Houston 38, Navy 20
Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Clayton Tune threw for five touchdowns, with two scores apiece from Nathaniel Dell and Sam Brown, to help Houston beat Navy 38-20.
Tune had touchdowns of 6, 11, 3, 7 and 4 yards. He was 21 of 30 for 261 yards.
Tune passed for three touchdowns in the first half to build a 21-7 lead - Houston's first halftime lead of the season. Tune connected with Dell twice in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead, and Houston was driving on its third possession before Brandon Campbell fumbled it into the end zone for a Navy touchback.
Brown, a West Virginia transfer, made his first touchdown grab for Houston to make it 31-14.
Dell had eight grabs for 93 yards and Brown had 33 yards for Houston (4-3, 2-1 American Athletic Conference).
Tai Lavatai was intercepted two times and Daba Fofana rushed for 89 yards and a score for Navy (2-5, 2-3). Daniel Davies had a field-goal attempt blocked with 46 seconds left before halftime and he was wide left early in the third quarter.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Hou | Navy |
| Hou |
TD |
12:06 |
Nathaniel Dell 6 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Hou |
TD |
5:29 |
Nathaniel Dell 11 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) |
14 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
Hou | Navy |
| Navy |
TD |
10:20 |
Daba Fofana 25 yd run (Daniel Davies kick) |
14 |
7 |
| Hou |
TD |
5:18 |
Matt Byrnes 3 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) |
21 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
Hou | Navy |
| Navy |
TD |
10:16 |
Jianni Woodson-Brooks 5 yd fumble return (Daniel Davies kick) |
21 |
14 |
| Hou |
FG |
6:25 |
Kyle Ramsey 24 yd FG |
24 |
14 |
| Hou |
TD |
1:36 |
Samuel Brown 7 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) |
31 |
14 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Hou | Navy |
| Hou |
TD |
4:56 |
Samuel Brown 4 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) |
38 |
14 |
| Navy |
TD |
2:28 |
Jayden Umbarger 41 yd pass from Tai Lavatai (failed 2pt rush) |
38 |
20 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Houston |
Navy |
| First downs |
23 |
16 |
| Rushing |
9 |
12 |
| Passing |
11 |
4 |
| Penalty |
3 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
7-12, 58% |
7-14, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-2, 100% |
1-3, 33% |
| Rushes-Yards |
34-180 |
50-201 |
| Passing Yards |
261 |
125 |
| Return Yards |
73 |
72 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
21-30-0 |
6-13-2 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--10 |
1--8 |
| Punts |
1 |
2 |
| Punts-Average |
43 |
47.5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
4-3 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-25 |
4-33 |
| Time of Possession |
28:12 |
31:48 |
| Houston Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Tune |
21 |
30 |
261 |
5 |
0 |
| Navy Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. Lavatai |
6 |
13 |
125 |
1 |
2 |
| Houston Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Sneed |
20 |
100 |
5.0 |
0 |
| C. Tune |
9 |
43 |
4.8 |
0 |
| B. Campbell |
4 |
38 |
9.5 |
0 |
| Navy Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Fofana |
20 |
89 |
4.5 |
1 |
| M. Haywood |
5 |
51 |
10.2 |
0 |
| X. Arline |
3 |
31 |
10.3 |
0 |
| T. Lavatai |
16 |
30 |
1.9 |
0 |
| V. Terrell II |
5 |
1 |
0.2 |
0 |
| D. Jones |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Houston Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| N. Dell |
8 |
93 |
11.6 |
2 |
| K. Carter |
3 |
62 |
20.7 |
0 |
| M. Byrnes |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
1 |
| S. Brown |
5 |
33 |
6.6 |
2 |
| C. Trahan |
1 |
28 |
28.0 |
0 |
| S. Sneed |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Navy Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Umbarger |
2 |
93 |
46.5 |
1 |
| K. Myers |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| K. Puailoa-Rojas |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| V. Terrell II |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| M. Walker |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Houston Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| A. Green |
1 |
28 |
| J. Rogers |
1 |
28 |
| Navy Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Houston Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Wilkins |
1 |
43 |
43.0 |
| Navy Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Riethman |
2 |
95 |
47.5 |
| Houston Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| N. Dell |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Navy Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Hassan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Houston Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Rogers |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
| C. Nelson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Navy Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Haywood |
3 |
72 |
24.0 |
| Houston Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Navy Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| D. Davies |
41 |
| D. Davies |
47 |
