Game notes: Notre Dame vs. Navy
Saturday, October 31, noon ET, Gillette Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Notre Dame (6–1) vs. Navy (2–4, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, October 31, noon ET, Gillette Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- For the Rip Miller Trophy, which Notre Dame holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 99th meeting; Notre Dame leads the series 84–13–1 as played. Officially, Notre Dame leads 82–13–1; as played, 84–13–1. The NCAA vacated Notre Dame’s two wins (2012 and 2013); they don’t count officially.results, WikipediaEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 8, 2025: Notre Dame 49, Navy 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1927: Notre Dame 19, Navy 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Notre Dame 49–10 (at Notre Dame); 2024: Notre Dame 51–14 (neutral site); 2023: Notre Dame 42–3 (neutral site); 2022: Notre Dame 35–32 (neutral site); 2021: Notre Dame 34–6 (at Notre Dame).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Notre Dame
- Notre Dame is 6–1, 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 41–13 vs. Wisconsin; W 52–0 vs. Rice; W 27–10 vs. Michigan State; W 49–10 at Purdue; W 37–26 at North Carolina; W 58–7 vs. Stanford; L 24–28 at No. 8 BYU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Notre Dame is No. 5 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Marcus Freeman is 49–13 in his sixth season at Notre Dame.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Marcus Freeman is 4–0 against Navy.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- C.J. Carr (QB): 1,639 passing yards, 16 TD, No. 10 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nolan James Jr. (RB): 412 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Drayk Bowen (LB): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- C.J. Carr needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Everett Golson (41, 2012–14) for eighth on Notre Dame’s career touchdown passes list. He has 40 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jordan Faison needs 9 catches to pass Tyler Eifert (140, 2009–12) for 10th on Notre Dame’s career receptions list. He has 132 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Notre Dame beat No. 21 Temple 24–20.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Navy
- Navy is 2–4 (1–3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 42–15 vs. Towson; L 30–38 at Florida Atlantic; L 20–24 at UAB; L 9–14 at Air Force; W 34–26 vs. Tulsa; L 34–38 at UTSA.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Navy is No. 67 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brian Newberry is 28–16 in his fourth season at Navy.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brian Newberry is 0–3 against Notre Dame.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jackson Gutierrez (QB): 559 passing yards, 6 TD; 644 rushing yards, 9 TD, No. 9 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Braxton Woodson (QB): 372 rushing yards, 5 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Coleman Cauley (LB): 49 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Navy lost to No. 22 SMU 51–37.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Brian Newberry is 0–3 against Marcus Freeman’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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