ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy sprint football team (4-0, 2-0 CSFL South) hosts Penn (3-1, 1-0 CSFL South) in a pivotal Collegiate Sprint Football League South Division game on Friday, Oct. 18, at 7:00 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
 
Live stats and live video will be available throughout the game.
 
Over the past two seasons, Navy and Penn have finished as the top two teams in the South Division. The Quakers edged the Midshipmen, 28-23, in 2017 to advance to the first CSFL Championship game in league history. The following season, Navy posted a 20-9 victory over Penn to win the South Division and advance to the championship.
 
Navy and Penn once again enter the game as the top two contenders in the CSFL South Division. With two division games remaining, the Midshipmen are in the driver's seat. The Mids can advance to the title game with a win and an Alderson Broaddus loss.
 
Should Penn win the game, the Midshipmen can still advance to the championship game. If Navy, Penn, and Caldwell all finish 3-1 in the South Division, Navy would own the tiebreaker based on the Midshipmen's victory over Army West Point – top team in the North / common opponent – earlier this season.
 
All-Time Series
Navy holds a 73-8-2 (.892) overall record against Penn. The series with the Quakers dates back to 1946 when the Midshipmen claimed a 45-6 victory in Philadelphia. The Mids opened the series with a 14-game unbeaten streak (13-0-1) and were 57-2-2 (.951) in the first 61 games before the Quakers won three straight in the series. Navy is 16-4 (.800) against Penn in the last 20 meetings.
 
Navy is 35-3-2 (.900) all-time against Penn in Annapolis. The Midshipmen won last year's meeting between the two teams, however, the Quakers claimed the last meeting between the two teams in Annapolis. Navy's last victory against Penn in Annapolis came in 2015 (W, 29-14).
 
Last Time Out
Navy posted a 23-10 victory on the road against Caldwell in a key Collegiate Sprint Football League South Division match up at Bonnel Field at James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, N.J.
 
Navy and Caldwell played nearly even. The Cougars held a slight 167-to-165 advantage in rushing yards. The Midshipmen had an 88-to-41 edge in passing yards to give the Mids a 253-to-208 advantage in total offense. Navy controlled the clock holding onto the ball for nearly 35 minutes. The Mids committed five penalties for 40 total yards, while the Cougars were flagged 10 teams for 91 yards.
 
Caleb Champion (Milton, Fla.) tallied 95 yards rushing on the ground, shouldering a majority of the load with 22 of Navy's 48 carries in the game. He and Terry Totta (Kanas City, Kan.) each finished the game with a rushing touchdown. Quarterback Jake Foss (Merced, Calif.) finished the game 5-for-11 for 67 yards with a touchdown. Fellow QB Braydan Chmiel (Warrenton, Mo.) went 2-for-7 for 21 yards in the game. Ramesh Nagarajah (Boston, Mass.), Walt Fagan (Rock Hill, S.C.), and Champion each finished with two catches apiece. Nagarajah led the way with 31 yards, while Fagan added 26 yards and a touchdown. Senior captain J.T. Thompson (Stratham, N.H.) added a 22-yard reception in the game.
 
Defensively, David Postma (Bellevue, Wash.) led the team with eight total tackles, while Pat Guinan (Elmhurst, Ill.) and Caiden Groff (Bennington, Neb.) chipped in seven stops apiece. Guinan led all Mids with seven solo tackles in the game. Senior captain Troy Monroe (Columbus, Ga.) led the team with 2.0 tackles for loss, including one of Navy's two sacks. Ed Shead (South Hampton, Pa.) added a sack and forced a fumble. Grand Hooper (Huntingtown, Md.) and Adam Weissenfels (Richland, Wash.) each added interceptions on the day.
 
Last Time vs. Penn (Oct. 26, 2018)
Navy posted a 20-9 victory over Penn at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. With the win, the Midshipmen claimed the Collegiate Sprint Football League South Division title with a perfect 4-0 record in the division. After concluding the regular season next weekend at Post, Navy will compete against the North Division champion in the CSFL Championship game on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Hillburn, N.Y., hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas.
 
The two teams played nearly even with Penn holding a slight five-yard advantage in total offense (295-290). Navy did most of its damage on the ground, amassing 160 rushing yards, while passing for 130. The Quakers finished with 220 passing yards and 75 on the ground. The Mids defense forced three turnovers, blocked an extra point, and notched a defensive score to help set the tone.
 
Defensively, the Midshipmen held the Quakers to 295 total yards. The Mids recorded 61 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and four sacks. As a team, Navy finished the game with three interceptions, four pass breakups, and blocked an extra point. Gavin O'Donnell (Greenfield Township, Pa.) led the way with 11 total tackles, including a team-high 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 of Navy's four sacks. Nick Scalise (Fayetteville, Ark.) joined O'Donnell with double-digit stops, finishing with 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss. Miles Whitlow (Madison, Ala.), Lukas Kaiser (New Albany, Ind.), and Dean Rye (Fairfax, Va.) each recorded interceptions in the game with Whitlow returning his INT 41 yards into the end zone.
 
Quarterback Braydan Chmiel (Warrenton, Mo.) finished the game 9-for-14 with 130 yards passing and a touchdown, while also tallying 136 rushing yards to lead the team, including a 63-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Eric Spicer (St. Marys, Ohio) and J.T. Thompson (Stratham, N.H.) pulled down three receptions apiece for 55 and 41 yards, respectively. Jared Wiltshire (Elizabethton, Tenn.) made his one reception count, hauling in a 16-yard TD catch.