Venue & Kickoff
Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM ET
Broadcast: CBS Sports Network
Capacity: 34,000
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Mostly sunny, warm
Temperature: ~82°F at kickoff
Wind: Light, 5–7 mph
Precipitation: <10%
Impact: Ideal football weather; no environmental advantage
Injury Report
Navy Midshipmen
WR Malik Rutherford – Questionable (undisclosed)
No other significant injuries reported
UAB Blazers
No major injuries reported after Week 1 win over Alabama State
Team Records & Recent Form
Navy: Dominated VMI with 556 total yards (464 rushing); defense allowed just 212 total yards.
UAB: Offensive fireworks in opener (520 total yards), but defense surrendered 514 yards and 42 points.
Key Player Matchups
QB Blake Horvath / Braxton Woodson (Navy) vs. UAB Front Seven
Horvath: 6/7, 66 yds, 1 TD; 14 rush yds
Woodson: 7 carries, 180 yds, 2 TD (25.7 YPC)
UAB allowed 273 rush yds in opener
RB Eli Heidenreich & Alex Tecza (Navy) vs. LB Desmond Little (UAB)
Heidenreich: 70 rush yds, 1 TD; 6 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD
Tecza: 89 rush yds, 1 TD
Little: 7.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks in 2024
QB Jalen Kitna (UAB) vs. Navy Secondary
Kitna: 18/23, 247 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT vs. Alabama State
Navy allowed just 197 pass yds in opener
RB Jevon Jackson (UAB) vs. LB Colin Ramos (Navy)
Jackson: 17 carries, 166 yds, 2 TD (9.8 YPC)
Ramos: 120 tackles in 2024
WR Corri Milliner (UAB) vs. CB Dashaun Peele (Navy)
Milliner: 5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD
Peele: 5 INTs in 2024
Series History
All-Time: Navy leads 2–0
Last Meeting: Navy 41–18 (Sept. 28, 2024, Birmingham)
First Meeting: Navy 31–6 (Nov. 11, 2023, Annapolis)
Average Margin: Navy +24.0 points
Betting Trends
Navy: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 9–4 ATS in 2024; 6–1 ATS in last 7 home games
UAB: 0–1 ATS in 2025; 5–6 ATS in 2024; 1–8 SU as underdog last season
Totals: Navy OVER in 1 of 1 games this season; UAB OVER in 1 of 1 games
Head-to-Head: Navy 2–0 ATS vs. UAB; average combined score 48.0 points
Game Odds
UAB Blazers 58.5
Navy Midshipmen – 21
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
