FINAL SCORE
Navy Midshipmen at Rice Owls game details
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET
First Community Stadium · Attendance 21,253
Put the final score in perspective.
Rice finished 14 points ahead. The teams combined for 34 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Navy 7, Rice 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Rice outscored its opponent in 2 and Navy in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 12 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-14 | 7-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 260 | 344 |
| Passing | 120 | 239 |
| Comp/Att | 10/21 | 28/40 |
| Yards per pass | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| Rushing | 140 | 105 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 25 |
| Yards per rush | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 5-45 | 4-35 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 28:46 | 31:14 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Navy Midshipmen
passing
| Blake Horvath | 10/21 | 120 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 40.9 |
rushing
| Blake Horvath | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | 32 |
| Brandon Chatman | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Alex Tecza | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Daba Fofana | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Eli Heidenreich | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Eli Heidenreich | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 38 |
| Amin Hassan | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Nathan Kent | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jake Norris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Alex Tecza | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brandon Chatman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
defensive
| Colin Ramos | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Duhart | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jacob | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Pirris | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dashaun Peele | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxson Campbell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mbiti Williams Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayuan Lane III | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner Stepp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Riethman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Kent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Heidenreich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth McShan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Whiteside | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Reyes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Spelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kicking
| Nathan Kirkwood | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Riley Riethman | 5 | 261 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Rice Owls
passing
| E.J. Warner | 28/40 | 239 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 59.2 |
rushing
| Dean Connors | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 2 | 28 |
| Quinton Jackson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Warner | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Matt Sykes | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 1 | 21 |
| Dean Connors | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 32 |
| Elijah Mojarro | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Braylen Walker | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Quinton Jackson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Graham Walker | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
| E.J. Warner | 1 | 1 | 0 |
defensive
| Andrew Awe | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Taylor | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Stevenson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Pearcy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Morris | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaise Tita | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Daley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Flowers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Looes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Anigbogu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Faybian Marks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Boenisch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daveon Hook | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Mutombo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Ahoia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Fresch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Tyson Thompson | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Tyson Thompson | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 30 | 0 |
kicking
| Tim Horn | 1/2 | 50.0 | 47 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Conor Hunt | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Alex Bacchetta | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:30 | Dean Connors 4 Yd Run (Tim Horn Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 2:41 | Matt Sykes 17 Yd pass from E.J. Warner (Tim Horn Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 12:41 | Tim Horn 47 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 17 |
| 2 | 8:48 | Blake Horvath 9 Yd Run (Nathan Kirkwood Kick) | 7 – 17 |
| 3 | 2:00 | Dean Connors 9 Yd Run (Tim Horn Kick) | 7 – 24 |
| 4 | 8:34 | Nathan Kirkwood 21 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 24 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 13, 7:28 PM UTCData methodology