FACTS & STATS: Site: M&T Bank Stadium (70,008) -- Baltimore, Maryland. Television: CBS. Home Record: Navy 3-3, Army 3-2. Away Record: Navy 4-1, Army 0-6. Neutral Record: Navy 0-0, Army 0-0. Conference Record: Navy 0-0, Army 0-0. Series Record: Navy leads, 51-49-7.

GAME NOTES: For the 108th time our nation's finest will take the field, as the Navy Midshipmen and the Army Black Knights get set to collide at M&T Bank Stadium this Saturday afternoon in a college football tradition. This rivalry dates back to 1890 and since then this game has been played in 15 different venues, but this will only be the fourth time the two teams will meet in Baltimore. Navy heads into this contest riding a three-game winning streak, with the most recent win coming at home against Northern Illinois, 35-24. It was the seventh victory of the season for the Middies, who have been invited to take part in the Poinsettia Bowl which will be played on December 20th. With a victory, Navy would capture the Commander-in-Chief Trophy for the fifth consecutive season. The trophy is give to the winner of the matchups between the three major service schools (Army, Navy and Air Force). As for the Black Knights, they have not had much success this year, winning just three of their 11 games. In fact, since the team opened the new campaign with a 3-3 mark, Army has dropped five consecutive games, including a 49-39 setback at home to Tulsa back on November 17th. Navy has currently won five consecutive meetings against Army, which ties the longest winning streak in the history of this series. Last season the Middies posted a 26-14 win over Army, pushing their overall lead in the series to 51-49-7.

It is no secret what the Middies plan to do offensively. The team comes into every matchup looking to run the ball through each and every team and for the most part Navy has found success with that scheme. The Middies currently lead the nation with 357.4 ypg on the ground and out of the 54 touchdowns scored by the Middies, 47 have come via the run. The team's leading rusher and quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada has done a tremendous job this season, rushing for 755 yards and 11 touchdowns. Kaheaku-Enhada, who has also tossed six touchdowns. Although he missed the team's last game with a bruised knee, he should be healthy for the team's most important contest of the season. Eric Kettani and Shun White have also done a terrific job with the rushing attack, as Kettani heads into this game with 710 yards and nine scores, while White has rushed for 558 yards and six TDs. Zerbin Singleton has a knack for finding the end zone, as the running back has eight touchdowns and 423 yards on just 59 carries. In the recent win over Northern Illinois, the Middies' success on the ground continued, as the team rumbled for 359 yards. Jarod Bryant, who was in for Kaheake-Enhada, paced the team with 139 yards and also scored once. However, the main threat in this game was Singleton, who scampered for 101 yards and three TDs on just 11 carries.

Despite all of Navy's success offensively, the team still has to fight for most of its victories and that is because the defense has played so poorly throughout the year. Navy is currently allowing 39.5 ppg, behind 458.3 total ypg. Opponents are producing 279.0 ypg through the air, while also rushing for another 179.3 ypg. The team has not been able to make many big plays, as the unit has forced just 12 turnovers, while collecting only 11 sacks. In the 11- point win over Northern Illinois two weeks ago, the defense put forth one of its best performances, holding the Huskies to just 355 total yards. Navy held NIU to just 149 yards on 3.4 ypc and also surrendered just 206 yards through the air. Ross Pospisil had a career-game for the Middies, as the linebacker recorded an outstanding 20 tackles in the win. The outstanding showing leaves Pospisil with 50 stops on the year, while the leader for Navy, Wyatt Middleton has tallied 79.

The Black Knights are coming off their best offensive performance of the season, racking up 491 total yards of production en route to a 39-point showing. However, despite the impressive play, Army still fell by a 10-point margin to Tulsa. In the losing effort, Carson Williams completed 26-of-38 passes for 328 yards and three scores. The quarterback was also sacked twice and intercepted once. The main target for Williams was Jeremy Trimble, who grabbed 11 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Despite the solid performance, Williams has struggled for the most part this season, completing just 52.3 percent of his passes for just 1,664 yards. In 10 games, the signal- caller has thrown for just 11 touchdowns along with 12 interceptions. As for Trimble, he has been the only real threat for Army, as the wideout is leading the squad with 61 receptions, 907 yards and seven touchdowns. As for the ground game, there is not much to be talked about as the team ranks near the bottom of the nation with just 85.4 ypg, averaging a mere 2.6 ypc.

The loss to Tulsa can be attributed to the team's horrendous play on defense, as the Black Knights were dismantled for an astonishing 622 total yards. Army surrendered 197 yards on the ground, and an even worse 425 yards through the air. Army has not had much success defensively all year, as the team is currently allowing 29.6 ppg. The team is yielding 206.6 ypg against the pass, but the main source of problems has come against the run, as teams are currently pounding Army for 228.6 ypg. Out of the 37 touchdowns allowed by this defense, 25 have come via the run. The team has also struggled with forcing turnovers, and collecting sacks, as the Black Knights come into this matchup with only 21 takeaways, and 14 sacks. Caleb Campbell has been the only real consistent player on this defense, as the defensive back is pacing the team with an impressive 94 tackles.

In the 107-year history of this rivalry no team has ever won six consecutive meetings. However, that will change this Saturday at the Middies are the much better team offensively, and should have no trouble against the weak rushing defense of the Black Knights.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Navy 35, Army 14

Saturday, December 1st, 12:00 p.m. (et)