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Navy (6-0, 4-0 American) vs. FAU (3-4, 2-2 American)
When
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 | 3:30 pm (ET)
Location
Annapolis, Md. | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Parking & Fan Guide
Television
CBS Sports Network (Chris Lewis, 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 145, SXM App 145 | Apps: Audacy (WNAV and KWFN) and TuneIn (WBAL)
Live Stats
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Game Notes
Navy | FAU | AAC
Season Statistics
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Opening Kick
• Navy (6-0, 4-0 in the American) and FAU (3-4, 2-2) will meet for the 1st time as conference foes and the 3rd time overall on Saturday afternoon (3:30 pm) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in Annapolis. Saturday’s contest is presented by Boeing.
• Navy is one of just 6 remaining unbeaten teams, joining BYU, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Ohio State and Texas A&M.
• Navy has won 9-consecutive games dating back to last year, which is tied with BYU for the 2nd-longest active winning streak in the country. Ohio State has the longest winning streak in the FBS with 11-straight wins.
• The 9-game winning streak over a 2-year span is tied for the 4th-longest winning streak in school history and puts the Mids 1 win away from tying the school record. The 9-consecutive wins is the longest winning streak at Navy since 1959-60 when the Mids won a school-record tying 10-straight games (the final 3 games of the 1959 season and the first 7 games of the 1960 season). Navy also won 10-straight games in 1917-18 and 1910-11. Navy won 9-consecutive games in 1954-55, 1926, 1920-21 and 1897-98.
• A win over FAU would give Navy a 7-0 record for just the 5th time in school history and for the 1st time since 1978 (started 7-0, finished 9-3). It would also tie for the 2nd-best start to a season in school history. The other Navy teams to start 7-0 were 1960 (started 7-0, finished 9-2 and Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy), 1934 (started 7-0, finshed 8-1) and 1926 (started 9-0, finished 9-0-1 and earned a share of the National Championship). The 6-0 start is already tied for the 5th-best start in school history alongside last year’s squad and the 1979 and 1905 teams.
• Navy has won 6-consecutive games against American Conference opponents dating back to last year (does not count the win over Army, which is a non-conference game). That is tied for the 3rd-longest conference winning streak in the country with BYU and Georgia Tech. Boise State leads the nation with 15-straight wins, while Buffalo has won 7-straight conference contests.
• Navy has started the season 6-0 in back-to-back years for the first time since 1978-79. The 1978 team started 7-0 and finished 9-3, which included wins over Air Force and Army and a win over BYU in the inaugural Holiday Bowl. The 1979 team started 6-0 and finished 7-4, which included wins over Air Force and Army.
• Navy has won 76-consecutive games at home when leading after 3 quarters, the nation’s longest streak. The last time Navy lost at home when leading after 3 quarters was Oct. 23, 1999, when the Mids led Akron 29-13 and lost 35-29.
• Navy became bowl eligible with a thrilling 32-31 win over Temple on Oct. 11. Navy has played in 25 bowl games all-time, including last year’s 21-20 win over Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. Navy owns a 13-11-1 record in bowl games, winning 6 of the last 7.
• Saturday is Homecoming for the Mids. Navy is 45-28 (.616) all-time in Homecoming games, including last year’s 51-17 win over Charlotte. Navy has won the last 3 Homecoming games. The last time Navy lost on Homecoming was in 2021, when Cincinnati dealt Navy a 27-20 loss en route to making the College Football Playoffs.
• Navy leads the all-time series against FAU 2-0. The Mids defeated the Owls 24-17 in Annapolis in 2012 and won at FAU 42-19 in 2017.
• Saturday will mark the 3rd time in the last 4 games the Mids have played a team whose nickname is the Owls. Navy defeated the Rice Owls 21-13 on Sept. 27 and defeated the Temple Owls 32-31 on Oct. 11.
• Navy owns a 754-603-57 (.553) record over 145 seasons. The 754 wins are the 23rd most in FBS history, the most of any Service Academy and the most of any team not in the Autonomy 4.
• Brian Newberry started off 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 is currently 21-10 as a head coach.
• Four of Navy’s last 6 wins have come by one possession: a 21-20 win over Oklahoma in the 2024 Armed Forces Bowl, a 21-13 victory over Rice, a 34-31 win over Air Force and a 32-31 win over Temple.
• Navy has 23 players on its roster from the state of Florida, the most of any state, including key players sophomore offensive tackle Jaylin Acevedeo (Orlando), sophomore nose guard Xavyer Arrington (Vero Beach), junior snipe Isaiah Bryant (Mount Dora), senior snipe Brandon Chatman (Fort Lauderdale), senior guard Greyson Crawford (Orlando), junior safety Seth English (Gainesville), junior wide receiver Josh Guerin (Fort Lauderdale), junior snipe TK Hodges (Orlando), senior outside linebacker Luke Pirris (Ponte Vedra Beach), senior defensive tackle Kendall Whiteside (Tampa) and junior quarterback Braxton Woodson (Altamonte Springs).
• Navy started the year playing 4 of its first-5 at home. The Mids will finish the season with 4 of their final-5 games played away from Annapolis.
• Navy has won 4-consecutive road games dating back to last year, which is the 3rd-longest streak in the country. Oregon leads the way with 10-straight road wins, while Ohio State has won 5 in a row.
• Navy’s 16 first-time starters this year are the fourth most in the country.
• The Mids are averaging 305.0 rushing yards per game this season, which leads the FBS. Air Force is 2nd, averaging 283.7 yards per game.
• The Navy offense is 1st in the country in red zone touchdown percentage with 21 touchdowns in 24 attempts (.840).
• The Mids are tied with Cincinnati and Maryland for 1st in the country in fewest sacks allowed with 2.
• Navy has had 7 offensive plays go for 60 yards or more, which is tied with Air Force and UTSA for the most in the country
• Navy is 2nd in the country in passing yards per completion, averaging 18.3 yards per catch. Air Force is 1st at 20.3.
• The Mids have had 10 plays of 50 yards or more, which is tied for the 2nd most in the country with UTSA. Texas State is 1st with 12.
• Navy has given up just 3.00 tackles for loss per game, which is tied with Miami (Fla.) for the 3rd fewest in the country. Ohio State and Texas A&M are tied for 1st (2.71).
• The Navy offense is 4th in the country in team passing efficiency (177.96). Indiana is 1st at 193.7.
• Navy’s 22 rushing touchdowns are tied for the 5th most in the FBS. North Texas, Memphis, Air Force and Texas State all have 23 rushing touchdowns.
• The Navy offense is 5th nationally in 3rd down conversions, converting 37 of 69 (.536).
• The Mids are tied for 5th in the FBS in 4th down conversions, converting 9 of 11 (.818).
• Navy recorded 450 yards or more of total offense in the first 5 games this year. It’s the 1st time Navy has had 450 or more yards in five-consecutive games in school history. That streak ended at Temple when the Mids gained 384 yards.
• The Air Force win marked the 1st time Navy has had a 100-yard rusher, 100-yard receiver and 300-yard passer (130 rush by Blake Horvath, 243 rec by Eli Heidenreich, 339 pass by Blake Horvath) in a game since 2000 in a loss against Tulane (115 rush by Brian Broadwater, 119 rec by Josh Bock & 119 rec by Dominic Bailey, 302 pass by Brian Broadwater).
• Blake Horvath (Sr. / QB) has thrown just 7 interceptions in 232-career attempts for an interception percentage of .030 per attempt. That mark is the 3rd-best average in school history. The Navy record is .017 set by current Navy radio analyst Keenan Reynolds, who threw just 8 interceptions in 462-career attempts.
• Horvath’s 172.3 career pass efficiency rating is the highest of any quarterback in Service Academy history with 150 or more attempts. Dating back to 1956, he is 1 of just 16 quarterbacks in the FBS to have a career passing efficiency of 172.0 or better with 225 or more passing attempts. Horvath is 15th on that list. LSU’s Joe Burrow (172.4) is 14th, Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker (172.2) is 16th. Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa is the leader (199.4).
• Horvath has run for 100 yards and thrown for a 100 yards in 3-straight games. He is the first Navy player to do that since Zach Abey in 2017. No Navy player has accomplished that feat in 4-consecutive games.
• Horvath and Malcolm Perry (2016-19) are the only Navy football players in school history to have multiple runs of 90 yards or more in a career.
• Horvath’s average of 8.3 yards of total offense per play (4,486 yards on 542 plays) over his career is the 2nd-best mark in school history. Shun White holds the record at 8.9 (2005-08).
• Horvath is averaging 17.5 yards per completion in his career (138 comp / 2,417 yds), which is the 2nd-best average in school history. The record is 18.8 set by Ricky Dobbs (2008-10).
• Horvath’s 469 yards of total offense (130 yds rush, 339 yds pass) in Navy’s win against Air Force is a school record. The previous record was 428 yards set by Will Worth in a loss at USF in 2016. Horvath is the 1st quarterback in the FBS to throw for 330 yards or more with 3 or more touchdowns and rush for 130 or more yards with 1 or more touchdowns in a game since LSU’s Jayden Daniels against Florida in 2023.
• Horvath has rushed for over 100 yards in 4-straight games, making him the first Navy player to do that since Malcolm Perry had 10-consecutive 100-yard rushing games in 2019.
• Horvath’s 8 rushing touchdowns are tied for the 6th most in the FBS among quarterbacks.
• Horvath is averaging 106.7 rushing yards per game this year, which ranks 8th nationally and is the most by a quarterback.
• Horvath’s 189.3 passing efficiency in 2025 would be a school record. The record is 181.6 by Malcolm Perry in 2019. It would be the 3rd best in the FBS if he had enough pass attempts.
• Horvath is averaging 9.1 yards of total offense per play this year, which would be a school record. The record is 8.5 set by Malcolm Perry in 2017.
• Horvath is averaging 18.8 yards per completion in 2025, the 4th-best average in school history. It would lead the FBS if he had enough attempts to qualify.
• Horvath’s 22 career passing touchdowns are the sixth most in school history. He is one behind Jim Kubiak for 5th.
• Horvath is ranked as the 7th-best quarterback in the FBS by Pro Football Focus with a grade of 88.4. He is also ranked 16th as a passer (84.1) and 15th as a runner (76.6).
• Eli Heidenreich’s (Sr. / Snipe) 14-career receiving touchdowns are the most in school history. Heidenreich’s 1,538 career receiving yards are the 3rd most in school history. He is 88 yards away from 2nd-place Jamir Tillman and 198 yards from record holder Rob Taylor.
• Heidenreich had a career-high 8 catches for a school-record 243 yards and a school-record tying 3 touchdown catches in Navy’s win over Air Force. He is the 1st Navy player in school history to surpass 200 yards receiving in a game. The previous record was 194 yards by Cory Schemm in the 1996 Aloha Bowl against Cal.
• Heidenreich is 8th in the FBS in yards per reception, averaging 21.1 yards per catch.
• Heidenreich is ranked as the best running back in the FBS with a grade of 91.7 (PFF has Heidenreich as a fullback, which he is most definitely not) and his receiving grade of 93,1 is the best of any running back or wide receiver. Alex Tecza (Sr. / RB) is ranked as the 4th-best pass catching running back in the FBS with a grade of 88.1.
• Either Heidenreich or Tecza have scored a touchdown for Navy in 23 of their 29-career games (they have scored in the same game 8 times, including the first-3 games in 2025). Heidenreich has 21-career touchdowns (7 rush, 14 rec), while Tecza has 20 (18 rush, 2 rec).
• Pro Football Focus ranks Landon Robinson (Sr. / NG) as the 2nd best overall interior defensive lineman in the FBS with a grade of 87.1. Robinson is rated as the 2nd best pass rushing interior defensive lineman by PFF with a grade of 90.9.
• Braxton Woodson’s (Jr. / QB) 180 yards rushing on 7 carries against VMI are the most yards rushing on 7 carries or less in an FBS game since LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for 188 yards on 6 carries against Arkansas on Nov. 23, 2019 in a 56-20 LSU win.
• Jackson Gutierrez (So. / QB-RB) is listed on the depth chart at two different positions. He is the only player in the FBS to be listed on the three-deep depth chart at quarterback and another position.
• Ira Oniha (Jr. / CB) broke up 3 passes in Navy’s win over Tulsa, which is tied for the 2nd most at Navy in the last 20 years. He also had 3 PBUs against Temple.
Broadcast Coverage
• CBS Sports Network will carry Saturday’s game with Chris Lewis (play-by-play), College Football Hall of Famer Randy Cross (color) and Brandon Baylor (sidelines) on the call.
• The Navy Insider Pregame Show with Scott Wykoff will get underway at 2:00 pm on WBAL Radio (1090 AM).
• 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 in a 30-minute postgame show.
• WNAV (1430 AM) launched unprecedented coverage of Navy football with the debut of Navy Game Day in 2025.
• Expanding upon an aggressive Navy-related programming lineup; WNAV has added the Sing Second Sports Podcast followed by an encore airing of the Navy Sports Magazine 5 hours prior to kickoff.
• The Anchors Aweigh and Navy Football Podcasts will air 4 and 3 hours prior to kickoff, respectively.
• The WNAV Navy Tailgate Show will bring fans a live program from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 2 hours 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.
Game Day Timeline
• 1:05 pm-1:15 pm – The Navy football team will arrive at the Blue Angel on the West (Blue) side of the stadium. The team will walk down the sidewalk and through NavyFest before walking to 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. Due to the government shutdown there is not currently a fly-by scheduled.
• 3:28:20 pm – Navy will take the field with FAU to follow
• 3:32 pm – Kickoff. Note, everything could back up 5 minutes if CBS Sports Network determines there needs to be a 5 minute slide due to the first game (Ohio-Eastern Michigan) going long.
• 1st/2nd Quarter Break – The Navy women’s lacrosse team will be recognized.
• Mikayla Williams scored the golden goal with 16 seconds remaining in the first half of overtime to lift No. 21 Navy to a 14-13 victory over top-seeded and 15th-ranked Loyola in the Patriot League Tournament Championship Game.
• It was Navy’s 7th Patriot League Championship in program history and the first since 2018. The Midshipmen earned the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. It was the eighth time in program history the Mids advanced to the NCAA Tournament and the first time since 2019.
• The win snapped Loyola’s 61-game winning streak against Patriot League opponents (both regular season and postseason). The win by Navy was the 4th in program history against Loyola, including 3 in the Patriot League Championship (2017, ’18, ’25). The Mids remain the only Patriot League school to defeat the Greyhounds.
• Navy overcame a 5-goal deficit, outscoring the Greyhounds, 7-2, in the 4th quarter and overtime. It was the 1st time Navy rallied from 5 goals down to earn a victory since notching a 14-13 come-from-behind victory over No. 11 Florida in March of 2019.
• Halftime – The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, led by former Navy football starter and team captain Ford Higgins (’20), will perform if the government shutdown ends. The Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will also perform.
• 3rd/4th Quarter Break – If there is a pregame flyover, the pilots will be recognized.
• Postgame – 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.
Bowl Eligible
• Navy became bowl eligible with a thrilling 32-31 win over Temple on Oct. 11.
• Navy has played in 25 bowl games all time, including last year’s 21-20 win over Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. Navy owns a 13-11-1 record in bowl games, winning 6 of the last 7.
• American Conference teams are guaranteed at least 8 bowl appearances in 2025 as part of the conference’s postseason lineup, which began in the 2020 season.
• The American champion would play in the College Football Playoff if it’s ranked among the 5 highest-ranked conference champions by the CFP selection committee.
• As part of the current bowl cycle, The American will annually send teams to the Go Bowling Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Wasabi Fenway Bowl in Boston, facing opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference in those matchups. Additionally, The American will send a team to the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl and the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl.
• The American will also fill 4 spots from a group of 8 bowls: the Birmingham Bowl, the StaffDNA Cure Bowl, the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, the Boca Raton Bowl, the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, the Isleta New Mexico Bowl and the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
• Aside the from the 8 primary bowl affiliations in place for 2025, The American has secondary agreements with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and the Quick Lane Bowl.
