Alex Tecza ran for a pair of long touchdowns and Navy held off North Texas 27-24. Tecza had a 39-yard scoring run in the second quarter, and his 21-yarder stretched the Navy (2-3, 1-2 American Athletic Conference) lead to 27-17 with 7:07 to play. Ayo Adeyi broke loose on a 47-yard touchdown run that cut the North Texas (2-3, 0-1) deficit to a field goal with 5:23 remaining. The Mean Green got the ball back with just under two minutes left at their own 20 but couldn’t pick up a first down.
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Tecza had a 39-yard scoring run in the second quarter, and his 21-yarder stretched the Navy lead to 27-17 with 7:07 to play. Ayo Adeyi broke loose on a 47-yard touchdown run that cut the North Texas deficit to a field goal with 5:23 remaining. The Mean Green got the ball back with just under two minutes left at their own 20 but couldn’t pick up a first down.
Tecza, who averages nearly 73 yards per game, finished with 137 yards rushing on 17 carries. Blake Horvath added 88 yards rushing for Navy , which had 481 yards of offense with 406 on the ground. Adeyi ran for 125 yards on 14 carries for North Texas . Chandler Rogers had a 75-yard touchdown run and completed 22 of 32 passes for 267 yards, and he also threw for a score.
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