Navy Vs. Army: 2010 College Football Game Predictions & TV Time

The 2010 college football game between the Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights is scheduled for Saturday December 11 at 2:30 PM EST. CBS Sports will broadcast the much anticipated rivalry game. Both teams come into this contest unranked. The Navy Midshipmen enjoys an 8-3 record; Army Black Knights is 6-5. This article provides TV time and predictions for the 2010 Navy-Army game.

1) Navy-Army Head to Head

The last college football game of the regular season features one of the all-time greatest rivalries in sports. The Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights will meet for the 111th time in their history. Since 2000, the two teams have met 10 times with Navy enjoying a lopsided 9-1 record. Although Army dominated the early half of the rivalry, Navy has been overwhelmingly the better side in the past decade. The last time the two schools meet was last year, with Navy beating Army by the score of 17-3.

2) Ricky Dobbs vs. Trent Steelman

Saturday's game pits two solid, but unspectacular quarterbacks against each other. Neither player is the offensive focal point of his team. For the season, Navy's Rick Dobbs has thrown for 1194 yards with 10 TDs. Army's Trent Steelman is even worse statistically, having accumulated only 837 passing yards and 5 touchdowns. It is suffice to say that the passing game is not one of the strengths of either team.

3) Ken Niumatalolo vs. Rich Ellerson

This rivalry game between Navy and Army is a match-up of two teams with similar playing style. Both teams are very average defensively, and rely mostly on their rushing game to score. Ken Niumatalolo's Navy is 5th in the country in rushing, but is 118th in passing yards per game. Defensively, the team ranks 45th in points allowed. Nuumatalolo's crew has only played against two quality opponents this year, losing to Air Force and beating Notre Dame at home.

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Much like Navy, Army also relies heavily on its rushing game to produce points. Rick Ellerson's team is 9th in rushing yards per game and 52nd in points scored. On the defensive front, the team ranks 55th in points allowed giving up an average of 24.6 points a game. Army has also faced Air Force and Notre Dame this season, losing both contests. Although the sheer magnitude of this rivalry game will give Rick Ellerson's crew a much needed boost, the team just does not have the talent to compete with Navy.

My prediction for the 2010 college football game between Navy and Army: the Midshipmen win easily to continue their recent dominance. Kickoff time for the game is 2:30 PM EST. CBS Sports will broadcast the highly anticipated game.

Reference:
ESPN.COM