Navy (2-6, 1-4 American) vs. Temple (2-6, 1-3 American)
When	Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 | 3:30 pm (ET)
Location	Annapolis, Md. | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Parking & Fan Guide
Television	CBS Sports Network (John Sadak, 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 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 167, SXM App 999 | Apps: Audacy (WNAV and KWFN) and TuneIn (WBAL)
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Navy | Temple | American Conference
Season Statistics	Navy | Temple | American Conference
Social Media	@NavyAthletics | @NavyFB | Facebook | Instagram

Opening Kick
•    Navy (2-6, 1-4 American Conference) and Temple (2-6, 1-3) will meet on the gridiron for the 21st time in series history when the two square off on CBS Sports Network on Saturday (3:30 pm) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000), America's finest and most patriotic stadium, in Annapolis. Saturday's game is presented by Buildsubmarines.com(.) 
•    Navy has won the last two meetings against Temple to take an 11-9 lead in the series. The Mids earned a wild 32-31 win in Philadelphia a year ago when Blake Horvath scored on a 51-yard touchdown run with 39 seconds left and then hit Alex Tecza with a 2-point conversion pass to give the Mids the win.
•    The Mids are 7-5 against the Owls in Annapolis
•    Navy's 19 first-time collegiate starters (at any level collegiately) are the most in the country.
•    Navy is an exceptionally young team, ranking 134th out of 138 FBS teams in career snaps played entering the 2026 season.
•    Navy and Eastern Michigan are the only teams in the FBS to play four road games in a five-game span. Three of those road games for Navy were night games with the Mids not returning to Annapolis before 5 am for any of them.
•    Navy is one of five schools in the country that will play or have played three-consecutive road games in 2026, joining Western Kentucky, Syracuse, UNLV and Cal.
•    This year is the first time Navy has played three of its first-four games of the season on the road (not including neutral site games) since 1997, when the Mids played at San Diego State (L, 45-31), home vs. Rutgers (W, 36-7), at SMU (W, 46-16) and at Duke (L, 26-17). That team finished 7-4, which included a 39-7 win over Army, but did not go to a bowl game because two of those seven wins were against FCS teams.
•    This weekend marks the Mids' seventh-consecutive game without a bye (started Sept. 25 at UAB). It's the most games Navy has played without a bye since 2022 when it played nine-consecutive games without a bye. That team finished 4-8.
•    Navy is 1-4 in one-score games this season. Last year, Navy went 5-0 in one-score games.  
•    Navy and Jacksonville State are the only teams in the FBS that have not recovered a fumble this fall.
•    Opponents have fumbled just twice against Navy this year, which is tied for the second fewest in the country with Northern Illinois. Boise State opponents have fumbled just once.
•    The six teams that have beaten Navy this year are a combined 35-13 (.729) - FAU (5-3), Air Force (6-2), UAB (4-4), UTSA (7-1), North Texas (6-2) and Notre Dame (7-1). 
•    The Mids are 12-2 (.857) at home since 2024. 
•    Under Newberry, Navy is 16-4 (.800) at home and 12-14 (.462) away from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (8-10 on the road, 4-4 in neutral site games).
•    Navy has won 79-consecutive games at home when leading after three quarters, tied with Ohion University for the nation's longest streak. The last time Navy lost at home when leading after three quarters was Oct. 23, 1999, when the Mids led Akron 29-13 and lost 35-29.
•    Navy is No. 1 in the country in passing yards per completion, averaging 18.9 yards per reception.
•    Navy is No. 3 in the nation in rushing, averaging 295.8 rushing yards per game. 
•    Navy is averaging 5.6 yards per carry this season, which is No. 8 nationally.  
•    After a slow start, the Navy offensive line has not allowed a sack in four-consecutive games (Tulsa, UTSA, North Texas and Notre Dame) and in five of eight games (Towson) overall.
•    Since 2000, Navy has had 10 different quarterbacks rush for over 200 yards in a game a total of 20 times, which is more than triple any other FBS program. 
•     Jackson Gutierrez (Jr. / QB) joined that list in Navy's home game on Oct. 10 against Tulsa when he rushed for a career-high 232 yards and three touchdowns on 41 carries. 
•    The 232 yards rushing are the most by a Navy player since 2019 when Malcolm Perry ran for 304 yards against Army.
•     The 232 yards are the third most in the FBS this year in a single game and the second most by a quarterback. 
•    The 41 rushing attempts are the most by a Navy player since Ricky Dobbs carried the ball 42 times against SMU in 2008. Dobbs finished with 224 yards and four touchdowns in that game, as the Mids did not attempt a pass. 
•    His 41 carries are the most by any player this year and the sixth most in school history. Gutierrez also had 34 carries against UAB, tied for the fifth most in the FBS this year. 
•     Gutierrez is 10th in the country in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game.
•    Gutierrez's 13 rushing touchdowns this fall are tied for the fourth most in the FBS, while his 122.4 rushing yards per game are fourth nationally and first among quarterbacks.
•    Gutierrez has scored at least one rushing touchdown in seven of the eight games this year, including each of the last four.
•    His 92-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Jordan Collins (So. / TE) against UTSA is the longest pass play in school history. The previous long was an 87-yard pass from Chris McCoy to Matt Scornavacchi against Tulane in 1995. It is also tied for the fourth-longest pass play in the FBS this year.
•    Collins had two receptions for a career-high 117 yards and a career-high two touchdowns against UTSA. He is the first Navy player to catch two passes in a game, both going for touchdowns, since Brandon Turner did it on Nov. 3, 2012, against FAU in a 24-17 win.
•    Collins is the first tight end in the FBS to have no more than two catches in a game with 100+ receiving yards and two touchdowns since David Njoku of Miami (Fla.) in 2016.
•    Gutierrez carried the ball 26 times for 228 yards (the fifth most in the FBS this year) and three touchdowns, while completing seven of his 10 attempts for 133 yards and a touchdown against North Texas.
•    He is the seventh different Navy player with multiple 200-yard rushing games in a career and his two games are tied for the fifth most in program history
•    His two 200-yard rushing games this year (232 vs. Tulsa, 228 vs. North Texas) are tied for the second most in a Navy season. The record is three by Malcolm Perry in 2019.
•    He is the first Navy player with 200 yards rushing and 100 yards passing in a game since Blake Horvath rushed for 211 yards and passed for 192 against Memphis on Sept. 21, 2024.
•    Gutierrez is the first Navy player with four-consecutive 100-yard rushing games since Blake Horvath had six in a row in 2025 (Tulsa, Rice, Air Force, Temple, FAU, North Texas).
•     Navy is the only team in the FBS to have three 200-yard rushing games this year (Braxton Woodson,  200 yds vs. Towson, Jackson Gutierrez 232 vs. Tulsa and 228 vs. North Texas). Gutierrez and Torrance Burgess Jr. of Texas State are the only players that have two 200-yard rushing days in 2026.
•    Gutierrez got his first-career start at quarterback against UAB, rushing for 134 yards and one touchdown on 34 carries, while completing four of his 13 pass attempts for 104 yards. He is the first Navy quarterback to rush for 100 yards in his first-collegiate start since Ricky Dobbs did it at Northern Illinois on Nov. 25, 2008. Dobbs carried the ball 25 times for 125 yards rushing and a touchdown in Navy's 16-0 win.
•    Truman Brasfield (Fr. / WR) became the first Navy player since Ryan Read in 1998 to catch touchdown passes of 50 yards or more in consecutive games (54 yds vs. Colgate and 78 yds at Boston College) when he caught a 68-yard touchdown against Air Force on Oct. 3 and followed up with a 58-yarder at home against Tulsa last Saturday. The 68-yard touchdown reception at Air Force was his first-collegiate touchdown and the longest reception of his career.
•    Navy owns a 761-611-57 (.552) record over 146 seasons. The 761 wins are the 23rd most in the FBS and the most of any team not in the autonomy four.     
•    Since his arrival in 2019, Brian Newberry has challenged the defense to "Get 6" in every game. What does Get 6 mean? It's a combined total of six three-and-outs, fourth down stops and turnovers. A missed field goal counts as a fourth down stop.If that turnover is returned for a score, it counts as an extra point towards the goal of six. 
•    In Newberry's eight years at Navy, the Mids are 29-5 (.853) and have won 12 in a row when they "Get 6" and 21-38 (.356) when they don't.The Navy defense has not gotten "Six" this year.
•    Brian Newberry started his head coaching career at Navy with a 20-10 record, which is the best 30-game start by a Navy head coach since Wayne Hardin went 20-9-1 from 1959-61. Ken Niumatalolo, the winningest head coach in school history, started his first-30 games at Navy with a 19-11 record.
•    Newberry was 27-13 (.675) over his first 40 games, which tied him with Niumatalolo for the second best start in school history after 40 games. Bill Ingram owns the best start for a Navy coach after 40 games, starting 27-9-4 (.725) from 1926-30. 
•     Newberry is currently 28-18 (.609) as a head coach.
•    Hoke Smith II (Sr. / OG) has the honor of wearing jersey No. 68 this season in memory of former Navy offensive lineman David Forney. Forney, who was a senior offensive lineman on the 2019 team, died on Feb. 20, 2020, after being found unresponsive in Bancroft Hall. He was 22 years old. Forney was a 3-year varsity letter winner for the Mids and played in 39-consecutive games over his final 3 seasons.
•    Navy's roster represents 31 different states. Georgia (28), Texas (27), Florida (23) and Maryland (22) have produced the most players on the Navy roster in 2026.
•    The Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA) and USAA have extended their historic partnership for an additional 10 years, continuing a longstanding relationship built on shared values of service, leadership and commitment to those who serve. As part of the expanded partnership, USAA has been named the Anchor Partner of Navy Athletics, the highest level of corporate partnership within the Naval Academy Athletic Association. Beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, the USAA logo will appear on jerseys for 30 Navy varsity sports, providing a visible representation of the continued collaboration between two organizations with deep connections to the military community.
•    Navy currently has four players on the active NFL rosters. 2nd Lt. Eli Heidenreich (RB / WR, Pittsburgh Steelers) and 2nd Lt. Landon Robinson (DL, Cincinnati Bengals) are both rookies, while 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane (S, Jacksonville Jaguars) is in his second year. Joe Cardona (LS, Los Angeles Rams) is in his 12th NFL season, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach for the longest NFL career by a former Navy football player. Staubach played 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 through 1979. 
•    Navy's four players on active 53-man NFL rosters are believed to be the most from a service academy at one time in NFL history (does not count practice squad players).    

Game Day Timeline
1:00-1:15 pm - Team arrival
    The Navy football team will arrive at the Blue Angel / Marine Harrier on the West (Blue) side of the stadium. The team will walk down the sidewalk and through NavyFest before walking through 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, Flyover
    The information on Saturday's flyover was not available at the time of print.
3:28:20 pm - Teams Take the Field
    Navy will run out first, followed by Temple.
3:32 pm - Kickoff
    There is a chance for a five-minute slide if the first game on CBS Sports Network runs long. That decision will be made by no later than 2:32 pm.
1st/2nd Qtr Break - Navy Men's Rugby Recognition
Halftime  
    Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will perform.
3rd/4th Qtr Break - Recognition of pilots from flyover
Postgame - Navy Blue & Gold
    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 John Sadak (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 on the Navy postgame show.
•    The Navy Football Insider Show with Scott Wykoff will air on WBAL Radio (1090 AM) on Saturday from 2-2:30 pm.
•     Expanding upon an aggressive Navy-related programming lineup; WNAV (1430 AM) will broadcast the Sing Second Sports Podcast followed by an encore airing of the Navy Sports Magazine five hours prior to kickoff (10:30 am)
•    The Anchors Aweigh and Navy Football Podcasts will air four (11:30 am) and three hours (12:30 pm) prior to kickoff, respectively each week.
•    The WNAV Navy Tailgate Show will bring fans a live program from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium two hours (1:30 pm) 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.

Navy Radio Network
• WBAL 1090 AM and 101.5 FM (Baltimore) 
• WFED 1500 AM (Washington, D.C.)
• WFED 104.5 FM (W. Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
• WNAV 1430 AM  (Annapolis)
• KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego)
• WGH 1310 AM / 100.9 FM (Norfolk)
• WJGM 105.7 FM (Jacksonville, Fla.)
• KIKI 990 AM (Honolulu, Hawai'i)
• Satellite: 
    Navy Broadcast - 
    SiriusXM (Channel 167) and the SXM App (Channel 999)
    • Apps: Audacy (WNAV and KWFN) and TuneIn (WBAL)

Scouting Temple
2-6 Overall  |  1-3 American
Head Coach: K.C. Keeler

•    Temple is off to a 2-6 start with wins over Rhode Island (38-14) and USF (17-13), while the Owls have lost to Penn State (27-9), Toledo (49-48 OT), Army (21-17), UConn (34-20), Charlotte (38-31) and East Carolina (17-9).
•    Temple has 47 transfers on its roster, 17 from the Power 4. 
•    Dual-threat quarterback senior Ajani Sheppard, a transfer from Washington State, has completed 85 of his 140 pass attempts for 1,245 yards and eight touchdowns. He has rushed for 476 yards and five touchdowns on 81 carries. 
•    The Owls average 13.7 yards per completion, which ranks 20th nationally, while Sheppard himself is averaging 14.7 yards per completion which is eighth best in the FBS.
•    Sophomore running back Keveun Mason is Temple's leading rusher with 564 yards and three touchdowns on 102 carries.
•    Fifth-year senior Colin Chase, a transfer from St. Thomas, is Temple's leading receiver with 20 catches for 330 yards and two touchdowns, while senior tight end Peter Clarke has 18 catches for 273 yards and two touchdowns. According to published reports, Clarke was injured in the East Carolina game and his status at print time was unknown.
•    Temple's offensive line is exception and ranks 17th in the FBS in tackles for loss allowed (3.6 per game).
•    Senior linebacker Curly Ordonez, a transfer from Independence Community College, is one of the best linebackers in the country. He has 77 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Senior safety Saboor Karriem, a transfer from Illinois, has 53 stops, two tackles for loss, an interception and a fumble recovery.
•    Ordonez is fourth in the nation in solo tackles per game (5.8), while Karriem is 14th (4.9). Ordonez is also 12th in total tackles per game (9.6),
•    Temple's two defensive touchdowns rank 10th nationally.
•    The Owls are an incredibly disciplined team, ranking fourth in fewest penalties per game (4.1) and eighth in fewest penalty yards per game (35.8).
•    Senior kicker Carl Hardin is 22nd in the country in field goals made per game (1.50).
•    Senior punt returner JoJo Bermudez, a transfer from Delaware, ranks fifth in the nation at 15.1 yards per return.