Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. Cincinnati: Box Score

Friday Jan 2, 2026 4:30 pm - Memphis, TN (Neutral Site)
Odds: Navy by 7.5, Total Points: 57.5

Matchup Menu: NAVY vs. CIN

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Navy Midshipmen (0-0) 7 7 7 14
35
Cincinnati Bearcats (0-0) 0 7 0 6
13

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NAVY
CIN
Navy 3:19 6 1 Rushing TD: Blake Horvath 2 yard rush. Extra Point good by Nathan Kirkwood. 7
0
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NAVY
CIN
Cincinnati 9:47 6 1 Rushing TD: Samaj Jones 6 yard rush. Extra Point good by Stephen Rusnak. 7
7
Navy 0:40 6 1 Passing TD: Luke Hutchison 30 yard pass from Blake Horvath. Extra Point good by Nathan Kirkwood. 14
7
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NAVY
CIN
Navy 10:15 6 1 Passing TD: Eli Heidenreich 13 yard pass from Blake Horvath. Extra Point good by Nathan Kirkwood. 21
7
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NAVY
CIN
Navy 10:00 6 1 Rushing TD: Alex Tecza 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by Nathan Kirkwood. 28
7
Cincinnati 6:52 6 Passing TD: Cyrus Allen 4 yard pass from Brady Lichtenberg. Two Point Conversion missed. 28
13
Navy 2:54 6 1 Interception Return TD: Coleman Cauley 5 yard interception return. Extra Point good by Nathan Kirkwood. 35
13
NAVY
CIN
1st Downs 22
12
Passing 1st downs 5
4
Rushing 1st downs 15
7
1st downs from Penalties 2
1
3rd down efficiency 9-15
4-13
3rd down conversion % 60.0%
30.8%
4th down efficiency 1-1
2-3
4th down conversion % 100.0%
66.7%
Total Plays 66
59
Total Yards 349
239
Net Yards Passing 108
97
Sacked-Yards lost 0-0
1-4
Gross yards passing 108
101
Completions-Attempts 9-15
12-20
Completion% 60.0%
60.0%
Net yards per pass play 7.2
4.6
Touchdowns 2
1
Interceptions 0
1
Passer Rating 164.5
107.2
Net Yards Rushing 241
142
Rushing attempts 51
38
Yards per rush 4.7
3.7
Touchdowns 2
1
NAVY
CIN
Red Zone (Made-Att) 3-3
2-2
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
100.0%
Penalties 2-10
9-76
Turnovers 1
2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1
2-1
Interceptions thrown 0
1
Punting (Punts-Yards) 5-221
6-259
Yards per Punt 44.2
43.2
Field Goals 0-0
0-0
Extra Points 5
1
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 0-0
3-53
Yards per return --
17.7
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 1-9
0-0
Yards per return 9.0
--
Possession 33:42
26:18
1st Quarter 07:57
07:03
2nd Quarter 05:34
09:26
3rd Quarter 09:25
05:35
4th Quarter 10:46
04:14

Navy Midshipmen Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Blake Horvath 9/15 108 7.2 2 0 164.5
Team 9/15 108 7.2 2 0 164.5

Navy Midshipmen Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Alex Tecza 16 80 5.0 1
Eli Heidenreich 10 62 6.2 0
Blake Horvath 16 53 3.3 1
Brandon Chatman 2 16 8.0 0
Jackson Gutierrez 2 16 8.0 0
Shane Reynolds 1 6 6.0 0
Michael Barrow 2 5 2.5 0
Charles Robinson 1 3 3.0 0
Braxton Woodson 1 0 0.0 0
Team 51 241 4.7 2

Navy Midshipmen Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Alex Tecza 1 2 2.0 0
Eli Heidenreich 5 64 12.8 1
Brandon Chatman 1 1 1.0 0
Charles Robinson 1 11 11.0 0
Luke Hutchison 1 30 30.0 1
Team 9 108 12.0 2

Navy Midshipmen Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Blake Horvath 2 1
Team 2 1

Navy Midshipmen Interceptions

  INT YDS
Coleman Cauley 1 5
Team 1 5

Navy Midshipmen Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Coleman Cauley 10 7 0 0 0
Landon Robinson 6 6 0 0 0
Giuseppe Sessi 5 5 0 0 0
Julien Moutome 5 4 0 3 0
MarcAnthony Parker 4 2 0 0 0
Phillip Hamilton 3 3 0 0 0
Luke Pirris 3 2 0 0 0
Adam Klenk 3 3 0 0 0
Cam Robinson 3 3 0 0 0
Kenneth McShan 2 2 1 1 0
Marcus Bleazard 2 1 0 0 0
Jaxson Campbell 1 1 0 0 0
Team 47 39 1 4 0

Navy Midshipmen Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Isaiah Bryant 1 9 9.0 9
Team 1 9 9.0

Navy Midshipmen Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Navy Midshipmen Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Nathan Kirkwood 0/0 -- 0 5 5
Team 0/0 -- 5 5

Navy Midshipmen Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Jacob Carlson 5 221 44.2 53
Team 5 221 44.2

Cincinnati Bearcats Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Samaj Jones 2/5 19 3.8 0 0 71.9
Brady Lichtenberg 10/15 78 5.2 1 0 132.3
Team 12/20 101 5.0 1 1 107.2

Cincinnati Bearcats Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Manny Covey 11 78 7.1 0
Samaj Jones 15 57 3.8 1
Zion Johnson 8 23 2.9 0
Jakorion Caffey 1 1 1.0 0
Brady Lichtenberg 2 -1 -0.5 0
Cyrus Allen 1 -16 -16.0 0
Team 38 142 3.7 1

Cincinnati Bearcats Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Manny Covey 5 28 5.6 0
Patrick Gurd 1 23 23.0 0
Isaiah Johnson 2 21 10.5 0
Gavin Grover 1 11 11.0 0
Noah Jennings 1 5 5.0 0
Cyrus Allen 2 9 4.5 1
Team 12 101 8.4 1

Cincinnati Bearcats Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Samaj Jones 1 0
Cyrus Allen 1 1
Team 2 1

Cincinnati Bearcats Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Cincinnati Bearcats Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Antwan Peek 11 6 0 0 0
Jonathan Thompson 8 7 0 1 0
Jack Dingle 6 3 0 0 0
Simeon Coleman 6 5 0 0 0
Cincear Lewis 4 2 0 0 0
Jaylon White-McClain 3 1 0 0 0
CJ Jones 3 3 0 0 0
Montay Weedon 3 3 0 0 0
Daniel James 3 3 0 0 1
Marquaze Parker 2 2 0 0 0
Marqavious Saboor 2 1 0 0 0
Jamari Johnson 2 1 0 0 0
Brian Simms 2 0 0 0 0
Jalen Hunt 2 2 0 0 0
CJ Crite 1 1 0 0 0
Patrick Williams 1 1 0 0 0
Keilan Smith 1 1 0 0 0
Matthew McDoom 1 1 0 0 0
Team 61 43 0 1 1

Cincinnati Bearcats Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Cincinnati Bearcats Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Manny Covey 3 53 17.7 22
Team 3 53 17.7

Cincinnati Bearcats Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Stephen Rusnak 0/0 -- 0 1 1
Team 0/0 -- 1 1

Cincinnati Bearcats Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Max Fletcher 6 259 43.2 53
Team 6 259 43.2