Navy Uniform Schedule 2026: Every Jersey and When the Midshipmen Wear It

Navy owns two of the biggest uniform dates on the college football calendar and it has already announced what it is wearing for one of them. This is the full Navy 2026 uniform schedule: the navy home jersey, the white road set, the gold helmet that never changes, the 1926 centennial throwback the Midshipmen will wear against Notre Dame at Gillette Stadium, and the December tribute uniform that still has not been revealed. We update this page as each combination is confirmed.

The Navy 2026 Uniform Sets

The base is as traditional as it gets. Navy wears a gold helmet with no logo on the sides, a navy jersey at home over gold pants, and a white jersey on the road, and all of it comes from Under Armour. What separates this program from almost every other roster in the sport is what sits on top of that base: Navy builds elaborate one-off uniforms for its two signature games, and the storytelling on them is genuinely detailed rather than decorative.

For 2026 the first of those two is already on the books. On September 15 Navy announced a commemorative uniform honoring the 100th anniversary of the 1926 national championship team, the only national title in program history, which went 9-0-1 with a 10-0 win over Michigan and a 21-21 tie against Army in front of a crowd of more than 110,000 at Soldier Field. The jersey is a modern interpretation of the 1926 Chevron Stripe design, with nine stripes across the upper body, four on the front and five on the back, one for each win that season. The numerals borrow typography from the Class of 1926 pin, a back-neck locker tag reproduces that pin with its eagle, trident and year, the interior collar reads "Navy Blue and Gold" after the alma mater first performed publicly in April 1926, and a 100th anniversary patch sits on the uniform. Navy wears it against Notre Dame on October 31.

The Full Navy 2026 Uniform Schedule, Week by Week

September 5 vs. Towson. ★ Confirmed from the broadcast: gold helmet, navy jersey, gold pants, the standard home set, in a 3:30 p.m. Eastern opener on CBS Sports Network. Navy won 42-15 in Annapolis.

September 12 at Florida Atlantic. ★ Confirmed from the broadcast: gold helmet, white jersey, navy pants, the road set with the darker pants, under the lights in Boca Raton on ESPNU. Florida Atlantic wore navy at home and won 38-30.

September 19. Bye.

September 25 at UAB. White expected. A Friday night game at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, 7 p.m. Eastern on ESPN, and Navy's first American Conference road trip of the year.

October 3 at Air Force. White expected. The first leg of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy chase, noon Eastern on CBS at Falcon Stadium, and one of the most interesting uniform matchups of Navy's season because of what the other side is wearing. Air Force built this year's Air Power Legacy Series uniform around the B-21 Raider, and the Academy's own reveal photography shows a matte black set: a dark camouflage helmet wrap with B-21 in small type above the facemask, black jerseys, chrome silver numerals, and patches for Air Force Global Strike Command, the 412th Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command and the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing. Navy in plain white across from that is a genuinely good clash.

October 10 vs. Tulsa. Navy expected. Back in Annapolis at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network.

October 17 at UTSA. White expected. Indoors at the Alamodome in San Antonio, kickoff still to be announced.

October 24 vs. North Texas. Navy expected. Homecoming at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 3:30 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network. Homecoming is the sort of date a program sometimes saves an alternate for, but Navy has already committed its alternate to the following week.

October 31 vs. Notre Dame, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough. The 1926 centennial uniform, which we break down piece by piece and grade in Navy's 1926 centennial uniform revealed. Navy is the designated home team for the 99th meeting in the series, the first ever played at Gillette Stadium and Notre Dame's first game in the building, with a noon Eastern kickoff. One detail worth clearing up: Notre Dame's 2026 Shamrock Series uniform went to the Lambeau Field game against Wisconsin in September, not to this one, so the Irish should be in a standard white road set across from the Chevron Stripe. You can see what the Irish are wearing week to week on our Notre Dame 2026 uniform schedule.

November 7 vs. Temple. Navy expected. A 3:30 p.m. Eastern home date on CBS Sports Network.

November 14. Bye.

November 21 vs. Memphis. Navy expected. The final home game of the regular season, noon Eastern.

November 28 at Charlotte. White expected. Regular season finale at Jerry Richardson Stadium, kickoff to be announced.

December 5. The American Conference Championship Game, if Navy gets there. The Midshipmen are 1-1 after two games.

December 12 vs. Army, MetLife Stadium. The 127th Army-Navy Game, 3 p.m. Eastern on CBS, presented by USAA, back at MetLife Stadium for the first time since 2021. Navy is listed as the visitor on the schedule, which tells you nothing, because neither team wears a regular uniform in this game.

What Navy Wears Against Army, and What We Know About 2026

Nothing has been announced. Navy's Army-Navy uniform reveal has landed in the second half of November in recent seasons, and last year it dropped on November 18.

Navy's version of this tradition leans hard on the fleet. The Midshipmen went NASA-themed in 2022, honored the submarine force with a Silent Service look in 2023, and built the 2024 uniform around the Jolly Rogers. The 2025 set marked the 250th anniversary of the United States Navy and was the most intricate one yet: a copper helmet with a wooden plank stripe in tribute to the USS Constitution, six ropes wrapping the shell for the original six frigates, 63 knots on the front and rear for Navy's 63 wins over Army, a hand-painted USS Constitution on parchment on one side and a copper USN monogram on the other, a jersey whose wordmark and numerals were drawn from the typography of the Act to Provide Naval Armament with six ropes carrying 250 knots in total, dark navy sleeves for the hull of Old Ironsides, heritage red cuffs for cannon carriage colors, and stone-colored pants with 126 knots for the 126th game.

There is a second layer to Navy's Army-Navy uniform that does not get enough attention. Navy and Marine Corps players wear individual unit patches on the jersey, chosen for units they have a personal connection to, and more than 100 units are represented in a given year. In 2025 that included a patch for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment worn in memory of four special operations aviators killed in a September helicopter crash, a USS Truxton patch worn by a player whose cousin was deployed on the ship, and a Mercury-Atlas 6 patch worn by a great-nephew of John Glenn. That is the part of this uniform you cannot buy in a store.

Navy also comes into December holding the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy after winning the 126th Army-Navy Game.

The Bottom Line

Navy's regular season uniform schedule is simple: navy and gold at home, white on the road, gold helmet every single week. What makes this the best uniform program in college football is the two dates it builds something for. One of them is already public, the 1926 Chevron Stripe centennial against Notre Dame at Gillette Stadium on October 31, and it is a real throwback with real math built into the stripes. The other is the Army-Navy Game on December 12, and nobody outside Annapolis and Under Armour has seen it yet. The grid above has every date, and we star each cell as the combination is confirmed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What jersey is Navy wearing this week?

Navy is off this week. The Midshipmen are on a bye after losing 38-30 at Florida Atlantic on September 12 in the white jersey and navy pants. Next up is a Friday night game at UAB on September 25, where white is expected. The grid above lists every game with the expected set and we star each one as it is confirmed.

What are Navy's football uniforms for 2026?

A navy blue home jersey with gold numerals and gold and white shoulder stripes over gold pants, a white road jersey with navy numerals worn with navy or white pants, and the gold helmet with no side logo that Navy wears with everything. All of it is Under Armour. On top of the base sets, Navy has announced a 1926 centennial throwback for the Notre Dame game and will build a separate one-off uniform for the Army-Navy Game.

Does Navy have a new alternate uniform in 2026?

Yes. Navy announced on September 15 that it will wear a commemorative Under Armour uniform honoring the 100th anniversary of the 1926 national championship team against Notre Dame on October 31 at Gillette Stadium. The jersey is a modern take on the 1926 Chevron Stripe design with nine stripes across the body for the team's nine wins, numerals drawn from the Class of 1926 pin, a locker tag reproducing that pin, "Navy Blue and Gold" inside the collar, and a 100th anniversary patch. A separate Army-Navy Game uniform has not been revealed.

What is Navy wearing for the Army-Navy Game in 2026?

Unknown as of September 17. The 127th Army-Navy Game is Saturday, December 12 at 3 p.m. Eastern on CBS at MetLife Stadium. Navy has honored a different part of the fleet each year, from the Jolly Rogers in 2024 to the USS Constitution and the Navy's 250th anniversary in 2025, and players wear individual unit patches on the jersey. We will update this page the day the 2026 design is revealed.

What did Navy wear against Florida Atlantic?

The gold helmet, white jersey and navy pants at Flagler Credit Union Stadium on September 12. Florida Atlantic wore navy at home and won 38-30. In the opener a week earlier, Navy wore the gold helmet, navy jersey and gold pants and beat Towson 42-15.

How many games does Navy play in 2026?

Twelve regular season games: five at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, five on the road including the trip to Air Force, and two neutral-site games, Notre Dame at Gillette Stadium on October 31 and Army at MetLife Stadium on December 12, with byes on September 19 and November 14. The full schedule with expected uniforms is in the grid above.