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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Lichtenberg | 10/15 | 78 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 20.6 |
| Samaj Jones | 2/5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Covey | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 0 | 36 |
| Samaj Jones | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 1 | 14 |
| Zion Johnson | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Jakorion Caffey | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brady Lichtenberg | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Cyrus Allen | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Covey | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 18 |
| Patrick Gurd | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Isaiah Johnson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Gavin Grover | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Cyrus Allen | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Noah Jennings | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Samaj Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwan Peek Jr. | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Thompson | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Coleman | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Dingle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincear Lewis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel James | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Montay Weedon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon White-McClain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Hunt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquaze Parker | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marqavious Saboor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamari Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simms III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew McDoom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keilan Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Crite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Covey | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Rusnak | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Fletcher | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
