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CLEVELAND, Ohio., Dec. 8 -- United States Military at West Point issued the following news release: Fifteen members of the Army football team have been chosen to Phil Steele's College Football Preview All-Independent Team.

They were the ones winning the battles in the trenches. They were the ones beating Navy to the punch.

Navy vs. Army Time: 2:30 p.m. Site: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia TV: Chs.

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The only college football game on the docket this weekend is set to take place in Philadelphia, as one of the greatest rivalries in sports enjoys its 110th addition, when Army takes on Navy in a worldwide broadcast from Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday afternoon.

A day that began with a celebration about a new stadium at North Texas ended with devastation on Saturday at Fouts Field, the school's old venue that saw its deathwatch begin earlier in the day.

Brad Marren isn't going to be the player sitting on the bench during a sideline pep talk Saturday.

There are many intriguing matchups this weekend in the Kansas state football playoffs.

Could this be the year of the Giants in Valley Conference football? College of the Sequoias took a major step toward winning its first conference championship in 11 years with a wild 47-44 upset victory over Fresno City on Saturday night at Mineral King Bowl.

Army junior middle linebacker Stephen Anderson will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Slow-starting Air Force won its sixth game Saturday to become bowl eligible and avoid finishing any worse than second in the Commander In Chief's Trophy series.

Victor Ugenyi wasn't exactly smiling Tuesday while watching Army's first-team defense prepare to play Air Force on Saturday.

An Aurora student has been named to the U.S. Army All-American team. Andrew Rodriguez received his Army jersey Friday in front of his school and teammates.

Army and Rutgers games had essentially been over by halftime the last two seasons.

Last time Rutgers traveled up to West Point to face Army, RB Ray Rice had a career day, rushing for 243 yards and two touchdowns, in a 41-6 win.

Army defenders Mike Gann , Victor Ugenyi and Josh McNary pressure Vanderbilt quarterback Larry Smith causing him to throw an incomplete pass in the first quarter of their game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Saturday, October 10, 2009.

The walk through the tunnel to the locker room was a quiet one. Some Army players had their heads down.

Temple used a well-timed challenge to get an interception overturned by replay, then scored the go-ahead touchdown three plays later and went on to beat Army 27-13 Saturday.

Army players celebrated Saturday after the Black Knights defeated an opponent from the Southeastern Conference for the first time in 19 years.

Andrew Rodriguez never quit on the play. Vanderbilt running back Warren Norman was inches away from the end zone on the first possession of overtime.