Against Army, Borries carried the ball 36 times and set up Slade Cutter's field goal for Navy to win 3–0.
He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American following his 1934 senior season and received the Naval Academy Athletic Association sword during graduation ceremonies.
Nine years later, Borries was a commander serving aboard the U.S. Navy Casablanca class escort aircraft carrier the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) as the ship's Air Officer during World War II.
After the Gambier Bay was sunk by enemy shellfire, Borries took charge of a group of the ship's life rafts and was credited with saving the lives of 200 of this fellow crew members during their 45 hours adrift in the waters of the Pacific.
Borries was later awarded the Bronze Star for his heroic conduct under enemy fire during the battle, his leadership while adrift, and saving the lives of his crew members.