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Index · this season
61
at its 5-year level
Career65since 1936
Peak941945
Last 562seasons
#79 nationally · 2-3 (1-2 conf)
Résumé #110 · better than its record
Schedule so far #116
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Navy Midshipmen
American Athletic · Annapolis, MD · Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium · Head coach Brian Newberry
63-55-7 all time (125 meetings since 1891)
Navy leads
Last: won 17-16 (2025) · Navy has won 2 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
2Heisman
8AP top-10
11All-Americans
10NFL picks
49.5%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1888. Every season →
Chemistry
56
63Foundation
45Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▼ Below its norm -7Trending down
early · #77 of 138
HC year4
Ret. starters50%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 2-3 | American Athletic | — | #79 | 61 | Brian Newberry |
| 2025 | 11-2 | American Athletic | #23 | #64 | 67 | Brian Newberry |
| 2024 | 10-3 | American Athletic | — | #47 | 71 | Brian Newberry |
| 2023 | 5-7 | American Athletic | — | #112 | 52 | Brian Newberry |
| 2022 | 4-8 | American Athletic | — | #73 | 62 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2021 | 4-8 | American Athletic | — | #88 | 58 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2020 | 3-7 | American Athletic | — | — | — | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2019 | 11-2 | American Athletic | #20 | #23 | 77 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2018 | 3-10 | American Athletic | — | #97 | 55 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2017 | 7-6 | American Athletic | — | #43 | 71 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2016 | 9-5 | American Athletic | — | #56 | 67 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2015 | 11-2 | American Athletic | #18 | #21 | 78 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2014 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 64 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2013 | 9-4 | FBS Independents | — | #59 | 67 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2012 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #84 | 58 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2011 | 5-7 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 63 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2010 | 9-4 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 68 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2009 | 10-4 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 70 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2008 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 68 | Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2007 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #68 | 62 | Paul Johnson; Ken Niumatalolo |
| 2006 | 9-4 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 70 | Paul Johnson |
| 2005 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #60 | 65 | Paul Johnson |
| 2004 | 10-2 | FBS Independents | #24 | #56 | 66 | Paul Johnson |
| 2003 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 65 | Paul Johnson |
| 2002 | 2-10 | FBS Independents | — | #100 | 52 | Paul Johnson |
| 2001 | 0-10 | FBS Independents | — | #106 | 46 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 2000 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #104 | 48 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 1999 | 5-7 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 62 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 1998 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #93 | 53 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 1997 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #38 | 71 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 1996 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | — | #40 | 71 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 1995 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #59 | 64 | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 1994 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #101 | 41 | George Chaump |
| 1993 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #98 | 47 | George Chaump |
| 1992 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #96 | 51 | George Chaump |
| 1991 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #99 | 42 | George Chaump |
| 1990 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #85 | 54 | George Chaump |
| 1989 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #80 | 55 | Elliot Uzelac |
| 1988 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #72 | 58 | Elliot Uzelac |
| 1987 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #86 | 52 | Elliot Uzelac |
| 1986 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #91 | 50 | Gary Tranquill |
| 1985 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #51 | 66 | Gary Tranquill |
| 1984 | 4-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #55 | 65 | Gary Tranquill |
| 1983 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #80 | 54 | Gary Tranquill |
| 1982 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #52 | 64 | Gary Tranquill |
| 1981 | 7-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 66 | George Welsh |
| 1980 | 8-4 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 71 | George Welsh |
| 1979 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #65 | 62 | George Welsh |
| 1978 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | — | #34 | 73 | George Welsh |
| 1977 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 69 | George Welsh |
| 1976 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #62 | 64 | George Welsh |
| 1975 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #36 | 71 | George Welsh |
| 1974 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #70 | 61 | George Welsh |
| 1973 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 66 | George Welsh |
| 1972 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 62 | Rick Forzano |
| 1971 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #84 | 56 | Rick Forzano |
| 1970 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #91 | 53 | Rick Forzano |
| 1969 | 1-9 | FBS Independents | — | #91 | 52 | Rick Forzano |
| 1968 | 2-8 | FBS Independents | — | #79 | 55 | William Elias |
| 1967 | 5-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 61 | William Elias |
| 1966 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 64 | William Elias |
| 1965 | 4-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 68 | William Elias |
| 1964 | 3-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #48 | 68 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1963 | 9-2 | FBS Independents | #2 | #5 | 84 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1962 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #40 | 70 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1961 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #31 | 71 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1960 | 9-2 | FBS Independents | #4 | #29 | 75 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1959 | 5-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 67 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1958 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #39 | 68 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1957 | 9-1-1 | FBS Independents | #5 | #5 | 86 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1956 | 6-1-2 | FBS Independents | #16 | #42 | 69 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1955 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | #18 | #25 | 74 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1954 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | #5 | #7 | 82 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1953 | 4-3-2 | FBS Independents | — | #43 | 67 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1952 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 75 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1951 | 2-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 66 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1950 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #55 | 65 | Eddie Erdelatz |
| 1949 | 3-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 66 | George Sauer |
| 1948 | 0-8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 61 | George Sauer |
| 1947 | 1-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #43 | 68 | Thomas Hamilton |
| 1946 | 1-8 | FBS Independents | — | #31 | 71 | Thomas Hamilton |
| 1945 | 7-1-1 | FBS Independents | #3 | #2 | 94 | Oscar Hagberg |
| 1944 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | #4 | #4 | 90 | Oscar Hagberg |
| 1943 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | #4 | #7 | 79 | John Whelchel |
| 1942 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #32 | 69 | John Whelchel |
| 1941 | 7-1-1 | FBS Independents | #10 | #11 | 78 | Swede Larson |
| 1940 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 66 | Swede Larson |
| 1939 | 3-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #62 | 62 | Swede Larson |
| 1938 | 4-3-2 | FBS Independents | — | #27 | 73 | Hank Hardwick |
| 1937 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #39 | 69 | Hank Hardwick |
| 1936 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | #18 | #53 | 65 | Thomas Hamilton |
| 1935 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 63 early | Thomas Hamilton |
| 1934 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 74 early | Thomas Hamilton |
| 1933 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #51 | 65 early | Rip Miller |
| 1932 | 2-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 63 early | Rip Miller |
| 1931 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 64 early | Rip Miller |
| 1930 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #41 | 64 early | William Ingram |
| 1929 | 6-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #27 | 71 early | William Ingram |
| 1928 | 5-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #30 | 69 early | William Ingram |
| 1927 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 76 early | William Ingram |
| 1926 ★ | 9-0-1 | FBS Independents | — | #11 | 79 early | William Ingram |
| 1925 | 5-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #22 | 74 early | Jack Owsley |
| 1924 | 2-6 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1923 | 5-1-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1922 | 5-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1921 | 6-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1920 | 6-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1919 | 7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #8 | 78 early | Gilmour Dobie |
| 1918 | 4-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | Gilmour Dobie |
| 1917 | 7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #5 | 80 early | Gilmour Dobie |
| 1916 | 6-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #11 | 77 early | Jonas Ingram |
| 1915 | 3-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #25 | 69 early | Jonas Ingram |
| 1914 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #24 | 68 early | Douglas Legate Howard |
| 1913 | 7-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #6 | 82 early | Douglas Legate Howard |
| 1912 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #28 | 60 early | Douglas Legate Howard |
| 1911 | 6-0-3 | FBS Independents | — | #7 | 78 early | Douglas Legate Howard |
| 1910 | 8-0-1 | FBS Independents | — | #7 | 77 early | Frank Berrien |
| 1909 | 4-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #19 | 69 early | Frank Berrien |
| 1908 | 9-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #5 | 80 early | Frank Berrien |
| 1907 | 9-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #9 | 76 early | Joe Reeves |
| 1906 | 8-2-2 | FBS Independents | — | #7 | 78 early | Paul Dashiell |
| 1905 | 10-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #21 | 62 early | Paul Dashiell |
| 1904 | 7-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #9 | 77 early | Paul Dashiell |
| 1903 | 4-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 2-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1901 | 6-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #11 | 63 early | Garrett Cochran |
| 1899 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1898 | 7-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1897 | 7-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | Johnny Poe |
| 1895 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1894 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1893 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | 5-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1891 | 5-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1890 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1889 | 0-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.