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Navy vs. Western Reserve

Navy and Western Reserve first met in 1909 and have played 9 times; Navy leads the series 8–⁠0–⁠1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Navy 8–⁠0, and Navy has won the last 6.

Navy wins
8
Western Reserve wins
0
Ties
1
First meeting
1909
Longest streak
6 Navy
Current streak
6 Navy
Last 10 meetings
Navy 8–⁠0
Most recent
1922

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1910s4–⁠0–⁠1
1920s3–⁠0
Average margin
38.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Navy
8–⁠0–⁠1 Navy’s record at home
Shutouts
7

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Navy’s biggest win1917: Navy 95, Western Reserve 0by 95 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Navy and Western Reserve, 1909 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 The Washington herald's story of the 1909 game: GIVE MIDSHIPMEN 4 SCARE Western Reserve Puts Up Fine Game Against Navy. Sailors DO Most of Scoring I'm Second Half, Wearing Down RiVhPs Lighter Line.

    1909 · The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., Nov 14, 1909

  • The The times dispatch's story of the 1910 game: OFFENSIVE GAM WINS Vim FOR Navy. Western Reserve Defeated by. II to Score Goal Never in Danger.

    1910 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 30, 1910

  • The Evening star's story of the 1911 game: NAVY HELD TO TIE Western Reserve Plays Sail ors a 90 Game. NAVY LINE 0UTPLAYED Sailors Unable to Do Anything Much Against the Western Eleven.

    1911 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 29, 1911

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1912 game: NAVY WINS IN THE RAIN Beats Western Reserve by Scoring One Touchdown.

    1912 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 2, 1912

  • The Evening star's story of the 1914 game: EASY FOR THE NAVY Western Reserve Foot Ball Team Smothered. MIDDIEs HAVE IMPROVED Open Playing Features Game, Both Teams Usinge Forward Passes Frequently-Score, 4S to 0. MlDDIEs HAVE IMPROVED

    1914 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 25, 1914

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.

Every game

Oct 7, 1922Navy 71, Western Reserve 0at Navy
Oct 8, 1921Navy 53, Western Reserve 0at Navy
Oct 30, 1920Navy 47, Western Reserve 0at Navy
Nov 3, 1917Navy 95, Western Reserve 0at Navy
Oct 24, 1914Navy 48, Western Reserve 0at Navy
Nov 1, 1912Navy 7, Western Reserve 0at Navy
Oct 28, 1911Navy 0, Western Reserve 0at Navy
Oct 29, 1910Navy 17, Western Reserve 0at Navy
Nov 13, 1909Navy 17, Western Reserve 6at Navy

Every game is listed as played on the field.