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SMU at Navy

Saturday, November 14, 2015

No. 22 Navy beat SMU 55–⁠14. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Navy led the series 10–⁠7.

AwaySMU2–⁠10 in 2015
14
Home22Navy11–⁠2 in 2015
55

Final at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, AnnapolisTV: CBSSNAttendance 35,778

At kickoff
53°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the northwest, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; U.S. Naval Academy, 2 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Todd LaPenta; umpire Greg Brenner; head linesman Dan Harrington; line judge Lance Thompson; side judge Ryan Robinson; field judge Glenn Crowther; back judge Keith Parham; center judge Terry KillensGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
SMU077014
Navy141462155

Standouts

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Photos from the game

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Player stats

SMU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt Davis8/2212411
Garrett Krstich1/2001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Jones845022
Matt Davis1130111
Braeden West325022
Garrett Krstich21608
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kevin Thomas132132
Xavier Castille330019
Courtland Sutton224018
Xavier Jones221017

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keenan Reynolds2/98110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Keenan Reynolds14137443
Chris Swain167309
Demond Brown654119
Quentin Ezell73307
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jamir Tillman172172
DeBrandon Sanders1909
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Don Pearson1110
Daiquan Thomasson1220

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

Team stats

SMUNavy
268Total yards484
124Passing yards81
144Rushing yards403
5.2Yards per pass9.0
4.6Yards per rush6.2
15First downs28
3–⁠10Third downs11–⁠16
1–⁠3Fourth downs4–⁠4
2Turnovers0
4–⁠45Penalties0–⁠0
24:24Possession35:36

Efficiency

SMUNavy
40%Success rate55%
−0.15EPA per play0.51
1.47Explosiveness1.23
0.37Rushing EPA0.54
−0.77Passing EPA0.28
42%Passing-down success28%
−0.54First-down EPA0.25
0.43Second-down EPA0.12
0.14Third-down EPA1.22

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 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Navy −20, over/under 59.5.

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 92%, SMU 8%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Navy end zoneSMU end zoneQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 SMUMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 1 playQ2 SMUTouchdown, 15 playsQ2 NavyEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 SMUTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ3 SMUTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 SMUInterception, 1 playQ4 NavyTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 SMUTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 NavyTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 SMUInterception, 5 playsQ4 NavyEnd 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, SMU right to left.
  1. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 14 plays, 70 yards
  3. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  4. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 8 plays, 70 yards
  5. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 7 plays, 55 yards
  7. Q2 SMUMissed FG, 10 plays, 46 yards
  8. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 1 play, 72 yards
  9. Q2 SMUTouchdown, 15 plays, 68 yards
  10. Q2 NavyEnd of half, 3 plays, 14 yards
  11. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 14 plays, 70 yards
  12. Q3 SMUTouchdown, 6 plays, 78 yards
  13. Q3 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q3 SMUTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 4 yards
  15. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 6 plays, 53 yards
  16. Q4 SMUInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  17. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 5 plays, 46 yards
  18. Q4 SMUTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 12 yards
  19. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 11 plays, 57 yards
  20. Q4 SMUInterception, 5 plays, 31 yards
  21. Q4 NavyEnd of game, 2 plays, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Navy 14, SMU 0
SMU Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 61 yds , Deion Sanders Jr. return for 30 yds to the SMU 34
15:001st & 10 at own 34Garrett Krstich pass complete to Xavier Castille for no gain to the SMU 34
14:382nd & 10 at own 34Timeout SMU, clock 14:38
14:382nd & 10 at own 34Xavier Jones run for no gain to the SMU 34
14:383rd & 10 at own 34Matt Davis pass incomplete to Courtland Sutton
14:384th & 10 at own 34Josh Williams punt for 46 yds , DeBrandon Sanders returns for 10 yds to the Navy 30
Navy Touchdown, 14 plays
13:321st & 10 at own 30Chris Swain run for 1 yd to the Navy 31
13:322nd & 9 at own 31Demond Brown run for 11 yds to the Navy 42 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at own 42Demond Brown run for 12 yds to the SMU 46 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at opp 46Dishan Romine run for 1 yd to the SMU 45
13:322nd & 9 at opp 45Quentin Ezell run for 6 yds to the SMU 39
13:323rd & 3 at opp 39Chris Swain run for 7 yds to the SMU 32 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at opp 32Quentin Ezell run for 5 yds to the SMU 27
13:322nd & 5 at opp 27Quentin Ezell run for 2 yds to the SMU 25
13:323rd & 3 at opp 25Chris Swain run for 9 yds to the SMU 16 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at opp 16Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the SMU 12
13:322nd & 6 at opp 12Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete
13:323rd & 6 at opp 12Chris Swain run for 5 yds to the SMU 7
13:324th & 1 at opp 7Chris Swain run for 3 yds to the SMU 4 for a 1ST down
6:081st & goal at opp 4Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 7, SMU 0
SMU Punt, 3 plays
6:081st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 63 yds , Braeden West return for 22 yds to the SMU 24
6:081st & 10 at own 24Xavier Jones run for 3 yds to the SMU 27
6:082nd & 7 at own 27Xavier Jones run for 5 yds to the SMU 32
6:083rd & 2 at own 32Matt Davis pass incomplete to Ryheem Malone, broken up by Amos Mason
6:084th & 2 at own 32Josh Williams punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Navy 30
Navy Touchdown, 8 plays
4:411st & 10 at own 30Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete
4:412nd & 10 at own 30Chris Swain run for 3 yds to the Navy 33
4:413rd & 7 at own 33DeBrandon Sanders run for 6 yds to the Navy 39
3:494th & 1 at own 39Timeout NAVY, clock 03:49
3:494th & 1 at own 39Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the Navy 43 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at own 43Quentin Ezell run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
3:492nd & 3 at the 50Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete
3:493rd & 3 at the 50DeBrandon Sanders run for 7 yds to the SMU 43 for a 1ST down
1:441st & 10 at opp 43Keenan Reynolds run for 43 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 14, SMU 0
SMU Punt, 3 plays
1:441st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:441st & 10 at own 25Matt Davis pass complete to Xavier Jones for 4 yds to the SMU 29
1:442nd & 6 at own 29Xavier Jones run for 2 yds to the SMU 31
1:443rd & 4 at own 31Matt Davis pass incomplete
1:444th & 4 at own 31Josh Williams punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Navy 45
Navy Touchdown, 7 plays
0:241st & 10 at own 45Chris Swain run for 2 yds to the Navy 47
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 47Demond Brown run for no gain to the Navy 47
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 47Keenan Reynolds pass complete to N/A for 9 yds to the SMU 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 44Keenan Reynolds run for 10 yds to the SMU 34 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 34Keenan Reynolds run for 7 yds to the SMU 27 for a 1ST down SMU Penalty, Defensive holding (10 Yards) to the SMU 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 17Chris Swain run for 9 yds to the SMU 8
Q2 12:002nd & 1 at opp 8Keenan Reynolds run for 8 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 21, SMU 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then Navy 28, SMU 7
SMU Missed FG, 10 plays
12:001st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 58 yds , Deion Sanders Jr. return for 31 yds to the SMU 38
12:001st & 10 at own 38Matt Davis pass incomplete to Jeremiah Gaines
12:002nd & 10 at own 38Matt Davis run for 11 yds to the SMU 49 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at own 49Matt Davis run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
12:002nd & 9 at the 50Matt Davis pass incomplete to Courtland Sutton
12:003rd & 9 at the 50Matt Davis pass complete to Xavier Castille for 19 yds to the Navy 31 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 31Matt Davis run for 10 yds to the Navy 21 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 21DAVIS,Matt pass incomplete to SUTTON, C., PENALTY SMU personal foul 15 yards to the NAVY36, NO PLAY.
12:001st & 25 at opp 36Matt Davis pass complete to Xavier Jones for 15 yds Xavier Jones fumbled, forced by Lorentez Barbour, recovered by SMU Shelby Walker
12:002nd & 8 at opp 19Braeden West run for 3 yds to the Navy 16
12:003rd & 5 at opp 16Matt Davis pass incomplete to Jeremiah Gaines
7:484th & 5 at opp 16Chad Hedlund 33 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Will Anthony Will Anthony return for no gain to the Navy 28
Navy Touchdown, 1 play
7:371st & 10 at own 28Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 72 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 28, SMU 0
SMU Touchdown, 15 plays
7:371st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 47 yds , Ryheem Malone return for 14 yds to the SMU 32
7:371st & 10 at own 32Matt Davis pass complete to Courtland Sutton for 6 yds to the SMU 38
7:372nd & 4 at own 38Prescott Line run for 4 yds to the SMU 42 for a 1ST down
7:371st & 10 at own 42Prescott Line run for 9 yds to the Navy 49
7:372nd & 1 at opp 49Matt Davis pass incomplete to Ryheem Malone
7:373rd & 1 at opp 49Prescott Line run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
5:274th & 2 at the 50Timeout SMU, clock 05:27
5:274th & 2 at the 50Matt Davis run for 5 yds to the Navy 45 for a 1ST down
5:271st & 10 at opp 45Braeden West run for 22 yds to the Navy 23 for a 1ST down
5:271st & 10 at opp 23Prescott Line run for 1 yd to the Navy 22
5:272nd & 9 at opp 22Matt Davis pass incomplete to Courtland Sutton, broken up by Quincy Adams
5:273rd & 9 at opp 22Matt Davis run for 10 yds to the Navy 12 for a 1ST down
5:271st & 10 at opp 12Matt Davis run for no gain to the Navy 12
5:272nd & 10 at opp 12Matt Davis pass complete to Xavier Castille for 11 yds to the Navy 1 for a 1ST down
5:271st & goal at opp 1Matt Davis run for no gain to the Navy 1
5:272nd & goal at opp 1Prescott Line run for no gain to the Navy 1
0:543rd & goal at opp 1Matt Davis run for 1 yd for a TD, (Chad Hedlund KICK)Navy 28, SMU 7
Navy End of half, 3 plays
0:541st & 0 at own 35Chad Hedlund kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:541st & 10 at own 25Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete
0:542nd & 10 at own 25Chris Swain run for 6 yds to the Navy 31
0:033rd & 4 at own 31Timeout NAVY, clock 00:03
0:033rd & 4 at own 31DeBrandon Sanders run for 8 yds to the Navy 39 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter5 drives, then Navy 34, SMU 14
Navy Touchdown, 14 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chad Hedlund kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback NAVY Penalty, Offensive offside (5 Yards)
15:001st & 10 at own 30Chris Swain run for 6 yds to the Navy 36
15:002nd & 4 at own 36Demond Brown run for 4 yds to the Navy 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Chris Swain run for 3 yds to the Navy 43
15:002nd & 7 at own 43Chris Swain run for 2 yds to the Navy 45
15:003rd & 5 at own 45Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the Navy 49
15:004th & 1 at own 49Calvin Cass Jr. run for 4 yds to the SMU 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 47Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to Jamir Tillman, broken up by David Johnson
15:003rd & 10 at opp 47Demond Brown run for 8 yds to the SMU 39
15:004th & 2 at opp 39Chris Swain run for 3 yds to the SMU 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 36Keenan Reynolds run for 8 yds to the SMU 28
15:002nd & 2 at opp 28Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the SMU 25 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 25DeBrandon Sanders run for 6 yds to the SMU 19
7:502nd & 4 at opp 19Demond Brown run for 19 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe PAT BLOCKED)Navy 34, SMU 7
SMU Touchdown, 6 plays
7:501st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 62 yds , Deion Sanders Jr. return for 19 yds to the SMU 22
7:501st & 10 at own 22Xavier Jones run for 22 yds to the SMU 44 for a 1ST down
7:501st & 10 at own 44Matt Davis sacked by D.J. Palmore and Amos Mason for a loss of 5 yards to the SMU 39
7:502nd & 15 at own 39Matt Davis pass complete to Courtland Sutton for 18 yds to the Navy 43 for a 1ST down
7:501st & 10 at opp 43Xavier Jones run for 1 yd to the Navy 42
7:502nd & 9 at opp 42Matt Davis run for 10 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
4:571st & 10 at opp 32Matt Davis pass complete to Kevin Thomas for 32 yds for a TD, (Chad Hedlund KICK)Navy 34, SMU 14
Navy Punt, 3 plays
4:571st & 0 at own 35Chad Hedlund kickoff for 65 yds , Dishan Romine return for 22 yds to the Navy 22
4:571st & 10 at own 22Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to Craig Scott
4:572nd & 10 at own 22Chris Swain run for 4 yds to the Navy 26
4:573rd & 6 at own 26Keenan Reynolds run for 1 yd to the Navy 27
4:574th & 5 at own 27Alex Barta punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 49
SMU Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:171st & 10 at own 49Matt Davis sacked by Amos Mason and Brandon Jones for a loss of 13 yards to the SMU 36
3:172nd & 23 at own 36Matt Davis pass complete to Ryheem Malone for 17 yds to the Navy 47
3:173rd & 6 at opp 47Matt Davis pass incomplete to Kevin Thomas
3:174th & 6 at opp 47Matt Davis pass incomplete to Jeremiah Gaines
Navy Touchdown, 6 plays
1:481st & 10 at own 47Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
1:482nd & 7 at the 50Chris Swain run for 5 yds to the SMU 45
1:483rd & 2 at opp 45Chris Swain run for 5 yds to the SMU 40 for a 1ST down
1:481st & 10 at opp 40Quentin Ezell run for 2 yds to the SMU 38
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 38Keenan Reynolds run for 6 yds to the SMU 32
Q4 14:193rd & 2 at opp 32Keenan Reynolds run for 32 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 41, SMU 14
4th quarter6 drives, then Navy 55, SMU 14
SMU Interception, 1 play
14:191st & 0 at own 35Gavin Jernigan kickoff for 62 yds , Deion Sanders Jr. return for 36 yds to the SMU 39
14:111st & 10 at own 39Timeout SMU, clock 14:11
14:111st & 10 at own 39Matt Davis pass intercepted Daiquan Thomasson return for 22 yds to the SMU 46
Navy Touchdown, 5 plays
13:571st & 10 at opp 46Quentin Ezell run for 4 yds to the SMU 42
13:572nd & 6 at opp 42SMITH, Tago pass intercepted by RANDOLPH, S. at the SMU10, RANDOLPH, S. return to the SMU10 (LEWELLYN, Chad), PENALTY SMU roughing passer 15 yards to the SMU27, 1ST DOWN NAVY, NO PLAY.
13:571st & 10 at opp 27Tago Smith run for 10 yds to the SMU 17 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at opp 17Quentin Ezell run for 7 yds to the SMU 10
13:572nd & 3 at opp 10Tago Smith run for 2 yds to the SMU 8
10:593rd & 1 at opp 8Joshua Walker run for 8 yds for a TD, (Nick Sloan KICK)Navy 48, SMU 14
SMU Turnover on downs, 6 plays
10:591st & 0 at own 35Gavin Jernigan kickoff for 62 yds , Deion Sanders Jr. return for 42 yds to the SMU 45
10:591st & 10 at own 45Xavier Jones run for 4 yds to the SMU 49
10:592nd & 6 at own 49Xavier Jones run for 8 yds to the Navy 43 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 43Matt Davis pass incomplete to Xavier Castille
10:592nd & 10 at opp 43Braeden West run for no gain to the Navy 43
10:593rd & 10 at opp 43Matt Davis pass incomplete to Courtland Sutton
10:594th & 10 at opp 43Matt Davis pass incomplete to Jeremiah Gaines
Navy Touchdown, 11 plays
8:591st & 10 at own 43Will Huntsman run for 5 yds to the Navy 48
8:592nd & 5 at own 48Shawn White run for 5 yds to the SMU 47 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at opp 47Shawn White run for 5 yds to the SMU 42
8:592nd & 5 at opp 42Shawn White run for 4 yds to the SMU 38
8:593rd & 1 at opp 38Shawn White run for 12 yds to the SMU 26 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at opp 26Darryl Bonner run for 2 yds to the SMU 24
8:592nd & 8 at opp 24Chris High run for 7 yds to the SMU 17
8:593rd & 1 at opp 17Chris High run for 6 yds to the SMU 11 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at opp 11Shawn White run for 1 yd to the SMU 10
8:592nd & 9 at opp 10Tago Smith run for 2 yds to the SMU 8
3:243rd & 7 at opp 8Tago Smith run for 8 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 55, SMU 14
SMU Interception, 5 plays
3:241st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 44 yds , Braeden West return for 16 yds to the SMU 37
3:241st & 10 at own 37Garrett Krstich run for 8 yds to the SMU 45
3:242nd & 2 at own 45Darius Durall run for 13 yds to the Navy 42 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at opp 42Darius Durall run for 2 yds to the Navy 40
3:242nd & 8 at opp 40Garrett Krstich run for 8 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at opp 32Garrett Krstich pass intercepted Don Pearson return for 11 yds to the Navy 21
Navy End of game, 2 plays
0:541st & 10 at own 21TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 19
0:542nd & 12 at own 19TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 18

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.

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Navy leads 13–⁠12 in 25 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

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2023SMU 59, Navy 14
2022SMU 40, Navy 34
2021SMU 31, Navy 24
2020SMU 51, Navy 37
2019Navy 35, SMU 28
2018SMU 31, Navy 30

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