The game was played in the immediate aftermath of President Kennedys assasination at the request of the Kennedy family. This was one of the most exciting and disheartening football games in the long ARMY NAVY history.
Trailing 21-7 with 6 minutes left in the 4 th qtr QB Rollie Stichweh teamed up with big 6ft 4 half back KEN WALDROP to methodically gash the Navy line and put the ball in the end zone .ARMY followed with a 2 pt conversion making it 21-15. With a little more than 2 minutes remaining Stichweh recovered the onside kick at the Navy 49 yard line. Once again WALDROP went to work cutting 5 and 6 yard chunks out of the Navy defense. Army drove to the Navy 2 yard line with a 5 yard carry by WALDROP. The clock still had about 15 seconds but Stichweh could not quiet the 102,000 thousand fans especially in the enclosed area near the end zone/ The refs called time twice to try and quiet the crowd. On his third attempt Stichweh tried to get another timeout but the Refs let the clock run and time ran out;
The ARMY CROWD WAS STUNNED BEYOND BELIEF . If NAVY had stopped ARMY on the goaline it would have been a great Navy victory but to have never had the chance to run the final play was devastating to the Army faithful. WALDROP had not been stopped for less than 4 yards on the entire drive
Navy led by Rodger Staubach was ranked #2 in the nation. Army had two losses but the winner of the game was to play #1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl . IN 1964 ARMY would get revenge AS STICHWEH led Army beat Staubach and the midshipmen 11-8.
This is MY STILL STUNNED RECOLLECTION of the game some 52 YEAS LATER. Others may have thoughts to add.
BEAT NAVY
Trailing 21-7 with 6 minutes left in the 4 th qtr QB Rollie Stichweh teamed up with big 6ft 4 half back KEN WALDROP to methodically gash the Navy line and put the ball in the end zone .ARMY followed with a 2 pt conversion making it 21-15. With a little more than 2 minutes remaining Stichweh recovered the onside kick at the Navy 49 yard line. Once again WALDROP went to work cutting 5 and 6 yard chunks out of the Navy defense. Army drove to the Navy 2 yard line with a 5 yard carry by WALDROP. The clock still had about 15 seconds but Stichweh could not quiet the 102,000 thousand fans especially in the enclosed area near the end zone/ The refs called time twice to try and quiet the crowd. On his third attempt Stichweh tried to get another timeout but the Refs let the clock run and time ran out;
The ARMY CROWD WAS STUNNED BEYOND BELIEF . If NAVY had stopped ARMY on the goaline it would have been a great Navy victory but to have never had the chance to run the final play was devastating to the Army faithful. WALDROP had not been stopped for less than 4 yards on the entire drive
Navy led by Rodger Staubach was ranked #2 in the nation. Army had two losses but the winner of the game was to play #1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl . IN 1964 ARMY would get revenge AS STICHWEH led Army beat Staubach and the midshipmen 11-8.
This is MY STILL STUNNED RECOLLECTION of the game some 52 YEAS LATER. Others may have thoughts to add.
BEAT NAVY
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