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Navy vs Notre Dame

Navy Midshipmen vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Next meeting · 2026 season

Date Week Fixture Venue TV Status Link
2026-10-31 9
Notre Dame vs Navy
Gillette Stadium UPCOMING Game page

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Head-to-head on record

Navy vs Notre Dame series
TeamWinsSeries
Navy Midshipmen13Notre Dame leads
Notre Dame Fighting Irish84

Meetings since 1927: 98, including 1 tie. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.

The series in numbers

Notre Dame has won the last 8 meetings.

13-84-1 Regular season
1-9 Last 10
13-29 Avg score
43 Longest Notre Dame win run

Biggest Navy win 33-7 in 1956, a 26-point margin.

Biggest Navy loss 7-56 in 1970, a 49-point margin.

Every Navy vs Notre Dame meeting

Navy Midshipmen vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish, every meeting on record
SeasonResultSiteScore
2025 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-49
2024 Notre Dame win Neutral 14-51
2023 Notre Dame win Neutral 3-42
2022 Notre Dame win Neutral 32-35
2021 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-34
2019 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 20-52
2018 Notre Dame win Neutral 22-44
2017 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 17-24
2016 Navy win Neutral 28-27
2015 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 24-41
2014 Notre Dame win Neutral 39-49
2013 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 34-38
2012 Notre Dame win Neutral 10-50
2011 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 14-56
2010 Navy win Neutral 35-17
2009 Navy win Notre Dame 23-21
2008 Notre Dame win Annapolis 21-27
2007 Navy win Notre Dame 46-44
2006 Notre Dame win Annapolis 14-38
2005 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 21-42
2004 Notre Dame win Annapolis 9-27
2003 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 24-27
2002 Notre Dame win Annapolis 23-30
2001 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 16-34
2000 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 14-45
1999 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 24-28
1998 Notre Dame win Annapolis 0-30
1997 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 17-21
1996 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 27-54
1995 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 17-35
1994 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 21-58
1993 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 27-58
1992 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-38
1991 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-38
1990 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 31-52
1989 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-41
1988 Notre Dame win Annapolis 7-22
1987 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 13-56
1986 Notre Dame win Annapolis 14-33
1985 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 17-41
1984 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 17-18
1983 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 12-28
1982 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-27
1981 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-38
1980 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-33
1979 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-14
1978 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-27
1977 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-43
1976 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 21-27
1975 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-31
1974 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-14
1973 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-44
1972 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 23-42
1971 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-21
1970 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-56
1969 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-47
1968 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 14-45
1967 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 14-43
1966 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-31
1965 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 3-29
1964 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-40
1963 Navy win Notre Dame 35-14
1962 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 12-20
1961 Navy win Notre Dame 13-10
1960 Navy win Annapolis 14-7
1959 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 22-25
1958 Notre Dame win Annapolis 20-40
1957 Navy win Notre Dame 20-6
1956 Navy win Annapolis 33-7
1955 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-21
1954 Notre Dame win Annapolis 0-6
1953 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-38
1952 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-17
1951 Notre Dame win Annapolis 0-19
1950 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-19
1949 Notre Dame win Annapolis 0-40
1948 Notre Dame win Annapolis 7-41
1947 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-27
1946 Notre Dame win Annapolis 0-28
1945 Tie Notre Dame 6-6
1944 Navy win Annapolis 32-13
1943 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-33
1942 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-9
1941 Notre Dame win Annapolis 13-20
1940 Notre Dame win Annapolis 7-13
1939 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-14
1938 Notre Dame win Annapolis 0-15
1937 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-9
1936 Navy win Annapolis 3-0
1935 Notre Dame win Annapolis 0-14
1934 Navy win Annapolis 10-6
1933 Navy win Annapolis 7-0
1932 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-12
1931 Notre Dame win Annapolis 0-20
1930 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 2-26
1929 Notre Dame win Annapolis 7-14
1928 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-7
1927 Notre Dame win Annapolis 6-19

Scores from the Navy perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 1927.

Matchup stats

Last five games

Notre Dame

DateOppResult
10-03 atUNC W 37-26
09-26 atPUR W 49-10
09-19 vsMSU W 27-10
09-12 vsRICE W 52-0
09-06 vsWIS W 41-13

NavyProvided by americanconference.co

DateOppResult
10-03 atAF L 9-14
09-25 atUAB L 20-24
09-12 atFAU L 30-38
09-05 vsTOW W 42-15
01-02 atCIN W 35-13

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Lake Forest 400 1.00025647
Notre Dame 500 1.00020659
Merchant Marine 300 1.00014847
Wabash 400 1.00012834
Franklin & Marshall 300 1.00010732
Trinity (CT) 200 1.0007714
Wesleyan (CT) 200 1.0007720
Dayton 300 1.0009041
Hardin Simmons 200 1.0007244
Amherst 200 1.0006235
Williams 200 1.0003614
Montana 410 .800187119
Colgate 410 .80011765
Richmond 410 .800100138
Newberry 310 .75010560
MIT 210 .66711826
Millsaps 210 .66712056
Washington & Jefferson 210 .6678833
Dickinson 210 .6678163
Hampden Sydney 210 .6679489
Coast Guard 220 .500150142
Tufts 110 .5004970
UConn 230 .400180131
Villanova 230 .400103154
West Virginia Wesleyan 230 .40094157
William & Mary 230 .400111205
Centre 120 .3335933
Simpson (IA) 120 .3339494
Erskine 120 .3337578
Coe 120 .3336273
Carnegie Mellon 120 .3335568
Sewanee 120 .3337596
Maryville (TN) 130 .25092128
Beloit 130 .2502178
Lafayette 130 .25084143
Duquesne 130 .25073152
Cornell (IA) 130 .25037117
Tennessee State 130 .25059145
Knox 130 .25035146
Fordham 140 .20089165
Bucknell 140 .20051134
Holy Cross 140 .20093183
Maine 140 .20071161
Florida A&M 140 .20087184
Alameda Coast Guard 000 .00000
Amarillo Field 000 .00000
Birmingham-Southern 000 .00000
Boston University 000 .00000
Camp Grant 000 .00000
Carlisle 000 .00000
Colorado College 000 .00000
Cumberland (TN) 000 .00000
Del Monte Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Detroit Mercy 000 .00000
Drury 000 .00000
Fort Benning 000 .00000
Fort Riley 000 .00000
Fort Warren 000 .00000
Georgia Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Gonzaga 000 .00000
Great Lakes Navy 000 .00000
Haskell 000 .00000
Iowa Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Jacksonville Naval Air Station 000 .00000
Lombard 000 .00000
Loyola (LA) 000 .00000
Loyola Marymount 000 .00000
Lubbock Field 000 .00000
Manhattan 000 .00000
March Field 000 .00000
Mare Island Marines 000 .00000
Marquette 000 .00000
Mississippi College 000 .00000
Nashville 000 .00000
New York University 000 .00000
Norman Naval Air Station 000 .00000
North Carolina Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Oglethorpe 000 .00000
Phillips 000 .00000
Portland 000 .00000
Quantico Marines 000 .00000
Randolph Field 000 .00000
Regis (CO) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 000 .00000
San Francisco 000 .00000
Santa Clara 000 .00000
Second Air Force 000 .00000
Spring Hill 000 .00000
Swarthmore 000 .00000
Tampa 000 .00000
Tennessee Medical College 000 .00000
Union (NY) 000 .00000
Vermont 000 .00000
Whitman 000 .00000
Wichita State 000 .00000
Xavier 000 .00000
Southwestern U 030 .0006486
Bowdoin 020 .000733
Hamilton 020 .0004980
Colby 020 .0002153
Georgetown 030 .0005289
Bates 020 .0001467
Lawrence 030 .00028110
Centenary (LA) 030 .00021117
Rhodes 030 .00020134

American AthleticProvided by americanconference.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Memphis 410 .800193112
South Florida 410 .80013373
Florida Atlantic 410 .800186133
UTSA 410 .800157131
North Texas 320 .600203165
Tulsa 320 .600139106
UAB 320 .600120117
Army 220 .50013379
East Carolina 220 .50096101
Tulane 220 .5007593
Temple 230 .400129124
Navy 130 .25010191
Rice 140 .20090137
Charlotte 050 .00086203

Records computed from completed games this season

Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1927, 84-13-1. Here is the series on record and how to watch when Navy and Notre Dame meet.

How to watch Navy vs Notre Dame

When Navy and Notre Dame are scheduled, here is how to find the game.

  1. National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
  2. Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
  3. Radio Listen on the Navy radio network.
  4. Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the Navy vs Notre Dame time and line.

The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.

The Navy this season

Follow Navy in the title race on the American Conference standings, and model the finish with the title race calculator. For the conference series that define the year, see the American Conference rivalry pages, or browse every American Conference matchup.

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Navy vs Notre Dame: the essentials

Navy Midshipmen vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish is a non-conference matchup that sets the American Conference against FBS Independents. Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1927, 84-13-1. Across 98 meetings on record the series is one-sided so far, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the Navy vs Notre Dame head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the Navy Midshipmen team hub, the American Conference this week round-up and the live conference standings. For Notre Dame against the whole conference, see Notre Dame vs the American Conference.

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Frequently asked questions

When does Navy play Notre Dame next?

The next meeting is Saturday, October 31 at 12:00 PM ET, at Gillette Stadium. It is Week 9 of the 2026 season. Follow the live score and box score on the game page.

What is the all-time record between Navy and Notre Dame?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1927, 84-13-1. The two programs have met 98 times on record.

How can I watch Navy vs Notre Dame?

The next meeting is Saturday, October 31 at 12:00 PM ET, at Gillette Stadium.

Are Navy and Notre Dame in the same conference?

No. Navy plays in the American Conference. Notre Dame plays in FBS Independents. This is a non-conference game.