Navy (1-0, 0-0 AAC) vs. Temple (0-1, 0-0 AAC)
When	Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 | 3:30 pm (ET)
Location	Annapolis, Md. | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Parking & Fan Guide
Television	CBS Sports Network (Carter Blackburn, 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 (Annapolis) | KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego) | WGH 1310 AM / 100.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.) | WJGM 105.7 GM (Jacksonville, Fla.) | KIKI 990 AM (Honolulu, Hawai'i) | Satellite: Sirius 113 or 202, SXM App 964 | Apps: Audacy (WNAV) and TuneIn (WBAL)
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Navy | Temple | AAC
Season Statistics	Navy | Temple | AAC
Social Media	@NavyAthletics | @NavyFB | Facebook | Instagram

Opening Kick
•    Navy and Temple will meet on the gridiron for the 19th time when the two square off on CBS Sports Network on Saturday afternoon (3:30 PM) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Saturday's contest is presented by BuildSubmarines.com(.)
•    Navy and Temple have developed a closely-contested rivalry over the years with the all-time series tied at 9 wins apiece. Seven of the last 10 games have been decided by one score. Temple won last year's game 32-18 in Philadelphia which essentially cost the Mids a bowl game. Navy won the previous 3 contests (27-20 in OT in 2022 in Annapolis, 38-14 in 2021 in Philadelphia and 31-29 in 2020 in Annapolis). The  teams are 3-3 in the last 6 games played in Annapolis and 5 of those 6 games were decided by one score.
•    Saturday is the second of three-consecutive home games for the Mids. It's the first time Navy has opened the season playing three-straight home games since 1988 when the Mids played James Madison, Delaware and Temple to start the year.
•     Navy won its first season opener since 2019 last Saturday when the Mids defeated Bucknell 49-21. The 2019 Navy team went on to win a school-record tying 11 games, won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy and defeated Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl. 
•    Navy has gone to a bowl game in 10 of the last 11 years it has won the season opener.
•    A win over Temple would give Navy a 2-0 start for the first time since 2019, when the Mids defeated Holy Cross and East Carolina to open the season.  Navy has started 2-0 just 9 times in the last 30 years.
•    Former Navy head football coach Paul Johnson will be honored at a first quarter timeout for winning the Dodd Trophy as the National Coach of the Year 20 years ago this year. Johnson was awarded The Dodd Trophy in 2004 after leading the Midshipmen to the program's first 10-win season since 1905. Johnson and Navy secured their second-consecutive Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and finished the season ranked No. 24 in the final Associated Press poll following an Emerald Bowl victory over New Mexico.
•    Navy owns a 739-600-57 record in 144 years of football. The 739 wins are the 25th most in the FBS.
•    Navy's roster has players on it from 28 different states.
•    Navy's 49 points in the opener against Bucknell are the most by a Navy team since hanging 53 on Tulsa on Oct. 8, 2022.
•    The 49 points are the most in a season opener since 2016 when the Mids routed Fordham 52-16.
•    Blake Horvath (Jr. / QB) threw 2 touchdown passes against Bucknell, while Braxton Woodson (So. / QB) threw 1, marking the first time since 2021 Navy has had 2 quarterbacks throw a touchdown pass in the same game. Xavier Arline and Tai Lavatai both threw touchdown passes to Chance Warren in Navy's 2021 win over Temple.
•    Navy's 3 touchdown passes against Bucknell marked the first time Navy threw 3 touchdown passes in a game since 2017 when the Mids threw 3 against Temple.
•    Navy's 438 yards of total offense are the most Navy has gained since 2022 when the Mids ran up 510 yards against SMU.
•    While Navy scored 49 points in the season opener against Bucknell, last year the Mids scored a combined 51 points in their first-3 games.
•    Navy achieved its "Get 6" goal with 9 against Bucknell, including 6 in the first half. The 9 tied for the second most since Brian Newberry brought the concept to Navy in 2019.  The Mids recorded 4 three-and-outs, 2 turnover on downs, 2 turnovers and blocked a field goal.
•    Navy had 6 players make their first-career start against Bucknell - Offense: Nathan Kent (Jr. / WR), Cam Nichols (So. / RG), Defense: Jaxson Campbell (Jr. / Striker), Ira Oniha (So. / CB), Landon Robinson (Jr. / NG), Kendall Whiteside (Jr. / DT).
•    The following players on the two-deep missed the Bucknell game due to an injury: starting tight end Cody Howard (knee), Starting kick returner Tyler Bradley (hand), second-team snipe T.K. Hodges (leg) and second-team cornerback Andrew Duhart (leg). Howard, Hodges and Duhart are all questionable this week, while Bradley is out.

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.
•    3:09 pm - March-on of the Brigade of Midshipmen
•    3:21:30 pm - National Anthem, followed by a flyover
•    Saturday's fly-over features two EA-18G Growlers from the "Yellow Jackets" of VAQ-138, based out of Whidbey Island, Wash. Piloting the lead aircraft will be Lt. Cmdr. Michael O'Driscoll, USNA '13 and Lt. Lauren Trotter, USNA '18. The wing aircraft will be piloted by Capt. Aidan Conrad, USAFA '18 and Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Sedberry, USNA '12. Providing ground control and support will be Lt. Carter O'Leary, USNA '17.  
•    Recently returning from an INDOPACOM deployment, VAQ-138 is an expeditionary electronic attack squadron that deploys worldwide to support U.S. Air Force expeditionary wings, allied/coalition task forces, Marine aircraft groups and U.S. Navy strike groups.    
•    3:28:20 pm - Navy will take the field with Temple 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 football game between Army and FAU on CBS Sports Network runs long. That decision will be made prior to the 60-minute clock starting. 
•    1st/2nd Quarter Break - Men's rugby recognition. The Mids compiled a 17-2 record in 2024 and a second-straight national championship appearance. Navy posted an 11-0 record, including a 7-0 mark in Rugby East play during the fall season. The Mids earned 32 points in the league standings to capture their second-straight Rugby East Conference Championship. 
 • The fall season was highlighted by a pair of victories over service academy rivals Air Force and Army. Navy defeated Air Force 50-8 in Annapolis to claim the Lt. Col. Kevin Shea Memorial Rugby Cup for the sixth-straight season. Navy traveled to West Point, N.Y. for the inaugural men's rugby Star Match, which is part of the Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA. The Mids claimed a 23-21 victory thanks to a walk-off penalty kick by Roanin Krieger. 
• Entering as the top seeded team of the CRAA Division I-A playoffs for the second year in a row, Navy opened the playoffs with a 41-7 victory over Mary Washington. The Mids then dominated Arkansas State 57-5 in the quarterfinals. Navy punched its ticket to the national championship game for the second-consecutive season with a 27-17 victory over Life in the semifinals. The Mids fell short of winning their second-straight national championship after falling to St. Mary's 26-22 in the finals. 
• Navy outscored its opponents 910-245 and posted an average margin of victory of 40.7 points. The Mids averaged 7.1 tries per match, while only surrendering 1.8 tries per contest defensively. 
• Senior Ben Haugh, sophomore Roanin Krieger and freshman Jake Cornelius all garnered CRAA DI-A First-Team All-America accolades.
•    Halftime - The Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will perform
•    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 Carter Blackburn (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 on WBAL Radio (1090 AM) will start at 2:00 PM.
•    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.

Scouting Temple
0-1 Overall  |  0-0 AAC
Head Coach: Stan Drayton

•    Temple had an impossible opening game, losing at #16 Oklahoma 51-3.
•    Oklahoma forced 6 turnovers (4 fumbles and 2 interceptions) and held Temple to 197 yards in its first game as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
•    The Temple defense was put in tough situations all night, but still made the Sooners work as the Owls gave up just 378 yards of total offense to Oklahoma.
•    Temple has 46 transfers on its roster, including 15 from the Power 4. 
•    Last year, Temple riddled the Navy secondary for 402 yards while the Owls defense held the Mids to just 268 yards of total offense.  Temple jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead and never looked back in a 32-18 win.