Navy vs. Army: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Blake Horvath (Dec. 14)

The FBS regular season has concluded as the Navy Midshipmen took down the 22nd-ranked Army Black Knights 31-13. This game was not very close as the Midshipmen stepped up with three interceptions on the defensive side of things while quarterback Blake Horvath had a career game.

Navy (9-3) looks toward the Armed Forces Bowl against the Oklahoma Sooners on Dec. 27 to get to double-digit victories this season. Army (11-2) are now preparing for the Independence Bowl to play against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs as the Bulldogs are replacing the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the box scores to discuss how this game played out.

Navy vs. Army box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Navy	7	7	7	10	31
Army	0	7	3	3	13

Navy Midshipmen box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Blake Horvath	25	204	2	4-9	107	2	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Blake Horvath	25	204	2	0	0	0
Landon Robinson	1	29	0	0	0	0
Alex Tecza	8	24	0	1	31	0
Eli Heidenreich	6	19	0	1	52	1
Amin Hassan	1	2	0	0	0	0
Luke Hutchison	1	2	0	0	0	0
Brandon Chatman	0	0	0	1	18	1
Nathan Kent	0	0	0	1	6	0
Daba Fofana	1	-3	0	0	0	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Dashaun Peele	1	0
Kroy Myers	1	0
Luke Pirris	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Nathan Kirkwood	4-4	1-1	27

Army Black Knights box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Bryson Daily	19	52	0	7-16	65	1	3

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Kanye Udoh	14	53	0	0	0	0
Bryson Daily	19	52	0	0	0	0
Noah Short	5	9	0	1	5	0
Hayden Reed	0	0	0	3	29	1
Casey Reynolds	0	0	0	1	18	0
Cam Schurr	0	0	0	1	9	0
Parker Poloskey	0	0	0	1	4	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Trey Gronotte	1-1	2-2	39

Navy vs. Army Game Summary

The Navy Midshipmen were able to control the game offensively as they tallied 31 points on 378 total yards (107 passing, 271 rushing). The Midshipmen went 7-of-13 on third downs while converting their singular fourth down try.

The team may have only completed four passes but averaged 11.9 yards per pass while the ground game accounted for 5.9 yards per carry. Navy’s defense recorded three interceptions on the day to maintain their multiple-possession lead later in the game.

The Army Black Knights looked completely outmatched for this game as they finished with 13 points, gaining 178 total yards (65 passing, 113 rushing). One positive was the fact the Black Knights only committed one penalty for five yards.

However, three interceptions are difficult to overcome, especially when your defense doesn’t force any turnovers. The offense for Army went 5-of-14 on third downs and 2-of-2 on fourth downs but the team could not move the ball too well. They averaged 4.1 yards per pass and 2.9 rushing yards per attempt.

Below is the scoring breakdown throughout the game.

8:56 1Q: Blake Horvath 1 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Navy
11:30 2Q: Blake Horvath 18 Yard Passing TD to Brandon Chatman | 14-0 Navy
6:29 2Q: Bryson Daily 23 Yard Passing TD to Hayden Reed | 14-7 Navy
8:15 3Q: Trey Gronotte 39 Yard Field Goal | 14-10 Navy
6:34 3Q: Blake Horvath 52 Yard Passing TD to Eli Heidenreich | 21-10 Navy
14:44 4Q: Trey Gronotte 31 Yard Field Goal | 21-13 Navy
8:50 4Q: Blake Horvath 1 Yard Rushing TD | 28-13 Navy
3:45 4Q: Nathan Kirkwood 27 Yard Field Goal | 31-13 Navy