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Navy vs. Notre Dame: every belt game

1 belt win in the series
Navy
Belt games 4 1934–1973
Notre Dame leads 2–1–1
2 belt wins in the series
Notre Dame
Title changesThe belt changed hands 0 times in this series
First meetingNovember 10, 1934
Most recentNovember 3, 1973
Longest gap28 yrs, 1 day between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

4 games, newest first

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November 3, 1973 · Notre Dame 44–7 · at Notre DameDefendedNovember 3, 1945 · Navy 6–6 · at Notre DameTie, holder kept itOctober 26, 1935 · Notre Dame 14–0 · at NavyDefendedNovember 10, 1934 · Navy 10–6 · at NavyDefended

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.