The Owls will play in their third straight bowl game against Florida International University in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Dec. 21.
With four games left on the schedule, the Owls have a 40 percent chance to beat Navy and a 28.1 percent chance of finishing bowl eligible, according to SportSource Analytics.
Houston sophomore defensive tackle Ed Oliver, ranked as a top-25 player in college before the season, will face the Owls on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field.