NAVY at HOUSTON
Friday, Nov. 27 • Noon • ABC
TDECU Stadium (40,000/Synthetic)
Houston, Texas



Television
ABC - LIVE STATS
Dave Flemming, Mack Brown and Allison Williams

Navy Radio - WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship)
Houston Radio - KPRC-AM 950 (flagship)

THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the second meeting between Navy and Houston. … The only previous matchup was in the 1980 Garden State Bowl, when the Cougars were 35-0 winners in East Rutherford, New Jersey, behind three rushing touchdowns from RB Terald Clark … The winner of Friday’s game will host the American Athletic Conference Championship Dec. 5.

16/15 NAVY
9-1, 7-0 American

Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
63-36, eighth season

NOTES
Navy is ranked in the top 25 polls for the third straight week as the Midshipmen check in at No. 16 in the AP poll and No. 15 in the USA Today ranking … Navy 9-1 for the first time since 1963, when Heisman Trophy-winning QB Roger Staubach also led the Midshipmen to a 9-1 start … The offensive leader is QB Keenan Reynolds, who holds the NCAA career record for rushing touchdowns (82) … Reynolds needs one TD to tie the NCAA record for total touchdowns, currently held by former Wisconsin running back Montee Ball (83) … Reynolds has rushed for 1,009 yards and 18 touchdowns this season and has thrown five touchdown passes … Navy ranks second in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 348.4 yards per game … FB Chris Swain has rushed for 820 yards and eight touchdowns, while FB Quentin Ezell has six rushing TDs as well … WR Jamir Tillman has a team-high 17 receptions for 306 yards and three touchdowns … Much is made of Navy’s potent offense, but the Midshipmen also lead The American in scoring defense (18.7 ppg) and are second in total defense (350.9 ypg) … LB Micah Thomas has a team-high 58 tackles, while DE Will Anthony has 5.5 sacks.



21/21 HOUSTON
10-1, 6-1 American

Head Coach
Tom Herman (Minnesota ’96)
10-1, first season

NOTES
Houston saw an 11-game winning streak come to an end as the Cougars fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with last week’s 20-17 setback at UConn… Houston coach Tom Herman is the first Houston coach to begin his career with 10 consecutive wins … Houston is ranked in both national polls for the sixth straight week, standing at No. 21 in the AP and USA Today polls … Houston leads The American in scoring offense (41.1 points per game) … QB Greg Ward Jr. has completed 68.5 percent of his passes (170 of 248) for 2,194 yards and 13 touchdowns with five interceptions and has rushed for 810 yards and 16 touchdowns as well … Ward suffered an ankle injury against Memphis two weeks ago and saw spot duty against UConn and did not finish the game … RB Kenneth Farrow has 949 rushing yards and 12 TDs … WR Demarcus Ayers has a team-leading 81 receptions for 979 yards and five touchdowns … LB Steven Taylor leads The American with 8.0 sacks and has 15.0 tackles for loss … LB Elandon Roberts has 120 tackles with 3.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss … S Adrian McDonald has four interceptions this season and has 17 career picks, while CB William Jackson has three interceptions and 14 pass breakups.


TULSA at TULANE
Friday, Nov. 27 • 8 p.m. • ESPNU
Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Speed Series 5M)
New Orleans, La.
#TULSAvsTULN



Television
ESPNU - WATCH LIVE - LIVE STATS
Roy Philpott and Brian Kinchen

Tulsa Radio Tulane Radio
KTCK-FM 96.7 (flagship) WMTI-FM 106.1 (flagship)

THE GAME
Tulsa and Tulane met in the 2014 season-opener and will play in the regular-season finale for both teams in 2015 … Friday’s game will be the 12th meeting between the schools as the Golden Hurricane holds a 9-2 series lead … QB Dane Evans threw four touchdown passes, including three to WR Keevan Lucas, in last year’s 38-31 overtime win for Tulsa.

TULSA
5-6, 2-5 American

Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
5-6, first season

NOTES
Tulsa looks to snap a two-game slide to close the regular season as the Golden Hurricane fell 44-21 to Navy last Saturday … Tulsa needs a win against Tulane to secure bowl eligibility in coach Philip Montgomery’s first year … The Golden Hurricane has scored at least 40 points in five of its 11 games and has at least 34 points in eight of the 11 … Tulsa ranks 12th nationally in total offense (511.4 ypg) and 14th in passing offense (326.5 ypg) … WR Keyarris Garrett ranks fifth nationally in receiving yards (112.3 ypg) and is ninth in receptions (7.1 per game) … Garrett has 78 catches for 1,235 yards and six touchdowns this season, while WR Josh Atkinson has 60 catches for 833 yards and three TDs … QB Dane Evans has completed 259 of 409 passes (63.3 percent) for 3,591 yards and 19 touchdowns … Evans leads The American in passing yards (326.5 ypg) … RB Zack Langer has rushed for 700 yards and 16 touchdowns in nine games … S Michael Mudoh is ninth nationally with 10.5 tackles per game … Mudoh has made 116 tackles with five pass breakups and an interception … LB Matt Linscott has 87 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 16.0 tackles for loss and an interception.

TULANE
3-8, 1-6 American

Head Coach
Curtis Johnson (Idaho ’85)
15-32, fourth season

NOTES
Tulane looks to close its season on a positive note after the Green Wave dropped a 49-21 decision at SMU last week … A win against Tulsa would give the Green Wave two victories in its last three games … Tulane has a defense that is stronger than its record suggests … The Green Wave has forced 19 turnovers and is ranked 14th nationally in tackles for loss (7.6 per game) … LB Nico Marley, the grandson of music legend Bob Marley, has 77 tackles and 13.0 tackles for loss with one interception … DE Royce LaFrance has a team-high 5.0 sacks with 12.0 tackles for loss. while DT Tanzel Smart has a team-high 13.0 tackles for loss to go with 2.0 sacks and 55 total stops … S Darion Monroe has a team-high two interceptions and is second on the team with 71 tackles … QB Tanner Lee has battled through injuries to appear in nine games this season and has completed 143 of 276 passes for 1,639 yards and 11 touchdowns with seven interceptions … RB Dontrell Hilliard is the leading rusher with 599 yards and six touchdowns … WR Teddy Veal leads the Green Wave with 42 catches for 581 yards and four touchdowns, while WR Devon Breaux has 25 catches for 431 yards and three TDs … K Andrew DiRocco has gone 7-for-8 on field goal attempts.