bowl bowl post season college football bowl game new mexico navy december san_francisco california united_states game navy won final score highlighted play drive took minutes game time set record longest drive ncaa college football game contest time bowl played final game ncaa football season teams conference independent navy finished regular season record accepted invitation play game november days later new mexico agreed fill open spot reserved mountain west conference team leading game sports writers predicted major highlight contest rushing offenses head coach head coach teams ranked rushing offenses ranked nation rushing defenses game began rainy conditions affected days contest scored touchdown game drive early lead scored touchdowns bring score early second quarter narrowed lead points end quarter began long drive took fourth quarter drive ended field goal gave navy point lead little minutes remaining game drive forced turnover downs ran clock possession win game players named game offensive defensive valuable players respectively win caused finish season record best record season game ranked team 24th best nation loss caused record fall team selection played called diamond san francisco bowl organizers announced new year iteration annual game ncaa football bowl season new title game derived brand owned game primary sponsor originally game feature sixth bowl eligible team conference eligible team navy teams conference bowl eligible near end ncaa division football season organizers looked member athletic conference fill open spot team accepted invitation play bowl november days defeating scarlet knights score earn record originally intended play liberty bowl chose bowl looked organizers seeking matchup high powered offenses defeating army black knights score year army ended regular season record time college football season navy won games season wins army secured navy second consecutive commander chief trophy navy previous bowl game houston bowl ended loss new mexico accepted game invitation december finished regular season straight wins culminating win conference rival wyoming finish record game marked time program history team played straight bowl games having lost editions ucla respectively bowl game meeting teams pre game buildup prior game spread favored single point given teams running ball rainy weather conditions affected san_francisco area days prior game analysts expected center teams rushing offenses sports writer predicted teams non reliance pass serve game fairly low scoring rapidly played victory navy triple option rushing offense including future national_football_league nfl ranked teams total rushing yards averaged rushing yards game passing offense ranked teams defensive scheme experienced mixed levels defensive success defensive backs set team record returned touchdowns season analysts fans criticized squad loss special teams play noted weakness navy missed seven field goal attempts season including distances shorter yards recently completed rigorous exams mourning death teammate killed second battle iraq war november new mexico relied heavily rushing offense running gained career yards averaged rushing yards game coming contest moore quarterback played team record averaging offensive points game player sidelined injury team record dropped offense averaged points game passing offense ranked near wide receiver led team yards season entered bowl game eighth best rushing defense country allowing average rushing yards game team allowed yards rushing offense previous games combined ranked fewest points allowed sacks allowed rushing touchdown games win head coach set team record wins head coach game summary bowl began time field converted baseball diamond typically san_francisco_giants teams shared game rainy conditions caused field natural grass surface game progressed tickets sold increase percent game official stadium attendance listed increase percent previous year despite new mexico closer proximity bowl site fans comprised large portion crowd navy directly sold tickets prior game given credit game aired live serving nielsen rating game watched million households approximately percent viewers previous year quarter kicked begin game new mexico executed yard drive comprised nearly seven minutes game time ended quarterback threw yard touchdown pass logan hall quarterback responded drive scoring yard rushing touchdown tying score following drive running tore anterior low tackle moore ball tackled return remainder game linebacker recovered drive running executed option pass trick play yards team biggest gain quarter plays later scored touchdown yard run middle giving navy lead end quarter second quarter began second quarter play second drive ended yard touchdown pass receiver increasing team lead responded rushing touchdown running extra point attempt good making score added yard field goal bring score scored rushing touchdown cap long drive time taking minutes game time team point conversion attempt failed intercepted pass final drive half time ending half game score favor quarter began second half game navy unsuccessful drive team began drive yard line left quarter left scored rushing touchdown time yards drive began penalties moving new_mexico yard line navy snap moved yards course plays minutes game time team committed turnover downs inches away goal line running forced bounds fourth preventing team scoring points getting ball lead navy began drive yard line remaining quarter rushed plays end quarter fourth quarter continuing navy drive previous quarter continued run middle right new_mexico defense small gains attempted passes incomplete second yard line plays minutes game time drive reached rushing plays team reached yard line needing yards achieve fourth conversion navy coach called time play threw second option pass day gaining yards drive alive roberts rushed plays drive came halt yard line final play drive kicked yard field goal score left game gained downs final drive unable score turning ball downs ran quarterback play run clock winning game final score scoring summary final statistics gained downs yards offense navy extended drive fourth quarters led final score minute second final drive measured total plays set record longest drive game prior contest ncaa kept record longest drive began keeping track edition record book drive college football nfl exceeded record terms total plays time possession game played post game press conferences coaches discussed characteristics drive think defense credit kept end zone plays wasn lot big plays yards yards running clock kinda doctor ordered point game seen drive like fact wasn playing bad defense think average gain yards couldn punt quarterback named offensive valuable player mvp game finishing contest passing yards rushing yards new team bowl record yards achieving rare feat leading team rushing yards passing yards finished season touchdowns quarterback nation additionally ran yards carries fourth leading time navy tackles game including forced quarter named defensive mvp game navy exceeded analysts expectations making field goal attempts game new_mexico missed extra point attempt consecutive conversions away school record game images post game effects win lifted record season navy second win season history years bowl game victory bowl result win team finished season ranked 24th time finished season ranked major poll coaching accomplishments year head coach awarded year award season navy played inaugural bowl defeating colorado state november navy accepted invitation newest bowl based team positive experiences game ended season record finishing second undergoing surgery repair running returned compete new mexico football team sixth college player rush yards straight seasons team finished record play bowl game
2004 Emerald Bowl