Navy returned the opening kickoff of the second half to their own 33 yard line. Navy drove to the FAU 31 yard line. Facing a 4th and 8 and driving into the wind, Coach Ken Niumatalolo called time out and decided to go for the first down. Keenan Reynolds dropped back and found wide receiver Brandon Turner for a TD. The play capped off a 9-play, 67-yard drive. Navy leads the Owls 21-10 with 11:50 remaining in the third quarter.
FAU, realizing their need to get back on the scoreboard, made a gutsy call from their own 24 yard line. Facing a 4th and 1 and down 11 points, Head Coach Carl Pelini decided to challenge the Navy defense. The Owls lined up in a wildcat formation with halfback Jonathan Wallace lined up as QB. Wallace called his own number and gained four yards on the carry to extend the drive. Damian Fortner later fumbled at midfield and Kwazel Bertrand recovered with 7:11 in the quarter.
After driving to the FAU 3 yard line, Navy decided for the sure FG and called on the leg of freshman kicker Nick Sloan, Sloan split the uprights from 20 yards out and Navy increased their lead to 24-10 with 2:08 remaining in the third quarter.
FAU has the ball on their own 34 yard line as the third quarter ends. Navy leads the Owls 24-10.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Navy 14 - FAU 10, 2nd Quarter
On the second play of the second quarter, halfback Jonathan Wallace punched the ball into the end zone from 1-yard out to cap off a 15-play, 72-yard drive that took 7:58 off the clock. FAU leads the Mids 7-0.
Navy started their first drive of the second quarter on their own 25 yard line. They were able to gain 19 yards on five plays but were forced to punt with a fourth down and 1243
Beltran's second punt went only 18 yards.
FAU takes over on their own 38 yard line and drive to the Navy 36 yard line. Junior Mitch Anderson kicked a 53 yard field goal to tie the FAU record for longest field goal that was set in 2007.
The Mids seem lethargic and are down 10-0.
Navy started their next drive at their own 16 yard line. Freshman QB sparked the Midshipmen with a 48-yard run to the FAU 33. A 22-yard pass to Ryan Williams-Jenkins took the ball to the FAU 11. Two penalties and three plays later, Reynolds found Brandon Turner in the end zone with a 14-yard TD pass. The Mids cut FAU's lead to 10-7 with 5:32 left in the quarter.
On FAU's next possession, a pass from Graham Wilbert to William Dukes for 39 yards took the Owls to the Navy 23. Three plays later FAU faced a 4th and 2 on the Navy 15. They chose to go for the first instead of kicking the chip shot field goal. A pass from Wilbert to Wallace gained 0 yards and Navy took over on their own 15 on downs.
The momentum appears to be shifted towards the Mids.
Navy methodically moved the ball down the field against the Owls, with the key play being a 28-yard pass from Reynolds to Tyler Lynch to the FAU 43. Five plays later, Reynolds found fullback Noah Copeland all alone on the left side and he was forced out of bounds at the FAU 5. Two plays later Reynolds called his own number and ran to the right side into the end zone. After Nick Sloan's PAT, Navy led 14-10 with 7 seconds remaining in the half.
Time expired in the second quarter and Navy has fought back to a 14-10 lead.
Navy started their first drive of the second quarter on their own 25 yard line. They were able to gain 19 yards on five plays but were forced to punt with a fourth down and 1243
Beltran's second punt went only 18 yards.
FAU takes over on their own 38 yard line and drive to the Navy 36 yard line. Junior Mitch Anderson kicked a 53 yard field goal to tie the FAU record for longest field goal that was set in 2007.
The Mids seem lethargic and are down 10-0.
Navy started their next drive at their own 16 yard line. Freshman QB sparked the Midshipmen with a 48-yard run to the FAU 33. A 22-yard pass to Ryan Williams-Jenkins took the ball to the FAU 11. Two penalties and three plays later, Reynolds found Brandon Turner in the end zone with a 14-yard TD pass. The Mids cut FAU's lead to 10-7 with 5:32 left in the quarter.
On FAU's next possession, a pass from Graham Wilbert to William Dukes for 39 yards took the Owls to the Navy 23. Three plays later FAU faced a 4th and 2 on the Navy 15. They chose to go for the first instead of kicking the chip shot field goal. A pass from Wilbert to Wallace gained 0 yards and Navy took over on their own 15 on downs.
The momentum appears to be shifted towards the Mids.
Navy methodically moved the ball down the field against the Owls, with the key play being a 28-yard pass from Reynolds to Tyler Lynch to the FAU 43. Five plays later, Reynolds found fullback Noah Copeland all alone on the left side and he was forced out of bounds at the FAU 5. Two plays later Reynolds called his own number and ran to the right side into the end zone. After Nick Sloan's PAT, Navy led 14-10 with 7 seconds remaining in the half.
Time expired in the second quarter and Navy has fought back to a 14-10 lead.
Navy 0 - FAU 0, 1st Quarter
After a fly-over of two F-18s out of Air Station Oceana, VA Navy kicked off to FAU on a sun drenched field.
Neither team was able to move the ball during their first two possessions. The Owls were forced to punt twice and the Mids punted once (61 yards) and missed a 45 yard field goal.
On FAU's third possession, they drove to the Navy four yard line before the quarter ended. Junior half back Jonathan Wallace led the Owls with 45 yards on 10 carries in the first quarter.
Navy was able to gain only 16 yards on 6 carries for the first quarter.
Neither team was able to move the ball during their first two possessions. The Owls were forced to punt twice and the Mids punted once (61 yards) and missed a 45 yard field goal.
On FAU's third possession, they drove to the Navy four yard line before the quarter ended. Junior half back Jonathan Wallace led the Owls with 45 yards on 10 carries in the first quarter.
Navy was able to gain only 16 yards on 6 carries for the first quarter.
3 Keys to the Navy - FAU Game
The Navy Midshipmen and the Florida Atlantic Owls meet for the first time today at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy enters the game with a 5-3 record and one win away from a December 29 bowl bid to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco. FAU is 2-6 on the season and is coming off a big win over Troy last week.
Handling the Triple Option
Since this is the first meeting between these two schools, it will be telling to see how FAU handles Navy's triple option offense. It's impossible to simulate the speed and precision that will be on display by Navy this afternoon with a scout team. Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds has the offense clicking since he took over for an injured Trey Miller at Air Force on October 6. Reynolds led Navy to a comeback win that afternoon and is 3-0 in his next three starts. Navy has four starters with over 240 yards rushing on the season, led by senior Gee Gee Greene (70-511).
Man It's Cold Here
The weather at kickoff is going to be around 49 degrees with 15 mph winds. It feels a lot colder than that however. That will be a far cry from the 79 degrees and sunny that is forecast for the Boca Raton, Florida area this afternoon.. FAU has not played in a cold weather game all season and although this will not be horrible conditions, it will be much different than what the Owls have been used to all season.
Turnovers
This is a key to just about any football game, but it will be especially important for both teams this afternoon. Both teams have been known to turn the ball over this season. Navy has thrown four interceptions and has 16 fumbles, losing nine. The Owls have thrown three INTs and has lost 10 fumbles.
Handling the Triple Option
Since this is the first meeting between these two schools, it will be telling to see how FAU handles Navy's triple option offense. It's impossible to simulate the speed and precision that will be on display by Navy this afternoon with a scout team. Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds has the offense clicking since he took over for an injured Trey Miller at Air Force on October 6. Reynolds led Navy to a comeback win that afternoon and is 3-0 in his next three starts. Navy has four starters with over 240 yards rushing on the season, led by senior Gee Gee Greene (70-511).
Man It's Cold Here
The weather at kickoff is going to be around 49 degrees with 15 mph winds. It feels a lot colder than that however. That will be a far cry from the 79 degrees and sunny that is forecast for the Boca Raton, Florida area this afternoon.. FAU has not played in a cold weather game all season and although this will not be horrible conditions, it will be much different than what the Owls have been used to all season.
Turnovers
This is a key to just about any football game, but it will be especially important for both teams this afternoon. Both teams have been known to turn the ball over this season. Navy has thrown four interceptions and has 16 fumbles, losing nine. The Owls have thrown three INTs and has lost 10 fumbles.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Navy With a Dramatic Win on Homecoming
Freshman Keenan Reynolds made just his second career start at quarterback for Navy as the Midshipmen hosted Indiana on Homecoming on a warm and sunny afternoon in Annapolis.Even though the Plebe is inexperienced, Navy put the game on his shoulders in the final twelve minutes of the fourth quarter.
Trailing 30-21, Navy started on their own 25 yard line. Reynolds led the Mids on a nearly seven minute drive to the Indiana one yard line. The freshman QB threw for 46 yards and ran for nine more on the drive. Coach Ken Niumatalolo called on another freshman, Nick Sloan to kick the 18-yard field goal to cut Indiana's lead to six with 5:30 left in the game.
The Navy defense held the Hoosiers to a three-and-out and forced a punt with 4:48 remaining in the game.
Reynolds took over again on what would be the game winning drive. The offense drove to the Indiana four yard line behind two huge plays by senior slot back Gee Gee Greene. Greene caught a 21 yard pass from Reynolds and then two plays later rambled 22 yards to the Hoosier 21. A heavy dose of fullback Noah Copeland forced Indiana to use all three of their timeouts on the Navy drive.
With a third-and-three from the IU four yard line, Reynolds faked a pitch to Green and found Matt Aiken wide open in the end zone to tie the game. Sloan kicked the PAT to give the Mids the lead with 2:02 remaining.
After an incomplete pass on first down, Parrish Gaines picked off Cameron Coffman to seal the win for Navy in front of 33,341 at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Navy came into their Homecoming game against Indiana riding a two-game winning streak. Indiana, on the other hand, entered the game with four straight losses. Those four losses, however were by a combined 24 points to teams like Ohio State and Michigan State.Indiana jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead on their first two possessions and it looked like the Hoosiers were going to be able to get back into the win column. Navy is never a team that will quit and scored a TD of their own on their second possession.
Reynolds capped off a 12 play, 69 yard drive with a 2-yard TD run to cut the lead to three.
Indiana cam right back with 16-play, 72 yard drive of their own to get the lead back to 10. De'Angelo Roberts found the end zone from three yards out to give the momentum back to the Hoosiers
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| Navy grad, David Robinson spoke to the Mids following the game. |
On the drive's second play, Navy OLB Jordan Drake picked off an IU pass and returned it untouched for a Navy TD. The pick six was Drake's first career INT.
The Mids took their first lead in the game on the third quarter. After starting the drive on their own 21, Darius Staten scored his first career TD when he scored from 17 yards out giving Navy the lead 21-20
The Hoosiers were able to kick a field goal on their next possession to regain the lead, 23-21.
Navy was unable to score on their next drive and Indiana punched in another TD, a three yard run from Tevin Coleman to complete the scoring for Indiana.
Greene led the Mids in both rushing (15-88) and receiving (2-35) yardage. Jordan Drake and Keegan Wetzel led the Midshipmen defense with eight tackles each.
Navy improves to 4-3 on the season and travels to East Carolina next Saturday. Indiana falls to 2-5 will travel to Illinois next weekend.
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