Late Kick Lifts Navy to an Upset of Army : Rivalry: Midshipmen end Cadets’ three-game winning streak in series, 19-17, and salvage forgettable season.

Frank Schenk, who missed a chip-shot field goal earlier in the season that cost Navy a victory against Delaware, made a 32-yarder with 11 seconds to play, giving the Midshipmen a 19-17 upset victory over Army Saturday.

The victory ended Navy’s three-game losing streak in the series and gave the Midshipmen a 42-41-7 lead since it began in 1890.

Navy Coach Elliot Uzelac said he told Schenk after the missed field goal against Delaware: “Son, you’re going to kick the winning field goal against Army.” But Uzelac added: “I didn’t think it was going to be this week.”

Schenk, a junior, said: “I knew (the outcome) was going to be close. As soon as the Army kicker made it 17-16, I knew it was going to come down to me. That fourth quarter was the longest time of my life.”

Uzelac said the victory made up for a 3-8 record that included three losses to Division I-AA teams.

“I know we’ve had a lousy season and nobody’s madder about it than I am,” he said. “But we beat Army and that takes care of a lousy season.”

Mike Mayweather, a junior halfback, broke Army’s rushing record. His 84 yards gave him 2,960, three more than Glenn Davis compiled from 1943-46. Mayweather also finished the season with 1,176 yards, breaking Doug Black’s Army season record set in 1984.

“If it’s any consolation to my teammates, I hope they can relish in this record as long as I do,” Mayweather said.

Army Coach Jim Young said: “I am happy we had a winning season (6-5). It is certainly better than having a losing year, but losing today was a big disappointment.”

Young praised Navy quarterback Alton Grizzard, who converted three fourth-down running attempts, including one during the final drive.

Uzelac said he knew going into the game that Navy would have to take some chances.

“We decided that whatever it was going to take we were going to do,” he said. “I knew I was going to gamble on some fourth downs.”

The final gamble kept the winning drive alive. Grizzard, on a keeper, lunged for a first down on fourth-and-two at the Army 35.

Grizzard followed the first down with a 10-yard carry up the middle to the Army 23. Rodney Purifoy got another eight yards, and Schenk came onto the field with 11 seconds left.

Army called time out. Then Schenk erased bad memories of the 10-9 loss to Delaware.

“After the Delaware game, everyone knew what I was going through,” Schenk said. “When I went back on the field, I just tried to forget the crowd, to forget it was the Army-Navy game. Just to think positive, to kick it like any other kick.”