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Backup quarterback Braxton Woodson ran for 103 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Alex Tecza added 126 rushing yards with two TDs and Navy upset No. 24 South Florida 41-38 on Saturday in Annapolis, Md.The Midshipmen (8-2, 6-1 American) tightened their grip on the conference lead, drawing closer to a berth in the championship game despite starting quarterback Blake Horvath leaving a second-half shootout with an apparent right leg issue.Slotback Eli Heidenreich finished with five catches for 146 yards and broke Navy's career receiving yards record.Byrum Brown powered South Florida (7-3, 4-2) with 327 yards and two touchdowns through the air plus 136 rushing yards and two more scores.Both of Brown's rushing touchdowns came after halftime, the latter a QB draw that turned into a 60-yard sprint. That cut South Florida's deficit to 27-24 with 13:59 to go following a two-point conversion pass to Mudia Reuben.Horvath had briefly left in the third quarter after trainers stretched his leg out. Woodson replaced him for good in the fourth; he completed a 32-yard throw to Heidenreich before rambling in from 20 yards to make it 34-24 with 9:29 left.Just 3:15 later, the Bulls executed a double pass, and running back Nykahi Davenport hooked up with Jeremiah Koger (nine catches, 112 yards) for a 29-yard touchdown. But Nico Gramatica's point-after attempt hit the left upright, leaving it a four-point game.Woodson kept it on a zone read and raced down the right sideline for a 64-yard touchdown to make it 41-30 with 3:59 to play.South Florida responded as Reuben caught a short pass and made multiple tacklers miss on a 41-yard scamper to the end zone. Again, the Bulls converted a two-point attempt to claw within three at the 1:55 mark.But the Midshipmen recovered their onside kick attempt and bled out the clock. Horvath returned for the final possession.Tecza broke free for a 76-yard TD run to put the Midshipmen on the board on their first possession. South Florida answered with Gramatica's chip-shot field goal.Brandon Chatman ran it in from 4 yards away for a 14-3 lead at the end of the first.Brown found Keshaun Singleton for a 12-yard TD on the next drive, but the two-point attempt was overthrown.Tecza tacked on a 14-yard TD reception, and two plays from scrimmage later, Brown tossed an interception to Phillip Hamilton who returned into the red zone. Nathan Kirkwood's field goal gave Navy a 24-9 lead at halftime.--Field Level Media