Navy vs. South Florida: Box score, stats and summary feat. Blake Horvath (Week 11)

South Florida played host to Navy at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Saturday. The matchup marks the first time the in-state opponents are meeting as conference rivals.

After opening the 2024 season with a perfect 6-0 record, the Midshipmen have now dropped two consecutive games. The first was a lopsided 51-14 defeat to long-term rival Notre Dame followed by a 24-10 upset loss to Rice in their latest game.

The Bulls, on the other hand, haven’t been as impressive as their Week 11 opponent this season. However, they entered the game riding on a two-game winning streak, with their latest victory coming in a commanding 44-21 win over in-state rival FAU.

Navy entered the game as a 3-point favorite with total points set at 35.

Navy vs. South Florida box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Navy	14	7	0	7	28
South Florida	0	0	0	7	7

Navy box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Blake Horvath	6/11	58	1	19	56	1	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Eli Heidenreich	6	84	14.0	1	60
Daba Fofana	15	75	5.0	0	17
Alex Tecza	11	46	4.2	0	15
Landon Robinson	1	34	34.0	0	34
Brandon Chatman	3	17	5.7	1	20
Amin Hassan	2	11	5.5	0	9
Shane Reynolds	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Alex Tecza	1	38	38.0	1	38
Brandon Chatman	2	14	7.0	0	12
Eli Heidenreich	2	5	2.5	0	6
Amin Hassan	1	1	1.0	0	1

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Luke Pirris	0	0 5
Landon Robinson	0	1.5
Irabonoise Oniha	1	0
Kyle Jacob	1	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Nathan Kirkwood	4/4	0/0	0

South Florida box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Bryce Archie	26/43	282	1	8	15	0	2

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Kelley Joiner	9	23	2.6	0	6
Bryce Archie	8	15	1.9	0	35
Ta'Ron Keith	4	11	2.8	0	9
Nay'Quan Wright	3	10	3.3	0	7
JeyQuan Smith	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
JeyQuan Smith	2	85	42.5	0	48
Sean Atkins	7	70	10.0	0	22
Keshaun Singleton	5	58	11.6	0	21
Joshua Porter	3	17	5.7	0	9
Brandon Winton	3	14	4.7	0	8
Michael Brown-Stephens	1	13	13.0	1	13
Ta'Ron Keith	2	12	6.0	0	6
Nay'Quan Wright	2	10	5.0	0	6
Kelley Joiner	1	3	3.0	0	3

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Jhanlyn Shuler	0	1
Tawfiq Byard	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
John Cannon	1/1	0/0	0

Navy vs. South Florida Summary

Navy opened the scoring early in the game. Running back Eli Heidenreich rushed for an astonishing 60 yards to the end zone in the first quarter after four plays with 12:37 left on the clock.

The Midshipmen extended the lead as the first quarter was running to an end. Brandon Chatman rushed 20 yards for a touchdown in a drive of 13 plays with 3.26 left on the clock.

The second quarter was largely uneventful until its death. Navy exerted their dominance on the encounter just before halftime as quarterback Blake Horvath threw a 38-yard pass for a touchdown to Alex Tecza with just 0:02 left.

It was an uneventful third quarter in the game on Saturday as no scoring action was recorded. Both teams push intensively to get one but to no avail.

Scoring reopened in the fourth quarter and it was Navy that once again extended the lead. Quarterback Blake Horvath rushed 10 yards for a touchdown on a drive of 10 plays with 11:45 left.

South Florida avoided suffering a shutout loss in the closing stages of the encounter on Saturday. Bryce Archie found Michael Brown-Stephens with a 13-yard touchdown pass with 1:06 left in the game.

Navy returned to winning ways after two consecutive losses. The victory once again placed the Midshipmen on track for the American Athletic Conference championship game where they could face long-term rival, Army.