Mission not accomplished: Mean Green drop nail biter to Army in Heart of Dallas Bowl

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Facing 4th and nine, the Mean Green knew what was at stake in overtime at the Cotton Bowl – the goal they set at the before the season began of winning a bowl game was in danger.

Senior quarterback Alec Morris took the snap, one that had the chance to be the final of his career. He rolled right and attempted to find senior wide receiver Thaddeous Thompson near the end zone.

But as fate would have it, it was not to be.

The ball fell dead on the grass, and with it, so did the Mean Green’s hopes. Army stormed the field with a 38-31 Heart of Dallas Bowl victory in hand. 

“We may not have accomplished our mission,” head coach Seth Littrell said. “But these men accomplished a lot this season. The things that they did accomplished setting a solid foundation of brotherhood and great chemistry. I’ll forever be indebted to these men. They taught me a lot this season and they’ll always be family to me.”

The effort fell just short, but for a group of players who had to prove what a program who went 1-11 last season could do, an appearance in a local bowl game could mean more than maybe what the heartbroken locker room may realize.

“I felt like we were at our best coming into this game,” Littrell said. “Although we didn’t win the game, we got better today as well. I don’t look at last year. It’s what they did in the past. It’s what we’re going to do now and in the future. They’ve done an incredible job of setting a solid foundation. We will have success.”

Despite the loss, Morris and the offense fought until the bitter end.

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