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Navy Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 39-142-4
- Win percentage
- 22.2%
- Current streak
- 2W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
39-142-4
185 games · 22.2%
Against Top 10
9-76
85 games · 10.6%
Against Top 5
1-39
40 games · 2.5%
Streaks
2W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 4
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14-47 | 61 | 23% |
| Road | 16-85-4 | 105 | 17.1% |
| Neutral | 9-10 | 19 | 47.4% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5-10 | 15 | 33.3% |
| 2010s | 5-10 | 15 | 33.3% |
| 2000s | 3-13 | 16 | 18.8% |
| 1990s | 1-14 | 15 | 6.7% |
| 1980s | 2-15 | 17 | 11.8% |
| 1970s | 5-28 | 33 | 15.2% |
| 1960s | 2-17 | 19 | 10.5% |
| 1950s | 8-14-2 | 24 | 37.5% |
| 1940s | 8-18-1 | 27 | 31.5% |
| 1930s | 0-3-1 | 4 | 12.5% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2023 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2021 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2019 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2018 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2015 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2014 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 2008 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2007 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2005 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2002 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2001 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1997 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1996 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1995 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1993 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1985 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1984 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1983 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1978 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1977 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1975 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1974 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1973 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1972 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1971 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1970 | 0-6 | 6 | 0% |
| 1969 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1968 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1967 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1966 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1965 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1964 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1963 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1962 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1961 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1960 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1959 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1958 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1957 | 2-1-1 | 4 | 62.5% |
| 1956 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1955 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1954 | 4-1 | 5 | 80% |
| 1953 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1952 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1951 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1950 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1949 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1948 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-5-1 | 6 | 8.3% |
| 1946 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1945 | 3-0 | 3 | 100% |
| 1944 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1943 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1942 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1941 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1939 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 1937 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 5
Army, 1954
27-20 · Home · Navy was No. 6
Win over No. 6
Houston, 2016
46-40 · Home · Navy was unranked
Win over No. 7
Ole Miss, 1954
21-0 · Neutral · Navy was No. 6
Win over No. 8
Penn State, 1974
7-6 · Road · Navy was unranked
Win over No. 8
Pennsylvania, 1945
14-7 · Road · Navy was No. 2
Win over No. 9
South Carolina, 1984
38-21 · Home · Navy was unranked
Win over No. 9
Rice, 1957
20-7 · Neutral · Navy was No. 8
Win over No. 9
Duke, 1943
14-13 · Home · Navy was No. 7
Win over No. 10
Pittsburgh, 1963
24-12 · Home · Navy was No. 4
Win over No. 11
Duke, 1954
40-7 · Home · Navy was No. 19
All 185 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 35-13 | No. 22 Cincinnati | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2025 | W 41-38 | No. 25 South Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 10-49 | No. 10 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | W 21-20 | No. 18 Oklahoma | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2024 | W 31-13 | No. 19 Army | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 0-35 | No. 25 Tulane | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 14-51 | No. 12 Notre Dame | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2023 | L 6-17 | No. 22 Air Force | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | W 17-14 | No. 17 UCF | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 32-35 | No. 20 Notre Dame | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2021 | L 6-34 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 20-27 | No. 2 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 24-31 | No. 24 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 6-19 | No. 22 Tulsa | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | L 37-51 | No. 22 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | W 20-17 | No. 20 Kansas State | No. 21 | Neutral |
| 2019 | W 35-28 | No. 21 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 20-52 | No. 16 Notre Dame | No. 21 | Road |
| 2018 | L 10-17 | No. 22 Army | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2018 | L 24-35 | No. 11 UCF | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 22-44 | No. 3 Notre Dame | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2017 | L 17-24 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 21-31 | No. 20 UCF | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | W 46-40 | No. 6 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | W 44-28 | No. 23 Pittsburgh | No. 21 | Neutral |
| 2015 | L 31-52 | No. 21 Houston | No. 16 | Road |
| 2015 | W 45-20 | No. 15 Memphis | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 24-41 | No. 15 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 39-49 | No. 6 Notre Dame | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2011 | L 21-24 | No. 10 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | W 35-13 | No. 24 Missouri | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2009 | W 23-21 | No. 19 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 19-29 | No. 21 Wake Forest | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2008 | L 21-42 | No. 23 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | W 24-17 | No. 16 Wake Forest | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 24-41 | No. 15 Rutgers | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 24-25 | No. 25 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 14-38 | No. 11 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 0-34 | No. 24 Rutgers | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 21-42 | No. 7 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 3-17 | No. 25 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 23-30 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 19-65 | No. 21 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 7-70 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 14-45 | No. 20 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 0-24 | No. 16 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 14-49 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 0-30 | No. 10 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 24-45 | No. 16 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 7-10 | No. 19 Air Force | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | W 42-38 | No. 19 California | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1996 | L 24-28 | No. 23 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 27-54 | No. 19 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 17-35 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 27-58 | No. 2 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 0-28 | No. 20 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 7-38 | No. 10 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 0-53 | No. 23 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 0-38 | No. 5 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 31-52 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 14-56 | No. 10 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 0-41 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 14-31 | No. 9 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 7-35 | No. 20 Air Force | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 21-49 | No. 16 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 7-22 | No. 2 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 10-34 | No. 6 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 13-56 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 7-24 | No. 13 Air Force | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | W 17-13 | No. 20 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | W 38-21 | No. 9 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 12-28 | No. 18 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 10-27 | No. 16 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 17-29 | No. 9 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 28-31 | No. 15 Ohio State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1981 | L 16-21 | No. 7 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 0-35 | No. 18 Houston | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1980 | L 0-33 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 0-14 | No. 13 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 7-24 | No. 12 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 7-27 | No. 14 Notre Dame | No. 18 | Road |
| 1978 | W 21-11 | No. 19 Pittsburgh | No. 11 | Home |
| 1977 | L 10-43 | No. 5 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 17-34 | No. 14 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 7-14 | No. 3 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 21-27 | No. 11 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 0-45 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 13-17 | No. 13 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 14-70 | No. 1 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 10-31 | No. 15 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | W 17-0 | No. 17 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 6-14 | No. 7 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 0-52 | No. 5 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | W 7-6 | No. 8 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 7-44 | No. 5 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 0-14 | No. 5 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 0-39 | No. 6 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 23-42 | No. 12 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | W 21-17 | No. 16 Air Force | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 7-35 | No. 5 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 10-21 | No. 11 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 0-21 | No. 12 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | W 15-14 | No. 19 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 0-46 | No. 2 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 3-56 | No. 14 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 8-30 | No. 17 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 7-56 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 8-23 | No. 20 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 3-26 | No. 7 Air Force | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 8-10 | No. 18 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 7-55 | No. 16 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 0-47 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 17-56 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 22-45 | No. 2 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 14-45 | No. 12 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 6-31 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | L 14-43 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 7-31 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 3-29 | No. 4 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 6-14 | No. 9 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1964 | L 0-40 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 0-21 | No. 5 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | L 6-28 | No. 1 Texas | No. 2 | Neutral |
| 1963 | W 24-12 | No. 10 Pittsburgh | No. 4 | Home |
| 1962 | L 6-13 | No. 1 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 7-41 | No. 4 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 10-20 | No. 8 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 14-21 | No. 5 Missouri | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1960 | L 10-19 | No. 7 Duke | No. 8 | Road |
| 1960 | W 15-14 | No. 12 Washington | No. 6 | Road |
| 1959 | L 6-32 | No. 8 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 7-20 | No. 15 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 20-40 | No. 14 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | W 20-14 | No. 19 Michigan | No. 6 | Road |
| 1957 | W 20-7 | No. 9 Rice | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 1957 | T 6-6 | No. 11 Duke | No. 9 | Road |
| 1957 | W 20-6 | No. 15 Notre Dame | No. 7 | Road |
| 1957 | L 7-13 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 6-21 | No. 19 Tulane | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 7-21 | No. 9 Notre Dame | No. 4 | Road |
| 1954 | W 21-0 | No. 7 Ole Miss | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1954 | W 27-20 | No. 5 Army | No. 6 | Home |
| 1954 | W 40-7 | No. 11 Duke | No. 19 | Home |
| 1954 | L 0-6 | No. 6 Notre Dame | No. 15 | Home |
| 1954 | W 25-0 | No. 17 Stanford | No. 19 | Road |
| 1953 | T 0-0 | No. 14 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 7-38 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | W 16-6 | No. 20 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 6-17 | No. 6 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 7-38 | No. 2 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 21-40 | No. 4 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 20-24 | No. 9 Princeton | Unranked | Home |
| 1950 | L 0-22 | No. 20 Northwestern | Unranked | Home |
| 1950 | L 21-35 | No. 8 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1949 | L 0-40 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1949 | W 28-14 | No. 16 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1949 | L 20-42 | No. 19 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1948 | L 7-41 | No. 2 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | L 14-20 | No. 16 Pennsylvania | Unranked | Road |
| 1948 | L 14-35 | No. 20 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | L 7-21 | No. 4 California | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 14-16 | No. 9 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-27 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | L 0-21 | No. 6 Pennsylvania | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | T 14-14 | No. 13 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | L 6-13 | No. 20 Columbia | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 7-14 | No. 4 California | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | L 0-28 | No. 2 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1946 | L 19-32 | No. 13 Pennsylvania | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | L 14-21 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1945 | W 14-7 | No. 8 Pennsylvania | No. 2 | Road |
| 1945 | W 28-0 | No. 12 Penn State | No. 2 | Home |
| 1945 | W 21-0 | No. 16 Duke | No. 4 | Road |
| 1944 | W 7-0 | No. 11 Duke | No. 2 | Home |
| 1944 | L 14-21 | No. 18 North Carolina Pre-Flight | No. 3 | Home |
| 1943 | L 6-33 | No. 1 Notre Dame | No. 6 | Road |
| 1943 | W 28-14 | No. 15 Georgia Tech | No. 5 | Home |
| 1943 | W 14-13 | No. 9 Duke | No. 7 | Home |
| 1942 | L 0-21 | No. 2 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1942 | L 0-3 | No. 18 William & Mary | Unranked | Home |
| 1941 | W 13-6 | No. 13 Pennsylvania | No. 11 | Road |
| 1939 | L 7-15 | No. 14 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1939 | L 7-14 | No. 7 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1939 | T 0-0 | No. 20 Dartmouth | Unranked | Road |
| 1937 | L 7-9 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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