GAME 6: Navy (2-3, 1-1 American) vs. Temple (3-3, 2-0 American)
When	Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 | 3:30 pm (ET)
Location	Annapolis, Md. | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Parking & Fan Guide
Television	CBS Sports Network (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)
Live Video Stream	CBS Sports Network
Listen	Navy Football Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Tom O'Brien, Joe Miller, Tim Murray) - WBAL (1090 AM; Baltimore) | WNAV (1430 AM, 99.9 FM; Annapolis) | WFED (1500 AM, 104.5 FM; Western Fairfax / Loudon) | WFED (820 AM, 94.3 FM; Frederick) | WBQH (1050 AM, 93.5 FM; Washington, DC / Northern Virginia) | ESPN/XEPE (1700 AM; San Diego) | WXTG (102.1 FM; Virginia Beach, Va.) | WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville, Fla.) | Satellite Radio (Sirius Ch. 111 / XM Ch. 203)
Live Stats	Navy Athletics
Game Notes	Navy | Temple | AAC
Season Statistics	Navy | Temple | AAC
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1963 Navy Football Team To Be Honored
•    One of the greatest Navy football teams in school history, the 1963 squad featuring Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach and team captain Tom Lynch, will be honored on the field between the first and second quarters of Saturday's game against Temple.
•    This year marks the 55th anniversary of the 1963 team that posted a 9-2 record and was ranked as high at No. 2 in the country. The Mids owned victories over West Virginia (51-7), William & Mary (28-0), Michigan (26-13), VMI (21-12), Pittsburgh (24-12), Notre Dame (35-14), Maryland (42-7), Duke (38-25) and Army (21-15). The Mids lost at SMU (32-28) and to No. 1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl (28-6).
•    The weekend includes a Friday night dinner/dedication in the new 1963 Navy Football Team Club in Akerson Tower, a pregame tailgate, on-field team recognition and a Sunday brunch. The dedication of the club is a culmination of a fundraising effort from the team in support of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. A new tribute will be unveiled in the club at the dedication and will provide recognition to one of Navy's all-time great teams.
•    The following members of the 1963 team will be in attendance this weekend: Bruce Abel, Bruce Bickel, Michael Chumer, John Connolly, Dennis Connolly, Richard Curley, Charlie Durepo, Richard Earnest, Wayne Hanson, Neil Henderson, Bill Higgins, Joe Ince, Duncan Ingraham, Doug Katz, Andy Kish, Larry Kocisko, Alexander Krekich, Tom Lynch, Nick Markoff, Fred Moosally, Phil Norton, Bob Orlosky, Skip Orr, James Ounsworth, Pat Philbin, Norman Radtke, Mike Riley, Alan Roodhouse, John Sai, Robert Schaefer, Charlie Shields, Steven Shrawder, Roger Staubach, Robert Sutton and Bob Wittenberg.

Setting the Stage
•    Navy and Temple will meet for the 14th time in school history and for the third time as conference foes when they square off on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in a key conference game for both schools. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm and the presenting game day sponsor is Navy Mutual. The Mids are 45-11 (.804) at home under head coach Ken  Niumatalolo, including a 18-2 (.900) record over the last four seasons (16-1 in regular-season games over the last four years).
•    Temple leads the all-time series, 7-6-1, and the Owls are 2-0 against the Mids since Navy joined the American Athletic Conference in 2015. Temple and UCF (0-1) are the only two AAC opponents that Navy has not beaten. Both of those schools are in the East Division, so Navy only plays them twice every four years.
•    Temple has won three of the last four meetings and has dominated the Mids in the last two outings. The Owls beat Navy, 34-10, in Annapolis in the 2016 AAC Championship Game and then beat Navy last year, 34-26, at Lincoln Financial Field in a game that was not as close as the final score indicated. Navy's last win over Temple came in 2014, 31-24, in Philadelphia. Navy is 4-4 all-time against the Owls in Annapolis.  
•    Navy enters Saturday's game in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division with SMU and Tulane at 1-1. Next week's opponent, Houston, is in first place with a 1-0 mark. Temple is in a three-way tie for first place in the East Division with Cincinnati and UCF at 2-0.  USF is 1/2 game back with a 1-0 mark.
•    The Brigade of Midshipmen will march-on at 3:11 pm. A flyover will take place at the conclusion of the National Anthem at approximately 3:22 pm and will feature four Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets from the "Tomcatters" of VFA-31 based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. Piloting the lead aircraft is the squadron commanding officer Cmdr. Kevin Chlan, USNA Class of 2000. The wing aircraft will be piloted by Cmdr. Damon Loveless, USNA Class of 2001, Lt. Cmdr. James McMillan, USNA Class of 2005 and Lt. Nick  Danforth, USNA Class of 2011. They recently completed a successful deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve onboard the USS George H.W. Bush.
•    The Navy women's lacrosse alumni will be honored at the second timeout in the first quarter. The group is in town as part of the Women for Navy Athletics fundraising initiative to help raise money for women's varsity sports at the Naval Academy.
•    The 2018 Navy women's lacrosse team will be honored at the first timeout of the second quarter. The Mids finished the 2018 season with an 18-4 mark, won the Patriot League Tournament Championship, defeated Johns Hopkins (16-9) and Loyola (19-15) in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Maryland (17-15) in the Quarterfinals. It was the second-best season in school history.
•    The Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps and Navy Band will perform a combined performance at halftime.
•    After the game, the Navy Football team will gather in front of the Brigade of Midshipmen and sing Navy's alma mater, Navy Blue & Gold. It is one of the great traditions in sports.
•    The Navy Football Insider Show will air on Thursday at 7:00 pm on WBAL Radio (1090 AM) with host Joe Miller. Pete Medhurst will also contribute to the broadcast.
•    The Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV Radio 1430 AM / 99.9 FM will air at 1:30 pm on Saturday with Wylie Baker and Bill Lusby.
•    The Navy Football Insider Temple Show will air on Saturday at 2:00 pm on WBAL Radio (1090 AM) with host Tim Murray.
•    The Navy Football Pregame Show with Tim Murray, Pete Medhurst, Tom O'Brien and Joe Miller will get underway at 2:30 pm on the Navy Radio Network, followed by game action beginning at 3:30 pm with Medhurst, O'Brien and Miller on the call on the Navy Radio Network.   
•    Following the contest, Medhurst, O'Brien, Miller and Murray will recap the day's events in a 30-minute postgame show.

Scouting Temple
•    Temple enters Saturday's game with a 3-3 record and is coming off a 49-6 pounding of East Carolina. The Owls own victories over Maryland (35-14), Tulsa (31-17) and East Carolina and have lost to Villanova (19-17), Buffalo (36-29) and Boston College (45-35).  
•    Quarterback Anthony Russo completed 21 of his 25 pass attempts for 254 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Owls, while running back Ryquell Armstead rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Branden Mack (5-43), Sean Ryan (4-57), Randle Jones (3-47) and Isaiah Wright (3-22) all had touchdown catches for the Owls.
•    The Temple defense had nine tackles for a loss, three sacks and broke up five passes in the game.
•    On the year, Russo has completed 65 of his 119 pass attempts for 873 yards with five touchdowns and six interceptions. Backup Frank Nutile, who beat Navy last year, has completed 33 of his 63 pass attempts for 401 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions.
•    Armstead, who is one of the top running backs in the American Athletic Conference, has rushed for 626 yards and six touchdowns on 122 carries, while Mack is the leading receiver with 22 catches for 257 yards and three touchdowns. Armstead's six rushing touchdowns are the 24th most in the nation, while his 104.3 rushing yards per game ranks 22nd nationally.
•    The defense, which leads the nation with five defensive touchdowns and is 22nd in turnovers gained with 11, is led by Shaun Bradley, who has 42 tackles, three tackles for a loss, a sack and an interception that he returned for a touchdown. Rock Ya-Sin is ranked 10th in the nation in passes defended with 1.7 per game and is 25th in interceptins with two.
•    Temple's special teams are also very strong. They are led by Quincy Roche, who is tied for first in the country with two blocked kicks and Isaiah Wright, who is third in the country in combined return yardage with 509 yards. Both Wright and Ty Mason are tied for second in the nation with one punt return for a touchdown. Wright is 17th in the nation in punt returns, averaging 17.2 yards per return.
•    Temple ranks among the nation's top 25 in the following categories: defensive touchdowns (1st, 5), blocked kicks (2nd, 3), red zone defense (6th, .667), sacks (8th, 3.33), blocked punts (tied for 8th, 1), pass efficiency defense (11th, 101.5), fewest fumbles lost (17th, 2), punt returns (18th, 7.0), interceptions (20th, 7), passing yards allowed (20th, 175.8), turnovers gained (22nd, 11), sacks allowed (23rd, 1.17) and kickoff return defense (25th, 17.9).

AAC Overall Conference Standings Since Navy Joined In 2015
•    Since joining the American Athletic Conference in 2015, Navy has compiled an overall conference record of 19-7 (.730), shared a West Division title in 2015 and won the West Division outright in 2016.
•    Navy's 19-7 cumulative record is the third best within the league over the last four years. USF is first at 20-5, while Temple is second at 20-6.

Tough at Home
•    Navy owns an 18-2 (.900) record at home over the last four seasons, including a 16-1 (.941) mark in regular-season home games.
•    Navy's only losses over the last four years at home were in 2016 to Temple (34-10) in the AAC Championship Game and in 2017 to a UCF squad that finished the year 14-0 and defeated Auburn in the Peach Bowl (31-21).
•    The Mids also own Military Bowl wins over Pitt (44-28 in 2015) and Virginia (48-7 in 2017) during that time span.

Go For It!
•    Navy has converted nine of its 13 (.692) fourth down attempts this year.
•    The nine fourth-down conversions is tied for the 11th most in the country, while the .692 conversion percentage is tied for the 22nd-best mark.  

Causing Turnovers
•    Navy has forced at least one turnover in 43 of the last 51 games. During that 51-game span, the Mids have forced 81 turnovers (38 interceptions and 43 fumble recoveries).
•    The Mids caused five turnovers in its 51-21 win over Lehigh (three interceptions and two fumbles). It is the first time the Mids have forced five or more turnovers in a game since Sept. 10, 2011, when Navy forced five against Western Kentucky in a 40-14 win.
•    The defense has forced 11 turnovers in the first five games after forcing just 16 turnovers in 13 games last year.  The 11 turnovers are tied for the 22nd most in the country. Temple also has 11 turnovers.