1950

Score: Navy 14 - Army 2 | Game played at Municipal Stadium (Pa.)
 

The 1950 program cover serves as the backdrop for the Upset Of The Century: NAVY 14-ARMY 2The 1950 program cover serves as the backdrop for the "Upset Of The Century": NAVY 14-ARMY 2 characterization of the game by Mike Nassr, sports editor of the Log. Navy quarterback, Bob Zastrow, ran for one touchdown, threw a touchdown pass, and was the holder on both extra point kicks. [656K; USNA]

 

   Navy Quarterback, Bob Zastrow, finds a gaping hole in the center of the Army line"Injury" (1950 game photo from Lucky Bag), shows Navy Quarterback, Bob Zastrow, finding a gaping hole in the center of the Army line and scoring standing up from the seven yard line.
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With twenty seconds left in the half, Zastrow passed to end Jim Baldinger, who made an impossible catch in the end zone, for Navy's final score"Insult" (1950 game photo from Lucky Bag), with twenty seconds left in the half, Zastrow passed to end Jim Baldinger, who made an impossible catch in the end zone, for Navy's final score. Navy defense ruled the second half, with two fumble recoveries and stopping Army's offense, five times inside its 20-yard line. [143K; USNA]

 

   President Truman greets the two Army-Navy quarterbacks at the 1950 game"The President Greets the Two Gridiron Generals." Harry Truman at the 1950 Army-Navy game. [807K; USMA]
  Midshipman 2/C Kendall D. Moll, USNA, Cadet 2/C Kenneth L. Moll, USMAMidshipman 2/C Kendall D. Moll, USNA, Cadet 2/C Kenneth L. Moll, USMA. The Moll brothers graduated from their respective academies in 1950. Kendall went on to earn an M.A. (1952) and Ph.D. (1968) from Stanford University. COL Kenneth Moll retired from military service in 1975 after a distinguished career. [219K; USNA]