2024 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team will represent the United States Naval Academy in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen are led by Brian Newberry in his second year as the head coach. The Midshipmen will play their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, located in Annapolis, Maryland.
2024 Navy Midshipmen football | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–1 (4–0 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Drew Cronic (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Wing-T[1] |
Defensive coordinator | P. J. Volker (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Army | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Preseason
editAAC media poll
editThe American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Midshipmen were predicted to finish eleventh in the conference.[2]
Media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Memphis | 409 (23) |
2 | UTSA | 368 (4) |
3 | Tulane | 362 (2) |
4 | South Florida | 339 |
5 | Army | 236 (1) |
6 | Florida Atlantic | 228 |
7 | East Carolina | 219 |
Rice | ||
9 | North Texas | 216 |
10 | UAB | 192 |
11 | Navy | 150 |
12 | Tulsa | 95 |
13 | Charlotte | 77 |
14 | Temple | 40 |
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | CBSSN | W 49–21 | 28,763 | ||
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple |
| CBSSN | W 38–11 | 28,889 | |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis |
| CBSSN | W 56–44 | 31,268 | |
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at UAB | ESPN2 | W 41–18 | 21,536 | ||
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Air Force* | CBS | W 34–7 | 39,441 | ||
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte | No. 25 |
| CBSSN | W 51–17 | 35,094 |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Notre Dame* | No. 24 | ABC | L 14–51 | 76,112 | |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN2 | ||||
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at South Florida | ESPN2 | ||||
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane |
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November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | ESPN | ||||
December 14 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Army* |
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Rankings
editWeek | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | |||||||
Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | |||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
Game summaries
editBucknell (FCS)
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bison (FCS) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Midshipmen | 6 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: August 31st
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 28,763
- Referee: Steven Anderson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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Statistics | BUCK | NAVY |
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First downs | 14 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 68–337 | 72–437 |
Rushes–yards | 39–131 | 53–264 |
Passing yards | 206 | 173 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–29–0 | 10–19–2 |
Time of possession | 26:59 | 33:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bucknell | Passing | Ralph Rucker IV | 11/24, 122 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Paul Neel | 12 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | TJ Cadden | 5 receptions, 97 yards | |
Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 7/12, 108 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Daba Fofana | 8 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Eli Heidenreich | 4 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD |
Temple
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Midshipmen | 9 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: September 7th
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 28,889
- Referee: Steven Anderson
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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Statistics | TEM | NAVY |
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First downs | 16 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 66–312 | 60–409 |
Rushes–yards | 20–35 | 51–297 |
Passing yards | 277 | 112 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–46–2 | 5–9–0 |
Time of possession | 29:10 | 30:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Temple | Passing | Forrest Brock | 30/46, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Antwain Littleton II | 9 carries, 22 yards | |
Receiving | Dante Wright | 11 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD | |
Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 5/9, 112 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Blake Horvath | 15 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Eli Heidenreich | 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD |
Memphis
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tigers | 14 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
Midshipmen | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: September 21st
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 31,268
- Referee: Kevin Randall
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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Statistics | MEM | NAVY |
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First downs | 32 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 95–659 | 53–566 |
Rushes–yards | 38–274 | 39–361 |
Passing yards | 385 | 205 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–57–1 | 10–14–0 |
Time of possession | 35:55 | 24:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Memphis | Passing | Seth Henigan | 32/56, 371 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Brandon Thomas | 12 carries, 125 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kobe Drake | 9 receptions, 102 yards | |
Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 9/12, 192 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Blake Horvath | 12 carries, 211 yards, 4 TD | |
Receiving | Brandon Chatman | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
Blake Horvath had a career game day when he completed 9 of 11 passes for 225 yards with two touchdowns. He also had 4 rushing touchdowns totalling 211 yards. Horvath became the first quarterback with six-plus total touchdowns in a game since Malcolm Perry (6 TD against ECU in 2019).
at UAB
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
Blazers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
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Statistics | NAVY | UAB |
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First downs | 22 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 53–452 | 66–395 |
Rushes–yards | 42–227 | 43–193 |
Passing yards | 225 | 202 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–11–0 | 14–23–2 |
Time of possession | 29:49 | 30:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 9/11, 225 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Blake Horvath | 13 carries, 84 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Eli Heidenreich | 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD | |
UAB | Passing | Jacob Zeno | 14/22, 202 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Lee Beebe Jr. | 15 carries, 82 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Terrell McDonald | 1 reception, 67 yards |
at Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Date: October 5th
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N/A • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 39,441
- Referee: Tim Rich
- TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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Statistics | NAVY | AFA |
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First downs | 21 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 63–463 | 57–273 |
Rushes–yards | 48–329 | 48–158 |
Passing yards | 134 | 115 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–15–0 | 5–9–1 |
Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 9/15, 134 yards |
Rushing | Blake Horvath | 18 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Eli Heidenreich | 5 receptions, 101 yards | |
Air Force | Passing | Quentin Hayes | 5/6, 115 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kade Frew | 4 carries, 29 yards | |
Receiving | Tre Roberson | 1 reception, 45 yards, TD |
Eli Heidenreich is the first player in academy history to rush for 100 yards and have 100 yards receiving in the same game. He ran for exactly 100 yards and caught five passes for 101 yards. This made it the first time since the 2003 season that Navy had two 200-yard rushers and a 100-yard receiver.
Charlotte
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
No. 25 Midshipmen | 24 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 51 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: October 19th
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
- Game attendance: 35,094
- Referee: Edwin Lee
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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No scoring plays |
Statistics | CLT | NAVY |
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First downs | 22 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 70–350 | 55–288 |
Rushes–yards | 48–187 | 42–171 |
Passing yards | 163 | 117 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–22–4 | 7–13–0 |
Time of possession | 32:15 | 27:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Charlotte | Passing | Max Brown | 7/18, 152 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Catervious Norton | 16 carries, 59 yards | |
Receiving | Miles Burris | 1 reception, 48 yards | |
Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 7/13, 117 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Alex Tecza | 8 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Alex Tecza | 1 reception, 46 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 Fighting Irish | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
No. 24 Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 26th
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 76,112
- Referee: Marcus Woods
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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Statistics | ND | NAVY |
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First downs | 20 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 65–466 | 57–310 |
Rushes–yards | 40–265 | 43–222 |
Passing yards | 201 | 88 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–25–0 | 7–14–1 |
Time of possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 13/21, 178 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 12 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Faison | 4 receptions, 52 yards | |
Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 7/13, 88 yards, INT |
Rushing | Blake Horvath | 13 carries, 129 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Alex Tecza | 2 receptions, 39 yards |
at Rice
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game information |
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Statistics | NAVY | RICE |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Rice | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at South Florida
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
- Date: November 9th
- Game time: TBD p.m. EST
- TV: TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | NAVY | USF |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
South Florida | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Tulane
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Green Wave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: November 16th
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- TV: TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | TULN | NAVY |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulane | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at East Carolina
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina
- Date: November 30th
- Game time: TBD p.m. EST
- TV: TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | NAVY | ECU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
East Carolina | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
vs. Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Northwest Stadium • Landover, Maryland
- Date: December 14th
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
- TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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Statistics | NAVY | ARMY |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Army | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
References
edit- ^ Wagner, Bill (September 2, 2024). "Navy football's new 'hybrid' Wing-T offense makes impressive debut". Capital Gazette. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Navy Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.