Dec. 21, 2015

2015 Military Bowl: NAVY (10-2, 7-1 AAC) vs. Pitt (8-4, 6-2 ACC) | 2015 Media Center
When	Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 | 2:30 pm (ET)
Location	Annapolis, Md. | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Directions
Tickets	Buy Online | 1-800-US4NAVY
Bowl Central	Bowl Central
Television	ESPN (Eamon McAnaney, Rocky Boiman, Quint Kessenich)
Live Video Stream	WatchESPN
Listen	Navy Football Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Omar Nelson, Joe Miller) - WBAL (1090 AM; Baltimore) | WNAV (1430 AM, 99.9 FM; Annapolis) | WFED (1500 AM, 820 AM; Washington, D.C. / Northern Virginia) | WBQH (1050 AM; Washington, DC / Northern Virginia) | ESPN/XEPE 1700 AM (San Diego) | WXTG (102.1 FM; Virginia Beach, Va.) | WJXL 1010 AM (Jacksonville, Fla.) | KRKO 1380 AM (Seattle, Wash.) | Satellite Radio (Sirius Ch. 80 / XM Ch. 80)
Live Stats	Gametracker
Game Notes	Navy | Pitt
Season Statistics	Navy | Pitt | AAC
Social Media	@NavyAthletics | Facebook | Instragram

Setting the Stage
• #21/#22 Navy (10-2, 7-1 AAC) and Pitt (8-4, 6-2 ACC) will meet on the gridiron for the 40th time overally, but for the first time in a bowl game, when the two square off at 2:30 PM on Monday, Dec. 28 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman. This is Navy's 12th bowl appearance in the last 13 seasons. Before the current streak, Navy had gone to nine bowl games in its history.
• Navy enters Monday's game looking for a school-record 11th win on the season and a third straight bowl win for the first time in school history. The Mids have won 10 games four times in their history (1905, 2004, 2009 and 2015).
• Dating back to last year, Navy has won 16 of its last 19 games with the three losses coming against nationally-ranked programs Notre Dame twice and at Houston.
• Navy was ranked in both polls for the final five weeks of the regular season, which is the most consecutive weeks it has been ranked since 1963 when the Mids were ranked all 12 weeks. Navy finished 9-2 in 1963, losing to Texas, 28-6, in the Cotton Bowl in what was determined as the National Championship Game.
• Senior quarterback Keenan Reynolds has scored 85 career touchdowns (all rushing), the most rushing touchdowns in Division I history and the second-most total touchdowns in FBS history. Reynolds needs two touchdowns to tie and three touchdowns to break the FBS record for total touchdowns held by Kenneth Dixon of Louisiana Tech (87) and two rushing touchdowns to become the first player in NCAA history to have three seasons of scoring 23 or more rushing touchdowns in a season.
• Reynolds has rushed for a school-record 4,415 yards in his career, passing the legendary Napoleon McCallum against Tulsa. Reynolds has the third-most rushing yards in NCAA history for a quarterback. He is 65 yards behind Pat White (West Virginia) for second and 80 yards behind record-holder Denard Robinson (Michigan).
• Junior wide receiver Jamir Tillman is the first player in school history to catch a touchdown pass in four straight games.
• ESPN will broadcast the Military Bowl with Eamon McAnaney (pxp), Rocky Boiman (color) and Quint Kessenich (sideline).
• WBAL Radio will air a special 90-minute pregame show starting at 12 noon with Keith Mills live from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air at 12:30 PM, while the Navy Football Pregame Show with Pete Medhurst, Omar Nelson and Joe Miller will get underway at 1:30 PM, followed by game action beginning at 2:30 PM on the Navy Radio Network. Following the contest, the trio will recap the day's events in a 60-minute postgame show.
• ESPN Radio has the national radio rights and will feature John Brickley (pxp), Mike Golic (color) and Mike Golic Jr. (color) on the call.

Scouting Pitt
• Pitt has had an outstanding season, going 8-4 and 6-2 in the ACC. The Panthers own wins over Youngstown State (45-37), Akron (24-7), Virginia Tech (17-13), Virginia (26-19), Georgia Tech (31-28), Syracuse (23-20), Duke (31-13) and Louisville (45-34). The Panthers have lost to Iowa (27-24), North Carolina (26-19), Notre Dame (42-30) and Miami (29-24).
• The Panthers are led by freshman running back Quadree Ollison and junior quarterback Nate Peterman. Ollison, who is a load at 6-2 and 230 pounds, has rushed for 1,048 yards and 10 touchdowns on 204 carries (5.1). Peterman has completed 61.4 percent of his passes for 2,150 yards with 19 touchdowns and five interceptions.
• Peterman's favorite target is junior Tyler Boyd, who has caught 85 passes for 873 yards and six touchdowns. Tight end J.P. Holtz has 24 catches for 350 yards and four touchdowns.
• Defensively, freshman strong safety Jordan Whitehead leads the Panthers with 99 tackles, while breaking up six passes and recording 5.5 tackles for a loss. Senior defensive end Ejuan Pitts has been a distruptive force for the Panthers with an incredible 19.5 tackles for a loss, 11.5 sacks and nine quarterback hurries. Sophomore corner Avonte Maddox leads the way with three interceptions.
• The Panthers are averaging 185.9 rushing yards per game, 195.1 passing yards per game, 381 yards of total offense per game and 28.1 points per game. The Pitt defense is allowing 126.1 rushing yards per game, 218.2 passing yards per game, 344.2 yards of total offense per game and 24.6 points per game.

Bowl Eligible Opponents
• Navy is 5-2 (.714) against teams headed to a bowl game with victories at UConn, Air Force, USF, at Memphis and at Tulsa. Navy's only losses were at Notre Dame and at Houston.

Time To Get Ready
• Under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, Navy is 20-14 (.588) with more than one week to prepare for an opponent.

Home Field Advantage
• Navy has won nine straight home games dating back to last year. The Mids are 33-9 (.786) at home under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, including 18-3 (.857) over the last four seasons.
• It's Navy's longest home winning streak since Navy won 10 straight from Sept. 20, 1980 to Sept.11, 1982.

Mids Tough When The Calendar Turns To November
• Since 2003, Navy is 48-15 (.762) after Oct. 31.

Navy One Of The top Scoring Offenses And Defenses In The Country
• The Navy offense is averaging 36.2 points per game, which is the 22nd-best average in the country.
• The Mids' defense is giving up just 21.3 points per game, which is tied for 26th in the country.
• Navy is just one of five programs in the country to rank in the top 30 in BOTH scoring offense and defense, joining Ohio State, Toledo, Boise State and Appalachian State

Two Over 1,000 Yards Rushing?
• Senior quarterback Keenan Reynolds has rushed for 1,229 yards this season, while senior fullback Chris Swain has rushed for 909 yards.
• If Swain can rush for at least 91 yards against Pitt, he and Reynolds will become just the second duo in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season.
• In 2003, fullback Kyle Eckel rushed for 1,249 yards, while quarterback Craig Candeto rushed for 1,112 yards as the Mids posted an 8-5 record, won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy and went to a bowl game for the first time since 1996.

Turnovers - Keeping The Ball And Taking It Away
• Navy has forced a turnover in 18 of the last 19 games.
• The Mids have come up with 24 turnovers this year, while turning it over just seven times. The 24 turnovers forced are the most since 2011 when the Mids forced 24. The Mids 24 turnovers gained are the 22nd most in the country.
• The Navy defense is tied with Virginia Tech for most fumble recoveries in the country.
• Navy's seven turnovers lost are the fewest in the country. The Mids' five lost fumbles rank 11th nationally, while their two interceptions thrown are the fewest.
• Navy owns the nation's second-best turnover margin of +1.42.