College Football Preview: Navy vs. Notre Dame

Navy-Notre Dame

Navy visits Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend. AcademyWars.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.

Team Schedules/Results

Navy

Date Opponent Result
08/31/19 Holy Cross W 45-7
09/14/19 East Caro. W 42-10
09/26/19 @ Memphis L 23-35
10/05/19 Air Force W 34-25
10/12/19 @ Tulsa W 45-17
10/19/19 South Fla. W 35-3
10/26/19 Tulane W 41-38
11/01/19 @ Connecticut W 56-10
11/16/19 @ Notre Dame
11/23/19 Southern Methodist
11/30/19 @ Houston
12/14/19 vs. Army

Notre Dame

Date Opponent Result
09/02/19 @ Louisville W 35-17
09/14/19 New Mexico W 66-14
09/21/19 @ Georgia L 17-23
09/28/19 Virginia W 35-20
10/05/19 Bowling Green W 52-0
10/12/19 Southern California W 30-27
10/26/19 @ Michigan L 14-45
11/02/19 Virginia Tech W 21-20
11/09/19 @ Duke W 38-7
11/16/19 Navy
11/23/19 Boston College
11/30/19 @ Stanford

ESPN FPI

Navy: 42

Notre Dame: 14

Key Stats

Navy
Team Averages
Notre Dame
40.1
Points
34.2
18.1
Points Allowed
19.2
456.8
Total YDS
421.9
98.9
Pass YDS
246.9
357.9
Rush YDS
175.0
310.6
Total YDS Allowed
329.3
201.3
Pass YDS Allowed
171.8
109.4
Rush YDS Allowed
157.6
0.13
Turnover margin
0.78
0.485
3rd Down Conv.
0.411
0.325
3rd Down Conv. DEF
0.311

Players to Watch

Navy

QB Malcolm Perry, WR Mychal Cooper, C Ford Higgins, NG Jackson Pittman, RAID Nizaire Cromartie, P Owen White.

Notre Dame

QB Ian Book, RB Tony Jones Jr., WR Chris Finke, RG Tommy Kraemer, DE Julian Okwara, LB Asmar Bilal, S Alohi Gilman.

Injuries

Navy

Date Pos Player Injury Status
11/10/19 LB Tama Tuitele Leg is “?” Saturday vs Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Date Pos Player Injury Status
11/11/19 WR Joe Wilkins Hamstring missed last game – is “?” Saturday vs Navy
11/10/19 LB Jack Lamb Hip is “?” Saturday vs Navy
11/10/19 DL Julian Okwara Leg is out for season
11/02/19 OL Robert Hainsey Ankle is out indefinitely
10/28/19 OL Tommy Kraemer MCL is out indefinitely
10/26/19 WR Michael Young Transferred has left team
09/29/19 DL Daelin Hayes Shoulder is out for season
09/29/19 CB Shaun Crawford Elbow is out indefinitely
08/28/19 WR Kevin Austin Suspension is out indefinitely

Source: Donbest.com

Comments

Navy has shown a lot of improvement in their annual series with the Irish. After going from 1964 to 2006 without a win in the series, the Mids have now won four times since 2006. 2019 could be another year of a Navy victory. However, this Notre Dame team is very strong. Playing in South Bend the odds are that the Irish will more likely prevail.

AcademyWars.com Prediction

Notre Dame 27, Navy 24

Saturday’s game kicks off at 2:30 pm ET. Watch on the NBC Network.

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