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The series' top 21 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
21
Top score
39/100
Overtime
0

Series context

Completed meetings
21
Series record
Maryland 7-14 Navy
Tracked years
1905-2010
Trophy
Crab Bowl Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 21 games

4 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1950Week 3

    Navy at Maryland

    Navy 21, Maryland 35

    Winner: Maryland

    Unranked Navy vs. No. 8 Maryland · 14-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    39

    Game score

  2. 1951Week 9

    Navy at Maryland

    Navy 21, Maryland 40

    Winner: Maryland

    Unranked Navy vs. No. 4 Maryland · 19-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15

    38

    Game score

  3. 1934Week 5

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 13, Navy 16

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  4. 1964Week 9

    Navy at Maryland

    Navy 22, Maryland 27

    Winner: Maryland

    Unranked Navy vs. Unranked Maryland · 5-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    30

    Game score

  5. 1931Week 5

    Navy at Maryland

    Navy 0, Maryland 6

    Winner: Maryland

    Unranked Navy vs. Unranked Maryland · 6-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    29

    Game score

  6. 1930Week 11

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 0, Navy 6

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 6-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    29

    Game score

  7. 1952Week 6

    Navy at Maryland

    Navy 7, Maryland 38

    Winner: Maryland

    Unranked Navy vs. No. 2 Maryland · 31-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 4/35 · Overtime 0/15

    28

    Game score

  8. 1916Week 5

    Navy at Maryland

    Navy 14, Maryland 7

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Navy vs. Unranked Maryland · 7-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    28

    Game score

  9. 1959Week 9

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 14, Navy 22

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 8-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    27

    Game score

  10. 1963Week 9

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 7, Navy 42

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. No. 2 Navy · 35-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    24

    Game score

  11. 1965Week 9

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 7, Navy 19

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 12-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15

    23

    Game score

  12. 1907Week 4

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 0, Navy 12

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 12-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15

    23

    Game score

  13. 1906Week 4

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 0, Navy 12

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 12-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15

    23

    Game score

  14. 1905Week 7

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 0, Navy 17

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 17-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15

    18

    Game score

  15. 1932Week 9

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 7, Navy 28

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 21-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    14

    Game score

  16. 1958Week 9

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 14, Navy 40

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 26-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 9/35 · Overtime 0/15

    9

    Game score

  17. 1917Week 5

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 0, Navy 62

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 62-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    0

    Game score

  18. 1913Week 6

    Maryland at Navy

    Maryland 0, Navy 76

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Maryland vs. Unranked Navy · 76-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    0

    Game score

  19. 1908Week 5

    Navy at Maryland

    Navy 57, Maryland 0

    Winner: Navy

    Unranked Navy vs. Unranked Maryland · 57-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    0

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.