Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 16, 2019 31 "The defense is playing extremely well," James said. "The new defen- sive coordinator Brian Newberry has a whole new approach that has really brought out the best of the talent that Navy has on hand." Through games played Nov. 2, Navy was 22nd in the nation with 3.0 sacks per game, and the Midship- men get pressure from a variety of positions. This is a vast improvement from last season when they had just 10 total sacks. The Midshipmen's striker, a line- backer/safety hybrid, Jake Springer leads the team in sacks with seven, Dynamic senior quarterback Malcolm Perry has been the engine who makes the Navy triple- option attack go, rushing for 1,042 yards and 16 touchdowns during the team's 7-1 start. PHOTO COURTESY NAVAL ACADEMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Facts & Figures NAVY AT NOTRE DAME Game Info Date: Nov. 16, 2019 Site: Notre Dame Stadium (77,622) Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET Television: NBC Radio: This broadcast can be heard live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio (channel 129) and on Notre Dame's IMG affiliates. Series Facts: This will be the 93rd meeting between Navy and Notre Dame. The Irish have a record of 78-13-1 in the series and are currently on a two-game win streak after last year's 44-22 victory over the Midshipmen in San Diego. Head Coaches: Navy — Ken Niumatalolo (94-59, 12th season); Notre Dame — Brian Kelly (88-37, 10th season). Noting Navy: With a record of 718-570-57, Navy is 23rd all time in total wins … The Midshipmen's .555 percent all-time winning percentage is 58th all time … They have one school-recognized national championship in 1926 … The program dates back to 1879 and was independent of a conference until 2015 … Navy is in the American Athletic Conference and has never won a league championship … The Midshipmen are 11-11-1 in bowl games, which is 39th all time in terms of winning percentage … Two Navy players have won the Heisman Trophy (Joe Bellino in 1960 and Roger Staubach in 1963) … No Mid- shipmen have ever been a first-round pick and 17 total players have been drafted, which is tied 114th all time … Navy has had 24 consensus All-Americans… The Midshipmen have never been No. 1 in the Associated Press poll … Notre Dame once had a 43-game win streak against Navy, which was snapped with a 46-44 three-overtime loss in 2007.