BYU vs. Navy

BYU and Navy first met in 1978 and have played 3 times; BYU leads the series 2–⁠1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s BYU 2–⁠1, and BYU has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2031 at BYU. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

BYU wins
2
Navy wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1978
Longest streak
2 BYU
Current streak
2 BYU
Last 10 meetings
BYU 2–⁠1
Most recent
2020

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1980s1–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
26.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Navy
0–⁠2 Navy’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 BYU first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of BYU and Navy, 1978 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Tyler Allgeier BYU14 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD2020 Rushing
Gunner Romney BYU4 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD2020 Receiving
Diego Fagot Navy13 tackles, 2 for loss2020 Defense
Isaiah Kaufusi BYU5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss2020 Defense

Named most valuable

Phil McConkey Navy1978
Tom Enlow BYU1978

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Sep 7, 2020BYU 55, Navy 3at Navy
Sep 16, 1989BYU 31, Navy 10at Navy
Dec 22, 1978Navy 23, BYU 16Neutral siteHoliday Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.