Navy hosts North Texas at home looking to snap a skid

Navy (2-4, 1-3 in conference) hosts North Texas (4-2, 2-0 in conference) on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. ET at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. The game is on CBSSN.

How Navy got here

The Midshipmen have lost four of their last five. Three of those losses were by five points or fewer: 24-20 at UAB on Sept. 25, 14-9 at Air Force on Oct. 3 and 38-34 at UTSA last Saturday. Their one win in that stretch came at home on Oct. 10, 34-26 over Tulsa. Navy also lost 38-30 at Florida Atlantic on Sept. 12.

Navy's leaders

Quarterback Jackson Gutierrez leads Navy in both passing and rushing. He has completed 25 of 54 passes for 559 yards, six touchdowns and one interception. On the ground he has 123 carries for 644 yards and nine touchdowns. Jordan Collins has five catches for 189 yards and three touchdowns. MarcAnthony Parker has four sacks, and Coleman Cauley leads the team with 49 tackles.

North Texas comes in with a strong offense

The Mean Green have won four of their last five. They beat UNLV 44-6, Houston Christian 63-14, Tulsa 45-44 in overtime on Oct. 1 and Charlotte 50-10 on Oct. 10. Their loss in that span was 49-35 at Texas State on Sept. 19.

Quarterback Tayven Jackson has completed 143 of 198 passes for 1,868 yards, 15 touchdowns and four interceptions. Jahiem White has 96 carries for 687 yards and nine touchdowns. Justin Stevenson has 33 catches for 453 yards and five touchdowns. Davion Rhodes has four sacks, and Zakye Barker leads the team with 45 tackles.

Navy is at home, while North Texas is on the road.