GAME #84 -- 1983
Navy 42, Army 13
Nov. 25, 1983, Pasadena, Calif.
With three touchdowns in the first four minutes of the game, Navy rolled to a 42-13 victory over Army at the Rose Bowl. Other than a trip to Chicago in 1926, the Cadets and Midshipmen had never met farther west than Baltimore. However, Rolfe Arnhym, West Point Class of '53 and then Executive Vice President of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, helped arrange for the 1983 contest to be played in California. Navy used a trick play to catch Army off-guard on the opening kickoff, and the Cadets never regained their balance. Craig Stopa's opening kick went to Navy star Napoleon McCallum, who handed off to return mate Eric Wallace. Wallace then went 95 yards for the game's first touchdown. McCallum added a 14-yard touchdown scamper, and linebacker Steve Brady's 65-yard interception return made it 21-0 just 3:50 into the game. McCallum's 182 yards on 30 carries accounted for a lion's share of the Mids' 296 yards on the ground.