NAVY vs. ARMY
Saturday, Dec. 9 • 3 p.m. • CBS
Lincoln Financial Field (69,596/Natural Grass)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Television
CBS
Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce
Radio
WBAL-AM 1090 (Navy)
THE GAME • AMERICA'S GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 118th playing of the annual matchup between Navy and Army in a series that dates to 1890 … Navy holds a 60-50-7 series lead … This year’s game will decide the winner of the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the first time since 2012 … Navy is 10-0 all-time against Army at Lincoln Financial Field.
NAVY
6-5, 4-4 American
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
83-47, ninth season
Notes
Navy has dropped five of its last six on the heels of a 24-21 setback at Houston Nov. 24 … The Midshipmen opened the season with five straight wins before hitting the current stretch … Navy went 4-4 in the American Athletic Conference, finishing third in the West Division … The Midshipmen are second in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 368.1 yards per game … Navy is 25-16 under coach Ken Niumatalolo with more than one week to prepare for its opponent … QB Zach Abey ranks eighth nationally, with 132.2 rushing yards per game … Abey has rushed for 1,322 yards and 14 touchdowns on 278 carries and has thrown for 803 yards and seven TDs with seven interceptions … RB/QB Malcolm Perry has 818 rushing yards and eight TDs … LB DJ Palmore leads the defense with 11.5 tackles for loss.
ARMY
8-3
Head Coach
Jeff Monken (Millikin ’89)
22-26, fourth season at Army
58-42, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Army enters Saturday’s game at 8-3 after the Black Knights fell 52-49 at North Texas Nov. 18 … Army had won six straight games prior to the loss to the Mean Green … Army is 1-1 against American Athletic Conference teams this year … The Black Knights fell 21-17 at Tulane Sept. 23 and defeated Temple 31-28 Oct. 21 … This year marks the first season since 2001 that Army has a better record than Navy entering their annual matchup … Army will face San Diego State in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl as the Black Knights make back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time since 1984-85 … QB Ahmad Bradshaw averages 133.8 rushing yards per game and has 11 rushing touchdowns … Army leads the nation in rushing offense, averaging 368.1 yards per game.