PHILADELPHIA -- Army vs. Navy is supposed to be more than just a game, but not like this.
Army beat Navy 34-30 Saturday, but the highest-scoring game in the 99-year history of the rivalry was marred by an accident in which nine people fell out of the stands and were injured.After a 31-minute delay, Eric Olsen's 26-yard field goal provided the final margin as Army (3-8) avenged last year's 39-7 loss to Navy (3-8) at Giants Stadium.
The 64 points broke the previous record of 55, reached in 1959 and 1983.
Army came back from a 30-19 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter, preventing the Midshipmen from winning consecutive games in the series for the first time since 1982-83. It was Army's sixth victory in the last seven years, and the sixth game in the 1990s decided by fewer than five points.
Army's Tony Coaxum atoned for getting burned for an earlier touchdown with an interception that stopped Navy's desperation drive with three seconds left.
But the scary accident cast a somber tone over the postgame celebration.
The uniformed fans were cheering for television cameras after Army took a 31-30 lead on Amey's 70-yard TD run with 7:33 left in the game. A railing in the first row of the east end zone gave way, causing the personnel to fall.
Several stretchers were summoned, and the game was suspended with 6:08 left as four ambulances drove onto the field. CBS reported that the worst injury was a broken leg.
The injured were four cadets from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and five students from academy prep school in Fort Monmouth, N.J., said Army's sports information department.
Amey rushed 13 times for 134 yards, and Craig Stucker had seven rushes for 106 yards for Army.