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Navy-SMU Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 47/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 25
Series record: Navy 13-12 SMU
Tracked years: 1930-2023
Trophy: Gansz Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

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

1963Week 5
Navy at SMU
Navy 28, SMU 32
Winner: SMU
No. 10 Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 4-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
2018Week 41OT
Navy at SMU
Navy 30, SMU 31
Winner: SMU
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 9/15
43
Game score
2009Week 71OT
Navy at SMU
Navy 38, SMU 35
Winner: Navy
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
41
Game score
1960Week 5
SMU at Navy
SMU 7, Navy 26
Winner: Navy
Unranked SMU vs. No. 5 Navy · 19-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
1959Week 4
Navy at SMU
Navy 7, SMU 20
Winner: SMU
Unranked Navy vs. No. 15 SMU · 13-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
2019Week 13
SMU at Navy
SMU 28, Navy 35
Winner: Navy
No. 21 SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 7-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
1996Week 5
SMU at Navy
SMU 17, Navy 19
Winner: Navy
Unranked SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
2017Week 11
SMU at Navy
SMU 40, Navy 43
Winner: Navy
Unranked SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
2021Week 6
SMU at Navy
SMU 31, Navy 24
Winner: SMU
No. 24 SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 7-point margin
Ranking 2/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
2022Week 7
Navy at SMU
Navy 34, SMU 40
Winner: SMU
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
2011Week 11
Navy at SMU
Navy 24, SMU 17
Winner: Navy
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
2010Week 7
SMU at Navy
SMU 21, Navy 28
Winner: Navy
Unranked SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
1931Week 11
Navy at SMU
Navy 6, SMU 13
Winner: SMU
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
2020Week 9
Navy at SMU
Navy 37, SMU 51
Winner: SMU
Unranked Navy vs. No. 22 SMU · 14-point margin
Ranking 4/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
1998Week 13
SMU at Navy
SMU 24, Navy 11
Winner: SMU
Unranked SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 13-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
22
Game score
1930Week 10
SMU at Navy
SMU 20, Navy 7
Winner: SMU
Unranked SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 13-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
22
Game score
1966Week 3
Navy at SMU
Navy 3, SMU 21
Winner: SMU
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 18-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
17
Game score
2008Week 9
SMU at Navy
SMU 7, Navy 34
Winner: Navy
Unranked SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 27-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 8/35 · Overtime 0/15
8
Game score
1993Week 13
SMU at Navy
SMU 42, Navy 13
Winner: SMU
Unranked SMU vs. Unranked Navy · 29-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 6/35 · Overtime 0/15
6
Game score
1997Week 5
Navy at SMU
Navy 46, SMU 16
Winner: Navy
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 30-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 5/35 · Overtime 0/15
5
Game score
2015Week 11
SMU at Navy
SMU 14, Navy 55
Winner: Navy
Unranked SMU vs. No. 22 Navy · 41-point margin
Ranking 4/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
4
Game score
2002Week 2
Navy at SMU
Navy 38, SMU 7
Winner: Navy
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 31-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 4/35 · Overtime 0/15
4
Game score
1995Week 3
Navy at SMU
Navy 33, SMU 2
Winner: Navy
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 31-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 4/35 · Overtime 0/15
4
Game score
2023Week 13
Navy at SMU
Navy 14, SMU 59
Winner: SMU
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 45-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score
2016Week 13
Navy at SMU
Navy 75, SMU 31
Winner: Navy
Unranked Navy vs. Unranked SMU · 44-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.