Navy 17, Central Florida 14
(AP Photo/John Raoux)
By DICK SCANLON
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. - Fullback Daba Fonfana rushed for 114 yards, and Navy beat No. 17 UCF 17-14 without completing a pass.
Navy (4-7, 4-4 American Athletic) dominated possession of the ball and gained 248 yards, all on the ground. Xavier Arline threw incomplete on the team's only passing attempt.
The loss dropped UCF (8-3, 5-2) out of first place in the AAC.
Mikey Keene replaced quarterback John Rhys Plumlee in the second half and immediately led the Knights to their only touchdown of the game.
Keene completed his first three passes for 79 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown pass to Javon Baker. Plumlee then passed to Baker for the 2-point conversion, tying it at 14 early in the third quarter.
John Marshall forced Keene's fumble on the Knights' next possession. It was recovered by Colin Ramos at the UCF 34, and Bijan Nichols' 45-yard field goal lifted Navy to a 17-14 lead with 8:22 left in the third.
Navy had a 14-6 halftime lead after two long touchdown drives.
The Midshipmen took a 7-0 lead on Arline's quarterback sneak with 8:20 left in the first quarter, completing a 75-yard drive.
Field goals of 21 and 31 yards by Colton Boomer made it 7-6, but Navy drove 84 yards to another touchdown late in the first half. Vincent Terrell Jr. ran it in from the 8 with 1:33 left.
Plumlee, a senior who had led UCF's ninth-ranked offense for most of the season, completed 11 of 18 passes for 107 yards and threw a long interception on the final play of the half.
Marshall had a school-record four sacks for Navy, bringing his season total to 10 1/2, also a Navy record.
TAKEAWAYS
Navy: Three weeks ahead of its 123rd showdown with Army, the Midshipmen gained a huge measure of respect late in a losing season. Navy is now 8-1 in games without completing a pass in the Ken Niumatolo era (15 years).
UCF: After losing a chance to host the AAC championship game on Dec. 3, the Knights will have to win at South Florida on Nov. 26 to play at the winner of next week's Tulane-Cincinnati game.
November 19, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Navy | UCF |
| Navy |
TD |
8:20 |
Xavier Arline 1 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
Navy | UCF |
| UCF |
FG |
12:27 |
Colton Boomer 21 yd FG |
7 |
3 |
| UCF |
FG |
8:23 |
Colton Boomer 31 yd FG |
7 |
6 |
| Navy |
TD |
1:33 |
Vincent Terrell II 8 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) |
14 |
6 |
| Third Quarter |
Navy | UCF |
| UCF |
TD |
13:25 |
Javon Baker 28 yd pass from Mikey Keene (Javon Baker 2pt pass from Mikey Keene) |
14 |
14 |
| Navy |
FG |
8:22 |
Bijan Nichols 45 yd FG |
17 |
14 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Navy |
UCF |
| First downs |
14 |
14 |
| Rushing |
14 |
7 |
| Passing |
0 |
7 |
| Penalty |
0 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-17, 29% |
3-12, 25% |
| 4th down efficiency |
4-4, 100% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
63-248 |
24-84 |
| Passing Yards |
0 |
230 |
| Return Yards |
73 |
45 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
0-1-0 |
19-33-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2--12 |
5--30 |
| Punts |
6 |
4 |
| Punts-Average |
50.2 |
48.3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-25 |
2-15 |
| Time of Possession |
39:36 |
20:24 |
| Navy Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| X. Arline |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| UCF Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Keene |
8 |
15 |
123 |
1 |
0 |
| J. Plumlee |
11 |
18 |
107 |
0 |
1 |
| Navy Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Fofana |
20 |
114 |
5.7 |
0 |
| V. Terrell II |
8 |
41 |
5.1 |
1 |
| A. Hall Jr. |
10 |
37 |
3.7 |
0 |
| M. Haywood |
3 |
36 |
12.0 |
0 |
| X. Arline |
18 |
24 |
1.3 |
1 |
| A. Hassan |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| D. Jones |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| UCF Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| I. Bowser |
10 |
64 |
6.4 |
0 |
| R. Harvey |
7 |
44 |
6.3 |
0 |
| J. Plumlee |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| J. Richardson |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| M. Keene |
4 |
-28 |
-7.0 |
0 |
| Navy Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| UCF Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Baker |
6 |
101 |
16.8 |
1 |
| R. O'Keefe |
6 |
78 |
13.0 |
0 |
| R. Harvey |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
0 |
| I. Bowser |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| K. Hudson |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| X. Townsend |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Navy Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| M. Williams Jr. |
1 |
31 |
| UCF Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Navy Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Riethman |
6 |
301 |
50.2 |
| UCF Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. McCarthy |
4 |
193 |
48.3 |
| Navy Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| V. Terrell II |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
| A. Hassan |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
| UCF Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| X. Townsend |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
| Navy Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Haywood |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
| UCF Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| X. Townsend |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
| R. O'Keefe |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Navy Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| UCF Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
