Notre Dame Football’s Rivalry Trophies

Oct 10, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; The Navy Midshipmen sing the U.S. Naval Academy Alma Mater after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Navy 41-24 at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

The Rip Miller Trophy / Navy

The Rip Miller Trophy is named after the legendary Rip Miller who was a part of Notre Dame’s 7 Mules that blocked for the 4 Horsemen. Rip went on to coach for Navy and then became their Athletic Director. He was one of the key figures in Navy sending students to Notre Dame during WWII because so many of Notre Dame’s students went off to fight the war. It saved the school, and it is why Notre Dame and Navy will play a football game every year until the second coming-and beyond. It’s all about “mutual respect.”

From Forever Irish:

"ND Club of Maryland member Peter Trophy (ND ’88) designed the trophy, working with Jason Hardebeck of the Baltimore Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, and engaged multiple craftsmen to implement the design. Different from a typical rivalry trophy that is held by the winner each year and inscribed with the score of the game, the Rip Miller Trophy is composed of two symmetric halves, each of which will be inscribed with the names of the team’s captains for each year and will be held by the respective institutions during the year, being reunited whenever possible for the weekend of the annual game. Notre Dame’s half will reside in the trophy case outside the Alumni Association office in the Eck Center."

Notre Dame is 76-12-1 all time versus Navy.

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