2007 Navy vs. Duke

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Navy coach Paul Johnson hoped that simplifying his team’s defense and challenging his starting kicker last week would prove the right path to get the Midshipmen back on the winning track.</p>

<p>It worked Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, but for three quarters of the game you would have been hard-pressed to find more than a handful of fans who believed Navy would pull out the 46-43 victory.</p>

<p>Even Johnson acknowledged, “as poorly as we played in the first half, especially in defense, it was hard to stay in the fight.”…

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