East Carolina Pirates @ Navy Midshipmen
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 | |
NAVY | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Daffer's long FG as time expires gets ECU past Navy 38-35
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- — Owen Daffer drilled a 54-yard field goal as time expired to give East Carolina a 38-35 victory over Navy on Saturday night.
Maquel Haywood scored on a 98-yard kickoff return that gave Navy (2-8, 2-5 American) a 35-27 lead with 8:33 remaining.
East Carolina's Holton Ahlers answered with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Snead about three minutes later to tie it at 35. The Midshipmen punted with 1:24 to play, and Ahlers connected with Snead on a 46-yard pass on the next play.
East Carolina (7-4, 5-2) then let the clock run before Daffer's game-winning kick.
Ahlers was 27-of-32 passing for 405 yards and threw three touchdown passes. Keaton Mitchell carried the ball 18 times for 94 yards and had a 10-yard touchdown run for the Pirates.
Tai Lavatai threw a pair of short-yard touchdown passes for Navy. Carlinos Acie had 155 yards rushing that included a 90-yard touchdown run.
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2025 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Navy | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| North Texas | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Rice | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Temple | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tulsa | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| UAB | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Army | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Charlotte | 0-1 | 1-3 |
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