Report Card: Navy vs. North Texas

It's in the record books now: Navy 74 North Texas 62. GoMids.com analyzes every element of the Navy's performance and assigns a grade to each area.

Navy 74

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North Texas 62

AREA	GRADE	COMMENTS
PASSING OFFENSE	A	Just 4 completions on 6 attempts for 108 yards but the threat of the pass opened up the Mids' rushing attack.
RUSHING OFFENSE	A+	572 yards rushing on 57 attempts and no fumbles is incredible. A definite A+ for Navy. Shun White and Zerb Singleton both finished with over 100 yards rushing.
PASSING DEFENSE	D-	The Mean Green's Giovanni Vizza completed 40 of 50 for 478 yards, 8 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Two North Texas players caught 12 or more passes. Matt Wimsatt and Ram Vela both had the interceptions for Navy.
RUSHING DEFENSE	C-	North Texas, a passing team, was able to accumulate 157 yards rushing on the Mids. Vizza carried for 98 yards.
SPECIAL TEAMS	A	Greg Veteto had a 51-yard punt that landed inside the NT 20. Veteto aslo made a 22-yard field goal. Reggie Campbell had a 73-yard kickoff return late in the fourth quarter.
COACHING	A	Another super effort by the Navy coaching staff. They seem to know how to win; the fact that they are able to do so with such a young, inexperienced defense speaks highly of them
OVERALL GRADE	A-	Who needs a defense when you can score 74 points in a game? A simply amazing performance by the Mids. Navy fans will still be talking about this game in a 100 years. Next up is Northern Illinois. Look for the Huskies to open it up through the air.