Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers
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Tecza, Horvath help Navy beat Memphis 28-17, clinch a share of AAC regular-season title
Navy (9-2, 7-1) has a half-game lead over North Texas and No. 24 Tulane, both of which wrap up the regular season this weekend. The Mean Green — which beat the Midshipmen 31-17 on Nov. 1 — hosts Temple on Friday and the Green Wave plays Charlotte at home on Saturday.
Horvath was 5-of-9 passing for 100, which included a 3-yard TD pass to Kendall Evans, and capped a 13-play, 73-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run that made it 28-17 with 4:53 to play.
Tecza, who ran for a 2-yard touchdown in the first half, scored on a 12-yard run to make it 21-17 with 1:01 remaining in the third quarter and Navy led the rest of the way.
Brendon Lewis completed 19 of 36 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns for Memphis (6-4, 4-4). Lewis threw a 1-yard TD pass to Matt Adcock midway through the second quarter and hit Cortez Braham Jr. for a 38-yard score with 1:43 left until halftime that gave the Tigers a 17-14 lead.
Horvath finished with 54 yards rushing.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 5:35 | Gianni Spetic 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:11 | Kendall Evans 3 Yd pass from Blake Horvath (Nathan Kirkwood Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:28 | Matt Adcock 1 Yd pass from Brendon Lewis (Gianni Spetic Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:13 | Alex Tecza 2 Yd Run (Nathan Kirkwood Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:43 | Cortez Braham Jr. 38 Yd pass from Brendon Lewis (Gianni Spetic Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:01 | Alex Tecza 12 Yd Run (Nathan Kirkwood Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:53 | Blake Horvath 2 Yd Run (Nathan Kirkwood Kick) |
Statistics
 NAVY |
 MEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 8-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 300 | Total Yards | 288 |
| 100 | Passing | 172 |
| 5/9 | Comp/Att | 19/36 |
| 11.1 | Yards per pass | 4.8 |
| 200 | Rushing | 116 |
| 60 | Rushing Attempts | 29 |
| 3.3 | Yards per rush | 4.0 |
| 7-56 | Penalties | 6-49 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 35:29 | Possession | 24:31 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 27,082 · Capacity:
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