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Game of the Week: Army vs. Navy
Since 1997, Army's football program has only enjoyed one winning season, in 2010, when the Cadets finished 7-6. They've only won twice in 2012, over Boston College and Air Force, but a win against Navy this Saturday would add a piece of hardware to the mantle as the Commander-in-Chief's trophy is on the line.
Army will also look to beat the Midshipmen (7-4) for the first time in 11 tries. Good news for the Cadets is that they are 3-2 in games where the trophy has been on the line.
Nothing has changed for the two offenses as both Army and Navy continue to run the rock all four quarters. The Cadets finished the regular season first the country in rushing at 369 yards per game (67 att./game) with 31 touchdowns. The Midshipmen finished sixth in the country at over 286 yards per game with 25 touchdowns.
In an ironic twist, Army's bread and butter on offense is its Achilles' heel on defense as they allow 238 rush yards per game – 122nd out of 124 in the country – and have allowed 33 ground scores this season. Navy is 61st against the rush and has allowed 17 touchdowns this season.
We simulated the Cadets and Midshipmen 101 times and it's Navy winning 68.3 percent of the time by an average score of 26-20.
Coming next week: our 2012 College Football Bowl Game simulations for all 35 games. Later this month: December Madness 2012 – our 16-team college football tournament where Ohio State earns a bid as they try to knock off top-seeded Notre Dame.
College Football Week 15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchup | Win% | Avg Score | |
| Navy Midshipmen | 68.3 | 26 | Boxscore |
| vs. Army Black Knights | 31.7 | 20 | |
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