The Naval Academy Athletic Association announced the game times for Navy's five home football games on CBS Sports Network to be played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium this fall.

The 2016 Navy football schedule features home games against four bowl opponents and an FCS opponent that beat Army West Point in last year's opener.

Navy will kick off the 2016 campaign against Fordham on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 12 noon. Fordham finished 2015 with a 9-3 record, which included a 37-35 victory over the Black Knights. Fordham finished 5-1 in the Patriot League last year and received an at-large berth to the FCS playoffs.

The Mids will open up conference play at home (Sept. 10) the following Saturday at 3:30 PM when Bob Diaco's UConn Huskies come to town. Connecticut finished 6-7 last year, which included a 28-18 loss to Navy in the regular season and a 16-10 loss to Marshall in the St. Petersburg Bowl.

The Mids will host probable preseason top 10 and defending American Athletic Conference Champion Houston, which was one of only two teams that beat Navy last year (52-31), on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 3:30 PM. The Cougars finished 13-1 last year, including a 38-24 rout of Florida State in the Peach Bowl to finish No. 8 in the country.

The Mids will play host to Memphis and new head coach Mike Norvell on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 3:30 PM for Homecoming. The Mids upset #15 Memphis last year, 45-20, in one of Navy's signature wins of the 2015 campaign. The Tigers finished the 2015 campaign with a 9-4 mark, losing to Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl.

Tulsa comes to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 12 on Senior Day for the Midshipmen for a game that will kick at 12 noon. Tulsa finished 6-7 last year, which included a 44-21 loss to Navy and a wild 55-52 loss to Virginia Tech in the Independence Bowl.

Game times that were announced previously include the Navy-Notre Dame game presented by Navy Federal and Navy Mutual on Nov. 5 game in Jacksonville (11:30 AM on CBS) and the annual Army-Navy game presented by USAA on Dec. 10 (3:00 PM on CBS).

Navy returns 43 letterwinners and 10 starters off last year's historic team that finished 11-2, was the American Athletic Conference West Division Co-Champion with Houston, won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy, defeated Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl, was named the winner of the Lambert Trophy (best team in the East) for the first time since 1963 and finished 18^th in the country in both polls.

Season tickets for the 2016 Navy football season are on sale now for both current and new season ticket holders. Reserved season tickets for all five Annapolis home games are $185.

Season ticket holders are eligible to purchase additional single-game tickets to Annapolis home games, as well as season parking ($100).

Season ticket holders are also able to purchase tickets to the Army-Navy Game presented by USAA in Baltimore on Saturday, Dec. 10. Army-Navy tickets are $85 for reserved and $135 for club seats.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Navy Ticket Office at 1-800-US4-NAVY from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Monday-Friday or online 24 hours per day at: http://www.navysports.com/tickets/navy-tickets-m-footbl.html

April 19: Admiral's Row Blue & Gold Members

April 27: 3-Star Blue & Gold Members and Midshipmen

May 4: 2-Star Blue & Gold Members and NAAA Life Members

May 11: 1-Star Blue & Gold Members

May 19: USNA Faculty and Staff and Alumni

June 15: General Public

To become a member of the Blue & Gold or for other opportunities to support Navy Athletics click here: http://www.navysports.com/supportnavy/

Navy went 7-0 at home last year and has won 10 straight games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It is the longest home winning streak since Navy won 10 straight from 1980-82. The Mids are 19-3 at home over the last four years and have won 17 of their last 20 games overall.

Saturday, Sept. 17 at Tulane

Saturday, Oct. 1 at Air Force

Thursday, Oct. 13 at East Carolina (ESPN)

Friday, Oct. 28 at USF (ESPN2)

Saturday, Nov. 26 at SMU

Saturday, Dec. 3 American Athletic Conference Championship Game (ABC or ESPN)