Navy didn’t let a double-digit deficit deter them against Oklahoma on Friday. Blake Horvath led the Middies’ vaunted rushing attack back and they surprised the Sooners 21-20 in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Navy fell behind Oklahoma 14-0 in the first quarter. The Middies’ defense stepped up and the offense came back with a TD run in the second quarter.

Then QB Blake Horvath pulled off another one of his magical plays.

Horvath started at the five-yard line and was in the end zone 95 yards later. The run was a school record.

After the PAT midway through the fourth quarter, the score was tied at 2 p.m.

Horvath added a TD on a six-yard run with 4:34 left and it proved to be the game-winning TD.

Oklahoma, which had 56 scholarship players due to the transfer portal exodus, scored on its first two drives and didn’t produce any more points until its final drive.

Michael Hawkins Jr. threw a TD pass to Jake Roberts with six seconds left. OU went for a two-point conversion, but it failed when Hawkins was sacked.

The Sooners finish 6-7, which could spell trouble for head coach Brent Venables.

Horvath had 155 rushing yards and 92 passing yards for Navy (10-3), which was picked to finish 11th in the American Conference in the preseason.

The story originally appeared on Touchdown Wire