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SMRivalry History
Navy-SMU
Navy and SMU have met 25 times since 1930. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 13-12
- Current streak
- SMU 4 games
- Longest streak
- Navy 8 games (2002-2017)
- Avg. margin / points
- 16.9 / 53.4
Series overview
Navy 13-12 SMU. Current streak: SMU 4 games.
Last five meetings
Navy 1 | SMU 4
Largest margin
45 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1930 through 2023.
- 25 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 25, 2023.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Navy and SMU have a tracked series that starts in 1930 and spans 25 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Gansz Trophy gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Historical or inactive series
- Years
- 1930-2023
- Busiest era
- 2010s, 7 games
- Longest pause
- 27 years (1931-1959)
- 2010s7 games
- 1990s5 games
- 2020s4 games
- 1960s3 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
3 featured games
Latest meeting
2023 - Nov 25, 2023
Navy 14, SMU 59. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2018 - Sep 22, 2018
Navy 30, SMU 31. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2016 - Nov 26, 2016
Navy 75, SMU 31. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Navy 1, SMU 4 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Navy 5, SMU 5 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 53.4, average margin 16.9.
- Current streak
- SMU 4 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Alex Tecza
Navy, 2023
Rushing Yards: 758
Eli Heidenreich
Navy, 2023
Receiving Yards: 382
Tai Lavatai
Navy, 2023
Passing Yards: 701
Jake Bailey
SMU, 2023
Receiving Yards: 528
Jaylan Knighton
SMU, 2023
Rushing Yards: 745
Preston Stone
SMU, 2023
Passing Yards: 3197
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Ken Niumatalolo
Navy - 2019-2022 - 22-25
Sonny Dykes
SMU - 2019-2021 - 25-10
Rhett Lashlee
SMU - 2022-2023 - 18-9
Brian Newberry
Navy - 2023 - 5-7
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 65F.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Navy team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
SMU team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Navy season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
SMU season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Navy weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
SMU weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2023 | Navy at SMU | Navy 14, SMU 59 | Venue unavailable | SMU |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Navy at SMU | Navy 34, SMU 40 | Venue unavailable | SMU |
| Oct 9, 2021 | SMU at Navy | Navy 24, SMU 31 | Venue unavailable | SMU |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Navy at SMU | Navy 37, SMU 51 | Venue unavailable | SMU |
| Nov 23, 2019 | SMU at Navy | Navy 35, SMU 28 | Venue unavailable | Navy |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Navy at SMU | Navy 30, SMU 31 | Venue unavailable | SMU |
| Nov 11, 2017 | SMU at Navy | Navy 43, SMU 40 | Venue unavailable | Navy |
| Nov 26, 2016 | Navy at SMU | Navy 75, SMU 31 | Venue unavailable | Navy |
| Nov 14, 2015 | SMU at Navy | Navy 55, SMU 14 | Venue unavailable | Navy |
| Nov 12, 2011 | Navy at SMU | Navy 24, SMU 17 | Venue unavailable | Navy |
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