Navy vs. Rice: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Dean Connors (Week 10)

The Navy Midshipmen struggled in Week 10 as they lost on the road against the Rice Owls 24-10. This game saw Navy struggle to get going and recover after an excellent first quarter for the Owls. Not to mention, this game had started significantly later than scheduled due to inclement weather.

The Midshipmen (6-2, 4-1 American) are still in the race for the American Athletic Conference Championship Game even with this loss but it makes it more difficult as they sit in third place. The Owls (3-6, 2-3) have a solid win under their belts but likely are not going to make a bowl game this season as they would need to win out the remainder of the season.

Let's dive a bit deeper into the box scores and discuss how this game wound up going.

Navy vs. Rice box score

Player	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Navy	0	7	0	3	10
Rice	14	3	7	0	24

Navy box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Blake Horvath	16	64	1	10-21	120	0	2

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Jake Norris	0	0	0	1	13	0
Nathan Kent	0	0	0	2	14	0
Amin Hassan	0	0	0	1	23	0
Eli Heidenreich	5	1	0	3	56	0
Daba Fofana	5	11	0	0	0	0
Alex Tecza	7	31	0	2	10	0
Brandon Chatman	7	33	0	1	4	0
Blake Horvath	16	64	1	0	0	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Dashaun Peele	1	0
Jaxson Campbell	0	1

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Nathan Kirkwood	1-1	1-1	21

Rice box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
E.J. Warner	2	-6	0	28-40	239	1	1

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Graham Walker	0	0	0	3	13	0
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman	0	0	0	5	24	0
Braylen Walker	0	0	0	3	26	0
Elijah Mojarro	0	0	0	3	27	0
Matt Sykes	0	0	0	8	93	1
E.J. Warner	2	-6	0	0	0	0
Quinton Jackson	3	11	0	2	22	0
Dean Connors	18	105	2	4	34	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Tyson Flowers	1	0
Gabriel Taylor	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Tim Horn	3-3	1-2	47

Navy vs. Rice Game Summary

The Navy Midshipmen were unable to get much going offensively as they had 12 total first downs. The team had 260 total yards (120 passing, 140 rushing) where they had 5.7 yards per pass attempt and Blake Horvath threw a pair of interceptions.

The Rice Owls were able to move the chains as they went 7-of-14 on third downs and moved the ball well with 4.2 yards per carry. Running back Dean Connors stepped up and was able to be the difference in this game as he had 105 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns.

9:30 1Q: Dean Connors 4 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Rice
2:41 1Q: E.J. Warner 17 Yard Passing TD to Matt Sykes | 14-0 Rice
12:41 2Q: Tim Horn 47 Yard Field Goal | 17-0 Rice
8:48 2Q: Blake Horvath 9 Yard Rushing TD | 17-7 Rice
2:00 3Q: Dean Connors 9 Yard Rushing TD | 24-7 Rice
8:34 4Q: Nathan Kirkwood 21 Yard Field Goal | 24-10 Rice