The two schools have become part of what is slowly becoming an annual tradition in Baltimore. The day also features the Maryland Terrapins and Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, which is widely regarded as the oldest rivalry in lacrosse.

Despite the fact that Navy was essentially the home team, Army managed to pull off the one-goal upset.

After going 10-4 in 2009, the Navy Midshipmen look poised to sail to even greater heights in 2010.

Navy returns 37 letterwinners from last season’s team that won the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy for the seventh consecutive season and a victory over Missouri in the Texas Bowl. Sixteen starters are back, looking to push Navy to even more good times this season.

The focal point of the Navy offense is quarterback Ricky Dobbs. Despite a broken kneecap that slowed most of his season, Dobbs still set the NCAA record for single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, rushing for 27 (and throwing for six more). Dobbs rushed for 1,203 yards and passed for 1,031 last season.

Navy opens the season against Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Sept. 6. The home opener is five days later against Georgia Southern. Three consecutive road games follow: at Louisiana Tech, at Air Force and at Wake Forest.

Following a home game Oct. 16 against Southern Methodist, Navy takes on Notre Dame on Oct. 23 at The New Meadowlands. Three of the next four are at home: vs. Duke, at Eastern Carolina, vs. Central Michigan and vs. Arkansas State.

Navy then will go for its eighth consecutive Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy on Dec. 11 against Army at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

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