PROVO — BYU and Navy don’t appear to share much of a history, having played only two games against each other — splitting the pair of contests.
The third meeting between the Cougars and the Midshipmen will be on a giant stage as they collide on ESPN in prime time on Labor Day night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s the first high-profile game of the 2020 college football season.
When the two programs got together for the first time, nearly 42 years ago, it was on a smaller stage — the start of an upstart bowl game that has enjoyed a distinguished run.