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UConn at Navy

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Navy beat UConn 28–⁠24. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Navy led the series 8–⁠1.

AwayUConn3–⁠9 in 2016
24
HomeNavy9–⁠5 in 2016
28

Final at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, AnnapolisTV: CBSSNAttendance 31,501

At kickoff
86°F, clear, wind 13 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; U.S. Naval Academy, 2 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Adam Savoie; umpire Paul Myers; head linesman Dan Harrington; line judge Tod Reese; side judge Alex Moore; field judge James Reif; back judge Tom Fimmen; center judge Marcus WoodsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UConn0714324
Navy7140728

Standouts

Player stats

UConn

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bryant Shirreffs23/2623910
Tyler Davis1/12500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ron Johnson1033110
Bryant Shirreffs1332012
Arkeel Newsome91307
Noel Thomas21209
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Noel Thomas11116134
Hergy Mayala568041
Alec Bloom231025
Aaron McLean124024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Matthew Walsh12100
Obi Melifonwu10000
Luke Carrezola7310
Vontae Diggs6000
Cole Ormsby2110

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Will Worth6/813000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dishan Romine976019
Will Worth194429
Chris High736126
Toneo Gulley533015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jamir Tillman475047
Calvin Cass Jr.140040
Dishan Romine115015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyris Wooten10100
Alohi Gilman10000
Micah Thomas7100
Sean Williams6100
Myles Davenport1110

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

Team stats

UConnNavy
354Total yards365
264Passing yards130
90Rushing yards235
9.8Yards per pass16.3
2.6Yards per rush4.7
19First downs20
5–⁠11Third downs5–⁠10
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers1
2–⁠6Penalties2–⁠30
30:13Possession29:47
2Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

UConnNavy
52%Success rate54%
0.25EPA per play0.29
0.95Explosiveness0.99
−0.06Rushing EPA0.19
0.66Passing EPA0.77
33%Passing-down success64%
0.13First-down EPA0.01
0.10Second-down EPA0.80
0.67Third-down EPA0.54
12%Havoc by its defense18%

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 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Navy −7.5, over/under 43.5.

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 70%, UConn 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Navy end zoneUConn end zoneQ1 UConnPunt, 9 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 UConnPunt, 7 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 UConnPunt, 3 playsQ2 NavyTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ2 UConnFumble return TD, 1 play (Navy scores)Q2 UConnFumbleQ2 NavyMissed FG, 4 playsQ2 UConnTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 NavyEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ3 UConnTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 NavyFumble return TD, 11 plays (UConn scores)Q3 NavyPunt, 7 playsQ4 UConnField goal, 9 playsQ4 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ4 UConnPunt, 3 playsQ4 NavyTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 UConnEnd of game, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Navy drives left to right, UConn right to left.
  1. Q1 UConnPunt, 9 plays, 39 yards
  2. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 10 plays, 96 yards
  3. Q1 UConnPunt, 7 plays, 36 yards
  4. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 9 plays, 80 yards
  5. Q2 UConnPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q2 NavyTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 43 yards
  7. Q2 UConnFumble return TD, 1 play (Navy scores), 1 yard
  8. Q2 UConnFumble, 2 yards
  9. Q2 NavyMissed FG, 4 plays, 7 yards
  10. Q2 UConnTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  11. Q2 NavyEnd of half, 2 plays, 10 yards
  12. Q3 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  13. Q3 UConnTouchdown, 10 plays, 60 yards
  14. Q3 NavyFumble return TD, 11 plays (UConn scores), 61 yards
  15. Q3 NavyPunt, 7 plays, 27 yards
  16. Q4 UConnField goal, 9 plays, 70 yards
  17. Q4 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  18. Q4 UConnPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 4 plays, 17 yards
  20. Q4 UConnEnd of game, 10 plays, 79 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Navy 7, UConn 0
UConn Punt, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 64 yds , Tyraiq Beals return for 15 yds to the UConn 16
15:001st & 10 at own 16Arkeel Newsome run for a loss of 6 yards to the UConn 10
15:002nd & 16 at own 10Bryant Shirreffs run for 9 yds to the UConn 19
15:003rd & 7 at own 19Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 18 yds to the UConn 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Arkeel Newsome run for 4 yds to the UConn 41
15:002nd & 6 at own 41Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 5 yds to the UConn 46
15:003rd & 1 at own 46Ron Johnson run for 3 yds to the UConn 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 49Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Noel Thomas
15:002nd & 10 at own 49Ron Johnson run for 6 yds to the Navy 45
15:003rd & 4 at opp 45Bryant Shirreffs run for no gain to the Navy 45
15:004th & 4 at opp 45Justin Wain punt for 41 yds, downed at the Navy 4
Navy Touchdown, 10 plays
9:491st & 10 at own 4Dishan Romine run for 6 yds to the Navy 10
9:492nd & 4 at own 10Will Worth run for 5 yds to the Navy 15 for a 1ST down
9:491st & 10 at own 15Tre Walker run for 4 yds to the Navy 19
9:492nd & 6 at own 19Will Worth run for 1 yd to the Navy 20
9:493rd & 5 at own 20Will Worth pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 47 yds to the UConn 33 for a 1ST down
9:491st & 10 at opp 33Chris High run for 2 yds to the UConn 31
9:492nd & 8 at opp 31Will Worth run for 3 yds to the UConn 28
9:493rd & 5 at opp 28Will Worth run for 8 yds to the UConn 20 for a 1ST down
9:491st & 10 at opp 20Toneo Gulley run for 12 yds to the UConn 8 for a 1ST down CONNECTICUT Penalty, personal foul (Obi Melifonwu) to the UConn 4 for a 1ST down
4:521st & goal at opp 4Chris High run for 4 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Navy 7, UConn 0
UConn Punt, 7 plays
4:521st & 0 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 65 yds , Tyraiq Beals return for 23 yds to the UConn 23
4:521st & 10 at own 23Bryant Shirreffs run for 5 yds to the UConn 28
4:522nd & 5 at own 28Ron Johnson run for 6 yds to the UConn 38 Ron Johnson fumbled, forced by Daiquan Thomasson, recovered by UConn Hergy Mayala for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at own 38Ron Johnson run for no gain to the UConn 38
4:522nd & 10 at own 38Arkeel Newsome run for 1 yd to the UConn 39
4:523rd & 9 at own 39SHIRREFFS, Bry. pass incomplete to LEMELLE, Brian, PENALTY NAVY personal foul (MASON, Amos) 15 yards to the NAVY46, 1ST DOWN UCONN, NO PLAY.
4:521st & 10 at opp 46Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Noel Thomas
4:522nd & 10 at opp 46Arkeel Newsome run for 4 yds to the Navy 42
4:523rd & 6 at opp 42Bryant Shirreffs run for 1 yd to the Navy 41
4:524th & 5 at opp 41Justin Wain punt for 41 yds for a touchback
Navy Touchdown, 9 plays
0:261st & 10 at own 20Chris High run for 6 yds to the Navy 26
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at own 26Will Worth pass complete to Calvin Cass Jr. for 40 yds to the UConn 34 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 34WORTH, Will rush for no gain to the UCONN34 (STAPLETON, Cam;WALSH, Matt), PENALTY NAVY personal foul (HAWK, Jake) 15 yards to the UCONN49, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 25 at opp 49Will Worth pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 7 yds to the UConn 42
Q2 15:002nd & 18 at opp 42Chris High run for 26 yds to the UConn 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 16Dishan Romine run for 6 yds to the UConn 10
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 10Dishan Romine run for 3 yds to the UConn 7
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at opp 7Will Worth run for 3 yds to the UConn 4 for a 1ST down CONNECTICUT Penalty, personal foul (Jamar Summers) to the UConn 2 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 2Will Worth run for 1 yd to the UConn 1
Q2 10:352nd & goal at opp 1Will Worth run for 1 yd for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Navy 14, UConn 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then Navy 21, UConn 7
UConn Punt, 3 plays
10:351st & 0 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 58 yds , Tyraiq Beals return for 13 yds to the UConn 20
10:351st & 10 at own 20Arkeel Newsome run for 3 yds to the UConn 23
10:352nd & 7 at own 23Bryant Shirreffs sacked by Myles Davenport for a loss of 9 yards to the UConn 14
10:353rd & 16 at own 14Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Alec Bloom for 6 yds to the UConn 20
10:354th & 10 at own 20Justin Wain punt for 44 yds , Craig Scott returns for 20 yds to the UConn 44
Navy Turnover on downs, 6 plays
8:131st & 10 at opp 44Dishan Romine run for 19 yds to the UConn 25 for a 1ST down
8:131st & 10 at opp 25Will Worth pass complete to Dishan Romine for 15 yds to the UConn 10 for a 1ST down
8:131st & goal at opp 10Calvin Cass Jr. run for 4 yds to the UConn 6
8:132nd & goal at opp 6Calvin Cass Jr. run for 1 yd to the UConn 5
8:133rd & goal at opp 5Will Worth run for 4 yds to the UConn 1
8:134th & goal at opp 1Will Worth run for no gain to the UConn 1
5:361st & 10 at own 1Bryant Shirreffs run for 1 yd Bryant Shirreffs fumbled, forced by Alohi Gilman, recovered by Navy Alohi Gilman , return for 2 yds, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Navy 21, UConn 0
5:361st & 0 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 53 yds , Tyraiq Beals return for 8 yds to the UConn 22 Tyraiq Beals fumbled, forced by Khaylan Williams, recovered by Navy Alohi Gilman
Navy Missed FG, 4 plays
5:361st & 10 at opp 22Will Worth pass incomplete to Jamir Tillman
5:362nd & 10 at opp 22Toneo Gulley run for 7 yds to the UConn 15
5:363rd & 3 at opp 15Will Worth pass incomplete to Jamir Tillman, broken up by Anthony Watkins
4:244th & 3 at opp 15Bennett Moehring 32 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Folorunso Fatukasi Folorunso Fatukasi return for no gain
UConn Touchdown, 10 plays
4:241st & 10 at own 20Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 6 yds to the UConn 26
4:242nd & 4 at own 26Bryant Shirreffs run for a loss of 7 yards to the UConn 22 Bryant Shirreffs fumbled, forced by Amos Mason, recovered by UConn Ryan Crozier
4:243rd & 8 at own 22Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 10 yds to the UConn 32 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at own 32Bryant Shirreffs run for 1 yd to the UConn 33
4:242nd & 9 at own 33Bryant Shirreffs run for 7 yds to the UConn 40
4:243rd & 2 at own 40Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 7 yds to the UConn 47 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at own 47Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Tyler Davis for 4 yds to the Navy 49
4:242nd & 6 at opp 49Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Arkeel Newsome for 7 yds to the Navy 42 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at opp 42Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Ron Johnson for 8 yds to the Navy 34
1:162nd & 2 at opp 34Timeout CONNECTICUT, clock 01:16
1:102nd & 2 at opp 34Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 34 yds for a TD, (Bobby Puyol KICK)Navy 21, UConn 7
Navy End of half, 2 plays
1:101st & 0 at own 35Bobby Puyol kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:101st & 10 at own 25Toneo Gulley run for 4 yds to the Navy 29
1:102nd & 6 at own 29Chris High run for 6 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 21
Navy Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Bobby Puyol kickoff for 64 yds , Dishan Romine return for 24 yds to the Navy 25
15:001st & 10 at own 25Will Worth run for 3 yds to the Navy 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Shawn White run for 2 yds to the Navy 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Dishan Romine run for 4 yds to the Navy 34
15:004th & 1 at own 34Alex Barta punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UConn 40
UConn Touchdown, 10 plays
13:021st & 10 at own 40Noel Thomas run for 9 yds to the UConn 49
13:022nd & 1 at own 49Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 3 yds to the Navy 48 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at opp 48Arkeel Newsome run for 3 yds to the Navy 45
13:022nd & 7 at opp 45Arkeel Newsome run for a loss of 6 yards to the UConn 49
13:023rd & 13 at own 49Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 17 yds to the Navy 34 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at opp 34Bryant Shirreffs run for 1 yd to the Navy 33
13:022nd & 9 at opp 33Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 5 yds to the Navy 28
13:023rd & 4 at opp 28Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Noel Thomas
13:024th & 4 at opp 28Tyler Davis pass complete to Alec Bloom for 25 yds to the Navy 3 for a 1ST down
8:071st & goal at opp 3Ron Johnson run for 3 yds for a TD, (Bobby Puyol KICK)Navy 21, UConn 14
Navy Fumble return TD, 11 plays (UConn scores)
8:071st & 0 at own 35Bobby Puyol kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:071st & 10 at own 25Chris High run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 24
8:072nd & 11 at own 24Toneo Gulley run for 15 yds to the Navy 39 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at own 39Calvin Cass Jr. run for 10 yds to the Navy 49 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at own 49Calvin Cass Jr. run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
8:072nd & 9 at the 50Dishan Romine run for 10 yds to the UConn 40 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 40Dishan Romine run for 19 yds to the UConn 21 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 21Shawn White run for 2 yds to the UConn 19
8:072nd & 8 at opp 19Will Worth run for 6 yds to the UConn 13
8:073rd & 2 at opp 13Will Worth run for 3 yds to the UConn 10 for a 1ST down
8:071st & goal at opp 10Dishan Romine run for 3 yds to the UConn 7
2:392nd & 0 at opp 7Chris High run for 1 yd Chris High fumbled, forced by Mikal Myers, recovered by UConn Jamar Summers , return for 86 yds, (Bobby Puyol KICK)Tied at 21
Navy Punt, 7 plays
2:391st & 0 at own 35Bobby Puyol kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:391st & 10 at own 25Will Worth sacked by Luke Carrezola for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 24
2:392nd & 11 at own 24Will Worth run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 23
2:393rd & 12 at own 23Will Worth pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 12 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at own 35Tre Walker run for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at the 50Will Worth run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at the 50Darryl Bonner run for 7 yds to the UConn 43
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at opp 43Toneo Gulley run for a loss of 5 yards to the UConn 48
Q4 15:004th & 8 at opp 48Erik Harris punt for 39 yds, downed at the UConn 9
4th quarter5 drives, then Navy 28, UConn 24
UConn Field goal, 9 plays
13:371st & 10 at own 9Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 41 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at the 50Arkeel Newsome run for 7 yds to the Navy 43
13:372nd & 3 at opp 43Noel Thomas run for 3 yds to the Navy 40 for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at opp 40Arkeel Newsome run for 3 yds to the Navy 37
13:372nd & 7 at opp 37Ron Johnson run for 7 yds to the Navy 30 for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at opp 30Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 1 yd to the Navy 29
13:372nd & 9 at opp 29Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Ron Johnson for 9 yds Ron Johnson fumbled, forced by Elijah Merchant, recovered by UConn Ron Johnson
9:473rd & 7 at opp 27Timeout CONNECTICUT, clock 09:47
9:473rd & 7 at opp 27Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 6 yds to the Navy 21
9:084th & 1 at opp 21Bobby Puyol 38 yd FG GOODUConn 24, Navy 21
Navy Punt, 3 plays
9:081st & 0 at own 35Bobby Puyol kickoff for 63 yds , Dishan Romine return for 24 yds to the Navy 26
9:081st & 10 at own 26Will Worth sacked by Cole Ormsby for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 23
9:082nd & 13 at own 23Will Worth pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 9 yds to the Navy 32
9:083rd & 4 at own 32Calvin Cass Jr. run for no gain to the Navy 32
9:084th & 4 at own 32Erik Harris punt for 63 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UConn 5
UConn Punt, 3 plays
7:131st & 10 at own 5Ron Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the UConn 3
7:132nd & 12 at own 3Ron Johnson run for 5 yds to the UConn 8
7:133rd & 7 at own 8Ron Johnson run for 1 yd to the UConn 9
7:134th & 6 at own 9Justin Wain punt for 34 yds , Calvin Cass Jr. returns for 26 yds to the UConn 17
Navy Touchdown, 4 plays
4:571st & 10 at opp 17Dishan Romine run for 6 yds to the UConn 11
4:572nd & 4 at opp 11Will Worth run for 9 yds to the UConn 2 for a 1ST down
3:501st & goal at opp 2Will Worth run for 1 yd to the UConn 1
3:082nd & goal at opp 1Will Worth run for 1 yd for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Navy 28, UConn 24
UConn End of game, 10 plays
3:081st & 0 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 64 yds , Tyraiq Beals return for 19 yds to the UConn 20
3:081st & 10 at own 20Bryant Shirreffs run for 3 yds to the UConn 23
3:082nd & 7 at own 23Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 7 yds to the UConn 30 for a 1ST down
3:081st & 10 at own 30Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 6 yds to the UConn 36
3:082nd & 4 at own 36Bryant Shirreffs run for 5 yds to the UConn 41 for a 1ST down
3:081st & 10 at own 41Bryant Shirreffs run for 12 yds to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
3:081st & 10 at opp 47Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Aaron McLean for 24 yds to the Navy 23 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at opp 23Timeout CONNECTICUT, clock 00:45
0:451st & 10 at opp 23Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 9 yds to the Navy 14
0:452nd & 1 at opp 14Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Tyler Davis for 4 yds to the Navy 10 for a 1ST down
0:451st & goal at opp 10Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Hergy Mayala for 9 yds to the Navy 1
0:172nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout CONNECTICUT, clock 00:17
0:172nd & goal at opp 1Ron Johnson run for no gain to the Navy 1

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.

The series

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Navy leads 9–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2019Navy 56, UConn 10
2016Navy 28, UConn 24
2015Navy 28, UConn 18
2006Navy 41, UConn 17
2002UConn 38, Navy 0
1979Navy 21, UConn 10

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