Given the fact that there are so many undefeated teams this year(Utah, Auburn and either Okla or USC), I think that many people have overlooked a 10-2 record by the Navy Midshipman.
"Navy has won 18 games the past two seasons and this may have been the most significant on a national scale. While it didn't mean as much to the Midshipmen as beating Air Force and Army, it sent a message loud and clear to the college football media.
Soundly beating the runner-up finisher from the Mountain West Conference in a nationally televised bowl game may have caught the attention of those who wondered if Navy was for real.
Consider that New Mexico finished second in the MWC to Utah, which qualified for the Bowl Championship Series. Or that New Mexico defeated Texas Tech, which walloped BCS contender California in the Holiday Bowl.(
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2005/01_02-16/NAS)"
Unlike many other teams in College football, Navy and the other academies are the last bastion of the true amateur athletics. It is to their credit how they were able to completely dominate a larger and more talented New Mexico Team. This was the first 10 win season in since 1905. They deserve some love and respect from the media and most college fans. They are following in the footsteps of Pat Tillman forsaking the money and glamor of the pros for the burden of Command.
Go Navy Beat Army