Overview

• Kickoff is Saturday, Oct. 4 at 12 p.m. ET at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium with television coverage on CBS and streaming via CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports App and Paramount+ Premium.
• This matchup starts the annual Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy series, and the winner of Navy–Air Force has gone on to claim the trophy in roughly 40 of the past 53 meetings.
• Navy is 4-0 after winning the trophy last season and leads the nation in rushing at about 352 yards per game with Blake Horvath guiding an offense that also features Alex Tecza and Eli Heidenreich.
• Air Force is 1-3 with a productive attack led by Szarka, who set an Academy single-game mark with 417 total yards against Hawaii, while the defense ranks 131st nationally at 38.8 points allowed per game.
• CBS Sports projects the total under 49.5 based on the programs’ slow tempo, whereas local KVOR commentary anticipates a higher-scoring game and will air live pregame coverage from Annapolis on 740 KVOR.