CINCINNATI at NAVY
Saturday, Sept. 23 • 3:30 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000/FieldTurf)
Annapolis, Maryland
Television
CBS Sports Network
John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Burch
Radio
The Project 100.7 FM (Cincinnati)
WBAL-AM 1090 (Navy)
SiriusXM 134/201/961 (Navy feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between Cincinnati and Navy, though the teams have not played each other since 1956 … Navy has won both previous meetings, both in Annapolis (in 1940 and 1956) … Cincinnati last played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in 2014, when the Bearcats fell to Virginia Tech in the Military Bowl..
CINCINNATI
2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Luke Fickell (Ohio State ’97)
2-1, first season at Cincinnati
8-8, second season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Cincinnati picked up its second win of the season in dramatic fashion last week as the Bearcats rallied from a 17-6 fourth-quarter deficit to stun Miami (Ohio) 21-17 in the annual battle for the Victory Bell … Cincinnati got the game-winning touchdown with 1:07 left on a 14-yard interception return by S Malik Clements … The Bearcats opened with a 26-14 win against Austin Peay and battled Michigan down the stretch before falling 36-14 … QB Hayden Moore has thrown for 505 yards and five touchdowns … RB Mike Boone, who leads the team with 144 rushing yards, did not play against Miami due to an ankle injury … WR Khalil Lewis has 15 catches for 153 yards and three TDs … DT Marquise Copeland leads the team with 4.0 tackles for loss.
-/rv NAVY
2-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
79-42, ninth season
Notes
Navy took a 2-0 record into last week’s open date after the Midshipmen scored wins against Florida Atlantic (42-19) and Tulane (23-21) … The Midshipmen have averaged 305.0 rushing yards per game, which ranks 10th nationally … Navy has committed only two penalties in its first two games … The Midshipmen have committed an uncharacteristic four turnovers … QB Zach Abey has rushed for 343 yards and two touchdowns and has thrown for 242 yards and two more TDs … Abey’s average of 171.5 rushing yards per game leads The American and ranks third in the nation … The defense is led by LB Micah Thomas, who has 13 tackles and an interception through two games … LB Jerry Thompson has a team-leading 3.0 tackles for loss … Navy is a combined 15-2 in American Athletic Conference regular-season games.