Army–Navy Game - Wikipedia

Annual American football game between the US Military Academy and the US Naval Academy "Army Navy" redirects here. For the band, see Army Navy (band). For the annual match in British rugby, see Army Navy Match. For the M*A*S*H episode, see The Army-Navy Game (M*A*S*H)."Army-Navy rivalry" redirects here. For the men's soccer rivalry, see Army–Navy Cup. For the men's lacrosse rivalry, see Army–Navy lacrosse rivalry. Army–Navy Game

Army Black Knights Navy Midshipmen
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 29, 1890Navy, 24–0
Latest meeting	December 13, 2025Navy, 17–16
Next meeting	December 12, 2026
Broadcasters	CBS/Paramount+
Stadiums	M&T Bank Stadium (2025) MetLife Stadium (2026) Lincoln Financial Field (2027)
Trophy	Secretary's TrophyThird leg of triangular series for Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	126
All-time series	Navy leads, 64–55–7
Largest victory	Navy, 51–0 (1973)
Longest win streak	Navy, 14 (2002–2015)
Current win streak	Navy, 2 (2024–present)

The Army–Navy Game is an annual college football game played by the Army Black Knights, of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and the Navy Midshipmen, of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The Black Knights (or Cadets) and Midshipmen each represent their service's oldest officer commissioning sources. As such, the game has come to embody the spirit of the interservice rivalry of the United States Armed Forces. The game marks the end of the college football regular season and the third and final game of the season's Commander-in-Chief's Trophy series, which also includes the Air Force Falcons of the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The series has been uninterrupted since 1930. Through the 2025 meeting, Navy leads the series 64–55–7.

Branded as "America's Game," the Army–Navy Game is one of the most traditional and enduring rivalries in college football. It has been frequently attended by the president of the United States.[1] The game has been nationally televised each year since 1945 on either ABC, CBS, or NBC. CBS has televised the game since 1996 and has the rights to the broadcast through 2038. The December 2024 announcement of CBS Sports' extension will also give their international channels rights in the United Kingdom and Australia.[2] Instant replay made its American debut in the 1963 Army–Navy game.[3] Since 2009, the game has been held on the second Saturday of December and following FBS conference championship weekend.[4] The game has been primarily played in Philadelphia, but the game has also been held in multiple locations including the New York area, the Baltimore–Washington area, Chicago, Pasadena, California and the Boston area.

History

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The first game between Army and Navy was on November 29, 1890. Since then, the two academies have played annually in all but ten years, and have played in consecutive annual games every season since 1930. Throughout its history, the game has been played in several neutral locations, including New York City and Baltimore, but it is most commonly played in Philadelphia, which is roughly equidistant from the two academies. Historically played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (a date on which most other major college football teams end their regular seasons), the game is now played on the second Saturday in December and is traditionally the last regular-season game played in NCAA Division I football.

Soldier Field had its formal dedication on November 27, 1926 when it hosted the Army–Navy Game.[5] The game was attended by over 110,000 people including Knute Rockne who attended instead of coaching Notre Dame that day.[6]

For much of the first two thirds of the 20th century, both Army and Navy were often national powers, and the game occasionally had national championship implications. However, as the level of play in college football increased, both academies' stringent admissions standards and height and weight limits made it difficult for them to compete. Since 1963, only the 1996, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2024, and 2025 games have seen both teams enter with winning records. Nonetheless, the game is considered a college football institution. The tradition associated with the game has kept it airing nationally on radio since 1930 and on television since 1945. It has remained an over-the-air broadcast even in the age of cable, satellite, and streaming.

The game is especially emotional for the seniors, called "first classmen" by both academies, since it is typically the last competitive regular season football game they will ever play (though they sometimes play in a subsequent bowl game). However, some participants in the Army–Navy Game have gone on to professional football careers. For example, quarterback Roger Staubach (Navy, 1965) went on to a Hall of Fame career with the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys that included starting at quarterback in two Super Bowl victories (including being named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl VI), and Alejandro Villanueva (Army, 2010) was later an offensive tackle with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens.[7]

The game is the last of three contests in the annual Commander-in-Chief's Trophy series, awarded to each season's winner of the triangular series among Army, Navy, and Air Force since 1972. The rivalries Army and Navy have with Air Force are much less intense than the Army–Navy rivalry, primarily due to the relative youth of the Air Force Academy, established in 1954, and the physical distance between the Air Force Academy and the other two schools. The Army–Air Force and Navy–Air Force games are usually played at the academies' regular home fields, although on occasion they have been held at a neutral field.

Since 1901, there have been ten sitting presidents of the United States to attend the Army–Navy Game. The first was Theodore Roosevelt, who attended the game in 1901 and 1905. Harry S. Truman attended all but one edition during his eight years in office (1945–1953), missing the 1951 game due to vacation. George W. Bush attended three times in 2001, 2004, and 2008. Donald Trump attended three times in 2018, 2019, and 2020 during his first presidency, and one time in 2025 during his second presidency. Trump also attended two games as president-elect in 2016 and 2024.[8][9] John F. Kennedy attended both games played during his presidency in 1961 and 1962; he was assassinated fifteen days before the 1963 game. Presidents who each attended once include Woodrow Wilson (1913), Calvin Coolidge (1924), Gerald Ford (1974), Bill Clinton (1996), and Barack Obama (2011).[10][9]

From the 2024 season, Army joined Navy in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in football. As part of the arrangement, the Army–Navy Game remains an out-of-conference date for both schools, and still played on an annual basis in the week after the AAC Championship game. It is therefore conceivable that Army and Navy could contest an AAC Championship game followed by their annual game in consecutive weeks.[11]

Traditions

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The rivalry between Annapolis and West Point, while friendly, is intense. The phrases "Beat Navy!" and "Beat Army!" are ingrained in the respective institutions and have become a symbol of competitiveness, not just in the Army–Navy Game, but in the service of the country. The phrases are often used at the close of (informal) letters by graduates of both academies.

A long-standing tradition at the Army–Navy football game is to conduct a formal "prisoner exchange" as part of the pre-game activities. The prisoners are the cadets and midshipmen currently spending the semester studying at the sister academy. After the exchange, students have a brief reprieve to enjoy the game with their comrades.[12] During the pre-game ceremony, the invocation is followed by the American national anthem sung by members of the Military Academy and Naval Academy choirs rather than a notable recording artist or marching band.[13] At the end of the game, both teams' almae matres are performed. The winning team stands alongside the losing team and faces the losing academy's students; then the losing team accompanies the winning team, facing their students.[14] This is done in a show of mutual respect and solidarity. Since the winning team's alma mater is always played last, the phrase "sing second" has become synonymous with winning the rivalry game.

Notable games

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Navy Midshipman (and later Admiral) Joseph Mason Reeves wore what is widely regarded as the first football helmet in the 1893 Army–Navy Game. He had been advised by a Navy doctor that another kick to his head would result in intellectual disability or even death, so he commissioned an Annapolis shoemaker to make him a helmet out of leather.[15]

On November 27, 1926, the Army–Navy Game was held in Chicago for the National Dedication of Soldier Field as a monument to American servicemen who had fought in World War I. Navy came to the game undefeated, while Army had only lost to Notre Dame. Played before a crowd of over 100,000, the teams fought to a 21–21 tie, resulting in Navy being awarded a share of the national championship.[16][17]

In both the 1944 and 1945 contests, Army and Navy entered the game ranked #1 and #2 respectively.[18] The 1945 game was labeled the "game of the century" before it was played. Army (9–0) defeated Navy (7-0-1) with a score of 32–13. Navy's tie was against Notre Dame.[19]

In 1963, shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy urged the academies to play after there had been talk of cancellation. Originally scheduled for November 30, 1963, the game was played on December 7, 1963, also coinciding with the 22nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day.[20] In front of a crowd of 102,000 people at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, later renamed John F. Kennedy Stadium, junior (second class midshipman) quarterback Roger Staubach led number two ranked Navy to victory which clinched a Cotton Bowl national championship matchup with Texas. Army was led by junior (second class cadet) quarterback Rollie Stichweh. Stichweh led off the game with a touchdown drive that featured the first use of instant replay.[21] Army nearly won the game after another touchdown and two point conversion, Stichweh recovered the onside kick and drove the ball to the Navy 2 yard line. On 4th down and no timeouts, crowd noise prevented Stichweh from calling a play and time expired with the 21–15 final score. Staubach won the Heisman Trophy that year and was bumped off the scheduled cover of Life magazine due to the coverage of the assassination. Stichweh and Staubach would meet again in 1964 as seniors where Stichweh's Army would defeat Staubach's Navy. In that game, Calvin Huey of Navy became the first African-American to play in the series.[22] Staubach went on to serve in the Navy and afterward became a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys. Stichweh served five years in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Stichweh was inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.[23][24]

On December 10, 2016, Army defeated Navy for the first time since 2001 with a 21–17 victory, snapping its 14-game losing streak against Navy.

In 2022, Army defeated Navy by a score of 20–17 in double overtime in the first overtime game in the series' history.

Venues

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Only seven games have ever been held on the campus of either academy, primarily because neither team has ever played at an on-campus stadium large enough to accommodate the large crowds that attend. The rivalry's first four games were hosted on the parade grounds of the respective academies. For all but three years since 1899, it has been held at a neutral site. Two were held on campus due to World War II travel restrictions (1942 at Navy's old Thompson Stadium and 1943 at Michie Stadium); and the 2020 game was held at Michie Stadium due to COVID-19 restrictions in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia has been the traditional home of the Army–Navy game, due to the historic nature of the city and its location approximately halfway between West Point and Annapolis. Through the 2023 meeting, 90 of the 124 games in the series have been contested in Philadelphia, including every game from 1932 to 1982 except three games that were relocated due to World War II travel restrictions. For decades, the Pennsylvania Railroad and its successors offered game-day service to all Army–Navy games in Philadelphia using a sprawling temporary station constructed each year near Municipal Stadium on the railroad's Greenwich freight yard. The service, with more than 40 trains serving as many as 30,000 attendees, was the single largest concentrated passenger rail movement in the country.[25][26]

All games contested in Philadelphia through 1935 were played at what is now Franklin Field, the home field of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1936 through 1979, all games contested in Philadelphia were held at Municipal Stadium, renamed John F. Kennedy Stadium in 1964. From 1980 to 2001, all games contested in Philadelphia took place at Veterans Stadium. Since 2003, all games contested in Philadelphia have been played at Lincoln Financial Field.

Outside of Philadelphia, the New York area has been the most frequent Army–Navy site. The Polo Grounds holds the record for most games hosted outside of Philadelphia with nine. It was the location of all New York City games through 1927. Yankee Stadium was the site of the game in 1930 and 1931. Six games have been hosted in New Jersey: 1905 at Osborne Field at Princeton University, four games at Giants Stadium from 1989 to 2002, and 2021 at MetLife Stadium.

A number of games throughout the history of the series have also been hosted in Maryland. In Baltimore, Municipal Stadium was the location of the 1924 and 1944 games. Four games were played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore since 2000. In 2011 and 2024, the game was played at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.

The 2023 game was held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The Rose Bowl is the only site west of the Mississippi River where an Army–Navy game has been played, in 1983. Pasadena, California, home to the Rose Bowl, paid for the travel expenses of all the students and supporters of both academies, including 9,437 in all. The game was held at the Rose Bowl that year because there are a large number of military installations and servicemen and women, along with many retired military personnel, on the West Coast.[27] The game has been held one other time in a non-East Coast venue, at Chicago's Soldier Field, which hosted the 1926 game.

Future venues

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• December 12, 2026 – MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
• December 11, 2027 – Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia[28]

Total games by venue and geography

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Stadiums

Venue	Games	Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games	First game	Most recent game
John F. Kennedy Stadium (demolished)	41	16	22	3	1936	1979
Franklin Field	18	11	7	0	1899	1935
Veterans Stadium (demolished)	17	11	5	1	1980	2001
Lincoln Financial Field	14	3	11	0	2003	2022
Polo Grounds (demolished)	9	5	3	1	1913	1927
Giants Stadium (demolished)	4	1	3	0	1989	2002
M&T Bank Stadium	5	1	4	0	2000	2025
The Plain	2	0	2	0	1890	1892
Worden Field	2	1	1	0	1891	1893
Municipal Stadium (Baltimore) (demolished)	2	2	0	0	1924	1944
Yankee Stadium (demolished)	2	2	0	0	1930	1931
Michie Stadium	2	1	1	0	1943	2020
Northwest Stadium	2	0	2	0	2011	2024
Osborne Field (demolished)	1	0	0	1	1905	1905
Soldier Field	1	0	0	1	1926	1926
Thompson Stadium (demolished)	1	0	1	0	1942	1942
Rose Bowl	1	0	1	0	1983	1983
MetLife Stadium	1	0	1	0	2021	2021
Gillette Stadium	1	1	0	0	2023	2023

Cities

City	Games	Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games	First game	Most recent game
Philadelphia	90	41	45	4	1899	2022
New York City	11	7	3	1	1913	1931
Baltimore	7	3	4	0	1924	2025
East Rutherford, New Jersey	5	1	4	0	1989	2021
West Point, New York	4	1	3	0	1890	2020
Annapolis, Maryland	3	1	2	0	1891	1942
Summerfield, Maryland[a]	2	0	2	0	2011	2024
Princeton, New Jersey	1	0	0	1	1905	1905
Chicago	1	0	0	1	1926	1926
Pasadena, California	1	0	1	0	1983	1983
Foxborough, Massachusetts	1	1	0	0	2023	2023

Metropolitan areas

Metro area	Games	Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games	First game	Most recent game
Philadelphia	90	41	45	4	1899	2022
New York	21	9	10	2	1890	2021
Baltimore–Washington	12	4	8	0	1891	2025
Chicago	1	0	0	1	1926	1926
Los Angeles	1	0	1	0	1983	1983
Boston	1	1	0	0	2023	2023

States

State	Games	Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games	First game	Most recent game
Pennsylvania	90	41	45	4	1899	2022
New York	15	8	6	1	1890	2020
Maryland	12	4	8	0	1891	2024
New Jersey	6	1	4	1	1905	2021
Illinois	1	0	0	1	1926	1926
California	1	0	1	0	1983	1983
Massachusetts	1	1	0	0	2023	2023

Game results

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Rankings are from the AP Poll.

Army victories

Navy victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 1 November 29, 1890 West Point, NY Navy 24 Army 0 2 November 28, 1891 Annapolis, MD Army 32 Navy 16 3 November 26, 1892 West Point, NY Navy 12 Army 4 4 December 2, 1893 Annapolis, MD Navy 6 Army 4 5 December 2, 1899 Philadelphia, PA Army 17 Navy 5 6 December 1, 1900 Philadelphia, PA Navy 11 Army 7 7 November 30, 1901 Philadelphia, PA Army 11 Navy 5 8 November 29, 1902 Philadelphia, PA Army 22 Navy 8 9 November 28, 1903 Philadelphia, PA Army 40 Navy 5 10 November 26, 1904 Philadelphia, PA Army 11 Navy 0 11 December 2, 1905 Princeton, NJ Tie 6 Tie 6 12 December 1, 1906 Philadelphia, PA Navy 10 Army 0 13 November 30, 1907 Philadelphia, PA Navy 6 Army 0 14 November 28, 1908 Philadelphia, PA Army 6 Navy 4 15 November 26, 1910 Philadelphia, PA Navy 3 Army 0 16 November 25, 1911 Philadelphia, PA Navy 3 Army 0 17 November 30, 1912 Philadelphia, PA Navy 6 Army 0 18 November 29, 1913 New York, NY Army 22 Navy 9 19 November 28, 1914 Philadelphia, PA Army 20 Navy 0 20 November 27, 1915 New York, NY Army 14 Navy 0 21 November 25, 1916 New York, NY Army 15 Navy 7 22 November 29, 1919 New York, NY Navy 6 Army 0 23 November 27, 1920 New York, NY Navy 7 Army 0 24 November 26, 1921 New York, NY Navy 7 Army 0 25 November 25, 1922 Philadelphia, PA Army 17 Navy 14 26 November 24, 1923 New York, NY Tie 0 Tie 0 27 November 29, 1924 Baltimore, MD Army 12 Navy 0 28 November 28, 1925 New York, NY Army 10 Navy 3 29 November 27, 1926 Chicago, IL Tie 21 Tie 21 30 November 26, 1927 New York, NY Army 14 Navy 9 31 December 13, 1930 New York, NY Army 6 Navy 0 32 December 12, 1931 New York, NY Army 17 Navy 7 33 December 3, 1932 Philadelphia, PA Army 20 Navy 0 34 November 25, 1933 Philadelphia, PA Army 12 Navy 7 35 December 1, 1934 Philadelphia, PA Navy 3 Army 0 36 November 30, 1935 Philadelphia, PA Army 28 Navy 6 37 November 28, 1936 Philadelphia, PA Navy 7 Army 0 38 November 27, 1937 Philadelphia, PA Army 6 Navy 0 39 November 26, 1938 Philadelphia, PA Army 14 Navy 7 40 December 2, 1939 Philadelphia, PA Navy 10 Army 0 41 November 30, 1940 Philadelphia, PA Navy 14 Army 0 42 November 29, 1941 Philadelphia, PA No. 11 Navy 14 Army 6 43 November 28, 1942 Annapolis, MD Navy 14 Army 0 44 November 27, 1943 West Point, NY No. 6 Navy 13 No. 7 Army 0 45 December 2, 1944 Baltimore, MD No. 1 Army 23 No. 2 Navy 7 46 December 1, 1945 Philadelphia, PA No. 1 Army 32 No. 2 Navy 13 47 November 30, 1946 Philadelphia, PA No. 1 Army 21 Navy 18 48 November 29, 1947 Philadelphia, PA No. 12 Army 21 Navy 0 49 November 27, 1948 Philadelphia, PA Tie 21 Tie 21 50 November 26, 1949 Philadelphia, PA No. 4 Army 38 Navy 0 51 December 2, 1950 Philadelphia, PA Navy 14 No. 2 Army 2 52 December 1, 1951 Philadelphia, PA Navy 42 Army 7 53 November 29, 1952 Philadelphia, PA Navy 7 Army 0 54 November 28, 1953 Philadelphia, PA No. 18 Army 20 Navy 7 55 November 27, 1954 Philadelphia, PA No. 6 Navy 27 No. 5 Army 20 56 November 26, 1955 Philadelphia, PA Army 14 No. 11 Navy 6 57 December 1, 1956 Philadelphia, PA Tie 7 Tie 7 58 November 30, 1957 Philadelphia, PA No. 8 Navy 14 No. 10 Army 0 59 November 29, 1958 Philadelphia, PA No. 5 Army 22 Navy 6 60 November 28, 1959 Philadelphia, PA Navy 43 Army 12 61 November 26, 1960 Philadelphia, PA No. 7 Navy 17 Army 12 62 December 1, 1961 Philadelphia, PA Navy 13 Army 7 63 December 1, 1962 Philadelphia, PA Navy 34 Army 14 64 December 7, 1963 Philadelphia, PA No. 2 Navy 21 Army 15 No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 65 November 28, 1964 Philadelphia, PA Army 11 Navy 8 66 November 27, 1965 Philadelphia, PA Tie 7 Tie 7 67 November 26, 1966 Philadelphia, PA Army 20 Navy 7 68 December 2, 1967 Philadelphia, PA Navy 19 Army 14 69 November 30, 1968 Philadelphia, PA Army 21 Navy 14 70 November 29, 1969 Philadelphia, PA Army 27 Navy 0 71 November 28, 1970 Philadelphia, PA Navy 11 Army 7 72 November 27, 1971 Philadelphia, PA Army 24 Navy 23 73 December 2, 1972 Philadelphia, PA Army 23 Navy 15 74 December 1, 1973 Philadelphia, PA Navy 51 Army 0 75 November 30, 1974 Philadelphia, PA Navy 19 Army 0 76 November 29, 1975 Philadelphia, PA Navy 30 Army 6 77 November 27, 1976 Philadelphia, PA Navy 38 Army 10 78 November 26, 1977 Philadelphia, PA Army 17 Navy 14 79 December 2, 1978 Philadelphia, PA Navy 28 Army 0 80 December 1, 1979 Philadelphia, PA Navy 31 Army 7 81 November 29, 1980 Philadelphia, PA Navy 33 Army 6 82 December 5, 1981 Philadelphia, PA Tie 3 Tie 3 83 December 4, 1982 Philadelphia, PA Navy 24 Army 7 84 November 25, 1983 Pasadena, CA Navy 42 Army 13 85 December 1, 1984 Philadelphia, PA Army 28 Navy 11 86 December 7, 1985 Philadelphia, PA Navy 17 Army 7 87 December 4, 1986 Philadelphia, PA Army 27 Navy 7 88 December 5, 1987 Philadelphia, PA Army 17 Navy 3 89 December 3, 1988 Philadelphia, PA Army 20 Navy 15 90 December 9, 1989 East Rutherford, NJ Navy 19 Army 17 91 December 8, 1990 Philadelphia, PA Army 30 Navy 20 92 December 7, 1991 Philadelphia, PA Navy 24 Army 3 93 December 5, 1992 Philadelphia, PA Army 25 Navy 24 94 December 4, 1993 East Rutherford, NJ Army 16 Navy 14 95 December 3, 1994 Philadelphia, PA Army 22 Navy 20 96 December 2, 1995 Philadelphia, PA Army 14 Navy 13 97 December 7, 1996 Philadelphia, PA No. 23 Army 28 Navy 24 98 December 6, 1997 East Rutherford, NJ Navy 39 Army 7 99 December 5, 1998 Philadelphia, PA Army 34 Navy 30 100 December 4, 1999 Philadelphia, PA Navy 19 Army 9 101 December 2, 2000 Baltimore, MD Navy 30 Army 28 102 December 1, 2001 Philadelphia, PA Army 26 Navy 17 103 December 7, 2002 East Rutherford, NJ Navy 58 Army 12 104 December 6, 2003 Philadelphia, PA Navy 34 Army 6 105 December 4, 2004 Philadelphia, PA Navy 42 Army 13 106 December 3, 2005 Philadelphia, PA Navy 42 Army 23 107 December 2, 2006 Philadelphia, PA Navy 26 Army 14 108 December 1, 2007 Baltimore, MD Navy 38 Army 3 109 December 6, 2008 Philadelphia, PA Navy 34 Army 0 110 December 12, 2009 Philadelphia, PA Navy 17 Army 3 111 December 11, 2010 Philadelphia, PA Navy 31 Army 17 112 December 10, 2011 Landover, MD Navy 27 Army 21 113 December 8, 2012 Philadelphia, PA Navy 17 Army 13 114 December 14, 2013 Philadelphia, PA Navy 34 Army 7 115 December 13, 2014 Baltimore, MD Navy 17 Army 10 116 December 12, 2015 Philadelphia, PA No. 21 Navy 21 Army 17 117 December 10, 2016 Baltimore, MD Army 21 Navy 17 118 December 9, 2017 Philadelphia, PA Army 14 Navy 13 119 December 8, 2018 Philadelphia, PA No. 22 Army 17 Navy 10 120 December 14, 2019 Philadelphia, PA No. 21 Navy 31 Army 7 121 December 12, 2020 West Point, NY Army 15 Navy 0 122 December 11, 2021 East Rutherford, NJ Navy 17 Army 13 123 December 10, 2022 Philadelphia, PA Army 20 Navy 172OT 124 December 9, 2023 Foxborough, MA Army 17 Navy 11 125 December 14, 2024 Landover, MD Navy 31 No. 19 Army 13 126 December 13, 2025 Baltimore, MD Navy 17 Army 16 Series: Navy leads 64–55–7[29]

• Note: there were no games for the following years; 1894–1898, 1909, 1917–1918 & 1928–1929

Accomplishments by the two rivals

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Team	Army	Navy
National titles	5	1
Bowl appearances	11	25
Postseason bowl record	8-3	13-11-1
Conference titles	1	0
Consensus All-Americans	37	24
Heisman Trophies[30]	3	2
All-time program record	746-552-51	757-605-57
All-time win percentage	.572	.554

See also

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• Air Force–Army men's ice hockey rivalry
• Army Mules
• Army–Navy Cup, a college soccer game between the same schools
• Army–Navy lacrosse rivalry
• Bill the Goat
• List of NCAA college football rivalry games
• List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I
• Secretaries Cup, an annual rivalry game between the Coast Guard Bears and Merchant Marine Mariners

Other neutral-site rivalries

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• Florida–Georgia football rivalry
• Red River Rivalry

Notes

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1. ^ Northwest Stadium is not located within an incorporated municipality. While "Landover, MD" is the recommended "city name" by the USPS, it lies within the census-designated place of Summerfield.

References

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Citations

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4. ^ "Army, Navy have no plans to move game for College Football Playoff schedule". USA Today. May 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
5. ^ McLeroy, Carrie (December 6, 2016). "The Army-Navy game: 13 historical facts you probably don't know". Army.mil. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
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9. ^ a b "donald-trump-will-observe-time-honored-tradition-at-army-navy-game". washingtonpost.com. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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11. ^ "Army set to join AAC for football, sources say; Navy game intact". ESPN.com. October 25, 2023.
12. ^ Eastwood, Kathy. "West Point, Naval exchange students gear up for big game". United States Military Academy. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
13. ^ "Gospel Choir". United States Military Academy. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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15. ^ "History of the Football Helmet" from Past Time Sports. Accessed Jan 1, 2010
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17. ^ "NCAA Record Book" from NCAA. Accessed Dec 10, 2023
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19. ^ "Middies All Hepped Up to Knock Over Cadets". Los Angeles Times, November 27, 1945. "Navy, far from conceding next Saturday's football 'game of the century' to Army, will field a spirited, offense-minded team determined to win and 'not merely hold down the score,' Public Relations Chief Lt. William Sullivan said today."
20. ^ Norlander, Matt. "Film on '63 Army–Navy game shows impact of rivalry, JFK tragedy". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
21. ^ Gelston, Dan (December 5, 2008). "Army–Navy, Instant Replay, Tony Verna, 45 Years Later ..." Los Angeles Daily News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
22. ^ Hoye, Walter B (January 2, 1965). "Naval History". Detroit Tribune. p. 7.
23. ^ "Carl Roland Stichweh HOF profile". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
24. ^ "Army Sports Hall of Fame Members – By Induction Class". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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28. ^ Staff writer (June 15, 2022) "Future Sites of America's Game Announced" Archived June 15, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. "armynavygame.com" Accessed June 15, 2022
29. ^ "Winsipedia – Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen football series history". Winsipedia.
30. ^ "Past Heisman Trophy Winners". NationalChamps.net. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

Bibliography

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• Feinstein, John (1996). A Civil War: Army Vs. Navy – A Year Inside College Football's Purest Rivalry. Diane Books Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7881-5777-6

External links

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Venues	Worden Field (1890–1923) Thompson Stadium (1924–1958) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present) Memorial Stadium (alternate)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Air Force: Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Johns Hopkins Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic Notre Dame SMU: Gansz Trophy
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh" "I believe that we will win!" Marching band "Navy ends the drought" 2007 North Texas game Salute That Navy Spirit Navy Blue and Gold
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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