FORT WORTH, Texas – Blake Horvath set a Navy record with a 95-yard touchdown run and then scored on a go-ahead 6-yard score with 4:34 left as the Midshipmen overcame an early deficit of two touchdowns and one late 2-pointer stopped conversion attempt to beat Oklahoma 21-20 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday.

The Sooners (6-7) got a 10-yard touchdown pass from Michael Hawkins Jr. to Jake Roberts with six seconds left. They then went for the win, but Hawkins was sacked on a conversion attempt by Justin Reed.

Just two weeks after a commanding victory over Army for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, the Midshipmen (10-3) reached ten wins for the sixth time. The last 10-win season came in 2019, which was their last winning season.

Horvath’s record run in a sprint down the middle of the field tied the game at 14 late in the third quarter. He then gave Navy its first lead of the game with his 6-yard TD run, one play after he converted a fourth-and-3 with a 16-yard pass to Eli Heidenrich.

Horvath ran 18 times for 155 yards and completed 7 of 12 passes for 92 yards. Alex Tecza had an 11-yard TD run for the Midshipmen.

Oklahoma went up after a 21-yard TD by Gavin Sawchuk on the first drive, when he had 37 yards rushing after just 61 yards in his other eight games this season. It was 14-0 with 5:56 left in the first quarter after Hawkins rolled left, reversed field and almost got to the other side of the field before hitting Zion Kearney for a catch-and-run touchdown from 56 yards.

Oklahoma finished its first season in the Southeastern Conference with the second 6-7 record in coach Brent Venables’ three seasons.

The Sooners had a very different looking roster than they did in the regular season. More than two dozen players entered the transfer portal, and the Sooners were also without standout linebacker Danny Stutsman and safety Billy Bowman, who skipped the game to begin preparing for the NFL draft.

Hawkins completed 28 of 43 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns in his first start for the Sooners in more than two months.

Hawkins started three games midway through the season and became the Sooners’ first true freshman quarterback, winning his first road start on September 28 at Auburn. Jackson Arnold returned to the starting role for the final five games of the regular season. But Arnold then left the portal to go to Auburn.

The takeaway food

Oklahoma: While the Sooners were playing in a bowl for the 26th straight season, they had 23 straight winning seasons before Venables took over as head coach. … Hawkins was hampered by at least six dropped passes while throwing to a group whose only scholarship players were freshmen.

Navy: The Midshipmen are 2-0 against Oklahoma, their only other meeting being a 10-0 win at Norman in 1965. They defeated an SEC for the first time since a 21-0 victory over Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. Team 1955.

Next

Oklahoma opens the Venables’ fourth season on August 30 at home against FCS team Illinois State. Venables has a record of 22-17.

Navy returns Horvath and all of its offensive players next season, which begins Aug. 30 at home against VMI.

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