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Navy vs. Army

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Navy beat No. 19 Army 31–⁠13. It was their 125th meeting; after it, Navy led the series 62–⁠55–⁠7 in the games on file.

Neutral siteNavy10–⁠3 in 2024
31
Neutral site19Army12–⁠2 in 2024
13

Final at Northwest Stadium, LandoverTV: CBSAttendance 60,726

At kickoff
39°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; College Park Airport (KCGS), 10 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff
Official
Kevin RandallGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Navy7771031
Army073313

How the win probability moved

Army favored

Win probability by play: Army 55% at kickoff, 0% at the end. Biggest swing: 28 points.

Navy favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (28 points).

Standouts

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Photos from the game

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Player stats

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Blake Horvath4/910720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Blake Horvath25204248
Landon Robinson129029
Alex Tecza82405
Eli Heidenreich61908
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eli Heidenreich152152
Alex Tecza131031
Brandon Chatman118118
Nathan Kent1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Landon Robinson130.500
Justin Reed101.500
Griffen Willis8000
Kyle Jacob7200
Luke Pirris4001
Dashaun Peele1001
Kroy Myers0001

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bryson Daily7/166513
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kanye Udoh1453012
Bryson Daily195205
Noah Short5909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Hayden Reed329123
Casey Reynolds118018
Cam Schurr1909
Noah Short1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kalib Fortner8000
Andon Thomas7000
Max DiDomenico60.500
Casey Larkin6100
Elo Modozie1110

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

Team stats

NavyArmy
378Total yards178
107Passing yards65
271Rushing yards113
11.9Yards per pass4.1
5.9Yards per rush2.9
15First downs13
7–⁠13Third downs5–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers3
5–⁠70Penalties1–⁠5
29:40Possession30:20
0Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

NavyArmy
46%Success rate34%
0.32EPA per play−0.24
1.46Explosiveness0.68
0.35Rushing EPA−0.12
0.20Passing EPA−0.19
25%Passing-down success0%
−0.20First-down EPA−0.42
0.22Second-down EPA−0.24
1.08Third-down EPA−0.27
20%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)

Army 66% to win. Navy pulled the upset.

The line

Army −6.5, over/under 39.

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 Army 66%, Navy 34%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Army end zoneNavy end zoneQ1 NavyTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 6 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 6 playsQ1 ArmyInterception, 7 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 ArmyTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 5 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 6 playsQ2 NavyPunt, 5 playsQ2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 ArmyField goal, 11 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 ArmyField goal, 13 playsQ4 NavyTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 ArmyInterception, 4 playsQ4 NavyField goal, 6 playsQ4 ArmyInterception, 1 playQ4 NavyEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Navy right to left.
  1. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 12 plays, 65 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  3. Q1 NavyPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyInterception, 7 plays, 12 yards
  5. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 3 plays, 44 yards
  6. Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 8 plays, 65 yards
  7. Q2 NavyPunt, 5 plays, 39 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 11 yards
  9. Q2 NavyPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  11. Q3 ArmyField goal, 11 plays, 47 yards
  12. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 3 plays, 58 yards
  13. Q3 ArmyField goal, 13 plays, 45 yards
  14. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q4 ArmyInterception, 4 plays, 11 yards
  16. Q4 NavyField goal, 6 plays, 57 yards
  17. Q4 ArmyInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  18. Q4 NavyEnd of game, 6 plays, 4 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Navy 7, Army 0
Navy Touchdown, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Trey Gronotte kickoff for 57 yds
14:531st & 10 at own 35Blake Horvath run for 5 yds to the NAVY 40
14:172nd & 5 at own 40Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the NAVY 43
13:313rd & 2 at own 43Amin Hassan run for 2 yds to the NAVY 45 for a 1ST down
12:531st & 10 at own 45Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the NAVY 47
12:242nd & 8 at own 47Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Nathan Kent
12:073rd & 8 at own 47Blake Horvath pass complete to Alex Tecza for 31 yds Alex Tecza fumbled, recovered by NAVY Alex Tecza for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at opp 22Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the ARMY 17
10:582nd & 5 at opp 17Blake Horvath run for 6 yds to the ARMY 11 for a 1ST down
10:161st & 10 at opp 11Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the ARMY 9
9:332nd & 8 at opp 9Luke Hutchison run for 2 yds to the ARMY 7
9:063rd & 6 at opp 7Blake Horvath run for 7 yds for a TDNavy 6, Army 0
8:561st & goal at opp 1Blake Horvath run for 1 yd for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)Navy 7, Army 0
Army Punt, 6 plays
8:561st & 10 at own 35Lance Gossett kickoff for 61 yds
8:491st & 10 at own 25Kanye Udoh run for 5 yds to the ARMY 30
8:102nd & 5 at own 30Bryson Daily run for 4 yds to the ARMY 34
7:333rd & 1 at own 34Bryson Daily run for 1 yd to the ARMY 35 for a 1ST down
6:521st & 10 at own 35Kanye Udoh run for 1 yd to the ARMY 36
6:082nd & 9 at own 36Bryson Daily run for 2 yds to the ARMY 38
5:313rd & 7 at own 38Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Hayden Reed
5:204th & 7 at own 38James Wagenseller punt for 37 yds , Rayuan Lane III returns for no gain to the NAVY 24
Navy Punt, 6 plays
4:581st & 10 at own 24Eli Heidenreich run for 5 yds to the NAVY 29
4:392nd & 5 at own 29Eli Heidenreich run for 3 yds to the NAVY 32
4:023rd & 2 at own 32Blake Horvath run for 6 yds to the NAVY 38 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at own 38Blake Horvath run for a loss of 14 yards to the NAVY 24 Blake Horvath fumbled, recovered by NAVY Blake Horvath
2:292nd & 24 at own 24Blake Horvath run for 8 yds to the NAVY 32
1:553rd & 16 at own 32Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the NAVY 36
1:124th & 12 at own 36Riley Riethman punt for 52 yds
Army Interception, 7 plays
1:071st & 10 at own 12Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Hayden Reed
0:532nd & 10 at own 12Bryson Daily pass complete to Noah Short for 5 yds to the ARMY 17
0:243rd & 5 at own 17Noah Short run for 4 yds to the ARMY 21
0:003rd & 5 at own 17Noah Short run for 4 yds to the ARMY 21
Q2 14:524th & 1 at own 21Bryson Daily run for 1 yd to the ARMY 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:131st & 10 at own 22Kanye Udoh run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARMY 21
Q2 13:272nd & 11 at own 21Bryson Daily run for 3 yds to the ARMY 24
Q2 12:453rd & 8 at own 24Bryson Daily pass intercepted Dashaun Peele return for 2 yds to the ARMY 44
2nd quarter6 drives, then Navy 14, Army 7
Navy Touchdown, 3 plays
12:391st & 10 at opp 44Blake Horvath run for 5 yds to the ARMY 39
12:082nd & 5 at opp 39Blake Horvath run for 21 yds to the ARMY 18 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at opp 18Blake Horvath pass complete to Brandon Chatman for 18 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)Navy 14, Army 0
Army Touchdown, 8 plays
11:301st & 10 at own 35Lance Gossett kickoff for 53 yds
11:231st & 10 at own 35Bryson Daily run for 3 yds to the ARMY 38
10:392nd & 7 at own 38Noah Short run for 9 yds to the ARMY 47 for a 1ST down
9:591st & 10 at own 47Kanye Udoh run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
9:152nd & 7 at the 50Bryson Daily run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARMY 49
8:263rd & 8 at own 49Kanye Udoh run for 5 yds to the NAVY 46
7:504th & 3 at opp 46Timeout Navy, clock 07:50
7:344th & 3 at opp 46Bryson Daily pass complete to Casey Reynolds for 18 yds to the NAVY 28 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at opp 28Bryson Daily run for 5 yds to the NAVY 23
6:292nd & 5 at opp 23Bryson Daily pass complete to Hayden Reed for 23 yds for a TD (Trey Gronotte KICK)Navy 14, Army 7
Navy Punt, 5 plays
6:241st & 10 at own 35Trey Gronotte kickoff for 31 yds , Isaiah Bryant return for no gain to the NAVY 25
4:201st & 10 at own 25Blake Horvath run for 5 yds to the NAVY 30
4:202nd & 5 at own 30Blake Horvath run for 37 yds to the ARMY 33 for a 1ST down
4:131st & 10 at opp 33Eli Heidenreich run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARMY 36
4:132nd & 13 at opp 36Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Brandon Chatman
4:053rd & 13 at opp 36Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Nathan Kent
4:054th & 13 at opp 36Riley Riethman punt for 28 yds
Army Punt, 6 plays
3:551st & 10 at own 8Bryson Daily run for 5 yds to the ARMY 13
3:192nd & 5 at own 13Bryson Daily run for 3 yds to the ARMY 16
2:363rd & 2 at own 16Bryson Daily run for 2 yds to the ARMY 18 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 18Bryson Daily pass complete to Parker Poloskey for 4 yds to the ARMY 22
2:002nd & 6 at own 22Timeout Army, clock 02:00
1:522nd & 6 at own 22Bryson Daily run for 2 yds to the ARMY 24 Bryson Daily fumbled, recovered by NAVY Bryson Daily
1:423rd & 4 at own 24PENALTY ARMY False Start (Gennarelli,Paolo) 5 yards from ARMY24 to ARMY19. NO PLAY.
1:373rd & 9 at own 19Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Cam Schurr
1:254th & 9 at own 19James Wagenseller punt for 49 yds , Rayuan Lane III returns for 3 yds to the NAVY 35
Navy Punt, 5 plays
1:191st & 10 at own 35Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Brandon Chatman
1:122nd & 10 at own 35Blake Horvath run for 10 yds to the NAVY 45 for a 1ST down
0:542nd & 12 at own 43Timeout Navy, clock 00:54
0:521st & 10 at own 45Blake Horvath sacked by Elo Modozie for a loss of 2 yards to the NAVY 43
0:382nd & 12 at own 43Blake Horvath pass complete to Nathan Kent for 6 yds to the NAVY 49
0:313rd & 6 at own 49Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Alex Tecza
0:254th & 6 at own 49Riley Riethman punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Tyrell Robinson at the ARMY 9
Army End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 9B. Daily takes a knee
3rd quarter3 drives, then Navy 21, Army 10
Army Field goal, 11 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Lance Gossett kickoff for 54 yds , Tyrell Robinson return for 19 yds to the ARMY 30
14:481st & 10 at own 30Kanye Udoh run for 12 yds to the ARMY 42 for a 1ST down
14:091st & 10 at own 42Kanye Udoh run for 4 yds to the ARMY 46
13:272nd & 6 at own 46Kanye Udoh run for 3 yds to the ARMY 49
12:383rd & 3 at own 49Kanye Udoh run for 2 yds to the NAVY 49
12:004th & 1 at opp 49(12:05) Daily,Bryson pass incomplete deep middle to Short,Noah thrown to NAVY20, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NAVY Pass Interference (Duhart,Andrew) 15 yards from NAVY49 to NAVY34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:531st & 10 at opp 34Kanye Udoh run for 4 yds to the NAVY 30
11:132nd & 6 at opp 30Bryson Daily run for 5 yds to the NAVY 25
10:313rd & 1 at opp 25Bryson Daily run for 1 yd to the NAVY 24 for a 1ST down
9:411st & 10 at opp 24Bryson Daily pass complete to Hayden Reed for 1 yd to the NAVY 23
8:592nd & 9 at opp 23Bryson Daily run for no gain to the NAVY 23
8:203rd & 9 at opp 23Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Noah Short
8:154th & 9 at opp 23Trey Gronotte 39 yd FG GOODNavy 14, Army 10
Navy Touchdown, 3 plays
8:071st & 10 at own 35Trey Gronotte kickoff for 65 yds , Isaiah Bryant return for 42 yds to the NAVY 42
8:001st & 10 at own 42Blake Horvath run for 3 yds to the NAVY 45
7:192nd & 7 at own 45Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the NAVY 48
6:343rd & 4 at own 48Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 52 yds for a TD Navy Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Eli Heidenreich) to the ARMY 0 (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)Navy 21, Army 10
Army Field goal, 13 plays
6:271st & 10 at own 20Lance Gossett kickoff for 52 yds , Miles Stewart return for 13 yds to the ARMY 41
6:201st & 10 at own 41Kanye Udoh run for 4 yds to the ARMY 45
5:422nd & 6 at own 45Noah Short run for a loss of 2 yards to the ARMY 43
4:553rd & 8 at own 43Kanye Udoh run for 2 yds to the ARMY 45
4:124th & 6 at own 45Timeout Army, clock 04:12
3:501st & 10 at opp 40Bryson Daily pass complete to Hayden Reed for 5 yds to the NAVY 35
3:182nd & 5 at opp 35Bryson Daily run for 4 yds to the NAVY 31
2:403rd & 1 at opp 31Bryson Daily run for 3 yds to the NAVY 28 for a 1ST down
2:021st & 10 at opp 28Kanye Udoh run for 3 yds to the NAVY 25
1:212nd & 7 at opp 25Bryson Daily run for 4 yds to the NAVY 21
0:403rd & 3 at opp 21Kanye Udoh run for 6 yds to the NAVY 15 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 15Noah Short run for 1 yd to the NAVY 14
Q4 14:542nd & 9 at opp 14Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Casey Reynolds
Q4 14:543rd & 9 at opp 14Timeout Army, clock 14:54
Q4 14:473rd & 9 at opp 14Bryson Daily pass incomplete to Noah Short
Q4 14:444th & 9 at opp 14Trey Gronotte 31 yd FG GOODNavy 21, Army 13
4th quarter4 drives, then Navy 31, Army 13
Navy Touchdown, 10 plays
14:391st & 10 at own 35Trey Gronotte kickoff for 53 yds , Isaiah Bryant return for 13 yds to the NAVY 25
14:321st & 10 at own 25Blake Horvath run for 7 yds to the NAVY 32
13:542nd & 3 at own 32Blake Horvath run for 10 yds to the NAVY 42 for a 1ST down
13:181st & 10 at own 42Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the NAVY 44
12:332nd & 8 at own 44Eli Heidenreich run for 1 yd to the NAVY 45
11:503rd & 7 at own 45Blake Horvath run for 2 yds to the NAVY 47
10:374th & 5 at own 47Landon Robinson run for 29 yds to the ARMY 24 Landon Robinson fumbled, recovered by NAVY Colin Ramos for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at opp 24Blake Horvath run for 19 yds to the ARMY 5 for a 1ST down
9:451st & goal at opp 5Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the ARMY 1
9:032nd & goal at opp 1Blake Horvath run for no gain to the ARMY 1
8:503rd & goal at opp 1Blake Horvath run for 1 yd for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)Navy 28, Army 13
Army Interception, 4 plays
8:501st & 10 at own 35Lance Gossett kickoff for 45 yds
8:321st & 10 at own 21Bryson Daily pass complete to Cam Schurr for 9 yds to the ARMY 30
8:172nd & 1 at own 30Bryson Daily run for 5 yds to the ARMY 35 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at own 35Noah Short run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARMY 32
7:242nd & 13 at own 32Bryson Daily pass intercepted Kroy Myers return for no gain to the NAVY 48
7:242nd & 13 at own 32Navy Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Yards) to the NAVY 48
7:242nd & 13 at own 32Navy Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the NAVY 33
Navy Field goal, 6 plays
7:161st & 10 at own 33Blake Horvath run for 7 yds to the NAVY 40
6:282nd & 3 at own 40Blake Horvath run for 48 yds to the ARMY 12 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at opp 12(05:46) No Huddle Heidenreich,Eli rush right for 12 yards gain to the ARMY00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 05:39 PENALTY NAVY Holding (Chatman,Brandon) 10 yards from ARMY12 to ARMY22. NO PLAY.
5:311st & 20 at opp 22Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the ARMY 20
4:482nd & 18 at opp 20Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the ARMY 15
4:363rd & 13 at opp 15Timeout Army, clock 04:36
4:293rd & 13 at opp 15Blake Horvath run for 5 yds to the ARMY 10
3:494th & 8 at opp 10Timeout Navy, clock 03:49
3:454th & 8 at opp 10Nathan Kirkwood 27 yd FG GOODNavy 31, Army 13
3:401st & 10 at own 35Lance Gossett kickoff for 47 yds , Miles Stewart return for 16 yds to the ARMY 34
3:351st & 10 at own 34Bryson Daily pass intercepted
Navy End of game, 6 plays
3:281st & 10 at opp 37Daba Fofana run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARMY 40
2:282nd & 13 at opp 40Eli Heidenreich run for 8 yds to the ARMY 32
1:593rd & 5 at opp 32Eli Heidenreich run for 5 yds to the ARMY 27 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at opp 27Timeout Army, clock 01:59
1:521st & 10 at opp 27B. Horvath takes a knee
1:122nd & 12 at opp 29B. Horvath takes a knee
0:003rd & 14 at opp 31B. Horvath takes a knee

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–Army game

Officially, Navy leads 64–⁠55–⁠7; as played, 63–⁠55–⁠7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Navy 17, Army 16
2024Navy 31, Army 13
2023Army 17, Navy 11
2022Army 20, Navy 17
2021Navy 17, Army 13
2020Army 15, Navy 0

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