Tigers Drop Regular Season Finale Against Navy

Thursday, November 27

Memphis, Tenn.

6:30 p.m.

University of Memphis

8-4 , 4-4

Navy

9-2 , 7-1

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2nd

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4th

Navy

Memphis

Nov 27, 2025 | Football

Box Score Box Score (PDF)Postgame Notes vs. Navy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis (8-4, 4-4 American) football team fell to No. RV/RV Navy (9-2, 7-1 American) in its regular season finale by a score of 28-17 Thursday night in Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Offensively, Brendon Lewis finished the game going 19-for-36 with two touchdowns and 172 yards in the air and led the team with 36 yards on the ground. Cortez Braham Jr. led the team with 65 receiving yards and one touchdown while tight end Matt Adcockrecorded his third touchdown grab of the season.

On the defensive side of the ball, Sam Brumfield had a game-high 17 tackles – nine of them solo - while recording his fifth-consecutive game of 10+ tackles. Drue Watts and Chris Bracy added in nine and eight, respectively.

Dating back to a win over UAB during the 2023 season, Memphis has forced at least one turnover in 27 of the last 32 games. Over the stretch the Tigers have created 57 takeaways (32 interceptions, 25 fumble recoveries).

Memphis has scored at least 15 points in 86-consecutive home games – the second-longest active streak in the FBS and fourth-longest streak overall since 1978.

Place kicker Gianni Spetic put Memphis on the board with a 31-yard field goal for the early 3-0 lead in the first quarter.

After Navy put up seven points early in the second quarter, quarterback Brendon Lewis found Matt Adcock for the one-yard reception to regain the lead.

Cortez Braham Jr. gave the Tigers the advantage going into the half after Lewis found him in the back corner of the endzone on a free-play that resulted in a 38-yard score after a Navy defender bobbled the ball and Braham Jr. caught it in the air. It was the 12^thtime that Lewis and Braham Jr. have connected for a score in their careers, dating back to last season when both were at Nevada.

Memphis took a 17-14 lead heading into the half.

Getting the ball to start the second half, Navy strung together an 18-play drive that ended when the Midshipmen fumbled the ball on the snap and Joey Hunter came up with the recovery for the Tigers with 4:57 left in the third quarter.

Memphis went three-and-out on its next two possessions in the third quarter while Navy took the lead with 1:01 left in the quarter after Alex Tecza ran in for a 12-yard score.

Memphis was held scoreless in the fourth quarter as the Midshipmen added in one more touchdown to take the game 28-17.

The Tigers are now 45-for-48 in red zone possessions this season, including scoring a touchdown on 36-of-48 trips in the red zone.

UP NEXT:
Memphis will wait to see where it is headed for its 12^th-consecutive bowl game.

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