Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

Navy Midshipmen

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

First meeting

October 15, 1927

Latest meeting

October 10, 2015

Next meeting

November 5, 2016

Trophy

Rip Miller Trophy

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Notre Dame leads, 76–12–1

The Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame. It has been played annually since 1927, making it the longest uninterrupted intersectional rivalry in college football.^[1] Notre Dame leads the series 76–12–1.^[2] Before Navy won a 46–44 triple-overtime contest in 2007, Notre Dame had a 43-game winning streak that was the longest series win streak between two annual opponents in the history of Division I FBS football.^[3] Navy's previous win came in 1963, 35–14 with future Heisman Trophy winner and NFL QB Roger Staubach at the helm. Navy had come close to winning on numerous occasions before 2007. The Midshipmen subsequently won again in 2009 and 2010.

Though the game is often played at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, it has never been played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, due to its relatively small size. Instead, Navy usually hosts the game at larger facilities such as Baltimore's old Memorial Stadium or current M&T Bank Stadium, FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, Veterans Stadium and later Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, or at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. During the 1960s, the Midshipmen hosted the game at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. The game has been played twice in Dublin, Ireland—in 1996 at Croke Park and 2012 at Aviva Stadium.^[4] The game was also occasionally played at old Cleveland Stadium. The 2016 game will be held at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. ^[5]

History

Despite the one-sided result the last few decades, most Notre Dame and Navy fans consider the series a sacred tradition for historical reasons. Both schools have strong football traditions going back to the beginnings of the sport. Notre Dame, like many colleges, faced severe financial difficulties during World War II, which were exacerbated by the fact that it was then still an all-male institution. The US Navy made Notre Dame a training center for V-12 candidates and paid enough for usage of the facilities to keep the University afloat. Notre Dame has since extended an open invitation for Navy to play the Fighting Irish in football and considers the game annual repayment on a debt of honor. The series is marked by mutual respect, as evidenced by each team standing at attention during the playing of the other's alma mater after the game, a tradition that started in 2005. Navy's athletic director, on renewing the series through 2016, remarked "...it is of great interest to our collective national audience of Fighting Irish fans, Naval Academy alumni, and the Navy family at large."^[1] The series is scheduled to continue indefinitely; renewals are a mere formality.^[1]

The Streak

Notre Dame's NCAA-record 43-game win streak against Navy began in 1964:

1964 – Notre Dame 40, Navy 0: Notre Dame came in at 5–0 under first year coach Ara Parseghian and shut out the Midshipmen in a game that pitted 1963 Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach against 1964 winner John Huarte.
1969 – Notre Dame 47, Navy 0: The Irish set a still-standing, single-game school record of 720 total offensive yards.
1974 – Notre Dame 14, Navy 6: For three quarters, Navy kept the Fighting Irish offense in check with its punting game and led 6–0 going into the fourth quarter. Notre Dame quarterback Tom Clements threw a touchdown pass to Pete Demmerle to put the Fighting Irish in front, then Randy Harrison added an insurance touchdown with an interception return. Although no one knew it at the time, Ara Parseghian made up his mind during the trip back to South Bend to resign at the end of the season.
1976 – Notre Dame 27, Navy 21: Irish defensive back Dave Waymer tipped away a fourth down pass in the end zone late in the game to preserve the win for Notre Dame.
1984 – Notre Dame 18, Navy 17: John Carney's field goal with 14 seconds left erased a 17–7 deficit. The officials failed to notice that the play clock had expired before the ball was snapped.
1991 – Notre Dame 38, Navy 0: Notre Dame's 700th victory.
1997 – Notre Dame 21, Navy 17: Allen Rossum saved the day for the Fighting Irish, knocking Navy receiver Pat McGrew out of bounds at the 1-yard line on a 69-yard pass as time ran out.
1999 – Notre Dame 28, Navy 24: Notre Dame needed a 1st down on 4th and 9 with 1:37 left to score the winning touchdown and escape with a 28–24 win.
2002 – Notre Dame 30, Navy 23: Notre Dame, coming off a 14–7 upset loss to Boston College, scored 15 unanswered points late in the fourth quarter to win under first-year head coach Tyrone Willingham.
2003 – Notre Dame 27, Navy 24: D. J. Fitzpatrick's 40-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Fighting Irish over Navy.
2007 – Navy 46, Notre Dame 44 (3OT) – After 43 years, Navy beat Notre Dame in triple overtime.

Game results

Navy victories	Notre Dame victories	Ties

Date	Site	Winner		Loser		Series
October 15, 1927	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	19	Navy	6	Notre Dame 1–0
October 13, 1928	Chicago, IL	Notre Dame	7	Navy	0	Notre Dame 2–0
October 12, 1929	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	14	Navy	7	Notre Dame 3–0
October 11, 1930	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	26	Navy	2	Notre Dame 4–0
November 14, 1931	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	20	Navy	0	Notre Dame 5–0
November 19, 1932	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	12	Navy	0	Notre Dame 6–0
November 4, 1933	Baltimore, MD	Navy	7	Notre Dame	0	Notre Dame 6–1
November 10, 1934	Cleveland, OH	Navy	10	Notre Dame	6	Notre Dame 6–2
October 26, 1935	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	14	Navy	0	Notre Dame 7–2
November 7, 1936	Baltimore, MD	Navy	3	Notre Dame	2	Notre Dame 7–3
October 23, 1937	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	9	Navy	7	Notre Dame 8–3
November 5, 1938	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	15	Navy	0	Notre Dame 9–3
October 21, 1939	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	14	Navy	7	Notre Dame 10–3
November 9, 1940	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	13	Navy	7	Notre Dame 11–3
November 8, 1941	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	20	Navy	13	Notre Dame 12–3
October 31, 1942	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	9	Navy	0	Notre Dame 13–3
October 30, 1943	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	33	Navy	6	Notre Dame 14–3
November 4, 1944	Baltimore, MD	Navy	32	Notre Dame	13	Notre Dame 14–4
November 3, 1945	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	6	Navy	6	Notre Dame 14–4–1
November 2, 1946	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	28	Navy	0	Notre Dame 15–4–1
November 1, 1947	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	27	Navy	0	Notre Dame 16–4–1
October 30, 1948	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	41	Navy	7	Notre Dame 17–4–1
October 29, 1949	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	40	Navy	0	Notre Dame 18–4–1
November 4, 1950	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	19	Navy	10	Notre Dame 19–4–1
November 3, 1951	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	19	Navy	0	Notre Dame 20–4–1
November 1, 1952	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	17	Navy	6	Notre Dame 21–4–1
October 31, 1953	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	38	Navy	7	Notre Dame 22–4–1
October 30, 1954	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	6	Navy	0	Notre Dame 23–4–1
October 29, 1955	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	21	Navy	7	Notre Dame 24–4–1
November 3, 1956	Baltimore, MD	Navy	33	Notre Dame	7	Notre Dame 24–5–1
November 2, 1957	South Bend, IN	Navy	20	Notre Dame	6	Notre Dame 24–6–1
November 1, 1958	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	40	Navy	20	Notre Dame 25–6–1
October 31, 1959	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	25	Navy	22	Notre Dame 26–6–1
October 29, 1960	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	14	Notre Dame	7	Notre Dame 26–7–1
November 4, 1961	South Bend, IN	Navy	13	Notre Dame	10	Notre Dame 26–8–1
November 3, 1962	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	20	Navy	12	Notre Dame 27–8–1
November 2, 1963	South Bend, IN	Navy	35	Notre Dame	14	Notre Dame 27–9–1
October 31, 1964	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	40	Navy	0	Notre Dame 28–9–1
October 30, 1965	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	29	Navy	3	Notre Dame 29–9–1
October 29, 1966	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	31	Navy	7	Notre Dame 30–9–1
November 4, 1967	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	43	Navy	14	Notre Dame 31–9–1
November 2, 1968	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	45	Navy	14	Notre Dame 32–9–1
November 1, 1969	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	47	Navy	0	Notre Dame 33–9–1
October 31, 1970	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	56	Navy	7	Notre Dame 34–9–1
October 30, 1971	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	21	Navy	0	Notre Dame 35–9–1
November 4, 1972	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	42	Navy	23	Notre Dame 36–9–1
November 3, 1973	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	44	Navy	7	Notre Dame 37–9–1
November 2, 1974	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	14	Navy	6	Notre Dame 38–9–1
November 1, 1975	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	31	Navy	10	Notre Dame 39–9–1
October 30, 1976	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	27	Navy	21	Notre Dame 40–9–1
October 29, 1977	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	43	Navy	10	Notre Dame 41–9–1
November 4, 1978	Cleveland, OH	Notre Dame	27	Navy	7	Notre Dame 42–9–1
November 3, 1979	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	14	Navy	0	Notre Dame 43–9–1
November 1, 1980	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	33	Navy	0	Notre Dame 44–9–1
October 31, 1981	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	38	Navy	0	Notre Dame 45–9–1
October 30, 1982	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	27	Navy	10	Notre Dame 46–9–1
October 29, 1983	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	28	Navy	12	Notre Dame 47–9–1
November 3, 1984	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	18	Navy	17	Notre Dame 48–9–1
November 2, 1985	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	41	Navy	17	Notre Dame 49–9–1
November 1, 1986	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	33	Navy	14	Notre Dame 50–9–1
October 31, 1987	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	56	Navy	13	Notre Dame 51–9–1
October 29, 1988	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	22	Navy	7	Notre Dame 52–9–1
November 4, 1989	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	41	Navy	0	Notre Dame 53–9–1
November 3, 1990	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	52	Navy	31	Notre Dame 54–9–1
November 2, 1991	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	38	Navy	0	Notre Dame 55–9–1
October 31, 1992	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	38	Navy	7	Notre Dame 56–9–1
October 30, 1993	Philadelphia, PA	Notre Dame	58	Navy	27	Notre Dame 57–9–1
October 29, 1994	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	58	Navy	21	Notre Dame 58–9–1
November 4, 1995	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	35	Navy	17	Notre Dame 59–9–1
November 2, 1996	Dublin, Ireland	Notre Dame	54	Navy	27	Notre Dame 60–9–1
November 1, 1997	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	21	Navy	17	Notre Dame 61–9–1
November 14, 1998	Landover, MD	Notre Dame	30	Navy	0	Notre Dame 62–9–1
October 30, 1999	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	28	Navy	24	Notre Dame 63–9–1
October 14, 2000	Orlando, FL	Notre Dame	45	Navy	14	Notre Dame 64–9–1
November 17, 2001	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	34	Navy	16	Notre Dame 65–9–1
November 9, 2002	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	30	Navy	23	Notre Dame 66–9–1
November 8, 2003	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	27	Navy	24	Notre Dame 67–9–1
October 16, 2004	East Rutherford, NJ	Notre Dame	27	Navy	9	Notre Dame 68–9–1
November 12, 2005	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	42	Navy	21	Notre Dame 69–9–1
October 28, 2006	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	38	Navy	14	Notre Dame 70–9–1
November 3, 2007	South Bend, IN	Navy	46	Notre Dame	44	Notre Dame 70–10–1
November 15, 2008	Baltimore, MD	Notre Dame	27	Navy	21	Notre Dame 71–10–1
November 7, 2009	South Bend, IN	Navy	23	Notre Dame	21	Notre Dame 71–11–1
October 23, 2010	East Rutherford, NJ	Navy	35	Notre Dame	17	Notre Dame 71–12–1
October 29, 2011	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	56	Navy	14	Notre Dame 72–12–1
September 1, 2012	Dublin, Ireland	Notre Dame	50	Navy	10	Notre Dame 73–12–1
November 2, 2013	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	38	Navy	34	Notre Dame 74–12–1
November 1, 2014	Landover, MD	Notre Dame	49	Navy	39	Notre Dame 75–12–1
October 10, 2015	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	41	Navy	24	Notre Dame 76–12–1

Television

In years when Navy hosts (even-numbered), it is one of few non-Southeastern Conference games aired on CBS. In years when Notre Dame hosts (odd-numbered), it is carried on NBC as are other Notre Dame home games.

References

1 2 3 "Notre Dame And Navy Extend Series 10 More Years". und.cstv.com. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
↑ http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1qNQdW/www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/
↑ "Notre Dame's NCAA-record 43-game win streak over Navy ends". espn.com. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
↑ "Aviva Stadium To Host The 2012 Navy-Notre Dame Game". navysports.com. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
↑ und.com http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070815aai.html. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Navy Midshipmen football

Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy) SMU (Gansz Trophy)

Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Venues	Cartier Field (1889–1928) Soldier Field (1929) Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Emerald Isle Classic Army Boston College: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Michigan Michigan State (Megaphone Trophy) Navy (Rip Miller Trophy) Northwestern (Shillelagh Trophy 1930–c. 1973) Purdue (Shillelagh Trophy) Stanford (Legends Trophy) USC (Jeweled Shillelagh)

Culture and lore	All-time series results History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Four Horsemen NFL draftees

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Notre Dame Fighting Irish rivalries

Football	Army Holy War (Boston College) Michigan Michigan State Navy Northwestern Purdue Stanford USC Other Rivalries

Basketball	UCLA Connecticut

Ice Hockey	Holy War on Ice (Boston College)

American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Civil Conflict (Connecticut–UCF) East Carolina–UCF Houston–SMU Houston–Tulsa Gansz Trophy (SMU–Navy) South Florida–UCF

Non-conference	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Connecticut–Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) East Carolina–Marshall East Carolina–NC State Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Louisville–Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl (Memphis–Arkansas State) Memphis–Ole Miss Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Army–Navy Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Navy–Air Force–Army) Crab Bowl Classic (Navy–Maryland) Navy–Notre Dame Rice–SMU Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) SMU–TCU Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) Tulane–Auburn Georgia Tech–Tulane Ole Miss–Tulane Battle for the Bell (Tulane–Southern Miss) Battle for the Rag (Tulane–LSU)

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