Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Navy | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Cincinnati | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Navy | Qtr | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Q1 | 0 |
| 7 | Q2 | 7 |
| 7 | Q3 | 0 |
| 14 | Q4 | 6 |
| 35 | Final | 13 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
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Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 3:19 Touchdown Navy #11 B.Horvath rush left for 2 yards gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN. #17 N.Kirkwood kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Carlson, LS: #92 R.Fry) 7-0
Q2 9:47 Touchdown Cincinnati Samaj Jones No Huddle-Shotgun #5 S.Jones rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NAV00 TOUCHDOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein) 7-7
Q2 0:40 Touchdown Navy #11 B.Horvath pass complete deep middle to #89 L.Hutchison caught at CIN00, for 30 yards to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #17 N.Kirkwood kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Carlson, LS: #92 R.Fry) 14-7
Q3 10:15 Touchdown Navy Shotgun #11 B.Horvath pass complete short middle to #22 E.Heidenreich caught at CIN00, for 13 yards to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #15 J.Carlson rush attempt failed PENALTY CIN Offside (#15 J.Johnson) 2 yards from CIN03 to CIN01. NO PLAY 21-7
Q4 10:00 Touchdown Navy #46 A.Tecza rush left for 3 yards gain to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #17 N.Kirkwood kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Carlson, LS: #92 R.Fry) 28-7
Q4 6:52 Touchdown Cincinnati Cyrus Allen No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg pass complete short left to #4 C.Allen caught at NAV00, for 4 yards to the NAV00 TOUCHDOWN. #16 B.Lichtenberg pass attempt failed 28-13
Q4 2:54 Touchdown Navy No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg pass intercepted by #58 C.Cauley at CIN05 QB hurried by #56 M.Parker #58 C.Cauley return 5 yards to the CIN00 TOUCHDOWN. #17 N.Kirkwood kick attempt good (H: #15 J.Carlson, LS: #92 R.Fry) 35-13
Rivalry highlights
Series record
4-3
Navy first, 7 meetings since 1940
Series leader
Navy
Navy lead 4-3 in 7 meetings since 1940
Widest recent margin
42 points
Navy 0-42 Cincinnati, 2018
Tightest recent margin
6 points
Cincinnati 7-13 Navy, 1956
Highest recent total
74 points
Cincinnati 32-42 Navy, 2017
Head to head
Full rivalry page Navy 4 7 meetings since 1940 3 Cincinnati
Navy lead 4-3 in 7 meetings since 1940 Series leader: Navy.
Team stats, this game
NavyCincinnati349Total yards239
108Passing yards97
241Rushing yards142
1Turnovers2
1Sacks0
22First downs12
10Penalty yards76
Key players by position
| Navy | Pos | Cincinnati |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
--10050100
1st2nd3rd4th
Current drive Game leaders
NAVY CIN Navy vs Cincinnati player stats
Passing
| Navy | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Horvath | 9/15 | 108 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Lichtenberg | 10/15 | 78 | 1 | 1 |
| Samaj Jones | 2/5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Navy | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tecza | 16 | 80 | 1 | 34 |
| Eli Heidenreich | 10 | 62 | 0 | 14 |
| Blake Horvath | 16 | 53 | 1 | 12 |
| Brandon Chatman | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| Jackson Gutierrez | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Shane Reynolds | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Michael Barrow | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Charles Robinson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Braxton Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Covey | 11 | 78 | 0 | 36 |
| Samaj Jones | 15 | 57 | 1 | 14 |
| Zion Johnson | 8 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| Jakorion Caffey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brady Lichtenberg | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| Cyrus Allen | 1 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Navy | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Heidenreich | 5 | 64 | 1 | 26 |
| Luke Hutchison | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Charles Robinson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Alex Tecza | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Chatman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Covey | 5 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
| Patrick Gurd | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Isaiah Johnson | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Gavin Grover | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Cyrus Allen | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Noah Jennings | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| Navy | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Cauley | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Landon Robinson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giuseppe Sessi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Moutome | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MarcAnthony Parker | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Pirris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Klenk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Hamilton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Bleazard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth McShan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaxson Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwan Peek Jr. | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Thompson | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Dingle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Coleman | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincear Lewis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel James | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon White-McClain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montay Weedon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Hunt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simms III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marqavious Saboor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Navy | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Kirkwood | 0/0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Cincinnati | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Rusnak | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Navy: last 15 games before this one
13-2 in the last 15 · 30.7 scored · 24.3 allowed
WON 34-20 scored 34 · allowed 20 See game WON 31-13 scored 31 · allowed 13 See game WON 21-20 scored 21 · allowed 20 See game WON 52-7 scored 52 · allowed 7 See game WON 38-24 scored 38 · allowed 24 See game WON 42-23 scored 42 · allowed 23 See game WON 21-13 scored 21 · allowed 13 See game WON 34-31 scored 34 · allowed 31 See game WON 32-31 scored 32 · allowed 31 See game WON 42-32 scored 42 · allowed 32 See game LOST 17-31 scored 17 · allowed 31 See game LOST 10-49 scored 10 · allowed 49 See game WON 41-38 scored 41 · allowed 38 See game WON 28-17 scored 28 · allowed 17 See game WON 17-16 scored 17 · allowed 16 See game
Cincinnati: last 15 games before this one
7-8 in the last 15 · 28.4 scored · 26.2 allowed
LOST 17-34 scored 17 · allowed 34 See game LOST 15-41 scored 15 · allowed 41 See game LOST 13-20 scored 13 · allowed 20 See game LOST 17-20 scored 17 · allowed 20 See game WON 34-20 scored 34 · allowed 20 See game WON 70-0 scored 70 · allowed 0 See game WON 37-34 scored 37 · allowed 34 See game WON 38-30 scored 38 · allowed 30 See game WON 20-11 scored 20 · allowed 11 See game WON 49-17 scored 49 · allowed 17 See game WON 41-20 scored 41 · allowed 20 See game LOST 14-45 scored 14 · allowed 45 See game LOST 24-30 scored 24 · allowed 30 See game LOST 14-26 scored 14 · allowed 26 See game LOST 23-45 scored 23 · allowed 45 See game
The matchup
| Navy | Split | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| 10-2 | 2025 record entering | 7-5 |
| 374 | Points for | 381 |
| 312 | Points against | 298 |
| W3 | Form | L4 |
Recent meetings
2025
Cincinnati 13 : 35 Navy
13 : 35 Navy 2022
Navy 10 : 20 Cincinnati
10 : 20 Cincinnati 2021
Cincinnati 27 : 20 Navy
27 : 20 Navy 2018
Navy 0 : 42 Cincinnati
0 : 42 Cincinnati 2017
Cincinnati 32 : 42 Navy
32 : 42 Navy 1956
Cincinnati 7 : 13 Navy
7 : 13 Navy Navy · QB Jackson Gutierrez Pass yards
344
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
17-40
INT
0
Woodson rush
299 yds
Brasfield rec
107 yds
Cincinnati · QB JC French Pass yards
949
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
86-123
INT
0
Payne rush
392 yds
Gibson rec
267 yds
2 
Brendan Sorsby QB 5 
Samaj Jones QB 9 Zebulin Kinsey QB 15 
Will Kocher QB 16 
Brady Lichtenberg QB 3 
Tawee Walker RB 5 
Jakorion Caffey RB 7 
Chance Williams RB 13 
Zion Johnson RB 21 
Evan Pryor RB 28 
Manny Covey RB 0 
Isaiah Johnson WR 2 Caleb Goodie Sr. WR 4 
Cyrus Allen WR 7 
Barry Jackson Jr. WR 8 
Dakarai Anderson WR 9 
Jeff Caldwell WR 13 
Noah Jennings WR 14 
Elijah Jones WR 14 Kale Woodburn WR 18 
Giyahni Kontosis WR 27 
Taizaun Burns WR 81 Zane Kinsey WR 89 Nash Biglin WR 11 
Joe Royer TE 21 
Patrick Gurd TE 82 
Ka'Maurri Smith TE 83 
Devyn Zahursky TE 85 
Lyviel Waters TE 86 
Kellen Davis TE 87 
Gavin Grover TE 88 
DaMari Witherspoon TE 50 
Evan Tengesdahl OL 53 
Gavin Gerhardt OL 56 Deondre Buford OL 59 
Jake Wheelock OL 63 
Zac Clarke OL 66 
Xavier Lozowicki OL 69 
JP Schrieber OL 70 
Cray Paich OL 71 
Judea Milon OL 72 
Nolan Latulippe OL 73 
Aiden Pastoriza OL 74 
Joe Cotton OL 75 
Marcus McGregor OL 76 
Zach Taylor OL 77 
Taran Tyo OL 78 
Grant Edgington OL 79 Ethan Green OL 2 
Dontay Corleone DL 4 
Marquaze Parker DL 14 
Mikah Coleman DL 21 
CJ McCray DL 26 
Cam Roetherford DL 55 
Isaiah Rogers DL 88 
CD McFee DL 90 
Jalen Hunt DL 92 
Elijah Gunn DL 93 
Harris Adams DL 95 
Lendric Barber DL 96 
Nathan Nunn DL 97 
Kamron Neal DL 99 Rob Jackson DL 15 
Kamari Burns DT 56 
Tim Griffin DT 95 
Keilan Smith DT 16 
Jaylon White-McClain EDGE 17 
Brian Simms III EDGE 24 
Terrell Holcomb EDGE 34 
Myles Harrison EDGE 82 
James Early EDGE 91 
Drew Logan EDGE 3 
Antwan Peek Jr. LB 5 
Marqavious Saboor LB 6 
Cincear Lewis LB 11 
Jake Golday LB 11 Darrell Gipson Jr. LB 15 
Jamari Johnson LB 22 
Jonathan Thompson LB 31 
Simeon Coleman LB 33 
George Leibold LB 35 
Drew Robinson LB 41 Quinn Staten LB 44 
Montay Weedon LB 45 
Ben Blevins LB 49 
Jack Dingle LB 52 
Ronan Casanova LB 1 
Christian Harrison DB 13 Quan Sanks DB 20 
Stanley Clyne DB 0 
Matthew McDoom CB 2 
Kye Stokes CB 6 
Zay Johnson CB 7 
Logan Wilson CB 8 
Ormanie Arnold CB 13 
Patrick Williams CB 23 
Willie Goodwyn CB 25 
Daniel James CB 3 
Tayden Barnes S 6 
Trevon Gola-Callard S 19 
CJ Jones S 20 
CJ Crite S 32 
Landen Schaefer S 36 
Xavier Williams S 93 
Max Lemasters PK 99 
Stephen Rusnak PK 31 
Max Fletcher P 35 
Dino Beslagic P 34 Weston Simmons LS 48 
Eli Stein LS
Brendan Sorsby QB 5 Samaj Jones QB 9 Zebulin Kinsey QB 15 Will Kocher QB 16 Brady Lichtenberg QB 3 Tawee Walker RB 5 Jakorion Caffey RB 7 Chance Williams RB 13 Zion Johnson RB 21 Evan Pryor RB 28 Manny Covey RB 0 Isaiah Johnson WR 2 Caleb Goodie Sr. WR 4 Cyrus Allen WR 7 Barry Jackson Jr. WR 8 Dakarai Anderson WR 9 Jeff Caldwell WR 13 Noah Jennings WR 14 Elijah Jones WR 14 Kale Woodburn WR 18 Giyahni Kontosis WR 27 Taizaun Burns WR 81 Zane Kinsey WR 89 Nash Biglin WR 11 Joe Royer TE 21 Patrick Gurd TE 82 Ka'Maurri Smith TE 83 Devyn Zahursky TE 85 Lyviel Waters TE 86 Kellen Davis TE 87 Gavin Grover TE 88 DaMari Witherspoon TE 50 Evan Tengesdahl OL 53 Gavin Gerhardt OL 56 Deondre Buford OL 59 Jake Wheelock OL 63 Zac Clarke OL 66 Xavier Lozowicki OL 69 JP Schrieber OL 70 Cray Paich OL 71 Judea Milon OL 72 Nolan Latulippe OL 73 Aiden Pastoriza OL 74 Joe Cotton OL 75 Marcus McGregor OL 76 Zach Taylor OL 77 Taran Tyo OL 78 Grant Edgington OL 79 Ethan Green OL 2 Dontay Corleone DL 4 Marquaze Parker DL 14 Mikah Coleman DL 21 CJ McCray DL 26 Cam Roetherford DL 55 Isaiah Rogers DL 88 CD McFee DL 90 Jalen Hunt DL 92 Elijah Gunn DL 93 Harris Adams DL 95 Lendric Barber DL 96 Nathan Nunn DL 97 Kamron Neal DL 99 Rob Jackson DL 15 Kamari Burns DT 56 Tim Griffin DT 95 Keilan Smith DT 16 Jaylon White-McClain EDGE 17 Brian Simms III EDGE 24 Terrell Holcomb EDGE 34 Myles Harrison EDGE 82 James Early EDGE 91 Drew Logan EDGE 3 Antwan Peek Jr. LB 5 Marqavious Saboor LB 6 Cincear Lewis LB 11 Jake Golday LB 11 Darrell Gipson Jr. LB 15 Jamari Johnson LB 22 Jonathan Thompson LB 31 Simeon Coleman LB 33 George Leibold LB 35 Drew Robinson LB 41 Quinn Staten LB 44 Montay Weedon LB 45 Ben Blevins LB 49 Jack Dingle LB 52 Ronan Casanova LB 1 Christian Harrison DB 13 Quan Sanks DB 20 Stanley Clyne DB 0 Matthew McDoom CB 2 Kye Stokes CB 6 Zay Johnson CB 7 Logan Wilson CB 8 Ormanie Arnold CB 13 Patrick Williams CB 23 Willie Goodwyn CB 25 Daniel James CB 3 Tayden Barnes S 6 Trevon Gola-Callard S 19 CJ Jones S 20 CJ Crite S 32 Landen Schaefer S 36 Xavier Williams S 93 Max Lemasters PK 99 Stephen Rusnak PK 31 Max Fletcher P 35 Dino Beslagic P 34 Weston Simmons LS 48 Eli Stein LS 
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Navy vs Cincinnati: result and recap
Navy Midshipmen vs Cincinnati Bearcats finished 35 - 13 on January 2, 2026. This Big 12 game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Navy and Cincinnati team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big 12 rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of Navy vs Cincinnati?
Navy Midshipmen vs Cincinnati Bearcats finished 35 - 13. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Navy vs Cincinnati in passing, rushing and receiving?
Blake Horvath (Navy) led passers with 108 yards. Alex Tecza (Navy) led rushers with 80 yards. Eli Heidenreich (Navy) led receivers with 64 yards on 5 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Navy play Cincinnati?
This Navy vs Cincinnati game was played on January 2, 2026 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.