ESPNU TO HONOR ARMY WITH DAY OF GAMES – June 12, 2009

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Fire up those VCRs, TiVos and other video recording devices Army fans.

In honor of the 234th birthday of the U.S. Army and the 228th birthday of the American Flag, ESPNU will re-broadcast 10 of the most memorable Army athletic events in recent history Saturday.  The ESPNU “stunt” will begin at 1:30 a.m. with the Army football team’s tight loss to Auburn in the 1996 Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl.  The massive programming block will conclude nearly 18 hours later when the Black Knights’ historic 9-6 lacrosse defeat of Navy is televised, beginning at 8 p.m.

Included in the Flag Day special are four of the most riveting Army-Navy football games in series history.  In succession, ESPNU will re-broadcast all four games during the four-year stretch from 1992 through 1995.  Those four contests were decided by a total 10 points and all resulted in Army victories.

The Black Knights’ men’s basketball defeat of Navy from this past season, Army’s 2006 women’s basketball overtime victory against Navy, the 2008 Brigade Boxing Open and the football team’s improbable come-from-behind, overtime defeat of Tulane from last October will also be featured.

ESPNU Army Stunt Programming Schedule
June 14, 2008

1:30 a.m. – 1996 Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl
(Army loses thriller to Auburn in final seconds)

4 a.m. – 2006 Army-Navy women’s basketball
(Army wins 78-72 in overtime with Maggie Dixon at helm)

6 a.m. – 2008 Army-Navy men’s basketball
(Jarrell Brown explodes as Black Knights prevail 69-67 in see-saw battle)

7:30 a.m. – 2008 Brigade Boxing Open
(Finals of Cadet Open boxing tournament)

9:30 a.m. – 1992 Army-Navy football
(Patmon Malcom hits game-winning 49-yard field goal with 12 seconds remaining to lift Army to 25-24 win)

11:30 a.m. – 1993 Army-Navy football
(Ryan Bucchianeri misses 18-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to spoil Navy rally as Army prevails 16-14)

1:30 p.m. – 1994 Army-Navy football
(Kurt Heiss kicks game-winning 52-yard field goal with 6:19 remaining for 22-20 Army victory)

3:30 p.m. – 1995 Army-Navy football
(Army drives 99 yards for game-winning touchdown in final minutes)

5:30 p.m. – 2007 Army-Tulane football
(Hail Mary pass from Kevin Dunn to Mike Wright on final play of regulation forces overtime and Army wins 20-17)

8 p.m. – 2008 Army-Navy lacrosse
(Army snaps 13-game losing streak to Navy with historic victory at Michie Stadium)

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