Army Navy game by the numbers includes President Donald Trump attending for the third time – USA TODAY

Posted: December 13, 2019 at 2:07 pm

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A look at some key numbers for the 120thArmy-Navy game on Saturday:

2,527:Total yards amassed by Navy senior quarterback Malcolm Perry, recently named the offensive player of the year in the American Athletic Conference. With just 68 yards in Saturday's game, he'll break Will Worth's single-season program record for total offense.

672.5: Combined rushing yards per game recorded by Navy and Army this season. They rank first and second in the Football Bowl Subdivision, respectively, in that category.

253.8: Combined rushing yards allowed by Army and Navy. The Midshipmen boast a top-20 rushing defense, while Army ranks 52nd.

119:Games played between Army and Navy, dating to the inaugural meeting in West Point, New York in 1890. The Midshipmen lead the series 60-52-7.

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88:Army-Navy games played in Philadelphia. Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL's Eagles, will host three of the next four Army-Navy games including Saturday's contest; The two teams will face off at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 2021 following the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in nearby New York.

47.7%:Army's third-down conversion rate since 2010, which leads the country over that span.

21:Career pass breakups by Army cornerback Elijah Riley, second in program history. Riley, a semifinalist for this year's Jim Thorpe Award, has played a role in six of his team's 17 forced turnovers in 2019, intercepting three passes and forcing three fumbles.

14:The length of Navy's winning streak over Army from 2002 through 2015, the longest streak in the history of the series.

3:Consecutive wins for Army since ending its skid in 2016. Another win over Navy on Saturday would give the Black Knights their first four-game winning streak in the rivalry since 1993 to 1996.

10: Sitting presidents who have attended the game, including Donald Trump, who will be there for the third time on Saturday, twice while in office and once while president-elect.

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