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Wk 15 · 2026

Navy Midshipmen vs Army Black Knights — Sat, Dec 12

Sat, Dec 12 · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ · CBS

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 62 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
American · 2-3
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NAVY -2.5 · total 37.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential ARMY by 7.3
American · 3-2

What is at stake

Army-Navy Game. Every player on both sidelines is going to serve, both academies sing both alma maters afterward with the losers first, and it is the last regular-season game standing alone on the calendar. They play for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (leg). A American game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus no home-field adjustment at a neutral site. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Navy: -6.7#95
Efficiency margin
Army: +0.6#66
Navy: 27.2
Offense (pts/100)
Army: 30.6
Navy: 24.9
Defense (pts/100)
Army: 21.0
Navy: 66.4
Pace (plays/g)
Army: 65.8
Navy: 6.05
Yards / play
Army: 6.32
Navy: 5.23
Yards / play allowed
Army: 6.60
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Navy: 27.0
Points / game
Army: 30.6
Navy: 23.4
Points allowed
Army: 19.2
Navy: 401
Yards / game
Army: 416
Navy: 322
Yards allowed
Army: 355
Navy: 225
Pass yds allowed
Army: 199
Navy: 97
Rush yds allowed
Army: 156
Navy: 1.80
Turnovers / game
Army: 0.40
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Navy form

W 34-26vs TLSAL 9-14at AFL 20-24at UABL 30-38at FAUW 42-15vs TOW
2026 season

Army form

W 20-17vs TULNL 29-31at LTW 21-17at TEML 24-28vs USFW 59-3vs BRY
2026 season

Navy this season

Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Army this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 5

OpponentNavyArmy
FAU
American
at L 30-38 previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Air Force
Mountain West
at L 9-14 previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Tulsa
American
vs W 34-26 previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Temple
American
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewat W 21-17 preview
Memphis
American
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Navy leads 14–6 · Navy has won the last 2
20 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 8.4 points toward Navy
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-12-13Army 16 — 17 NavyneutralNavy
20242024-12-14Navy 31 — 13 ArmyneutralNavy
20232023-12-09Army 17 — 11 NavyneutralArmy
20222022-12-10Navy 17 — 20 ArmyneutralArmy
20212021-12-11Army 13 — 17 NavyneutralNavy
20202020-12-12Navy 0 — 15 Armyat ARMYArmy
20192019-12-14Army 7 — 31 NavyneutralNavy
20182018-12-08Navy 10 — 17 ArmyneutralArmy
20172017-12-09Army 14 — 13 NavyneutralArmy
20162016-12-10Navy 17 — 21 ArmyneutralArmy
20152015-12-12Army 17 — 21 NavyneutralNavy
20142014-12-13Navy 17 — 10 ArmyneutralNavy
20132013-12-14Army 7 — 34 NavyneutralNavy
20122012-12-08Navy 17 — 13 ArmyneutralNavy
20112011-12-10Army 21 — 27 NavyneutralNavy
20102010-12-11Navy 31 — 17 ArmyneutralNavy
20092009-12-12Army 3 — 17 NavyneutralNavy
20082008-12-06Navy 34 — 0 ArmyneutralNavy
20072007-12-01Army 3 — 38 NavyneutralNavy
20062006-12-02Army 14 — 26 NavyneutralNavy

Navy leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJackson Gutierrez QB #817/40, 344 YDS, 3 TD
Braxton Woodson QB #57/20, 71 YDS, 1 INT
RushingBraxton Woodson QB #538 CAR, 299 YDS, 4 TD
Jackson Gutierrez QB #861 CAR, 273 YDS, 4 TD
Vic Listorti RB #4028 CAR, 175 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingTruman Brasfield WR #832 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TD
Luke Hutchison WR #894 REC, 75 YDS
Jordan Collins TE #842 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD
Vic Listorti RB #403 REC, 55 YDS
Defense
TacklesMarcAnthony Parker LB #5634
Coleman Cauley LB #5832
Giuseppe Sessi S #1625
SacksMarcAnthony Parker LB #564
Aiden Lyczek DE #652
Marcus Bleazard LB #531
InterceptionsGiuseppe Sessi S #161
Matthew Seliga S #51
Phillip Hamilton CB #61

Army leaders 2026 regular season

PassingCale Hellums QB #328/49, 337 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Zach Mundell WR #11/1, 37 YDS
RushingCale Hellums QB #366 CAR, 301 YDS, 6 TD
Samari Howard WR #2727 CAR, 293 YDS, 1 TD
Godspower Nwawuihe RB #737 CAR, 164 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingBrady Anderson OL #717 REC, 102 YDS
Zach Mundell WR #17 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD
Samari Howard WR #277 REC, 73 YDS
Tobi Olawole WR #111 REC, 37 YDS
Defense
TacklesElijah Walton LB #4232
Jaquavious Moss LB #1919
Stephen Nnadozie S #318
SacksDillon Stowers DL #962
Elijah Walton LB #420.5
Nick Buchys DL #560.5
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.