Memphis vs. Navy

Memphis and Navy have 11 meetings on file, the first in 2015; Memphis leads the series 6–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Memphis 6–⁠4, and Navy has won the last 2.

Memphis wins
6
Navy wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2015
Longest streak
5 Memphis
Current streak
2 Navy
Last 10 meetings
Memphis 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s2–⁠3
2020s4–⁠2
Average margin
11.5 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Memphis
4–⁠2 Memphis’s record at home
At Navy
3–⁠2 Navy’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Memphis’s biggest win2022: Memphis 37, Navy 13by 24 points
  2. Navy’s biggest win2015: Navy 45, Memphis 20by 25 points
  3. Upset2015: Navy 45, Memphis 20Navy had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2024: Navy 56, Memphis 44Navy had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsMemphisSeriesNavy
2016–⁠2019Mike Norvell2–⁠2Ken Niumatalolo
2020–⁠2022Ryan Silverfield3–⁠0Ken Niumatalolo
2023–⁠2025Ryan Silverfield1–⁠2Brian Newberry

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Memphis’s side (Norvell 2–⁠2 against Niumatalolo). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Memphis and Navy, 2015 on130015001700201520202025

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

Seth Henigan Memphis24 of 34, 415 yards, 2 TD2022 Passing
Blake Horvath Navy12 carries, 211 yards, 4 TD2024 Rushing
Darrell Henderson Memphis13 carries, 212 yards, 3 TD2018 Rushing
Colin Ramos Navy20 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss2024 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

On television

2025ESPN0.8 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 21, 2026Memphis at Navy upcomingat Navy
Nov 27, 2025Navy 28, Memphis 17at Memphis
Sep 21, 2024Navy 56, Memphis 44at Navy
Sep 14, 2023Memphis 28, Navy 24at Memphis
Sep 10, 2022Memphis 37, Navy 13at Navy
Oct 14, 2021Memphis 35, Navy 17at Memphis
Nov 28, 2020Memphis 10, Navy 7at Navy
Sep 26, 2019Memphis 35, Navy 23at Memphis
Sep 8, 2018Navy 22, Memphis 21at Navy
Oct 14, 2017Memphis 30, 25Navy 27at Memphis
Oct 22, 201624Navy 42, Memphis 28at Navy
Nov 7, 2015Navy 45, 15Memphis 20at Memphis

Every game is listed as played on the field.