Navy (7-3, 5-2 in the American Athletic Conference) and East Carolina (7-4, 5-2 in the AAC) meet for the 12th time on the gridiron and for the sixth-consecutive year when the two square off on Friday afternoon (12 noon) at Dowdy Ficklen Stadium (50,000) in Greenville, N.C. Navy leads the all-time series against the Pirates 9-2, including a 5-0 record in Greenville. The winner of Saturday’s game will finish at minimum tied for third in the final AAC standings alongside Memphis (Navy owns a victory over Memphis earlier in the year) and could finish third all alone if Tulane beats Memphis on Thursday night. Memphis was the preseason favorite to win the AAC, while East Carolina was picked 7th and Navy 11th.