ANNAPOLIS — Quarterback Blake Horvath tallied 234 total yards and four touchdowns, and Navy beat Temple 38-11 as the two teams commenced American Athletic Conference play Saturday.

Horvath ran for 122 yards on 15 carries and three touchdowns and threw for 112 yards and a touchdown. Navy (2-0, 1-0) outgained Temple (0-2, 0-1) by a margin of 409-312 and committed just four penalties.

The Midshipmen’s defense recorded the game’s first points on a safety when Temple quarterback Forest Brock was tackled in the end zone for a 7-yard loss.

Navy made it 9-0 when Horvath ran it in from the 2 to end an 11-play, 58-yard drive to close the first quarter. On Temple’s following drive, Jaxson Campbell intercepted Brock. On the ensuing play, Horvath ran for a 62-yard score to make it 16-0.

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Temple proceeded to run eight plays before being forced to punt. And, again, on Navy’s first play from scrimmage, running back Alex Tecza ran 65 yards for a score to make it 23-0 with 8:04 before halftime.

Following a 51-3 loss at Oklahoma last week to start its season, Temple recorded its first touchdown of the year when Brock threw a 23-yard touchdown to Dante Wright to reduce the Owls’ deficit to 38-11 with 10 minutes left.

Brock threw for 277 yards and two interceptions.