On the first play after Blake Horvath’s 95-yard touchdown run, OU quarterback Michael Hawkins fumbled, giving the Midshipmen the ball at the Sooners 26. It was the first turnover of the day for either team. Blake Horvath’s 95-yard touchdown run tied it late in the third quarter.

The Navy Midshipmen staged a huge rally in the second half and then held on for deal life to bet the Oklahoma Sooners.

SportsLine model reveals its college football picks for Navy Midshipmen vs. Oklahoma Sooners in the Armed Forces Bowl 2024 on Friday

The Oklahoma Sooners face a unique challenge when they take on the Navy Midshipmen, who come into the game 9-3 on the season. Their latest win came over the No. 19 ranked and AAC champion Army Black Knights.

Navy heads into its first bowl game since before the pandemic with a good deal of momentum, having upset Army in its annual rivalry game on Dec. 14. Oklahoma, on the other hand, is coming off a loss as it tries to avoid a second losing season in three years under head coach Brent Venables.

Navy football rallied from a 14-0 deficit and got a game-clinching stop on a late 2-point conversion attempt to win the Armed Forces Bowl.

Blake Horvath set a Navy record with a 95-yard touchdown run and scored a go-ahead 6-yarder with 4:34 left as the Midshipmen overcame an early two-touchdown deficit and stopped a late 2-point conversion attempt to beat Oklahoma 21-20 in the Armed Forces Bowl.

For the first time since 2019, the Navy Midshipmen won a bowl game, as they defeated the Oklahoma Sooners, 21-20, in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday. The Midshipmen (10-3) hadn’t played in a bowl game since that 2019 Liberty Bowl.