Navy vs. Army

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Navy beat Army 17–⁠10. It was their 115th meeting; after it, Navy led the series 58–⁠49–⁠7 in the games on file.

Neutral siteNavy8–⁠5 in 2014
17
Neutral siteArmy4–⁠8 in 2014
10

Final at M&T Bank Stadium, BaltimoreAttendance 70,935College GameDay broadcast from here, December 13, 2014 (Wikipedia)

At kickoff
43°FWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Baltimore Downtown (KDMH), 1 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Riley Johnson; umpire Dan Worrell; head linesman Mike Pavese; line judge Rob Zivkovic; side judge Mike McCarthy; field judge Tyrone Anderson; back judge Rob Luklan; center judge Mike WebsterGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Navy073717
Army700310

Standouts

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Photos from the game

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Player stats

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keenan Reynolds6/87710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Keenan Reynolds26100119
Chris Swain947011
Geoffrey Whiteside334019
Noah Copeland123008
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jamir Tillman248139
Ryan Williams-Jenkins215012
Brandon Colon1909
Brendan Dudeck1505

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
A.J. Schurr1/32000
Angel Santiago0/2000
Kelvin White1/21700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Larry Dixon1490026
A.J. Schurr927010
Joe Walker222018
Angel Santiago1021013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Larry Dixon120020
Joe Walker117017

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NavyArmy
282Total yards235
77Passing yards37
205Rushing yards198
9.6Yards per pass5.3
3.7Yards per rush4.4
16First downs15
9–⁠15Third downs5–⁠11
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
3–⁠20Penalties2–⁠10
33:02Possession26:58

Efficiency

NavyArmy
45%Success rate36%
−0.04EPA per play0.01
1.09Explosiveness1.24
−0.02Rushing EPA0.10
0.47Passing EPA−0.49
38%Passing-down success27%
−0.32First-down EPA0.06
0.01Second-down EPA−0.07
0.57Third-down EPA0.18

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Navy 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Navy −15, over/under 55.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Navy 85%, Army 15%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Army end zoneNavy end zoneQ1 ArmyPunt, 6 playsQ1 NavyPunt return TD, 3 plays (Army scores)Q1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 8 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 13 playsQ2 ArmyTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 ArmyEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 NavyField goal, 9 playsQ3 ArmyMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 15 playsQ4 ArmyFumble, 8 playsQ4 NavyFumble, 8 playsQ4 ArmyField goal, 9 playsQ4 NavyEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Navy right to left.
  1. Q1 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  2. Q1 NavyPunt return TD, 3 plays (Army scores), 4 yards
  3. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  5. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  6. Q1 ArmyPunt, 8 plays, 23 yards
  7. Q2 NavyPunt, 13 plays, 34 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 50 yards
  9. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 6 plays, 70 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 2 plays, 13 yards
  11. Q3 NavyField goal, 9 plays, 22 yards
  12. Q3 ArmyMissed FG, 8 plays, 50 yards
  13. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 15 plays, 69 yards
  14. Q4 ArmyFumble, 8 plays, 35 yards
  15. Q4 NavyFumble, 8 plays, 39 yards
  16. Q4 ArmyField goal, 9 plays, 45 yards
  17. Q4 NavyEnd of game, 4 plays, 13 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Army 7, Navy 0
Army Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 53 yds , Josh Jenkins return for 11 yds to the Army 23
14:501st & 10 at own 23Larry Dixon run for 4 yds to the Army 27
14:102nd & 6 at own 27Larry Dixon run for 3 yds to the Army 30
13:303rd & 3 at own 30Trenton Turrentine run for 4 yds to the Army 34 for a 1ST down
12:451st & 10 at own 34Angel Santiago run for no gain to the Army 34
12:302nd & 10 at own 34Larry Dixon run for 6 yds to the Army 40
11:453rd & 4 at own 40Angel Santiago pass incomplete to Joe Walker
11:404th & 4 at own 40ARMY Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Army 35
11:324th & 9 at own 35Alex Tardieu punt for 43 yds, fair catch by DeBrandon Sanders at the Navy 22
Navy Punt return TD, 3 plays (Army scores)
11:151st & 10 at own 22Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the Navy 26
11:002nd & 6 at own 26Noah Copeland run for 2 yds to the Navy 28
10:003rd & 4 at own 28Keenan Reynolds run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 26
9:364th & 6 at own 26Xavier Moss 7 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Daniel Grochowski Kick)Army 7, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
9:361st & 15 at own 35Cale Brewer kickoff for 55 yds , Ryan Williams-Jenkins return for 28 yds to the Navy 38
9:301st & 10 at own 38Noah Copeland run for 3 yds to the Navy 41
8:452nd & 7 at own 41Noah Copeland run for 1 yd to the Navy 42
8:003rd & 5 at own 42Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the Navy 46
7:434th & 1 at own 46Pablo Beltran punt for 44 yds , Edgar Poe returns for 6 yds to the Army 16
Army Punt, 3 plays
7:351st & 10 at own 16Terry Baggett run for 4 yds to the Army 20
6:502nd & 6 at own 20Angel Santiago run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 19
6:203rd & 7 at own 19Angel Santiago pass incomplete to Joe Walker, broken up by Chris Johnson
6:004th & 7 at own 19Alex Tardieu punt for 51 yds, downed at the Navy 30
Navy Punt, 3 plays
5:551st & 10 at own 30Keenan Reynolds run for no gain to the Navy 30
5:152nd & 10 at own 30Keenan Reynolds run for no gain to the Navy 30
4:143rd & 10 at own 30Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Ryan Williams-Jenkins for 3 yds to the Navy 33
3:564th & 7 at own 33Pablo Beltran punt for 52 yds , Edgar Poe returns for 12 yds to the Army 27
Army Punt, 8 plays
3:251st & 10 at own 27Joe Walker run for 4 yds to the Army 31
2:552nd & 6 at own 31Larry Dixon run for 2 yds to the Army 33
2:353rd & 4 at own 33Larry Dixon run for 5 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 38Larry Dixon run for 3 yds to the Army 41
1:252nd & 7 at own 41Angel Santiago run for 13 yds to the Navy 46 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 10 at opp 46Angel Santiago run for 3 yds to the Navy 43
0:002nd & 7 at opp 43Raymond Maples run for 3 yds to the Navy 40
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 40Angel Santiago sacked by Jordan Drake for a loss of 10 yards to the 50 yard line
Q2 14:134th & 14 at the 50Alex Tardieu punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Navy 21
2nd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 7
Navy Punt, 13 plays
14:001st & 10 at own 21Chris Swain run for 3 yds to the Navy 24
13:352nd & 7 at own 24Chris Swain run for 5 yds to the Navy 29
13:003rd & 2 at own 29Keenan Reynolds run for 10 yds to the Navy 39 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at own 39Keenan Reynolds run for 1 yd to the Navy 40
12:052nd & 9 at own 40Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to Noah Copeland
12:003rd & 9 at own 40Chris Swain run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:401st & 10 at the 50Chris Swain run for 1 yd to the Army 49
11:022nd & 9 at opp 49Keenan Reynolds run for 5 yds to the Army 44
10:353rd & 4 at opp 44Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the Army 41
10:054th & 1 at opp 41Keenan Reynolds run for 2 yds to the Army 39 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at opp 39Noah Copeland run for no gain to the Army 39
8:502nd & 10 at opp 39Ryan Williams-Jenkins run for a loss of 6 yards to the Army 45
8:243rd & 16 at opp 45Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to Jamir Tillman
8:144th & 16 at opp 45Pablo Beltran punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Army Turnover on downs, 10 plays
8:051st & 10 at own 20Angel Santiago run for 3 yds to the Army 23
7:102nd & 7 at own 23Trenton Turrentine run for 1 yd to the Army 24
6:503rd & 6 at own 24Larry Dixon run for 8 yds to the Army 32 for a 1ST down
5:501st & 10 at own 32Angel Santiago run for 8 yds to the Army 40
5:202nd & 2 at own 40Raymond Maples run for 3 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 43Joe Walker run for 18 yds to the Navy 39 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at opp 39Angel Santiago run for 4 yds to the Navy 35
3:402nd & 6 at opp 35Larry Dixon run for 4 yds to the Navy 31
2:353rd & 2 at opp 31Angel Santiago run for 1 yd to the Navy 30
2:144th & 1 at opp 30Timeout NAVY, clock 02:14
2:114th & 1 at opp 30Angel Santiago run for no gain to the Navy 30
Navy Touchdown, 6 plays
2:001st & 10 at own 30Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 39 yds to the Army 31 for a 1ST down
1:551st & 10 at opp 31Keenan Reynolds run for 2 yds to the Army 29
1:172nd & 8 at opp 29NAVY Penalty, False Start (Bradyn Heap) to the Army 34
1:002nd & 13 at opp 34Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Ryan Williams-Jenkins for 12 yds to the Army 22
0:303rd & 1 at opp 22Geoffrey Whiteside run for 10 yds to the Army 12 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at opp 12Timeout ARMY, clock 00:25
0:251st & 10 at opp 12Chris Swain run for 3 yds to the Army 9
0:242nd & 7 at opp 9Timeout NAVY, clock 00:24
0:182nd & 7 at opp 9Jamir Tillman 9 Yd pass from Keenan Reynolds (Austin Grebe Kick)Tied at 7
Army End of half, 2 plays
0:102nd & 7 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 60 yds , Josh Jenkins return for 28 yds to the Army 33
0:061st & 10 at own 33Terry Baggett run for 13 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
0:051st & 10 at own 46Timeout ARMY, clock 00:05
0:001st & 10 at own 46Kelvin White pass incomplete
3rd quarter3 drives, then Navy 10, Army 7
Navy Field goal, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cale Brewer kickoff for 56 yds , Ryan Williams-Jenkins return for 41 yds to the 50 yard line
14:401st & 10 at the 50Geoffrey Whiteside run for 5 yds to the Army 45
14:052nd & 5 at opp 45Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the Army 42
13:403rd & 2 at opp 42Noah Copeland run for 5 yds to the Army 37 for a 1ST down
12:451st & 10 at opp 37Dishan Romine run for 6 yds to the Army 31
12:252nd & 4 at opp 31Keenan Reynolds run for 7 yds to the Army 24 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 24Keenan Reynolds run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 25
11:202nd & 11 at opp 25Noah Copeland run for 8 yds to the Army 17
10:503rd & 3 at opp 17NAVY Penalty, False Start (Jamir Tillman) to the Army 22
10:153rd & 8 at opp 22Keenan Reynolds sacked by Andrew King for a loss of 6 yards to the Army 28
9:434th & 14 at opp 28Austin Grebe 45 Yd Field GoalNavy 10, Army 7
Army Missed FG, 8 plays
9:434th & 14 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 63 yds , Josh Jenkins return for 17 yds to the Army 19
9:151st & 10 at own 19Larry Dixon run for 4 yds to the Army 23
8:522nd & 6 at own 23Larry Dixon run for 26 yds to the Army 49 for a 1ST down
8:151st & 10 at own 49A.J. Schurr run for 9 yds to the Navy 42
7:552nd & 1 at opp 42Raymond Maples run for 4 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 38A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Navy 36
6:102nd & 8 at opp 36Raymond Maples run for 3 yds to the Navy 33
5:403rd & 5 at opp 33Terry Baggett run for 3 yds to the Navy 30
4:564th & 2 at opp 31Daniel Grochowski 49 yd FG MISSED
Navy Touchdown, 15 plays
4:451st & 10 at own 31Ryan Williams-Jenkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 30
4:002nd & 11 at own 30Keenan Reynolds run for 17 yds to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at own 47Noah Copeland run for no gain to the Navy 47
3:052nd & 10 at own 47Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Brandon Colon for 9 yds to the Army 44
2:383rd & 1 at opp 44Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the Army 40 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 40Keenan Reynolds run for 2 yds to the Army 38
1:102nd & 8 at opp 38Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Brendan Dudeck for 5 yds to the Army 33
1:013rd & 3 at opp 33Noah Copeland run for 4 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down
0:301st & 10 at opp 29Keenan Reynolds run for 5 yds to the Army 24
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at opp 24Noah Copeland run for 4 yds to the Army 20
Q4 14:303rd & 1 at opp 20Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the Army 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:451st & 10 at opp 16Chris Swain run for 11 yds to the Army 5 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:181st & 0 at opp 5Timeout NAVY, clock 13:18
Q4 13:111st & goal at opp 5Chris Swain run for 3 yds to the Army 2
Q4 12:452nd & goal at opp 2Keenan Reynolds run for 1 yd to the Army 1
Q4 12:073rd & goal at opp 1Keenan Reynolds 1 Yd Run (Austin Grebe Kick)Navy 17, Army 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Navy 17, Army 10
Army Fumble, 8 plays
12:073rd & 6 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 53 yds , Josh Jenkins return for 15 yds to the Army 27
11:401st & 10 at own 27A.J. Schurr run for 6 yds to the Army 33
11:232nd & 4 at own 33Larry Dixon run for 7 yds to the Army 40 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at own 40Larry Dixon run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at the 50A.J. Schurr run for 4 yds to the Navy 46
9:502nd & 6 at opp 46Larry Dixon run for 4 yds to the Navy 42
9:003rd & 2 at opp 42Larry Dixon run for 4 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down
8:501st & 10 at opp 38Terry Baggett run for no gain to the Navy 38
8:072nd & 10 at opp 38A.J. Schurr run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 40 A.J. Schurr fumbled, forced by Paul Quessenberry, recovered by Navy Will Anthony , return for no gain to the Navy 40
Navy Fumble, 8 plays
8:001st & 10 at own 40Noah Copeland run for no gain to the Navy 40
7:402nd & 10 at own 40Noah Copeland run for 2 yds to the Navy 42 NAVY Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Navy 32
6:452nd & 18 at own 32Keenan Reynolds run for 16 yds to the Navy 48
6:003rd & 2 at own 48Geoffrey Whiteside run for 19 yds to the Army 33 for a 1ST down
5:401st & 10 at opp 33Chris Swain run for 5 yds to the Army 28
5:062nd & 5 at opp 28Chris Swain run for 6 yds to the Army 22 for a 1ST down
4:251st & 10 at opp 22Noah Copeland run for 1 yd to the Army 21
3:472nd & 9 at opp 21Keenan Reynolds run for no gain to the Army 21 Keenan Reynolds fumbled, recovered by Army Joe Drummond
Army Field goal, 9 plays
3:311st & 10 at own 21Kelvin White pass complete to Joe Walker for 17 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at own 38A.J. Schurr run for 10 yds to the Army 48 for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at own 48A.J. Schurr sacked by Will Anthony for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 47
3:012nd & 11 at own 47A.J. Schurr pass incomplete to Edgar Poe
2:503rd & 11 at own 47A.J. Schurr pass complete to Larry Dixon for 20 yds to the Navy 33 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at opp 33A.J. Schurr pass incomplete to Xavier Moss
2:152nd & 10 at opp 33A.J. Schurr run for 5 yds to the Navy 28
2:003rd & 5 at opp 28A.J. Schurr sacked by Chris Johnson for a loss of 6 yards to the Navy 34
1:544th & 11 at opp 34Timeout ARMY, clock 01:54
1:514th & 11 at opp 34Daniel Grochowski 52 Yd Field GoalNavy 17, Army 10
Navy End of game, 4 plays
1:514th & 11 at own 35Mitchell Howard on-side kick recovered by NAVY at the Army 49
1:451st & 10 at opp 49Keenan Reynolds run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
1:402nd & 12 at the 50Keenan Reynolds run for 19 yds to the Army 31 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 31TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 33
0:002nd & 12 at opp 33TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 36

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Officially, Navy leads 64–⁠55–⁠7; as played, 63–⁠55–⁠7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Navy 17, Army 16
2024Navy 31, Army 13
2023Army 17, Navy 11
2022Army 20, Navy 17
2021Navy 17, Army 13
2020Army 15, Navy 0

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