It's been a resurgence of a season for the Navy football team, turning around a 3-10 record in 2018 to a 9-2 record so far in 2019.
With a 56-41 win at Houston Nov. 30, the No. 24 Midshipmen clinched a share of the American Athletic Conference West Division regular-season title with No. 17 Memphis. Despite both having 7-1 conference records, a 35-23 loss against the Tigers Sept. 26 ultimately thwarted Navy's chance of playing for an AAC title and Group of Five bid for a New Year's Six bowl.
The Midshipmen will, however, play Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl Dec. 31, but Navy has more pressing matters. On Nov. 14, it will renew its annual rivalry with Army in Philadelphia. A win not only ends a three-game Black Knight winning streak in the rivalry but secures the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the first time since 2015.
