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2024 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by Brian Newberry in his second year as the head coach. The Midshipmen played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.

2024 Navy Midshipmen football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record10–3 (6–2 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDrew Cronic (1st season)
Offensive schemeWing-T
Defensive coordinatorP. J. Volker (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Army y$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Tulane y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Navy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 24 Memphis   6 – 2     11 – 2  
East Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Charlotte   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Temple   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UAB   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Tulsa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Army 35, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Despite being picked to finish eleventh in the American Athletic Conference, the Midshipmen instead exceeded their low expectations, finishing 10-3 for their first winning season, bowl appearance and win since 2019.

Preseason

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AAC media poll

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The American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Midshipmen were predicted to finish eleventh in the conference.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Memphis 409 (23)
2 UTSA 368 (4)
3 Tulane 362 (2)
4 South Florida 339
5 Army 236 (1)
6 Florida Atlantic 228
7 East Carolina 219
Rice
9 North Texas 216
10 UAB 192
11 Navy 150
12 Tulsa 95
13 Charlotte 77
14 Temple 40

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.Bucknell*
CBSSNW 49–2128,763
September 73:30 p.m.Temple
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 38–1128,889
September 213:30 p.m.Memphis
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 56–4431,268
September 2812:00 p.m.at UAB
ESPN2W 41–1821,536
October 512:00 p.m.at Air Force*
CBSW 34–739,441
October 193:30 p.m.Charlotte No. 25
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 51–1735,094
October 2612:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Notre Dame*No. 24
ABCL 14–5176,112
November 24:00 p.m.at Rice
ESPN2L 10–2421,253
November 912:00 p.m.at South Florida
ESPN2W 28–734,091
November 1612:00 p.m.No. 25 Tulane
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
ESPN2L 0–3538,914
November 2912:00 p.m.at East Carolina
ESPNW 34–2035,663
December 143:00 p.m.vs. No. 22 Army*
CBSW 31–1360,726
December 2712:00 p.m.vs. Oklahoma*
ESPNW 21–2050,754
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP————RVRVRV2524RV——————RV
Coaches————RVRVRVRV24RV—RV————RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Game summaries

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Bucknell (FCS)

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See also: 2024 Bucknell Bison football team
Bucknell Bison (FCS) (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison (FCS) 7 0 7721
Midshipmen 6 22 71449

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: August 31st
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,763
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:37) BUCK – Nate Anderson 47 yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:23; Bucknell 7–0)
  • (10:44) NAVY – Daba Fofana 49 yard run, kick failed (Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:09; Bucknell 7–6)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) NAVY – Alex Tecza 3 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:36; Navy 13–7)
  • (5:29) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 9 yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:29; Navy 20–7)
  • (0:14) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 42 yard pass from Blake Horvath, 2-point pass (Drive: 1 play, 42 yards, 0:14; Navy 28–7)
Third quarter
  • (11:12) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 20 yard pass from Braxton Woodson, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:41; Navy 35–7)
  • (3:06) BUCK – Paul Neel 3 yard run, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 2:44; Navy 35–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:33) NAVY – Braxton Woodson 1 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:07; Navy 42–14)
  • (2:10) NAVY – Shane Reynolds 5 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 4:34; Navy 49–14)
  • (0:30) BUCK – Michael Cadden 2 yard run, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:40; Navy 49–21)
Statistics BUCK NAVY
First downs 14 20
Plays–yards 68–337 72–437
Rushes–yards 39–131 53–264
Passing yards 206 173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–29–0 10–19–2
Time of possession 26:59 33:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Bucknell Passing Ralph Rucker IV 11/24, 122 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Paul Neel 12 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
Receiving TJ Cadden 5 receptions, 97 yards
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 7/12, 108 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Daba Fofana 8 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 4 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD

Temple

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See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team
Temple Owls (0–1) at Navy Midshipmen (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 3 0811
Midshipmen 9 14 15038

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 7th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,889
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:44) NAVY – Team safety (Navy 2–0)
  • (0:23) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:15; Navy 9–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:11) NAVY – Blake Horvath 62 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:10; Navy 16–0)
  • (8:04) NAVY – Alex Tecza 65 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:08; Navy 23–0)
  • (0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 36 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:28; Navy 23–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:01) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 31 yard pass from Blake Horvath, 2-point pass (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:54; Navy 31–3)
  • (2:58) NAVY – Blake Horvath 18 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:50; Navy 38–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:00) TEM – Dante Wright 23 yard pass from Forrest Brock, 2-point pass (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:53; Navy 38–11)
Statistics TEM NAVY
First downs 16 17
Plays–yards 66–312 60–409
Rushes–yards 20–35 51–297
Passing yards 277 112
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–46–2 5–9–0
Time of possession 29:10 30:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Forrest Brock 30/46, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Antwain Littleton II 9 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Dante Wright 11 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 5/9, 112 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Blake Horvath 15 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

Memphis

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See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team
Memphis Tigers (3–0) at Navy Midshipmen (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 14 3 131444
Midshipmen 7 21 72156

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 21st
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 31,268
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:13) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 7-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:47; Memphis 7–0)
  • (3:11) NAVY – Blake Horvath 5-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:01; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:21) MEM – Brandon Thomas 57-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; Memphis 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:54) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 39-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:27; Tied 14–14)
  • (9:37) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 12-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:37; Navy 21–14)
  • (2:14) MEM – Caden Costa 29-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 7:23; Navy 21–17)
  • (0:11) NAVY – Blake Horvath 3-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:03; Navy 28–17)
Third quarter
  • (12:24) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 46-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Navy 35–17)
  • (10:37) MEM – Roc Taylor 37-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:47; Navy 35–24)
  • (1:11) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 5-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:28; Navy 35–30)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) NAVY – Blake Horvath 7-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15; Navy 42–30)
  • (8:22) NAVY – Blake Horvath 90-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:14; Navy 49–30)
  • (6:49) MEM – Marcello Bussey 36-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Koby Drake pass (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:25; Navy 49–38)
  • (1:22) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 1-yard run (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:03; Navy 49–44)
  • (0:23) NAVY – Rayuan Lane 86-yard interception, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Navy 56–44)
Statistics MEM NAVY
First downs 32 21
Plays–yards 95–659 53–566
Rushes–yards 38–274 39–361
Passing yards 385 205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 33–57–1 10–14–0
Time of possession 35:55 24:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 32/56, 371 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Brandon Thomas 12 carries, 125 yards, TD
Receiving Kobe Drake 9 receptions, 102 yards
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 9/12, 192 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Blake Horvath 12 carries, 211 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Brandon Chatman 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Blake Horvath had a career game day when he completed 9 of 11 passes for 225 yards with two touchdowns. He also had 4 rushing touchdowns totalling 211 yards. Horvath became the first quarterback with six-plus total touchdowns in a game since Malcolm Perry (6 TD against ECU in 2019).

at UAB

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See also: 2024 UAB Blazers football team
Navy Midshipmen (3–0) at UAB Blazers (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 14 101041
Blazers 0 3 7818

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: September 28th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,536
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:52) NAVY – Blake Horvath 20-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:33; Navy 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:01) NAVY – Alex Tecza 6-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:56; Navy 14–0)
  • (1:11) UAB – Jonah Delange 35-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 7:45; Navy 14–3)
  • (0:31) NAVY – Nathan Kent 77-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Navy 21–3)
Third quarter
  • (13:36) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 74-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Navy 28–3)
  • (6:49) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:47; Navy 31–3)
  • (5:08) UAB – Iverson Hooks 39-yard pass from Jacob Zeno, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:36; Navy 31–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:32) NAVY – Daba Fofana 16-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 4:28; Navy 38–10)
  • (9:09) UAB – Lee Beebe Jr., 2-yard run, Kam Shanks pass (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Navy 38–18)
  • (2:14) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 46-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 6:55; Navy 41–18)
Statistics NAVY UAB
First downs 22 22
Plays–yards 53–452 66–395
Rushes–yards 42–227 43–193
Passing yards 225 202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–11–0 14–23–2
Time of possession 29:49 30:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 9/11, 225 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Blake Horvath 13 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD
UAB Passing Jacob Zeno 14/22, 202 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Lee Beebe Jr. 15 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Terrell McDonald 1 reception, 67 yards

at Air Force

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See also: 2024 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Navy Midshipmen (4–0) at Air Force Falcons (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 14 7 6734
Falcons 0 7 007

at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: October 5th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N/A • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 39,441
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:25) NAVY – Blake Horvath 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:39; Navy 7–0)
  • (2:34) NAVY – Nathan Kent 34-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:42; Navy 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:09) AF – Tre Roberson 45-yard pass from Quentin Hayes (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:21; Navy 14–7)
  • (2:37) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:17; Navy 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (6:08) Navy – Alex Tecza 7-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Navy 27–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:58) Navy – Alex Tecza 12-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Navy 34–7)
Statistics NAVY AFA
First downs 21 14
Plays–yards 63–463 57–273
Rushes–yards 48–329 48–158
Passing yards 134 115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–15–0 5–9–1
Time of possession 30:34 29:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 9/15, 134 yards
Rushing Blake Horvath 18 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 5 receptions, 101 yards
Air Force Passing Quentin Hayes 5/6, 115 yards, TD
Rushing Kade Frew 4 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Tre Roberson 1 reception, 45 yards, TD

Eli Heidenreich is the first player in academy history to rush for 100 yards and have 100 yards receiving in the same game. He ran for exactly 100 yards and caught five passes for 101 yards. This made it the first time since the 2003 season that Navy had two 200-yard rushers and a 100-yard receiver.

Charlotte

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See also: 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team
Charlotte 49ers (3–3) at No. 25 Navy Midshipmen (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 10 7017
No. 25 Midshipmen 24 14 13051

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 19th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 35,094
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:07) NAVY – Alex Tecza 46-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:44; Navy 7–0)
  • (7:17) NAVY – Alex Tecza 12-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:46; Navy 14–0)
  • (6:20) NAVY – Alex Tecza 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:48; Navy 21–0)
  • (3:02) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:01; Navy 24–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:21) NAVY – Cody Howard 11-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:16; Navy 31–0)
  • (10:24) NAVY – Deshaun Peele 61-yard interception return, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 2:49; Navy 38–0)
  • (8:49) CHAR – Stephen Rusnak 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 3:57; Navy 38–3)
  • (3:09) CHAR – O'Mega Blake 20-yard pass from Max Brown, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:57; Navy 38–10)
Third quarter
  • (4:49) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 19-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood PAT failed (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:03; Navy 44–10)
  • (2:55) CHAR – Duane Thomas Jr. 13-yard pass from Max Brown, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:47; Navy 44–17)
  • (1:31) NAVY – Deshaun Peele 84-yard interception return, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:20; Navy 51–17)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics CLT NAVY
First downs 22 18
Plays–yards 70–350 55–288
Rushes–yards 48–187 42–171
Passing yards 163 117
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–22–4 7–13–0
Time of possession 32:15 27:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Charlotte Passing Max Brown 7/18, 152 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Catervious Norton 16 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Miles Burris 1 reception, 48 yards
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 7/13, 117 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 8 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alex Tecza 1 reception, 46 yards, TD

No. 12 Notre Dame (rivalry)

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See also: 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry
No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–1) vs No. 24 Navy Midshipmen (6–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Fighting Irish 14 17 13751
No. 24 Midshipmen 0 7 7014

at MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 26th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 76,112
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:28) ND – Reily Leonard 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Notre Dame 7–0)
  • (5:44) ND – Kris Mitchell 6-yard pass from Reily Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:19; Notre Dame 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:33) NAVY – Blake Horvath 47-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:18; Notre Dame 14–7)
  • (12:28) ND – Jeremiyah Love 64-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:08; Notre Dame 21–7)
  • (5:05) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:57; Notre Dame 28–7)
  • (0:26) ND – Zac Yoakam 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:20; Notre Dame 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 31–14)
  • (5:35) ND – Beaux Collins 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 38–14)
  • (4:18) ND – Jaylen Sneed 0-yard fumble return (Drive: 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:17; Notre Dame 44–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:08) ND – Kadren Young 4-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:12; Notre Dame 51–14)
Statistics ND NAVY
First downs 20 17
Plays–yards 65–466 57–310
Rushes–yards 40–265 43–222
Passing yards 201 88
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–25–0 7–14–1
Time of possession 30:29 29:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Notre Dame Passing Riley Leonard 13/21, 178 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jeremiyah Love 12 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Faison 4 receptions, 52 yards
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 7/13, 88 yards, INT
Rushing Blake Horvath 13 carries, 129 yards, TD
Receiving Alex Tecza 2 receptions, 39 yards

at Rice

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See also: 2024 Rice Owls football team
Navy Midshipmen (6–1) at Rice Owls (2–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 7 0310
Owls 14 3 7024

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 2nd
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,253
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:30) RICE – Dean Connors 4-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:05; Rice 7–0)
  • (2:41) RICE – Matt Sykes 17-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:53; Rice 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:41) RICE – Tim Horn 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:01; Rice 17–0)
  • (8:48) NAVY – Blake Horvath 9-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; Rice 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (2:00) RICE – Dean Connors 9-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:38; Rice 24–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:34) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 21-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 8:26; Rice 24–10)
Statistics NAVY RICE
First downs 12 20
Plays–yards 61–260 65–344
Rushes–yards 40–140 25–105
Passing yards 120 239
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–21–2 28–40–1
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 10/21, 120 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Blake Horvath 16 carries, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 3 receptions, 56 yards
Rice Passing E. J. Warner 28/40, 239 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Dean Connors 18 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Matt Sykes 8 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at South Florida

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See also: 2024 South Florida Bulls football team
Navy Midshipmen (6–2) at South Florida Bulls (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 14 7 0728
Bulls 0 0 077

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 9th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 34,091
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:37) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 60-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:23; Navy 7–0)
  • (3:26) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 20-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:52; Navy 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (0:02) NAVY – Alex Tecza 38-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:12; Navy 21–0)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • (11:45) NAVY – Blake Horvath 10-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 7:08; Navy 28–0)
  • (1:06) USF – Michael Brown-Stephens 13-yard pass from Bryce Archie, John Cannon kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:53; Navy 28–7)
Statistics NAVY USF
First downs 18 17
Plays–yards 70–379 69–342
Rushes–yards 59–321 25–60
Passing yards 58 282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–11–0 26–44–2
Time of possession 38:32 21:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 6/11, 58 yards, TD
Rushing Eli Heidenreich 6 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Alex Tecza 1 reception, 38 yards, TD
South Florida Passing Bryce Archie 26/43, 282 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kelley Joiner 9 carries, 23 yards
Receiving JeyQuan Smith 2 receptions, 85 yards

No. 25 Tulane

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See also: 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team
No. 25 Tulane Green Wave (8–2) at Navy Midshipmen (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Green Wave 7 7 71435
Midshipmen 0 0 000

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: November 16th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 38,914
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (1:07) TUL – Darian Mensah 14-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:58; Tulane 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (4:00) TUL – Makhi Hughes 14-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:12; Tulane 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:15) TUL – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 8:45; Tulane 21–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:19) TUL – Alex Bauman 1-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:22; Tulane 28–0)
  • (7:38) TUL – Arnold Barnes III 1-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:35; Tulane 35–0)
Statistics TULN NAVY
First downs 20 8
Plays–yards 62–358 46–113
Rushes–yards 48–220 35–100
Passing yards 138 13
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–14–0 3–11–1
Time of possession 35:47 24:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Darian Mensah 10/14, 138 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Makhi Hughes 22 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dontae Fleming 2 receptions, 56 yards
Navy Passing Braxton Woodson 3/10, 13 yards, INT
Rushing Alex Tecza 7 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Luke Hutchinson 2 receptions, 8 yards

at East Carolina

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See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team
Navy Midshipmen (7–3) at East Carolina Pirates (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 0 142034
Pirates 0 3 01720

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: November 29th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 35,663
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays this quarter.
Second quarter
  • (9:47) ECU – Andrew Conrad 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:06; East Carolina 3–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:58) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 16-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:57; Navy 7–3)
  • (0:11) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 36-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:08; Navy 14–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:49) ECU – Andrew Conrad 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 3:08; Navy 14–6)
  • (10:48) NAVY – Nathan Kent 61-yard pass from Baxton Woodson, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; Navy 21–6)
  • (5:35) ECU – Winstob Wright Jr. 9-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 5:08; Navy 21–13)
  • (2:49) NAVY – Baxton Woodson 38-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood PAT blocked (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Navy 27–13)
  • (2:06) NAVY – Baxton Woodson 10-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:09; Navy 33–13)
  • (0:11) ECU – Yannick Smith 52-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 0:28; Navy 40–20)
Statistics NAVY ECU
First downs 21 19
Plays–yards 72–458 70–350
Rushes–yards 53–293 34–131
Passing yards 165 219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–19–0 20–36–1
Time of possession 34:30 25:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Baxton Woodson 12/19, 165 yards, TD
Rushing Braxton Woodson 15 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nathan Kent 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 20/36, 219 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 19 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Yannick Smith 3 receptions, 66 yards, TD

vs. No. 22 Army (Army–Navy Game)

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See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team, Army–Navy Game, and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Navy Midshipmen (8–3) vs No. 22 Army Black Knights (11–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 7 71031
No. 22 Black Knights 0 7 3313

at Northwest Stadium • Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 14th
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 38 °F (3 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 60,726
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:56) NAVY – Blake Horvath 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:04; Navy 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:30) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 18-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:15; Navy 14–0)
  • (6:29) ARMY – Hayden Reed 23-yard pass from Bryson Daily, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 5:01; Navy 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:15) ARMY – Trey Gronotte 39-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 6:40; Navy 14–10)
  • (6:34) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 52-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:33; Navy 21–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:44) ARMY – Trey Gronotte 31-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:43; Navy 21–13)
  • (8:50) NAVY – Blake Horvath 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:49; Navy 28–13)
  • (3:45) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 27-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:39; Navy 31–13)
Statistics NAVY ARMY
First downs 15 13
Plays–yards 55–378 55–178
Rushes–yards 46–271 39–113
Passing yards 107 65
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4–9–0 7–16–3
Time of possession 29:30 30:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 4/9, 107 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Blake Horvath 24 carries, 196 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 1 reception, 52 yards, TD
Army Passing Bryson Daily 7/16, 65 yards, TD
Rushing Kanye Udoh 14 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Hayden Reed 3 receptions, 29 yards, TD

For this year's 125th Army-Navy Game, the Navy Midshipmen chose to honor the Jolly Rogers which were established in 1943 during World War II as the most lethal Naval Aviation team in U.S. Navy history. They were most feared by their enemies that their tagline is "Fear the Bones" and their callsign is "Victory". The Midshipmen wore navy dark blue uniforms with sleeves featuring an angled stripe, with 9 chevrons that pays tribute to the nine aircraft (like the VF-61 and VF-84) flown throughout the squadron's history. The helmet design has chevrons as well with the skull and bones logo on the sides on a white background.[3]

Oklahoma (2024 Armed Forces Bowl)

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See also: 2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team and 2024 Armed Forces Bowl
2024 Armed Forces Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners (6-6) vs. Navy Midshipmen (9–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sooners 14 0 0620
Midshipmen 0 7 7721

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

  • Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: 13 mph (21 km/h) south
  • Game attendance: 50,754
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) , Rene Ingoglia (analyst) & Morgan Uber (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:30) OU – Gavin Sawchuk 21-yard run, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Oklahoma 7–0)
  • (5:56) OU – Zion Kearney 56-yard pass from Michael Hawkins, Jr., Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 1:43; Oklahoma 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (3:40) NAVY – Alex Tecza 11-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:36; Oklahoma 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (3:49) NAVY – Blake Horvath 95-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 1:12; Tied 14–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:34) NAVY – Blake Horvath 6-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 7:32; Navy 21–14)
  • (0:06) OU – Jake Roberts 10-yard pass from Michael Hawkins Jr., Two-point conversion failed (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 1:41; Navy 21–20)
Statistics OU NAVY
First downs 27 11
Total yards 433 318
Rushes/yards 40–158 40–226
Passing yards 275 92
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–44–0 7–13–0
Time of possession 29:50 30:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Michael Hawkins Jr. 28/43, 247 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 13 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Ivan Carreon 7 receptions, 22 yards
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 7/12, 92 yards
Rushing Blake Horvath 18 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nathan Kent 1 reception, 32 yards

References

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  1. ^ "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ https://navysports.com/news/2024/11/20/football-navy-athletics-and-under-armour-unveil-2024-army-navy-uniform-honoring-the-jolly-rogers.aspx
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