Game Notes: Army vs. Navy

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Black Knights and Midshipmen face off in the 120th Army-Navy Game, presented by USAA, on Dec. 14 at 3 p.m.

The contest will air live on CBS with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jamie Erdahl on the call. The game can also be heard on the Army Sports Network through the TuneInapp or goarmywestpoint.com, as well as national radio on Westwood One.

HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • CBS
RADIO • Army Sports Network
GAME NOTES • Army Notes • Navy Notes
LIVE STATS • GoArmyWestPoint.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Football

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Black Knights face the Midshipmen in the 120th Army-Navy Game, presented by USAA, on Dec. 14.
• America's Game is slated for 3 p.m. and Army will be looking for its fourth consecutive win over its archrival.
• The contest will air live on CBS with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jamie Erdahl on the call.
• The game can also be heard on the Army Sports Network through the TuneIn app or goarmywestpoint.com, and Westwood One national radio will carry the game as well.

THE OPENING KICKOFF
• Since the start of the 2016 season, Army is averaging a nation's best 331.8 yards per game on the ground.
• Army West Point is averaging 311.7 rushing yards per game (2nd nationally) in 2019 and has 3,740 net rushing yards total (2nd).
• The Blacks Knights own the best third down conversion rate dating back to the 2010 season, converting 809-of-1,697 third downs (47.7 percent).
• The Black Knights' 44 rushing scores are tied for second in the nation, while their 5.4 yards per rush is 13th.
• Army's had 19 rushes go for 30 or more yards this season, good for a tie for fifth in the nation. It is 10th in 10-plus yard rushes (92), tied for 10th in 40-plus rushes (9), and is 13th in 20-plus (27).
• The Black Knights have three plays this year that have gone for 80 yards or more (all touchdowns), which is tied for the nation's lead.
• Army is 20th nationally in passing defense (193.8), tied for 21st in fumble recoveries (10), is 28th in first downs allowed (217) and 30th in total defense (337.8).
• Senior defensive back Elijah Riley and linebacker Cole Christiansen each have earned spots in all-star games. Riley will participate in the East-West Shrine Bowl, while Christiansen will take part in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
• It marks the second consecutive year that two Army players have participated in collegiate all-star games (Brett Toth - Senior Bowl; Darnell Woolfolk - East-West Shrine Bowl).
• Army head coach Jeff Monken was an assistant coach at Navy from 2002-07 under Paul Johnson. He and current Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo have been assistant coaches together at Hawaii (1990) and Navy (2002-07).

ARMY-NAVY HISTORY
• This will be the 120th all-time meeting between the two service-academy rivals.
• The Mids currently lead the series 60-52-7, but the Black Knights have won the last three games.
• Five of the last six meetings and seven of the last 11 between these two programs have been decided by seven or fewer points.
• Army won the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy for the second year in a row in 2018, marking the first time in program history that it claimed the trophy in back-to-back years.
• The Black Knights limited Navy to 10 points in last season's contest, their best defensive performance against the Mids since allowing three points in 1987.
• Army earned its third consecutive win over Navy for its longest winning streak since 1994-96. With a win this year, it would match a win streak of four games from 1993-96.

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