Final: Notre Dame over Navy, 44-22
Notre Dame overpowered Navy, 44-22, on Saturday night in San Diego. It was the 92nd consecutive meeting of the schools on the gridiron. With the loss Navy falls to 2-6, while the Irish improved to 8-0 for the season.
After a frankly bad first half performance by the Mids, Navy faced a 27-0 deficit going into halftime. However, the Midshipmen stormed back into the game in the second half, putting the lead within reasonable reach a number of times before the Irish regained control.
Malcolm Perry had a strong second half at slotback and the Navy defense played hard all game long, making Notre Dame work for every yard on the ground. Bottom line: Navy played hard. Mids fans should be proud.
Here’s a look at the final team stats.
Total Yards: NAVY: 344… Notre Dame: 584
Rushing Yards: NAVY: 292… Notre Dame: 254
Passing Yards: NAVY: 52… Notre Dame: 330
1st Downs: NAVY: 14… Notre Dame: 28
3rd Downs: NAVY: 2 of 12… Notre Dame: 7 of 15
4th Downs: NAVY: 2 of 3… Notre Dame: 3 of 3
Penalties/Yards: NAVY: 4 for 16 yards… Notre Dame: 3 for 40 yards
Turnovers: NAVY: 2… Notre Dame: 2
Time of Possession: NAVY: 28:03… Notre Dame: 31:57
Up next for Navy will be Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon.
