Navy dominates VMI 52-7 in Week 1 blowout
Navy overwhelmed VMI 52-7 in Week 1 action, with the Midshipmen controlling the game from start to finish. Navy scored touchdowns in every quarter, beginning with a 7-0 first-quarter lead and extending it to 28-0 by halftime. The home team's dominant offensive performance featured Blake Horvath leading the passing game with 66 yards and a touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich in the second quarter.
Navy's ground game proved devastating, particularly in the second half. Braxton Woodson rushed for a 74-yard touchdown in the third quarter and added a 68-yard score in the fourth quarter as Navy put the game out of reach. VMI's only score came on a 75-yard touchdown pass from Collin Shannon to Owen Sweeney in the third quarter. Navy's defense largely stifled VMI's offensive efforts throughout the contest.
The Midshipmen cruised to victory, covering the 42-point spread with ease. The game went over the 53-point over/under, finishing at 59 total points.
AI-generated recap · Aug 24, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VMI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
 Navy | 7 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | VMI | Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 16-28 | 9-14 |
| Pass Yards | 197 | 92 |
| Rush Yards | 15 | 468 |
| Total Yards | 212 | 560 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-14 | 10-13 |
| Penalties | 5-35 | 4-35 |
| Possession | 24:33 | 35:27 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Leo Boehling run for 2 yds to the VMI 27
Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 5 yds to the VMI 32
Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 12 yds to the VMI 44 for a 1ST down
PENALTY VMI False Start (Witt,Britin) 5 yards from VMI44 to VMI39. NO PLAY.
Leo Boehling run for no gain to the VMI 39
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Morgan McPhaul
(12:21) PENALTY VMI False Start (Woodley,Tristan) 5 yards from VMI39 to VMI34. NO PLAY.
Leo Boehling run for 5 yds to the VMI 39
Ben Shrewsbury punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NAVY 30
Eli Heidenreich run for 4 yds to the NAVY 34
Alex Tecza run for 7 yds to the NAVY 41 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 10 yds to the VMI 49 for a 1ST down
Charles Robinson run for 7 yds to the VMI 42
Blake Horvath run for 5 yds to the VMI 37 for a 1ST down
Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the VMI 34
Eli Heidenreich run for 15 yds to the VMI 19 for a 1ST down
Brandon Chatman run for 6 yds to the VMI 13
Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the VMI 10
Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the VMI 7 for a 1ST down
Michael Barrow run for 7 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Lance Gossett kickoff for 64 yds , Aslin Shipe return for 23 yds to the VMI 24
Collin Shannon sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the VMI 17
Aslin Shipe run for 4 yds to the VMI 21
Collin Shannon pass complete to Cade Cox for 5 yds to the VMI 26
Ben Shrewsbury punt for 45 yds , Brandon Chatman returns for 18 yds to the NAVY 47
Blake Horvath run for 9 yds to the VMI 44
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Brandon Chatman
Alex Tecza run for 4 yds to the VMI 40 for a 1ST down
Eli Heidenreich run for 2 yds to the VMI 38
Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the VMI 35
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for no gain to the VMI 35
PENALTY Navy Delay Of Game 5 yards from VMI35 to VMI40. NO PLAY.
Jacob Carlson punt for 36 yds
Leo Boehling run for 2 yds to the VMI 6
Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 4 yds to the VMI 10
Collin Shannon sacked by Kendall Whiteside for a loss of 7 yards to the VMI 3
Ben Shrewsbury punt for 37 yds , Brandon Chatman returns for 5 yds to the VMI 35
Eli Heidenreich run for 25 yds to the VMI 10 for a 1ST down
Eli Heidenreich run for 4 yds to the VMI 6
(11:56) Chatman,Brandon rush right for 6 yards gain to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 11:51 PENALTY Navy Holding (Tecza,Alex) 10 yards from VMI06 to VMI16. NO PLAY.
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 2 yds to the VMI 18
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 18 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Lance Gossett kickoff for 64 yds , Aslin Shipe return for 17 yds to the VMI 18
Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 8 yds to the VMI 26
Collin Shannon pass complete to Morgan McPhaul for 7 yds to the VMI 33 for a 1ST down
Collin Shannon pass complete to Malik McNeely for 12 yds to the VMI 45 for a 1ST down
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Malik McNeely
Aslin Shipe run for 4 yds to the VMI 49
Aslin Shipe run for 5 yds to the NAVY 46
Collin Shannon sacked by MarcAnthony Parker for a loss of 11 yards to the VMI 43
Brandon Chatman run for 7 yds to the VMI 36
Alex Tecza run for 4 yds to the VMI 32 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath pass complete to Luke Hutchison for 5 yds to the VMI 27
Alex Tecza run for 13 yds to the VMI 14 for a 1ST down
Brandon Chatman run for 8 yds to the VMI 6
Alex Tecza run for 6 yds for a TD VMI Penalty, Defensive Offside (Anthony Allen) declined (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
JoJo Crump pass incomplete to Morgan McPhaul
JoJo Crump run for 3 yds to the VMI 28
Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 14 yds to the VMI 42 for a 1ST down
Collin Shannon pass complete to Julio Carrecter for 5 yds to the VMI 47
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney
Collin Shannon pass complete to Aslin Shipe for 4 yds to the VMI 43
Ben Shrewsbury punt for 52 yds , Brandon Chatman returns for 17 yds to the NAVY 22
Alex Tecza run for 22 yds to the NAVY 44 for a 1ST down
Eli Heidenreich run for 9 yds to the VMI 47
Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the VMI 42 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 35 yds to the VMI 7 for a 1ST down
Brandon Chatman run for 3 yds to the VMI 4
Eli Heidenreich run for 4 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Leo Boehling run for 1 yd to the VMI 26
End of 2nd Quarter
Leo Boehling run for 7 yds to the VMI 33
Jack Joyce kickoff for 65 yds , Isaiah Bryant return for 23 yds to the NAVY 23
Braxton Woodson run for 8 yds to the NAVY 31
Alex Tecza run for 10 yds to the NAVY 41 for a 1ST down
Eli Heidenreich run for 4 yds to the NAVY 45
Brandon Chatman run for a loss of 2 yards to the NAVY 43
Braxton Woodson pass complete to Nathan Kent for 12 yds to the VMI 45 for a 1ST down
Braxton Woodson pass incomplete to Eli Heidenreich
Alex Tecza run for 4 yds to the VMI 41
Braxton Woodson pass complete to Alex Tecza for 10 yds to the VMI 31 for a 1ST down
Brandon Chatman run for 5 yds to the VMI 26
Charles Robinson run for 4 yds to the VMI 22
Braxton Woodson run for 7 yds to the VMI 15 for a 1ST down
Braxton Woodson pass incomplete to Nathan Kent
Alex Tecza run for no gain to the VMI 15
Braxton Woodson pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 4 yds to the VMI 11
Nathan Kirkwood 28 yd FG GOOD
Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 75 yds for a TD (Ben Shrewsbury KICK)
Jack Joyce kickoff for 64 yds , Isaiah Bryant return for 37 yds to the NAVY 42 Isaiah Bryant fumbled, recovered by VMI Mikey Pearson
Braxton Woodson run for 13 yds to the VMI 45 for a 1ST down
Braxton Woodson pass incomplete to Luke Hutchison
Eli Heidenreich run for 3 yds to the VMI 42
Braxton Woodson pass incomplete to Charles Robinson
PENALTY Navy Delay Of Game 5 yards from VMI42 to VMI47. NO PLAY.
Jacob Carlson punt for 27 yds
Leo Boehling run for no gain to the VMI 20
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Owen Sweeney
Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 11 yds to the VMI 31 for a 1ST down
Collin Shannon sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the VMI 37
Collin Shannon pass complete to Luke Schalow for 2 yds to the VMI 39
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Destin Moore
Ben Shrewsbury punt for 61 yds for a touchback
Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the NAVY 22
Braxton Woodson run for 4 yds to the NAVY 26
Braxton Woodson run for 74 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Julio Carrecter
Collin Shannon pass complete to Julio Carrecter for 5 yds to the VMI 30
Collin Shannon pass complete to Owen Sweeney for 27 yds to the NAVY 43 for a 1ST down
Aslin Shipe run for 5 yds to the NAVY 38
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Malik McNeely
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Malik McNeely
Collin Shannon pass complete to Noah Grevious for 9 yds to the NAVY 29 for a 1ST down
Leo Boehling run for 4 yds to the NAVY 25
PENALTY VMI False Start (Witt,Britin) 5 yards from Navy25 to Navy30. NO PLAY.
Collin Shannon sacked by Landon Robinson for a loss of 8 yards to the NAVY 38
(11:57) PENALTY VMI Delay Of Game (Shannon,Collin) 5 yards from Navy38 to Navy43. NO PLAY.
Collin Shannon pass incomplete to Malik McNeely
Ben Shrewsbury punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NAVY 6
VMI Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (15 Yards) to the NAVY 24 for a 1ST down
Michael Barrow run for 2 yds to the NAVY 26
Braxton Woodson run for 6 yds to the NAVY 32
Braxton Woodson run for 68 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Ebenezer McCarthy run for 7 yds to the VMI 32
Luke Schalow run for a loss of 1 yard to the VMI 31
JoJo Crump pass incomplete to Traveion Slaughter
Ben Shrewsbury punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NAVY 35
Mikey Pearson III run for a loss of 1 yard to the NAVY 34
Jackson Gutierrez run for 9 yds to the NAVY 43
Shane Reynolds run for 3 yds to the NAVY 46 for a 1ST down
Jackson Gutierrez run for 22 yds to the VMI 32 for a 1ST down
TK Hodges run for 4 yds to the VMI 28
Mikey Pearson III run for 3 yds to the VMI 25
Jackson Gutierrez run for 5 yds to the VMI 20 for a 1ST down
Shane Reynolds run for 8 yds to the VMI 12
TK Hodges run for 8 yds to the VMI 4 for a 1ST down
Shane Reynolds run for 4 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
JoJo Crump pass incomplete to Traveion Slaughter
Luke Schalow run for 9 yds to the VMI 44
Luke Schalow run for no gain to the VMI 44
Ben Shrewsbury punt for 45 yds , Charles Robinson returns for 13 yds to the NAVY 24
(01:05) Kneel down by Navy at Navy22 for loss of 2 yards.
(00:29) Kneel down by Navy at Navy20 for loss of 2 yards.