Brown's 3 TD passes power South Florida to a 44-30 win over Navy
Byrum Brown and Sean Atkins connect for 88-yard TD
USF's Byrum Brown finds Sean Atkins downfield to complete the two-play drive for a touchdown.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- — Byrum Brown threw for three touchdowns, including an 88-yarder to Sean Atkins, and Tramel Logan added a 70-yard fumble return for a touchdown to carry South Florida to a 44-30 win over Navy on Saturday.
South Florida trailed 14-0 barely six minutes into the game, before answering with three straight touchdowns, two of them passes from Brown to Akins.
USF QB Blake Horvath threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Anton Hall Jr. with just under two minutes left in the first half to pull the Midshipmen within one, 21-20, but the two-point conversion attempt was returned by the Bulls' Jaylen Shuler to send them into intermission with a 23-20 lead.
Logan's scoop-and-score on the first play of the fourth put South Florida up 37-23 and Michel Dukes added an 11-yard touchdown run with 7:45 left. Horvath fired a 68-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich with 7:28 left to complete the scoring.
Brown was an efficient 26-of-34 passing for 338 yards to lead South Florida (3-2, 2-0 American Athletic Conference). Akins finished with four catches for 116 yards.
Alex Tecza carried 13 times for 82 yards to lead a Navy (1-3, 0-2) ground game that put up 240 yards. Horvath finished 4 of 6 passing for 83 yards.
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2023 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 8-0 | 11-1 |
| SMU | 8-0 | 10-2 |
| UTSA | 7-1 | 8-4 |
| Memphis | 6-2 | 9-3 |
| South Florida | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Rice | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Navy | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| North Texas | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| UAB | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Charlotte | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Temple | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 2-10 |
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