Navy Off To 2-0 Begin In Convention Play With 42-23 Win At Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. — Blake Horvath rushed for 159 yards and a landing and threw for one more rating, and Navy stormed again from an early deficit to defeat Tulsa 42-23 on Saturday night time at H.A. Chapman Stadium.

The Midshipmen (3-0, 2-0 American) trailed 14-0 within the first quarter earlier than scoring 28 unanswered factors. Horvath’s 2-yard landing run tied the sport at 14 halfway by the second, and his 2-yard go to Luke Hutchison with 10 seconds left within the half gave Navy a 21-17 lead it by no means relinquished .

Alex Tecza scored on runs of 1 yard in each the primary and third quarters, Eli Heidenreich added a 10-yard landing run, and Brandon Chatman capped the outburst with a 1-yard plunge early within the fourth. Navy completed with 367 dashing yards on 63 carries and managed possession for greater than 35 minutes.

Tulsa (1-2, 0-1) began quick with a 14-yard landing run from Dominic Richardson and a 6-yard keeper by quarterback Baylor Hayes. Hayes later threw an 18-yard landing to Calvin Johnson II but additionally was intercepted as soon as and sacked 3 times.

The Midshipmen protection pressured two turnovers and restricted Tulsa to 140 dashing yards. MarcAnthony Parker led Navy with 11 tackles, whereas Julien Moutome had a strip sack that arrange a rating.