Navy Dominates Second Half to Beat UAB 38-24
Navy defeated UAB 38-24 in Week 2 behind a dominant second-half performance. The Midshipmen outscored the Blazers 14-0 after halftime to secure the victory.
UAB struck first, with quarterback Jalen Kitna connecting with Iverson Hooks for a 51-yard touchdown in the opening quarter. The Blazers extended their lead in the second quarter when Kitna found Corri Milliner for a 25-yard score, giving UAB a 17-14 halftime advantage.
Navy took control in the second half, scoring 14 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters to pull away. Blake Horvath's passing attack was efficient throughout, including a 63-yard touchdown pass to Luke Hutchis in the second quarter that kept Navy in striking distance early.
Kitna led all passers with 304 yards, while Solomon Beebe caught 77 yards for UAB. Horvath rushed for 72 yards for Navy in the winning effort.
The game stayed competitive through the first half with six lead changes, but Navy's second-half adjustments proved decisive in securing the win.
AI-generated recap · Aug 20, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UAB | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
 Navy | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UAB | Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 23-33 | 6-8 |
| Pass Yards | 321 | 168 |
| Rush Yards | 92 | 295 |
| Total Yards | 413 | 463 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 6-13 | 4-9 |
| Penalties | 4-32 | 8-97 |
| Possession | 27:38 | 32:22 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Alex Tecza run for 6 yds to the NAVY 31
Blake Horvath pass complete to Cody Howard for 65 yds to the UAB 4 for a 1ST down
Alex Tecza run for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 5
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the UAB 1
Blake Horvath run for 1 yd for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Solomon Beebe for 4 yds to the UAB 29
Jevon Jackson run for 4 yds to the UAB 33
Isaiah Jacobs run for 9 yds to the UAB 42 for a 1ST down
Isaiah Jacobs run for 3 yds to the UAB 45
Isaiah Jacobs run for 4 yds to the UAB 49
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Iverson Hooks for 51 yds for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the NAVY 30
Eli Heidenreich run for 2 yds to the NAVY 32
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the NAVY 36 for a 1ST down
Alex Tecza run for 8 yds to the NAVY 44
Blake Horvath run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Nathan Kent
Charles Robinson run for 6 yds to the UAB 44
Alex Tecza run for 4 yds to the UAB 40 for a 1ST down
Eli Heidenreich run for 6 yds to the UAB 34
Blake Horvath run for 1 yd to the UAB 33
Shane Reynolds run for no gain to the UAB 33
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the UAB 29 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath pass complete to Brandon Chatman for 20 yds to the UAB 9 for a 1ST down
Eli Heidenreich run for 9 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Corri Milliner for 21 yds to the NAVY 44 for a 1ST down
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Solomon Beebe for 6 yds to the NAVY 38
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Solomon Beebe for 3 yds to the NAVY 35
Jevon Jackson run for 3 yds to the NAVY 32 for a 1ST down
Jevon Jackson run for 5 yds to the NAVY 27
Jevon Jackson run for 2 yds to the NAVY 25
Jevon Jackson run for no gain to the NAVY 25
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Corri Milliner for 25 yds for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Owen Simpson kickoff for 54 yds , Isaiah Bryant return for 15 yds to the NAVY 26
Alex Tecza run for 4 yds to the NAVY 30
Blake Horvath run for 6 yds to the NAVY 24 Blake Horvath fumbled, recovered by UAB Eli Heidenreich
Blake Horvath run for 13 yds to the NAVY 37 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath pass complete to Luke Hutchison for 63 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Solomon Beebe for 36 yds to the NAVY 39 for a 1ST down Navy Penalty, unnecessary roughness (Matthew Seliga) to the NAVY 24 for a 1ST down
(11:35) Shotgun Kitna,Jalen pass incomplete deep left to Milliner,Corri thrown to Navy00 PENALTY Navy Pass Interference (Hamilton,Phillip) 12 yards from Navy24 to Navy12, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jalen Kitna pass incomplete to Corri Milliner
Jevon Jackson run for 12 yds for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Alex Tecza run for 3 yds to the NAVY 28
Eli Heidenreich run for 19 yds to the NAVY 47 for a 1ST down
Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the NAVY 49
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 8 yds to the UAB 43 for a 1ST down
Brandon Chatman run for 17 yds to the UAB 26 for a 1ST down
Brandon Chatman run for 14 yds to the UAB 12 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 2 yds to the UAB 10
Alex Tecza run for 6 yds to the UAB 4
PENALTY Navy False Start (Evans,Kendall) 5 yards from UAB04 to UAB09. NO PLAY.
Blake Horvath pass complete to Alex Tecza for a loss of 1 yard to the UAB 10
Nathan Kirkwood 27 yd FG GOOD UAB Penalty, Running Into The Kicker (Devin Hightower) declined
Lance Gossett kickoff for 65 yds , Solomon Beebe return for 15 yds to the 50 yard line UAB Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (7 Yards) to the UAB 8
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Solomon Beebe for 11 yds to the UAB 19 for a 1ST down
Jevon Jackson run for 15 yds to the UAB 34 for a 1ST down
Jevon Jackson run for 3 yds to the UAB 37
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Elijah Lagg for 17 yds to the NAVY 46 for a 1ST down
Solomon Beebe run for 4 yds to the NAVY 42
Isaiah Jacobs run for 2 yds to the NAVY 40
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Corri Milliner for 22 yds to the NAVY 18 for a 1ST down
Jevon Jackson run for 2 yds to the NAVY 16
Jalen Kitna pass incomplete to J.C. Sivley
PENALTY UAB Delay Of Game (Kitna,Jalen) 5 yards from Navy16 to Navy21. NO PLAY.
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Corri Milliner for 9 yds to the NAVY 12
(00:00) Delange,Jonah field goal attempt from 30 yards nullified by penaltyGOOD (H: Foley,Patrick, LS: Moser,Caleb), clock 00:00 PENALTY UAB Holding (Morgan,JonDarius) 10 yards from Navy12 to Navy22. NO PLAY.
Jonah Delange 40 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Jevon Jackson run for 1 yd to the UAB 41
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Corri Milliner for 12 yds to the NAVY 47 for a 1ST down
Jevon Jackson run for 12 yds to the NAVY 35 for a 1ST down
Jevon Jackson run for no gain to the NAVY 35
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Solomon Beebe for 17 yds to the NAVY 18 for a 1ST down
Solomon Beebe run for no gain to the NAVY 18
Solomon Beebe run for 2 yds to the NAVY 16
Isaiah Jacobs run for a loss of 2 yards to the NAVY 18
Jonah Delange 36 yd FG MISSED
Eli Heidenreich run for 16 yds to the NAVY 36 for a 1ST down
run for 5 yds to the NAVY 31 fumbled, recovered by UAB Blake Horvath
Blake Horvath run for 5 yds to the NAVY 36
Blake Horvath run for no gain to the NAVY 36
Jacob Carlson punt for 48 yds , Iverson Hooks returns for no gain to the UAB 12
Jalen Kitna pass incomplete to Corri Milliner
Solomon Beebe run for 3 yds to the UAB 15
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Iverson Hooks for 14 yds Iverson Hooks fumbled, recovered by UAB Giuseppe Sessi
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Eli Heidenreich
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 13 yds to the UAB 16 for a 1ST down
Brandon Chatman run for 1 yd to the UAB 15
Alex Tecza run for 9 yds to the UAB 6 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 2 yds to the UAB 4
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Lance Gossett kickoff for 64 yds , Solomon Beebe return for 24 yds to the UAB 41 Navy Penalty, unnecessary roughness (Adam Klenk) to the UAB 40
(04:00) No Huddle-Shotgun Kitna,Jalen pass incomplete deep left to Milliner,Corri thrown to Navy24 PENALTY Navy Pass Interference (Hamilton,Phillip) 15 yards from UAB40 to Navy45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
(03:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Kitna,Jalen pass incomplete short right thrown to Navy38 QB hurried by Parker,MarcAnthony PENALTY UAB Holding (Moore,Logan) 10 yards from Navy45 to UAB45. NO PLAY.
Solomon Beebe run for a loss of 2 yards to the UAB 43
Jalen Kitna pass incomplete to Corri Milliner
UAB Penalty, Offensive Holding (Devin Hightower) declined
Patrick Foley punt for 39 yds
Blake Horvath run for 24 yds to the NAVY 42 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 3 yds to the NAVY 45
Alex Tecza run for 37 yds to the UAB 18 for a 1ST down
Alex Tecza run for 17 yds to the UAB 1 for a 1ST down
Alex Tecza run for 1 yd for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Jalen Kitna pass intercepted MarcAnthony Parker return for no gain to the UAB 35
Navy Penalty, Illegal Block (Phillip Hamilton) to the UAB 46
Jackson Gutierrez run for 8 yds to the UAB 38
Blake Horvath run for a loss of 4 yards to the UAB 42
Blake Horvath run for 3 yds to the UAB 39
Jacob Carlson punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UAB 5
Jevon Jackson run for 1 yd to the UAB 6
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Jevon Jackson for 8 yds to the UAB 14
Jevon Jackson run for 3 yds to the UAB 17 for a 1ST down
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Iverson Hooks for 1 yd to the UAB 18
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Brandon Hawkins Jr. for 11 yds to the UAB 29 for a 1ST down
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Brandon Hawkins Jr. for 3 yds to the UAB 32
Solomon Beebe run for 6 yds to the UAB 38
Jevon Jackson run for 3 yds to the UAB 41 for a 1ST down
Iverson Hooks pass complete to Jalen Kitna for 17 yds to the NAVY 42 for a 1ST down
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Corri Milliner for 11 yds to the NAVY 31 for a 1ST down
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Jevon Jackson for 10 yds to the NAVY 21 for a 1ST down
Jalen Kitna sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the NAVY 24
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Brandon Hawkins Jr. for 6 yds to the NAVY 18
Jalen Kitna pass intercepted, touchback.
Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the NAVY 25
Alex Tecza run for 5 yds to the NAVY 30 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 6 yds to the NAVY 36
Eli Heidenreich run for 10 yds to the NAVY 46 for a 1ST down
(02:55) Shotgun Heidenreich,Eli rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UAB48 (Smalls,Eamon; Smyre,James) PENALTY Navy Holding (Acevedo,Jaylin) 10 yards from Navy46 to Navy36. NO PLAY.
Eli Heidenreich run for 5 yds to the NAVY 41
Navy Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Jackson Gutierrez run for 6 yds to the NAVY 47
Jacob Carlson punt for 45 yds , Iverson Hooks returns for 9 yds to the UAB 17
Jalen Kitna pass incomplete to Isaiah Jacobs
Jalen Kitna pass complete to Iverson Hooks for 6 yds to the UAB 23
UAB Penalty, Offensive Holding (Devin Hightower) declined
Jalen Kitna pass incomplete to Iverson Hooks
Jalen Kitna pass incomplete to Iverson Hooks
(01:06) Kneel down by Navy at UAB24 for loss of 1 yard.
(00:30) Kneel down by Navy at UAB25 for loss of 1 yard.