SMU Mustangs (9-1, 5-1 AAC) at Navy Midshipmen (7-2, 5-1 AAC)
Saturday 23 November 2019
1530 ET
Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis MD
CBSSN (John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch)
Navy Radio Network (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Keith Mills, Scott Wykoff):
WBAL 1090 AM / 101.5 FM (Baltimore)
WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM (Annapolis)
WJXL 1010 AM, 92.5 FM (Jacksonville)
WXTG 102.1 FM / 1490 AM (Norfolk, Va.)
W270DA 101.9 FM (Norfolk, Va.)
WQBK 107.9 FM (Williamsburg / Yorktown, Va.)
KWFN 97.3 FM (San Diego, Calif.)
WFED 1500 AM
WFED 104.5 FM (Western Fairfax / Loudon, Va.)
WFED 820 AM, 94.3 FM (Frederick, Md.)
WBQH 1050 AM, 93.5 FM (Washington, DC / No. Virginia)
Sirius Ch. 138 / XM Ch. 201 / Internet Ch. 964
• Navy and No. 25/21/21 SMU (CFP/AP/Coaches) will meet for the 21st time when they square off on Saturday afternoon in a huge American Athletic Conference game at NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000) in Annapolis. The game is resented by First Command. A few tickets still remain for Saturday’s contest, however fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets prior to game day because of the expected sellout.
• Saturday marks the final home game for Navy’s 32 seniors. The Mids have won 16 consecutive games on Senior Day with its last Senior Day loss coming in 2002, when Navy lost a 38-0 decision to UConn.
• If Navy or SMU wins their final two games, they will at least share the AAC West division title with Memphis. Navy was cochamps with Houston in 2015 and won the West outright in 2016. Memphis owns the tiebreaker over both Navy and SMU and controls its own destiny to the AAC Championship game.
• If Memphis were to lose to either USF on Saturday or to Cincinnati the following Friday (11/29), the winner of Saturday’s Navy vs. SMU game would have the opportunity to win the AAC West outright with a win next Saturday (Navy at Houston, SMU hosts Tulane).
• Navy is off to a 7-2 start for the first time since 2016. That year, the Mids started 9-2 and won the AAC West before injuries hit and Navy lost its final three games to finish 9-5.
• SMU enters Saturday’s game with a 9-1 record and is coming off a thrilling 59-51 victory over East Carolina in a game that saw starting quarterback Shane Buechele throw for 414 yards and five touchdowns. SMU’s only loss was a 54-48 barnburner at Memphis.
• Navy last beat a ranked opponent in 2016 when the Mids stunned No. 6 Houston, 46-40, in Annapolis.
GAME DAY FESTIVITIES
• The Navy football team will arrive at the Blue Angel on the West (Blue) side of the stadium at approximately 1:00 pm. 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.
• The March-On of the Brigade of Midshipmen will begin at 3:07 pm.
• The National Anthem will take place at 3:17:30 pm, followed by a flyover at the end of the National Anthem.
• The Senior Salute begins at 3:21 pm.
• The men’s tennis team will be honored between the first and second quarter for winning the 2019 Patriot League Championship and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Andrew Ton recorded a break of serve late in the third set to extend his No. 1 singles match, then didn’t allow a point in winning a tiebreaker to give Navy a dramatic 4-3 victory over Army at the Malek Tennis Center in West Point, N.Y. The win by the top-seeded Mids over the second-seeded Black Knights sent Navy to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row, the third time in head coach Chris Garner’s five seasons and the eighth time in the last 13 seasons. The victory also was Navy’s 12th Patriot League title in the 26 seasons the league has utilized the head-tohead match tournament format to determine its champion.
• At halftime, Cheerleaders of America and the Drum & Bugle Corps will perform.
• The pilots from the flyover will be recognized between the third and fourth quarters.
• Following the game, 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.
NAVY’S 32 SENIORS TO BE HONORED IN PREGAME CEREMONY
• Navy’s 32 seniors will be honored prior to the start of Saturday’s game as part of Senior Day ceremonies.
• The senior class has posted a 26-23 record (.531) with at least four games remaining.
• The following players will be playing their final game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday: Mike Adzima,
Carter Bankston, Travis Brannan, Eric Cal, Paul Carothers, Nizaire Cromartie, OJ Davis, Marcus Edwards, David Forney, Joe Goff, Jeremy Griffis, Sion Harrington, Ford Higgins, Jude Hydrick, Walter Little, Tazh Maloy, Elan Nash, Mack Nash, Noruwa Obanor, J.R. Osborn, Malcolm Perry, Michael Pifer, Tyler Pistorio, Jackson Pittman, Mason Plante, Denzel Polk, T.J. Salu, Dave Tolentino, Owen White, Kendel Wright, Aleksei Yaramus and Niko Yaramus.
That’s some grade A ping pong right there.
(11-22-2019 08:59 AM)SMUleopold Wrote: [ -> ] (11-21-2019 09:15 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote: [ -> ]Navy Football Seniors Receive their Service Assignments
https://navysports.com/news/2019/11/21/n...ments.aspx
Nice. As an old 11A/B I'm guessing the 'Marine Corps Ground' is Marine Infantry?
It's really "non-Pilot." All Marine 2LTs go to The Basic School and MOS are assigned coming out of there - Marine Corps Ground could end up after TBS in Infantry, artillery, armor, comms, intel, supply...
This game is going to be a blowout.
… only I cant tell who is going to win.
I want Navy to win this one, but not because I'm a Memphis fan and an SMU loss helps us. Except when playing Memphis I always want the service academies to win. Members of our armed forces are my heroes.
(11-22-2019 10:20 AM)TigerBill Wrote: [ -> ]I want Navy to win this one, but not because I'm a Memphis fan and an SMU loss helps us. Except when playing Memphis I always want the service academies to win. Members of our armed forces are my heroes.
Thanks for the sentiment.
But regarding the bolded part...both SMU and Navy are 5-1...whoever wins will be in position to jump a second-loss Memphis with a win the 30th...
Minor correction to the game notes - Next Saturday, SMU HOSTS Tulane.
(11-22-2019 10:57 AM)CA Mustang Wrote: [ -> ]Minor correction to the game notes - Next Saturday, SMU HOSTS Tulane.
Thanks. Edited in my post...
(11-22-2019 12:27 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote: [ -> ]
LOL....nice.
We're more of a TransAm outfit.
(11-22-2019 10:20 AM)TigerBill Wrote: [ -> ]I want Navy to win this one, but not because I'm a Memphis fan and an SMU loss helps us. Except when playing Memphis I always want the service academies to win. Members of our armed forces are my heroes.
Who you want to win should probably depend on who you believe is more likely to lose their final game...take the opposite team.
Navy plays @Houston to finish.
SMU hosts Tulane.
I think SMU is more likely to lose despite it being at home, so I think Memphis fans should probably root for SMU in this one because they are more likely to protect them in the 2 loss tiebreaker scenario (which they win against both teams).
(11-22-2019 12:27 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote: [ -> ]
Not last year, you didnt
(11-23-2019 01:37 AM)SMUleopold Wrote: [ -> ] (11-22-2019 12:27 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote: [ -> ]
Not last year, you didnt
Yup, you have scoreboard for at least ten more hours.
Navy's worst team by far since 2001 and at your place you won on an OT two point conversion (that was an inch or two from being batted away).
Should be a great game, can't wait for kickoff.
(11-22-2019 12:36 PM)SadderBudweiser Wrote: [ -> ] (11-22-2019 12:27 PM)slhNavy91 Wrote: [ -> ]
LOL....nice.
We're more of a TransAm outfit.
I didn't see the car when I went past VADM Buck's house this morning...
NAVY AND SMU BATTLE FOR THE GANSZ TROPHY
• The SMU and Navy Athletic Departments created the Gansz Trophy in 2009, a travelling trophy to honor the late coaching legend Frank Gansz. Navy is 6-1 in Gansz Trophy games since the trophy was created.
• Considered perhaps the top special teams coach in the history of the NFL, Frank Gansz spent time at both SMU and the Naval Academy. Gansz was starting his second season as special teams coach on the Hilltop when he passed away on April 27, 2009. As a collegian, Gansz played center and linebacker for the Naval Academy from 1957 to 1959 and graduated in 1960. He also spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Navy.
• In all, Gansz was a veteran of 38 seasons of coaching - 24 in the NFL and 14 in the collegiate ranks.
• Prior to coming to SMU in 2008, Gansz was with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he was special teams coordinator in 2000 and 2001. Prior to his time with the Jags, he served as the special teams coach of the St. Louis Rams for three seasons, helping the team to its victory in Super Bowl XXXIV.
• In 1986, Gansz’s first year as the assistant head coach/special teams for Kansas City, the Chiefs blocked or deflected an NFL-record 10 kicks and scored five touchdowns. Because of his success with the special teams, Gansz was promoted to head coach of the Chiefs, a role he served from 1987 to 1988.
• He left the Chiefs to become the special teams coach of the Detroit Lions from 1989 to 1993, a period in which Mel Gray developed into the NFL’s all-time leader in combined kick return yardage. In 1989, Gansz was named NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year by his peers. Gansz then spent
three years as the assistant head coach/special teams for the Atlanta Falcons from 1994 to 1996.
• Gansz’s NFL career began in 1978 as special teams coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He coached special teams and tight ends for Cincinnati (1979-80), Kansas City (1981-82) and Philadelphia (1983-85).
• After serving as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force for nearly seven years, Gansz began his coaching career at the Air Force Academy (1964-66). He also had coaching stints at Colgate (1968), Navy (1969-72), Oklahoma State (1973, 1975), Army (1974) and UCLA (1976-77).