Navy at Air Force

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Air Force beat Navy 40–⁠7. It was their 53rd meeting; after it, Air Force led the series 31–⁠22.

AwayNavy3–⁠7 in 2020
7
HomeAir Force3–⁠3 in 2020
40

Final at Falcon Stadium, Colorado SpringsTV: CBSSNAttendance 5,000

At kickoff
64°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Usaf Academy Airstrip Airport (KAFF), 4 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Luke Richmond; umpire Jeff Akers; head linesman Dan Harrington; line judge James Bryant; side judge Jake Dishaw; field judge Ben Vasconcells; back judge Ken Bushey; center judge Alex AmayaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Navy07007
Air Force31332140

Standouts

  • RushingBrad Roberts10 carries, 103 yards, 1 TDAir Force
  • DefenseJay Warren10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossNavy

Player stats

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyger Goslin6/1513710
Maasai Maynor2/31401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nelson Smith725010
Jamale Carothers82104
C.J. Williams41806
Xavier Arline51608
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Myles Fells173173
Ryan Mitchell133033
Chance Warren322013
Mychal Cooper1909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jay Warren10110
Evan Fochtman6100
Michael McMorris6000
Diego Fagot60.500

Air Force

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Haaziq Daniels4/94100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Timothy Jackson19118019
Brad Roberts10103129
Haaziq Daniels1096132
Warren Bryan228127
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Daniel Morris329012
Kyle Patterson112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
George Silvanic71.51.50
Alec Mock7110
Grant Donaldson6000
Will Trawick50.50.50
Corvan Taylor4001

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

Team stats

NavyAir Force
241Total yards410
151Passing yards41
90Rushing yards369
8.4Yards per pass4.6
2.5Yards per rush7.0
10First downs25
5–⁠13Third downs2–⁠9
1–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
4–⁠30Penalties3–⁠23
25:52Possession34:08
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

NavyAir Force
32%Success rate56%
−0.27EPA per play0.39
1.41Explosiveness0.97
−0.13Rushing EPA0.44
−0.50Passing EPA0.07
35%Passing-down success21%
−0.57First-down EPA0.36
−0.19Second-down EPA0.64
0.46Third-down EPA0.00
15%Havoc by its defense13%

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)

Air Force 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Navy −6.5, over/under 47.

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

Every drive

Air Force end zoneNavy end zoneQ1 NavyTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 Air ForceField goal, 7 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Air ForcePunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Air ForcePunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Air ForceTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 NavyFumble, 5 playsQ2 Air ForceField goal, 5 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ2 Air ForceField goal, 12 playsQ3 Air ForceField goal, 6 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 7 playsQ3 Air ForcePunt, 6 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 6 playsQ3 Air ForceTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 NavyTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Air ForceTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 NavyInterception, 7 playsQ4 Air ForceTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 NavyEnd of game, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Air Force drives left to right, Navy right to left.
  1. Q1 NavyTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 41 yards
  2. Q1 Air ForceField goal, 7 plays, 35 yards
  3. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  4. Q1 Air ForcePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  5. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  6. Q1 Air ForcePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 Air ForceTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 NavyFumble, 5 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q2 Air ForceField goal, 5 plays, 12 yards
  11. Q2 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  12. Q2 Air ForceField goal, 12 plays, 66 yards
  13. Q3 Air ForceField goal, 6 plays, 52 yards
  14. Q3 NavyPunt, 7 plays, 11 yards
  15. Q3 Air ForcePunt, 6 plays, 32 yards
  16. Q3 NavyPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  17. Q3 Air ForceTouchdown, 7 plays, 74 yards
  18. Q4 NavyTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q4 Air ForceTouchdown, 4 plays, 29 yards
  20. Q4 NavyInterception, 7 plays, 52 yards
  21. Q4 Air ForceTouchdown, 5 plays, 38 yards
  22. Q4 NavyEnd of game, 8 plays, 29 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Air Force 3, Navy 0
Navy Turnover on downs, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tyger Goslin run for 1 yd to the Navy 26
15:002nd & goal at opp 0GOSLIN, Tyger rush for 7 yards to the NAVY33 (EURE, David), PENALTY NAVY personal foul off-setting, PENALTY AF personal foul off-setting, NO PLAY.
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Tyger Goslin pass complete to Ryan Mitchell for 33 yds to the AFA 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 41NAVY Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the AFA 46
15:001st & 15 at opp 46Jamale Carothers run for 2 yds to the AFA 44
15:002nd & 13 at opp 44Tyger Goslin pass incomplete
15:003rd & 13 at opp 44Tyger Goslin run for 10 yds to the AFA 34
15:004th & 3 at opp 34Tyger Goslin pass incomplete
Air Force Field goal, 7 plays
11:331st & 10 at own 34Timothy Jackson run for 9 yds to the AFA 43
11:332nd & 1 at own 43Kadin Remsberg run for 5 yds to the AFA 48 for a 1ST down
11:331st & 10 at own 48Haaziq Daniels run for 21 yds to the Navy 31 for a 1ST down
11:331st & 10 at opp 31Timothy Jackson run for 2 yds to the Navy 29
11:332nd & 8 at opp 29Timothy Jackson run for 3 yds to the Navy 26
11:333rd & 5 at opp 26AIR FORCE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Navy 31
11:333rd & 10 at opp 31Haaziq Daniels pass incomplete
7:444th & 10 at opp 31Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl 48 yd FG GOODAir Force 3, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
7:441st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:441st & 10 at own 25Jamale Carothers run for 4 yds to the Navy 29
7:442nd & 6 at own 29Tyger Goslin run for 2 yds to the Navy 31
6:213rd & 4 at own 31Timeout NAVY, clock 06:21
6:213rd & 4 at own 31Tyger Goslin sacked by George Silvanic and Alec Mock for a loss of 7 yards to the Navy 24
6:214th & 11 at own 24Daniel Davies punt for 46 yds
Air Force Punt, 3 plays
5:281st & 10 at own 30Kadin Remsberg run for a loss of 2 yards to the AFA 28
5:282nd & 12 at own 28AIR FORCE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the AFA 23
4:222nd & 17 at own 23Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 04:22
4:222nd & 17 at own 23Haaziq Daniels pass incomplete
4:223rd & 17 at own 23Haaziq Daniels run for 5 yds to the AFA 28
4:224th & 12 at own 28Joseph Carlson punt for 45 yds , Mark Walker returns for 9 yds to the Navy 36
Navy Punt, 3 plays
3:261st & 10 at own 36Jamale Carothers run for 3 yds to the Navy 39
3:262nd & 7 at own 39Tyger Goslin pass incomplete to Ryan Mitchell
3:263rd & 7 at own 39Tyger Goslin pass complete to Chance Warren for 4 yds to the Navy 43
3:264th & 3 at own 43Daniel Davies punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the AFA 18
Air Force Punt, 3 plays
1:551st & 10 at own 18Timothy Jackson run for 5 yds to the AFA 23
1:552nd & 5 at own 23Timothy Jackson run for 2 yds to the AFA 25
1:553rd & 3 at own 25Timothy Jackson run for 2 yds to the AFA 27
1:554th & 1 at own 27Joseph Carlson punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Mark Walker at the Navy 25
Navy Touchdown, 2 plays
0:031st & 10 at own 25CJ Williams run for 2 yds to the Navy 27
Q2 14:502nd & 8 at own 27Tyger Goslin pass complete to Myles Fells for 73 yds for a TD (Bijan Nichols KICK)Navy 7, Air Force 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Air Force 16, Navy 7
Air Force Touchdown, 8 plays
14:501st & 0 at own 35Ben Fee kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:501st & 10 at own 25Timothy Jackson run for 11 yds to the AFA 36 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at own 36Haaziq Daniels run for 4 yds to the AFA 40
14:502nd & 6 at own 40Haaziq Daniels run for 32 yds to the Navy 28 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at opp 28Timothy Jackson run for 4 yds to the Navy 24
14:502nd & 6 at opp 24Kadin Remsberg run for 6 yds to the Navy 18 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at opp 18Haaziq Daniels run for 4 yds to the Navy 14
14:502nd & 6 at opp 14Timothy Jackson run for 13 yds to the Navy 1 for a 1ST down
10:581st & goal at opp 1Haaziq Daniels run for 1 yd for a TD (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl KICK)Air Force 10, Navy 7
Navy Fumble, 5 plays
10:581st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 60 yds
10:581st & 10 at own 25Tyger Goslin pass incomplete
10:582nd & 10 at own 25CJ Williams run for 4 yds to the Navy 29
10:583rd & 6 at own 29Tyger Goslin run for 6 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at own 35Jamale Carothers run for 4 yds to the Navy 39
10:582nd & 6 at own 39Tyger Goslin run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 30 Tyger Goslin fumbled, recovered by AFA Parker Noren
Air Force Field goal, 5 plays
8:371st & 10 at opp 30Timothy Jackson run for 12 yds to the Navy 18 for a 1ST down
8:371st & 10 at opp 18Timothy Jackson run for 2 yds to the Navy 16
8:372nd & 8 at opp 16Timothy Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 18
8:373rd & 10 at opp 18Haaziq Daniels pass incomplete
6:364th & 10 at opp 18Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl 35 yd FG GOODAir Force 13, Navy 7
Navy Punt, 3 plays
6:361st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:361st & 10 at own 25Tyger Goslin pass complete to Mychal Cooper for 9 yds to the Navy 34
6:362nd & 1 at own 34Nelson Smith run for no gain to the Navy 34
6:363rd & 1 at own 34NAVY Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Navy 29
6:363rd & 6 at own 29Tyger Goslin run for 3 yds to the Navy 32
6:364th & 3 at own 32Daniel Davies punt for 49 yds
Air Force Field goal, 12 plays
4:281st & 10 at own 19Timothy Jackson run for 5 yds to the AFA 24
4:282nd & 5 at own 24Kadin Remsberg run for 3 yds to the AFA 27
4:283rd & 2 at own 27Timothy Jackson run for 6 yds to the AFA 33 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at own 33Kadin Remsberg run for 5 yds to the AFA 38
4:282nd & 5 at own 38NAVY Penalty, Defensive offside (Tama Tuitele) to the AFA 43 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at own 43Haaziq Daniels run for 1 yd to the AFA 44
4:282nd & 9 at own 44Haaziq Daniels pass complete to Kyle Patterson for 12 yds to the Navy 44 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at opp 44Haaziq Daniels pass complete to Daniel Morris for 12 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at opp 32Haaziq Daniels pass complete to Daniel Morris for 10 yds to the Navy 22 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at opp 22Haaziq Daniels pass incomplete
4:282nd & 10 at opp 22Haaziq Daniels pass incomplete
4:283rd & 10 at opp 22Timothy Jackson run for 7 yds to the Navy 15
0:034th & 3 at opp 15Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 00:03
0:034th & 3 at opp 15Timeout NAVY, clock 00:03
0:004th & 3 at opp 15Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl 32 yd FG GOODAir Force 16, Navy 7
3rd quarter5 drives, then Air Force 19, Navy 7
Air Force Field goal, 6 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Ben Fee kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Timothy Jackson run for 19 yds to the AFA 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 44Timothy Jackson run for 12 yds to the AIRFORCE 44 for a 1ST down NAVY Penalty, personal foul (Kevin Brennan) to the Navy 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Haaziq Daniels run for 3 yds to the Navy 26
15:002nd & 7 at opp 26Timothy Jackson run for 1 yd to the Navy 25
15:003rd & 6 at opp 25Brad Roberts run for 2 yds to the Navy 23
11:454th & 4 at opp 23Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl 40 yd FG GOODAir Force 19, Navy 7
Navy Punt, 7 plays
11:451st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 60 yds
11:451st & 10 at own 25Jamale Carothers run for 2 yds to the Navy 27
11:452nd & 8 at own 27CJ Williams run for 6 yds to the Navy 33
11:453rd & 2 at own 33Jamale Carothers run for 1 yd to the Navy 34
11:454th & 1 at own 34CJ Williams run for 6 yds to the Navy 40 for a 1ST down
11:451st & 10 at own 40Tyger Goslin sacked by George Silvanic for a loss of 7 yards to the Navy 33
11:452nd & 17 at own 33Tyger Goslin pass incomplete
8:443rd & 17 at own 33Timeout NAVY, clock 08:44
8:443rd & 17 at own 33Jamale Carothers run for 3 yds to the Navy 36
8:444th & 14 at own 36Daniel Davies punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the AFA 27
Air Force Punt, 6 plays
8:041st & 10 at own 27Haaziq Daniels pass complete to Daniel Morris for 7 yds to the AFA 34
8:042nd & 3 at own 34Kadin Remsberg run for 5 yds to the AFA 39 for a 1ST down
8:041st & 10 at own 39Haaziq Daniels run for 13 yds to the Navy 48 for a 1ST down
8:041st & 10 at opp 48Brad Roberts run for no gain to the Navy 48
5:192nd & 10 at opp 48Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 05:19
5:192nd & 10 at opp 48Timothy Jackson run for 4 yds to the Navy 43 Timothy Jackson fumbled, forced by Tama Tuitele, recovered by AFA Kyle Patterson
5:193rd & 5 at opp 43Kadin Remsberg run for 2 yds to the Navy 41
5:194th & 3 at opp 41Joseph Carlson punt for 24 yds, downed at the Navy 17
Navy Punt, 6 plays
3:351st & 10 at own 17Tyger Goslin run for 1 yd to the Navy 18
3:352nd & 9 at own 18Tyger Goslin pass incomplete to CJ Williams
3:353rd & 9 at own 18Tyger Goslin pass complete to Chance Warren for 13 yds to the Navy 31 for a 1ST down
3:351st & 10 at own 31Tyger Goslin pass complete to Chance Warren for 5 yds to the Navy 36
3:352nd & 5 at own 36Jamale Carothers run for 2 yds to the Navy 38
3:353rd & 3 at own 38Tyger Goslin sacked by Alec Mock and Will Trawick for a loss of 7 yards to the Navy 31
3:354th & 10 at own 31Daniel Davies punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Ben Peterson at the AFA 26
Air Force Touchdown, 7 plays
0:361st & 10 at own 26Brad Roberts run for 17 yds to the AFA 43 for a 1ST down
0:361st & 10 at own 43Jordan Gidrey sacked by J’arius Warren for a loss of 12 yards to the AFA 31 Jordan Gidrey fumbled, recovered by AFA Jordan Gidrey , return for 0 yards , return for 6 yds to the AFA 31
Q4 15:002nd & 22 at own 31Brad Roberts run for 24 yds to the Navy 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 45Brad Roberts run for 29 yds to the Navy 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 16Brad Roberts run for 2 yds to the Navy 14
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 14Haaziq Daniels run for 12 yds to the Navy 2 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:081st & goal at opp 2Matthew Murla run for 2 yds for a TD (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl KICK)Air Force 26, Navy 7
4th quarter5 drives, then Air Force 40, Navy 7
Navy Turnover on downs, 4 plays
12:081st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:081st & 10 at own 25Nelson Smith run for 4 yds to the Navy 29
12:082nd & 6 at own 29Tyger Goslin pass incomplete to Mychal Cooper
12:083rd & 6 at own 29Tyger Goslin pass incomplete
12:084th & 6 at own 29Tyger Goslin pass incomplete to Ryan Mitchell, broken up by Grant Donaldson
Air Force Touchdown, 4 plays
11:261st & 10 at opp 29Brad Roberts run for 12 yds to the Navy 17 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at opp 17Brad Roberts run for 13 yds to the Navy 4 for a 1ST down
11:261st & goal at opp 4Brad Roberts run for 2 yds to the Navy 2
9:142nd & goal at opp 2Brad Roberts run for 2 yds for a TD (Tevye Schuettpelz-Rohl KICK)Air Force 33, Navy 7
Navy Interception, 7 plays
9:141st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 63 yds
9:141st & 10 at own 35Maasai Maynor pass complete to CJ Williams for 5 yds to the Navy 40
9:142nd & 5 at own 40Nelson Smith run for 4 yds to the Navy 44
9:143rd & 1 at own 44Nelson Smith run for 3 yds to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
9:141st & 10 at own 47Maasai Maynor pass complete to Mark Walker for 9 yds to the AFA 44
9:142nd & 1 at opp 44Nelson Smith run for 10 yds to the AFA 34 for a 1ST down
9:141st & 10 at opp 34Maasai Maynor run for 8 yds to the AFA 26 for a 1ST down AIR FORCE Penalty, personal foul (Will Trawick) to the AFA 13 for a 1ST down
9:141st & 10 at opp 13Maasai Maynor pass intercepted Corvan Taylor return for 62 yds to the Navy 38
Air Force Touchdown, 5 plays
6:301st & 10 at opp 38Warren Bryan run for 27 yds to the Navy 11 for a 1ST down
6:301st & 10 at opp 11Bo Gross run for 4 yds to the Navy 7
6:302nd & 6 at opp 7Bo Gross run for 5 yds to the Navy 2
6:303rd & 1 at opp 2Bo Gross run for 1 yd to the Navy 1 for a 1ST down
3:501st & goal at opp 1Warren Bryan run for 1 yd for a TD Timeout AIR FORCE, clock 03:50 (Anth Rodriguez KICK)Air Force 40, Navy 7
Navy End of game, 8 plays
3:501st & 0 at own 35Brice Honaker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:501st & 10 at own 25Xavier Arline run for 3 yds to the Navy 28
3:502nd & 7 at own 28Xavier Arline run for no gain to the Navy 28
3:503rd & 7 at own 28Devon High run for 9 yds to the Navy 37 for a 1ST down
3:501st & 10 at own 37Xavier Arline run for 8 yds to the Navy 45
3:502nd & 2 at own 45Nelson Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 44
3:503rd & 3 at own 44Xavier Arline run for 3 yds to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
3:501st & 10 at own 47Xavier Arline run for 2 yds to the Navy 49
3:502nd & 8 at own 49Nelson Smith run for 5 yds to the AFA 46

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.

Air Force leads 35–⁠24 in 59 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Air Force 14, Navy 9
2025Navy 34, Air Force 31
2024Navy 34, Air Force 7
2023Air Force 17, Navy 6
2022Air Force 13, Navy 10
2021Air Force 23, Navy 3

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