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Navy vs. Temple

Navy and Temple have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1988; Navy leads the series 11–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Navy 6–⁠4, and Navy has won the last 2.

Navy wins
11
Temple wins
9
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1988
Longest streak
4 Navy
Current streak
2 Navy
Last 10 meetings
Navy 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s0–⁠1
1990s1–⁠1
2000s4–⁠3
2010s1–⁠3
2020s5–⁠1
Average margin
13.6 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Navy
7–⁠5 Navy’s record at home
At Temple
4–⁠4 Temple’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Navy’s biggest win2006: Navy 42, Temple 6by 36 points
  2. Temple’s biggest win2016: Temple 34, Navy 10by 24 points
  3. Upset2000: Temple 17, Navy 6Temple had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2016: Temple 34, Navy 10Temple had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2009: Temple 27, Navy 24Temple had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Navy and Temple, 1988 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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

E.J. Warner Temple27 of 33, 402 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT2023 Passing
Bernard Pierce Temple29 carries, 267 yards, 2 TD2009 Rushing

Named most valuable

P.J. Walker Temple2016

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).

On television

2025ESPN20.2 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

Nov 7, 2026Temple at Navy upcomingat Navy
Oct 11, 2025Navy 32, Temple 31at Temple
Sep 7, 2024Navy 38, Temple 11at Navy
Nov 4, 2023Temple 32, Navy 18at Temple
Oct 29, 2022Navy 27, Temple 20at Navy
Nov 27, 2021Navy 38, Temple 14at Temple
Oct 10, 2020Navy 31, Temple 29at Navy
Oct 13, 2018Temple 24, Navy 17at Navy
Nov 2, 2017Temple 34, Navy 26at Temple
Dec 3, 2016Temple 34, 20Navy 10at NavyAmerican Athletic Championship Game
Sep 6, 2014Navy 31, Temple 24at Temple
Oct 31, 2009Temple 27, Navy 24at Navy
Nov 1, 2008Navy 33, Temple 27at Navy
Aug 31, 2007Navy 30, Temple 19at Temple
Nov 18, 2006Navy 42, Temple 6at Navy
Nov 19, 2005Navy 38, Temple 17at Navy
Aug 30, 2001Temple 45, Navy 26at Temple
Sep 2, 2000Temple 17, Navy 6at Navy
Nov 8, 1997Navy 49, Temple 17at Navy
Oct 19, 1991Temple 21, Navy 14at Temple
Sep 17, 1988Temple 12, Navy 7at Navy

Every game is listed as played on the field.