Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 PM ET· Falcon Stadium· Elevation 6,643 ft· Air Force -3.5 · O/U 46
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 8d / 7dTravel 1,516 mi / 0 miForecast: 70°F · wind 6 mph · Clear
Market context
Air Force -3.5 · O/U 46
opened Air Force -2.5, now Air Force -3.5 · total opened 47, now 46
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Navy as road underdog
2026 overall: 0-3 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
2026 as road underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 13-8 ATS (21 games) · 8-13 O/U (21 games)
Air Force as home favorite
2026 overall: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 13-15 ATS (28 games) · 13-15 O/U (28 games)
2026 · TraditionalEven · 4-4-1
424.3
Yards / game
430.3
2.62
Points / drive
3.17
4.0
TDs / game
4.0
44.7
3rd-down %
48.9
77.8
RZ TD %
73.3
-1.0
Turnover margin
0.3
3.3
Sacks / game
1.7
6.3
TFL / game
4.0
11.3
Havoc / game
10.7
20.1 / 79.9
Pass / Rush split
15.4 / 84.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When Navy has the ball
Navy's early-down offense ranks 67th of 138. Air Force's early-down defense ranks 77th of 138.
Navy's passing-down offense ranks 41st of 138. Air Force's passing-down defense ranks 19th of 138.
Navy's third-down offense ranks 19th of 138. Air Force's third-down defense ranks 17th of 138.
Navy's red-zone offense ranks 8th of 138. Air Force's red-zone defense ranks 1st of 138.
When Air Force has the ball
Air Force's early-down offense ranks 64th of 138. Navy's early-down defense ranks 130th of 138.
Air Force's passing-down offense ranks 90th of 138. Navy's passing-down defense ranks 134th of 138.
Air Force's third-down offense ranks 46th of 138. Navy's third-down defense ranks 90th of 138.
Air Force's red-zone offense ranks 24th of 138. Navy's red-zone defense ranks 46th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Navy offense
67thof 1380.019142 plays
vs
Air Force defense · allowed
77thof 138-0.025Navy defense · allowed
130thof 1380.191vs
Air Force offense
64thof 1380.025139 plays
Passing downs
Navy offense
41stof 1380.16067 plays
vs
Air Force defense · allowed
19thof 138-0.22664 plays
Navy defense · allowed
134thof 1380.32265 plays
vs
Air Force offense
90thof 138-0.04463 plays
Third down
Navy offense
19thof 1380.33138 plays · small sample
vs
Air Force defense · allowed
17thof 138-0.28036 plays · small sample
Navy defense · allowed
90thof 1380.11335 plays · small sample
vs
Air Force offense
46thof 1380.22045 plays · small sample
Red zone
Navy offense
8thof 1380.40127 plays · small sample
vs
Air Force defense · allowed
1stof 138-0.71516 plays · small sample
Navy defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.18115 plays · small sample
vs
Air Force offense
24thof 1380.25943 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Navy offense
44thof 13854.7%vs
Air Force defense · allowed
77thof 13843.1%Navy defense · allowed
86thof 13844.7%vs
Air Force offense
29thof 13856.8%Navy Offense vs Air Force DefenseNavy · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.03#67
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#108-0.11
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.107#44
185 plays
EPA/Play
#67-0.038
allowed · 152 plays
-0.369#134
37 plays · small sample
EPA/Pass
#12-0.263
allowed · 69 plays
0.226#13
148 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1200.148
allowed · 83 plays
50.8%#29
185 plays
Success Rate
#7144.7%
allowed · 152 plays
27.0%#137
Pass Success Rate
#2537.3%
allowed
56.8%#12
Rush Success Rate
#9848.9%
allowed
54.7%#44
Available Yards %
#7743.1%
allowed
72.5#111
Net Field Position
#12468.1
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.019#67
142 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#77-0.025
allowed
6.5#41
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#577.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Navy Defense vs Air Force OffenseAir Force · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.09#99
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#330.13
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.145#126
allowed · 159 plays
EPA/Play
#260.155
186 plays
0.494#138
allowed · 69 plays
EPA/Pass
#370.168
31 plays · small sample
-0.122#41
allowed · 90 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#290.153
155 plays
47.2%#99
allowed · 159 plays
Success Rate
#2451.1%
186 plays
55.6%#138
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#5048.4%
40.8%#29
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#4051.6%
44.7%#86
allowed
Available Yards %
#2956.8%
69.1#110
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#7670.7
0.191#130
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#640.025
139 plays
6.9#99
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#25.3
2026 · Situational EPAAir Force · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.107
185 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.155
186 plays
0.145
159 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.034
155 plays
0.401
27 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.259
43 plays · small sample
-0.181
15 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.715
16 plays · small sample
0.331
38 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.220
45 plays · small sample
0.113
35 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.280
36 plays · small sample