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Navy at Houston

Friday, November 24, 2017

Houston beat Navy 24–⁠14. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayNavy7–⁠6 in 2017
14
HomeHouston7–⁠5 in 2017
24

Final at TDECU Stadium, HoustonTV: ESPNAttendance 29,252

At kickoff
66°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 3 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee C. Lamertina; umpire Jeffrey Akers; head linesman Brian Perry; line judge Stephen Ray; side judge Alex Moore; field judge Mark Windham; back judge James Sima; center judge Mark MobraGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Navy0140014
Houston7071024

Standouts

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

Player stats

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zach Abey2/44500
Garret Lewis1/42901
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Malcolm Perry1582113
Anthony Gargiulo1671117
Zach Abey163308
Chris High51607
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyler Carmona140040
Malcolm Perry234029
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
D.J. Palmore8100
Tyler Sayles7210
Micah Thomas7100
Justin Norton4000
Josh Webb2110

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
D’Eriq King21/2727710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
D’Eriq King1657215
Duke Catalon72709
Derek McLemore113013
Mulbah Car7706
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Steven Dunbar8142161
Linell Bonner898032
Derek McLemore227022
Duke Catalon21005
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ed Oliver143.520
D’Juan Hines112.500
Alexander Myres8101
Jerard Carter70.50.50
Nick Thurman30.50.50

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

Team stats

NavyHouston
291Total yards380
74Passing yards277
217Rushing yards103
9.3Yards per pass10.3
3.6Yards per rush3.2
19First downs16
6–⁠16Third downs3–⁠13
1–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers2
4–⁠32Penalties4–⁠43
36:31Possession23:29
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

NavyHouston
40%Success rate48%
−0.02EPA per play0.19
0.97Explosiveness1.08
0.05Rushing EPA0.02
−0.39Passing EPA0.42
15%Passing-down success29%
0.12First-down EPA0.23
−0.08Second-down EPA0.31
0.04Third-down EPA−0.11
15%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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Houston −6.5, over/under 55.

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 67%, Navy 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Houston end zoneNavy end zoneQ1 NavyMissed FG, 12 playsQ1 HoustonPunt, 6 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ1 HoustonTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 NavyFumble, 7 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 6 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 6 playsQ2 HoustonEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 HoustonFumble, 4 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 7 playsQ3 HoustonTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 7 playsQ4 HoustonTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 NavyPunt, 5 playsQ4 HoustonField goal, 7 playsQ4 NavyPunt, 5 playsQ4 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ4 NavyInterception, 5 playsQ4 HoustonEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Houston drives left to right, Navy right to left.
  1. Q1 NavyMissed FG, 12 plays, 52 yards
  2. Q1 HoustonPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  3. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 HoustonTouchdown, 6 plays, 68 yards
  5. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q2 NavyFumble, 7 plays, −44 yards
  7. Q2 HoustonPunt, 6 plays, 22 yards
  8. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 3 plays, 55 yards
  9. Q2 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 NavyPunt, 6 plays, 6 yards
  11. Q2 HoustonEnd of half, 3 plays, 9 yards
  12. Q3 HoustonFumble, 4 plays, 16 yards
  13. Q3 NavyPunt, 7 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 14 plays, 90 yards
  15. Q3 NavyPunt, 7 plays, 19 yards
  16. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 3 plays, 73 yards
  17. Q4 NavyPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  18. Q4 HoustonField goal, 7 plays, 53 yards
  19. Q4 NavyPunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  20. Q4 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q4 NavyInterception, 5 plays, 19 yards
  22. Q4 HoustonEnd of game, 5 plays, 17 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Houston 7, Navy 0
Navy Missed FG, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:461st & 10 at own 25Anthony Gargiulo run for 7 yds to the Navy 32
13:572nd & 3 at own 32Anthony Gargiulo run for 1 yd to the Navy 33
13:383rd & 2 at own 33Timeout NAVY, clock 13:38
13:213rd & 2 at own 33Anthony Gargiulo run for 3 yds to the Navy 36 for a 1ST down
12:531st & 10 at own 36Chris High run for 6 yds to the Navy 42
12:132nd & 4 at own 42John Brown III run for 15 yds to the Houst 43 for a 1ST down
11:521st & 10 at opp 43Zach Abey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 44
11:132nd & 11 at opp 44Malcolm Perry run for 9 yds to the Houst 35
10:433rd & 2 at opp 35Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Houst 30 for a 1ST down
10:091st & 10 at opp 30Darryl Bonner run for 3 yds to the Houst 27
9:272nd & 7 at opp 27Chris High run for 1 yd to the Houst 26
9:003rd & 6 at opp 26Chris High run for 3 yds to the Houst 23
8:434th & 3 at opp 23Timeout NAVY, clock 08:43
8:384th & 3 at opp 23Bennett Moehring 40 yd FG MISSED
Houston Punt, 6 plays
8:181st & 10 at own 23D’Eriq King pass complete to Duke Catalon for 5 yds to the Houst 28
8:082nd & 5 at own 28Duke Catalon run for 4 yds to the Houst 32
7:433rd & 1 at own 32D’Eriq King run for 5 yds to the Houst 37 for a 1ST down
7:221st & 10 at own 37D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Linell Bonner
7:132nd & 10 at own 37D’Eriq King run for no gain to the Houst 37
6:183rd & 10 at own 37D’Eriq King pass complete to Mulbah Car for no gain to the Houst 37
6:024th & 10 at own 37Dane Roy punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Navy 33
Navy Punt, 3 plays
5:451st & 10 at own 33Josh Brown run for 3 yds to the Navy 36
5:142nd & 7 at own 36Zach Abey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 35
4:513rd & 8 at own 35Zach Abey pass incomplete to Tyler Carmona
4:374th & 8 at own 35Owen White punt for 51 yds , Brandon McDowell returns for 18 yds to the Houst 32
Houston Touchdown, 6 plays
4:231st & 10 at own 32Duke Catalon run for no gain to the Houst 32
4:002nd & 10 at own 32D’Eriq King pass complete to Linell Bonner for 32 yds to the Navy 36 for a 1ST down
3:231st & 10 at opp 36D’Eriq King pass complete to Linell Bonner for 24 yds to the Navy 12 for a 1ST down
3:031st & 10 at opp 12D’Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 4 yds to the Navy 8
2:512nd & 6 at opp 8D’Eriq King run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 9
2:213rd & 7 at opp 9D’Eriq King 9 Yd Run (Caden Novikoff Kick)Houston 7, Navy 0
Navy Touchdown, 8 plays
2:213rd & 7 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:091st & 10 at own 25Malcolm Perry run for 13 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at own 38Josh Brown run for 2 yds to the Navy 40
1:022nd & 8 at own 40Chris High run for 7 yds to the Navy 47
0:173rd & 1 at own 47Anthony Gargiulo run for 2 yds to the Navy 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:501st & 10 at own 49Anthony Gargiulo run for 7 yds to the Houst 44
Q2 14:292nd & 3 at opp 44Anthony Gargiulo run for 3 yds to the Houst 41 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:031st & 10 at opp 24Anthony Gargiulo run for 17 yds to the Houst 24 for a 1ST down HOUSTON Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Terrell Williams) to the Houst 12 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:421st & 10 at opp 12Malcolm Perry 12 Yd Run (Bennett Moehring Kick)Tied at 7
2nd quarter6 drives, then Navy 14, Houston 7
Navy Fumble, 7 plays
13:271st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 57 yds , John Leday return for 13 yds to the Houst 21 John Leday fumbled, forced by Taylor Heflin, recovered by Navy Myles Davenport
12:501st & 10 at opp 21Anthony Gargiulo run for 2 yds to the Houst 19
12:252nd & 8 at opp 19Malcolm Perry run for 5 yds to the Houst 14
11:503rd & 3 at opp 14Anthony Gargiulo run for 3 yds to the Houst 11 for a 1ST down
11:401st & 10 at opp 11Malcolm Perry run for 2 yds to the Houst 9
11:002nd & 8 at opp 9Malcolm Perry run for 4 yds to the Houst 5
10:143rd & 4 at opp 5Malcolm Perry run for 3 yds to the Houst 2
9:494th & 1 at opp 2Timeout NAVY, clock 09:49
9:454th & 1 at opp 2Zach Abey run for no gain to the Houst 2
Houston Punt, 6 plays
9:371st & 10 at own 2D’Eriq King run for 8 yds to the Houst 10
9:022nd & 2 at own 10Mulbah Car run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 9
8:413rd & 3 at own 9D’Eriq King pass complete to Linell Bonner for 12 yds to the Houst 21 for a 1ST down
8:201st & 10 at own 21Mulbah Car run for a loss of 2 yards to the Houst 19
7:422nd & 12 at own 19Duke Catalon run for 5 yds to the Houst 24
7:273rd & 7 at own 24D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Courtney Lark
7:204th & 7 at own 24Dane Roy punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Navy 45
Navy Touchdown, 3 plays
7:031st & 10 at own 45Zach Abey pass complete to Tyler Carmona for 40 yds to the Houst 15 for a 1ST down
6:371st & 10 at opp 15Malcolm Perry run for 2 yds to the Houst 13
6:002nd & 8 at opp 13Anthony Gargiulo 13 Yd Run (Bennett Moehring Kick)Navy 14, Houston 7
Houston Punt, 3 plays
6:002nd & 8 at opp 16Bennett Moehring kickoff for 62 yds , Brandon McDowell return for 13 yds to the Houst 16 HOUSTON Penalty, Illegal Block (8 Yards) to the Houst 8
5:271st & 10 at own 8D’Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 9 yds to the Houst 17
5:002nd & 1 at own 17D’Eriq King sacked by Tyler Sayles for a loss of 3 yards to the Houst 14
4:483rd & 4 at own 14D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Steven Dunbar
4:374th & 4 at own 14Dane Roy punt for 49 yds , Craig Scott returns for 14 yds to the Houst 49
Navy Punt, 6 plays
4:271st & 10 at opp 49Anthony Gargiulo run for 3 yds to the Houst 46
3:592nd & 7 at opp 46Malcolm Perry run for 5 yds to the Houst 41
3:213rd & 2 at opp 41Anthony Gargiulo run for 4 yds to the Houst 37 for a 1ST down
2:521st & 10 at opp 37Zach Abey run for 1 yd to the Houst 36
2:152nd & 9 at opp 36Zach Abey run for 3 yds to the Houst 33
1:193rd & 6 at opp 33Zach Abey pass complete to Malcolm Perry for 5 yds to the Houst 28
0:584th & 1 at opp 28NAVY Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the Houst 43
0:514th & 16 at opp 43Owen White punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Brandon McDowell at the Houst 12
Houston End of half, 3 plays
0:201st & 10 at own 12D’Eriq King sacked by Josh Webb for a loss of 3 yards to the Houst 9
0:162nd & 13 at own 9D’Eriq King pass complete to Linell Bonner for 6 yds to the Houst 15
0:073rd & 7 at own 15Duke Catalon run for 6 yds to the Houst 21
3rd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 14
Houston Fumble, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Bennett Moehring kickoff for 56 yds , Brandon McDowell return for 19 yds to the Houst 28
14:351st & 10 at own 28D’Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 13 yds to the Houst 41 for a 1ST down
14:201st & 10 at own 41Duke Catalon run for 7 yds to the Houst 48
13:532nd & 3 at own 48Duke Catalon run for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 44
13:273rd & 7 at own 44D’Eriq King run for 2 yds to the Houst 46 D’Eriq King fumbled, forced by Tyler Sayles, recovered by Navy Winn Howard
Navy Punt, 7 plays
12:451st & 10 at opp 46Anthony Gargiulo run for 1 yd to the Houst 45
12:362nd & 9 at opp 45Anthony Gargiulo run for 3 yds to the Houst 42
12:033rd & 6 at opp 42Zach Abey run for 4 yds to the Houst 38
11:294th & 2 at opp 38Josh Brown run for 3 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 35Chris High run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 36
10:032nd & 11 at opp 36John Brown III run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 37
9:123rd & 12 at opp 37Zach Abey sacked by Jerard Carter and Nick Thurman for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 41
8:594th & 16 at opp 41Owen White punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Brandon McDowell at the Houst 10
Houston Touchdown, 14 plays
8:431st & 10 at own 10D’Eriq King pass complete to Linell Bonner for 5 yds to the Houst 15
8:292nd & 5 at own 15D’Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 34 yds to the Houst 49 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at own 49D’Eriq King pass complete to Linell Bonner for 10 yds to the Navy 41 for a 1ST down
7:411st & 10 at opp 41D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Linell Bonner
7:162nd & 10 at opp 41D’Eriq King run for 8 yds to the Navy 33
6:463rd & 2 at opp 33D’Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 1 yd to the Navy 32
6:314th & 1 at opp 32D’Eriq King run for 3 yds to the Navy 29 for a 1ST down
5:471st & 10 at opp 29Mulbah Car run for 6 yds to the Navy 23
5:312nd & 4 at opp 23D’Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 8 yds to the Navy 15 for a 1ST down
4:581st & 10 at opp 15D’Eriq King run for 2 yds to the Navy 13
4:422nd & 8 at opp 13HOUSTON Penalty, Offensive Holding (Steven Dunbar) to the Navy 23
4:162nd & 18 at opp 23D’Eriq King pass complete to Linell Bonner for 3 yds to the Navy 20
4:003rd & goal at opp 14D’Eriq King pass complete to Linell Bonner for 6 yds to the Navy 14 for a 1ST down NAVY Penalty, Personal Foul (Taylor Heflin) to the Navy 7 for a 1ST down
3:291st & goal at opp 7D’Eriq King run for 5 yds to the Navy 2
3:272nd & goal at opp 2D’Eriq King 2 Yd Run (Caden Novikoff Kick)Tied at 14
Navy Punt, 7 plays
3:272nd & 5 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:161st & 10 at own 25Zach Abey run for 8 yds to the Navy 33
2:442nd & 2 at own 33Malcolm Perry run for 4 yds to the Navy 37 for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at own 37Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Navy 42
1:332nd & 5 at own 42Malcolm Perry run for 5 yds to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
0:581st & 10 at own 47Zach Abey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 46
0:252nd & 11 at own 46Zach Abey sacked by Ed Oliver for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 44
Q4 14:533rd & 13 at own 44Zach Abey pass incomplete to Tyler Carmona
Q4 14:414th & 13 at own 44Owen White punt for 36 yds , Brandon McDowell returns for 7 yds to the Houst 27
4th quarter7 drives, then Houston 24, Navy 14
Houston Touchdown, 3 plays
14:381st & 10 at own 27D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Duke Catalon
14:292nd & 10 at own 27D’Eriq King pass complete to Steven Dunbar for 12 yds to the Houst 39 for a 1ST down
14:001st & 10 at own 39Steven Dunbar 61 Yd pass from D’Eriq King (Caden Novikoff Kick)Houston 21, Navy 14
Navy Punt, 5 plays
14:001st & 10 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 60 yds , Darryl Bonner return for 2 yds to the Navy 7 Darryl Bonner fumbled, recovered by Navy Darryl Bonner
13:231st & 10 at own 7Zach Abey run for 7 yds to the Navy 14
13:132nd & 3 at own 14Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Navy 19 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at own 19Zach Abey run for 4 yds to the Navy 23
11:582nd & 6 at own 23Anthony Gargiulo run for 3 yds to the Navy 26
11:113rd & 3 at own 26Zach Abey run for no gain to the Navy 26
10:444th & 3 at own 26Owen White punt for 45 yds , Brandon McDowell returns for no gain to the Houst 29
Houston Field goal, 7 plays
10:231st & 10 at own 29Duke Catalon run for 9 yds to the Houst 38
9:562nd & 1 at own 38Derek McLemore run for 13 yds to the Navy 49 for a 1ST down
9:311st & 10 at opp 49D’Eriq King pass complete to Derek McLemore for 22 yds to the Navy 27 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 27D’Eriq King pass complete to Duke Catalon for 5 yds to the Navy 22
8:432nd & 5 at opp 22D’Eriq King pass incomplete to Courtney Lark
8:193rd & 5 at opp 22D’Eriq King run for 4 yds to the Navy 18
8:024th & 1 at opp 18Timeout HOUSTON, clock 08:02
7:574th & 1 at opp 18Caden Novikoff 35 Yd Field GoalHouston 24, Navy 14
Navy Punt, 5 plays
7:574th & 1 at own 35Caden Novikoff kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:571st & 10 at own 25NAVY Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Navy 20
7:431st & 15 at own 20Malcolm Perry run for 13 yds to the Navy 33
6:472nd & 2 at own 33Josh Brown run for 1 yd to the Navy 34
6:103rd & 1 at own 34Malcolm Perry run for 3 yds to the Navy 37 for a 1ST down
5:401st & 10 at own 37Anthony Gargiulo run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 36
5:132nd & 11 at own 36Malcolm Perry run for 1 yd to the Navy 37
5:003rd & 10 at own 37Craig Scott run for a loss of 5 yards to the Navy 32
4:304th & 15 at own 32Owen White punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Brandon McDowell at the Houst 20
Houston Punt, 3 plays
4:261st & 10 at own 20Mulbah Car run for 1 yd to the Houst 21
4:262nd & 9 at own 21Timeout NAVY, clock 04:26
4:192nd & 9 at own 21D’Eriq King run for 1 yd to the Houst 22
4:193rd & 8 at own 22Timeout NAVY, clock 04:19
4:113rd & 8 at own 22D’Eriq King pass complete to Derek McLemore for 5 yds to the Houst 27
4:114th & 3 at own 27Timeout NAVY, clock 04:11
4:044th & 3 at own 27Dane Roy punt for 34 yds, downed at the Navy 39
Navy Interception, 5 plays
3:501st & 10 at own 39Garret Lewis pass complete to Malcolm Perry for 29 yds to the Houst 32 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at opp 32Garret Lewis pass incomplete to Craig Scott
3:302nd & 10 at opp 32Garret Lewis sacked by Ed Oliver for a loss of 5 yards to the Houst 37
3:093rd & 15 at opp 37Garret Lewis pass incomplete to Craig Scott
3:094th & 15 at opp 37NAVY Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Houst 42
2:594th & 20 at opp 26Garret Lewis pass intercepted Alexander Myres return for 13 yds to the Houst 29 HOUSTON Penalty, Personal Foul (Ed Oliver) to the Houst 13
Houston End of game, 5 plays
2:301st & 10 at own 13Mulbah Car run for no gain to the Houst 13
1:372nd & 10 at own 13D’Eriq King run for 15 yds to the Houst 28 for a 1ST down
1:191st & 10 at own 28Mulbah Car run for 3 yds to the Houst 31
0:252nd & 7 at own 31Mulbah Car run for no gain to the Houst 31
0:003rd & 7 at own 31TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Houst 30

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

Every Navy–Houston game

Houston leads 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the five 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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