Upon Further Review
Posted: November 2, 8:21 am | (permalink) | (1 comments)
It appears the 267 yards rushing by Temple tailback Bernard Pierce is the second-highest total ever recorded against Navy. Retired captain John "Jack" Gantley, a Navy football player from 1966-68, recalled that Ron Johnson of Michigan ran for 270 yards against the Midshipmen in 1967. A Wikipedia report on Michigan's all-time records seems to confirm Gantley's recollection.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Michigan_Wolverines_football_statistical_leaders Interestingly, Navy won that game against Michigan, 26-21, at the "Big House" in Ann Arbor. Johnson was a two-time All-America selection who finished sixth in the 1968 Heisman Trophy voting. He was a first round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns and played seven years in the NFL, earning two Pro Bowl appearances while with the New York Giants.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(running_back)-Bill Wagner
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Navy Temple Comments - 2009-11-02
Temple's offensive line huge and appeared better than OSU,PITT or Wake Forest. Not sure how Temple got Pierce from the majors--he is best running back I have seen in years.
This said, Navy tackling was poor on the Temple long runs and defensive strategy quesionable--given Temple quarterback's inaccuraccy.
I am again disappointed at Navy's failure to go outside more often on first down and critical third downs. If my stats are close, I think we gained over 9 yards per carry on our 8 plays outside and only 3 yards per carry on our 51 runs up the middle. We are so preditable on first downs that the crowd has been calling "Murray up the middle" prior to the play,
I remain hopeful that with Dobbs and Curry back, we can return to a more balanced attack on offense and give Notre Dame a battle.
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