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Navy vs. Notre Dame

Saturday, August 26, 2023. Notre Dame kept the Rip Miller Trophy

No. 13 Notre Dame beat Navy 42–⁠3. It was their 96th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 82–⁠13–⁠1 as played.

Neutral siteNavy5–⁠7 in 2023
3
Neutral site13Notre Dame10–⁠3 in 2023
42

Final at Aviva Stadium, DublinTV: NBCAttendance 49,000

At kickoff
57°F, rain, wind 14 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dublin (EIDW), 10 km from the stadium
Official
Luke RichmanGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Navy00033
Notre Dame14147742

Standouts

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Player stats

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tai Lavatai3/64300
Xavier Arline0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Daba Fofana1556014
Alex Tecza838011
Brandon Chatman83007
Tai Lavatai102307
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brandon Chatman241039
Alex Tecza1202
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Will Harbour8100
Kyle Jacob7100
Rayuan Lane5000
Colin Ramos5000

Notre Dame

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sam Hartman19/2325140
Steven Angeli1/1200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Audric Estime1695113
Jeremiyah Love440021
Gi’Bran Payne63109
Jadarian Price425119
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaden Greathouse368235
Jayden Thomas463119
Deion Colzie345125
Chris Tyree336020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jack Kiser8000
Marist Liufau7000
Javontae Jean-Baptiste4100
Howard Cross III4000
Joshua Burnham3110
Rylie Mills2110

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

Team stats

NavyNotre Dame
169Total yards444
43Passing yards253
126Rushing yards191
6.1Yards per pass10.1
2.6Yards per rush6.0
12First downs27
4–⁠14Third downs5–⁠7
3–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers0
3–⁠26Penalties1–⁠10
33:14Possession26:46
0Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

NavyNotre Dame
39%Success rate67%
−0.01EPA per play0.53
0.88Explosiveness1.20
0.14Rushing EPA0.31
−0.76Passing EPA0.80
9%Passing-down success70%
0.04First-down EPA0.46
−0.19Second-down EPA0.56
0.10Third-down EPA0.54
11%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)

Notre Dame 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Notre Dame −20, over/under 50.5.

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

Every drive

Notre Dame end zoneNavy end zoneQ1 Notre DameTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 NavyTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ1 Notre DameTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 7 playsQ2 Notre DameTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 NavyMissed FG, 14 playsQ2 Notre DameTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 NavyResult not recorded, 1 playQ3 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Notre DameTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Notre DameMissed FG, 6 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 7 playsQ3 Notre DameTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 NavyField goal, 15 playsQ4 Notre DameEnd of game, 6 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, 13 plays, 81 yards
  2. Q1 NavyTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 38 yards
  3. Q1 Notre DameTouchdown, 7 plays, 63 yards
  4. Q1 NavyPunt, 7 plays, 17 yards
  5. Q2 Notre DameTouchdown, 4 plays, 78 yards
  6. Q2 NavyMissed FG, 14 plays, 56 yards
  7. Q2 Notre DameTouchdown, 9 plays, 81 yards
  8. Q2 NavyResult not recorded, 1 play, 2 yards
  9. Q3 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  10. Q3 Notre DameTouchdown, 6 plays, 63 yards
  11. Q3 NavyPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  12. Q3 Notre DameMissed FG, 6 plays, 13 yards
  13. Q3 NavyPunt, 7 plays, −10 yards
  14. Q3 Notre DameTouchdown, 7 plays, 60 yards
  15. Q4 NavyField goal, 15 plays, 62 yards
  16. Q4 Notre DameEnd of game, 6 plays, 11 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Notre Dame 14, Navy 0
Notre Dame Touchdown, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Evan Warren kickoff for 63 yds , Gi’Bran Payne return for 17 yds to the ND 19
14:351st & 10 at own 19Audric Estime run for 10 yds to the ND 29 for a 1ST down
14:011st & 10 at own 29Sam Hartman pass complete to Jayden Thomas for 19 yds to the ND 48 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at own 48Audric Estime run for no gain to the ND 48
13:012nd & 10 at own 48Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Tobias Merriweather
12:543rd & 10 at own 48Audric Estime run for 11 yds to the NAVY 41 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at opp 41Gi’Bran Payne run for 5 yds to the NAVY 36
11:352nd & 5 at opp 36Gi’Bran Payne run for 3 yds to the NAVY 33
10:433rd & 2 at opp 33Audric Estime run for no gain to the NAVY 33 Notre Dame Penalty, Offensive Holding (Mitchell Evans) to the NAVY 43
10:333rd & 12 at opp 43Sam Hartman pass complete to Audric Estime for 22 yds to the NAVY 21 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at opp 21Gi’Bran Payne run for 6 yds to the NAVY 15
9:092nd & 4 at opp 15Sam Hartman pass complete to Deion Colzie for 7 yds to the NAVY 8 for a 1ST down
8:451st & goal at opp 8Audric Estime run for 7 yds to the NAVY 1
8:262nd & goal at opp 1Audric Estime run for 1 yd for a TD, (Spencer Shrader KICK)Notre Dame 7, Navy 0
Navy Turnover on downs, 7 plays
8:262nd & 3 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:001st & 10 at own 25Daba Fofana run for 6 yds to the NAVY 31
7:302nd & 4 at own 31Daba Fofana run for 14 yds to the NAVY 45 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at own 45Daba Fofana run for 11 yds to the ND 44 for a 1ST down
6:301st & 10 at opp 44Daba Fofana run for no gain to the ND 44
5:452nd & 10 at opp 44Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the ND 39
5:153rd & 5 at opp 39Brandon Chatman run for 2 yds to the ND 37
4:304th & 3 at opp 37Tai Lavatai pass incomplete to Amin Hassan
Notre Dame Touchdown, 7 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 37Audric Estime run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line Audric Estime fumbled, recovered by ND
3:441st & 10 at the 50Sam Hartman pass complete to Chris Tyree for 9 yds to the NAVY 41
3:122nd & 1 at opp 41Gi’Bran Payne run for 9 yds to the NAVY 32 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at opp 32Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Tobias Merriweather
2:152nd & 10 at opp 32Sam Hartman pass complete to Matt Salerno for 9 yds to the NAVY 23
1:303rd & 1 at opp 23Gi’Bran Payne run for 4 yds to the NAVY 19 for a 1ST down
1:031st & 10 at opp 19Jadarian Price run for 19 yds for a TD, (Spencer Shrader KICK)Notre Dame 14, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 7 plays
1:031st & 10 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:551st & 10 at own 25Brandon Chatman run for 7 yds to the NAVY 32
0:222nd & 3 at own 32Daba Fofana run for no gain to the NAVY 32
Q2 14:323rd & 3 at own 32Tai Lavatai run for 2 yds to the NAVY 34
Q2 14:154th & 1 at own 34Tai Lavatai run for 2 yds to the NAVY 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:401st & 10 at own 36Eli Heidenreich run for 4 yds to the NAVY 40 Eli Heidenreich fumbled, recovered by NAVY
Q2 13:142nd & 6 at own 40Tai Lavatai run for 2 yds to the NAVY 42
Q2 12:493rd & 4 at own 42Daba Fofana run for no gain to the NAVY 42
Q2 11:524th & 4 at own 42Riley Riethman punt for 36 yds, downed at the ND 22
2nd quarter3 drives, then Notre Dame 28, Navy 0
Notre Dame Touchdown, 4 plays
11:391st & 10 at own 22Sam Hartman pass complete to Jayden Thomas for 19 yds to the ND 41 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at own 41Jeremiyah Love run for 11 yds to the NAVY 48 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 48Sam Hartman pass complete to Deion Colzie for 13 yds to the NAVY 35 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 35Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaden Greathouse for 35 yds for a TD, (Spencer Shrader KICK)Notre Dame 21, Navy 0
Navy Missed FG, 14 plays
10:001st & 10 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:421st & 10 at own 25Alex Tecza run for 7 yds to the NAVY 32
9:152nd & 3 at own 32Navy Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NAVY 27
8:502nd & 8 at own 27Alex Tecza run for 6 yds to the NAVY 33
8:123rd & 2 at own 33Tai Lavatai run for 7 yds to the NAVY 40 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 40Brandon Chatman run for 3 yds to the NAVY 43
7:032nd & 7 at own 43Daba Fofana run for 5 yds to the NAVY 48
6:103rd & 2 at own 48Eli Heidenreich run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
5:361st & 10 at the 50Daba Fofana run for 4 yds to the ND 46
4:532nd & 6 at opp 46Alex Tecza run for 6 yds to the ND 40 for a 1ST down
4:151st & 10 at opp 40Brandon Chatman run for 4 yds to the ND 36
3:302nd & 6 at opp 36Alex Tecza run for 11 yds to the ND 25 for a 1ST down
2:401st & 10 at opp 25Tai Lavatai run for 5 yds to the ND 20
2:072nd & 5 at opp 20Daba Fofana run for a loss of 2 yards to the ND 22
2:003rd & 7 at opp 22Timeout Navy, clock 02:00
1:593rd & 7 at opp 22Tai Lavatai run for 3 yds to the ND 19
1:554th & 4 at opp 19Evan Warren 37 yd FG MISSED
Notre Dame Touchdown, 9 plays
1:451st & 10 at own 20Sam Hartman pass complete to Chris Tyree for 20 yds to the ND 40 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at own 40Devyn Ford run for 2 yds to the ND 42
1:032nd & 8 at own 42Sam Hartman pass complete to Devyn Ford for 9 yds to the NAVY 49 for a 1ST down
1:031st & 10 at opp 49Timeout Notre Dame, clock 01:03
0:491st & 10 at opp 49Sam Hartman pass complete to Chris Tyree for 7 yds to the NAVY 42
0:492nd & 3 at opp 42Sam Hartman pass complete to Gi’Bran Payne for no gain to the NAVY 42
0:323rd & 3 at opp 42Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaden Greathouse for 13 yds to the NAVY 29 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 10 at opp 29TEAM pass incomplete
0:242nd & 10 at opp 29Navy Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the NAVY 14 for a 1ST down
0:171st & 10 at opp 14Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Gi’Bran Payne
0:172nd & 10 at opp 14Timeout Navy, clock 00:17
0:132nd & 10 at opp 14Sam Hartman pass complete to Jayden Thomas for 14 yds for a TD, (Spencer Shrader KICK)Notre Dame 28, Navy 0
0:132nd & 10 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3rd quarter6 drives, then Notre Dame 35, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:471st & 10 at own 25Brandon Chatman run for 3 yds to the NAVY 28
13:232nd & 7 at own 28Alex Tecza run for a loss of 2 yards to the NAVY 26 Alex Tecza fumbled, forced by Cam Hart, recovered by NAVY Tai Lavatai
13:043rd & 9 at own 26Daba Fofana run for 6 yds to the NAVY 32
12:244th & 3 at own 32Riley Riethman punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ND 37
Notre Dame Touchdown, 6 plays
12:151st & 10 at own 37Audric Estime run for 11 yds to the ND 48 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at own 48Audric Estime run for 7 yds to the NAVY 45
10:512nd & 3 at opp 45Audric Estime run for 10 yds to the NAVY 35 for a 1ST down
10:181st & 10 at opp 35Sam Hartman pass complete to Jayden Thomas for 11 yds to the NAVY 24 for a 1ST down
10:101st & 10 at opp 24Gi’Bran Payne run for 4 yds to the NAVY 20
9:362nd & 6 at opp 20Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaden Greathouse for 20 yds for a TD, (Spencer Shrader KICK)Notre Dame 35, Navy 0
Navy Punt, 3 plays
9:362nd & 6 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds , Tyler Bradley return for 12 yds to the NAVY 47 Navy Penalty, Illegal Block (6 Yards) to the NAVY 6
9:231st & 10 at own 6Daba Fofana run for 2 yds to the NAVY 8
8:432nd & 8 at own 8Daba Fofana run for 3 yds to the NAVY 11
7:323rd & 5 at own 11Tai Lavatai sacked by Joshua Burnham for a loss of 9 yards to the NAVY 2
7:164th & 14 at own 2Riley Riethman punt for 46 yds , Chris Tyree returns for 11 yds to the NAVY 37
Notre Dame Missed FG, 6 plays
7:001st & 10 at opp 37Audric Estime run for 6 yds to the NAVY 31
6:252nd & 4 at opp 31Audric Estime run for 8 yds to the NAVY 23 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at opp 23Sam Hartman pass complete to Audric Estime for 4 yds to the NAVY 19
4:522nd & 6 at opp 19Sam Hartman pass complete to Gi’Bran Payne for a loss of 5 yards to the NAVY 24
4:183rd & 11 at opp 24Timeout Notre Dame, clock 04:18
4:143rd & 11 at opp 24Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Chris Tyree
4:094th & 11 at opp 24Spencer Shrader 42 yd FG MISSED
Navy Punt, 7 plays
3:471st & 10 at own 24Tai Lavatai run for 7 yds to the NAVY 31
3:232nd & 3 at own 31Tai Lavatai pass incomplete to Amin Hassan
3:033rd & 3 at own 31Tai Lavatai pass complete to Brandon Chatman for 2 yds to the NAVY 33
2:454th & 1 at own 33Daba Fofana run for 3 yds to the NAVY 36 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at own 36Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the NAVY 38
1:272nd & 8 at own 38Tai Lavatai pass incomplete to Camari Williams
1:183rd & 8 at own 38TEAM run for a loss of 24 yards to the NAVY 14 TEAM fumbled, recovered by NAVY Daba Fofana
0:374th & 32 at own 14Riley Riethman punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Chris Tyree at the ND 40
Notre Dame Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 40Jadarian Price run for 7 yds to the ND 47
Q4 14:542nd & 3 at own 47Jeremiyah Love run for 2 yds to the ND 49
Q4 14:303rd & 1 at own 49Jeremiyah Love run for 6 yds to the NAVY 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:551st & 10 at opp 45Jadarian Price run for a loss of 1 yard to the NAVY 46
Q4 13:062nd & 11 at opp 46Jeremiyah Love run for 21 yds to the NAVY 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:381st & 10 at opp 25Jadarian Price run for no gain to the NAVY 25
Q4 11:542nd & 10 at opp 25Sam Hartman pass complete to Deion Colzie for 25 yds for a TD, (Spencer Shrader KICK)Notre Dame 42, Navy 0
4th quarter2 drives, then Notre Dame 42, Navy 3
Navy Field goal, 15 plays
11:542nd & 10 at own 35Spencer Shrader kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:301st & 10 at own 25Brandon Chatman run for 3 yds to the NAVY 28
11:012nd & 7 at own 28Daba Fofana run for 4 yds to the NAVY 32
10:293rd & 3 at own 32Anton Hall Jr. run for 3 yds to the NAVY 35 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at own 35Eli Heidenreich run for 6 yds to the NAVY 41
9:412nd & 4 at own 41Tai Lavatai run for 2 yds to the NAVY 43
8:383rd & 2 at own 43Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the NAVY 46 for a 1ST down
8:171st & 10 at own 46Tai Lavatai pass complete to Brandon Chatman for 39 yds to the ND 15 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 15Brandon Chatman run for 7 yds to the ND 8
7:002nd & 3 at opp 8Daba Fofana run for no gain to the ND 8
6:053rd & 3 at opp 8Tai Lavatai pass complete to Alex Tecza for 2 yds to the ND 6
5:454th & 1 at opp 6Tai Lavatai run for 2 yds to the ND 4 for a 1ST down
4:221st & goal at opp 4Xavier Arline sacked by Rylie Mills for a loss of 10 yards to the ND 14
4:092nd & goal at opp 14Brandon Chatman run for 1 yd to the ND 13
3:373rd & goal at opp 13Xavier Arline pass incomplete to Cody Howard
3:374th & 0 at opp 13Timeout Navy, clock 03:37
3:334th & goal at opp 13Evan Warren 31 yd FG GOODNotre Dame 42, Navy 3
Notre Dame End of game, 6 plays
3:334th & 19 at own 35Evan Warren kickoff for 62 yds , Gi’Bran Payne return for 24 yds to the ND 27
3:201st & 10 at own 27Audric Estime run for 5 yds to the ND 32
2:262nd & 5 at own 32Audric Estime run for 4 yds to the ND 36
2:263rd & 1 at own 36Timeout Navy, clock 02:26
2:043rd & 1 at own 36Audric Estime run for no gain to the ND 36
1:454th & 1 at own 36Audric Estime run for 2 yds to the ND 38 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at own 38Steve Angeli pass complete to Rico Flores for 2 yds to the ND 40
0:302nd & 8 at own 40Chris Tyree run for a loss of 2 yards to the ND 38 Chris Tyree fumbled, recovered by ND Chris Tyree

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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Officially, Notre Dame leads 82–⁠13–⁠1; as played, 84–⁠13–⁠1 in 98 meetings, counting the two 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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