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 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush lauded members of the Naval Academy football team on Monday for again earning the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, awarded yearly to the winner of the competition between the three major service academies.
On a breezy day in the Rose Garden, Bush praised the Midshipmen for winning the trophy for the fifth straight year. Navy beat Air Force, 31-20, and Army, 38-3, to continue its recent dominance among the academies.
"This team has had an historic season," Bush said with the players gathered behind him in dress uniform. "For the third year in a row, (you) had the most rushing yards in the nation, as well as the nation's highest graduation rate. You went to your fifth straight bowl game, and of course you accomplished your most important goal: You beat Army."
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