Maryland–Navy lacrosse rivalry
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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.
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) |
Navy owns 17 national championships and Maryland claims 13, four of which (1973, 1975, 2017, 2022) have come in the NCAA Division I Tournament era. The teams rank No. 1 and No. 2 in terms of the number of first team All-Americans produced, while all four of the winningest head coaches by percentage roamed the sidelines of the two schools.[4] The rivalry is the second-longest in Terps history, only trailing its series with Johns Hopkins.[5] On Navy's side, the rivalry is also its second-longest series, only trailing its all-sports rivals Army.[4] Through 2020, Maryland leads the series 60–33–1.[6]