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PHILADELPHIA -- Navy has made sports' most patriotic rivalry a lopsided one. The Mids beat Army 17-3 on Saturday for their eighth straight win in the series.

They were the ones winning the battles in the trenches. They were the ones beating Navy to the punch.

CLEVELAND, Ohio., Dec. 8 -- United States Military at West Point issued the following news release: Fifteen members of the Army football team have been chosen to Phil Steele's College Football Preview All-Independent Team.

President Obama showed excellent judgment Saturday in skipping his first Army-Navy football game as commander in chief.

Navy vs. Army Time: 2:30 p.m. Site: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia TV: Chs.

Army coach Rich Ellerson left his defense on the field. Steve Erzinger had just dropped North Texas quarterback Riley Dodge for a four-yard loss on third down inside Army's red zone.

A day that began with a celebration about a new stadium at North Texas ended with devastation on Saturday at Fouts Field, the school's old venue that saw its deathwatch begin earlier in the day.

Wanted: football players who can cover kickoffs. Army coach Rich Ellerson is holding auditions this week.

This was the game everyone should have played. Army coach Rich Ellerson should have emptied his bench in the fourth quarter.

Patrick Mealy ran 16 times for 136 yards and a touchdown to lead Army to a 22-17 victory over Virginia Military Institute on Saturday.

Could this be the year of the Giants in Valley Conference football? College of the Sequoias took a major step toward winning its first conference championship in 11 years with a wild 47-44 upset victory over Fresno City on Saturday night at Mineral King Bowl.

Joe Martinek rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, leading Rutgers to a 27-10 victory over Army at Michie Stadium.

After defeating Ball State 24-19 last Saturday to improve to 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference and 3-2 overall, Temple will welcome Army to Lincoln Financial Field this weekend for its Homecoming game.

Vanderbilt linebacker Chris Marve is averaging 9.3 tackles per game for a Commodores' defense that ranks fifth in the Southeastern Conference in total and scoring defense.

Temple used a well-timed challenge to get an interception overturned by replay, then scored the go-ahead touchdown three plays later and went on to beat Army 27-13 Saturday.

Team records: Army 3-3; Temple 3-2. Series: Army leads series 4-2. Temple beat Army 35-7 in the 2008 season opener at West Point.

After three straight conference wins, the Temple Owls can almost visualize playing in the postseason.

Georgia Tech. Bowden has been in the middle of a weeklong controversy about his coaching future after the chairman of the university's board of trustees said earlier this week that the 79-year-old coach should retire at the end of the season.

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8:40 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8:40 p.m. -Temple tailback Bernard Pierce ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns as the Owls beat Ball State 24-19. Pierce is the first freshman in school history to rush for 100 yards in three straight games.

Jonathan Crompton passed for a career-high 310 yards and threw four touchdowns, leading host Tennessee to a 45-19 win over Georgia on Saturday.