Louisiana Tech vs. Navy

Friday, December 23, 2016, Armed Forces Bowl

Louisiana Tech beat Navy 48–⁠45. It was their third meeting; Navy leads the series 2–⁠1.

Neutral siteLouisiana Tech9–⁠5 in 2016
48
Neutral siteNavy9–⁠5 in 2016
45

Final at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort WorthTV: ESPNAttendance 40,542Payout $675,000 (Wikipedia)

MVPs Trent Taylor; Zach AbeyWikipedia

At kickoff
51°F, overcast, mist, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fort Worth Naval Air Station Jrb/Carswell Field (KNFW), 10 km from the stadium, 22 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Larry Smith; umpire Robert Holcomb; head linesman Kole Knueppel; line judge Jeff Meslow; side judge Richard Ames; field judge Monte Tilgner; back judge Tom Riepenoff; center judge Jason NicklebyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Louisiana Tech171401748
Navy71771445

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Louisiana Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Higgins29/4040940
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jarred Craft1763016
Boston Scott733112
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Trent Taylor12233251
Carlos Henderson10129227
Conner Smith434019
Alfred Smith1707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Russell Farris81.510
Lloyd Grogan8000
Xavier Woods8000
Collin Scott6000
Dae’Von Washington50.50.50
Aaron Brown31.50.50

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zach Abey7/1215910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zach Abey25114230
Dishan Romine347020
Chris High746224
Malcolm Perry130130
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Darryl Bonner279164
Chris High138038
Jamir Tillman21609
John Brown III116016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Micah Thomas9110
Daiquan Thomasson6000
Tyris Wooten6000
Justin Norton6000
D.J. Palmore3110
Jarvis Polu2110

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

Team stats

Louisiana TechNavy
497Total yards459
409Passing yards159
88Rushing yards300
10.2Yards per pass13.3
2.7Yards per rush6.1
31First downs25
7–⁠10Third downs6–⁠11
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers1
4–⁠50Penalties6–⁠70
31:31Possession28:29
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Louisiana TechNavy
56%Success rate55%
0.36EPA per play0.37
1.12Explosiveness1.29
0.14Rushing EPA0.29
0.58Passing EPA0.65
47%Passing-down success41%
0.06First-down EPA−0.06
0.44Second-down EPA0.73
1.36Third-down EPA0.79
13%Havoc by its defense15%

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 55% to win. Louisiana Tech won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Navy −1, over/under 67.

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 53%, Louisiana Tech 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Navy end zoneLouisiana Tech end zoneQ1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 NavyFumble, 2 playsQ1 Louisiana TechField goal, 8 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 NavyField goal, 10 playsQ2 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 Louisiana TechFumble, 8 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 5 playsQ3 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 NavyTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 NavyTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 Louisiana TechField goal, 9 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Navy drives left to right, Louisiana Tech right to left.
  1. Q1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 4 plays, 16 yards
  2. Q1 NavyFumble, 2 plays, 20 yards
  3. Q1 Louisiana TechField goal, 8 plays, 48 yards
  4. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  6. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 8 plays, 55 yards
  7. Q1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 plays, 66 yards
  8. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 2 plays, 73 yards
  9. Q2 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  10. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 3 plays, 52 yards
  11. Q2 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 plays, 65 yards
  12. Q2 NavyField goal, 10 plays, 41 yards
  13. Q2 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 6 plays, 83 yards
  14. Q2 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 14 plays, 90 yards
  16. Q3 Louisiana TechFumble, 8 plays, 78 yards
  17. Q3 NavyPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  18. Q3 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 6 plays, 70 yards
  19. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 10 plays, 72 yards
  21. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 2 plays, 40 yards
  22. Q4 Louisiana TechField goal, 9 plays, 20 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Louisiana Tech 17, Navy 7
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 63 yds , Carlos Henderson return for 82 yds to the Navy 16
14:301st & 10 at opp 16Jarred Craft run for 9 yds to the Navy 7
14:122nd & 1 at opp 7Jarred Craft run for 5 yds to the Navy 2 for a 1ST down
13:521st & goal at opp 2Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the Navy 1
13:352nd & goal at opp 1Ryan Higgins run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 7, Navy 0
Navy Fumble, 2 plays
13:352nd & 9 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 49 yds , John Brown III return for 16 yds to the Navy 32
13:141st & 10 at own 32Dishan Romine run for 20 yds to the LaTch 48 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at opp 48Zach Abey run for no gain to the LaTch 48 Zach Abey fumbled, recovered by LaTch Prince Sam
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 8 plays
12:201st & 10 at own 48Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 12 yds to the Navy 40 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 40Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the Navy 39
11:522nd & 9 at opp 39Ryan Higgins pass complete to Rhashid Bonnette for 5 yds to the Navy 34
11:223rd & 4 at opp 34Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 29 yds to the Navy 5 for a 1ST down
11:101st & goal at opp 5Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the Navy 4
10:252nd & goal at opp 4Jarred Craft run for no gain to the Navy 4
9:523rd & goal at opp 4Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Kam McKnight, broken up by Patrick Forrestal
9:484th & goal at opp 4Jonathan Barnes 22 yd FG GOODLouisiana Tech 10, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
9:484th & 9 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 60 yds , Dishan Romine return for 21 yds to the Navy 26
9:311st & 10 at own 26Chris High run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 25
8:552nd & 11 at own 25Zach Abey run for 2 yds to the Navy 27
8:123rd & 9 at own 27Darryl Bonner run for 6 yds to the Navy 33
7:494th & 3 at own 33Alex Barta punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Trent Taylor at the LaTch 27
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
7:371st & 10 at own 27Ryan Higgins sacked by Micah Thomas for a loss of 7 yards to the LaTch 20
7:082nd & 17 at own 20Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Trent Taylor
7:033rd & 17 at own 20Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson, broken up by Tyris Wooten
6:504th & 17 at own 20Gerald Shouse punt for 53 yds , Calvin Cass Jr. returns for 18 yds to the Navy 45
Navy Touchdown, 8 plays
6:461st & 10 at own 45Zach Abey pass incomplete to Darryl Bonner
6:362nd & 10 at own 45Zach Abey run for 9 yds to the LaTch 46
6:003rd & 1 at opp 46Shawn White run for 4 yds to the LaTch 42 for a 1ST down
5:431st & 10 at opp 42Zach Abey pass incomplete to Craig Scott
5:332nd & 10 at opp 42Calvin Cass Jr. run for no gain to the LaTch 42
5:003rd & 10 at opp 42Zach Abey pass complete to Chris High for 38 yds to the LaTch 4 for a 1ST down
4:331st & goal at opp 4Zach Abey run for 1 yd to the LaTch 3
4:042nd & goal at opp 3Zach Abey run for 3 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Louisiana Tech 10, Navy 7
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 9 plays
4:042nd & 9 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 63 yds , Carlos Henderson return for 32 yds to the LaTch 34
3:531st & 10 at own 34Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Alfred Smith, broken up by Tyris Wooten
3:432nd & 10 at own 34Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 10 yds to the LaTch 44 for a 1ST down
3:191st & 10 at own 44Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson
3:102nd & 10 at own 44Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 19 yds to the Navy 37 for a 1ST down
2:201st & 10 at opp 37Ryan Higgins run for 5 yds to the Navy 32
2:002nd & 5 at opp 32Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 6 yds to the Navy 26 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at opp 26Ryan Higgins pass complete to Jarred Craft for 1 yd to the Navy 25
0:522nd & 9 at opp 25Jarred Craft run for 6 yds to the Navy 19
0:183rd & 3 at opp 19Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 19 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 17, Navy 7
Navy Touchdown, 2 plays
0:183rd & 3 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 65 yds , Dishan Romine return for 27 yds to the Navy 27
0:011st & 10 at own 27Zach Abey pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 9 yds to the Navy 36
Q2 14:492nd & 1 at own 36Zach Abey pass complete to Darryl Bonner for 64 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Louisiana Tech 17, Navy 14
2nd quarter6 drives, then Louisiana Tech 31, Navy 24
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
14:492nd & 1 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 50 yds , Boston Scott return for 11 yds to the LaTch 26
14:351st & 10 at own 26Ryan Higgins sacked by Jarvis Polu for a loss of 13 yards to the LaTch 13
13:552nd & 23 at own 13Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 11 yds to the LaTch 24
13:193rd & 12 at own 24Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Carlos Henderson
13:044th & 12 at own 24Gerald Shouse punt for 41 yds , Calvin Cass Jr. returns for 13 yds to the Navy 48
Navy Touchdown, 3 plays
12:551st & 10 at own 48Abey, Zach rush for no gain to the NAVY48, PENALTY LATECH face mask (Brown, Aaron) 15 yards to the LATECH37, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NAVY.
12:181st & 10 at opp 37Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the LaTch 32
12:012nd & 5 at opp 32Zach Abey run for 30 yds to the LaTch 2 for a 1ST down
11:171st & goal at opp 2Zach Abey run for 2 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Navy 21, Louisiana Tech 17
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 9 plays
11:171st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 55 yds
11:101st & 10 at own 35Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Conner Smith
10:402nd & 10 at own 35Ryan Higgins run for 2 yds to the Navy 37 for a 1ST down NAVY Penalty, Personal Foul (Brandon Jones) to the Navy 48 for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at opp 48Boston Scott run for 7 yds to the Navy 41
10:112nd & 3 at opp 41Boston Scott run for 6 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
9:301st & 10 at opp 35Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 15 yds to the Navy 20 for a 1ST down
9:091st & 10 at opp 20Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 8 yds to the Navy 12 for a 1ST down NAVY Penalty, Personal Foul (Daiquan Thomasson) to the Navy 6 for a 1ST down
8:431st & goal at opp 6Boston Scott run for 2 yds to the Navy 4
7:562nd & goal at opp 4Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 1 yd to the Navy 3
7:153rd & goal at opp 3Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 3 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 24, Navy 21
Navy Field goal, 10 plays
7:153rd & 7 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 61 yds , Dishan Romine return for 33 yds to the Navy 37
6:501st & 10 at own 37Chris High run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 36
6:032nd & 11 at own 36Calvin Cass Jr. run for 2 yds to the Navy 38
5:453rd & 9 at own 38Chris High run for 10 yds to the Navy 48 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 48Zach Abey run for 11 yds to the LaTch 41 Zach Abey fumbled, recovered by Navy Darryl Bonner for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 41Zach Abey run for 3 yds to the LaTch 38
3:502nd & 7 at opp 38Tre Walker run for 15 yds to the LaTch 23 for a 1ST down
3:221st & 10 at opp 23Timeout NAVY, clock 03:22
2:511st & 10 at opp 23Zach Abey run for 1 yd to the LaTch 22
2:312nd & 9 at opp 22Calvin Cass Jr. run for 2 yds to the LaTch 20
2:073rd & 7 at opp 20Zach Abey sacked by Russell Farris for a loss of 2 yards to the LaTch 22
2:074th & 9 at opp 22Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 02:07
2:024th & 9 at opp 22Bennett Moehring 40 yd FG GOODTied at 24
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 6 plays
2:024th & 9 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 63 yds , Boston Scott return for 15 yds to the LaTch 17
1:441st & 10 at own 17Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 13 yds to the LaTch 30 for a 1ST down
1:271st & 10 at own 30Ryan Higgins run for 5 yds to the LaTch 35
1:202nd & 5 at own 35Ryan Higgins pass incomplete
1:143rd & 5 at own 35Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 12 yds to the LaTch 47 for a 1ST down
0:571st & 10 at own 47Jarred Craft run for 7 yds to the Navy 46
0:432nd & 3 at opp 46LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the LaTch 49
0:432nd & 8 at own 49Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:43
0:352nd & 8 at own 49Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 51 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 31, Navy 24
Navy Punt, 3 plays
0:352nd & 8 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 52 yds , John Brown III return for 17 yds to the Navy 30
0:181st & 10 at own 30Zach Abey sacked by Aaron Brown and Dae’Von Washington for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 27
0:182nd & 13 at own 27Timeout NAVY, clock 00:18
0:102nd & 13 at own 27Zach Abey pass incomplete
0:083rd & 13 at own 27Shawn White run for 3 yds to the Navy 30
0:084th & 10 at own 30Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:08
0:004th & 10 at own 30Alex Barta punt for 57 yds, downed at the LaTch 13
3rd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 31
Navy Touchdown, 14 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 61 yds , Dishan Romine return for 16 yds to the NAVY 49 NAVY Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Navy 10
14:201st & 10 at own 10Calvin Cass Jr. run for 3 yds to the Navy 13
14:002nd & 7 at own 13Darryl Bonner run for 6 yds to the Navy 19
13:353rd & 1 at own 19Zach Abey run for 3 yds to the Navy 22 for a 1ST down
13:051st & 10 at own 22Dishan Romine run for 17 yds to the Navy 39 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at own 39Zach Abey run for 7 yds to the Navy 46
12:072nd & 3 at own 46Timeout NAVY, clock 12:07
12:002nd & 3 at own 46Chris High run for 2 yds to the Navy 48
11:153rd & 1 at own 48Chris High run for 3 yds to the LaTch 49 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 49Dishan Romine run for 10 yds to the LaTch 39 for a 1ST down
10:091st & 10 at opp 39Zach Abey run for 2 yds to the LaTch 37
9:292nd & 8 at opp 37Zach Abey pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 7 yds to the LaTch 30
9:033rd & 1 at opp 30Zach Abey pass incomplete
9:034th & 1 at opp 30Timeout NAVY, clock 09:03
9:004th & 1 at opp 30Zach Abey run for 2 yds to the LaTch 28 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at opp 28Zach Abey run for 4 yds to the LaTch 24
7:532nd & 6 at opp 24Chris High run for 24 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Tied at 31
Louisiana Tech Fumble, 8 plays
7:532nd & 6 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 45 yds fair catch by Collin Scott at the LaTch 20
7:301st & 10 at own 20Jarred Craft run for 3 yds to the LaTch 23
7:112nd & 7 at own 23NAVY Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Tyris Wooten) to the LaTch 38 for a 1ST down
6:301st & 10 at own 38Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 16 yds Trent Taylor fumbled, forced by Jarid Ryan, recovered by LaTch Ethan Reed for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 46Ryan Higgins pass complete to Alfred Smith for 7 yds to the Navy 39
5:302nd & 3 at opp 39Jarred Craft run for 1 yd to the Navy 38
5:003rd & 2 at opp 38Ryan Higgins run for 4 yds to the Navy 34 for a 1ST down
4:251st & 10 at opp 34Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 27 yds to the Navy 7 for a 1ST down
4:001st & goal at opp 7Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 5 yds to the Navy 2
3:342nd & goal at opp 2Jarred Craft run for a loss of 5 yards to the Navy 9 Jarred Craft fumbled, forced by Jackson Pittman, recovered by Navy Brandon Jones
Navy Punt, 5 plays
3:001st & 10 at own 9Zach Abey run for 6 yds to the Navy 15
2:352nd & 2 at own 15Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Navy 20 for a 1ST down
2:151st & 10 at own 20Zach Abey run for 3 yds to the Navy 23
1:202nd & 7 at own 23Zach Abey run for 2 yds to the Navy 25
1:003rd & 5 at own 25Timeout NAVY, clock 01:00
0:453rd & 5 at own 25Zach Abey run for no gain to the Navy 25
0:164th & 5 at own 25Alex Barta punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Trent Taylor at the LaTch 30
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 30Boston Scott run for 1 yd to the LaTch 31
Q4 14:532nd & 9 at own 31Ryan Higgins pass incomplete to Conner Smith LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, Illegal Formation ( Yards) declined
Q4 14:253rd & 9 at own 31Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 15 yds to the LaTch 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:111st & 10 at own 46Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 41 yds to the Navy 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:451st & 10 at opp 13Boston Scott run for 1 yd to the Navy 12
Q4 13:102nd & 9 at opp 12Boston Scott run for 12 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 38, Navy 31
4th quarter4 drives, then Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45
Navy Touchdown, 10 plays
13:102nd & 9 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:001st & 10 at own 25Darryl Bonner run for 1 yd to the Navy 26
12:262nd & 9 at own 26Zach Abey pass incomplete to Jamir Tillman
12:203rd & 9 at own 26Zach Abey pass complete to Brandon Colon for 10 yds to the Navy 36 for a 1ST down
12:021st & 10 at own 36Calvin Cass Jr. run for 1 yd to the Navy 37
11:352nd & 9 at own 37Zach Abey pass complete to John Brown III for 16 yds to the LaTch 47 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at opp 47Darryl Bonner run for 9 yds to the LaTch 38
10:362nd & 1 at opp 38Zach Abey run for 10 yds to the LaTch 28 for a 1ST down
10:151st & 10 at opp 28Calvin Cass Jr. run for 11 yds to the LaTch 17 for a 1ST down
9:401st & 10 at opp 17Zach Abey run for 8 yds to the LaTch 9
9:052nd & 2 at opp 9Chris High run for 9 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Tied at 38
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 10 plays
9:052nd & 2 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 60 yds , Carlos Henderson return for 23 yds to the LaTch 28
8:551st & 10 at own 28Ryan Higgins sacked by D.J. Palmore for a loss of 4 yards to the LaTch 24
8:302nd & 14 at own 24NAVY Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (9 Yards) to the LaTch 33 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at own 33Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 8 yds to the LaTch 41
7:272nd & 2 at own 41Boston Scott run for 4 yds to the LaTch 45 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at own 45Jarred Craft run for 16 yds to the Navy 39 for a 1ST down
6:151st & 10 at opp 39Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 13 yds to the Navy 26 for a 1ST down
6:061st & 10 at opp 26Ryan Higgins pass incomplete
5:582nd & 10 at opp 26Ryan Higgins pass incomplete
5:463rd & 10 at opp 26Higgins, Ryan pass pass intended for Henderson, Carlos intercepted by Ryan, Jarid at the NAVY0, Ryan, Jarid return 0 yards to the NAVY0, PENALTY NAVY pass interference (Ryan, Jarid) 15 yards to the NAVY11, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN LATECH.
5:351st & 10 at opp 11Jarred Craft run for 4 yds to the Navy 7
5:012nd & 6 at opp 7Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 05:01
4:552nd & 6 at opp 7Jarred Craft run for 3 yds to the Navy 4
4:123rd & 3 at opp 4Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 4 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Barnes KICK)Louisiana Tech 45, Navy 38
Navy Touchdown, 2 plays
4:123rd & 3 at own 35Jonathan Barnes kickoff for 65 yds , Darryl Bonner return for 25 yds to the NAVY 40 LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Michael Mims) to the Navy 40
4:001st & 10 at opp 40Zach Abey pass complete to Darryl Bonner for 15 yds to the NAVY 45 for a 1ST down LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, Roughing Passer (Jordan Bradford ejected for targeting) to the LaTch 30 for a 1ST down
3:461st & 10 at opp 30Malcolm Perry run for 30 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)Tied at 45
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 9 plays
3:461st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 64 yds , Alfred Smith return for 14 yds to the LaTch 15
3:301st & 10 at own 15Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 5 yds to the LaTch 20
3:002nd & 5 at own 20Ryan Higgins pass complete to Carlos Henderson for 21 yds to the LaTch 41 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at own 41Jarred Craft run for 10 yds to the Navy 49 for a 1ST down
2:151st & 10 at opp 49Ryan Higgins pass complete to Trent Taylor for 23 yds to the Navy 26 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at opp 26Jarred Craft run for 3 yds to the Navy 23
1:012nd & 7 at opp 23Ryan Higgins pass complete to Conner Smith for 9 yds to the Navy 14 for a 1ST down
0:171st & 10 at opp 14Jarred Craft run for no gain to the Navy 14
0:172nd & 10 at opp 14Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:17
0:032nd & 10 at opp 14TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 15
0:033rd & 11 at opp 15Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:03
0:003rd & 11 at opp 15Jonathan Barnes 32 yd FG GOODLouisiana Tech 48, Navy 45

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 2–⁠1 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
2016Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45Armed Forces Bowl
2010Navy 37, Louisiana Tech 23
2009Navy 32, Louisiana Tech 14

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