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Navy at Houston

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Houston beat Navy 28–⁠20. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 6–⁠2.

AwayNavy4–⁠8 in 2021
20
HomeHouston12–⁠2 in 2021
28

Final at TDECU Stadium, HoustonTV: ESPNUAttendance 25,054

At kickoff
82°F, clear, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 3 km from the stadium
Official
Hank JohnsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Navy7100320
Houston7071428

Standouts

Player stats

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Xavier Arline3/68300
Maasai Maynor1/21500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Arline1964140
Isaac Ruoss1455111
James Harris II1147013
Carlinos Acie320016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mychal Cooper383037
Mark Walker115015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Diego Fagot9210
John Marshall9000
Jamal Glenn6100
Johnny Hodges5000
Donald Berniard Jr.3110

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clayton Tune22/3025710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Alton McCaskill1774010
Ta’Zhawn Henry1154211
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Christian Trahan465034
Marcus Jones358147
Nathaniel Dell341020
KeSean Carter222015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Derek Parish12210
Damarion Williams10100
Donavan Mutin8000
Deontay Anderson6100
Atlias Bell3110

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

Team stats

NavyHouston
295Total yards384
98Passing yards257
197Rushing yards127
12.3Yards per pass8.3
3.6Yards per rush4.1
15First downs20
3–⁠15Third downs5–⁠11
4–⁠5Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers0
3–⁠22Penalties3–⁠30
31:51Possession28:09
2Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

NavyHouston
36%Success rate47%
0.03EPA per play0.28
1.12Explosiveness1.16
0.10Rushing EPA0.08
−0.28Passing EPA0.45
6%Passing-down success47%
−0.08First-down EPA0.18
−0.05Second-down EPA0.27
−0.06Third-down EPA0.90
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)

Houston 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Houston −20, 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 Houston 92%, Navy 8%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Houston end zoneNavy end zoneQ1 NavyTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 HoustonTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 6 playsQ1 HoustonPunt, 6 playsQ1 NavyPunt return TD, 3 plays (Houston scores)Q1 NavyField goal, 15 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 HoustonEnd of half, 7 playsQ3 HoustonMissed FG, 12 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ3 HoustonTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ3 HoustonTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 NavyFumble, 1 playQ4 HoustonTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 NavyField goal, 13 playsQ4 HoustonPunt, 6 playsQ4 NavyTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 HoustonEnd of game, 3 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 NavyTouchdown, 3 plays, 76 yards
  2. Q1 HoustonTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 60 yards
  3. Q1 NavyPunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 HoustonPunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  5. Q1 NavyPunt return TD, 3 plays (Houston scores), 4 yards
  6. Q1 NavyField goal, 15 plays, 62 yards
  7. Q2 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 11 plays, 89 yards
  9. Q2 HoustonEnd of half, 7 plays, 56 yards
  10. Q3 HoustonMissed FG, 12 plays, 68 yards
  11. Q3 NavyPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  12. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 7 plays, 43 yards
  13. Q3 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  14. Q3 HoustonTouchdown, 7 plays, 81 yards
  15. Q4 NavyFumble, 1 play, 1 yard
  16. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 5 plays, 26 yards
  17. Q4 NavyField goal, 13 plays, 56 yards
  18. Q4 HoustonPunt, 6 plays, 29 yards
  19. Q4 NavyTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  20. Q4 HoustonEnd of game, 3 plays, −7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 7
Navy Touchdown, 3 plays
14:55Bubba Baxa kickoff for 60 yds , Chance Warren return for 19 yds to the Navy 24
14:551st & 10 at own 24Xavier Arline run for 5 yds to the Navy 29
14:552nd & 5 at own 29HOUSTON Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle on GREEN, Art enforced (15 Yards) to the Houst 40 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at opp 40Xavier Arline run for 40 yds for a TD (Bijan Nichols KICK)Navy 7, Houston 0
Houston Turnover on downs, 10 plays
13:57Evan Warren kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:571st & 10 at own 25Alton McCaskill run for 6 yds to the Houst 31
13:572nd & 4 at own 31Clayton Tune pass complete to Christian Trahan for 34 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at opp 35Alton McCaskill run for 4 yds to the Navy 31
13:572nd & 6 at opp 31Clayton Tune pass incomplete
13:573rd & 6 at opp 31Clayton Tune pass complete to Marcus Jones for 5 yds to the Navy 26
13:574th & 1 at opp 26Alton McCaskill run for 2 yds to the Navy 24 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at opp 24Alton McCaskill run for 3 yds to the Navy 21
13:572nd & 7 at opp 21Clayton Tune pass incomplete
13:573rd & 7 at opp 21Alton McCaskill run for 6 yds to the Navy 15
10:104th & 1 at opp 15Ta’Zhawn Henry run for no gain to the Navy 15
Navy Punt, 6 plays
10:101st & 10 at own 15Xavier Arline run for 3 yds to the Navy 18
10:102nd & 7 at own 18Isaac Ruoss run for 6 yds to the Navy 24
10:103rd & 1 at own 24Isaac Ruoss run for 3 yds to the Navy 27 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at own 27NAVY Penalty, False Start (Kip Frankland) to the Navy 22
10:101st & 15 at own 22Xavier Arline run for 1 yd to the Navy 23
10:102nd & 14 at own 23Xavier Arline run for a loss of 2 yards to the Navy 21 fumbled, recovered by Navy Xavier Arline
10:103rd & 16 at own 21Xavier Arline run for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 18
5:574th & 19 at own 18Riley Riethman punt for 47 yds , Marcus Jones returns for no gain to the Houst 35
Houston Punt, 6 plays
5:571st & 10 at own 35Alton McCaskill run for 3 yds to the Houst 38
5:572nd & 7 at own 38Alton McCaskill run for 3 yds to the Houst 41
5:573rd & 4 at own 41Alton McCaskill run for 10 yds to the Navy 49 for a 1ST down
5:571st & 10 at opp 49Alton McCaskill run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
5:572nd & 11 at the 50Clayton Tune pass incomplete
5:573rd & 11 at the 50Clayton Tune pass incomplete
3:384th & 11 at the 50Laine Wilkins punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Chance Warren at the Navy 18
Navy Punt return TD, 3 plays (Houston scores)
3:381st & 10 at own 18Xavier Arline run for 1 yd to the Navy 19
3:382nd & 9 at own 19Carlinos Acie run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 18
3:383rd & 10 at own 18James Harris II run for 4 yds to the Navy 22
1:354th & 6 at own 22Riley Riethman punt for 51 yds , Marcus Jones returns for 73 yds for a TD (Dalton Witherspoon KICK)Tied at 7
Navy Field goal, 15 plays
1:35Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:351st & 10 at own 25Isaac Ruoss run for 4 yds to the Navy 29
1:352nd & 6 at own 29Xavier Arline run for 2 yds to the Navy 31
0:003rd & 4 at own 31Isaac Ruoss run for 4 yds to the Navy 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 35Carlinos Acie run for 5 yds to the Navy 40
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at own 40James Harris II run for 3 yds to the Navy 43
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at own 43Isaac Ruoss run for 1 yd to the Navy 44
Q2 15:004th & 1 at own 44Xavier Arline run for 1 yd to the Navy 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 45Xavier Arline pass complete to Mychal Cooper for 19 yds to the Houst 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 36Kai Puailoa-Rojas run for 5 yds to the Houst 31
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at opp 31James Harris II run for 2 yds to the Houst 29
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 29Isaac Ruoss run for 11 yds to the Houst 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Xavier Arline run for no gain to the Houst 18
Q2 8:422nd & 10 at opp 18Isaac Ruoss run for 4 yds to the Houst 14
Q2 8:423rd & 6 at opp 14Timeout NAVY, clock 08:42
Q2 7:573rd & 6 at opp 14Xavier Arline run for 1 yd to the Houst 13
Q2 7:574th & 5 at opp 13Timeout NAVY, clock 07:57
Q2 7:534th & 5 at opp 13Bijan Nichols 30 yd FG GOODNavy 10, Houston 7
2nd quarter3 drives, then Navy 17, Houston 7
Houston Punt, 3 plays
7:53Evan Warren kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:531st & 10 at own 25Clayton Tune pass incomplete
7:532nd & 10 at own 25Clayton Tune pass complete to Ta’Zhawn Henry for a loss of 4 yards to the Houst 21
7:533rd & 14 at own 21Clayton Tune pass complete to Mulbah Car for 12 yds to the Houst 33
6:204th & 2 at own 33Laine Wilkins punt for 56 yds, downed at the Navy 11
Navy Touchdown, 11 plays
6:201st & 10 at own 11Xavier Arline run for 1 yd to the Navy 12
6:202nd & 9 at own 12Xavier Arline run for 12 yds to the Navy 24 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at own 24James Harris II run for 8 yds to the Navy 32
6:202nd & 2 at own 32Isaac Ruoss run for 6 yds to the Navy 38 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at own 38Isaac Ruoss run for 2 yds to the Navy 40
6:202nd & 8 at own 40Isaac Ruoss run for 3 yds to the Navy 43
6:203rd & 5 at own 43Xavier Arline run for 4 yds to the Navy 47
6:204th & 1 at own 47James Harris II run for 13 yds to the Houst 40 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at opp 40Xavier Arline pass complete to Mychal Cooper for 37 yds to the Houst 3 for a 1ST down
6:201st & goal at opp 3Isaac Ruoss run for 2 yds to the Houst 1
0:522nd & goal at opp 1Isaac Ruoss run for 1 yd for a TD (Bijan Nichols KICK)Navy 17, Houston 7
Houston End of half, 7 plays
0:45Evan Warren kickoff for 65 yds , Nathaniel Dell return for 23 yds to the Houst 23
0:401st & 10 at own 23Alton McCaskill run for 1 yd to the Houst 24
0:402nd & 9 at own 24Timeout HOUSTON, clock 00:40
0:342nd & 9 at own 24Clayton Tune pass complete to Jeremy Singleton for 17 yds to the Houst 41 for a 1ST down
0:341st & 10 at own 41Timeout HOUSTON, clock 00:34
0:261st & 10 at own 41Clayton Tune pass complete to Alton McCaskill for 7 yds to the Houst 48
0:262nd & 3 at own 48Timeout HOUSTON, clock 00:26
0:262nd & 3 at own 48Clayton Tune pass complete to Christian Trahan for 8 yds to the Navy 44 for a 1ST down
0:261st & 10 at opp 44Clayton Tune pass complete to Christian Trahan for 16 yds to the Navy 28 for a 1ST down
0:261st & 10 at opp 28Clayton Tune pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at opp 28Clayton Tune run for 7 yds to the Navy 21
3rd quarter5 drives, then Navy 17, Houston 14
Houston Missed FG, 12 plays
14:55Evan Warren kickoff for 65 yds , Nathaniel Dell return for 17 yds to the Houst 17
14:551st & 10 at own 17Alton McCaskill run for 9 yds to the Houst 26
14:552nd & 1 at own 26Clayton Tune pass complete to Christian Trahan for 7 yds to the Houst 33 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 33Clayton Tune pass complete to Alton McCaskill for 4 yds to the Houst 37
14:552nd & 6 at own 37Alton McCaskill run for 1 yd to the Houst 38
14:553rd & 5 at own 38Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 20 yds to the Navy 42 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 42Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 4 yds to the Navy 38
14:552nd & 6 at opp 38Clayton Tune pass complete to Marcus Jones for 6 yds to the Navy 32 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 32Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 11 yds to the Navy 21 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 21Clayton Tune pass incomplete
14:552nd & 10 at opp 21Clayton Tune pass complete to KeSean Carter for 7 yds to the Navy 14
14:553rd & 3 at opp 14Alton McCaskill run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 15
9:454th & 4 at opp 15Dalton Witherspoon 32 yd FG MISSED
Navy Punt, 3 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 20James Harris II run for 2 yds to the Navy 22
9:452nd & 8 at own 22Xavier Arline run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 21
9:453rd & 9 at own 21Xavier Arline sacked by Derek Parish for 0 yards to the Navy 18
7:394th & 12 at own 18Riley Riethman punt for 34 yds , Marcus Jones returns for 9 yds to the Navy 43
Houston Touchdown, 7 plays
7:391st & 10 at opp 43Clayton Tune pass complete to Seth Green for 4 yds to the Navy 39
7:392nd & 6 at opp 39Alton McCaskill run for 9 yds to the Navy 30 for a 1ST down
7:391st & 10 at opp 30Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 5 yds to the Navy 25
7:392nd & 5 at opp 25HOUSTON Penalty, False Start (Patrick Paul) to the Navy 30
7:392nd & 10 at opp 30TUNE, Clayton pass up the middle complete for 10 yards to CARTER, KeSean caught at the NAV24 and advanced to the NAV20 (MARSHALL, John). PENALTY HOU Holding on JENKINS, Tank enforced 10 yards from the NAV30 to the NAV40 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
7:392nd & 20 at opp 40Clayton Tune pass complete to Alton McCaskill for 8 yds to the Navy 32
7:393rd & 12 at opp 32Clayton Tune pass complete to KeSean Carter for 15 yds to the Navy 17 for a 1ST down
7:391st & 10 at opp 17Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 8 yds to the Navy 9
7:392nd & 2 at opp 9TUNE, Clayton pass to the left incomplete intended for TRAHAN, Christian thrown to the NAV0. PENALTY NAV Pass Interference on GLENN, Jamal enforced at the spot of the foul for 7 yards to the NAV2 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
3:161st & goal at opp 2Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 2 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Navy 17, Houston 14
Navy Punt, 3 plays
3:16Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:161st & 10 at own 25Isaac Ruoss run for 3 yds to the Navy 28
3:162nd & 7 at own 28Xavier Arline pass incomplete
3:163rd & 7 at own 28Xavier Arline run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 27
1:484th & 8 at own 27Riley Riethman punt for 54 yds, downed at the Houst 19
Houston Touchdown, 7 plays
1:481st & 10 at own 19Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 3 yds to the Houst 22
1:482nd & 7 at own 22Clayton Tune pass complete to Ta’Zhawn Henry for 3 yds to the Houst 25
1:483rd & 4 at own 25Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 10 yds to the Houst 35 for a 1ST down
1:481st & 10 at own 35Alton McCaskill run for 4 yds to the Houst 39
1:482nd & 6 at own 39Clayton Tune pass incomplete
0:003rd & 6 at own 39Clayton Tune pass complete to Jake Herslow for 14 yds to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:531st & 10 at opp 47Clayton Tune pass complete to Marcus Jones for 47 yds for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 21, Navy 17
Q4 14:53Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4 14:471st & 10 at own 25run for 1 yd to the Navy 26 fumbled, recovered by Houst Malik Robinson
4th quarter4 drives, then Houston 28, Navy 20
Houston Touchdown, 5 plays
14:471st & 10 at opp 26Clayton Tune sacked by Diego Fagot for 0 yards to the Navy 31
14:472nd & 15 at opp 31Alton McCaskill run for 10 yds to the Navy 21
14:473rd & 5 at opp 21TUNE, Clayton pass up the middle incomplete intended for TRAHAN, Christian thrown to the NAV11. PENALTY NAV Holding on HODGES, Johnny enforced 10 yards from the NAV21 to the NAV11 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
14:471st & 10 at opp 11Ta’Zhawn Henry run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 12
14:472nd & 11 at opp 12Clayton Tune pass complete to Nathaniel Dell for 11 yds to the Navy 1 for a 1ST down
12:081st & goal at opp 1Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 1 yd for a TD (Kyle Ramsey KICK)Houston 28, Navy 17
Navy Field goal, 13 plays
12:08Bubba Baxa kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:081st & 10 at own 25James Harris II run for 5 yds to the Navy 30
12:082nd & 5 at own 30James Harris II run for 3 yds to the Navy 33
10:193rd & 2 at own 33James Harris II run for 1 yd to the Navy 34
10:194th & 1 at own 34Timeout NAVY, clock 10:19
10:194th & 1 at own 34Isaac Ruoss run for 5 yds to the Navy 39 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at own 39Xavier Arline pass incomplete
10:192nd & 10 at own 39Kai Puailoa-Rojas run for 6 yds to the Navy 45
10:193rd & 4 at own 45Xavier Arline run for 3 yds to the Navy 48
10:194th & 1 at own 48James Harris II run for 5 yds to the Houst 47 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at opp 47Xavier Arline pass complete to Mychal Cooper for 27 yds to the Houst 20 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at opp 20James Harris II run for 1 yd to the Houst 19
10:192nd & 9 at opp 19Xavier Arline pass incomplete
10:193rd & 9 at opp 19Xavier Arline run for no gain to the Houst 19
6:124th & 9 at opp 19Bijan Nichols 36 yd FG GOODHouston 28, Navy 20
Houston Punt, 6 plays
6:08Evan Warren kickoff for 54 yds , Nathaniel Dell return for 10 yds to the Houst 21
6:081st & 10 at own 21Alton McCaskill run for 5 yds to the Houst 26
6:082nd & 5 at own 26Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 11 yds to the Houst 37 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at own 37Ta’Zhawn Henry run for 10 yds to the Houst 47 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at own 47Clayton Tune pass complete to Jaylen Erwin for 6 yds to the Navy 47
6:082nd & 4 at opp 47Clayton Tune pass incomplete
3:083rd & 4 at opp 47Clayton Tune sacked by Donald Berniardjr for 0 yards to the 50 yard line
3:084th & 7 at the 50Timeout NAVY, clock 03:08
3:024th & 7 at the 50Laine Wilkins punt for 50 yds for a touchback
Navy Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:021st & 10 at own 25Chance Warren run for 3 yds to the Navy 28
3:022nd & 7 at own 28Maasai Maynor pass incomplete
2:233rd & 7 at own 28Maasai Maynor sacked by Atlias Bell for 0 yards to the Navy 17
2:234th & 18 at own 17Timeout NAVY, clock 02:23
2:164th & 18 at own 17Maasai Maynor pass complete to Mark Walker for 15 yds to the Navy 32

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

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