Worthman Lifts Air Force Over Army 31-12

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) – Arion Worthman passed for 195 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 63 yards and another score, and Air Force beat Army 31-12 on Saturday to win the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy.

The second leg of the round-robin competition between the three service academies ended with the Falcons claiming the prized hardware, emblematic of supremacy among the three schools, for the 20th time. Air Force (6-3), which dispatched Navy 28-14 a month ago, has won all but two of the last 20 games against Army and is 14-10 at Michie Stadium.

“There are much, much prettier football teams, but we do a super job when it comes to playing together in a group that’s just unrelenting in terms of preparation,” said Air Force coach Troy Calhoun, who is 9-1 against Army. “We’re just a gritty, feisty, overachieving (team). It’s unlike anything I’ve ever been around.”

Army (5-4) needs to win two more games to become eligible for the postseason for only the second time in 20 years.

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