Air Force beats Navy 14-9 to get jump on Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competition

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- , Liam Szarka rushed for two touchdowns and Air Force defeated Navy 14-9 on Saturday. This was the opening game of the round-robin Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy competition between Air Force (3-1), Navy (1-3) and Army. Air Force plays at Army Nov. 7 with the Midshipmen (1-3) taking on Army on Dec. 12 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Air Force has won the trophy 21 times , the last time in 2022 , Navy 18 and Army 10. Air Force leads its series with Navy 35-24. The Falcons never trailed with Szarka scoring on a 1-yard run to complete a 14-play, 65-yard drive that lasted nearly eight minutes. He added an 8-yard score in the final minute of the first half, set up by his fourth-down, 23-yard pass to Simon Kibbee on the previous play, for a 14-3 lead.