Navy vs. Rutgers

Navy and Rutgers have 24 meetings on file, the first in 1891; Rutgers leads the series 13–⁠10–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Rutgers 8–⁠2, and Rutgers has won the last 2.

Navy wins
10
Rutgers wins
13
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1891
Longest streak
5 Navy
Current streak
2 Rutgers
Last 10 meetings
Rutgers 8–⁠2
Most recent
2014

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s3–⁠0
1900s2–⁠0
1910s0–⁠0–⁠1
1960s0–⁠1
1970s0–⁠1
1990s3–⁠3
2000s2–⁠6
2010s0–⁠2
Average margin
15.9 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Navy
8–⁠6–⁠1 Navy’s record at home
At Rutgers
7–⁠2 Rutgers’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Navy’s biggest win1892: Navy 48, Rutgers 12by 36 points
  2. Rutgers’s biggest win1992: Rutgers 40, Navy 0by 40 points
  3. Upset1998: Rutgers 36, Navy 33Rutgers had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2014: Rutgers 31, Navy 24Rutgers had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2006: Rutgers 34, Navy 0Rutgers had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNavySeriesRutgers
1996–⁠2000Charlie Weatherbie3–⁠2Terry Shea
2003–⁠2007Paul Johnson1–⁠4Greg Schiano

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Navy’s side (Weatherbie 3–⁠2 against Shea). 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 Rutgers, 1891 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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 New-York tribune's story of the 1908 game: NAVY BEATS RUTGERS. Midshipmen Play Fast Game De- spite Warm Day for Football.

    1908 · New-York tribune, New York, Oct 4, 1908

  • The East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current's story of the 1909 game: Eastern Football Results

    1909 · East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, Oregon, Oct 11, 1909

  • The Evening capital and Maryland gazette's story of the 1910 game: A NO-SCORE TIE PLAYED Middies Meet Something Of A Surprise In The Husky Rut- gers College Aggrega- tion On Saturday NAVY WAS NEAR DEFEAT When GiIchrist Was Interfered With By Rutgers Tackler Seventy Yard Run For Touch Down Is Called Off

    1910 · Evening capital and Maryland gazette, Annapolis, Md., Oct 10, 1910

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.

Photos

  • U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class Adam Horne rolls out of the play after causing Rutgers University (4-5) Terrance Shawell to fumble.
    U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class Adam Horne rolls out of the play after causing Rutgers University (4–⁠5) Terrance Shawell to fumble.Photo: Damon J. Moritz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2004 game
  • U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 3rd Class Jeremy McGown tackles Rutgers University quarterback Terrance Shawell in the 1st half of play.
    U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 3rd Class Jeremy McGown tackles Rutgers University quarterback Terrance Shawell in the 1st half of play.Photo: Damon J. Moritz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2004 game
  • Rutgers University tight end Clark Harris catches a pass from quarterback Ryan Hart under coverage by U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 3rd Class Hunter Reddick.
    Rutgers University tight end Clark Harris catches a pass from quarterback Ryan Hart under coverage by U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 3rd Class Hunter Reddick.Photo: Damon J. Moritz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2004 game
  • Navy vs. Rutgers, 2004
    Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Damon J. Moritz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2004 game

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

Every game

Sep 20, 2014Rutgers 31, Navy 24at Navy
Oct 15, 2011Rutgers 21, Navy 20at Rutgers
Sep 20, 2008Navy 23, Rutgers 21at Navy
Sep 7, 200715Rutgers 41, Navy 24at Rutgers
Oct 14, 200624Rutgers 34, Navy 0at Navy
Oct 29, 2005Rutgers 31, Navy 21at Rutgers
Nov 20, 2004Navy 54, Rutgers 21at Navy
Sep 27, 2003Rutgers 48, Navy 27at Rutgers
Oct 20, 2001Rutgers 23, Navy 17at Rutgers
Oct 21, 2000Rutgers 28, Navy 21at Navy
Nov 6, 1999Navy 34, Rutgers 7at Rutgers
Nov 7, 1998Rutgers 36, Navy 33at Navy
Sep 13, 1997Navy 36, Rutgers 7at Navy
Sep 7, 1996Navy 10, Rutgers 6at Rutgers
Sep 16, 1995Rutgers 27, Navy 17at Rutgers
Sep 26, 1992Rutgers 40, Navy 0at Navy
Sep 11, 1976Rutgers 13, Navy 3at Navy
Oct 18, 1969Rutgers 20, Navy 6at Rutgers
Oct 8, 1910Navy 0, Rutgers 0at Navy
Oct 9, 1909Navy 12, Rutgers 3at Navy
Oct 3, 1908Navy 18, Rutgers 0at Navy
Oct 31, 1896Navy 40, Rutgers 6at Navy
Nov 5, 1892Navy 48, Rutgers 12at Navy
Oct 31, 1891Navy 21, Rutgers 12at Navy

Every game is listed as played on the field.