Referee Jeff Maconaghy; umpire Bill Lamkin; head linesman Todd Riddick; line judge Jeffrey Cooney; side judge Ken Bushey; field judge James Reif; back judge Eric Hartman; center judge Charles LewisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Navy
Cincinnati
171
Total yards
451
47
Passing yards
189
124
Rushing yards
262
11.8
Yards per pass
9.4
2.4
Yards per rush
6.4
13
First downs
22
3–13
Third downs
6–10
0–3
Fourth downs
1–1
1
Turnovers
0
3–31
Penalties
4–30
30:26
Possession
25:29
1
Sacks (by defense)
5
Efficiency
Navy
Cincinnati
41%
Success rate
59%
−0.33
EPA per play
0.47
0.59
Explosiveness
1.25
−0.31
Rushing EPA
0.38
−0.43
Passing EPA
0.65
0%
Passing-down success
50%
0.14
First-down EPA
0.25
−0.30
Second-down EPA
0.38
−0.28
Third-down EPA
1.12
3%
Havoc by its defense
21%
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)
Cincinnati 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Cincinnati −12, over/under 48.
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 Cincinnati 80%, Navy 20%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Cincinnati drives left to right, Navy right to left.
Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q1 CincinnatiTouchdown, 6 plays, 60 yards
Q1 NavyPunt, 10 plays, 26 yards
Q1 CincinnatiTouchdown, 14 plays, 89 yards
Q2 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q2 CincinnatiTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
Q2 NavyTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 22 yards
Q2 CincinnatiTouchdown, 5 plays, 47 yards
Q2 NavyEnd of half, 4 plays, 8 yards
Q3 CincinnatiTouchdown, 6 plays, 76 yards
Q3 NavyTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 50 yards
Q3 CincinnatiPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
Q3 NavyTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 57 yards
Q3 CincinnatiPunt, 4 plays, 2 yards
Q4 NavyFumble, 9 plays, 29 yards
Q4 CincinnatiTouchdown, 1 play, 40 yards
Q4 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q4 CincinnatiPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q4 NavyPunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
Q4 CincinnatiResult not recorded, 6 plays, 29 yards
Play by play
1st quarter4 drives, then Cincinnati 7, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Ryan Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Nelson Smith run for 2 yds to the Navy 27
15:00
2nd & 8 at own 27
Malcolm Perry run for a loss of 7 yards to the Navy 22 Malcolm Perry fumbled, recovered by Navy Malcolm Perry , return for 2 yds to the Navy 22
15:00
3rd & 13 at own 22
Zach Abey run for 8 yds to the Navy 30
15:00
4th & 5 at own 30
NAVY Penalty, false start (Elan Nash) to the Navy 25
15:00
4th & 10 at own 25
Owen White punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Cincy 40
Cincinnati Touchdown, 6 plays
12:41
1st & 10 at own 40
Michael Warren II run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:41
1st & 10 at the 50
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Jerron Rollins for 9 yds to the Navy 41
12:41
2nd & 1 at opp 41
Michael Warren II run for 4 yds to the Navy 37 for a 1ST down
12:41
1st & 10 at opp 37
Desmond Ridder run for 28 yds to the Navy 9 for a 1ST down
12:41
1st & goal at opp 9
Michael Warren II run for 1 yd to the Navy 8
9:56
2nd & goal at opp 8
Michael Warren II run for 8 yds for a TD, (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 7, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 10 plays
9:56
1st & 0 at own 35
Ryan Jones kickoff for 56 yds
9:56
1st & 10 at own 25
Anthony Gargiulo run for 14 yds to the Navy 39 for a 1ST down
9:56
1st & 10 at own 39
Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Navy 44
9:56
2nd & 5 at own 44
Anthony Gargiulo run for 2 yds to the Navy 46
9:56
3rd & 3 at own 46
Zach Abey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 45
9:56
4th & 4 at own 45
CINCINNATI Penalty, Defensive offside (Cortez Broughton) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:56
1st & 10 at the 50
Mike Martin run for 1 yd to the Cincy 49
9:56
2nd & 9 at opp 49
Malcolm Perry run for 5 yds to the Cincy 44
9:56
3rd & 4 at opp 44
Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Cincy 39 for a 1ST down
9:56
1st & 10 at opp 39
Malcolm Perry run for 1 yd to the Cincy 38
9:56
2nd & 9 at opp 38
Zach Abey run for a loss of 5 yards to the Cincy 43
9:56
3rd & 14 at opp 43
Zach Abey sacked by Kimoni Fitz and Michael Pitts for a loss of 6 yards to the Cincy 49
9:56
4th & 20 at opp 49
Owen White punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Cincy 11
Cincinnati Touchdown, 14 plays
3:26
1st & 10 at own 11
Desmond Ridder run for 7 yds to the Cincy 18
3:26
2nd & 3 at own 18
Charles McClelland run for 1 yd to the Cincy 19
3:26
3rd & 2 at own 19
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Rashad Medaris for 13 yds to the Cincy 32 for a 1ST down
3:26
1st & 10 at own 32
Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Michael Warren II
3:26
2nd & 10 at own 32
Michael Warren II run for 14 yds to the Cincy 46 for a 1ST down
3:26
1st & 10 at own 46
Desmond Ridder pass incomplete
3:26
2nd & 10 at own 46
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Kahlil Lewis for 7 yds to the Navy 47
3:26
3rd & 3 at opp 47
Michael Warren II run for 2 yds to the Navy 45
Q2 15:00
4th & 1 at opp 45
Michael Warren II run for 7 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 38
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Kahlil Lewis for 6 yds to the Navy 32
Q2 15:00
2nd & 4 at opp 32
Desmond Ridder run for 15 yds to the Navy 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 17
Michael Warren II run for 10 yds to the Navy 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & goal at opp 7
Michael Warren II run for no gain to the Navy 7
Q2 12:00
2nd & goal at opp 7
Desmond Ridder run for 7 yds for a TD, (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 14, Navy 0
Q2 12:00
1st & goal at own 35
NAVY Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Hudson Sullivan) to the 50 yard line
2nd quarter5 drives, then Cincinnati 28, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
12:00
1st & 0 at the 50
Ryan Jones kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
12:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Zach Abey sacked by Cortez Broughton and Michael Pitts for a loss of 6 yards to the Navy 19
12:00
2nd & 16 at own 19
Malcolm Perry run for 6 yds to the Navy 25
12:00
3rd & 10 at own 25
Zach Abey run for 1 yd to the Navy 26
12:00
4th & 9 at own 26
Owen White punt for 45 yds , Aulden Knight returns for a loss of 4 yards to the Cincy 25
Cincinnati Touchdown, 12 plays
10:03
1st & 10 at own 25
Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Cincy 27
10:03
2nd & 8 at own 27
Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Kahlil Lewis
10:03
3rd & 8 at own 27
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Kahlil Lewis for 8 yds to the Cincy 35 for a 1ST down
10:03
1st & 10 at own 35
Desmond Ridder run for 1 yd to the Cincy 36
10:03
2nd & 9 at own 36
Michael Warren II run for 5 yds to the Cincy 41
10:03
3rd & 4 at own 41
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Rashad Medaris for 10 yds to the Navy 49 for a 1ST down
10:03
1st & 10 at opp 49
Desmond Ridder run for 5 yds to the Navy 44
10:03
2nd & 5 at opp 44
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Kahlil Lewis for 10 yds to the Navy 34 for a 1ST down
10:03
1st & 10 at opp 34
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Josiah Deguara for 28 yds to the Navy 6 for a 1ST down
10:03
1st & goal at opp 6
Michael Warren II run for 3 yds to the Navy 3
10:03
2nd & goal at opp 3
Michael Warren II run for 2 yds to the Navy 1
4:12
3rd & goal at opp 1
Michael Warren II run for 1 yd for a TD, (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 21, Navy 0
Navy Turnover on downs, 6 plays
4:12
1st & 0 at own 35
Ryan Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:12
1st & 10 at own 25
Zach Abey run for 9 yds to the Navy 34
4:12
2nd & 1 at own 34
Zach Abey run for 4 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down
4:12
1st & 10 at own 38
Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Navy 43
4:12
2nd & 5 at own 43
Malcolm Perry run for 4 yds to the Navy 47
4:12
3rd & 1 at own 47
Zach Abey run for no gain to the Navy 47
4:12
4th & 1 at own 47
Malcolm Perry run for no gain to the Navy 47
Cincinnati Touchdown, 5 plays
1:48
1st & 10 at opp 47
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Charles McClelland for 9 yds to the Navy 38
1:48
2nd & 1 at opp 38
Desmond Ridder run for 3 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
1:48
1st & 10 at opp 35
Charles McClelland run for 26 yds to the Navy 9 for a 1ST down
1:48
1st & goal at opp 9
Michael Warren II run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 11
0:37
2nd & 0 at opp 11
Timeout CINCINNATI, clock 00:37
0:32
2nd & goal at opp 11
Hayden Moore pass complete to Josiah Deguara for 11 yds for a TD, (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 28, Navy 0
Navy End of half, 4 plays
0:32
1st & 0 at own 35
Ryan Jones kickoff for 64 yds
0:32
1st & 10 at own 25
Anthony Gargiulo run for 6 yds to the Navy 31
0:22
2nd & 4 at own 31
Timeout NAVY, clock 00:22
0:22
2nd & 4 at own 31
Anthony Gargiulo run for 7 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down
0:18
1st & 10 at own 38
Timeout NAVY, clock 00:18
0:18
1st & 10 at own 38
Zach Abey sacked by Kimoni Fitz for a loss of 6 yards to the Navy 32
0:12
2nd & 16 at own 32
Timeout NAVY, clock 00:12
0:12
2nd & 16 at own 32
Mike Martin run for 1 yd to the Navy 33
3rd quarter5 drives, then Cincinnati 35, Navy 0
Cincinnati Touchdown, 6 plays
15:00
3rd & 15 at own 35
Bennett Moehring kickoff for 61 yds , James Wiggins return for 20 yds to the Cincy 24
14:56
1st & 10 at own 24
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Kahlil Lewis for 8 yds to the Cincy 32
14:56
2nd & 2 at own 32
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Rashad Medaris for 4 yds to the Cincy 36 for a 1ST down
14:56
1st & 10 at own 36
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Javan Hawes for 11 yds to the Cincy 47 for a 1ST down
14:56
1st & 10 at own 47
Michael Warren II run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
14:56
2nd & 7 at the 50
Desmond Ridder pass incomplete to Jerron Rollins
14:56
3rd & 7 at the 50
CINCINNATI Penalty, false start (Kahlil Lewis) to the Cincy 45
12:28
3rd & 12 at own 45
Desmond Ridder pass complete to Rashad Medaris for 55 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 35, Navy 0
Navy Turnover on downs, 9 plays
12:28
1st & 0 at own 35
Ryan Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:28
1st & 10 at own 25
ABEY, Zach sacked for loss of 5 yards to the NAVY20 (BROUGHTON, C.;COPELAND, M.), PENALTY CIN face mask (PITTS, Michael) 15 yards to the NAVY40, 1ST DOWN NAVY, NO PLAY.
12:28
1st & 10 at own 40
Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Navy 45
12:28
2nd & 5 at own 45
Anthony Gargiulo run for 4 yds to the Navy 49
12:28
3rd & 1 at own 49
Zach Abey run for 2 yds to the Cincy 49 for a 1ST down
12:28
1st & 10 at opp 49
Malcolm Perry run for 8 yds to the Cincy 41
12:28
2nd & 2 at opp 41
Zach Abey run for 7 yds to the Cincy 34 for a 1ST down
12:28
1st & 10 at opp 34
Zach Abey run for 4 yds to the Cincy 30
12:28
2nd & 6 at opp 30
Zach Abey run for 4 yds to the Cincy 26
12:28
3rd & 2 at opp 26
Zach Abey run for no gain to the Cincy 26
7:17
4th & 2 at opp 26
Timeout NAVY, clock 07:17
7:17
4th & 2 at opp 26
Zach Abey run for 1 yd to the Cincy 25
Cincinnati Punt, 4 plays
7:13
1st & 10 at own 25
Charles McClelland run for 16 yds to the Cincy 41 for a 1ST down
7:13
1st & 10 at own 41
Charles McClelland run for 2 yds to the Cincy 43
7:13
2nd & 8 at own 43
Charles McClelland run for no gain to the Cincy 43
7:13
3rd & 8 at own 43
Hayden Moore pass incomplete to Rashad Medaris
7:13
4th & 8 at own 43
James Smith punt for 47 yds , CJ Williams returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 9
Navy Turnover on downs, 6 plays
5:10
1st & 10 at own 9
Zach Abey pass complete to Malcolm Perry for 32 yds to the Navy 41 for a 1ST down
5:10
1st & 10 at own 41
Tazh Maloy run for 16 yds to the Cincy 43 for a 1ST down
5:10
1st & 10 at opp 43
Tre Walker run for 6 yds to the Cincy 37
5:10
2nd & 4 at opp 37
Zach Abey run for no gain to the Cincy 37
5:10
3rd & 4 at opp 37
Nelson Smith run for 2 yds to the Cincy 35
5:10
4th & 2 at opp 35
Nelson Smith run for 1 yd to the Cincy 34
Cincinnati Punt, 4 plays
2:11
1st & 10 at own 34
Hayden Moore run for 13 yds to the Cincy 47 for a 1ST down
2:11
1st & 10 at own 47
Tavion Thomas run for 5 yds to the Navy 48
2:11
2nd & 5 at opp 48
Hayden Moore pass incomplete
2:11
3rd & 5 at opp 48
Hayden Moore sacked by Anthony Villalobos for a loss of 16 yards to the Cincy 36
2:11
4th & 21 at own 36
James Smith punt for 51 yds , CJ Williams returns for 9 yds to the Navy 45 NAVY Penalty, personal foul (11 Yards) to the Navy 11
4th quarter6 drives, then Cincinnati 42, Navy 0
Navy Fumble, 9 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 11
Zach Abey run for 7 yds to the Navy 18
15:00
2nd & 3 at own 18
Zach Abey run for no gain to the Navy 18
15:00
3rd & 3 at own 18
Zach Abey run for 4 yds to the Navy 22 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 22
Zach Abey pass complete to Ryan Mitchell for 10 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 32
Zach Abey run for 5 yds to the Navy 37
15:00
2nd & 5 at own 37
Tre Walker run for 5 yds to the Navy 42 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 42
Zach Abey pass complete to Tazh Maloy for 5 yds to the Navy 47
15:00
2nd & 5 at own 47
Tazh Maloy run for 1 yd to the Navy 48
15:00
3rd & 4 at own 48
Zach Abey sacked by Malik Clements for a loss of 9 yards to the Navy 40 Zach Abey fumbled, recovered by Cincy Ethan Tucky , return for 0 yards
Cincinnati Touchdown, 1 play
10:02
1st & 10 at opp 40
Charles McClelland run for 40 yds for a TD (Cole Smith KICK)Cincinnati 42, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
10:02
1st & 0 at own 35
Ryan Jones kickoff for 62 yds , Malcolm Perry return for 22 yds to the Navy 25
9:57
1st & 10 at own 25
Zach Abey pass incomplete to Mike Martin, broken up by Ethan Tucky
9:57
2nd & 10 at own 25
Malcolm Perry run for 1 yd to the Navy 26
9:57
3rd & 9 at own 26
Tre Walker run for 3 yds to the Navy 29
9:57
4th & 6 at own 29
Owen White punt for 35 yds , Aulden Knight returns for 2 yds to the Cincy 38
Cincinnati Punt, 3 plays
8:27
1st & 10 at own 38
Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Cincy 40
8:27
2nd & 8 at own 40
Tavion Thomas run for 3 yds to the Cincy 43
8:27
3rd & 5 at own 43
Tavion Thomas run for no gain to the Cincy 43
8:27
4th & 5 at own 43
James Smith punt for 36 yds, downed at the Navy 21
Navy Punt, 3 plays
6:11
1st & 10 at own 21
Zach Abey run for 3 yds to the Navy 24
6:11
2nd & 7 at own 24
Tazh Maloy run for a loss of 4 yards to the Navy 20
6:11
3rd & 11 at own 20
Zach Abey sacked by Malik Vann and Ty Sponseller for a loss of 10 yards to the Navy 10
6:11
4th & 21 at own 10
Owen White punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Aulden Knight at the Navy 48
Cincinnati Result not recorded, 6 plays
4:05
1st & 10 at opp 48
Tavion Thomas run for 6 yds to the Navy 42
4:05
2nd & 4 at opp 42
Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Navy 40
4:05
3rd & 2 at opp 40
Tavion Thomas run for 4 yds to the Navy 36 for a 1ST down
4:05
1st & 10 at opp 36
Tavion Thomas run for 2 yds to the Navy 34
4:05
2nd & 8 at opp 34
CINCINNATI Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Navy 39
4:05
2nd & 13 at opp 39
Tavion Thomas run for 16 yds to the Navy 23 for a 1ST down
4:05
1st & 10 at opp 23
Tavion Thomas run for 4 yds to the Navy 19
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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