Coast Guard vs. Merchant Marine
Coast Guard and Merchant Marine first met in 2022 and have played 4 times; Merchant Marine leads the series 3–1. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Merchant Marine 3–1. The winner takes home the Secretaries’ Cup, played for since 1981. Merchant Marine has held it since the 2025 game. Share
- Coast Guard wins
- 1
- Merchant Marine wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 2022
- Longest streak
- 2 Merchant Marine
- Current streak
- 1 Merchant Marine
- Last 10 meetings
- Merchant Marine 3–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 10.5 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Coast Guard
- 0–1 Coast Guard’s record at home
- At Merchant Marine
- 1–1 Merchant Marine’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Coast Guard first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Secretaries’ Cup
- Played for since
- 1981
- Held by
- Merchant Marine since the 2025 game
- Games for it on file
- 4 Merchant Marine 3, Coast Guard 1
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 1981 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). The rivalry’s article counts the games for it: Merchant Marine leads, 31–14. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Secretaries’ Cup.
Both programs through the years
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.
Every game
| Nov 14, 2026 | Coast Guard vs. Merchant Marine upcoming | Audi Field | Secretaries’ Cup | |
| Nov 15, 2025 | Merchant Marine 39, Coast Guard 38 | Fenway Park | ||
| Nov 16, 2024 | Coast Guard 42, Merchant Marine 21 | at Merchant Marine | ||
| Nov 11, 2023 | Merchant Marine 39, Coast Guard 27 | at Coast Guard | ||
| Nov 12, 2022 | Merchant Marine 41, Coast Guard 33 | at Merchant Marine |
Every game is listed as played on the field.