College Football Preview: Navy vs. Temple

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Navy meets Temple on Saturday in Annapolis. AcademyWars.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.

Team Schedules/Results

Navy

Date Opponent Result
09/07/20 Brigham Young L 3-55
09/19/20 @ Tulane W 27-24
10/03/20 @ Air Force L 7-40
10/10/20 Temple
10/17/20 @ East Carolina
10/24/20 Houston
10/31/20 @ SMU
11/07/20 Tulsa
11/14/20 Memphis
11/21/20 @ USF
12/12/20 Army (Philadelphia)

Temple

Date Opponent Result
10/10/20 @ Navy
10/17/20 South Fla.
10/24/20 @ Memphis
10/31/20 @ Tulane
11/05/20 Southern Methodist
11/14/20 @ UCF
11/21/20 East Caro.
11/28/20 Cincinnati

ESPN FPI

Navy: 97

Temple: 87

Key Stats

Stat (per game) Navy Temple
Points 12.3 NA
Points Allowed 39.7 NA
Total YDS 246.7 NA
Pass YDS 109.0 NA
Rush YDS 137.7 NA
Total YDS Allowed 454.3 NA
Rush YDS Allowed 311.7 NA
Pass YDS Allowed 142.7 NA
3rd Down Conv. 30% NA
3rd Down Conv. DEF 31.3 NA
Turnover Margin -0.33 NA

Players to Watch

Navy

RB Myles Fells, QB Perry Olsen, RB Jamale Carothers, WR Mark Walker, LB Diego Fagot, DB Evan Fochtman, K Bijan Nichols.

Temple

QB Anthony Russo, RB Re’Mahn (Ray) Davis, WR Branden Mack, C C.J. Perez, DL Daniel Archibong, LB Will Kwenkeu, DB Amir Tyler

Injuries

Navy

Dalen Morris QB Prob Sat – Undisclosed
Evan Fochtman S Ques Sat – Undisclosed

Temple

Re Al Mitchell QB Out For Season – Eligibility
Daesean Winston S Out For Season – Personal
Kennique Bonner Steward QB Out For Season – Personal
Anthony Russo QB Prob Sat – Undisclosed

Source: boydsbets.com

Comments

You have to not feel good about this game. Temple is a well-coached team. They are kind of like Air Force last week, they have plenty of video from this season to watch on Navy. Meanwhile, the Mids have nothing on the Owls from this season. Owl QB Anthony Russo, who passed for 2,861 yds 2019, could be a big problem. Navy plays this one close but Temple prevails.

AcademyWars.com Prediction

Temple 35, Navy 27

Saturday’s game kicks off at 6:00 PM ET. Watch on the CBS Sports Network.