Failed two-point conversion costs Chippewas in 38-37 setback
Central Michigan scored two touchdowns in the final 3:04 to draw within one point, but a 2-point conversion pass with 4 seconds remaining fell incomplete and Navy held on for a 38-37 win.
ANNAPOLIS, MD --
Ryan Radcliff completed 36-of-58 passes for 394 yards and three touchdowns, and Cody Wilson caught 13 passes for 126 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown catch on fourth-and-2 with 4 seconds remaining.
After Navy fumbled and CMU missed a field goal to open the game, the teams combined to score touchdowns on six consecutive possessions.
Navy scored on an 18-yard run by Aaron Santiago and runs of 16 yards and 3 yards by Alexander Teich. CMU answered with a pair of scoring passes from Ryan Radcliff to David Blackburn and a 3-yard Zurlon Tipton touchdown run.
The CMU defense stopped Navy on downs with 4:03 left in the half, and David Harman's 41-yard field goal sent the Chippewas into the locker room with a 24-21 lead.
CMU turned the ball over on downs to open the second half, and Navy countered with a 4-yard touchdown run by Kriss Proctor.
CMU punted on its next possession, and John Howell scored on a 6-yard to extend Navy's lead to 35-24. A 48-yard run by Procter set up the touchdown.
Navy added a 35-yard Joe Buckley field goal midway through the fourth quarter to stretch its lead to 38-24.
CMU answered on its next possession with a 1-yard Zurlon Tipton touchdown run. The defense forced Navy to punt for the first time on the ensuing possession, and Radcliff led the Chippewas 80 yards in a minute, capped by the fourth-down touchdown pass to Wilson.
CMU closes the 2010 season at Toledo on Friday, Nov. 26.
