Box Score

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Tied at 14-14 heading into halftime against an undefeated Navy side, the Cornell sprint football team had an excellent chance to pull the upset Friday night.

But after halftime, Navy asserted itself and scored four touchdowns to beat the Big Red 42-21.

Navy (6-0, 5-0 CSFL) scored two touchdowns early on short runs by Marty Meehan, but the Big Red (2-4, 2-4 CSFL) cored a lightning-fast two touchdowns in the final minute of the second quarter to send the game into halftime knotted up.

After Brendan Miller found Tim Bruhn for a 34-yard touchdown pass with 59 seconds to go, Cornell recovered an onside kick and went 62 yards on three plays in only 29 seconds. The drive was capped by a two-yard touchdown pass from Miller to Ramond King.

The Big Red's luck appeared to have run out in the second half, however, as the Midshipmen scored the only two touchdowns of the third quarter and the last two of the fourth quarter to end the night with a three-touchdown victory.

Navy finished the night with 21 first downs to Cornell's eight and 288 yards on the ground to the Big Red's 24. Though Cornell out-threw the Midshipmen 133-50, the Navy defense held strong in the latter stages.

Navy's David Williams did the brunt of the damage for the Midshipmen, racking up 174 yards on 34 carries and adding two second-half touchdowns.

The Big Red closes out its season Friday night at 7 p.m. with a game against Mansfield. The teams met earlier in the season with Cornell winning 37-23.