Navy Midshipmen vs Cincinnati Bearcats, AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Drive chart
Drives
End of Half
Punt- Interception Touchdown
- Punt
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAVY | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| CIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Who won: Navy 35-13
The Navy Midshipmen beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 35-13 in AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Blake Horvath led the Navy in passing yards (9/15, 108 YDS, 2 TD). Brady Lichtenberg led the Cincinnati in passing yards (10/15, 78 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Horvath | 9/15 | 108 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 36.5 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tecza | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 1 | 34 |
| Eli Heidenreich | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Blake Horvath | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 |
| Brandon Chatman | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jackson Gutierrez | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Shane Reynolds | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michael Barrow | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Charles Robinson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Braxton Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Heidenreich | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 1 | 26 |
| Luke Hutchison | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 1 | 30 |
| Charles Robinson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Alex Tecza | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Chatman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Horvath | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaxson Campbell | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Cauley | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Landon Robinson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giuseppe Sessi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Moutome | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MarcAnthony Parker | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Klenk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Hamilton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Pirris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth McShan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Bleazard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxson Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Cauley | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Bryant | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Kirkwood | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Carlson | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
