Navy (3-5, 2-3 AAC) vs. UAB (3-6, 2-3 AAC)
When	Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 | 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, 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 (Norfolk, Va.) | WJGM 105.7 GM (Jacksonville, Fla.) | Satellite: Sirius 161 or 201, SXM App 964 | Apps: Audacy (WNAV) and TuneIn (WBAL)
Live Stats	Navy Athletics
Game Notes	Navy | UAB | AAC
Season Statistics	Navy | UAB | AAC
Social Media	@NavyAthletics | @NavyFB | Facebook | Instagram

Opening Kick
•    Navy and UAB meet for the first time on the gridiron 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 Build.Submarines.com(.)
•    Navy, picked 9th in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll, enters Saturday's game in a five-way tie for 6th place with UAB, Rice, USF and Charlotte. The Mids defeated Charlotte earlier this year and lost to USF.  Navy does not play Rice. The winner of Saturday's Navy-UAB game would move into a tie for 5th place if FAU loses to East Carolina.
•    Navy will play the longest regular-season schedule in the country this year. The Mids played the nation's first regular-season college football game of the season on August 26 against Notre Dame at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland and will play the final regular-season game of the year on Dec. 9 vs. Army at Gillette Stadium in New England.
•    Navy needs to beat UAB, ECU and SMU to become bowl eligible. The Army game is after bowl selections are announced. UAB needs to beat Navy, Temple and North Texas in its final 3 games to become bowl eligible.
•    The Mids, however, will have an opportunity to garner a share of the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy with a win over Army thanks to the Black Knights' 23-3 upset over Air Force last Saturday.
•     Kickoff specialist Evan Warren (Sr.) will be absent from Saturday's game against UAB, but it's for a good reason.  Warren is a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship and interviews are taking place Friday and Saturday in Washington, D.C. Warren, who is a political science major with honors, carries a 4.0 grade-point average and is trying to become just the third football player in school history to be selected for a Rhodes Scholarship and the first since Stansfield Turner in 1947.
•     Navy is the only school in the FBS to start 4 different quarterbacks: Tai Lavatai (Sr.), Blake Horvath (So.), Braxton Woodson (Fr.) and Xavier Arline (Sr.).
•     Navy has won 66-consecutive home games when leading after 3 quarters which is the longest streak in the country. The last time Navy lost at home when leading after 3 quarters was against Akron in 1999.
•    Penalties have hurt the Mids this year, especially in American Athletic Conference games. In its 5 conference games to date (Memphis, USF, North Texas, Charlotte and Temple) Navy has been called for 31 penalties, while the opposition has been called for just 8, with 5 of those being called against Charlotte. North Texas was the first Navy opponent not to be penalized in a game since Army in the 2016 Army-Navy Game presented by USAA, while Temple pulled off the same feat last week.
•    UAB has 7 touchdown drives this year under 1:00, which is tied for the 3rd most in the country. Navy, meanwhile, has 6 touchdown drives under 1:00, tied for the 6th most in the country.
•    A win on Saturday against UAB would give Navy 3 wins at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the most since going 6-0 in 2019.
•    Donald Berniard Jr. (Sr. / Nose Guard) has started 38-straight games for Navy. That is the second-longest streak in the FBS for an interior defensive lineman and the longest streak by a nose guard. He has started every game in which he has played.
•    Landon Robinson (So. / Nose Guard) is the only nose guard in the country to play on the kickoff team.
• Riley Riethman's (Jr. / Punter) 43.9 career average is the best average in school history. He is averaging 44.9 yards per punt this season which would break the school record if he can maintain it.
•    Navy's defense leads the nation in fumbles recovered with 11.
•    Navy's 2 interceptions thrown (both against Air Force) are tied for the 2nd fewest in the country.
•    Navy's 5 turnovers lost his year ties for the 3rd fewest in the country.
•    Navy is 2nd in the country in turnover margin at +1.50.
•    Navy's red zone defense is tied for 6th in the country, allowing opponents to score just 68 percent of the time.
•    UAB is fifth in the country in completion percentage (.727).
•    UAB is fifth in the country in fumbles recovered (9).
•    Xavier McDonald (Sr. / Striker) is tied for 6th in the country in forced fumbles per game (0.38), while Luke Pirris (So. / Raider) is tied for 2nd (3) and Justin Reed (Jr. / DE) is 8th (2) in fumbles recovered.   
•    Alex Tecza (So. / FB) is 10th in the nation in rushing yards per carry (6.7).
•    UAB quarterback Jacob Zeno is one of the top quarterbacks in the country, ranking 3rd in the nation in completions per game (27.3), 4th in completion percentage (.754), 8th in total offense (316.8 yds/gm) and 10th in passing yards per game (298.6). He is coming off a school-record 484-yard passing game against FAU.
•    UAB defensive end Michael Fairbanks II is 10th in the country in forced fumbles per game (.033), while running back / special teams stalwart Lee Beebe and linebacker Nikia Eason Jr. are tied for 8th in fumble recoveries (2).
•    Navy and UAB were both named one of the top 11 media relations departments in the country for 2022 by the Football Writers Association of American. It was the 6th time Navy had been selected and the 2nd time for UAB.

Scouting UAB
3-6 Overall  |  2-3 AAC
Head Coach: Trent Dilfer

•    UAB enters Saturday's game coming off a 45-42 upset of Florida Atlantic. The Blazers have wins over North Carolina A&T (35-6), USF (56-35) and FAU. Their losses have come against Georgia Southern (49-35), Louisiana (41-21), Georgia (49-21), Tulane (35-23) and Memphis (45-21).
•    UAB is led by its sensational redshirt junior quarterback Jacob Zeno, who is a transfer from Baylor.  Zeno has completed 218 of his 289 passes for 2,389 yards and 17 touchdowns against just 7 picks. His completion percentage (.754) ranks 4th in the country, while his 27.3 completions per game stands 3rd best. Additionally, he is 19th in passing efficiency (159.4) and 10th in passing yards per game (298.6). He is responsible for 15.8 points per game, which is 22nd in the country, and is 8th in total offense per game (316.8). He threw for a school-record 484 yards in UAB's upset of FAU.
•    As a team, UAB is 5th in the nation in completion percentage (.727) and 12th in passing offense (303.3 yds/gm).
•    Zeno's favorite targets are freshman Amare Thomas (44 catches, 388 yds and 3 TDs) and redshirt senior Tejhuan Palmer (36 catches, 609 yds, 5 TDs), a transfer from Snow Community College.
•    Senior running back Jermaine Brown Jr. leads the UAB running attack with 479 yards and 9 touchdowns on 105 carries. Redshirt sophomore running back Isaiah Jacobs, a transfer from Maryland, is 2nd on the team in rushing with 249 yards and 3 touchdowns on 55 attempts. Brown's 9 rushing TDs are the 19th most in the country, while his 10 total touchdowns are the 18th most. He is also 15th in the country in all-purpose yards (126.2 yds/gm).
•    UAB's offense has produced 216 first downs, the 16th most in the country, while the Blazers are 24th in total offense (452.0 yds/gm).
•    UAB's defense is led by redshirt junior outside linebacker Michael Moore (61 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble) and senior safety Keondre Swoopes (53 tackles, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery).
•    Redshirt senior outside linebacker Michael Fairbanks II is 10th in the country in forced fumbles per game (0.33), while redshirt freshman running back Lee Beebe and redshirt senior outside linebacker Nikia Eason Jr. are tied for 8th in fumble recoveries with 2.
•    UAB's defense has 9 fumble recoveries this year, the nation's 5th-best mark, and has come up with 16 turnovers on the year, the 24th most in the country.
•    UAB has 41 transfers on its roster, including 21 from the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Game Day Timeline
•    1:05-1:15 pm - The Navy football team will arrive at the Blue Angel on the West (Blue) side of the stadium. 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.
•    3:11 pm - March-on of the Brigade of Midshipmen
•    3:21:30 pm - National Anthem, followed by a flyover
•    Saturday's flyover will feature two KC-130J Super Hercules from the "Rangers" of VMGR-234, based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Piloting the lead aircraft will be Capt. Dante "DATCH" Almonte, USNA Class of 2012 and Maj. Kyle "SWERVE" Service, USNA Class of 2006. The wing aircraft will be piloted by Capt. Chris "CRABS" Cawthon, USNA Class of 2015 and Maj. Jason "WIZZO" Weaver, USNA Class of 2006. Providing ground control support will be Lt. Colk Chad "CHAGRO" Magro, Commanding Officer of VMGR-234. As Marine Force Reserve's, only KC-130J squadron, the "Rangers" augment, reinforce, and sustain the Active Component - standing ready to support real-world emergent and preplanned requirements with air-to-air refueling and assault support.
•    3:28:20 pm - Navy will take the field with UAB to follow
•    3:32 pm - Kickoff / please note there is a chance the timeline, starting with the March-On, will be pushed back 5 minutes if the first game on CBS Sports Network runs long. That decision will be made prior to the 60-minute clock starting.
•    1st/2nd Quarter Break - The 2022-23 men's gymnastics team will be honored. The Mids defeated Army to win the N-Star, won their 5th-consecutive ECAC title and had 2 gymnasts, Syam Buradagunta and Isaiah Drake, garner NCAA Championship All-America honors for the first time since 1973 when Eric Swanson finished on the podium for the pommel horse.
•    Halftime - The Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will perform, as will the Cheerleaders of America.
•    3rd/4th Quarter Break - The pilots from the pregame flyover will be recognized
•    Postgame - 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.

Broadcast Coverage
•    CBS Sports Network will carry Saturday's game with the voice of the Cincinnati Reds John Sadak (play-by-play), College Football Hall of Famer Randy Cross (color) and Lacrosse Hall of Famer Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sidelines) on the call.
•    The Navy Football Insider Show with Scott Wykoff will air at 2:00 pm on WBAL Radio (1090 AM).
•    The Navy Football Pregame Show with Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott 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.

Warren To Miss Saturday's Game for Special Reason
•    Senior kickoff specialist Evan Warren will be absent from Saturday's game against UAB, but it's for a good reason.
•    Warren is a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship and interviews are taking place Friday and Saturday in Washington, D.C.
•    Warren, who is a political science major with honors, carries a 4.0 grade-point average.
•    He is trying to become just the third football player in school history to be selected for a Rhodes Scholarship and the first since Stansfield Turner in 1947.
•    Turner went on to become an Admiral, was commander of the United States Second Fleet (1974–1975), Supreme Allied Commander NATO Southern Europe (1975–1977)and was Director of the CIA (1977–1981) under President Jimmy Carter, who was also a Naval Academy graduate.
•    Francis Duborg was also a Rhodes Scholar, earning the scholarship in 1929. Duborg also went on to reach the rank of Admiral.

Protecting the Lead at Home
•    Navy has won 66-consecutive games when leading after three quarters at home, the nation's longest streak.
• The last time Navy lost at home when leading after three quarters was Oct. 23, 1999, when Navy led Akron 29-13 and lost 35-29.

Arline Becomes Fourth Navy QB To Start This Season
•    Xavier Arline (Sr.) became the 4th different quarterback to start a game for Navy this year when he started and played the entire game at Temple last weekend.
• Navy is the only school in the FBS to have started 4 different quarterbacks this year.
• Arline finished the day as Navy's leading rusher with 97 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries, while completing 6 of his 14 passes for a career-high 124 yards and a touchdown.

FBS Schools to Start 3 or more quarterbacks this year
#QBs / School
4 / Navy
3 / Arizona State
3 / Arkansas State
3 / Ball State
3 / Cal    
3 / Duke
3 / Louisiana-Monroe
3 / Texas Tech
3 / UCLA