Navy Midshipmen had Tigers where they wanted them — until they didn’t
After owning first half, Navy watched Memphis rally for 35-23 win
TIgers junior Gabriel Rogers (left) returned a kickoff for 99 yards for a TD with 6:48 left in the second quarter. “That kickoff took so much wind out of us,” said Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
For a half, Navy had everything working before Memphis snapped out of its troubles, turned up its offense and pulled away from the Midshipmen in the second half.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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