US LBM Coaches Poll No. 6 Notre Dame is set to face Navy on Sat., Oct. 31, at noon at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts – home of the New England Patriots.
That date and time was set in the spring. On Sunday, the Fighting Irish announced that the game will be nationally televised on ABC.
The Irish and the Midshipmen will square off for the 99th time in the history of their rivalry. Notre Dame leads the all-time series with a 82-13-1 record.
Notre Dame has an 8-game win streak against Navy, with the most victory a 49-10 result last year. The last time the Midshipmen beat the Irish was by a 28-27 score in the 2016 season.
The Irish’s longest win streak versus Navy was a 43 in a row between 1964 and 2007.
Notre Dame and Navy have battled for
the Rip Miller Trophy since 2011. The award is named after the late Edgar “Rip” Miller, a former Notre Dame football player and a longtime coach and administrator at Navy.
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