RICE at NAVY
Saturday, September 27 | 3:30 p.m. ET
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000/FieldTurf)
Annapolis, Maryland
Television
CBS Sports Network
Chris Lewis, Randy Cross and Brandon Baylor
Rice Radio
Varsity Network
SiriusXM 380
Navy Radio
WBAL-FM 101.5
SiriusXM 121 or 201
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 14th meeting between Rice and Navy in a series that began in 1951 … Rice holds a 7-6 series lead after a 24-10 win in Houston last season … Navy had won four previous meetings between 2004 and 2009 … Rice’s last win in Annapolis came in the 2002 season, a 17-10 victory..
RICE
3-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Scott Abell (Longwood ’92)
3-1, first season at Rice
89-54, 13th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Rice stands at 3-1 through four games for the first time since 2001 after the Owls began American Conference play with a 28-17 win at Charlotte last Thursday … Rice picked up 255 of its 353 yards of offense on the ground as the Owls pulled away for a 28-9 lead midway through the fourth quarter … Rice has three players with at least 200 rushing yards through four games, led by RB Quinton Jackson, who has 293 yards and two touchdowns on 58 carries … RB Daelen Alexander has rushed for 222 yards and two TDs, while QB Chase Jenkins has 215 yards and three scores … Jenkins has also completed 35 of 48 passes (72.9%) for 269 yards and two TDs … DE Michael Daley has a team-high 4.0 sacks, while LB Ty Morris has 28 tackles with 2.0 sacks.
-/rv NAVY
3-0, 2-0 American
Head Coach
Brian Newberry (Baylor ’98)
18-10 , third season
Notes
Navy is off to a 3-0 start in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 2016 and 2017 campaigns … The Midshipmen remained unbeaten and extended their winning streak to six games with a 42-23 win at Tulsa prior to last week’s open date … Navy has registered 74 consecutive home wins when the Midshipmen are ahead after the third quarter … Navy has averaged 493.3 yards of offense through its first three games … QB Blake Horvath has completed 18 of 25 passes for 328 yards and three touchdowns and has rushed for 245 yards and three more TDs … The leading rusher is FB Alex Tecza, who has 272 yards on 45 carries with four touchdowns … RB/WR Eli Heidenreich has a combined 335 yards from scrimmage with four total touchdowns … DT Landon Robinson has 19 tackles with 3.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss.