University of Houston
4-3 , 2-1
Navy
2-5 , 2-3
Football Takes Big Win at Navy on Saturday
10/22/2022 2:36:00 PM | Football
Quarterback Clayton Tune leads offense with five TD passes, including two each to receivers Nathaniel Dell and Samuel Brown
After sitting out last weekend with their bye, the Cougars scored touchdowns on their first two and three of their first four possessions for a 21-7 lead and never looked back in the victory.
With the win, Houston won its second straight game and for the third time in the last four contests to improve to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in American play. Navy fell to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in American action.
Receiving the opening kickoff, Tune connected with Dell on a 6-yard touchdown strike less than three minutes into the game on the Cougars' opening possession.
After a Jayce Rogers interception and return stopped Navy's first possession and put the ball on the Navy 35, Tune led a 7-play drive that was capped by an 11-yard touchdown pass to Dell with 5:29 left in the opening period.
Brown hauled in 7- and 4-yard touchdown catches late in the second half, and senior kicker Kyle Ramsey drilled a 24-yard field goal midway through the third quarter to cap the Cougar scoring.
Redshirt freshman running back Stacy Sneed added a game-high 100 rushing yards on 20 carries to lead the ground attack.
Senior linebacker Donavan Mutin lead all student-athletes with 13 tackles, including five solos stops.
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Team Stats
Hou 7, Nav 0
Hou - Dell,Nathaniel 6 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:54
Hou 14, Nav 0
Hou - Dell,Nathaniel 11 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 7 plays, 35 yards, TOP 02:33
Hou 14, Nav 7
Nav - Fofana,Daba 25 yd run (Davies,Daniel kick), 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:21
Hou 21, Nav 7
Hou - Byrnes,Matt 3 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:02
Hou 21, Nav 14
Nav - Woodson-Brooks,Jianni 5 yd fumble recovery (Davies,Daniel kick)
Hou 24, Nav 14
Hou - Ramsey,Kyle 24 yd field goal 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:51
Hou 31, Nav 14
Hou - Brown,Samuel 7 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:45
Hou 38, Nav 14
Hou - Brown,Samuel 4 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:49
Hou 38, Nav 20
Nav - Umbarger,Jayden 41 yd pass from Lavatai,Tai () 7 plays, 64 yards, TOP 02:28
