The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Commander-in-Chief (AF-Navy)
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Air Force leads the all-time series 34–24. They've met 58 times since 1960. Air Force once took 11 straight.
Stature & the series, 1960–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
24–34
Air Force leads
streak
2
Navy in a row
longest run
11
Air Force
biggest win
42
Air Force, 1998
first met
1960
58 meetings
biggest crowd
43,063
2016
The coaching duels
Ken Niumatalolo vs Troy Calhoun8–8
George Welsh vs Ben Martin3–2
George Chaump vs Fisher DeBerry1–4
Paul Johnson vs Fisher DeBerry4–1
George Welsh vs Ken Hatfield2–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
10–6
Navy leads
1st-rounders
0–0
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1980s1–0
1990s3–3
2010s2–1
2020s4–2
Best picks, either side
1986Napoleon McCallum Running BackRd 4, pick 26#108 overall
2015Joe Cardona Long SnapperRd 5, pick 30#166 overall
1994Max Lane Offensive TackleRd 6, pick 7#168 overall
1997Daniel Palmer Offensive TackleRd 6, pick 15#178 overall
1993Robert Kuberski Defensive EndRd 7, pick 15#183 overall
1995Kevin Hickman Tight EndRd 6, pick 15#186 overall
Recent meetings
2025Navy34–31
2024Navy34–7
2023Air Force17–6
2022Air Force13–10
2021Air Force23–3
2020Air Force40–7
2019Navy34–25
2018Air Force35–7
2017Navy48–45
2016Air Force28–14
2015Navy33–11
2014Air Force30–21
2013Navy28–10
2012Navy28–21