Colgate at Navy

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Navy beat Colgate 48–⁠10. It was their seventh meeting; Navy leads the series 7–⁠0.

AwayColgate9–⁠5 in 2015
10
HomeNavy11–⁠2 in 2015
48

Final at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, AnnapolisTV: CBSSNAttendance 28,015

At kickoff
77°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; U.S. Naval Academy, 2 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Ed Ardito; umpire Jeffrey Akers; head linesman Jim Casey; line judge Charles Twiddy; side judge Alex Moore; field judge Matthew Hill; back judge Gary Powers; center judge E. AllbrittonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Colgate300710
Navy102171048

Standouts

  • RushingChris Swain11 carries, 126 yards, 1 TDNavy

Player stats

Colgate

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jake Melville14/2612710
Bret Mooney0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
John Wilkins1569027
Demetrius Russell1164018
Jake Melville112907
James Holland92604
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Alex Greenawalt548012
John Maddaluna435014
John Quazza222124
Cameron Kline112012

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keenan Reynolds3/66700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chris Swain11126152
DeBrandon Sanders366046
Quentin Ezell644218
Dishan Romine325014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jamir Tillman367044

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

Team stats

ColgateNavy
325Total yards438
127Passing yards67
198Rushing yards371
4.7Yards per pass11.2
4.1Yards per rush7.9
20First downs19
6–⁠17Third downs3–⁠9
3–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers1
7–⁠58Penalties3–⁠34
33:37Possession24:19

Efficiency

ColgateNavy
43%Success rate56%
−0.11EPA per play0.34
0.95Explosiveness1.07
−0.24Rushing EPA0.38
0.16Passing EPA0.17
33%Passing-down success21%
−0.10First-down EPA0.45
0.04Second-down EPA0.07
−0.31Third-down EPA0.59

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Navy 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Navy end zoneColgate end zoneQ1 NavyFumble, 3 playsQ1 ColgateField goal, 8 playsQ1 NavyField goal, 9 playsQ1 ColgatePunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 ColgatePunt, 6 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 ColgateTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 ColgatePunt, 5 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 NavyEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 ColgatePunt, 9 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ3 ColgateFumble, 8 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 ColgateTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ4 ColgateFumble return TD, 7 plays (Navy scores)Q4 NavyResult not recordedQ4 ColgatePunt, 3 playsQ4 NavyField goal, 7 playsQ4 ColgateEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Navy drives left to right, Colgate right to left.
  1. Q1 NavyFumble, 3 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 ColgateField goal, 8 plays, 16 yards
  3. Q1 NavyField goal, 9 plays, 68 yards
  4. Q1 ColgatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  5. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 3 plays, 50 yards
  6. Q1 ColgatePunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  7. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 8 plays, 87 yards
  8. Q2 ColgateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 25 yards
  9. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 9 plays, 51 yards
  10. Q2 ColgatePunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  11. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 2 plays, 62 yards
  12. Q2 NavyEnd of half, 5 plays, −45 yards
  13. Q3 ColgatePunt, 9 plays, 21 yards
  14. Q3 NavyPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  15. Q3 ColgateFumble, 8 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 8 plays, 67 yards
  17. Q3 ColgateTouchdown, 13 plays, 0 yards
  18. Q4 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  19. Q4 ColgateFumble return TD, 7 plays (Navy scores), 32 yards
  20. Q4 NavyResult not recorded, 0 yards
  21. Q4 ColgatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  22. Q4 NavyField goal, 7 plays, 25 yards
  23. Q4 ColgateEnd of game, 2 plays, 11 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Navy 10, Colgate 3
Navy Fumble, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Duncan Brennan kickoff for 63 yds , Demond Brown return for 13 yds to the Navy 15
15:001st & 10 at own 15Chris Swain run for a loss of 5 yards to the Navy 10
15:002nd & 15 at own 10Demond Brown run for no gain to the Navy 10
15:003rd & 15 at own 10REYNOLDS, K pass complete to ROMINE, Dishan for 20 yards to the NAVY30 (Morgan,Chris), PENALTY NAVY HL (SWAIN, Chris) 5 yards to the NAVY5, NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 20 at own 5Chris Swain run for 17 yds to the Navy 23 Chris Swain fumbled, forced by Kyle Diener, recovered by Colg Keyon Washington
Colgate Field goal, 8 plays
13:281st & 10 at opp 23Jake Melville run for 7 yds to the Navy 16
13:282nd & 3 at opp 16John Wilkins run for 1 yd to the Navy 15
13:283rd & 2 at opp 15James Holland run for 1 yd to the Navy 14
13:284th & 1 at opp 14James Holland run for 3 yds to the Navy 11 for a 1ST down
13:281st & 10 at opp 11Melville,Jake rush for 10 yards to the NAVY1 (THOMAS, Micah), PENALTY COLGATE HL (Dalmau,Jordi) 10 yards to the NAVY21, NO PLAY.
13:281st & 20 at opp 21Jake Melville pass complete to Alex Greenawalt for 12 yds to the Navy 9
13:282nd & 8 at opp 9Jake Melville run for 6 yds to the Navy 3
13:283rd & 2 at opp 3Jake Melville run for 1 yd to the Navy 2
13:284th & 1 at opp 2COLGATE Penalty, DL (-5 Yards) to the Navy 7
8:114th & 6 at opp 7Jonah Bowman 24 yd FG GOODColgate 3, Navy 0
Navy Field goal, 9 plays
8:111st & 0 at own 35Duncan Brennan kickoff for 59 yds , Demond Brown return for 17 yds to the Navy 23
8:111st & 10 at own 23Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 18 yds to the Navy 41 for a 1ST down
8:111st & 10 at own 41Chris Swain run for 8 yds to the Navy 49
8:112nd & 2 at own 49Dishan Romine run for 14 yds to the Colg 37 for a 1ST down
8:111st & 10 at opp 37Chris Swain run for 15 yds to the Colg 22 for a 1ST down
8:111st & 10 at opp 22Calvin Cass Jr. run for 8 yds to the Colg 14 for a 1ST down COLGATE Penalty, personal foul (Cameron Buttermore) to the Colg 7 for a 1ST down
8:111st & goal at opp 7Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the Colg 4
8:112nd & goal at opp 4Keenan Reynolds run for a loss of 5 yards to the Colg 9
8:113rd & goal at opp 9Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to Chris Swain
5:004th & goal at opp 9Austin Grebe 27 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Colgate Punt, 3 plays
5:001st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 60 yds , Chris Morgan return for 24 yds to the Colg 29
5:001st & 10 at own 29Jake Melville run for no gain to the Colg 29
5:002nd & 10 at own 29James Holland run for 2 yds to the Colg 31
5:003rd & 8 at own 31Jake Melville pass incomplete to Connor Wingenroth, broken up by Elijah Merchant
5:004th & 8 at own 31Nikko Armiento punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line , DeBrandon Sanders returns for 12 yds to the 50 yard line
Navy Touchdown, 3 plays
3:141st & 10 at the 50Keenan Reynolds run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 48
3:142nd & 12 at own 48Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete
2:303rd & 12 at own 48Chris Swain run for 52 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 10, Colgate 3
Colgate Punt, 6 plays
2:301st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 65 yds , Chris Morgan return for 12 yds to the Colg 47 COLGATE Penalty, HL (6 Yards) to the Colg 6
2:301st & 10 at own 6Jake Melville run for 7 yds to the Colg 13
2:302nd & 3 at own 13Jake Melville pass incomplete to John Maddaluna
2:303rd & 3 at own 13Jake Melville pass complete to John Maddaluna for 6 yds to the Colg 19 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at own 19Jake Melville pass complete to John Quazza for a loss of 2 yards to the Colg 17
2:302nd & 12 at own 17Jake Melville pass incomplete
2:303rd & 12 at own 17COLGATE Penalty, false start (Ryan Paulish) to the Colg 12
2:303rd & 17 at own 12Jake Melville pass complete to Alex Greenawalt for 11 yds to the Colg 23
0:124th & 6 at own 23Timeout NAVY, clock 00:12
0:124th & 6 at own 23Nikko Armiento punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Calvin Cass Jr. at the NAVY 27 NAVY Penalty, personal foul (14 Yards) to the Navy 13
Navy Touchdown, 8 plays
0:121st & 10 at own 13Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 5 yds to the Navy 18
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 24DeBrandon Sanders run for 46 yds to the Colg 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 30Chris Swain run for 7 yds to the Colg 23
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at opp 23Chris Swain run for 18 yds to the Colg 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 5Chris Swain run for 1 yd to the Colg 4
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 4Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the Colg 1
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at own 18Chris Swain run for 6 yds to the Navy 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:533rd & goal at opp 1Keenan Reynolds run for 1 yd for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 17, Colgate 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Navy 31, Colgate 3
Colgate Turnover on downs, 7 plays
11:531st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:531st & 10 at own 25James Holland run for 3 yds to the Colg 28
11:532nd & 7 at own 28Jake Melville pass complete to Alex Greenawalt for 6 yds to the Colg 34
11:533rd & 1 at own 34Jake Melville run for 7 yds to the Colg 41 for a 1ST down
11:531st & 10 at own 41Jake Melville pass incomplete to John Wilkins, broken up by Amos Mason
11:532nd & 10 at own 41Demetrius Russell run for 5 yds to the Colg 46
11:533rd & 5 at own 46Demetrius Russell run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
11:534th & 1 at the 50Demetrius Russell run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Navy Touchdown, 9 plays
8:391st & 10 at own 49Dishan Romine run for 7 yds to the Colg 44
8:392nd & 3 at opp 44Keenan Reynolds run for 6 yds to the Colg 38 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at opp 38DeBrandon Sanders run for 17 yds to the Colg 21 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at opp 21Chris Swain run for 2 yds to the Colg 19
8:392nd & 8 at opp 19Chris Swain run for 4 yds to the Colg 15
8:393rd & 4 at opp 15Quentin Ezell run for 3 yds to the Colg 12
8:394th & 1 at opp 12Keenan Reynolds run for 2 yds to the Colg 10 for a 1ST down
8:391st & goal at opp 10Dishan Romine run for 4 yds to the Colg 6
4:102nd & goal at opp 6Shawn White run for 6 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 24, Colgate 3
Colgate Punt, 5 plays
4:101st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 59 yds , John Maddaluna return for 20 yds to the Colg 26
4:101st & 10 at own 26Demetrius Russell run for 3 yds to the Colg 29
4:102nd & 7 at own 29Jake Melville pass complete to James Holland for 8 yds to the Colg 37 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at own 37Jake Melville pass incomplete to Alex Greenawalt
4:102nd & 10 at own 37Jake Melville pass incomplete to Alex Greenawalt
4:103rd & 10 at own 37Jake Melville pass incomplete to John Maddaluna
4:104th & 10 at own 37Nikko Armiento punt for 47 yds , DeBrandon Sanders returns for 12 yds to the Navy 49 COLGATE Penalty, HL (-10 Yards) to the Navy 38
Navy Touchdown, 2 plays
2:371st & 10 at own 38Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 44 yds to the Colg 18 for a 1ST down
2:041st & 10 at opp 18Quentin Ezell run for 18 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 31, Colgate 3
Colgate 7 plays
2:041st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 60 yds , John Maddaluna return for 15 yds to the Colg 20
2:041st & 10 at own 20James Holland run for 3 yds to the Colg 23
2:042nd & 7 at own 23Jake Melville run for 3 yds to the Colg 26
2:043rd & 4 at own 26Demetrius Russell run for 8 yds to the Colg 34 for a 1ST down
2:041st & 10 at own 34Jake Melville pass complete to Cameron Kline for 12 yds to the Colg 46 for a 1ST down
0:021st & 10 at own 46Timeout NAVY, clock 00:02
0:021st & 10 at own 46Demetrius Russell run for 18 yds to the Navy 36 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter5 drives, then Navy 38, Colgate 3
Colgate Punt, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25James Holland run for 3 yds to the Colg 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Jake Melville pass incomplete to Cameron Kline, broken up by Will Anthony
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Jake Melville pass complete to Alex Greenawalt for 10 yds to the Colg 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Demetrius Russell run for 8 yds to the Colg 46
15:002nd & 2 at own 46Jake Melville run for 1 yd to the Colg 47
15:003rd & 1 at own 47John Wilkins run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Jake Melville pass incomplete to John Maddaluna, broken up by Sean Williams
15:002nd & 10 at the 50Jake Melville run for a loss of 4 yards to the Colg 46 Jake Melville fumbled, recovered by Colg Jake Melville
15:003rd & 14 at own 46Jake Melville pass incomplete to Cameron Kline, broken up by Daniel Gonzales
15:004th & 14 at own 46Nikko Armiento punt for 38 yds , DeBrandon Sanders returns for 14 yds to the Navy 30
Navy Punt, 3 plays
11:021st & 10 at own 30Keenan Reynolds sacked by Victor Steffen for a loss of 5 yards to the Navy 25
11:022nd & 15 at own 25DeBrandon Sanders run for 3 yds to the Navy 28
11:023rd & 12 at own 28Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to DeBrandon Sanders
11:024th & 12 at own 28Alex Barta punt for 72 yds for a touchback
Colgate Fumble, 8 plays
9:281st & 10 at opp 31Demetrius Russell run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 33 Demetrius Russell fumbled, forced by Kevin McCoy, recovered by Navy Patrick Forrestal
9:281st & 10 at own 20Jake Melville pass complete to Alex Greenawalt for 9 yds to the Colg 29
9:282nd & 1 at own 29John Wilkins run for 2 yds to the Colg 31 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at own 31John Wilkins run for 27 yds to the Navy 42 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at opp 42James Holland run for 4 yds to the Navy 38
9:282nd & 6 at opp 38Jake Melville pass complete to Connor Wingenroth for 2 yds to the Navy 36
9:283rd & 4 at opp 36James Holland run for 3 yds to the Navy 33
9:284th & 1 at opp 33Jake Melville run for 2 yds to the Navy 31 for a 1ST down
Navy Touchdown, 8 plays
5:421st & 10 at own 33Keenan Reynolds run for 7 yds to the Navy 40
5:422nd & 3 at own 40Quentin Ezell run for 6 yds to the Navy 46 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at own 46Toneo Gulley run for 21 yds to the Colg 33 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 33Shawn White run for 5 yds to the Colg 28
5:422nd & 5 at opp 28Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the Colg 25
5:423rd & 2 at opp 25Shawn White run for 5 yds to the Colg 20 Shawn White fumbled, forced by Keyon Washington, recovered by Navy Shawn White for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 20Keenan Reynolds run for 8 yds to the Colg 12
1:392nd & 2 at opp 12Timeout NAVY, clock 01:39
1:342nd & 2 at opp 12Quentin Ezell 12 Yd Run (Austin Grebe Kick)Navy 38, Colgate 3
Colgate Touchdown, 13 plays
1:341st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:341st & 10 at own 25John Wilkins run for 7 yds to the Colg 32
1:342nd & 3 at own 32John Wilkins run for 2 yds to the Colg 34
1:343rd & 1 at own 34John Wilkins run for 2 yds to the Colg 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 36James Holland run for 4 yds to the Colg 40
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at own 40Jake Melville pass complete to John Maddaluna for 8 yds to the Colg 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 48John Wilkins run for 7 yds to the Navy 45
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 45John Wilkins run for 2 yds to the Navy 43
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 43John Wilkins run for no gain to the Navy 43
Q4 15:004th & 1 at opp 43John Wilkins run for 2 yds to the Navy 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 41Jake Melville pass incomplete to Connor Wingenroth
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 41Demetrius Russell run for 16 yds to the Navy 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 25Demetrius Russell run for 1 yd to the Navy 24
Q4 10:222nd & 9 at opp 24John Quazza 24 Yd pass from Jake Melville (Jonah Bowman Kick)Navy 38, Colgate 10
4th quarter5 drives, then Navy 48, Colgate 10
Navy Punt, 3 plays
10:221st & 0 at own 35Nikko Armiento kickoff for 61 yds , Calvin Cass Jr. return for 23 yds to the Navy 27
10:221st & 10 at own 27Quentin Ezell run for 4 yds to the Navy 31
10:222nd & 6 at own 31Quentin Ezell run for 1 yd to the Navy 32
10:223rd & 5 at own 32Tago Smith run for 4 yds to the Navy 36
10:224th & 1 at own 36Gavin Jernigan punt for 42 yds, downed at the Colg 22
Colgate Fumble return TD, 7 plays (Navy scores)
8:161st & 10 at own 22John Wilkins run for 6 yds to the Colg 28
8:162nd & 4 at own 28John Wilkins run for 4 yds to the Colg 32 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at own 32John Wilkins run for 2 yds to the Colg 34
8:162nd & 8 at own 34Jake Melville pass complete to John Maddaluna for 14 yds to the Colg 48 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at own 48Jake Melville pass complete to John Maddaluna for 7 yds to the Navy 45
8:162nd & 3 at opp 45Jake Melville pass incomplete to Alex Greenawalt
5:053rd & 3 at opp 45Kevin McCoy 54 Yd Fumble Return (Austin Grebe Kick)Navy 45, Colgate 10
5:051st & goal at own 35COLGATE Penalty, roughing the kicker (15 Yards) to the 50 yard line
Colgate Punt, 3 plays
5:051st & 0 at the 50Austin Grebe kickoff for 48 yds , Tyler Castillo return for 9 yds to the Colg 11
5:051st & 10 at own 11John Wilkins run for 2 yds to the Colg 13
5:052nd & 8 at own 13Bret Mooney run for 2 yds to the Colg 15
5:053rd & 6 at own 15Bret Mooney pass incomplete to Demetrius Russell
5:054th & 6 at own 15Nikko Armiento punt for 43 yds , Calvin Cass Jr. returns for 12 yds to the Colg 46
Navy Field goal, 7 plays
3:291st & 10 at opp 46Joshua Walker run for 15 yds to the Colg 31 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at opp 31Tago Smith run for 12 yds to the Colg 19 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at opp 19Tago Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Colg 20
3:292nd & 11 at opp 20Tago Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Colg 21 NAVY Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the Colg 36
3:292nd & 27 at opp 36Shawn White run for 6 yds to the Colg 30
3:293rd & 21 at opp 30Tago Smith run for 9 yds to the Colg 21
0:464th & 12 at opp 21Nick Sloan 38 yd FG GOODNavy 48, Colgate 10
0:461st & 0 at own 35Timeout NAVY, clock 00:46
Colgate End of game, 2 plays
0:461st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 63 yds , Christian Hardegree return for 27 yds to the Colg 29
0:461st & 10 at own 29Bret Mooney run for 8 yds to the Colg 37
0:462nd & 2 at own 37Demetrius Russell run for 3 yds to the Colg 40 for a 1ST down

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.

Navy leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings.

Recent meetings
2015Navy 48, Colgate 10
1998Navy 42, Colgate 35
1997Navy 52, Colgate 24
1993Navy 31, Colgate 3
1970Navy 48, Colgate 22
1926Navy 13, Colgate 7

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