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Navy vs. Notre Dame

Navy and Notre Dame first met in 1927 and have played 98 times; officially, Notre Dame leads 82–⁠13–⁠1; as played, 84–⁠13–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Notre Dame 9–⁠1, and Notre Dame has won the last 8. The winner takes home the Rip Miller Trophy, played for since 2011. Notre Dame has held it since the 2017 game. The NCAA vacated Notre Dame’s two wins (2012 and 2013); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Scheduled 2027 at Notre Dame; 2028 neutral site; 2029 at Notre Dame; 2030 neutral site; 2031 at Notre Dame; 2032 at Navy. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Notre Dame leads 82–⁠13–⁠1
Navy wins on file
13
Notre Dame wins on file
84
Ties
1
First meeting
1927
Longest streak
43 Notre Dame
Current streak
8 Notre Dame
Last 10 meetings
Notre Dame 9–⁠1
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠3
1930s3–⁠7
1940s1–⁠8–⁠1
1950s2–⁠8
1960s3–⁠7
1970s0–⁠10
1980s0–⁠10
1990s0–⁠10
2000s2–⁠8
2010s2–⁠8
2020s0–⁠5
Both ranked
10 meetings: Navy 2, Notre Dame 7; 4 both in the top 10
Average margin
19.5 points; 28 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Navy
5–⁠14 Navy’s record at home
At Notre Dame
35–⁠5 Notre Dame’s record at home
Neutral sites
3–⁠35–⁠1 Navy first
Shutouts
22

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

Rip Miller Trophy

Played for since
2011
Held by
Notre Dame since the 2017 game
Games for it on file
14 Notre Dame 13, Navy 1

Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 2011 (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: Notre Dame leads, 13–⁠1. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Rip Miller Trophy.

Games that tell the story

  1. Navy’s biggest win1956: Navy 33, Notre Dame 7by 26 points
  2. Notre Dame’s biggest win1970: Notre Dame 56, Navy 7by 49 points
  3. Upset1962: Notre Dame 20, Navy 12Notre Dame had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1958: Notre Dame 40, Navy 20Notre Dame had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Ranked showdown1943: Notre Dame 33, Navy 6No. 3 Navy at No. 1 Notre Dame
  6. Ranked showdown1945: Navy 6, Notre Dame 6 (tie)No. 3 Navy at No. 2 Notre Dame
  7. Ranked showdown1944: Navy 32, Notre Dame 13No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 6 Navy
  8. Ranked showdown1941: Notre Dame 20, Navy 13No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 6 Navy

Coach against coach

YearsNavySeriesNotre Dame
1927–⁠1930William Ingram0–⁠4Knute Rockne
1931–⁠1933Rip Miller1–⁠2Hunk Anderson
1934–⁠1936Thomas Hamilton2–⁠1Elmer Layden
1950–⁠1953Eddie Erdelatz0–⁠4Frank Leahy
1954–⁠1958Eddie Erdelatz2–⁠3Terry Brennan
1959–⁠1962Wayne Hardin2–⁠2Joe Kuharich
1965–⁠1968William Elias0–⁠4Ara Parseghian
1969–⁠1972Rick Forzano0–⁠4Ara Parseghian
1975–⁠1980George Welsh0–⁠6Dan Devine
1982–⁠1985Gary Tranquill0–⁠4Gerry Faust
1987–⁠1989Elliot Uzelac0–⁠3Lou Holtz
1990–⁠1994George Chaump0–⁠5Lou Holtz
1997–⁠2000Charlie Weatherbie0–⁠4Bob Davie
2002–⁠2004Paul Johnson0–⁠3Tyrone Willingham
2005–⁠2007Paul Johnson1–⁠2Charlie Weis
2010–⁠2021Ken Niumatalolo2–⁠9Brian Kelly
2023–⁠2025Brian Newberry0–⁠3Marcus Freeman

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Navy’s side (Ingram 0–⁠4 against Rockne). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Navy and Notre Dame, 1927 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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.

From the newspapers

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story of the 1928 game: NOTRE Dame BEATS NAVY MIDDIES 20 Greatest Collection of Fans, $4,000, See Micks Win By One Touchdown

    1928 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Oct 14, 1928

  • The The midland journal's story of the 1929 game: TOWN AND COUNTY Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of Interest to Our Readers LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

    1929 · The midland journal, Rising Sun, Md., Oct 18, 1929

  • The Evening star's story of the 1930 game: SAVOLDI'S DASHINC PLAY ROUTS MIDSHIPMEN, 26-2 Calloping Joe Hero of Stadium Dedication Game as He Scores Three Touchdowns-POor Irish Pass Near Goal Leads to Annapolis Points.

    1930 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 12, 1930

  • The The Indianapolis times's story of the 1931 game

    1931 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 16, 1931

  • The The Indianapolis times's story of the 1932 game: Notre Dame Unimpressive in Win Over Navy; Wabash, De Paw Tie

    1932 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 21, 1932

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

2025NBC3.2 million viewers

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

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 31, 2026Notre Dame vs. Navy upcomingGillette Stadium
Nov 8, 202510Notre Dame 49, Navy 10at Notre Dame
Oct 26, 202412Notre Dame 51, 24Navy 14MetLife Stadium
Aug 26, 202313Notre Dame 42, Navy 3Aviva Stadium
Nov 12, 202220Notre Dame 35, Navy 32M&T Bank Stadium
Nov 6, 20218Notre Dame 34, Navy 6at Notre Dame
Nov 16, 201916Notre Dame 52, 21Navy 20at Notre Dame
Oct 27, 20183Notre Dame 44, Navy 22Qualcomm Stadium
Nov 18, 20179Notre Dame 24, Navy 17at Notre Dame
Nov 5, 2016Navy 28, Notre Dame 27EverBank Stadium
Oct 10, 201515Notre Dame 41, Navy 24at Notre Dame
Nov 1, 20146Notre Dame 49, Navy 39Northwest Stadium
Nov 2, 2013Notre Dame 38, Navy 34vacatedat Notre Dame
Sep 1, 2012Notre Dame 50, Navy 10vacatedNeutral site
Oct 29, 2011Notre Dame 56, Navy 14at Notre Dame
Oct 23, 2010Navy 35, Notre Dame 17Neutral site
Nov 7, 2009Navy 23, 19Notre Dame 21at Notre Dame
Nov 15, 2008Notre Dame 27, Navy 21Neutral site
Nov 3, 2007Navy 46, Notre Dame 44at Notre Dame
Oct 28, 200611Notre Dame 38, Navy 14at Navy
Nov 12, 20057Notre Dame 42, Navy 21at Notre Dame
Oct 16, 2004Notre Dame 27, Navy 9Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Nov 8, 2003Notre Dame 27, Navy 24at Notre Dame
Nov 9, 20029Notre Dame 30, Navy 23Neutral site
Nov 17, 2001Notre Dame 34, Navy 16at Notre Dame
Oct 14, 200020Notre Dame 45, Navy 14Neutral site
Oct 30, 1999Notre Dame 28, Navy 24at Notre Dame
Nov 14, 199812Notre Dame 30, Navy 0Neutral site
Nov 1, 1997Notre Dame 21, Navy 17at Notre Dame
Nov 2, 199619Notre Dame 54, Navy 27Neutral site
Nov 4, 19958Notre Dame 35, Navy 17at Notre Dame
Oct 29, 1994Notre Dame 58, Navy 21at Notre Dame
Oct 30, 19932Notre Dame 58, Navy 27Neutral site
Oct 31, 199210Notre Dame 38, Navy 7Neutral site
Nov 2, 19915Notre Dame 38, Navy 0at Notre Dame
Nov 3, 19902Notre Dame 52, Navy 31Neutral site
Nov 4, 19891Notre Dame 41, Navy 0at Notre Dame
Oct 29, 19882Notre Dame 22, Navy 7Neutral site
Oct 31, 19879Notre Dame 56, Navy 13at Notre Dame
Nov 1, 1986Notre Dame 33, Navy 14Neutral site
Nov 2, 1985Notre Dame 41, Navy 17at Notre Dame
Nov 3, 1984Notre Dame 18, Navy 17Neutral site
Oct 29, 198319Notre Dame 28, Navy 12at Notre Dame
Oct 30, 1982Notre Dame 27, Navy 10Neutral site
Oct 31, 1981Notre Dame 38, Navy 0at Notre Dame
Nov 1, 19803Notre Dame 33, Navy 0Neutral site
Nov 3, 197913Notre Dame 14, Navy 0at Notre Dame
Nov 4, 197815Notre Dame 27, 11Navy 7Neutral site
Oct 29, 19775Notre Dame 43, Navy 10at Notre Dame
Oct 30, 197611Notre Dame 27, Navy 21Neutral site
Nov 1, 197515Notre Dame 31, Navy 10at Notre Dame
Nov 2, 19747Notre Dame 14, Navy 6Neutral site
Nov 3, 19735Notre Dame 44, Navy 7at Notre Dame
Nov 4, 197212Notre Dame 42, Navy 23Neutral site
Oct 30, 197112Notre Dame 21, Navy 0at Notre Dame
Oct 31, 19703Notre Dame 56, Navy 7Neutral site
Nov 1, 196910Notre Dame 47, Navy 0at Notre Dame
Nov 2, 196812Notre Dame 45, Navy 14Neutral site
Nov 4, 196710Notre Dame 43, Navy 14at Notre Dame
Oct 29, 19661Notre Dame 31, Navy 7Neutral site
Oct 30, 19654Notre Dame 29, Navy 3at Notre Dame
Oct 31, 19642Notre Dame 40, Navy 0Neutral site
Nov 2, 19634Navy 35, Notre Dame 14at Notre Dame
Nov 3, 1962Notre Dame 20, Navy 12Neutral site
Nov 4, 1961Navy 13, Notre Dame 10at Notre Dame
Oct 29, 19604Navy 14, Notre Dame 7Neutral site
Oct 31, 1959Notre Dame 25, Navy 22at Notre Dame
Nov 1, 1958Notre Dame 40, 15Navy 20at Navy
Nov 2, 195716Navy 20, 5Notre Dame 6at Notre Dame
Nov 3, 1956Navy 33, Notre Dame 7at Navy
Oct 29, 1955Notre Dame 21, Navy 7at Notre Dame
Oct 30, 19546Notre Dame 6, 15Navy 0at Navy
Oct 31, 19531Notre Dame 38, 20Navy 7at Notre Dame
Nov 1, 195213Notre Dame 17, Navy 6Neutral site
Nov 3, 195113Notre Dame 19, Navy 0at Navy
Nov 4, 1950Notre Dame 19, Navy 10Neutral site
Oct 29, 19491Notre Dame 40, Navy 0at Navy
Oct 30, 19482Notre Dame 41, Navy 7at Navy
Nov 1, 19471Notre Dame 27, Navy 0Neutral site
Nov 2, 19462Notre Dame 28, Navy 0at Navy
Nov 3, 19452Notre Dame 6, 3Navy 6Neutral site
Nov 4, 19446Navy 32, 2Notre Dame 13at Navy
Oct 30, 19431Notre Dame 33, 3Navy 6Neutral site
Oct 31, 19424Notre Dame 9, Navy 0Neutral site
Nov 8, 19417Notre Dame 20, 6Navy 13at Navy
Nov 9, 19407Notre Dame 13, Navy 7at Navy
Oct 21, 19392Notre Dame 14, Navy 7Neutral site
Nov 5, 19384Notre Dame 15, Navy 0at Navy
Oct 23, 1937Notre Dame 9, Navy 7at Notre Dame
Nov 7, 1936Navy 3, 13Notre Dame 0at Navy
Oct 26, 1935Notre Dame 14, Navy 0at Navy
Nov 10, 1934Navy 10, Notre Dame 6at Navy
Nov 4, 1933Navy 7, Notre Dame 0at Navy
Nov 19, 1932Notre Dame 12, Navy 0at Notre Dame
Nov 14, 1931Notre Dame 20, Navy 0at Navy
Oct 11, 1930Notre Dame 26, Navy 2at Notre Dame
Oct 12, 1929Notre Dame 14, Navy 7at Navy
Oct 13, 1928Notre Dame 7, Navy 0at Notre Dame
Oct 15, 1927Notre Dame 19, Navy 6at Navy

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.