UAB at Navy

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Navy beat UAB 31–⁠6. It was their first meeting; after it, Navy led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayUAB4–⁠8 in 2023
6
HomeNavy5–⁠7 in 2023
31

Final at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, AnnapolisTV: CBSSNAttendance 29,078

At kickoff
54°F, a few clouds, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; U.S. Naval Academy (KNAK), 2 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Official
Kevin RandallGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UAB33006
Navy7032131

Standouts

  • RushingXavier Arline19 carries, 109 yards, 1 TDNavy
  • DefenseColin Ramos12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossNavy

Player stats

UAB

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jacob Zeno25/3620602
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jermaine Brown Jr.1555015
Lee Beebe543013
Jacob Zeno89010
Lee Witherspoon2807
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryce Damous142042
Dallas Payne541014
Amare Thomas433018
Tejhaun Palmer126026
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jackson Bratton110.500
Everett Roussaw Jr.8000
Damon Miller6000
Desmond Little5110
Fish McWilliams5000
Keondre Swoopes5001

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Xavier Arline7/109411
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Arline19109150
Alex Tecza982036
Eli Heidenreich560025
Daba Fofana71214
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Regis Velez145145
Eli Heidenreich326010
Brandon Chatman225022
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Colin Ramos12110
Mbiti Williams Jr.9000
Luke Pirris71.50.50
Justin Reed51.51.50
Will Harbour5000
Rayuan Lane5001
Landon Robinson2110
Dashaun Peele1001

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

Team stats

UABNavy
321Total yards363
206Passing yards94
115Rushing yards269
5.7Yards per pass9.4
3.8Yards per rush5.7
19First downs16
6–⁠16Third downs6–⁠12
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers2
5–⁠35Penalties8–⁠69
26:45Possession33:15
1Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

UABNavy
35%Success rate47%
−0.20EPA per play0.14
1.06Explosiveness1.01
0.10Rushing EPA0.22
−0.29Passing EPA0.28
20%Passing-down success58%
−0.53First-down EPA0.31
0.22Second-down EPA−0.11
0.06Third-down EPA0.52
14%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)

UAB 50% to win. Navy won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

UAB −4.5, over/under 52.5.

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 UAB 58%, Navy 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Navy end zoneUAB end zoneQ1 NavyPunt, 5 playsQ1 UABPunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyInterception, 5 playsQ1 UABPunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 UABField goal, 6 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ2 UABField goal, 11 playsQ2 NavyFumble, 5 playsQ2 UABMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ2 UABPunt, 3 playsQ2 NavyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 UABInterception, 6 playsQ3 NavyField goal, 5 playsQ3 UABPunt, 3 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 20 playsQ4 UABPunt, 7 playsQ4 NavyTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 UABPick-six, 8 plays (Navy scores)Q4 UABTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ4 NavyEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Navy drives left to right, UAB right to left.
  1. Q1 NavyPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  2. Q1 UABPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  3. Q1 NavyInterception, 5 plays, 41 yards
  4. Q1 UABPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  5. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 5 plays, 70 yards
  6. Q1 UABField goal, 6 plays, 51 yards
  7. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  8. Q2 UABField goal, 11 plays, 59 yards
  9. Q2 NavyFumble, 5 plays, 30 yards
  10. Q2 UABMissed FG, 6 plays, 25 yards
  11. Q2 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q2 UABPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  13. Q2 NavyEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  14. Q3 UABInterception, 6 plays, 23 yards
  15. Q3 NavyField goal, 5 plays, 17 yards
  16. Q3 UABPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  17. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 20 plays, 80 yards
  18. Q4 UABPunt, 7 plays, 36 yards
  19. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 5 plays, 86 yards
  20. Q4 UABPick-six, 8 plays (Navy scores), 63 yards
  21. Q4 UABTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 67 yards
  22. Q4 NavyEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Navy 7, UAB 3
Navy Punt, 5 plays
15:00Jonah Delange kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 38Alex Tecza run for 8 yds to the NAVY 46
15:002nd & 2 at own 46Daba Fofana run for 2 yds to the NAVY 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Brandon Chatman run for a loss of 1 yard to the NAVY 47
12:033rd & 8 at the 50Timeout Navy, clock 12:03
12:032nd & 11 at own 47Brandon Chatman run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
12:033rd & 8 at the 50Xavier Arline pass incomplete
11:504th & 8 at the 50Riley Riethman punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Mac McWilliams at the UAB 15
UAB Punt, 3 plays
11:501st & 10 at own 15Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 1 yd to the UAB 16
11:502nd & 9 at own 16Jacob Zeno pass complete to Amare Thomas for 6 yds to the UAB 22
11:503rd & 3 at own 22Jermaine Brown Jr. run for no gain to the UAB 22
9:534th & 3 at own 22Patrick Foley punt for 38 yds
Navy Interception, 5 plays
9:531st & 10 at opp 44Alex Tecza run for 36 yds to the UAB 8 for a 1ST down
9:531st & goal at opp 8Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the UAB 5
9:532nd & goal at opp 5Xavier Arline run for 2 yds to the UAB 3
6:524th & goal at opp 3Timeout UAB, clock 06:52
6:523rd & goal at opp 3Xavier Arline run for no gain to the UAB 3
6:454th & goal at opp 3Xavier Arline pass intercepted, touchback.
UAB Punt, 3 plays
6:451st & 10 at own 20Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 1 yd to the UAB 21
6:452nd & 9 at own 21Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
6:453rd & 9 at own 21Jacob Zeno pass complete to Jermaine Brown Jr. for 4 yds to the UAB 25
5:234th & 5 at own 25Patrick Foley punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Amin Hassan at the NAVY 30
Navy Touchdown, 5 plays
5:231st & 10 at own 30Xavier Arline run for 2 yds to the NAVY 32
5:232nd & 8 at own 32Eli Heidenreich run for 8 yds to the NAVY 40 for a 1ST down
5:231st & 10 at own 40Xavier Arline run for 2 yds to the NAVY 42
5:232nd & 8 at own 42Alex Tecza run for 13 yds to the UAB 45 for a 1ST down
2:491st & 10 at opp 45Xavier Arline pass complete to Regis Velez for 45 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)Navy 7, UAB 0
2:49Navy Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UAB 8
UAB Field goal, 6 plays
2:49Nathan Kirkwood kickoff for 43 yds , return for no gain to the UAB 29
2:491st & 10 at own 29Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 4 yds to the UAB 33
2:492nd & 6 at own 33Jacob Zeno pass complete to Bryce Damous for 42 yds to the NAVY 25 for a 1ST down
2:491st & 10 at opp 25Jacob Zeno pass complete to Jermaine Brown Jr. for a loss of 5 yards to the NAVY 30
2:492nd & 15 at opp 30Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
2:493rd & 15 at opp 30Jacob Zeno run for 10 yds to the NAVY 20
0:304th & 5 at opp 20Matt Quinn 37 yd FG GOODNavy 7, UAB 3
Navy Punt, 3 plays
0:30Jonah Delange kickoff for 57 yds
0:001st & 10 at own 20Xavier Arline run for 4 yds to the NAVY 24
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at own 24Alex Tecza run for 1 yd to the NAVY 25
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at own 25ARLINE, Xavier pass to the right complete for 10 yards to CHATMAN, Brandon caught at the NAV25 and advanced to the NAV35 (MILLER, Damon). PENALTY NAV Pass Interference on TECZA, Alex enforced half the distance from the goal, 12 yards to the NAV13 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2 15:003rd & 17 at own 13Navy Penalty, False Start (Connor McMahon) to the NAVY 8
Q2 15:003rd & 22 at own 8Alex Tecza run for 9 yds to the NAVY 17
Q2 12:474th & 13 at own 17Riley Riethman punt for 46 yds , Mac McWilliams returns for no gain to the UAB 30
2nd quarter6 drives, then Navy 7, UAB 6
UAB Field goal, 11 plays
12:471st & 10 at own 30Lee Beebe run for 13 yds to the UAB 43 for a 1ST down
12:471st & 10 at own 43ZENO, Jacob pass up the middle incomplete intended for RUDOLPH, Samario thrown to the UAB50; QB hurried by HARBOUR, Will. PENALTY NAV Roughing the Passer on HARBOUR, Will enforced 15 yards from the UAB43 to the NAV42 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
12:471st & 10 at opp 42Jacob Zeno pass complete to Dallas Payne for 1 yd to the NAVY 41
12:472nd & 9 at opp 41Jacob Zeno pass complete to Lee Beebe for 5 yds to the NAVY 36
12:473rd & 4 at opp 36Jacob Zeno pass complete to Dallas Payne for 14 yds to the NAVY 22 for a 1ST down
12:471st & 10 at opp 22Jacob Zeno sacked by Colin Ramos for a loss of 1 yard to the NAVY 23
12:472nd & 11 at opp 23Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 8 yds to the NAVY 15
12:473rd & 3 at opp 15Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 7 yds to the NAVY 8 for a 1ST down
12:471st & goal at opp 8Jermaine Brown Jr. run for no gain to the NAVY 8
12:472nd & goal at opp 8Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 2 yds to the NAVY 6
12:473rd & goal at opp 6Jacob Zeno sacked by Justin Reed and Luke Pirris for a loss of 5 yards to the NAVY 11
6:224th & goal at opp 11Matt Quinn 29 yd FG GOODNavy 7, UAB 6
Navy Fumble, 5 plays
6:22Jonah Delange kickoff for 57 yds
6:221st & 10 at own 20Xavier Arline run for 9 yds to the NAVY 29
6:222nd & 1 at own 29Xavier Arline pass incomplete
6:223rd & 1 at own 29Xavier Arline run for 1 yd to the NAVY 30 for a 1ST down
6:221st & 10 at own 30Xavier Arline pass complete to Alex Tecza for a loss of 2 yards to the NAVY 28
3:342nd & 12 at own 28Xavier Arline pass complete to Brandon Chatman for 22 yds Brandon Chatman fumbled, recovered by UAB Keondre Swoopes , return to the 50 yard line
UAB Missed FG, 6 plays
3:341st & 10 at the 50Lee Beebe run for 7 yds to the NAVY 43
3:342nd & 3 at opp 43Lee Beebe run for 13 yds to the NAVY 30 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at opp 30Lee Beebe run for 4 yds to the NAVY 26
3:342nd & 6 at opp 26Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 2 yds to the NAVY 24
1:284th & 5 at opp 25Timeout Navy, clock 01:28
1:283rd & 4 at opp 24Jermaine Brown Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NAVY 25
1:244th & 5 at opp 25Matt Quinn 42 yd FG MISSED
Navy Punt, 3 plays
1:241st & 10 at own 25Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the NAVY 30
1:133rd & 7 at own 28Timeout UAB, clock 01:13
1:132nd & 5 at own 30Xavier Arline sacked by Desmond Little for a loss of 2 yards to the NAVY 28
1:104th & 5 at own 30Timeout UAB, clock 01:10
1:103rd & 7 at own 28Xavier Arline run for 2 yds to the NAVY 30
0:584th & 5 at own 30Riley Riethman punt for 44 yds
UAB Punt, 3 plays
0:581st & 10 at own 36Jacob Zeno pass complete to Fred Farrier II for 7 yds to the UAB 43
0:582nd & 3 at own 43Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
0:583rd & 3 at own 43UAB Penalty, False Start (Adam Lepkowski) to the UAB 38
0:583rd & 8 at own 38Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
0:194th & 8 at own 38Patrick Foley punt for 53 yds
Navy End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 12Kneel down by NAV at NAV11 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.
3rd quarter4 drives, then Navy 10, UAB 6
UAB Interception, 6 plays
15:00Nathan Kirkwood kickoff for 58 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 23Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 1 yd to the UAB 24
15:002nd & 9 at own 24Jacob Zeno pass complete to Jermaine Brown Jr. for 5 yds to the UAB 29
15:003rd & 4 at own 29Jacob Zeno pass complete to Tejhaun Palmer for 26 yds to the NAVY 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45Jacob Zeno pass complete to Jermaine Brown Jr. for 1 yd to the NAVY 44
15:002nd & 9 at opp 44BEEBE, Lee rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the NAV45 (CROMWELL, Clay), out of bounds. PENALTY UAB Holding on JONES, Luke enforced 10 yards from the NAV44 to the UAB46 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
15:002nd & 19 at own 46Jacob Zeno pass complete to Amare Thomas for no gain to the UAB 46
11:593rd & 19 at own 46Jacob Zeno pass intercepted
Navy Field goal, 5 plays
11:591st & 10 at opp 31Xavier Arline pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 10 yds to the UAB 21 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at opp 21Xavier Arline run for 3 yds to the UAB 18
11:592nd & 7 at opp 18Brandon Chatman run for 4 yds to the UAB 14
11:593rd & 3 at opp 14Daba Fofana run for no gain to the UAB 14
9:134th & 3 at opp 14Nathan Kirkwood 31 yd FG GOODNavy 10, UAB 6
UAB Punt, 3 plays
9:13Nathan Kirkwood kickoff for 50 yds
9:131st & 10 at own 33Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 2 yds to the UAB 35
9:132nd & 8 at own 35Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
9:133rd & 8 at own 35Jacob Zeno sacked by Justin Reed for a loss of 7 yards to the UAB 28
7:524th & 15 at own 28Patrick Foley punt for 52 yds, downed at the NAVY 20
Navy Touchdown, 20 plays
7:521st & 10 at own 20Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the NAVY 25
7:522nd & 5 at own 25Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the NAVY 27 Alex Tecza fumbled, recovered by NAVY Xavier Arline [SG] TECZA, Alex rush to the right for a gain of 2 yards, TECZA, Alex fumbled at NAV29 forced by SWOOPES, Keondre, recovered by NAV ARLINE, Xavier at the NAV27, returned 0 yards to the NAV27, End of Play.
7:523rd & 3 at own 27Eli Heidenreich run for 6 yds to the NAVY 33 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at own 33Xavier Arline run for 7 yds to the NAVY 40
7:522nd & 3 at own 40Xavier Arline run for 8 yds to the NAVY 48 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at own 48Xavier Arline run for 3 yds to the UAB 49
7:522nd & 7 at opp 49Xavier Arline run for no gain to the UAB 49
7:523rd & 7 at opp 49Xavier Arline pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 7 yds to the UAB 42 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at opp 42Navy Penalty, False Start (Joshua Pena) to the UAB 47
7:521st & 15 at opp 47Brandon Chatman run for 1 yd to the UAB 46
7:522nd & 14 at opp 46Xavier Arline pass complete to Brandon Chatman for 3 yds to the UAB 43
7:523rd & 11 at opp 43Xavier Arline run for 15 yds to the UAB 28 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 28Xavier Arline run for no gain to the UAB 28
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 28Eli Heidenreich run for 8 yds to the UAB 20
Q4 13:304th & 1 at opp 19Timeout Navy, clock 13:30
Q4 13:303rd & 2 at opp 20Brandon Chatman run for 1 yd to the UAB 19
Q4 13:304th & 1 at opp 19Daba Fofana run for 2 yds to the UAB 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:301st & 10 at opp 17Xavier Arline run for 1 yd to the UAB 16
Q4 13:302nd & 9 at opp 16ARLINE, Xavier pass to the right incomplete intended for CHATMAN, Brandon thrown to the UAB10. PENALTY NAV Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on PENA, Joshua enforced 5 yards from the UAB16 to the UAB21 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q4 13:302nd & 14 at opp 21Eli Heidenreich run for 13 yds to the UAB 8
Q4 13:303rd & 1 at opp 8Daba Fofana run for 4 yds to the UAB 4 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:301st & goal at opp 4Daba Fofana run for 2 yds to the UAB 2
Q4 10:082nd & goal at opp 2Daba Fofana run for 2 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)Navy 17, UAB 6
4th quarter5 drives, then Navy 31, UAB 6
UAB Punt, 7 plays
10:08Nathan Kirkwood kickoff for 49 yds
10:081st & 10 at own 21Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 8 yds to the UAB 29
10:082nd & 2 at own 29Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 5 yds to the UAB 34 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at own 34Jacob Zeno pass complete to T.J. Jones for 13 yds to the UAB 47 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at own 47Jermaine Brown Jr. run for 15 yds to the NAVY 38 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 38Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
10:082nd & 10 at opp 38Lee Beebe run for 6 yds to the NAVY 32
10:083rd & 4 at opp 32UAB Penalty, False Start (Adam Lepkowski) to the NAVY 37
10:083rd & 9 at opp 37UAB Penalty, Delay Of Game (Jacob Zeno) to the NAVY 42
10:083rd & 14 at opp 42Jacob Zeno pass complete to Lee Beebe for a loss of 1 yard to the NAVY 43
6:464th & 15 at opp 43Patrick Foley punt for 30 yds
Navy Touchdown, 5 plays
6:461st & 10 at own 14Xavier Arline pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 9 yds to the NAVY 23
6:462nd & 1 at own 23Daba Fofana run for no gain to the NAVY 23
6:463rd & 1 at own 23Xavier Arline run for 2 yds to the NAVY 25 for a 1ST down
6:461st & 10 at own 25Eli Heidenreich run for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at the 50Xavier Arline run for 50 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)Navy 24, UAB 6
UAB Pick-six, 8 plays (Navy scores)
4:12Nathan Kirkwood kickoff for 50 yds
4:121st & 10 at own 30Jacob Zeno pass complete to Jermaine Brown Jr. for 1 yd to the UAB 31
4:122nd & 9 at own 31Jacob Zeno pass complete to Amare Thomas for 9 yds to the UAB 40 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 40Jacob Zeno pass complete to Fred Farrier II for 11 yds to the NAVY 49 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at opp 49Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
4:122nd & 10 at opp 49Jacob Zeno pass complete to Lee Witherspoon for 9 yds to the NAVY 40
4:123rd & 1 at opp 40Lee Witherspoon run for 7 yds to the NAVY 33 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at opp 33Navy Penalty, Personal Foul (Landon Robinson) to the NAVY 15 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at opp 14Navy Penalty, Personal Foul (Will Harbour) to the NAVY 7 for a 1ST down
2:031st & goal at opp 7Rayuan Lane III 97 Yd Interception Return (Nathan Kirkwood Kick)Navy 31, UAB 6
UAB Turnover on downs, 13 plays
2:03Nathan Kirkwood kickoff for 53 yds
2:031st & 10 at own 30Jacob Zeno pass complete to Lee Witherspoon for 4 yds to the UAB 34
2:032nd & 6 at own 34Jacob Zeno pass complete to Dallas Payne for 5 yds to the UAB 39
2:033rd & 1 at own 39Jacob Zeno pass complete to Dallas Payne for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at the 50Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
2:032nd & 10 at the 50Jacob Zeno pass complete to Amare Thomas for 18 yds to the NAVY 32 for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at opp 32Jacob Zeno pass complete to Lee Beebe for 4 yds to the NAVY 28
2:032nd & 6 at opp 28Jacob Zeno run for 2 yds to the NAVY 26
2:033rd & 4 at opp 26Jacob Zeno pass complete to Samario Rudolph for 6 yds to the NAVY 20 for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at opp 20Jacob Zeno pass complete to Dallas Payne for 10 yds to the NAVY 10 for a 1ST down
0:192nd & goal at opp 4Timeout Navy, clock 00:19
0:191st & goal at opp 10Jacob Zeno run for 6 yds to the NAVY 4
0:113rd & goal at opp 4Timeout UAB, clock 00:11
0:112nd & goal at opp 4Jacob Zeno sacked by Landon Robinson for 0 yards to the NAVY 4
0:113rd & goal at opp 4Lee Witherspoon run for 1 yd to the NAVY 3
0:034th & goal at opp 3Jacob Zeno pass incomplete
Navy End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 3Kneel down by NAV at NAV2 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

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.

Navy leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026UAB 24, Navy 20
2025Navy 38, UAB 24
2024Navy 41, UAB 18
2023Navy 31, UAB 6

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