College Football Preview: Navy vs. Houston

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

Team Schedules/Results

Navy Date Opp. 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 W 31-29 10/17/20 @ East Carolina W 27-23 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)

Houston Date Opp. Result 10/08/20 Tulane W 49-31 10/16/20 BYU L 26-43 10/24/20 @ Navy 10/31/20 UCF 11/07/20 @ Cincinnati 11/14/20 South Fla. 11/21/20 @ SMU 11/28/20 Tulsa 12/05/20 @ Memphis

ESPN FPI

Navy: 101

Houston: 46

Key Stats

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.

Houston

QB Clayton Tune, RB Kyle Porter, WR Marquez Stevenson, OL Gio Pancotti, DL Payton Turner, DB Deontay Anderson.

Injuries

Navy

Dalen Morris QB Ques Sat – Concussion
Evan Fochtman S Ques Sat – Undisclosed
Tommy Lawley LB Ques Sat – Undisclosed

Houston

Zamar Kirven,LB,Ques Sat – Undisclosed
Malik Robinson,LB,Ques Sat – Undisclosed
Terrance Edgeston,LB,Ques Sat – Undisclosed
Ta Zhawn Henry,RB,Out For Season – Eligibility
Bubba Baxa,K,Out For Season – Eligibility
Sedrick Williams,DL,Out For Season – Personal

Source: boydsbets.com

Comments

This will be probably Navy’s toughest opponent so far this season. Maye Air Force is a little better than Houston. Houston has a very experienced group of 2-deep starters. They’ve got a quarterback that is a pinpoint passer averaging over 300 yards passing a game. Their defense is very strong against the run. They must have some kind of familiarity with the option since they played Navy five years in a row. Navy will give the Cougars a fight but Houston probably wins.

AcademyWars.com Prediction

Houston 34, Navy 27

Saturday’s game kicks off at 3:30 PM ET. Watch on the CBSSN Network.