Maryland–Navy lacrosse rivalry
First meeting | April 12, 1924 Maryland 5, Navy 3 |
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Latest meeting | February 23, 2019 Maryland 14, Navy 9 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 94 |
All-time series | Maryland leads, 60–33–1 |
Largest victory | Maryland, 21–7 (1998) |
Longest win streak | Maryland, 11 (1993–2003) |
Current win streak | Maryland, 10 (2010–Present) |
The Maryland–Navy lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between the Maryland Terrapins and Navy Midshipmen. Hailing from College Park and Annapolis, the state rivals have another historical series in college football, known as the Crab Bowl Classic. In lacrosse, the teams first met in 1924 and have met annually since 1927, aside from brief interruptions due to World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to Maryland upgrading its club team to varsity in 1924, the teams met seven additional times, with Navy winning five of those.[1] However, these do not count in the official record. Traditionally taking place in either April or May, the game has been moved up to the earlier months of the season to accommodate the teams' increasing difficulty to schedule non-conference games, compounded by the expansion of the Patriot League and Maryland's decision to join the Big Ten Conference.[2] Despite concern that the series may have to be postponed indefinitely,[3] the teams have maintain the annual series, though it has at times been played mid-week rather than as the weekend headliner.
Navy owns 17 national championships and Maryland claims 13, four of which (
Series history
Early years (1920s through 1960s)
The first game in series history was played in Washington, D.C. in 1924. Maryland won by two goals. A three-year gap would take place before the next meeting, which then gained an annual spot on the schools' schedules. Maryland dominated early on, winning all but four contests before the series went on hiatus in 1941. The teams would meet again in 1943, before resuming on annual basis for good in 1946. After five straight Maryland victories, Navy embarked on its most successful period in both the rivalry and program history. The 1960s featured eight straight national titles for the Midshipmen, from 1960 to 1967.[7] The last of these would be shared with their rivals from College Park and Johns Hopkins,[8] though the meeting between the two went the way of Navy. Each game during this stretch was won by the Midshipmen until Maryland ended the streak in 1968.
Early NCAA era (1970s through 1990s)
The introduction of the
The 1970s would feature three more postseason meetings, all won by Maryland. In
The following year, Navy would capture its first victory over the Terps in eight tries. The Midshipmen would win four of the next six after their 1979 postseason defeat. After several more years of fierce battles, a 1993 loss to Maryland would portend poor fortunes for Navy in the years to come. From that game, Maryland won 11 straight matchups. Several games early in the streak were convincing UMD victories, including an eight-goal victory in 1995[14] and a dominant 21–7 victory in 1998. The 14 goal margin marks the largest differential in series history. However, that game would shift the series to an even more bitter stretch for Navy. The next four meetings would all end in the same score: six to five. The Midshipmen came close each time but were unable to come out with a victory. The 1996 meeting featured a late rally by Navy to dig themselves out of a four-goal hole, but just fell short of upsetting the #2 Terps, losing 11 to 10.[15] During this 11 game streak, six of the losses came by just a single goal, amplifying the heartbreak. UMD ended the 1990s with a 9 to 1 advantage for the decade, their best ever in terms of winning percentage in the rivalry to that point.[16]
Recent years (2000s to present)
In 2004, Navy overcame their struggles against their rivals, upsetting #1 Maryland on the road. The Midshipmen would carry that momentum throughout the season, ultimately finishing as the
While the teams split the 2000s at five victories apiece, the narrative would change in the next decade. Maryland would win all 10 games in the 2010s; the current streak is the second longest in series history.[18] Intrigue was increased with the hiring of current Maryland head coach John Tillman, who spent 12 seasons as an assistant with Navy.[19] The 2016 matchup was the first since 2008 to feature two Top 10 teams. With a balanced scoring attack, the Terps defeated #7 Navy 10–5 in College Park.[20] The most recent game was won by Maryland, a 14 to 9 victory that required a four-goal stretch in the final quarter to pull away from their rivals, pushing Tillman's record against the Midshipmen to a perfect 9 and 0.[21] Significantly in 2020, the game was not played for the first time since World War II. Initially postponed due to a norovirus outbreak among members of the Naval Academy team,[22][23] the rescheduled game was cancelled along with the entire season by the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]
Rival accomplishments
The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.[6][9]
Team | Maryland Terrapins | Navy Midshipmen |
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Pre-NCAA National Titles | 9 | 17 |
NCAA National Titles |
3 | 0 |
NCAA Final Four Appearances |
26 | 8 |
NCAA Tournament Appearances |
42 | 27 |
NCAA Tournament Record |
63–39 | 17–27 |
Conference Tournament Titles | 6 | 5 |
Conference Championships | 35 | 8 |
Tewaarton Award Recipients | 1 | 0 |
Lt. Raymond Enners Award Recipients | 3 | 0 |
Consensus First Team All-Americans | 127 | 105 |
All-time Program Record | 839–276–4 | 807–366–14 |
All-time Winning Percentage | .752 | .686 |
Game results
Maryland victories | Navy victories | Tie games |
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References
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- ^ a b "2019 Men's Lacrosse Media Guide (PDF)". Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ a b c "Maryland's 1975 NCAA Championship Men's Lacrosse Team To be Honored This Weekend". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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- ^ Suggs, David. "Maryland men's lacrosse's Saturday game postponed due to Navy's Norovirus outbreak - The Diamondback". www.dbknews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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- ^ "No. 3 Maryland Gets a Big Day from Shockey, Beats Navy 14-9". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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- ^ "Maryland Men's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2019.