
The Midshipmen
Air Force at Navy, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, CBSSC
For the record:Navy is 2-2 after beating Western Kentucky 38-22 on Saturday.
Streaking: Quarterback Ricky Dobbs has scored at least one rushing touchdown in all five of his starts.
Who’s hot: Dobbs already has scored nine touchdowns in Navy’s four games this season, including four Saturday against Western Kentucky.
Who’s not: The passing offense trails the opposition in first downs (39-18), average yards per game (221-112) and touchdowns (4-3).
Key stat: Navy’s offense has controlled the ball, converting 56 percent of its third-down tries (31-of-55).
FYI: Navy has won the last six games in the series, but Air Force leads 25-16 overall.
Coachspeak: “We’ve got someone coming here next week that is trying to take something away from us. We have to put this win behind us.” — Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, while looking ahead to playing Air Force in the first leg of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy battle after his team beat Western Kentucky
Irv Moss, The Denver Post



