Four of five meetings between the schools as members of the American Athletic Conference have been shootouts. Navy has beaten Houston 46-40 (2016) at home and 56-41 on the road (2019). Meanwhile, the Cougars have also captured two high-scoring affairs — 52-31 on their home field in 2015 and 49-36 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in 2018.
The only low-scoring game between the schools came in 2017 when Houston defeated Navy 24-14 at TEDCU Stadium.
Houston, under second-year coach Dana Holgorsen, has its typically high-powered offense this season with quarterback Clayton Tune the trigger man. The Cougars are averaging 37.