That combination seems to be Navy’s lucky charm! Starting their back-up quarterback Kriss Proctor in a driving rainstorm in Annapolis yesterday, Navy improved its record to 6-2 by beating Wake Forest 13-10 without throwing a single pass.

“Deuce,” you say, “that’s a fluke!”

Oh, really?

This is the second year in a row Navy has won a game without a single pass attempt! Last year, also in week eight, also in a driving rainstorm, playing their third string quarterback (this year’s starter, Ricky Dobbs), the Midshipmen rolled up 34 points without a single pass attempt in their win against SMU.

This is five wins in a row for Navy. If they can win their sixth in a row in their home game against Temple next week, they’ll carry quite a bit of momentum into South Bend to face Notre Dame on November 7.