Banner year for the service academies - all three bowl eligible

<p>Army (6-4) became bowl eligible for the first time since 1996 after beating Kent State 45-28, joining Navy and Air Force in going to a bowl game this year. Army, Navy and Air Force have never played in a bowl game in the same season. Army does not have a bowl tie-in but is a backup for the Armed Forces Bowl and Military Bowl, while Navy (7-3) is headed to the Poinsettia Bowl and Air Force will go to a Mountain West tie-in. Navy and Air Force (7-4) had already clinched their bowl eligibility, but won on Saturday with their backup quarterbacks. The Midshipmen started Kriss Proctor in place of Ricky Dobbs, out with a concussion, and beat Central Michigan 38-37. Air Force relied on Connor Dietz, who replaced an injured Tim Jefferson in the second quarter of a 48-23 win over New Mexico.</p>