2025 Navy Midshipmen football team

2025 Navy Midshipmen football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Cincinnati
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record11–2 (7–1 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDrew Cronic (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWing-T
Defensive coordinatorP. J. Volker (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Tulane y$^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 24 North Texas y   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 23 Navy   7 – 1     11 – 2  
South Florida   6 – 2     9 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Memphis   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Army   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Temple   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     5 – 8  
UAB   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Charlotte   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Brian Newberry, the Midshipmen played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.

The Navy Midshipmen drew an average home attendance of 31,960, the 69th-highest of all college football teams.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.VMI*
CBSSNW 52–730,014
September 63:30 p.m.UAB
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 38–2428,325
September 138:00 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPN+W 42–2320,103
September 273:30 p.m.Rice
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 21–1328,873
October 412:00 p.m.Air Force*
CBSW 34–3137,517
October 114:00 p.m.at Temple
ESPN2W 32–3126,149
October 253:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
CBSSNW 42–3232,175
November 112:00 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN2L 17–3126,516
November 87:30 p.m.at No. 10 Notre Dame*
NBCL 10–4977,622
November 1512:00 p.m.No. 24 South Florida
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
ESPN2W 41–3834,856
November 277:30 p.m.at Memphis
ESPNW 28–1727,082
December 133:00 p.m.vs. Army*
CBSW 17–1670,936
January 2, 20264:30 p.m.vs. Cincinnati*
ESPNW 35–1321,908

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Game summaries

VMI (FCS)

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team
VMI Keydets (FCS) (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Keydets (FCS) 0 0 707
Midshipmen 7 21 101452

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,014
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) and Brandon Baylor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:00) NAVY – Michael Barrow 7-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:45; Navy 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:07) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 18-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:51; Navy 14–0)
  • (5:17) NAVY – Alex Tecza 6-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:31; Navy 21–0)
  • (0:48) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 4-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:38; Navy 28–0)
Third quarter
  • (7:22) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 28-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:33; Navy 31–0)
  • (7:13) VMI – Owen Sweeney 75-yard pass from Collin Shannon, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:09; Navy 31–7)
  • (0:50) NAVY – Braxton Woodson 74-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:37; Navy 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:39) NAVY – Braxton Woodson 68-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:54; Navy 45–7)
  • (2:37) NAVY – Shane Reynolds 4-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:57; Navy 52–7)
Statistics VMI NAVY
First downs 9 26
Plays–yards 50–212 68–560
Rushes–yards 22–15 54–468
Passing yards 197 92
Passing: comp–att–int 16–28–0 9–14–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 24:33 35:27
Team Category Player Statistics
VMI Passing Collin Shannon 16/25, 197 yards, TD
Rushing Leo Boehling 8 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Owen Sweeney 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 6/7, 66 yards, TD
Rushing Braxton Woodson 7 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 6 receptions, 65 yards, TD

UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team
UAB Blazers (1–0) at Navy Midshipmen (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers 7 17 0024
Midshipmen 14 10 7738

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,325
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) and Brandon Baylor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:36) NAVY – Blake Horvath 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; Navy 7–0)
  • (9:41) UAB – Iverson Hooks 51-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:06) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 9-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:35; Navy 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:14) UAB – Corri Milliner 25-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:52; Tied 14–14)
  • (12:16) NAVY – Luke Hutchison 63-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:51; Navy 21–14)
  • (11:19) UAB – Jevon Jackson 12-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:57; Tied 21–21)
  • (4:54) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 6:25; Navy 24–21)
  • (0:00) UAB – Jonah Delange 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:44; Tied 24–24)
Third quarter
  • (4:12) NAVY – Blake Horvath 4-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:23; Navy 31–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:57) NAVY – Alex Tecza 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:55; Navy 38–24)
Statistics UAB NAVY
First downs 23 20
Plays–yards 60–413 59–463
Rushes–yards 27–92 51–295
Passing yards 321 168
Passing: comp–att–int 23–33–2 6–8–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 27:38 32:22
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing Jalen Kitna 22/32, 304 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jevon Jackson 15 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Corri Milliner 6 receptions, 100 yards, TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 6/8, 168 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 15 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Cody Howard 1 reception, 65 yards

at Tulsa

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Navy Midshipmen (2–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 14 14742
Golden Hurricane 14 3 0623

at H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,103
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:07) TLSA – Dominic Richardson 14-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:33; Tulsa 7–0)
  • (2:53) TLSA – Baylor Hayes 6-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:24; Tulsa 14–0)
  • (0:26) NAVY – Alex Tecza 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; Tulsa 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (5:50) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:01; Tied 14–14)
  • (1:44) TLSA – Seth Morgan 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:06; Tulsa 17–14)
  • (0:10) NAVY – Luke Hutchison 2-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:34; Navy 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (11:09) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 10-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:27; Navy 28–17)
  • (2:05) NAVY – Alex Tecza 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 7:20; Navy 35–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:07) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 6:16; Navy 42–17)
  • (6:08) TLSA – Calvin Johnson II 18-yard pass from Baylor Hayes, pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:54; Navy 42–23)
Statistics NAVY TLSA
First downs 25 23
Plays–yards 73–461 70–329
Rushes–yards 63–367 33–140
Passing yards 94 189
Passing: comp–att–int 6–10–2 22–37–1
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 35:24 24:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 6/10, 94 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Blake Horvath 21 carries, 159 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 2 receptions, 40 yards
Tulsa Passing Baylor Hayes 22/37, 189 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Dominic Richardson 13 carries, 61 yards, TD
Receiving Zion Booker 8 receptions, 90 yards

Rice

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team
Rice Owls (3–1) at Navy Midshipmen (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 0 31013
Midshipmen 7 7 0721

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,873
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) and Brandon Baylor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:04) NAVY – Luke Hutchison 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:56; Navy 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) NAVY – Blake Horvath 8-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:28; Navy 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (0:22) RICE – Enock Gota 35-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 48 yards, 8:15; Navy 14–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:33) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; Navy 21–3)
  • (7:05) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 3-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:19; Navy 21–10)
  • (0:24) RICE – Enock Gota 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:43; Navy 21–13)
Statistics RICE NAVY
First downs 13 19
Plays–yards 60–234 61–455
Rushes–yards 39–120 48–283
Passing yards 114 172
Passing: comp–att–int 12–21–0 8–13–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 26:31 33:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 12/21, 114 yards, TD
Rushing Quinton Jackson 15 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Drayden Dickmann 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 8/13, 172 yards, INT
Rushing Blake Horvath 21 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alex Tecza 3 receptions, 53 yards

Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

See also: 2025 Air Force Falcons football team and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Air Force Falcons (1–3) at Navy Midshipmen (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 3 71431
Midshipmen 3 14 71034

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 37,517
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:22) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:32; Navy 3–0)
  • (9:14) AFA – Liam Szarka 7-yard run, Jacob Medina kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; Air Force 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (10:29) AFA – Jacob Medina 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:39; Air Force 10–3)
  • (8:46) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 19-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:35; Tied 10–10)
  • (4:02) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 80-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:46; Navy 17–10)
Third quarter
  • (9:58) AFA – Liam Szarka 1-yard run, Jacob Medina kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:02; Tied 17–17)
  • (5:52) NAVY – Blake Horvath 59-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 4:05; Navy 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:55) AFA – Bruin Fleischmann 18-yard pass from Liam Szarka, Jacob Medina kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:57; Tied 24–24)
  • (12:55) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 60-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:55; Navy 31–24)
  • (10:59) AFA – Jonah Dawson 53-yard pass from Liam Szarka, Jacob Medina kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Tied 31–31)
  • (6:47) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:05; Navy 34–31)
Statistics AFA NAVY
First downs 23 18
Plays–yards 65–460 55–517
Rushes–yards 45–211 29–178
Passing yards 249 339
Passing: comp–att–int 12–20–0 20–26–0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 32:28 27:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Air Force Passing Liam Szarka 11/19, 212 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Liam Szarka 25 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Bruin Fleischmann 6 receptions, 166 yards, TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 20/26, 339 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Blake Horvath 17 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 8 receptions, 243 yards, 3 TD

at Temple

See also: 2025 Temple Owls football team
Navy Midshipmen (5–0) at Temple Owls (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 0 141132
Owls 7 10 7731

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 26,149
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:18) NAVY – Cody Howard 50-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 2:01; Navy 7–0)
  • (3:19) TEM – Evan Simon 2-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:59; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:13) TEM – Carl Hardin 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58; Temple 10–7)
  • (0:25) TEM – Jay Ducker 1-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 2:18; Temple 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:59) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:55; Temple 17–14)
  • (6:37) TEM – JoJo Bermudez 26-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:17; Temple 24–14)
  • (2:22) NAVY – Alex Tecza 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; Temple 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:34) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 48-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 8:14; Tied 24–24)
  • (1:16) TEM – Jay Ducker 1-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Temple 31–24)
  • (0:39) NAVY – Blake Horvath 51-yard run, Alex Tecza pass (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:37; Navy 32–31)
Statistics NAVY TEM
First downs 15 27
Plays–yards 54–384 75–520
Rushes–yards 37–243 39–175
Passing yards 141 345
Passing: comp–att–int 6–17–0 25–36–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 25:58 34:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 6/16, 141 yards, TD
Rushing Blake Horvath 19 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 3 receptions, 72 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 25/36, 345 yards, TD
Rushing Jay Ducker 24 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kajiya Hollawayne 9 receptions, 146 yards

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Florida Atlantic Owls (3–4) at Navy Midshipmen (6–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 10 3 01932
Midshipmen 14 7 02142

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 32,175
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) and Brandon Baylor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • FAU – Jayshon Platt 43-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp (Garrison Smith kick), 12:17. Owls 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:43.
  • NAVY – Blake Horvath 7-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 7:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:33.
  • NAVY – Braxton Woodson 16-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 6:16. Midshipmen 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:45.
  • FAU – Garrison Smith 30-yard field goal, 2:35. Midshipmen 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:35.
Second quarter
  • NAVY – Blake Horvath 7-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 11:45. Midshipmen 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:50.
  • FAU – Garrison Smith 38-yard field goal, 7:37. Midshipmen 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:04.
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • NAVY – Alex Tecza 1-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 13:47. Midshipmen 28–13. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:13.
  • NAVY – Blake Horvath 19-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 9:40. Midshipmen 35–13. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 2:09.
  • FAU – Kaden Shields-Dutton 5-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp (pass failed), 5:38. Midshipmen 35–19. Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 3:57.
  • NAVY – Blake Horvath 31-yard run (Nathan Kirkwood kick), 5:29. Midshipmen 42–19. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09.
  • FAU – Jabari Smith Jr. 4-yard pass from Zach Gibson (pass failed), 2:00. Midshipmen 42–25. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 3:29.
  • FAU – Jabari Smith Jr. 9-yard pass from Zach Gibson (Garrison Smith kick), 1:10. Midshipmen 42–32. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:49.
Statistics FAU NAVY
First downs 23 26
Plays–yards 81–450 69–503
Rushes–yards 26–69 56–397
Passing yards 381 106
Passing: comp–att–int 34–55–1 9–13–0
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 25/41, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Gemari Sands 7 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Jayshon Platt 5 receptions, 121 yards, TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 8/12, 83 yards
Rushing Blake Horvath 21 carries, 174 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Brandon Chatman 5 receptions, 43 yards

at North Texas

See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team
Navy Midshipmen (7–0) at North Texas Mean Green (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 10 7017
Mean Green 14 10 7031

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 26,516
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:57) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 7-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:59; North Texas 7–0)
  • (3:32) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 3-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 3:31; North Texas 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (7:14) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:48; North Texas 14–3)
  • (5:46) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 14-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:28; North Texas 21–3)
  • (1:59) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 31-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:39; North Texas 21–10)
  • (0:03) UNT – Kali Nguma 21-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; North Texas 24–10)
Third quarter
  • (9:48) NAVY – Blake Horvath 13-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 5:12; North Texas 24–17)
  • (0:46) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 6-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:13; North Texas 31–17)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics NAVY UNT
First downs 22 22
Plays–yards 58–391 69–424
Rushes–yards 44–311 45–190
Passing yards 80 234
Passing: comp–att–int 8–14–2 19–24–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 32:13 27:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 8/14, 80 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Blake Horvath 19 carries, 112 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 6 receptions, 68 yards
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 19/24, 234 yards
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 33 carries, 197 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Cameron Dorner 3 receptions, 78 yards

at No. 10 Notre Dame

See also: 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry
Navy Midshipmen (7–1) at No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 10 0010
No. 10 Fighting Irish 7 14 21749

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 41 °F (5 °C), Wind E @ 5 mph (8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 77,622
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:31) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 4:06, Notre Dame 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:02) NAVY – Braxton Woodson 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:19, Tied 7–7)
  • (5:57) ND – Jadarian Price 2-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:02, Notre Dame 14–7)
  • (1:42) ND – Jordan Faison 5-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:43, Notre Dame 21–7)
  • (0:15) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 33-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:27, Notre Dame 21–10)
Third quarter
  • (13:27) ND – Jeremiyah Love 48-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:33, Notre Dame 28–10)
  • (11:27) ND – KK Smith 34-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07, Notre Dame 35–10)
  • (6:27) ND – Ty Washington 4-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:21, Notre Dame 42–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:27) ND – Aneyas Williams 54-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 5:13, Notre Dame 49–10)
Statistics NAVY ND
First downs 13 23
Total yards 228 502
Rushes/yards 45–206 38–249
Passing yards 22 253
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 3–10–0 16–19–0
Time of possession 29:23 30:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Braxton Woodson 3/8, 22 yards
Rushing Braxton Woodson 23 carries, 101 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 2 receptions, 20 yards
Notre Dame Passing CJ Carr 13/16, 218 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jeremiyah Love 13 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Malachi Fields 4 receptions, 97 yards

No. 24 South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team
No. 24 South Florida Bulls (7–2) at Navy Midshipmen (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Bulls 3 6 72238
Midshipmen 14 10 01741

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: S at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 34,856
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics USF NAVY
First downs 23 21
Plays–yards 69–556 72–524
Rushes–yards 36–200 53–338
Passing yards 356 186
Passing: comp–att–int 24–33–1 10–19–0
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 24:49 3511
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 23/32, 327 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Byrum Brown 17 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jeremiah Koger 9 receptions, 112 yards
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 8/15, 147 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 12 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 5 receptions, 146 yards

at Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team
Navy Midshipmen (8-2) at Memphis Tigers (8-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 14 7728
Tigers 3 14 0017

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: NNW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 27,082
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NAVY MEM
First downs 21 18
Plays–yards 69–300 65–288
Rushes–yards 60–200 29–116
Passing yards 100 172
Passing: comp–att–int 5–9–0 19–36–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 35:29 24:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 5/9, 100 yards, TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 26 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 2 receptions, 64 yards
Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 19/36, 172 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Brendon Lewis 10 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Cortez Braham, Jr. 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

vs. Army (Army–Navy Game)

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team, Army–Navy Game, and Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Army Black Knights (6–6) vs Navy Midshipmen (9–2) - (126th Army-Navy Game) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 0 13 3016
Midshipmen 7 0 3717

at M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 70,936
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ARMY NAVY
First downs 11 17
Plays–yards 44–202 66–272
Rushes–yards 34–120 52–190
Passing yards 82 82
Passing: comp–att–int 5–10–1 7–14–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 25:25 34:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing Cale Hellums 5/10, 82 yards, INT
Rushing Cale Hellums 25 carries, 100 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Short 3 receptions, 51 yards
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 7/14, 82 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Blake Horvath 34 carries, 107 yards, TD, FUM
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD

vs Cincinnati (Liberty Bowl)

See also: 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and 2026 Liberty Bowl
2026 AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Navy Midshipmen (10–2) vs Cincinnati Bearcats (7–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 7 71435
Bearcats 0 7 0613

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: January 2, 2026
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h) north
  • Game attendance: 21,908
  • Referee: David Smith (SEC)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NAVY CIN
First downs 22 12
Total yards 349 239
Rushes–yards 51–241 38–142
Passing yards 108 97
Passing: comp–att–int 9–15–0 12–20–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 33:42 26:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 9–15, 108 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Alex Tecza 16 carries, 80 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Cincinnati Passing Brady Lichtenberg 10–15, 78 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Manny Covey 11 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Manny Covey 5 receptions, 28 yards

References

  1. ^ "2025 FBS Attendance Trends". D1.ticker.com.
  2. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Football Schedule Model For 2025 Season". Navy Academy Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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