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Air Force vs. Navy: By the numbers

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Times in the past seven meetings in this series in which the home team trailed at the end of regulation. On two of those occasions the home team lost in overtime – once in Annapolis, Md., once in Colorado Springs. The home team is 26-15.

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Tackles this year for Navy reserve linebacker Winn Howard, a native of Monument who graduated from Palmer Ridge. Howard has played in all three games this year and has been a special teams contributor since last year, when he appeared in 11 games.

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Career starts prior to this season for the five players on Navy’s offensive line. At QB, the Midshipmen had even less experience and had to get freshman Malcolm Perry out of the stands at halftime to see action in their opener against Fordham.

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Times that coaches Ken Niumatalola of Navy and Troy Calhoun of Air Force will have squared off in this series, the most times coaches from the programs have faced each other. Niumatalolo owns a 5-3 advantage.

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Height, in inches, of Navy’s Jamir Tillman (6-4, 212) and Air Force’s Jalen Robinette (6-4, 215), a pair of seniors whose talents and physical attributes make them unique among receivers at their programs. Tillman’s career: 60 rec./1,138 yds/8 TD. Robinette: 91/1,860/13.

Air Force players warm up near the 6-yard line where former quarterback Dee Dowis' initials were placed before their season-opening NCAA college football game against Abilene Christian at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. Dowis was a 1990 graduate who was killed in a car accident on Aug. 29. In addition to his initials being placed on the field, AFA players also wore helmet decals in his honor. (Stacie Scott/The Gazette via AP) (Stacie Scott)
Air Force players warm up near the 6-yard line where former quarterback Dee Dowis’ initials were placed before their season-opening NCAA college football game against Abilene Christian at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. Dowis was a 1990 graduate who was killed in a car accident on Aug. 29. In addition to his initials being placed on the field, AFA players also wore helmet decals in his honor. (Stacie Scott/The Gazette via AP) (Stacie Scott)


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