Matchup Index

Cincinnati Bearcats vs Navy Midshipmen

Cincinnati Bearcats 3
Navy Midshipmen leads 4-3
wins
1940 to 2025
Navy Midshipmen won the last meeting
Navy Midshipmen 4

Series timeline

▼ Navy Midshipmen ahead (peak +3)
1940: Navy Midshipmen 14-01956: Navy Midshipmen 13-72017: Navy Midshipmen 42-322018: Cincinnati Bearcats 42-02021: Cincinnati Bearcats 27-202022: Cincinnati Bearcats 20-102025: Navy Midshipmen 35-13 (postseason)

Cincinnati Bearcats Navy Midshipmen Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Cincinnati Bearcats 3 (2018–2022), Navy Midshipmen 3 (1940–2017). Current: Navy Midshipmen 1.

Splits

SplitCincinnati Bearcats record
Regular season3-3
Postseason0-1
Hosted by Cincinnati Bearcats2-0
Hosted by Navy Midshipmen1-3
Neutral site0-1
Last 7 seasons (1940 to 2025)3-4
Largest Cincinnati Bearcats win42-0 (2018)
Largest Navy Midshipmen win35-13 (2025)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025Jan 2, 2026Navy Midshipmen 35-13 Neutral site Bowls

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Jan 2, 2026 Navy Midshipmen 35-13 Neutral site Bowls Postseason
2022 Nov 5, 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats 20-10 at Cincinnati Bearcats Week 11
2021 Oct 23, 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats 27-20 at Navy Midshipmen Week 9
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2018 Nov 3, 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats 42-0 at Cincinnati Bearcats Week 11
2017 Sep 23, 2017 Navy Midshipmen 42-32 at Navy Midshipmen Week 5
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1956 Oct 20, 1956 Navy Midshipmen 13-7 at Navy Midshipmen Week 6
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1940 Oct 5, 1940 Navy Midshipmen 14-0 at Navy Midshipmen Week 4

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.