2024 Navy Midshipmen football team

2024 Navy Midshipmen football
2024 Navy Midshipmen football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–2 (5–1 AAC)
Head coach	Brian Newberry (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Drew Cronic (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wing-T
Defensive coordinator	P. J. Volker (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 24 Army	7	–	0	9	–	0
No. 25 Tulane	6	–	0	8	–	2
Navy	5	–	1	7	–	2
Memphis	4	–	2	8	–	2
East Carolina	4	–	2	6	–	4
UTSA	3	–	3	5	–	5
South Florida	2	–	3	4	–	5
Charlotte	2	–	3	3	–	6
North Texas	2	–	4	5	–	5
Rice	2	–	4	3	–	7
Temple	1	–	4	2	–	7
UAB	1	–	4	2	–	7
Tulsa	1	–	5	3	–	7
Florida Atlantic	0	–	5	2	–	7
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of November 16, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen are led by Brian Newberry in his second year as the head coach. The Midshipmen play home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Midshipmen were predicted to finish eleventh in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Memphis	409 (23)
2	UTSA	368 (4)
3	Tulane	362 (2)
4	South Florida	339
5	Army	236 (1)
6	Florida Atlantic	228
7	East Carolina	219
7	Rice	219
9	North Texas	216
10	UAB	192
11	Navy	150
12	Tulsa	95
13	Charlotte	77
14	Temple	40

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	Bucknell*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 49–21	28,763
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Temple		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 38–11	28,889
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Memphis		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 56–44	31,268
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at UAB		Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	W 41–18	21,536
October 5	12:00 p.m.	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium USAF Academy, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	W 34–7	39,441
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Charlotte	No. 25	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 51–17	35,094
October 26	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Notre Dame*	No. 24	MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	ABC	L 14–51	76,112
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 10–24	21,253
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 28–7	34,091
November 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Tulane		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ESPN2
November 29	12:00 p.m.	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN
December 14	3:00 p.m.	vs. Army*		Northwest Stadium Landover, MD (Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	24	RV	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	—	RV
CFP	Not released										—	—					Not released

Game summaries

Bucknell (FCS)

Bucknell Bison (FCS) (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison (FCS)	7	0	7	7	21
Midshipmen	6	22	7	14	49

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: August 31st
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 28,763
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(13:37) BUCK – Nate Anderson 47 yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:23; Bucknell 7–0)
(10:44) NAVY – Daba Fofana 49 yard run, kick failed (Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:09; Bucknell 7–6)

Second quarter

(14:56) NAVY – Alex Tecza 3 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:36; Navy 13–7)
(5:29) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 9 yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:29; Navy 20–7)
(0:14) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 42 yard pass from Blake Horvath, 2-point pass (Drive: 1 play, 42 yards, 0:14; Navy 28–7)

Third quarter

(11:12) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 20 yard pass from Braxton Woodson, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:41; Navy 35–7)
(3:06) BUCK – Paul Neel 3 yard run, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 2:44; Navy 35–14)

Fourth quarter

(8:33) NAVY – Braxton Woodson 1 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:07; Navy 42–14)
(2:10) NAVY – Shane Reynolds 5 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 4:34; Navy 49–14)
(0:30) BUCK – Michael Cadden 2 yard run, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:40; Navy 49–21)

Statistics	BUCK	NAVY
First downs	14	20
Plays–yards	68–337	72–437
Rushes–yards	39–131	53–264
Passing yards	206	173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–29–0	10–19–2
Time of possession	26:59	33:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing	Ralph Rucker IV	11/24, 122 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Paul Neel	12 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	TJ Cadden	5 receptions, 97 yards
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	7/12, 108 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	8 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	4 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD

Temple

Temple Owls (0–1) at Navy Midshipmen (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	0	8	11
Midshipmen	9	14	15	0	38

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: September 7th
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 28,889
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(5:44) NAVY – Team safety (Navy 2–0)
(0:23) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:15; Navy 9–0)

Second quarter

(13:11) NAVY – Blake Horvath 62 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:10; Navy 16–0)
(8:04) NAVY – Alex Tecza 65 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:08; Navy 23–0)
(0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 36 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:28; Navy 23–3)

Third quarter

(11:01) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 31 yard pass from Blake Horvath, 2-point pass (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:54; Navy 31–3)
(2:58) NAVY – Blake Horvath 18 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:50; Navy 38–3)

Fourth quarter

(10:00) TEM – Dante Wright 23 yard pass from Forrest Brock, 2-point pass (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:53; Navy 38–11)

Statistics	TEM	NAVY
First downs	16	17
Plays–yards	66–312	60–409
Rushes–yards	20–35	51–297
Passing yards	277	112
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–46–2	5–9–0
Time of possession	29:10	30:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Forrest Brock	30/46, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton II	9 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Dante Wright	11 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	5/9, 112 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	15 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

Memphis

Memphis Tigers (3–0) at Navy Midshipmen (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	3	13	14	44
Midshipmen	7	21	7	21	56

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: September 21st
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 31,268
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(11:13) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 7-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:47; Memphis 7–0)
(3:11) NAVY – Blake Horvath 5-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:01; Tied 7–7)
(1:21) MEM – Brandon Thomas 57-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; Memphis 14–7)

Second quarter

(14:54) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 39-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:27; Tied 14–14)
(9:37) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 12-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:37; Navy 21–14)
(2:14) MEM – Caden Costa 29-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 7:23; Navy 21–17)
(0:11) NAVY – Blake Horvath 3-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:03; Navy 28–17)

Third quarter

(12:24) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 46-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Navy 35–17)
(10:37) MEM – Roc Taylor 37-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:47; Navy 35–24)
(1:11) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 5-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:28; Navy 35–30)

Fourth quarter

(14:56) NAVY – Blake Horvath 7-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15; Navy 42–30)
(8:22) NAVY – Blake Horvath 90-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:14; Navy 49–30)
(6:49) MEM – Marcello Bussey 36-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Koby Drake pass (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:25; Navy 49–38)
(1:22) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 1-yard run (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:03; Navy 49–44)
(0:23) NAVY – Rayuan Lane 86-yard interception, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Navy 56–44)

Statistics	MEM	NAVY
First downs	32	21
Plays–yards	95–659	53–566
Rushes–yards	38–274	39–361
Passing yards	385	205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	33–57–1	10–14–0
Time of possession	35:55	24:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	32/56, 371 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brandon Thomas	12 carries, 125 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kobe Drake	9 receptions, 102 yards
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	9/12, 192 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	12 carries, 211 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Chatman	3 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Blake Horvath had a career game day when he completed 9 of 11 passes for 225 yards with two touchdowns. He also had 4 rushing touchdowns totalling 211 yards. Horvath became the first quarterback with six-plus total touchdowns in a game since Malcolm Perry (6 TD against ECU in 2019).

at UAB

Navy Midshipmen (3–0) at UAB Blazers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	7	14	10	10	41
Blazers	0	3	7	8	18

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

Date: September 28th
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 21,536
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(7:52) NAVY – Blake Horvath 20-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:33; Navy 7–0)

Second quarter

(9:01) NAVY – Alex Tecza 6-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:56; Navy 14–0)
(1:11) UAB – Jonah Delange 35-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 7:45; Navy 14–3)
(0:31) NAVY – Nathan Kent 77-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Navy 21–3)

Third quarter

(13:36) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 74-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Navy 28–3)
(6:49) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:47; Navy 31–3)
(5:08) UAB – Iverson Hooks 39-yard pass from Jacob Zeno, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:36; Navy 31–10)

Fourth quarter

(10:32) NAVY – Daba Fofana 16-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 4:28; Navy 38–10)
(9:09) UAB – Lee Beebe Jr., 2-yard run, Kam Shanks pass (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Navy 38–18)
(2:14) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 46-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 6:55; Navy 41–18)

Statistics	NAVY	UAB
First downs	22	22
Plays–yards	53–452	66–395
Rushes–yards	42–227	43–193
Passing yards	225	202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–11–0	14–23–2
Time of possession	29:49	30:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	9/11, 225 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	13 carries, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	3 receptions, 108 yards, TD
UAB	Passing	Jacob Zeno	14/22, 202 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lee Beebe Jr.	15 carries, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Terrell McDonald	1 reception, 67 yards

at Air Force

Navy Midshipmen (4–0) at Air Force Falcons (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	7	6	7	34
Falcons	0	7	0	0	7

at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date: October 5th
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N/A • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 39,441
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(6:25) NAVY – Blake Horvath 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:39; Navy 7–0)
(2:34) NAVY – Nathan Kent 34-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:42; Navy 14–0)

Second quarter

(11:09) AF – Tre Roberson 45-yard pass from Quentin Hayes (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:21; Navy 14–7)
(2:37) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:17; Navy 21–7)

Third quarter

(6:08) Navy – Alex Tecza 7-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Navy 27–7)

Fourth quarter

(6:58) Navy – Alex Tecza 12-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Navy 34–7)

Statistics	NAVY	AFA
First downs	21	14
Plays–yards	63–463	57–273
Rushes–yards	48–329	48–158
Passing yards	134	115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–15–0	5–9–1
Time of possession	30:34	29:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	9/15, 134 yards
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	18 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	5 receptions, 101 yards
Air Force	Passing	Quentin Hayes	5/6, 115 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kade Frew	4 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	Tre Roberson	1 reception, 45 yards, TD

Eli Heidenreich is the first player in academy history to rush for 100 yards and have 100 yards receiving in the same game. He ran for exactly 100 yards and caught five passes for 101 yards. This made it the first time since the 2003 season that Navy had two 200-yard rushers and a 100-yard receiver.

Charlotte

Charlotte 49ers (3–3) at No. 25 Navy Midshipmen (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	7	0	17
No. 25 Midshipmen	24	14	13	0	51

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: October 19th
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 35,094
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(13:07) NAVY – Alex Tecza 46-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:44; Navy 7–0)
(7:17) NAVY – Alex Tecza 12-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:46; Navy 14–0)
(6:20) NAVY – Alex Tecza 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:48; Navy 21–0)
(3:02) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:01; Navy 24–0)

Second quarter

(13:21) NAVY – Cody Howard 11-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:16; Navy 31–0)
(10:24) NAVY – Deshaun Peele 61-yard interception return, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 2:49; Navy 38–0)
(8:49) CHAR – Stephen Rusnak 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 3:57; Navy 38–3)
(3:09) CHAR – O'Mega Blake 20-yard pass from Max Brown, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:57; Navy 38–10)

Third quarter

(4:49) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 19-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood PAT failed (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:03; Navy 44–10)
(2:55) CHAR – Duane Thomas Jr. 13-yard pass from Max Brown, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:47; Navy 44–17)
(1:31) NAVY – Deshaun Peele 84-yard interception return, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:20; Navy 51–17)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	CLT	NAVY
First downs	22	18
Plays–yards	70–350	55–288
Rushes–yards	48–187	42–171
Passing yards	163	117
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–22–4	7–13–0
Time of possession	32:15	27:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Max Brown	7/18, 152 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Catervious Norton	16 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Miles Burris	1 reception, 48 yards
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	7/13, 117 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Alex Tecza	8 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Alex Tecza	1 reception, 46 yards, TD

vs. No. 12 Notre Dame (rivalry)

No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–1) vs No. 24 Navy Midshipmen (6–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fighting Irish	14	17	13	7	51
No. 24 Midshipmen	0	7	7	0	14

at MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: October 26th
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 76,112
Referee: Marcus Woods
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(10:28) ND – Reily Leonard 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Notre Dame 7–0)
(5:44) ND – Kris Mitchell 6-yard pass from Reily Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:19; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

(13:33) NAVY – Blake Horvath 47-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:18; Notre Dame 14–7)
(12:28) ND – Jeremiyah Love 64-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:08; Notre Dame 21–7)
(5:05) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:57; Notre Dame 28–7)
(0:26) ND – Zac Yoakam 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:20; Notre Dame 21–7)

Third quarter

(8:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 31–14)
(5:35) ND – Beaux Collins 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 38–14)
(4:18) ND – Jaylen Sneed 0-yard fumble return (Drive: 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:17; Notre Dame 44–14)

Fourth quarter

(7:08) ND – Kadren Young 4-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:12; Notre Dame 51–14)

Statistics	ND	NAVY
First downs	20	17
Plays–yards	65–466	57–310
Rushes–yards	40–265	43–222
Passing yards	201	88
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–25–0	7–14–1
Time of possession	30:29	29:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	13/21, 178 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	12 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	4 receptions, 52 yards
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	7/13, 88 yards, INT
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	13 carries, 129 yards, TD
	Receiving	Alex Tecza	2 receptions, 39 yards

at Rice

Navy Midshipmen (6–1) at Rice Owls (2–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	7	0	3	10
Owls	14	3	7	0	24

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: November 2nd
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 21,253
Referee: Reid Jackson
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(9:30) RICE – Dean Connors 4-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:05; Rice 7–0)
(2:41) RICE – Matt Sykes 17-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:53; Rice 14–0)

Second quarter

(12:41) RICE – Tim Horn 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:01; Rice 17–0)
(8:48) NAVY – Blake Horvath 9-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; Rice 17–7)

Third quarter

(2:00) RICE – Dean Connors 9-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:38; Rice 24–7)

Fourth quarter

(8:34) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 21-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 8:26; Rice 24–10)

Statistics	NAVY	RICE
First downs	12	20
Plays–yards	61–260	65–344
Rushes–yards	40–140	25–105
Passing yards	120	239
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–21–2	28–40–1
Time of possession	28:46	31:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	10/21, 120 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	16 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	3 receptions, 56 yards
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	28/40, 239 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dean Connors	18 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Matt Sykes	8 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at South Florida

Navy Midshipmen (6–2) at South Florida Bulls (4–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	7	0	7	28
Bulls	0	0	0	7	7

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Date: November 9th
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 34,091
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(12:37) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 60-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:23; Navy 7–0)
(3:26) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 20-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:52; Navy 14–0)

Second quarter

(0:02) NAVY – Alex Tecza 38-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:12; Navy 21–0)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

(11:45) NAVY – Blake Horvath 10-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 7:08; Navy 28–0)
(1:06) USF – Michael Brown-Stephens 13-yard pass from Bryce Archie, John Cannon kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:53; Navy 28–7)

Statistics	NAVY	USF
First downs	18	17
Plays–yards	70–379	69–342
Rushes–yards	59–321	25–60
Passing yards	58	282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	6–11–0	26–44–2
Time of possession	38:32	21:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	6/11, 58 yards, TD
	Rushing	Eli Heidenreich	6 carries, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Alex Tecza	1 reception, 38 yards, TD
South Florida	Passing	Bryce Archie	26/43, 282 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kelley Joiner	9 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	JeyQuan Smith	2 receptions, 85 yards

No. 25 Tulane

No. 25 Tulane Green Wave (8–2) at Navy Midshipmen (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: November 16th
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	TULN	NAVY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Carolina

Navy Midshipmen (–) at East Carolina Pirates (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: November 30th
Game time: TBD p.m. EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	NAVY	ECU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Army (Army–Navy Game)

Navy Midshipmen (–) vs Army Black Knights (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	0	0
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at Northwest Stadium • Landover, Maryland

Date: December 14th
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	NAVY	ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Army	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ Wagner, Bill (September 2, 2024). "Navy football's new 'hybrid' Wing-T offense makes impressive debut". Capital Gazette. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
^ "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "2024 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

[1] Wagner, Bill (September 2, 2024). "Navy football's new 'hybrid' Wing-T offense makes impressive debut". Capital Gazette. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[2] "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[3] "2024 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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