Navy at Army - 2021 Matchup Preview
Navy logo   Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights  Army logo
Saturday, December 11th 2021 (3:00 PM EST)
Navy -7 (35.5)
Navy 17 - Army: 13

 
Midshipmen (4 - 8) (7 - 5 - 0)
Coach Ken Niumatalolo (101 - 69)
Avg Score : 32 - 25 (26 - 30 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
NAVY coming off BYE
ARMY coming off BYE
Our Line: -9  (SP+ ARMY -13)

Projected Score: NAVY: 26 - ARMY: 26 (52)
NAVY Win prob: 70% | Cover: 49%
NAVY Travel: 181 miles
Black Knights (9 - 4) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach Jeff Monken (52 - 39)
Avg Score : 24 - 22 (26 - 24 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Navy's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 Navy vs Marshall+3.546.5L 7 - 49ON
Sat 9/11 Navy vs Air Force+6.040.0L 3 - 23UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/25 Navy at Houston+20.047.0L 20 - 28OY
Sat 10/2 Navy vs UCF+15.052.5W 34 - 30OY
Sat 10/9 Navy vs SMU+13.557.0L 24 - 31UY
Thu 10/14 Navy at Memphis+11.055.5L 17 - 35UN
Sat 10/23 Navy vs Cincinnati+28.549.5L 20 - 27UY
Fri 10/29 Navy at Tulsa+11.046.0W 20 - 17UY
Sat 11/6 Navy at Notre Dame+21.047.5L 6 - 34UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/20 Navy vs East Carolina+3.546.0L 35 - 38OY
Sat 11/27 Navy at Temple-13.542.0W 38 - 14OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 12/11 Navy at Army-7.035.5W 17 - 13UN

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Predictions for Navy's Schedule
Army's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 Army at Georgia State+2.550.0W 43 - 10OY
Sat 9/11 Army vs Western Kentucky-6.052.0W 38 - 35ON
Sat 9/18 Army vs UConn-34.548.0W 52 - 21ON
Sat 9/25 Army vs Miami (OH)-7.549.0W 23 - 10UY
Sat 10/2 Army at Ball State-10.546.5L 16 - 28UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16 Army at Wisconsin+14.037.5L 14 - 20UY
Sat 10/23 Army vs Wake Forest+3.053.5L 56 - 70ON
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/6 Army vs Air Force+2.537.5W 21 - 14UY
Sat 11/13 Army vs Bucknell-51.558.5W 63 - 10OY
Sat 11/20 Army vs Massachusetts-37.556.0W 33 - 17UN
Sat 11/27 Army at Liberty+3.051.5W 31 - 16UY
BYE WEEK
Sat 12/11 Army vs Navy+7.035.5L 13 - 17UY
Wed 12/22 Army vs Missouri-7.054.0W 24 - 22UN

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Predictions for Army's Schedule
Important Stats (2020)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
NAVY.0935%31.536%2.6217833%973.6.2143%2543%43%3.9740.21.10.9
ARMY.1541%23.842%2.8927332%454.2.0437%21.634%41%2.5941.31.21.5
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
NAVY0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
ARMY0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
NAVY Offense1031.525.835.1%3.61.114275178973.776%23%36%33%15%.09
ARMY Defense1221.624.237.2%2.591.5 - - - - - 52%47%34%41%20%.04
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
NAVY Defense102530.243.4%3.970.9 - - - - - 62%38%43%43%14%.21
ARMY Offense1223.825.640.7%4.21.219318273454.689%11%42%32%11%.15

Additional Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Navy1030:1914.334%67%4.440.21.10.94.50.6027.4
Army1234:0719.345%68%4.741.31.21.55.81.5231.7
Run Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
NAVY Offense1076%36%48.3177.63.715.032.6271%12%1.04
ARMY Defense1252%34% - - - - -.062.4256%13%0.96
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
NAVY Defense1062%43% - - - - .173.0583%9%1.1
ARMY Offense1289%42%59.7272.84.636.152.8986%9%1.07

Pass Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
NAVY Offense1023%33%5.712.497.47.917.164.272.334%24%.263%2.3
ARMY Defense1247%41% - - - - - - 12.151.635%26%.187%2.1
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
NAVY Defense1038%43% - - - - - - 3.281.531%33%.435%2.1
ARMY Offense1211%32%2.96.344.87.115.346.161.828%26%.212%1.9

Navy's Power Ratings
Navy's Power Rating: NR
Navy's Offense Rating: NR
Navy's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #141
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Navy's 2021 Expected Record: -
Navy's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -8.5  #103
Navy's Offense SP+ Rating: 20.0  #116
Navy's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.7  #75

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Navy:    Army: 4.85

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Navy: -8.5   Army: 4.7




Army's Power Ratings
Army's Power Rating: 4.85 NR
Army's Offense Rating: NR
Army's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #151
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Army's 2021 Expected Record: -
Army's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.7  #63
Army's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.8  #66
Army's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.5  #41

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


Navy Scoring
Offense: 31.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 25.8
Defense: 25 PPG
Defense on Road: 30.2

Navy's 2021 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 7
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Projected Score
Navy 26
Army 26


Projected Total Points: 52
Army Scoring
Offense: 23.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 25.6
Defense: 21.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 24.2

Army's 2021 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 5 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202512/13Navy17Army16Navy -6.0Army38.0Under
202412/14Army13Navy31Army -6Navy39.5Over
202312/09Army17Navy11Army -2Army28.0Push
202212/10Army20Navy17Navy -2.5Army32.0Over
202112/11Army13Navy17Navy -7Army35.5Under
202012/12Army15Navy0Army -7.5Army35.5Under
201912/14Navy31Army7Navy -11.5Navy41.5Under
201812/08Army17Navy10Army -7Push38.5Under
201712/09Navy13Army14Navy -2.5Army44.5Under
201612/10Army21Navy17Navy -11.5Army46.5Under
201512/12Navy21Army17Navy -23Army51.0Under
201412/13Army10Navy17Navy -15Army0
201312/14Navy34Army7Navy -10Navy0
201212/08Army13Navy17
201112/10Navy27Army21
201012/11Army17Navy31
200912/12Navy17Army3
200812/06Army0Navy34
200712/01Navy38Army3
200612/02Navy26Army14
200512/03Army23Navy42
200412/04Navy42Army13
200312/06Navy34Army6
200112/01Navy17Army26
200012/01Navy30Army28
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Army792 Overs
Navy1838 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams16 - 98 - 44 - 44 - 0
Road Teams9 - 164 - 80 - 44 - 4

(#) NAVY at (#) ARMY
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatNAVYARMY
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #103 #63
Perf GradeGrade #115 #24
OffenseOff #93 #11
DefenseDef #125 #66
Spec TeamsST #39 #101
TalentTal #141 #151
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Navy on Offense
CategoryCat
NAVY OffARMY Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #93 #66
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #116 #41
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Navy Run Game
CategoryCat
NAVY OffARMY Def
Run GameRun #125 #67
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #32 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #59
Navy Pass Game
CategoryCat
NAVY OffARMY Def
Pass GamePass #116 #87
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #136 #56
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Army on Offense
CategoryCatARMY OffNAVY Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #11 #125
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #66 #75
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Army Run Game
CategoryCat
ARMY OffNAVY Def
Run GameRun #77 #109
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #8 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #94
Army Pass Game
CategoryCatARMY OffNAVY Def
Pass GamePass #69 #120
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #133 #136
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
ARMY 5 Year Profile: Consistent Top G5
'21 Profile: Remains Top G5

NAVY 5 Year Profile: Declining Average G5
'21 Profile: Down to Below Avg G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in MetLife Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 15
Navy 7.0 (35.5)
Navy won at Army this year (17-13)

Previous Matchups
Navy beat Army last year (17-16)
Navy beat Army in 2024 (31-13)
Army beat Navy in 2023 (17-11)

  
NAVY's OC Vacant (in his first season)
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NAVY's DC Brian Newberry (in his first season)
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ARMY's OC Brent Davis (in his first season)
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ARMY's DC Nate Woody (in his first season)
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