Navy (3-0, 2-0 American) vs. Rice (3-1, 1-0 American)
When	Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 | 3:30 pm (ET)
Location	Annapolis, Md. | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Parking & Fan Guide
Television	CBS Sports Network (Chris Lewis, Randy Cross, Brandon Baylor)
Live Video Stream	CBS Sports Network
Listen	Navy Football Radio Network (Joe Miller, Mike James, Keenan Reynolds, 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 FM (Jacksonville, Fla.) | KIKI 990 AM (Honolulu, Hawai'i) | Satellite: Sirius 121 or 201 depending on the radio, SXM App 963 | Apps: Audacy (WNAV and KWFN) and TuneIn (WBAL)
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Navy | Rice | AAC
Season Statistics	Navy | Rice | AAC
Social Media	@NavyAthletics | @NavyFB | Facebook | Instagram

Opening Kick
•    Navy (3-0, 2-0 in the American) and Rice (3-1, 1-0) will square off Saturday afternoon on CBS Sports Network (3:30 pm ET) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in Annapolis. The contest is presented by buildsubmarines.com(.)
•    Navy owns a 751-603-57 (.552) record over 145 seasons. The 751 wins are the 23rd most in FBS history, the most of any Service Academy and the most of any team not in the Autonomy 4. 
•    At 3-1, the Owls are off to their best start since 2001.
•    Rice leads the all-time series against Navy 7-6, including a 24-10 win in the last meeting on Nov. 2, 2024. The game was marred by 3 lightning delays and almost 3 inches of rain for a total of 5 hours and 6 minutes, including a 2-hour, 25-minute delay to start the game. The Mids are 2-2 against Rice in games played in Annapolis, including a 14-13 win in the last meeting on Oct, 23, 2004.
•    Navy has 20 players on its roster from the state of Texas, the 4th-most represented state on the Navy roster behind Florida, Georgia and Maryland.
•    Navy will start the year playing 4 of its first-5 and 5 of its first-7 games at home. The Mids will finish the season with 4 of its final-5 games played away from Annapolis.    
•     Navy has started the season 3-0 in back-to-back years for the first time since the 2016 and '17 seasons.
•    Navy is 18-10 in the Brian Newberry era and has won 16 of those 18 games by double figures. The only non double-figure wins in the Newberry era are a 21-20 win over Oklahoma in the 2024 Armed Forces Bowl and a 27-24 victory over North Texas in 2023.  
•    Navy's 14 first-time starters this year are tied with Louisiana Tech and Bowling Green for the 2nd most in the country. 
•    Navy has won 6-consecutive games dating back to last year, that is tied for the 6th-longest active winning streak in the country with Ole Miss and Louisville. Memphis has the longest winning streak in the country at eight games.
•    Navy is one of three teams in the American still unbeaten, joining Memphis and North Texas. Nationally, 30 teams remain unbeaten.
•    Navy has outscored the opposition 59-13 in the second half this year.  
•    The Mids are averaging 375.3 rushing yards per game this season, the most in the country and ahead of the school-record pace of 360.5 set in 2019. 
•    Navy's 15 rushing touchdowns are tied for the 3rd most in the country with Michigan and Washington. Florida State leads the country with 17.
•    Navy has won 74-consecutive games at home when leading after 3 quarters, the nation's longest streak. The last time Navy lost at home when leading after 3 quarters was Oct. 23, 1999, when the Mids led Akron 29-13 and lost 35-29.
•    Navy is 4th in the country in passing yards per completion, averaging 16.86 yards per catch.
•    The Navy offense is 10th in the country in time of possession, holding on to the ball on average 34:24 per game.
•    The Navy offense is 4th in the nation in third down conversions, converting 22 of 35 (.629).
•    The Mids are tied for 4th in the country in sacks allowed, giving up just one sack on the year (0.33 per game)
•    Navy's passing attack is averaging 16.86 yards per completion, the 5th-best yards per completion average in the FBS.
•    Navy has had 4 offensive plays go for 60 yards or more, tied for the 2nd most in the FBS with UCF and UTSA. USC leads with 6. 
•    Blake Horvath (Sr. / QB) has thrown just 6 interceptions in 176-career attempts for an interception percentage of .034 per attempt, the 4th-best average in school history. The Navy record is .017 set by current Navy radio analyst Keenan Reynolds, who threw just 8 interceptions in 462-career attempts.
•    Horvath's 170.3 career pass efficiency rating is the highest of any quarterback in Service Academy history with 150 or more attempts. Dating back to 1956, he is one of just 17 quarterbacks in FBS history to have a career passing efficiency of 170.0 or better with 175 or more passing attempts. Horvath is one spot behind Florida's Tim Tebow, who finished his career with a career passing efficiency of 170.8.
•    Horvath and Malcolm Perry (2016-19) are the only two Navy football players in school history to have 2 runs of 90 yards or more in a career.
•    Horvath's average of 8.0 yards of total offense per play (3,439 yds on 429 plays) over his career is the 2nd-best mark in school history. Shun White holds the record at 8.9 (2005-08).
•    Horvath is averaging 17.0 yards per completion in his career (104 comp. for 1,765 yds), which is tied for the 3rd-best average in school history alongside Brian Broadwater (1998-00). The school record is 18.8 set by Ricky Dobbs (2008-10).
•    Landon Robinson (Sr. / NG) is averaging 1.2 sacks per game, which is tied for 7th in the FBS. 
•    Pro Football Focus ranks Robinson as the #1 rated interior defensive lineman in the FBS with a grade of 91.6 and the #1 rated interor defensive line pass rusher with a grade of 91.0.
•    Eli Heidenreich's (Sr. / Snipe) 11-career receiving touchdowns are the 3rd most in school history. He is just 2 away from tying the school record set by Rob Taylor (1965-67) and Phil McConkey (1975-78). Heidenreich's 1,179 receiving yards are just 58 yards away from Bert Calland (1,237 / 1971-73) for 5th on Navy's all-time list.
•    Heidenreich is ranked as the 6th-best receiver among running backs in the FBS by Pro Football Focus. 
•    Either Heidenreich or Alex Tecza (Sr. / RB) have scored a touchdown for Navy in 21 of their 26-career games (they have scored in the same game 8 times, including all 3 games this year). Heidenreich has 18-career touchdowns (7 rush, 11 rec.), while Tecza has 19 (17 rush, 2 rec.). 
•    Braxton Woodson's (Jr. / QB) 180 yards rushing on 7 carries against VMI are the most yards rushing on 7 carries or less since LSU's Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for 188 yards on 6 carries against Arkansas on Nov. 23, 2019 in a 56-20 LSU win.
•    Jackson Gutierrez (So. / QB-RB) is listed on the depth chart at 2 different positions. He is the only player in the FBS to be listed on the 3-deep depth chart at quarterback and another position.
•    Ira Oniha (Jr. / CB) broke up 3 passes in Navy's 42-23 win over Tulsa. That mark is tied for the 2nd most at Navy in the last 20 years.

Broadcast Coverage
•    CBS Sports Network will carry Saturday's game with Chris Lewis (play-by-play), College Football Hall of Famer Randy Cross (color) and Brandon Baylor (sidelines) on the call.
•    The Navy Football Pregame Show with Joe Miller, Mike James, Keenan Reynolds, Keith Mills and Scott Wykoff will get underway at 2:30 pm on the Navy Radio Network, followed by game action beginning at 3:30 pm.
•    Following the contest, Miller, James, Reynolds, Mills and Wykoff will recap the day's events in a 30-minute postgame show.
•    WNAV (1430 AM) launched unprecedented coverage of Navy football with the debut of Navy Game Day in 2025.
•     Expanding upon an aggressive Navy-related programming lineup; WNAV has added the Sing Second Sports Podcast followed by an encore airing of the Navy Sports Magazine 5 hours prior to kickoff.
•    The Anchors Aweigh and Navy Football Podcasts will air 4 and 3 hours prior to kickoff, respectively.
•    The WNAV Navy Tailgate Show will bring fans a live program from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 2 hours prior to kickoff for each home game and from the studio when the Mids are on the road.
•    WNAV will then join the national pregame show with Wykoff, Miller, Reynolds, James and Mills for all the exciting action on the Navy Football Radio Network.

Game Day Timeline
•    1:05 pm-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 be two CMV-22B Ospreys from the "Mighty Bison" of VRM-40, based out of Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va. 
•    Providing ground control and support will be Cmdr. Brett Learner, Commanding Officer of VRM-40. Piloting the lead aircraft will be Lt. Tanner "(p)eacock" Strawbridge USNA Class of 2020 and Lt. Elizabeth "Lenny" Poland. The dash two aircraft will be piloted by Cmdr. Lindsay McCammond VRM-40 Executive Officer, Class of 2010, and Lt. RJ "Rizzler" Babiera,Class of 2021. Each aircraft was crewed by two Naval Aircrewman: AWF2 Mason Sutherland, AWF2 Alex Kunsman, AWF2 Hunter Kueter and AWF3 Pier Juarez.  
•    Established on March 24, 2022, VRM-40 serves as the newest squadron in Naval Aviation, and the sole East Coast CMV-22B squadron.  The "Mighty Bison" are forging ahead as the Navy's newest Carrier Onboard Delivery asset, providing logistics support to aircraft carriers around the globe. The "Mighty Bison" increase readiness to the Carrier Strike Group and represent the future of combat logistics. 
•    3:28:20 pm - Navy will take the field with Rice to follow
•    3:32 pm - Kickoff
•    1st/2nd Quarter Break - The Navy men's cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field team will be recognized.
•    For the second-consecutive year, Murphy Smith claimed individual medalist honors to lead Navy men's cross country to its fourth-straight Patriot League Championship team title. Led by Smith's first-place finish, the Midshipmen placed nine runners in the top 14 to register a team-low score of 19 in the 8K race to win the event by 30 points.
•    With the win, Navy now has 12 league titles all-time to stand alone with the most cross country championships in Patriot League history.
•    For the second-straight season, Smith was named the Runner of the Year, while Patrick Gandini was the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Navy's Aaron Lanzel was tabbed Coach of the Year for the fourth-consecutive year.
•    The Navy men's track & field team won its 5th-consecutive indoor league title and 15th indoor title overall in dominant fashion, outscoring second-place Army by 70 points. 
•    Naval Academy Director of Track & Field Jamie Cook was named the Men's Patriot League Coach of the Year for the fifth-straight year, while Nathan Kent was named the Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet and scored the most points in the meet for the second-straight year. Kent repeated as the individual champion in both the 200 and 400 meters.
•    The Navy men's track & field team broke three meet records and tied another two en route to winning its 11th-consecutive Patriot League Outdoor Championship and 12th overall. The Mids topped second-place Army by 35 points.
•    Cook was named the Patriot League Men's Coach of the Year for the seventh-consecutive outdoor championship, while the Mids' Nathan Kent was named the Patriot League Men's Track Athlete of the Meet for the second-straight year. 
•    The 4x100m relay team of Marcel Jackson, Kent, Jonah Johnson and Tyler Yurich broke the league championship record and tied for the fastest mark in program history, winning the race in 39.64. Kent won his second-consecutive 400m league title, this time breaking an 18-year conference championship record with a time of 46.19 (9th fastest in Navy history). Kent earned his third gold medal of the day when he tied the meet record and broke the school record in the 200m (20.56).
•    Halftime - 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.

Scouting Rice
3-1 Overall  |  1-0 American
Head Coach: Scott Abell

•    Rice is off to a 3-1 start, including 1-0 in the American, with wins over Louisiana (14-12), Prairie View A&M (38-17) and Charlotte (28-17). The lone loss came against Houston 35-9.
•    Under the direction of first-year head coach Scott Abell, Rice is off to its best start since 2001. Abell is 89-53 in his 14th year as a head coach. He was 39-24 in 6 years at Washington & Lee and 47-28 in 7 years at Davidson.
•    The Owls have 26 transfers on their roster, including 17 from the FBS.
•    The Rice rushing attack is led by Quinton Jackson (R-Jr.), who has run for 293 yards and 2 touchdowns on 58 carries.  Daelen Alexander (R-So.) has 222 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns on 42 carries.
•    Rice is 15th in the country in rushing, averaging 246.3 yards per game.
•    Chase Jenkins (R-So.) has done an outstanding job at quarterback this fall, completing 35 of his 48 passes for 269 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. Jenkins can also beat you with his legs.
•    As a team, Rice is completing 74 percent of its passes, which is 6th best in the FBS. The Owls have thrown just 1 interception.
•    Drayden Dickmann (R-So) leads Rice in receiving with 15 catches for 123 yards and 1 touchdown, while Aaron Turner, a graduate transfer from Cincinnati, has 9 catches for 49 yards.
•    The Rice offense likes to keep the ball and eat up the clock, ranking 12th in the country in time of possession (33:56). Additionally, the Owls rarely turn the ball over (2 turnovers).
•    Linebacker Andre Awe (RSr.) leads a tough Rice defense with 29 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss, while linebacker Ty Morris (Jr.) has 28 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and 2 sacks.
•    Khary Crump, a graduate transfer from Houston Christian, is 8th in the country in passes defended (1.5 / gm, combined PBU's and interceptions).
•    The Rice defense is 9th in the country in 4th down defense, giving up a 1st down just 20 percent of the time.
•    The Rice defense has been tough against the pass, ranking 24th in the FBS in pass efficiency defense.
•    A big part of that defense is a pass rush that is garnering 3.5 sacks per game, the 8th most in the country.
•    Michael Daley (RJr.), a BYU transfer, is 3rd in the nation in sacks, averaging 1.3 per contest. Daley is 18th in the nation in tackles for loss per game (1.50).

Texas Natives
•    Navy has 20 players from the state of Texas on its roster: Prosper Akanna (Sachse), Clinton Anyagafu (Missouri City), Danis Bajric (Temple), Michael Barrow (Grand Prairie), Jacob Carlson (Plano), Hansen Collie (San Marcos), Hunter Fay (Weatherford), Trent Gray (Austin), Jackson Gutierrez (San Antonio), Phillip Hamilton (Fort Worth), Luke Hutchison (Round Rock), Xavier Le Jeune (Midlothian), TaMarques McNeal (Garland), Matthew Reyes (Friendswood), Justice Rider (Dallas), Giuseppe Sessi (San Antonio), Maxwell Williams (League City), Griffen Willis (Austin), Gavin Woods (Bulverde) and Karson Young (Lubbock).
•    Carlson (punter), Hamilton (CB), Hutchison (WR), Sessi (S)and Willis (DT) are all starters.

Protecting The Lead At Home
•    Navy has won 74-consecutive games at home when leading after 3 quarters, the nation's longest streak. 
•    The last time Navy lost at home when leading after 3 quarters was Oct. 23, 1999, when the Mids led Akron 29-13 and lost 35-29.

Consecutive Wins At Home leading After 3 Qtrs
Rk    Streak    School
1.    74    Navy
2.    72    Ohio
3.    56    Ohio State
4.    52    Michigan
5.    48    Georgia
6.    42    Troy
       42    Rice

Undefeated
•    Navy is one of 3 teams in the American still unbeaten, joining Memphis and North Texas. Nationally, 30 teams remain unbeaten. 

Six-Game Winning Streak
•    Navy has won 6-consecutive games dating back to last year, which is tied for the 6th-longest active winning streak in the country. 
•    Memphis has the longest winning streak at 8.