The big picture

Navy Midshipmen are 3–6 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 29.2 points for and 30.4 against.

Memphis Tigers are 7–2 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 37.6 points for and 23.6 against.

Form

Navy Midshipmen have won two of their last five and most recently beat Temple Owls 42–35.

Memphis Tigers have won four of their last five and most recently beat Army Black Knights 49–22.

Head to head

These sides have met 11 times on our records since 2015: Navy Midshipmen 5, Memphis Tigers 6.

Last time out (2025, Week 14), Navy Midshipmen won 28–17 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Navy Midshipmen by 25 points in 2015 (45–20).

Players to watch

For Navy Midshipmen, watch Colin Ramos (9.3 def total tackles a game, 1 def sack in 2023) and Will Harbour (8.8 def total tackles a game, 3 def sacks in 2023).

For Memphis Tigers, watch Chandler Martin (9.3 def total tackles a game, 1 def sack in 2023) and Geoffrey Cantin-Arku (5.3 def total tackles a game in 2023).

At Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Navy Midshipmen have won 15 of their last 17 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form and history, Memphis Tigers have the edge.