When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Where: Cadet Memorial Field (all spectators, regardless of vaccination status, must wear masks at all times)

Records: Norwich (1-3 overall, 0-0 NEWMAC); Coast Guard (2-2, 0-0)

Players to watch: Norwich, QB Mitchell Theal (53-for-99, 722 yards, seven TDs, 1 INT), WR Trevor Chase (24 catches, 373 yards, 4 TDs), TE Andrew White (11 catches, 98 yards), RB Nate Parady (47 carries, 169 yards, 1 TD), RB Justin Bryant (34 carries, 131 yards), LB Zev Motew (40 tackles, 17 solo), DB Jeremy Henault (2 INTs).

Coast Guard: QB Tafari Wall (73-for-130, 906 yards, 6 TDs, 7 INTS), WR Damaso Jaime (18 catches, 312 yards, 3 TDs), TE Matt Ross (17 catches, 130 yards), RB Jared Colletti (88 carries, 360 yards, 2 TDs; 17 catches, 182 yards, 2 TDs), LB Mike Palermo (33 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 INT), LB Connor Healy (29 tackles, 25 solo), CB Adam Jabril-Barnes (23 tackles, 17 solo), SS William Price (2 INTS), LB Ethan Lasher (2 INTs), K-P Finnegan Hall (8-for-10 XP, 5-for-8 FGs, 38.8 per punt).

Analysis: Coast Guard opens its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference schedule against old rival Norwich in the battle for "The Mug." The Bears were picked to finish fifth in the NEWMAC preseason poll and Norwich sixth. This will be the 75th meeting with the Bears leading the series 40-33-1. Norwich won the previous meeting in 2019 when Clyde Tamburro kicked a 26-yard field goal on the final play to give the Cadets a 17-14 win. ... both teams are coming off difficult losses. Anna Maria rallied to beat the Bears 29-24, scoring the game-winning TD with 21 seconds remaining, while Norwich couldn't hold a 21-20 fourth-quarter lead in a 30-21 loss to Endicott. Norwich has struggled offensively, averaging just 14 points per-game, 252.5 yard per game and only 62.5 rushing yards per game. The Cadets also allow 29.3 points and 401.3 yards per-game and have been outscored 44-0 in the fourth quarter of their four games. Coast Guard has had good offensive balance, averaging 226.5 passing yards and 132.8 rushing yards per game. Senior wide receiver Damaso Jaime went over 1,000 career receiving yards last week and will try to add to his career totals of 66 receptions, 1,023 yards and 13 touchdowns. ... the game will be streamed live on www.cgasports.com. The Bears will be wearing their special uniforms to honor Station 17 Pea Island for the second straight home game. Pea Island Life-Saving Station was on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and was the first life-saving station in the country to have an all-Black crew and the first to have a Black man, Richard Etheridge, serve as commanding officer.

— Day Staff Reports