Game notes: Memphis at Navy
Saturday, November 21, noon ET, Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Memphis (5–2, 2–1 in conference) at Navy (2–4, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, November 21, noon ET, Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 12th meeting; Memphis leads the series 6–5.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Thursday, November 27, 2025: Navy 28, Memphis 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2015: Navy 45, Memphis 20.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Navy is 3–2 at home against Memphis.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Navy 28–17 (at Memphis); 2024: Navy 56–44 (at Navy); 2023: Memphis 28–24 (at Memphis); 2022: Memphis 37–13 (at Navy); 2021: Memphis 35–17 (at Memphis).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Memphis
- Memphis is 5–2 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 27–21 at UNLV; W 42–24 vs. Arkansas State; L 20–38 at Boise State; W 45–21 vs. UT Martin; W 59–8 at Charlotte; W 38–13 vs. UAB; L 17–31 at Tulane.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Memphis is No. 48 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Charles Huff is 5–2 in his first season at Memphis and 44–27 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Charles Huff is 1–0 against Navy.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Marcus Stokes (QB): 1,841 passing yards, 18 TD, No. 7 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylin Carter (RB): 780 rushing yards, 8 TD, No. 7 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Michael Montgomery (LB): 46 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Memphis lost to No. 24 Houston 55–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Navy
- Navy is 2–4 (1–3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 42–15 vs. Towson; L 30–38 at Florida Atlantic; L 20–24 at UAB; L 9–14 at Air Force; W 34–26 vs. Tulsa; L 34–38 at UTSA.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Navy is No. 67 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brian Newberry is 28–16 in his fourth season at Navy.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brian Newberry is 2–1 against Memphis.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jackson Gutierrez (QB): 559 passing yards, 6 TD; 644 rushing yards, 9 TD, No. 9 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Braxton Woodson (QB): 372 rushing yards, 5 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Coleman Cauley (LB): 49 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Navy beat Tulsa 44–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Charles Huff and Brian Newberry as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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