Navy (2-5, 2-3 AAC) vs. Temple (2-5, 0-3 AAC)
When	Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 | 3:30 pm (ET)
Location	Annapolis, Md. | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Parking & Fan Guide | Clear Bag Policy
Television	CBS Sports Network (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)
Live Video Stream	CBS Sports Network
Listen	Navy Football Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff) WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore) | WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.) | WFED 1500 AM (Washington, D.C.) | WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.) | WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis) | KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego) | WGH 1310 AM / 100.9 FM / 97.3 HD2-3 (Norfolk, Va.) | WJGM 105.7 GM (Jacksonville, Fla.) | Satellite: Sirius 136 or 201, SXM App 964 | Apps: Audacy (WNAV) and TuneIn (WBAL)
Live Stats	Navy Athletics
Game Notes	Navy | Temple | AAC
Season Statistics	Navy | Temple | AAC
Social Media	@NavyAthletics | @NavyFB | Facebook | Instagram

Opening Kick
•    Navy (2-5, 2-3 in the AAC) and Temple (2-5, 0-3 in the AAC) meet for the 17th time overall and the sixth time as American Athletic Conference foes when the two square off on Saturday afternoon (3:30 pm) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in Annapolis. Saturday's contest is presented by First Command and will be televised live on CBS Sports Network.
•    Saturday is Senior Day and Homecoming for the Mids. Navy has lost the last two Senior Day games (38-35 vs. East Carolina in 2021 and 19-6 vs. Tulsa in an empty Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium due to COVID in 2020). Prior to that, the Mids had won 17-consecutive games on Senior Day.
•    Navy has lost 4 of the last 5 Homecoming games, including the last 2. Navy is 44-28 all-time on Homecoming.
•    Saturday is Navy's final home game of the year. Navy is the only team in the FBS that will not play a home game in the month of November. The Mids have 2 neutral site games (vs. Notre Dame in Baltimore and Army in Philadelphia) and 2 road games (at Cincinnati and at UCF), in addition to a bye on Thanksgiving weekend remaining. It marks the first time since 1988 that Navy will not have a home game in the month of November. Remarkably, in 1988, Navy played its final home game on Oct. 1 vs. Yale and then played 4 games on the road (Air Force, Pitt, Syracuse and South Carolina) and 2 neutral site games (Notre Dame in Baltimore and Army in Philadelphia) to finish 3-8.
•    Navy defeated Temple 38-14 last year in Philadelphia and handed the Owls a 31-29 loss in Annapolis during the 2020 COVID season.
•    Navy starts just 4 seniors on offense and defense, a mark that is tied with Cal, North Texas and Temple for the third fewest in the country.
•     Since the start of the 2014 season, only the AAC, the ACC and the Big 12 have had all of their respective teams ranked at least once in the Associated Press poll.   
•    This is the 142nd year of Navy football. The Mids have produced an all-time record of 731-590-57.
    
Broadcast Coverage
•    CBS Sports Network will carry Saturday's game with John Sadak (play by play), Randy Cross (color) and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sidelines) on the call.
•    Scott Wykoff will host a 30-minute pregame show on WBAL Radio (1090 AM) starting at 2:00 pm.
•    The Navy Football Pregame Show with Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Wykoff and special commentary from John Feinstein will get underway at 2:30 pm on the Navy Radio Network, followed by game action beginning at 3:30 pm with Medhurst, Miller and Mills on the call.
•    Following the contest, Medhurst, Miller, Mills and Wykoff will recap the day's events in a 30-minute postgame show.
    
Game Day Festivities
•    The Navy football team will arrive at the Blue Angel on the West (Blue) side of the stadium at approximately 1:00 pm. The team will walk down the sidewalk and through NavyFest before walking to the tunnel. Fans are invited to stand on both sides of the sidewalk to cheer on the players.
•    The March-On of the Brigade of Midshipmen will begin at 3:06 pm.
•    The National Anthem will take place at 3:16:30 am, followed by a flyover at the conclusion of the national anthem.
•    Saturday's flyover will feature 2 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets from the "RAMPAGERS" of Strike Fighter Squadron EIGHT THREE based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. Piloting the lead aircraft will be Lt. Andy "Good Boy" Bonn, USNA Class of 2016. The wing aircraft will be piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Ben "Roxy" Fox, USNA Class of 2009. The RAMPAGERS are one of the Navy's premier strike fighter squadrons. The squadron's mission, as part of Carrier Air Wing THREE, is to serve as the tip of the spear for the carrier fleet to include air superiority, strike, maritime superiority, and close air support in defense of our nation's interests.      
•    Navy will take the field at 3:28:20, while Temple will follow at 3:29 pm
•    Kickoff on Saturday is slated for 3:32 pm.
•    Please note there is a chance that everything will be pushed back 5 minutes if the first game on CBS Sports Network runs long. That decision will be made before the 60:00 clock starts.
•    Between the first and the second quarters, the wrestling team will be recognized.
•    The Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will perform at halftime.  
•    The pilots from the pregame flyover will be recognized between the third and fourth quarters.  
•    Following the game, Navy's alma mater, Navy Blue & Gold, will be played as the team stands at attention in front of the Brigade of Midshipmen. It is one of the best traditions in all of sports.

Scouting Temple
2-5 Overall  |  0-3 AAC
Head Coach: Stan Drayton

•    Under first-year head coach Stan Drayton, Temple enters Saturday's game with a 2-5 record and an 0-3 mark in the American Athletic Conference.
•    The Owls own victories over Lafayette (30-14) and UMass (28-0) and have lost to Duke (30-0), Rutgers (16-14), Memphis (24-3), UCF (70-13) and Tulsa (26-17).
•    The Temple offense is led by freshman quarterback E.J. Warner, son of former NFL great Kurt Warner, who has completed 109 of his 201 passes for 1,236 yards with 7 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
•    Temple's offense has done a great job of protecting Warner, ranking third in the country in fewest sacks allowed (0.6/gm).
•    Warner's favorite target is senior Jose Barbon, who has 35 catches for 484 yards and a touchdown. Redshirt senior and Georgia Tech transfer Adonicas Sanders is next with 29 catches for 352 yards and a touchdown.
•    The Temple running game is led by redshirt sophomore Edward Saydee, who has carried the ball 71 times for 229 yards and a touchdown.
•    Defensively, Temple is led by redshirt sophomore linebacker Jordan Magee (45 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 forced fumble) and redshirt sophomore linebacker Yvandy Rigby (43 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble).
• Redshirt junior outside linebacker Layton Jordan and sophomore defensive lineman Darian Varner are tied for eighth in the country in sacks (0.93/gm), while Jordan is third (1.7) and Varner fourth (1.6) nationally in tackles for loss per game.
•    Outside of the blip against UCF, the Temple defense has been very good. It ranks second in the country in sacks (4.0/gm), fifth in tackles for a loss per game (8.7), 10th in fourth down defense (.292), 11th in defensive touchdowns (2) and 22nd in passing yards allowed (190.4). Throw out the UCF game and the Temple defense is giving up just 18.5 points per game, which would be good enough for 20th in the country.
•    Temple's special teams have also been solid, ranking fifth nationally in blocked punts with 3 and 14th in punt return defense (2.6 yds/return). De'Von Fox is the best punt blocker in the nation, blocking all 3 for Temple this year.
•    Drayton's team has also been very disciplined, ranking 20th in fewest penalties per game (5.0) and 24th in fewest penalty yards per game (43.1).
• Temple has 33 transfers on its roster, including 17 from the autonomy 5.

Senior Day
•    Saturday marks the final home game for Navy's 25 senior players. Navy will honor its seniors and their familes in a pregame ceremony.
•    The following players will be playing their final game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

Joshua Adams: Bandit / Birmingham, Ala.
Terrell Adams: LB / Birmingham, Ala.
John Amell: TE / Jacksonville, Fla.
Derek Atwaters: FS / Pompano Beach, Fla.
John Brand: DT / Flower Mound, Texas
Daniel Davies: K/P / Richardson, Texas
Kip Frankland: OT / Germantown, Tenn.
Christian Hutchinson: TE / Mason, Ohio
Zachary Kuhlman: WR / Cincinnati, Ohio
Brandon Madison: FB / Aberdeen, Md.
John Marshall: Striker / Highland, Md.
Mike Mauai: FB / Long Beach, Calif.
Maasai Maynor: QB / North Brunswick, N.J.
Brandon Moore: OG / Kennesaw, Ga.
Michael Naze: TE / Oconomowoc, Wis.
Bijan Nichols: K / Heath, Texas
Joseph Petti: OT / Yonkers, N.Y.
Jacobi Rice Jr.: DT / Memphis, Tenn.
Taylor Robinson: Bandit / Weldon Spring, Mo.
Jamie Romo: OT / Annapolis, Md.
Nicolas Rowan: OG / Ridgeland, Miss.
Max Sandlin: Raider / Chandler, Ariz.
Trent Shiraki: LB / Honolulu, Hawai'i
Nicholas Straw: Raider / Lebanon, Ohio
Mark Walker: WR / Paterson, N.J.

Senior Day Games Under Niumatalolo
11-01-08 / Temple / W / 33-27
11-14-09 / Delaware / W / 35-18
11-20-10 / Arkansas State / W / 35-19
11-05-11 / Troy / W / 42-14
11-17-12 / Texas State / W / 21-10
11-16-13 / South Alabama / W / 42-14
11-15-14 / Georgia Southern / W / 52-19
11-14-15 / SMU / W / 55-14
11-12-16 / Tulsa / W / 42-40
11-11-17 / SMU / W / 43-40
11-17-18 / Tulsa / W / 37-29
11-23-19 / SMU / W / 35-28
12-5-20 / Tulsa / L / 19-6
11-20-21 / East Carolina / L / 38-35

Navy Defense Tough Against The Run
•    The Navy defense ranks 13th in the country against the run, giving up just 102.4 rushing yards per game.
•    Navy has given up just 5 rushing touchdowns, which is tied for the 11th fewest in the country.
•    Navy gave up 13 yards on 29 carries to Delaware, 91 yards on 32 carries to Memphis, 103 yards on 28 carries to East Carolina, 200 yards on 47 carries against Air Force (the #1 rushing team in the country, 336.8 yds/gm), 25 yards on 18 carries against Tulsa, 105 yards (74 on one run) on 21 carries against SMU and 180 yards on 34 carries against Houston.

Fumble!!
•    Navy has recovered 8 fumbles this year, which is the 12th most in the country.  
•    Sophomore safety Rayuan Lane III leads the Mids with 2 fumble recoveries, while 7 other players have recovered a fumble this fall. The 2 fumble recoveries are tied for the fifth most in the nation.
•    Lane, junior defensive end Jacob Busic and junior safety Eavan Gibbons are tied for 21st in the country in forced fumbles, averaging 0.29 per game (2 in 7 gms).

Busic Leads The Navy Sack Exchange
•    Navy has recorded 16 sacks in its 7 games this season after recording just 16 sacks all of last year (12 gms).  
•    Junior defensive end Jacob Busic leads the Mids with 5 sacks, while senior striker John Marshall has 3.
•    Nine different Mids have recorded at least a half a sack this season, only two of which are seniors (Marshall and Nicholas Straw).
•    The 5 sacks by Busic are the most by a Navy player since 2019 when Diego Fagot had 5.5 sacks.
•    Busic has also caused two fumbles and recovered one of those (against Air Force). The other caused fumble was against Houston and sophomore linebacker Jianni Woodson-Brooks picked up that one and returned it for a touchdown.