| GAMEDAY INFORMATION |
| Site | Qualcomm Stadium (54,000); San Diego, Calif. |
| Date/Time | December 20, 2007, 9 p.m EST |
| Television | ESPN |
| Radio |
1430 WNAV Annapolis, Md.;
WBAL 1090 AM, Baltimore, Md.;
WTWP 1500 AM, Washington, D.C.;
WFED 1050 AM, Washington, D.C.;
WLRT 1490 AMNorfolk, Va.;
WTRI 1520 AM, Frederick, Md.;
ESPN Radio 1460 AM, Jacksonville, Fla.
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| Sirius Radio | TBA |
| SCHOOL/ TEAM FACTS |
| . | Utah | Navy |
| Nickname | Utes | Midshipmen |
| Colors | Crimson and White | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Enrollment | 28,619 | 4,000 |
| Conference | Mountain West | Independent |
| Head Coach | Kyle Whittingham | Ken Niumatalolo |
| Coach's career record | 23-14 (23-14 at Utah) | 0-0 (0-0 at Navy) |
| Record | 8-4 | 8-4 |
| SERIES INFORMATION |
| Series Record | First Meeting |
| First Meeting | First Meeting |
| Last Meeting | First Meeting |
| SCHEDULE/RESULTS |
Utah
Aug. 30 at Oregon State, L 24-7
Sep. 8 Air Force, L 20-12
Sep. 15 UCLA, W 44-6
Sep. 22 at UNLV, L 27-0
Sep. 29 Utah State, W 34-18
Oct. 5 at Louisville, W 44-35
Oct. 13 San Diego State, W 23-7
Oct. 18 at TCU, W 27-20
Oct. 27 at Colorado State, W 27-3
Nov. 10 Wyoming, W 50-0
Nov. 17 New Mexico, W 28-10
Nov. 24 at Brigham Young, L 10-17
Dec. 20 Navy (Poinsettia Bowl)
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Navy
Aug. 31 at Temple, W 30-19
Sep. 7 at Rutgers, L 41-24
Sep. 15 Ball State, L 34-31 (OT)
Sep. 22 Duke, W 46-43
Sep. 29 Air Force, W 31-20
Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh, W 48-45 (2OT)
Oct. 20 Wake Forest, L 44-24
Oct. 27 Delaware, L 59-52
Nov. 3 at Notre Dame, W 46-44 (3OT)
Nov. 10 at North Texas, W 74-62
Nov. 17 Northern Illinois, W 35-24
Dec. 1 Army, W 38-3
Dec. 20 Utah (Poinsettia Bowl)
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| | PROJECTED UTAH STARTERS |
OFFENSE
LT 68 Zane Beadles (6-4, 312, So.)
LG 72 Caleb Schlauderauff (6-5, 300, Fr.)
C 63 Kyle Gunther (6-4, 304, Sr.)
RG 66 Robert Conley (6-1, 316, Jr.)
RT 65 Dustin Hensel (6-7, 320, Jr.)
WR 26 Derrek Richards (5-11, 175, Sr.)
WR 2 Marquis Wilson (5-11, 175, Jr.)
WR 16 Brian Hernandez (6-0, 183, Sr.)
QB 3 Brian Johnson (6-1, 210, Jr.)
RB 6 Darrell Mack (6-0, 219, Jr.)
TE 48 Matt Sims (6-1, 251, Sr.)
PK 35 Louie Sakoda (5-10, 178, Jr.)
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DEFENSE
LE 93 Martail Burnett (6-3, 262, Sr.)
DT 41 Koa Misi (6-3, 263, So.)
NT 94 Gabe Long (6-3, 290, Sr.)
RE 11 Paul Kruger (6-5, 255, Fr.)
LB 10 Stevenson Sylvester (6-2, 220, So.)
LB 44 Joe Jiannoni (6-0, 235, Sr.)
LB 22 Malakai Mokofisi (6-2, 243, Sr.)
CB 25 R.J. Stanford (5-11, 180, So.)
CB 1 Brice McCain (5-9, 189, Jr.)
FS 17 Robert Johnson (6-3, 185, So.)
SS 28 Steve Tate (5-11, 195, Sr.)
NB 4 Sean Smith (6-3, 217, So.)
P 35 Louie Sakoda (5-10, 178, Jr.)
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| PROJECTED NAVY STARTERS |
OFFENSE
WR 80 O.J. Washington (5-10, 188, Sr.)
LT 53 Josh Meek (6-1, 274, Sr.)
LG 72 Anthony Gaskins (6-1, 291, Jr.)
C 63 Antron Harper (5-11, 272, Sr.)
RG 74 Ben Gabbard (6-4, 297, Sr.)
RT 66 Paul Bridgers (6-3 268, Sr.)
WR 89 Tyree Barnes (6-2, 188, Jr.)
SB 28 Zerbin Singleton (5-8, 164, Sr.)
QB 10 Kaipo-N.
Kaheaku-E.
(5-11, 188, Jr.)
SB 07 Reggie Campbell (5-6, 168, Sr.)
FB 22 Adam Ballard (6-1, 236, Sr.)
PK 39 Joey Bullen (5-10, 189, Sr.)
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DEFENSE
LE 92 Chris Kuhar-Pitters (6-2, 258, Sr.)
NG 99 Nate Frazier (6-2, 285, So.)
RE 38 Michael Walsh (6-2, 239, Jr.)
LB 34 Ram Vela (5-9, 196, So.)
LB 51 Ross Pospisil (6-0, 223, So.)
LB 55 Irv Spencer (6-0, 238, Sr.)
LB 54 Matt Wimsatt (6-1, 216, Sr.)
CB 18 Rashawn King (6-0, 190 Jr.)
RV 8 Wyatt Middleton (6-0, 200, Fr.)
FS 20 Greg Thrasher (5-8, 181, Sr.)
CB 1 Blake Carter (5-11, 188, So.)
PT 31 Greg Veteto (6-1, 178, Sr.)
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| STATISTICAL COMPARISON |
| Category | Navy | Utah |
Scoring
Offense | 39.9 | 25.5 |
Scoring
Defense | 36.5 | 15.6 |
Total
Offense | 444.6 | 362.8 |
Rushing
Offense | 351.5 | 163.7 |
Passing
Offense | 93.1 | 199.2 |
Total
Defense | 438.2 | 319.4 |
Rushing
Defense | 172.7 | 131.3 |
Passing
Defense | 265.5 | 188.1 |
GOMIDS.COM PREDICTION
Navy 31
Utah 34
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| RELATED LINKS |
Qualcomm Stadium information
Official Utah Site
Scout.com Utah Site
Official Navy Site
Scout.com Navy Site
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