Overview

• Quarterback Blake Horvath totaled a school-record 469 yards from scrimmage with 339 passing and 130 rushing, accounting for four touchdowns and becoming the first Navy player since 2000 to top 300 passing and 100 rushing in the same game.
• Receiver Eli Heidenreich set a Navy single-game mark with 243 yards on eight catches and tied the program record with three touchdown receptions, reaching a school-best 14 career receiving touchdowns.
• Navy led 17-10 at halftime before the teams traded touchdowns to 31-31, and kicker Nathan Kirkwood put the Midshipmen ahead with a 34-yard field goal with 6:47 remaining.
• A late Air Force possession ended on a deflected option pitch that was ruled a fumble and recovered by Navy, as reported by the Baltimore Sun, and Horvath converted critical third- and fourth-down plays to run out the clock.
• The offenses combined for 986 yards, with Navy gaining 517 and Air Force 469, while Falcons quarterback Liam Szarka produced 212 passing yards with two touchdowns and 152 rushing yards with two more scores, and tight end Bruin Fleischmann had 166 receiving yards.