NAVY at TEMPLE
Thursday, Nov. 2 • 8 p.m. • ESPN
Lincoln Financial Field (69,596/Natural Grass)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Television
ESPN
Dave Flemming, Mike Golic,
Mike Golic Jr. and Laura Rutledge
Radio
WBAL-AM 1090 (Navy)
WPEN-FM 97.5 (Temple)
SiriusXM 84 (Navy feed)
THE GAME
Thursday’s game will be the 13th meeting between Navy and Temple in a series that has seen each team win six of the previous matchups … Thursday’s game will be the first regular-season meeting as American Athletic Conference members, though Temple defeated Navy 34-10 in the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship.
-/rv NAVY
5-2, 3-2 American
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
82-44, ninth season
Notes
Navy won its first five games of the season, but the Midshipmen enter Thursday’s game looking to shed a two-game slide … Navy fell 31-21 at UCF Oct. 21 and had a bye in Week 9 … The Midshipmen have committed an uncharacteristic eight turnovers in the last two games after having only six turnovers in the five previous gams in 2017 … Navy is a combined 17-4 in American Athletic Conference regular-season games since joining the league in 2015 … The Midshipmen lead the nation in rushing offense with 376.1 yards per game … QB Zach Abey ranks second nationally, with 163.1 rushing yards per game … Abey has rushed for 1,142 yards and 13 touchdowns on 208 carries and has thrown for 606 yards and six TDs with five interceptions … RB Malcolm Perry has rushed for 431 yards and three TDs and is averaging 11.1 yards per carry.
TEMPLE
3-5, 1-3 American
Head Coach
Geoff Collins (Western Carolina ’94)
3-5, first season
Notes
Temple looks to snap a two-game slide after the Owls fell 31-28 in overtime at Army Oct. 21 … The Owls had a bye in Week 9 … Temple is 15-5 in American Athletic Conference games since the 2015 season … The Owls had been held to 16 points or fewer in four of their first five games, but have averaged 28.7 points in their last three … QB Frank Nutile made his first career start in the game against Army and threw for 290 yards and a touchdown on 20-of-29 passing … Temple had one rushing touchdown in its first five games, but has seven in its last three … RB Ryquell Armstead has rushed for a team-high 428 yards … WR Isaiah Wright has 30 receptions for 467 yards and three TDs … S Delvon Randall lhas 50 tackles and a team-high three interceptions … DE Jacob Martin leads the team with 6.0 sacks.