Houston at Navy

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Navy beat No. 6 Houston 46–⁠40. It was their third meeting; after it, Houston led the series 2–⁠1.

Away6Houston9–⁠4 in 2016
40
HomeNavy9–⁠5 in 2016
46

Final at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, AnnapolisTV: CBSSNAttendance 34,531

At kickoff
68°F, rain, wind 5 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; U.S. Naval Academy, 2 km from the stadium, six minutes before 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 Ryan WingersGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Houston101071340
Navy101021546

Standouts

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Player stats

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Greg Ward Jr.32/5035932
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Greg Ward Jr.1794133
Dillon Birden1351112
Mulbah Car1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Linell Bonner9117030
Steven Dunbar9112132
Chance Allen787125
Dillon Birden222119
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
D’Juan Hines12000
Matthew Adams12200
Ed Oliver111.500
Khalil Williams10000

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Will Worth3/57620
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Will Worth32115120
Toneo Gulley663019
Dishan Romine640019
Shawn White103809
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Darryl Bonner242125
Brandon Colon134134
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mike Kelly8000
Amos Mason7100
Sean Williams7000
Micah Thomas7000
Jarvis Polu5110
Josiah Powell30.502
Tyler Sayles1110

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

Team stats

HoustonNavy
484Total yards382
359Passing yards76
125Rushing yards306
7.2Yards per pass15.2
3.8Yards per rush4.9
28First downs20
7–⁠16Third downs6–⁠15
4–⁠5Fourth downs1–⁠2
3Turnovers0
4–⁠30Penalties1–⁠5
25:16Possession34:44
0Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

HoustonNavy
51%Success rate48%
0.23EPA per play0.16
1.22Explosiveness0.95
0.23Rushing EPA0.10
0.27Passing EPA1.37
40%Passing-down success19%
0.23First-down EPA0.06
−0.12Second-down EPA0.21
0.39Third-down EPA0.59
13%Havoc by its defense21%

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)

Houston 58% to win. Navy pulled the upset.

The line

Houston −17, over/under 52.

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 Houston 88%, Navy 12%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Navy end zoneHouston end zoneQ1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ1 HoustonTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 1 playQ1 HoustonField goal, 7 playsQ1 NavyField goal, 11 playsQ1 HoustonField goal, 9 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 HoustonTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 7 playsQ2 HoustonInterception, 8 playsQ2 NavyField goal, 10 playsQ3 HoustonFumble, 6 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 HoustonPick-six, 3 plays (Navy scores)Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 HoustonTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 NavyTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ4 HoustonSafety, 4 plays (Navy scores)Q4 NavyField goal, 4 playsQ4 HoustonTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ4 HoustonResult not recorded, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Navy drives left to right, Houston right to left.
  1. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 HoustonTouchdown, 5 plays, 70 yards
  3. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 1 play, 12 yards
  4. Q1 HoustonField goal, 7 plays, 25 yards
  5. Q1 NavyField goal, 11 plays, 66 yards
  6. Q1 HoustonField goal, 9 plays, 25 yards
  7. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 7 plays, 71 yards
  8. Q2 HoustonTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  9. Q2 NavyPunt, 7 plays, 17 yards
  10. Q2 HoustonInterception, 8 plays, 41 yards
  11. Q2 NavyField goal, 10 plays, −2 yards
  12. Q3 HoustonFumble, 6 plays, 18 yards
  13. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 6 plays, 41 yards
  14. Q3 HoustonPick-six, 3 plays (Navy scores), −38 yards
  15. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 14 plays, 35 yards
  16. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 7 plays, 35 yards
  17. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 8 plays, 35 yards
  18. Q4 NavyTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 59 yards
  19. Q4 HoustonSafety, 4 plays (Navy scores), 2 yards
  20. Q4 NavyField goal, 4 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 13 plays, 35 yards
  22. Q4 NavyPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  23. Q4 HoustonResult not recorded, 2 plays, 2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 10
Navy Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 65 yds , Dishan Romine return for 16 yds to the Navy 16
14:511st & 10 at own 16Will Worth run for no gain to the Navy 16
14:042nd & 10 at own 16Will Worth run for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 13
13:233rd & 13 at own 13Will Worth run for 3 yds to the Navy 16
12:524th & 10 at own 16Alex Barta punt for 54 yds, fair catch by D’Eriq King at the Houst 30
Houston Touchdown, 5 plays
12:431st & 10 at own 30Dillon Birden run for 7 yds to the Houst 37
12:342nd & 3 at own 37Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:521st & 10 at the 50Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Chance Allen for 5 yds to the Navy 45
11:252nd & 5 at opp 45Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 13 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at opp 32Steven Dunbar 32 Yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings Kick)Houston 7, Navy 0
Navy Touchdown, 1 play
11:131st & 10 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 62 yds , Dishan Romine return for 85 yds to the Houst 12
10:551st & 10 at opp 12Chris High 12 Yd Run (Bennett Moehring Kick)Tied at 7
Houston Field goal, 7 plays
10:551st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring on-side kick recovered by HOUSTON at the Navy 47
10:361st & 10 at opp 47Dillon Birden run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 49
10:092nd & 12 at opp 49Dillon Birden run for 2 yds to the Navy 47
9:453rd & 10 at opp 47Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 22 yds to the Navy 25 for a 1ST down
9:291st & 10 at opp 25Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Chance Allen, broken up by Tyris Wooten
9:132nd & 10 at opp 25Dillon Birden run for no gain to the Navy 25
8:373rd & 10 at opp 25Greg Ward Jr. run for 4 yds to the Navy 22 Greg Ward Jr. fumbled, forced by Elijah Merchant, recovered by Houst
8:004th & 7 at opp 22Ty Cummings 39 Yd Field GoalHouston 10, Navy 7
Navy Field goal, 11 plays
8:004th & 7 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 65 yds , Tre Walker return for 27 yds to the Navy 27
7:321st & 10 at own 27Chris High run for 13 yds to the Navy 40 for a 1ST down
7:051st & 10 at own 40Will Worth run for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 37
6:332nd & 13 at own 37Will Worth run for 8 yds to the Navy 45
6:003rd & 5 at own 45Toneo Gulley run for 17 yds to the Houst 38 for a 1ST down
5:261st & 10 at opp 38Will Worth run for 3 yds to the Houst 35
4:422nd & 7 at opp 35Toneo Gulley run for 10 yds to the Houst 25 for a 1ST down
4:111st & 10 at opp 25Darryl Bonner run for 11 yds to the Houst 14 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at opp 14Will Worth run for 5 yds to the Houst 9
3:102nd & 5 at opp 9Darryl Bonner run for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 11 Darryl Bonner fumbled, recovered by Navy Darryl Bonner
2:483rd & 7 at opp 11Timeout NAVY, clock 02:48
2:393rd & 7 at opp 11Will Worth run for 4 yds to the Houst 7
2:114th & 3 at opp 7Bennett Moehring 24 Yd Field GoalTied at 10
Houston Field goal, 9 plays
2:114th & 3 at own 35Bennett Moehring on-side kick recovered by HOUSTON at the Navy 44
1:521st & 10 at opp 44Dillon Birden run for 12 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at opp 32Greg Ward Jr. run for no gain to the Navy 32
0:582nd & 10 at opp 32Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 9 yds to the Navy 23
0:253rd & 1 at opp 23Greg Ward Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 25
0:004th & 3 at opp 25Greg Ward Jr. run for 5 yds to the Navy 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:541st & 10 at opp 20Dillon Birden run for 6 yds to the Navy 14
Q2 14:212nd & 4 at opp 14D’Eriq King run for a loss of 5 yards to the Navy 19
Q2 14:053rd & 9 at opp 19Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Steven Dunbar
Q2 14:004th & 9 at opp 19Ty Cummings 36 Yd Field GoalHouston 13, Navy 10
2nd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 20
Navy Touchdown, 7 plays
14:004th & 9 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 60 yds , Dishan Romine return for 24 yds to the Navy 29
13:421st & 10 at own 29Shawn White run for 6 yds to the Navy 35
13:192nd & 4 at own 35Will Worth run for 13 yds to the Navy 48 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at own 48Toneo Gulley run for 19 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
12:071st & 10 at opp 33Will Worth run for 8 yds to the Houst 25
11:312nd & 2 at opp 25Will Worth run for 20 yds to the Houst 5 for a 1ST down
11:111st & 0 at opp 5Timeout NAVY, clock 11:11
11:031st & goal at opp 5Will Worth run for 3 yds to the Houst 2
10:382nd & 0 at opp 2Timeout NAVY, clock 10:38
10:332nd & goal at opp 2Will Worth 2 Yd Run (Bennett Moehring Kick)Navy 17, Houston 13
Houston Touchdown, 6 plays
10:332nd & 7 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 45 yds fair catch by Cameron Doubenmier at the Houst 20
10:211st & 10 at own 20Dillon Birden run for 2 yds to the Houst 22
10:032nd & 8 at own 22Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Chance Allen for 11 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
9:561st & 10 at own 33Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 30 yds to the Navy 37 for a 1ST down
9:311st & 10 at opp 37Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Dillon Birden for 9 yds to the Navy 28
9:042nd & 1 at opp 28Greg Ward Jr. run for 9 yds to the Navy 19 for a 1ST down
8:411st & 10 at opp 19Dillon Birden 19 Yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings Kick)Houston 20, Navy 17
Navy Punt, 7 plays
8:411st & 10 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 65 yds , Dishan Romine return for 28 yds to the Navy 28
8:211st & 10 at own 28Will Worth run for no gain to the Navy 28
7:582nd & 10 at own 28Darryl Bonner run for 6 yds to the Navy 34
7:223rd & 4 at own 34Dishan Romine run for 3 yds to the Navy 37
6:444th & 1 at own 37Will Worth run for 3 yds to the Navy 40 for a 1ST down
6:061st & 10 at own 40Toneo Gulley run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 39
5:272nd & 11 at own 39Will Worth pass incomplete to Darryl Bonner, broken up by Garrett Davis
5:233rd & 11 at own 39Dishan Romine run for 6 yds to the Navy 45
4:544th & 5 at own 45Alex Barta punt for 40 yds, fair catch by D’Eriq King at the Houst 15
Houston Interception, 8 plays
4:381st & 10 at own 15Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 6 yds to the Houst 21
4:252nd & 4 at own 21Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Chance Allen for 5 yds to the Houst 26 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at own 26Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Isaiah Johnson
4:012nd & 10 at own 26Greg Ward Jr. sacked by Jarvis Polu for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 24
3:443rd & 12 at own 24Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 17 yds to the Houst 41 for a 1ST down
3:081st & 10 at own 41Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Chance Allen for 15 yds to the Navy 44 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 44Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Tyler McCloskey
2:502nd & 10 at opp 44Greg Ward Jr. pass intercepted Josiah Powell return for no gain to the Navy 37
Navy Field goal, 10 plays
2:501st & 10 at own 37Timeout HOUSTON, clock 02:50
2:391st & 10 at own 37Will Worth run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 35
2:032nd & 12 at own 35Will Worth run for a loss of 5 yards to the Navy 30
1:593rd & 17 at own 30Will Worth run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 28
1:434th & 19 at own 28Timeout HOUSTON, clock 01:43
1:404th & 19 at own 28HOUSTON Penalty, Roughing the Kicker (Isaiah Johnson) to the Navy 43 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at own 43Will Worth run for 8 yds to the Houst 49
1:002nd & 2 at opp 49Dishan Romine run for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 48
0:523rd & 5 at own 48Will Worth pass complete to Darryl Bonner for 25 yds to the Houst 27 for a 1ST down
0:341st & 10 at opp 27Toneo Gulley run for 7 yds to the Houst 20
0:192nd & 3 at opp 20Will Worth run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 21
0:093rd & 4 at opp 21Will Worth pass incomplete
0:044th & 4 at opp 21Timeout HOUSTON, clock 00:04
0:004th & 4 at opp 21Bennett Moehring 38 Yd Field GoalTied at 20
3rd quarter6 drives, then Navy 41, Houston 27
Houston Fumble, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:561st & 10 at own 25Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Linell Bonner
14:512nd & 10 at own 25Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Steven Dunbar
14:443rd & 10 at own 25Greg Ward Jr. run for 14 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down
14:291st & 10 at own 39Greg Ward Jr. run for 4 yds to the Houst 43
14:132nd & 6 at own 43Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Chance Allen
14:003rd & 6 at own 43Greg Ward Jr. sacked by Dylan Fischer for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 41 Greg Ward Jr. fumbled, recovered by Navy Patrick Forrestal , return for 0 yards
Navy Touchdown, 6 plays
13:501st & 10 at opp 41Dishan Romine run for 11 yds to the Houst 30 for a 1ST down
13:081st & 10 at opp 30Darryl Bonner run for 3 yds to the Houst 27
12:552nd & 7 at opp 27Shawn White run for 3 yds to the Houst 24
12:113rd & 4 at opp 24Dishan Romine run for 4 yds to the Houst 20 for a 1ST down
11:381st & 10 at opp 20Shawn White run for 3 yds to the Houst 17
11:032nd & 7 at opp 17Darryl Bonner 17 Yd pass from Will Worth (Bennett Moehring Kick)Navy 27, Houston 20
Houston Pick-six, 3 plays (Navy scores)
11:032nd & 7 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 59 yds , D’Eriq King return for 15 yds to the Houst 21
10:481st & 10 at own 21Dillon Birden run for 3 yds to the Houst 24
10:292nd & 7 at own 24Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to D’Eriq King for 3 yds to the Houst 27
10:023rd & 4 at own 27Josiah Powell 34 Yd Interception Return (Bennett Moehring Kick)Navy 34, Houston 20
Houston Touchdown, 14 plays
10:021st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 55 yds , D’Eriq King return for 9 yds to the Houst 19
9:501st & 10 at own 19Dillon Birden run for 5 yds to the Houst 24
9:182nd & 5 at own 24Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Chance Allen for 9 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
8:531st & 10 at own 33Mulbah Car run for 3 yds to the Houst 36
8:262nd & 7 at own 36Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Isaiah Johnson for 5 yds to the Houst 41
8:093rd & 2 at own 41Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Mulbah Car for 5 yds to the Houst 46 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at own 46Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Linell Bonner
7:382nd & 10 at own 46Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 6 yds to the Navy 48
7:253rd & 4 at opp 48Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 13 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at opp 35Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to D’Eriq King for 11 yds to the Navy 24 for a 1ST down
6:321st & 10 at opp 24Dillon Birden run for 6 yds to the Navy 18
6:212nd & 4 at opp 18Dillon Birden run for 5 yds to the Navy 13 for a 1ST down
6:061st & 10 at opp 13Dillon Birden run for 3 yds to the Navy 10
5:492nd & 7 at opp 10Greg Ward Jr. run for 2 yds to the Navy 8
5:123rd & 5 at opp 8Greg Ward Jr. 8 Yd Run (Ty Cummings Kick)Navy 34, Houston 27
Navy Touchdown, 7 plays
5:123rd & 5 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 65 yds , Dishan Romine return for 20 yds to the Navy 20
4:521st & 10 at own 20Shawn White run for 4 yds to the Navy 24
4:262nd & 6 at own 24Shawn White run for 4 yds to the Navy 28
3:523rd & 2 at own 28Dishan Romine run for 19 yds to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
3:231st & 10 at own 47Shawn White run for 9 yds to the Houst 44
2:542nd & 1 at opp 44Darryl Bonner run for 2 yds to the Houst 42 for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at opp 42Will Worth run for 8 yds to the Houst 34
1:252nd & 2 at opp 34Brandon Colon 34 Yd pass from Will Worth (Bennett Moehring Kick)Navy 41, Houston 27
Houston Touchdown, 8 plays
1:252nd & 2 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 57 yds , D’Eriq King return for 19 yds to the Houst 27
1:151st & 10 at own 27Greg Ward Jr. run for 33 yds to the Navy 40 for a 1ST down
0:431st & 10 at opp 40HOUSTON Penalty, Illegal Touching (Chance Allen) to the Navy 40
0:312nd & 10 at opp 40Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete
0:233rd & 10 at opp 40Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Chance Allen for 25 yds to the Navy 15 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 15Greg Ward Jr. run for 2 yds to the Navy 13
Q4 14:512nd & 8 at opp 13Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 5 yds to the Navy 8
Q4 14:253rd & 3 at opp 8HOUSTON Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Navy 13
Q4 14:073rd & 8 at opp 13Greg Ward Jr. run for 4 yds to the Navy 9
Q4 13:324th & 4 at opp 9Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to D’Eriq King for 7 yds to the Navy 2 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:181st & goal at opp 2Dillon Birden 2 Yd Run (Ty Cummings PAT blocked)Navy 41, Houston 33
4th quarter6 drives, then Navy 46, Houston 40
Navy Turnover on downs, 12 plays
13:181st & 10 at own 35Ty Cummings kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:121st & 10 at own 25Will Worth run for 5 yds to the Navy 30
12:452nd & 5 at own 30Will Worth run for 4 yds to the Navy 34
12:053rd & 1 at own 34Timeout NAVY, clock 12:05
12:003rd & 1 at own 34Will Worth run for 1 yd to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
11:271st & 10 at own 35Shawn White run for 6 yds to the Navy 41
10:522nd & 4 at own 41Will Worth run for 20 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 39Shawn White run for 3 yds to the Houst 36
9:482nd & 7 at opp 36Shawn White run for no gain to the Houst 36
9:083rd & 7 at opp 36Toneo Gulley run for 11 yds to the Houst 25 for a 1ST down
8:321st & 10 at opp 25Will Worth run for 4 yds to the Houst 21
7:532nd & 6 at opp 21Myles Swain run for 2 yds to the Houst 19
7:073rd & 4 at opp 19Will Worth run for 3 yds to the Houst 16
6:264th & 1 at opp 16Shawn White run for no gain to the Houst 16
Houston Safety, 4 plays (Navy scores)
6:191st & 10 at own 16Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Isaiah Johnson
5:592nd & 10 at own 16Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 2 yds to the Houst 18
5:433rd & 8 at own 18Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete
5:394th & 8 at own 18Team SafetyNavy 43, Houston 33
Navy Field goal, 4 plays
5:394th & 8 at own 20Ty Cummings on-side kick recovered by NAVY at the Houst 30
5:111st & 10 at opp 30Will Worth run for 2 yds to the Houst 28
4:492nd & 8 at opp 28Will Worth run for 2 yds to the Houst 26
4:493rd & 6 at opp 26Timeout HOUSTON, clock 04:49
4:423rd & 6 at opp 26Will Worth run for 3 yds to the Houst 23
4:424th & 3 at opp 23Timeout HOUSTON, clock 04:42
4:384th & 3 at opp 23Bennett Moehring 40 Yd Field GoalNavy 46, Houston 33
Houston Touchdown, 13 plays
4:384th & 3 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 55 yds , D’Eriq King return for 20 yds to the Houst 30
4:201st & 10 at own 30Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 5 yds to the Houst 35
4:092nd & 5 at own 35Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 5 yds to the Houst 40 for a 1ST down
4:011st & 10 at own 40Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 15 yds to the Navy 45 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 45Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Steven Dunbar
3:442nd & 10 at opp 45Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Dillon Birden
3:283rd & 10 at opp 45Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 6 yds to the Navy 39
3:134th & 4 at opp 39Greg Ward Jr. run for 6 yds to the Navy 33 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at opp 33Greg Ward Jr. run for 2 yds to the Navy 31
2:392nd & 8 at opp 31Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Linell Bonner for 16 yds to the Navy 15 for a 1ST down
2:381st & 10 at opp 15Timeout NAVY, clock 02:38
2:301st & 10 at opp 15Greg Ward Jr. run for 8 yds to the Navy 7
2:212nd & 2 at opp 7Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Steven Dunbar
2:123rd & 2 at opp 7HOUSTON Penalty, Offensive Holding (Alex Fontana) to the Navy 17
2:053rd & 12 at opp 17Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Steven Dunbar
1:574th & 12 at opp 17Chance Allen 17 Yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings Kick)Navy 46, Houston 40
Navy Punt, 3 plays
1:574th & 12 at own 35Dane Roy on-side kick recovered by NAVY at the Navy 49
1:461st & 10 at own 49Will Worth run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 48 Will Worth fumbled, recovered by Navy Will Worth
1:342nd & 11 at own 48Myles Swain run for 3 yds to the Houst 49
0:493rd & 8 at opp 49Will Worth run for no gain to the Houst 49
0:174th & 8 at opp 49NAVY Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Navy 46
0:094th & 13 at own 46Alex Barta punt for 54 yds for a touchback
Houston Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:031st & 10 at own 20Greg Ward Jr. pass incomplete to Linell Bonner
0:002nd & 10 at own 20Greg Ward Jr. pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 14 yds to the Houst 34 lat. to Isaiah Johnson for a loss of 6 yards to the Houst 28 lat. to Dillon Birden for a loss of 6 yards to the Houst 22 lat. to Greg Ward Jr. for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 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.

Houston leads 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Houston 38, Navy 20
2021Houston 28, Navy 20
2020Houston 37, Navy 21
2019Navy 56, Houston 41
2018Houston 49, Navy 36
2017Houston 24, Navy 14

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