College Football Preview: Navy vs. Holy Cross

Navy football hosts Holy Cross on Saturday in Annapolis. AcademyWars.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.

Team Schedules/Results

Navy Date Opponent Result Location 08/31 Holy Cross Home 09/14 E Carolina Home 09/26 Memphis Away 10/05 Air Force Home 10/12 Tulsa Away 10/19 S Florida Home 10/26 Tulane Home 11/01 Connecticut Away 11/16 Notre Dame Away 11/23 S Methodist Home 11/30 Houston Away 12/14 Army Home

Holy Cross Date Opponent Result Location 08/31 Navy Away 09/07 New Hampshire Home 09/21 Yale Away 09/28 Syracuse Away 10/05 Bucknell Away 10/12 Brown Away 10/19 Harvard Home 10/26 Colgate Home 11/02 Lehigh Away 11/09 Lafayette Home 11/16 Fordham Away 11/23 Georgetown Home

ESPN FPI

Navy: 111

Holy Cross: NR, FCS

Key Stats (2018 Stats)

Navy	Statistic	Holy Cross
417	Total Offense (YPG)	333.5
242	Passing YPG	194.8
175	Rushing YPG	138.7
45	Scoring Offense (PPG)	24.4
6	TDs Scored	35
1	FGs Scored	6
352	Total Defense (YPG)	369.2
	Passing Yds Allowed (YPG)	209.0
	Rushing Yds Allowed (YPG)	160.2
7	Scoring Defense (PPG)	26.0
0	Turnover Margin	-0.64
1	Fumbles Gained	12
1	Fumbles Lost	9
0	INTs Gained	5
0	INTs Lost	15

Players to Watch

Navy

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

Holy Cross

C Max Daurelle, TB Domenic Cozier, OT Jackson Dennis, DE Mark Ebo, FS Alex Johnson, P Cody Wilkinson.

Injuries

Navy

None reported.

Holy Cross

None reported.

Source: Donbest.com

Comments

Now is the time for Navy to finally wash their hands of the 2018 debacle. This is a new team and a new chance for success. This is a tuneup game for Navy but no team should ever overlook an opponent. Navy wins this game unless there is a flurry of turnovers and dumb penalties.

AcademyWars.com Prediction

Navy 38, Holy Cross 13

Saturday’s game kicks off at ET. Watch on the CBS Sports Network.