone on first down with a big hit on Morris. Punt.

Navy gets 7 on the option on 3rd and 6.
FS Keith Thomas dumps RB Rasmussen on 3rd and 4 for a loss.
Navy punts from our 37 and sticks us back on the 3.

We have to punt on 4th and 1 from our 28 - couldn't pick up 2nd and 1.

24 yard pass to WR George Blaylock, into field goal range.
Dickerson leaves the game with a jaw injury. Hope that isn't serious, 2nd DE to leave the game this afternoon.
Mike Voight comes in to block a 41 yard field goal attempt!

Rattay is picked - if he has to throw interceptions I suppose this is a good spot for one. Navy takes over at our 41.

15 yards on an option, up to our 25.
DT Farmer makes a tackle. Big game for Jack today!
Navy is short on a 42 yard field goal attempt.

A penalty wipes out a 29 yard pass play.
Martin has a 21 yard catch despite defensive holding.
QB Derrick Fazande is picked off to give Navy one more possession.

J.R. Jackson records his 5th interception of the year.

15 yard run for Dawson to pick up a first down and keep the clock running.
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