“We were trying to give the ball to Keenan there at the end, get him the record at home, or I was trying to,” Niumatalolo said of his quarterback, a native of Antioch, Tenn., outside Nashville. “Let the kid get this record at home. He’s got so many family [members] and friends in his home state, but he got us into a better play. That just shows you the type of kid he is, the leader he is. It was just about the ‘W.’ It wasn’t about the record.”
In front of an announced crowd of 55,212 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, fullback Chris Swain ran for 108 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries, as Navy amassed 374 rushing yards and the defense forced three turnovers to end the Tigers’ 15-game winning streak and their hopes of securing a berth in the playoff.
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