Navy Edges Temple 32-31 in Thrilling Week 7 Matchup
Navy pulled off a dramatic comeback to defeat Temple 32-31 in Week 7, with the Midshipmen scoring the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. Blake Horvath led Navy's offensive efforts, connecting with receivers throughout the game while also contributing on the ground. The decisive play came when B. Horvath scored on a 51-yard rushing touchdown and completed a two-point conversion pass to A. Tecza to secure the victory.
Temple kept pace early, with quarterback Evan Simon throwing for 345 yards and leading several scoring drives. Running back Jevyon Ducker rushed for 97 yards in the losing effort. The game saw six lead changes, reflecting a competitive battle between the two teams. Navy's Alex Tecza led all receivers with 9 catches.
The contest exceeded the over-under line of 52.5 points, while Temple covered the 10-point spread despite the loss. Navy's fourth-quarter defensive stop proved crucial in setting up the game-winning drive that ultimately decided this closely contested affair.
AI-generated recap · Aug 9, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Navy | 7 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
 Temple | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Navy | Temple |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 6-17 | 25-36 |
| Pass Yards | 141 | 345 |
| Rush Yards | 243 | 175 |
| Total Yards | 384 | 520 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 3-11 | 6-12 |
| Penalties | 4-30 | 2-25 |
| Possession | 25:58 | 34:02 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the TEM 27
Keveun Mason run for 5 yds to the TEM 32
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 46 yds to the NAVY 22 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 1 yd to the NAVY 21
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Jay Ducker
Carl Hardin 39 yd FG MISSED
Alex Tecza run for 8 yds to the NAVY 29
Brandon Chatman run for 14 yds to the NAVY 43 for a 1ST down
Eli Heidenreich run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
Blake Horvath pass complete to Cody Howard for 50 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Jay Ducker run for 6 yds to the TEM 31
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 11 yds to the TEM 42 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the TEM 43
Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the TEM 45
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 6 yds to the NAVY 49
Hunter Smith run for 3 yds to the NAVY 46 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 11 yds to the NAVY 35 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Kajiya Hollawayne
Evan Simon run for 21 yds to the NAVY 14 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the NAVY 13
Jay Ducker run for 12 yds to the NAVY 1 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for a loss of 1 yard to the NAVY 2
Evan Simon run for 2 yds for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Alex Tecza
PENALTY NAV False Start (Norris,Jake) 5 yards from NAV25 to NAV20. NO PLAY.
Jackson Gutierrez run for 4 yds to the NAVY 24
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Eli Heidenreich
Jacob Carlson punt for 62 yds , JoJo Bermudez returns for 17 yds to the TEM 31
Evan Simon pass complete to Ryder Kusch for no gain to the TEM 31
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 6 yds to the TEM 37
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 30 yds to the NAVY 33 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 26 yds to the NAVY 7 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Colin Chase
Hunter Smith run for 2 yds to the NAVY 5
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Tyler Stewart
Carl Hardin 23 yd FG GOOD
Carl Hardin kickoff for 64 yds , Isaiah Bryant return for 23 yds to the NAVY 24
Eli Heidenreich run for 16 yds to the NAVY 40 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the NAVY 44
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the NAVY 40 Blake Horvath fumbled, recovered by NAVY Michael Barrow
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 5 yds to the NAVY 45
Jacob Carlson punt for 55 yds for a touchback
Jay Ducker run for no gain to the TEM 20
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 13 yds to the TEM 33 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 6 yds to the TEM 39
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 2 yds to the NAVY 48
Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the NAVY 45
Evan Simon pass complete to Jay Ducker for 4 yds to the NAVY 41
Tyler Douglas run for 3 yds to the NAVY 38 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Colin Chase
Colin Chase run for 21 yds to the NAVY 17 for a 1ST down
Hunter Smith run for 4 yds to the NAVY 13
JoJo Bermudez run for a loss of 4 yards to the NAVY 17
Evan Simon sacked by Adam Klenk for a loss of 10 yards to the NAVY 27 Evan Simon fumbled, recovered by NAVY Job Grant , return for 0 yards
Blake Horvath run for 1 yd to the NAVY 28
Eli Heidenreich run for 4 yds to the NAVY 32
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Joshua Guerin
Jacob Carlson punt for 57 yds , JoJo Bermudez returns for 8 yds to the TEM 19
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Kajiya Hollawayne
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Jay Ducker
Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 13 yds to the TEM 32 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 8 yds to the TEM 40
Jay Ducker run for 5 yds to the TEM 45 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 20 yds to the NAVY 35 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Colin Chase
Jay Ducker run for 5 yds to the NAVY 30
Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 29 yds to the NAVY 1 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Eli Heidenreich
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Nathan Kent
Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the NAVY 27
Jacob Carlson punt for 51 yds
(00:00) Kneel down by Temple at TEM20 for loss of 2 yards.
End of 2nd Quarter
Carl Hardin kickoff for 61 yds , Isaiah Bryant return for 22 yds to the NAVY 26
Blake Horvath run for 15 yds to the NAVY 41 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the NAVY 45
Alex Tecza run for 2 yds to the NAVY 47
Blake Horvath run for 1 yd to the NAVY 48
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 35 yds to the TEM 17 for a 1ST down
Brandon Chatman run for 4 yds to the TEM 13
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the TEM 9
Blake Horvath run for 7 yds to the TEM 2 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 2 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Lance Gossett kickoff for 62 yds , Tyler Stewart return for 25 yds to the TEM 28
Jay Ducker run for 12 yds to the TEM 40 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon run for 5 yds to the TEM 45
Jay Ducker run for 7 yds to the NAVY 48 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Hunter Smith for 21 yds to the NAVY 27 for a 1ST down
Hunter Smith run for 1 yd to the NAVY 26
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 26 yds for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
Alex Tecza run for 6 yds to the NAVY 31
Blake Horvath pass complete to Brandon Chatman for 10 yds to the NAVY 41 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the NAVY 45
Blake Horvath pass complete to Eli Heidenreich for 32 yds to the TEM 23 for a 1ST down
Eli Heidenreich run for 6 yds to the TEM 17
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Eli Heidenreich
Blake Horvath run for 11 yds to the TEM 6 for a 1ST down
Alex Tecza run for 4 yds to the TEM 2
Alex Tecza run for 2 yds for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the TEM 27
(01:39) Simon,Evan pass incomplete deep middle to Hollawayne,Kajiya thrown to NAV35 PENALTY NAV Pass Interference (Oniha,Ira) 15 yards from TEM27 to TEM42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the TEM 45
(00:55) No Huddle-Shotgun Ducker,Jay rush left for 20 yards gain to the NAV35 (Pirris,Luke), out of bounds PENALTY TEM Holding (Hollawayne,Kajiya) 10 yards from TEM45 to TEM35. NO PLAY.
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 6 yds to the TEM 41
PENALTY NAV Offside (Pirris,Luke) 5 yards from TEM41 to TEM46. NO PLAY.
Evan Simon pass incomplete to JoJo Bermudez
Dante Atton punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Brandon Chatman at the NAVY 10
Blake Horvath run for 6 yds to the NAVY 16
Brandon Chatman run for 6 yds to the NAVY 22 for a 1ST down
Alex Tecza run for 6 yds to the NAVY 28
Blake Horvath run for 15 yds to the NAVY 43 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 5 yds to the NAVY 48
Eli Heidenreich run for 1 yd to the NAVY 49
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Eli Heidenreich
Blake Horvath run for 8 yds to the TEM 43 for a 1ST down
PENALTY NAV False Start (Acevedo,Jaylin) 5 yards from TEM43 to TEM48. NO PLAY.
Blake Horvath run for 4 yds to the TEM 44
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Eli Heidenreich
Blake Horvath run for 12 yds to the TEM 32 for a 1ST down
Blake Horvath run for 5 yds to the TEM 27
Charles Robinson run for 2 yds to the TEM 25
Jackson Gutierrez sacked by Curly Ordonez for a loss of 6 yards to the TEM 31
Nathan Kirkwood 48 yd FG GOOD
Jay Ducker run for 5 yds to the TEM 30
Keveun Mason run for 23 yds to the NAVY 47 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 8 yds to the NAVY 39
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the NAVY 38
Evan Simon run for 2 yds to the NAVY 36 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 7 yds to the NAVY 29
Hunter Smith run for no gain to the NAVY 29
Jay Ducker run for 4 yds to the NAVY 25 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the NAVY 23
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 22 yds to the NAVY 1 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
Jackson Gutierrez pass incomplete
(01:05) No Huddle-Shotgun Horvath,Blake pass incomplete deep right to Heidenreich,Eli thrown to TEM26 PENALTY TEM Pass Interference (Osueke,Ben) 15 yards from NAV25 to NAV40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Nathan Kent
Blake Horvath pass incomplete to Eli Heidenreich
Blake Horvath pass complete to Alex Tecza for 9 yds to the NAVY 49
B. Horvath run for 51 yds for a TD (B. Horvath pass to A. Tecza for Two-Point Conversion)
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 8 yds to the TEM 33
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 10 yds to the TEM 43 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 9 yds to the NAVY 48
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 8 yds to the NAVY 40 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete