PHILADELPHIA — Army wants a promotion. The Black Knights are tired of ending their season against Navy.Army wants to keep playing and get stationed in a bowl game.The orders are clear. Beat Navy on Saturday in the 110th meeting of the annual patriotic rivalry game and the Black Knights (5-6) will play Temple in the EagleBank Bowl at RFK Stadium in Washington on Dec. 29.For all things Army-Navy: Check out our After Action blog Army’s season is over with a loss.“We get to play one more game and we get to do what we want to do, playing a game late in the season that has bowl implications,” Army coach Rich Ellerson said.The Black Knights have long been out of the bowl mix or even been considered a threat to beat Navy (8-4). The Midshipmen have turned the passionate series into a lopsided affair — seven straight wins by a 274-71 margin. Navy is 53-49-7 overall against Army for its biggest lead in a series that began in 1890.“These guys know that we’ve been beating them a couple of times and no senior class or team wants to be the one that ends it,” Navy Coach Ken Niumatalolo said.Navy’s senior class can extend a few more streaks with another win
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