Blake Horvath complemented two touchdown passes with 211 yards rushing and four scores and Rayuan Lane III had an 86-yard pick-6 in the closing seconds to help unbeaten Navy hold on for a 56-44 victory over Memphis,

Coach Ryan Silverfield called Memphis football's play against Navy "one of the worst performances I've seen by our defense in a long time."

The Memphis Tigers fell 56-44 to Navy, severely crippling their hopes of a college football playoff berth. For Memphis, they entered the contest 3-0 on the season. They started their season beating North Alabama, Troy and Florida State. The Tigers came to Annapolis looking for their first 4-0 start since 2019.

Blake Horvath delivered a game to remember, accounting for more than 400 yards of offense in leading Navy to a stunning upset of Memphis.

All Blake Horvath could do was lift his hands and shrug his shoulders. Navy’s junior quarterback had just gashed Memphis for a 90-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, breaking loose past a vaunted Tigers defense.