Military’s first yr within the AAC couldn’t have presumably gone higher for this system.
The Black Knights secured their first convention title on Friday evening with a convincing 35-14 win over Tulane, enhancing their report to 11-1 general and an ideal 9-0 throughout the convention.
The No. 24 Black Knights should not have a practical likelihood on the 12-team Faculty Soccer Playoff, even with the convention championship, however it’s nonetheless a season price celebrating following back-to-back 6-6 seasons.
Exterior of a quick run in Convention USA between 1998-2004, Military has largely been an impartial earlier than becoming a member of the AAC this season.
Its solely loss was a 49-14 loss to Notre Dame two weeks in the past.
Military nonetheless has one recreation left on its schedule when it performs Navy within the annual Military-Navy recreation subsequent weekend at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.
If Military wins that recreation, it can give this system its first 12-win season.
That is already simply the second 11-win season in program historical past, a mark it beforehand reached through the 2018 season.
The celebs of Friday’s recreation for Military have been quarterback Bryson Each day and operating again Kanye Udoh, each of whom rushed for greater than 125 yards within the win.
Each day rushed for 4 touchdowns all on his personal whereas additionally finishing his solely two passes for 17 yards.
Whereas Friday’s recreation is a trigger for celebration for Military, it’s a bitterly disappointing finish to the common season for Tulane. With a No. 18 rating going into final week’s recreation in opposition to Memphis, the Inexperienced Wave had a minimum of a preventing likelihood to get into the playoffs because the AAC champion if it had received out.
However after shedding to Memphis by 10 factors after which getting blown out by Military on Friday, these likelihood is utterly gone. It additionally provides Tulane 4 losses in a season for the primary time in three years.
