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Navy at Notre Dame

Saturday, November 16, 2019. Notre Dame kept the Rip Miller Trophy

No. 16 Notre Dame beat No. 21 Navy 52–⁠20. It was their 93rd meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 79–⁠13–⁠1 as played.

Away21Navy11–⁠2 in 2019
20
Home16Notre Dame11–⁠2 in 2019
52

Final at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre DameTV: NBCAttendance 74,080

At kickoff
39°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; South Bend Regional Airport (KSBN), 7 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee C. Lamertina; umpire B. Lamkin; head linesman J. Casey; line judge S. Ray; side judge G. Crowther; field judge R. Santilli; back judge V. Firth; center judge J. ClarksonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Navy0371020
Notre Dame14247752

Standouts

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

Player stats

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Malcolm Perry3/73600
Perry Olsen1/54310
Chance Warren0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Malcolm Perry25117046
Isaac Ruoss944026
Jamale Carothers114109
Myles Fells325023
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mychal Cooper373143
C.J. Williams1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jake Springer10100
Diego Fagot10100
Paul Carothers4100
Michael McMorris3000

Notre Dame

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ian Book14/2028450
Phil Jurkovec2/22100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ian Book531015
Tony Jones Jr.92616
C’Bo Flemister316012
Jafar Armstrong71105
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chase Claypool7117447
Braden Lenzy287170
Chris Finke357028
Lawrence Keys III232027
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Drew White10000
Asmar Bilal5100
Bo Bauer5000
TaRiq Bracy5000
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah31.51.50
Ovie Oghoufo30.50.50

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

Team stats

NavyNotre Dame
360Total yards410
79Passing yards305
281Rushing yards105
6.1Yards per pass13.9
4.4Yards per rush3.4
20First downs18
5–⁠16Third downs4–⁠9
4–⁠5Fourth downs1–⁠2
4Turnovers0
2–⁠20Penalties2–⁠15
35:37Possession24:23
0Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

NavyNotre Dame
41%Success rate50%
−0.10EPA per play0.40
1.13Explosiveness1.33
−0.09Rushing EPA−0.07
−0.12Passing EPA1.11
27%Passing-down success43%
−0.22First-down EPA0.39
−0.43Second-down EPA0.38
0.52Third-down EPA1.02
7%Havoc by its defense19%

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)

Notre Dame 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Notre Dame −7.5, over/under 55.5.

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 Notre Dame 70%, Navy 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Notre Dame end zoneNavy end zoneQ1 Notre DameTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 NavyFumble, 11 playsQ1 Notre DameTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 NavyFumble, 8 playsQ2 Notre DameTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ2 Notre DameTouchdown, 1 playQ2 NavyTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ2 Notre DameField goal, 7 playsQ2 NavyFumble, 2 playsQ2 Notre DameTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 NavyField goal, 9 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 4 playsQ3 Notre DameTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 4 playsQ3 Notre DamePunt, 5 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Notre DamePunt, 3 playsQ4 NavyFumble return TD, 2 plays (Notre Dame scores)Q4 NavyTouchdown, 18 playsQ4 Notre DameTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 NavyField goal, 6 playsQ4 Notre DameEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Notre Dame drives left to right, Navy right to left.
  1. Q1 Notre DameTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 NavyFumble, 11 plays, 51 yards
  3. Q1 Notre DameTouchdown, 2 plays, 73 yards
  4. Q1 NavyFumble, 8 plays, 20 yards
  5. Q2 Notre DameTouchdown, 4 plays, 39 yards
  6. Q2 NavyPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  7. Q2 Notre DameTouchdown, 1 play, 70 yards
  8. Q2 NavyTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 19 yards
  9. Q2 Notre DameField goal, 7 plays, 29 yards
  10. Q2 NavyFumble, 2 plays, 3 yards
  11. Q2 Notre DameTouchdown, 8 plays, 24 yards
  12. Q2 NavyField goal, 9 plays, 17 yards
  13. Q3 NavyPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  14. Q3 Notre DameTouchdown, 7 plays, 78 yards
  15. Q3 NavyPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  16. Q3 Notre DamePunt, 5 plays, 21 yards
  17. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 7 plays, 74 yards
  18. Q3 Notre DamePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  19. Q4 NavyFumble return TD, 2 plays (Notre Dame scores), 0 yards
  20. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 18 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 Notre DameTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  22. Q4 NavyField goal, 6 plays, 25 yards
  23. Q4 Notre DameEnd of game, 2 plays, −5 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Notre Dame 14, Navy 0
Notre Dame Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Bijan Nichols kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:521st & 10 at own 25Tony Jones Jr. run for 6 yds to the NDame 31
14:202nd & 4 at own 31Ian Book pass complete to Chase Claypool for 23 yds to the Navy 46 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at opp 46Ian Book pass incomplete to Chase Claypool
13:472nd & 10 at opp 46Ian Book pass complete to Chris Finke for 14 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
13:271st & 10 at opp 32NOTRE DAME Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Navy 37
13:051st & 15 at opp 37Tony Jones Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 40
12:252nd & 18 at opp 40Ian Book run for 2 yds to the Navy 38
11:483rd & 16 at opp 38Ian Book run for 15 yds to the Navy 23
11:114th & 1 at opp 23Tony Jones Jr. run for 2 yds to the Navy 21 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at opp 21Tony Jones Jr. run for 4 yds to the Navy 17
10:202nd & 6 at opp 17Braden Lenzy run for 10 yds to the Navy 7 for a 1ST down
9:391st & goal at opp 7Ian Book pass complete to Chase Claypool for 7 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)Notre Dame 7, Navy 0
Navy Fumble, 11 plays
9:391st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 61 yds for a touchback
9:191st & 10 at own 25Malcolm Perry run for 6 yds to the Navy 31
9:092nd & 4 at own 31Malcolm Perry run for 10 yds to the Navy 41 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at own 41Malcolm Perry run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
7:532nd & 1 at the 50Timeout NAVY, clock 07:53
7:482nd & 1 at the 50Malcolm Perry run for 3 yds to the NDame 47 for a 1ST down
7:171st & 10 at opp 47Jamale Carothers run for 8 yds to the NDame 39
6:462nd & 2 at opp 39Jamale Carothers run for 5 yds to the NDame 34 for a 1ST down
6:061st & 10 at opp 34Myles Fells run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 37
5:252nd & 13 at opp 37Malcolm Perry run for 8 yds to the NDame 29
4:493rd & 5 at opp 29Timeout NAVY, clock 04:49
4:443rd & 5 at opp 29Malcolm Perry run for 2 yds to the NDame 27
4:024th & 3 at opp 27Malcolm Perry run for 3 yds to the NDame 24 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at opp 24Malcolm Perry run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 27 Malcolm Perry fumbled, recovered by NDame Asmar Bilal
Notre Dame Touchdown, 2 plays
3:121st & 10 at own 38Lawrence Keys III run for 11 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down NAVY Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (15 Yards) to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
3:111st & 10 at opp 47Ian Book pass complete to Chase Claypool for 47 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)Notre Dame 14, Navy 0
Navy Fumble, 8 plays
3:111st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 61 yds for a touchback
3:031st & 10 at own 25Malcolm Perry run for 5 yds to the Navy 30
2:282nd & 5 at own 30Malcolm Perry run for 8 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 38Jamale Carothers run for 5 yds to the Navy 43
1:302nd & 5 at own 43Jamale Carothers run for 2 yds to the Navy 45
0:453rd & 3 at own 45Malcolm Perry run for 3 yds to the Navy 48 for a 1ST down
0:011st & 10 at own 48Jamale Carothers run for no gain to the Navy 48
Q2 14:452nd & 10 at own 48Malcolm Perry sacked by Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 45
2nd quarter8 drives, then Notre Dame 38, Navy 3
Notre Dame Touchdown, 4 plays
13:551st & 10 at opp 39Ian Book pass complete to Chris Finke for 15 yds to the Navy 24 for a 1ST down
13:291st & 10 at opp 24Ian Book pass complete to Chase Claypool for 14 yds to the Navy 10 for a 1ST down
12:591st & goal at opp 10Ian Book run for 7 yds to the Navy 3
12:322nd & goal at opp 3Ian Book pass complete to Chase Claypool for 3 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)Notre Dame 21, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
12:322nd & 3 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:301st & 10 at own 25Malcolm Perry run for a loss of 4 yards to the Navy 21
11:552nd & 14 at own 21Malcolm Perry sacked by Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Ovie Oghoufo for a loss of 4 yards to the Navy 17
11:333rd & 18 at own 17Jamale Carothers run for 1 yd to the Navy 18
10:364th & 17 at own 18Owen White punt for 44 yds , Chris Finke returns for 2 yds to the NDame 20 NOTRE DAME Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the NDame 30
Notre Dame Touchdown, 1 play
10:271st & 10 at own 30Ian Book pass complete to Braden Lenzy for 70 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)Notre Dame 28, Navy 0
Navy Turnover on downs, 5 plays
10:271st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:211st & 10 at own 25Tazh Maloy run for 10 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at own 35Jamale Carothers run for 2 yds to the Navy 37
9:102nd & 8 at own 37Malcolm Perry run for 3 yds to the Navy 40
8:323rd & 5 at own 40Malcolm Perry run for 4 yds to the Navy 44
8:084th & 1 at own 44Malcolm Perry run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 43
Notre Dame Field goal, 7 plays
7:551st & 10 at opp 43C’Bo Flemister run for 12 yds to the Navy 31 for a 1ST down
7:311st & 10 at opp 31Ian Book pass complete to Lawrence Keys III for 5 yds to the Navy 26
7:172nd & 5 at opp 26Ian Book pass complete to Jafar Armstrong for 8 yds to the Navy 18 for a 1ST down
6:391st & 10 at opp 18C’Bo Flemister run for 3 yds to the Navy 15
5:552nd & 7 at opp 15C’Bo Flemister run for 1 yd to the Navy 14
5:253rd & 6 at opp 14Ian Book run for no gain to the Navy 14
4:454th & 6 at opp 14Jonathan Doerer 32 yd FG GOODNotre Dame 31, Navy 0
Navy Fumble, 2 plays
4:454th & 6 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 61 yds , Garrett Winn return for 14 yds to the Navy 18
4:301st & 10 at own 18Malcolm Perry run for 3 yds to the Navy 21
4:032nd & 7 at own 21Malcolm Perry run for 3 yds to the Navy 24 Malcolm Perry fumbled, recovered by NDame Drew White
Notre Dame Touchdown, 8 plays
3:481st & 10 at opp 24Tony Jones Jr. run for 5 yds to the Navy 19
3:122nd & 5 at opp 19Tony Jones Jr. run for 4 yds to the Navy 15
2:463rd & 1 at opp 15Tony Jones Jr. run for 3 yds to the Navy 12 for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at opp 12Ian Book pass complete to Chase Claypool for 3 yds to the Navy 9
1:472nd & 7 at opp 9Ian Book pass incomplete to Cole Kmet
1:383rd & 7 at opp 9Ian Book run for 7 yds to the Navy 2 for a 1ST down
1:331st & goal at opp 2Ian Book pass incomplete to Tommy Tremble
0:592nd & goal at opp 2Tony Jones Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)Notre Dame 38, Navy 0
Navy Field goal, 9 plays
0:592nd & 10 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 63 yds , Garrett Winn return for 16 yds to the Navy 18
0:571st & 10 at own 18Malcolm Perry pass incomplete
0:552nd & 10 at own 18Malcolm Perry pass complete to Mychal Cooper for 14 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
0:541st & 10 at own 32Malcolm Perry pass complete to CJ Williams for 6 yds to the Navy 38
0:532nd & 4 at own 38Jamale Carothers run for no gain to the Navy 38
0:533rd & 4 at own 38Timeout NAVY, clock 00:53
0:513rd & 4 at own 38Malcolm Perry run for 46 yds to the NDame 16 for a 1ST down
0:441st & 10 at opp 16Malcolm Perry run for 2 yds to the NDame 14
0:222nd & 8 at opp 14Malcolm Perry run for 4 yds to the NDame 10
0:043rd & 4 at opp 10Malcolm Perry pass incomplete to Mychal Cooper
0:004th & 4 at opp 10Bijan Nichols 27 yd FG GOODNotre Dame 38, Navy 3
3rd quarter6 drives, then Notre Dame 45, Navy 10
Navy Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:451st & 10 at own 25Malcolm Perry run for 12 yds to the Navy 37 for a 1ST down
14:231st & 10 at own 37Jamale Carothers run for 3 yds to the Navy 40
13:512nd & 7 at own 40NAVY Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Navy 35
13:332nd & 12 at own 35Keoni-Kordell Makekau run for 4 yds to the Navy 39
12:503rd & 8 at own 39Tazh Maloy run for 2 yds to the Navy 41
12:044th & 6 at own 41Owen White punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NDame 22
Notre Dame Touchdown, 7 plays
11:591st & 10 at own 22Ian Book pass incomplete to Chase Claypool
11:442nd & 10 at own 22Tony Jones Jr. run for 3 yds to the NDame 25
11:113rd & 7 at own 25Ian Book pass complete to Lawrence Keys III for 27 yds to the Navy 48 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at opp 48Ian Book pass complete to Chris Finke for 28 yds to the Navy 20 for a 1ST down
10:041st & 10 at opp 20Ian Book pass incomplete to Cole Kmet
10:012nd & 10 at opp 20Ian Book pass incomplete to Tony Jones Jr.
9:553rd & 10 at opp 20Ian Book pass complete to Chase Claypool for 20 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Doerer KICK)Notre Dame 45, Navy 3
Navy Punt, 4 plays
9:553rd & 10 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 64 yds for a touchback
9:441st & 10 at own 25Malcolm Perry pass complete to Mychal Cooper for 16 yds to the Navy 41 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at own 41Malcolm Perry pass incomplete to Mychal Cooper
8:582nd & 10 at own 41Malcolm Perry run for 4 yds to the Navy 45
8:183rd & 6 at own 45Malcolm Perry pass incomplete to CJ Williams
8:174th & 6 at own 45Owen White punt for 44 yds , Chris Finke returns for 7 yds to the NDame 18
Notre Dame Punt, 5 plays
8:081st & 10 at own 18Jahmir Smith run for 2 yds to the NDame 20
7:472nd & 8 at own 20Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Braden Lenzy for 17 yds to the NDame 37 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at own 37Jafar Armstrong run for 4 yds to the NDame 41
6:362nd & 6 at own 41Jafar Armstrong run for a loss of 6 yards to the NDame 35
5:553rd & 12 at own 35Phil Jurkovec pass complete to Jafar Armstrong for 4 yds to the NDame 39
5:184th & 8 at own 39Jay Bramblett punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Garrett Winn at the Navy 26
Navy Touchdown, 7 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 26Perry Olsen run for 1 yd to the Navy 27
4:342nd & 9 at own 27Nelson Smith run for 7 yds to the Navy 34
3:583rd & 2 at own 34Jamale Carothers run for 9 yds to the Navy 43 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at own 43Jamale Carothers run for 6 yds to the Navy 49
2:552nd & 4 at own 49Perry Olsen run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
2:223rd & 3 at the 50Perry Olsen run for 7 yds to the NDame 43 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at opp 43Perry Olsen pass complete to Mychal Cooper for 43 yds for a TD, (Bijan Nichols KICK)Notre Dame 45, Navy 10
Notre Dame Punt, 3 plays
1:421st & 10 at own 35J.R. Osborn kickoff for 47 yds for a touchback
1:331st & 10 at own 25Jafar Armstrong run for 5 yds to the NDame 30
0:592nd & 5 at own 30Jafar Armstrong run for 3 yds to the NDame 33
0:013rd & 2 at own 33Jafar Armstrong run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDame 32
Q4 14:524th & 3 at own 32Jay Bramblett punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Garrett Winn at the Navy 33
4th quarter5 drives, then Notre Dame 52, Navy 20
Navy Fumble return TD, 2 plays (Notre Dame scores)
14:461st & 10 at own 33Perry Olsen pass incomplete to Ryan Mitchell
14:392nd & 10 at own 33Paul Moala 27 Yd Fumble Return (Jonathan Doerer Kick)Notre Dame 52, Navy 10
Navy Touchdown, 18 plays
14:391st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Doerer kickoff for 58 yds for a touchback
14:241st & 10 at own 25Isaac Ruoss run for 4 yds to the Navy 29
13:532nd & 6 at own 29Perry Olsen pass incomplete
13:533rd & 6 at own 29Timeout NAVY, clock 13:53
13:353rd & 6 at own 29Isaac Ruoss run for 5 yds to the Navy 34
13:064th & 1 at own 34Perry Olsen run for 2 yds to the Navy 36 for a 1ST down
12:551st & 10 at own 36Perry Olsen pass incomplete
12:342nd & 10 at own 36Isaac Ruoss run for 3 yds to the Navy 39
11:583rd & 7 at own 39Perry Olsen run for 4 yds to the Navy 43
11:114th & 3 at own 43Myles Fells run for 5 yds to the Navy 48 for a 1ST down
10:501st & 10 at own 48Perry Olsen run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 46
10:102nd & 12 at own 46CJ Williams run for 13 yds to the NDame 41 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at opp 41Isaac Ruoss run for 2 yds to the NDame 39
8:452nd & 8 at opp 39CJ Williams run for 1 yd to the NDame 38
8:183rd & 7 at opp 38Isaac Ruoss run for 26 yds to the NDame 12 for a 1ST down
7:351st & 10 at opp 12Isaac Ruoss run for 1 yd to the NDame 11
6:582nd & 9 at opp 11Perry Olsen run for 8 yds to the NDame 3
6:303rd & 1 at opp 3Isaac Ruoss run for no gain to the NDame 3
6:014th & 1 at opp 3Isaac Ruoss run for 1 yd to the NDame 2 for a 1ST down
5:311st & goal at opp 2Perry Olsen run for 2 yds for a TD (Bijan Nichols KICK)Notre Dame 52, Navy 17
Notre Dame Turnover on downs, 4 plays
5:311st & 10 at own 35Bijan Nichols kickoff for 62 yds
5:251st & 10 at own 35Jafar Armstrong run for 1 yd to the NDame 36
4:552nd & 9 at own 36Jafar Armstrong run for 5 yds to the NDame 41
4:343rd & 4 at own 41Phil Jurkovec run for 3 yds to the NDame 44
3:194th & 1 at own 44Phil Jurkovec run for no gain to the NDame 44
Navy Field goal, 6 plays
3:131st & 10 at opp 44Perry Olsen pass incomplete
2:562nd & 10 at opp 44Myles Fells run for 23 yds to the NDame 21 for a 1ST down
2:321st & 10 at opp 21Chance Warren pass incomplete
2:122nd & 10 at opp 21Perry Olsen run for no gain to the NDame 21
1:453rd & 10 at opp 21Isaac Ruoss run for 2 yds to the NDame 19
1:184th & 8 at opp 19Bijan Nichols 36 yd FG GOODNotre Dame 52, Navy 20
Notre Dame End of game, 2 plays
1:184th & 8 at own 35Bijan Nichols kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback
0:551st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 23
0:332nd & 12 at own 23TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 20

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–Notre Dame game

Officially, Notre Dame leads 82–⁠13–⁠1; as played, 84–⁠13–⁠1 in 98 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Notre Dame 49, Navy 10
2024Notre Dame 51, Navy 14
2023Notre Dame 42, Navy 3
2022Notre Dame 35, Navy 32
2021Notre Dame 34, Navy 6
2019Notre Dame 52, Navy 20

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