Notre Dame football preview vs. Navy in Baltimore: Everything you need to know

Setting the table for No. 20 Notre Dame's traditional rivalry with the Naval Academy Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon EST at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. It will be the 95th meeting between the two programs.

No. 20 Notre Dame (6-3) vs. Navy (3-6) 

• When: Saturday at noon. EST 
• Where: M&T Bank Stadium (71,001), Baltimore, Md. 
• TV/Radio: ABC, WSBT Radio (960 AM), WNSN (101.5 FM) 
• Line: Notre Dame opens as a 17 -point favorite  
• Series: Notre Dame leads 78-13-1 
• Last meeting: Notre Dame won 34-6 in South Bend   

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Irish items

☘ Saturday marks the 96^th meeting between Notre Dame and Navy dating back to 1927, the most of any Irish opponent. Notre Dame leads the overall series 80-13-1.  

☘ The two programs met for 92 consecutive years until the 2020 game scheduled to be played in Ireland was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

☘ Notre Dame has won four in a row since a 28-27 loss to the Midshipman in 2016 in Jacksonville, Fla. The Irish won 43-straight in the series between 1964 and 2006. 

☘ Michael Mayer passed Ken MacAfee for career TD receptions (16) for a Notre Dame tight end with a score against Clemson Saturday. The only major program record for the position he doesn’t own is receiving yards in a game. He’s fifth in that category. Kyle Rudolph holds that record with 164 yards against Michigan on Sept. 11, 2010. 

☘ Notre Dame defensive end Isaiah Foskey is just half a sack away from tying Justin Tuck (2002-04) for the most sacks in program history with 24.5. 

☘ The six blocked punts for Notre Dame — four in the past three games — is a new school record (since 1937) and leads the nation. 

☘ The Irish are the only team in the country with three running backs having at least 85 carries on the season — Audric Estime, Logan Diggs and Chris Tyree. The last time three running backs had more than 100 carries each was 1995 — Randy Kinder, Marc Edwards and Autry Denson. 

Notre Dame two-deep depth chart

OFFENSE 

WIDE RECEIVER 

4 | Lorenzo Styles | 6-1, 195 | Soph. 

16 | Deion Colzie | 6-5, 211 | Soph. 

WIDE RECEIVER 

83 | Jayden Thomas | 6-2, 215 | Soph. 

29 | Matt Salerno | 6-1, 195 | Gr.  

LEFT TACKLE 

76 | Joe Alt | 6-8, 317 | Soph. 

79 | Tosh Baker | 6-8, 310 | Jr. 

LEFT GUARD 

55 | Jarrett Patterson | 6-5, 310 | Gr. 

73 | Andew Kristofic | 6-4, 300 | Sr. 

CENTER 

52 | Zeke Correll | 6-3, 308 | Sr.  

78 | Pat Coogan | 6-5, 309 | Soph. 

RIGHT GUARD 

75 | Josh Lugg | 6-7, 316 | Gr. 

50 | Rocco Spindler | 6-5, 315 | Soph. 

RIGHT TACKLE 

54 | Blake Fisher | 6-6, 327 | So.  

68 | Michael Carmody | 6-6, 280 | Jr. 

TIGHT END 

87 | Michael Mayer | 6-5, 265 | Jr. 

88 | Mitchell Evans | 6-5, 255 | Soph. 

WIDE RECEIVER 

0 | Braden Lenzy | 6-0, 182 | Gr. 

15 | Tobias Merriweather | 6-4, 198 | Fr. 

QUARTERBACK 

10 | Drew Pyne | 6-0, 198 | Jr. 

18 | Steve Angeli | 6-2, 211 | Fr.

RUNNING BACK 

25 | Chris Tyree | 5-10, 197 | Jr. 

OR 3 | Logan Diggs | 6-0, 214 | Soph. 

OR 7 | Audric Estime | 6-0, 229 | Soph. 

DEFENSE 

VYPER DEFENSIVE END 

7 | Isaiah Foskey | 6-5, 265 | Sr. 

9 | Justin Ademilola | 6-2, 253 | Gr. 

OR 12 | Jordan Botelho | 6-3, 250 | Jr. 

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 

57 | Jayson Ademilola | 6-3, 285 | Gr. 

65 | Chris Smith | 6-2, 310 | Sr. 

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 

56 | Howard Cross III | 6-1, 310 | Gr. 

97 | Gabriel Rubio | 6-5, 295 | Soph. 

DEFENSIVE END 

99 | Rylie Mills | 6-5, 292 | Jr. 

31 | Nana Osafo-Mensah | 6-3, 250 | Sr. 

WILL LINEBACKER 

8 | Marist Liufau | 6-2, 235 | Sr. 

24 | Jack Kiser | 6-2, 223 | Sr. 

OR 10 | Prince Kollie | 6-3, 220 | Soph. 

MIKE LINEBACKER 

27 | JD Bertrand | 6-1, 230 | Sr. 

44 | Junior Tuihalamaka | 6-2, 240 | Fr. 

ROVER 

24 | Jack Kiser | 6-2, 223 | Sr.  

27 | JD Bertrand | 6-1, 230 | Sr. 

CORNERBACK 

5 | Cam Hart | 6-3, 198 | Sr. 

OR 28 | TaRiq Bracy | 5-10, 185 | Gr. 

21 | Jaden Mickey | 6-0, 176 | Fr. 

LEFT SAFETY 

2 | DJ Brown | 6-1, 200 | Gr. 

OR 3 | Houston Griffith | 6-0, 205 | Gr. 

RIGHT SAFETY 

16 | Brandon Joseph | 6-1, 196 | Sr. 

OR 11 | Ramon Henderson | 6-1, 190 | Jr. 

CORNERBACK 

20 | Benjamin Morrison | 6-0, 179 | Fr. 

6 | Clarence Lewis | 6-0, 203 | Jr. 

SPECIAL TEAMS 

KICKOFFS 

92 | Zac Yoakam | 5-8, 180 | Fr. 

14 | Bryce McFerson | 6-2, 190 | Fr. 

PLACEKICKER  

99 | Blake Grupe | 5-8, 156 | Gr. 

92 | Zac Yoakam | 5-8, 180 | Fr. 

PUNTER 

39 | Jon Sot | 5-11, 198 | Gr. 

14 | Bryce McFerson | 6-2, 190 | Fr. 

LONG SNAPPER 

65 | Michael Vinson | 6-2, 228 | Gr. 

44 | Alex Peitsch | 6-1, 215 | Jr. 

HOLDER 

39 | Jon Sot | 5-11, 198 | Gr. 

14 | Bryce McFerson | 6-2, 190 | Fr. 

PUNT RETURNS 

16 | Brandon Joseph | 6-1, 196 | Sr. 

OR 29 | Matt Salerno | 6-1, 195 

KICKOFF RETURNS 

25 | Chris Tyree | 5-10, 190 | Soph. 

0 | Braden Lenzy | 6-0, 182 | Gr.

Navy two-deep depth chart

OFFENSE 

X-WIDE RECIEVER  

87 | Jayden Umbarger | 6-0, 196 | Jr. 

85 | Nathan Kent | 6-3, 175 | Fr.  

LEFT TACKLE 

75 | Sam Glover | 6-3, 265 | Jr.  

66 | Trey Cummings | 6-1, 256 | So.  

LEFT GUARD 

59 | Connor McMahon | 6-3, 262 So.  

79 | Ahmad Bradley | 6-3, 320 | Jr. 

CENTER 

73 | Lirion Murtezi |6-3,.315 | Jr.  

65 | Brent Self | 6-2, 275 | So. 

RIGHT GUARD 

71 | Joshua Pena | 6-2 ,286 | Jr.  

79 | Ahmad Bradley | 6-3, 320 | Jr.  

RIGHT TACKLE 

68 | Kip Frankland | 6-1, 306 | Sr.  

62 | Javan Bouton | 6-3, 285 | So.  

Z-WIDE RECIEVER 

80 | Mark Walker | 6-2, 203 | Sr.  

89 | Camari Williams | 6-2, 210 | Jr. 

RUNNING BACK 

23 | Vincent Terrell Jr. | 5-8, 170 | Jr. 

21 | Kai Puailoa-Rojas | 6-0, 195 | Jr. 

QUARTERBACK 

7 | Xavier Arline | 5-9, 176 | Jr.  

9 | Maasai Maynor | 6-0, 192  

RUNNING BACK 

24 | Maquel Haywood | 5-8, 189 | So.  

29 | Daniel Jones | 5-9, 187 | Jr.  

FULLBACK 

34 | Anton Hall Jr. | 5-8, 198 | So.  

OR 45 | Daba Fofana | 5-8 205 | So. 

DEFENSE 

LEFT END 

95 | Jacob Busic | 6-4, 256 | Jr.  

94 | Justin Reed | 6-3, 251 | So.  

NOSE GUARD 

90 | Donald Berniard Jr. | 6-0, 256 | Jr.  

99 | Nolan Barber | 6-2, 273 | So.  

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 

97 | Clay Cromwell | 6-3, 292 | Jr.  

99 | Nolan Barber | 6-2, 273 | So.  

RAIDER  

51 | Nicholas Straw | 6-2, 230 | Sr.  

33 | Jordan Sanders | 6-5, 227 | So. 

STRIKER  

1 | John Marshall | 6-2, 209 | Sr.  

31 | Xavier McDonald | 5-11, 199 | Jr.  

MIKE  

54 | Will Harbour | 6-1, 230 | Jr.  

52 | Jianni Woodson-Brooks | 6-0, 234 | So.  

WILL  

44 | Colin Ramos | 5-11, 205 | So.  

0 | Tyler Fletcher | 6-3, 210 | So.  

CORNERBACK 

7 | Mbiti Williams Jr. | 5-9, 180 | So.  

13 | Andrew Duhart | 5-10, 185 | Fr.  

FREE SAFETY 

18 | Rayuan Lane III | 5-11, 197 | So.  

16 | Joe Hutson | 6-1, 175 | So.  

BANDIT 

11 | Eavan Gibbons | 5-10, 199 | Jr.  

16 | Joe Hutson | 6-1, 175 | So.  

CORNERBACK 

3 | Elias Larry | 6-0, 186 | So.  

20 | Dashaun Peele | 5-11, 187 | So.  

OR 5 | Willie Collins V| 5-11, 201 | Jr.  

SPECIAL TEAMS 

PLACE KICKER 

47 | Daniel Davies | 5-10, 179 | Sr.  

6 | Evan Warren | 5-10, 167 | Jr.  

KICKOFFS 

6 | Evan Warren | 5-10, 167 | Jr.  

47 | Daniel Davies | 5-10, 179 | Sr.  

PUNTER 

90 | Riley Riethman | 5-10, 191 | So.  

15 | Kellen Grave de Peralta | 6-1, 182 | So.  

LONG SNAPPER 

49 | Byron Rhodes | 5-11, 185 | So.  

53 | Cole Willliams | 6-0, 202 | Jr.  

HOLDER 

15 | Kellen Grave de Peralta | 6-1, 182 | So.  

90 | Riley Riethman | 5-10, 191 | So.  

PUNT RETURNER 

28 | Amin Hassan | 5-7, 169 | So.  

21 | Kai Puailoa-Rojas | 6-0, 195 | Jr. 

KICK RETURNER 

24 | Maquel Haywood | 5-8, 189 | So.  

23 | Vincent Terrell Jr. | 5-8, 170 | Jr.