Black Knights beat archrival at West Point

WEST POINT, N. Y. » Singing the alma mater second never felt quite like this for Army.

These Black Knights accomplished something never before done in the history of their rivalry with Navy: Beating the Midshipmen at West Point.

Tyhier Tyler scored on a 4- yard run early in the fourth quarter, the Army defense stopped Navy with a goal- line stand in the third, and the Black Knights beat their archrival 15- 0 on Saturday at fogshrouded Michie Stadium.

It was the first meeting between the teams at West Point since a 13- 0 Navy shutout in 1943. The storied game is typically played at a neutral site like Philadelphia or Baltimore but the pandemic changed those plans.

The game was moved to Michie Stadium from Philadelphia because COVID- 19 regulations in Pennsylvania would not have allowed the Corps of Cadets and Brigade of Midshipmen to attend.

“It’s a pretty big event to shut somebody out in this game. This has such a great history to it,” Army coach Jeff Monken said. “It was a slugfest, just back and forth. The fog rolled in. It almost seemed appropriate. for the battle that was taking place out there. It’s a lot of fun to be able to celebrate like this.”

The last two time the game was played at West Point was during World War II and the first was 1890.

The Black Knights ( 8- 2) posted their first shutout in the series since a 27- 0 victory in 1969 and have won four of five against Navy ( 3- 7). Navy still leads the series 61- 53- 7.