Mothers' Weekend in Annapolis

Navy (4-3) vs. SMU (1-7)
Saturday, Oct. 25 3:30 p.m.
CBS College Sports Network

Our moms are coming this weekend to watch the Midshipmen take on the Mustangs of Southern Methodist. They'll be crashing at my brother John's apartment in D.C. We can't wait to see them and show them around Annapolis.

Mids to Join Exclusive 1200 Club
Navy, who owns an all-time record of 628-514-57 (.549), will etch its name into the record books on Saturday when it becomes just the second FBS team to play 1,200 games. Two other schools will join the exclusive list later in the year - Michigan will play its 1,200th game on Nov. 1 vs. Purdue, while Nebraska will play game No. 1,200 against Colorado on Nov. 28. Having played 1,221 games to date, Rutgers has competed in the most games in FBS history. •

In 128 years of football, Navy has ...
• played in 14 bowl games (including a current streak of five years in a row)
• won six bowl games
• has won one National Championship (1926)
• produced two Heisman Trophy winners (Joe Bellino in 1960, Roger Staubach in 1963)
• produced 34 First-Team All-Americans

Scouting SMU
SMU enters Saturday's contest with a 1-7 record with its lone win a 47-36 decision over Texas State. The Mustangs have lost to Rice, Texas Tech, TCU, Tulane, UCF, Tulsa, and Houston. SMU had both undefeated Tulsa and Houston on the ropes the last two weeks. Last week, Houston had to score 21 points in the last 9:23 to rally for a 44-38 victory.

The Last Time
The last time Navy and SMU played was Aug. 31, 2002, the first game of my junior season. It was Paul Johnson's first game as head coach and we won 38-7. It was also my first career start at Navy.