Army–Navy Game

Army–Navy Game
	Army Black Knights Navy Midshipmen
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 29, 1890; Navy 24, Army 0
Latest meeting	December 9, 2017; Army 14, Navy 13
Next meeting	December 8, 2018
Stadiums	Lincoln Financial Field (2017–2020, 2022); MetLife Stadium (2021)
Trophy	Third leg of triangular series for Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	118
All-time series	Navy leads, 60–51–7
Largest victory	Navy, 51–0 (1973)
Longest win streak	Navy, 14 (2002–2015)
Current win streak	Army, 2 (2016–present)

The Army–Navy Game is an American college football rivalry game between the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, and the Navy Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, Maryland. The Black Knights (alternatively, the "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 (USAFA) near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The Army–Navy game is one of the most traditional and enduring rivalries in college football. It has been frequently attended by sitting U.S. presidents.^[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 2028.^[2] Instant replay made its American debut in the 1963 Army–Navy game.^[3] Since 2009, the game has been held the Saturday following FBS conference championship weekend.^[4]

The game has been held in multiple locations, but outside the 1926 game in Chicago and 1983 game in Pasadena, California, it has been played in the Northeast megalopolis, most frequently in Philadelphia, followed by the New York area and the Baltimore–Washington area. The series has been marked by several periods of domination by one team or the other, with Navy's 14-game winning streak from 2002 through 2015 being the longest for either side. Through the 2017 meeting, Navy leads the series 60–51–7.

Series history[edit]

Army and Navy first met on the field on November 29, 1890. They played 30 times between that date and November 26, 1927. The series has been renewed annually since 1930. The game has been held at several locations throughout its history, including Baltimore and New York City, but has most frequently been played in Philadelphia, 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 game of the season for both teams and the last regular-season game played in Division I FBS football. With the permanent expansion of the regular season to 12 games starting in 2006, several conference championship games joined the Army–Navy Game on its then-current date of the first weekend of December. In 2009, the game was moved from the first Saturday in December to the second Saturday; this means that it no longer conflicts with conference championship games and once again is the last non-bowl contest in college football.^[5]

1908 Army–Navy college football game at Franklin Field

This game has inter-service "bragging rights" at stake. For much of the first half 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 improved nationally, and became fueled by prospects of playing in the National Football League (NFL), the high academic entrance requirements, height and weight limits, and the five-year military commitment required has reduced the overall competitiveness of both academies. Since 1963, only the 1996, 2010, 2016 and 2017 games have seen both teams enter with winning records. Nonetheless, the game is considered a college football institution. It has aired nationally on radio since 1930, and has been nationally televised every year since 1945. The tradition associated with the game assures that it remains nationally broadcast to this day.

A game ball from the 1974 Army–Navy Game, with the game's final score (Navy 19, Army 0) adhered on with a label.

Arguably, one of the reasons this game has maintained its appeal is that the players are playing solely for the love of the game. Most players are required to fulfill a post-graduation active duty military commitment and, by the time this ends, many players are deemed too old to consider playing competitively again. Nevertheless, some participants in the Army–Navy Game have gone on to professional football careers. Quarterback Roger Staubach (Navy, 1965) went on to a Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys that included starting at quarterback in two Super Bowl victories including being named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl VI. Wide receiver and return specialist Phil McConkey (Navy, 1979) was a popular player on the New York Giants squad that won Super Bowl XXI. Running back Napoleon McCallum (Navy, 1985) was able to complete his commitment to the Navy and play for the then-Los Angeles Raiders in 1986. After satisfying his Navy commitment, he joined the Raiders full-time. Running back Kyle Eckel (Navy, 2005) was a two-time Army-Navy Game MVP and played in the Super Bowl twice during a five year career, once with the team who originally signed him, the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, and winning the other with the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV.

2002 Army–Navy Game at Giants Stadium. Navy is in dark and Army is in white.

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). During wartime the game is even more emotional, as some seniors may face combat and perhaps die after they graduate. Recognition of those who share the uniform and are deployed overseas is an important part of the day.

At the end of the game, both teams' almae matres are played and sung. 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.^[6] This is done in a show of mutual respect and solidarity. Since the winning team's alma mater is always played last, the phrase "to sing second" has become synonymous with winning the rivalry game.

The rivalry between Annapolis and West Point, while friendly, is intense. The cadets live and breathe the phrase "Beat Navy!" while for midshipmen the opposite phrase, "Beat Army!" is ingrained. They have become a symbol of competitiveness, not just in the Army–Navy Game, but in the service of their country, and 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.^[7]

In 2011, the 112th Army–Navy Game saw Navy's 10th consecutive win.

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 between Army, Navy, and Air Force since 1972. In years when Navy and Army have each beaten Air Force before the Army–Navy Game (1972, 1977, 1978, 1996, 2005, 2012 and 2017) the Army-Navy game has also determined whether Army or Navy would win this trophy. In years when Air Force has split its two games, the Army-Navy game determines whether the trophy is shared or won outright by the winner of the game.

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 USAFA, established in 1954, and the physical distance between the USAFA 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.

Navy won 14 Army-Navy games in a row from 2002 to 2015, the longest winning streak in the history of the series.^[8] On December 10, 2016, Army snapped its 14-game losing streak against Navy with a 21–17 victory.

Venues[edit]

Philadelphia has been the traditional home of the Army-Navy game. Eighty-seven of 118 games have been contested in Philadelphia including every game from 1932-1982 excepting three that were relocated due to World War II travel restrictions. Philadelphia is typically selected as the site due to the historic nature of the city and the fact that it is approximately halfway between West Point and Annapolis. 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 the South Philadelphia Sports Complex on the railroad's Greenwich freight yard. The service, with 40-odd trains serving as many as 30,000 attendees, was the single largest concentrated passenger rail movement in the country.^[9]^[10]

Pennsylvania Railroad trains lined up at a temporary station outside the Municipal Stadium after the 1955 game.

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

Only six games have ever been held on the campus of either academy, primarily because neither team plays at an on-campus stadium large enough to accommodate the large crowds that attend the game. Army's Michie Stadium seats only 38,000, while Navy's Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium seats only 34,000. The rivalry's first four games were hosted on the parade grounds of the respective academies and two games were held on campus due to World War II travel restrictions (1942 at Navy's old Thompson Stadium and 1943 at Michie Stadium).

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, hosting all New York City games through 1927. Yankee Stadium hosted the game in 1930 and 1931. New Jersey has hosted five games; 1905 at Osborne Field at Princeton University and four games at Giants Stadium from 1989-2002.

Maryland has hosted a number of games throughout the history of the series as well. In Baltimore, Municipal Stadium hosted the 1924 and 1944 games and M&T Bank Stadium has hosted four games since 2000. In Landover, FedExField hosted the game in 2011.

1926 game at Chicago's Soldier Field

The Rose Bowl is the only site west of the Mississippi River to host the Army–Navy game; it did so in 1983. The city of Pasadena, California paid for the travel expenses of all the students and supporters of both academies – 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.^[11] The game has been held one other time in a non-East Coast venue, at Chicago's Soldier Field, which played host to the 1926 game.

Future venues[edit]

All games through 2020 will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey will host the 2021 game. The game will then return to Lincoln Financial Field for 2022. Games beyond 2022 have yet to be awarded.^[12]

Total games by venue and geography[edit]

Venue	Games	Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games	First game	Most recent game
John F. Kennedy Stadium	41	16	22	3	1936	1979
Franklin Field	18	11	7	0	1899	1935
Veterans Stadium	17	11	5	1	1980	2001
Lincoln Financial Field	11	1	10	0	2003	2017
Polo Grounds	9	5	3	1	1913	1927
Giants Stadium	4	1	3	0	1989	2002
M&T Bank Stadium	4	1	3	0	2000	2016
The Plain	2	0	2	0	1890	1892
Worden Field	2	1	1	0	1891	1893
Municipal Stadium (Baltimore)	2	2	0	0	1924	1944
Yankee Stadium	2	2	0	0	1930	1931
Osborne Field	1	0	0	1	1905	1905
Soldier Field	1	0	0	1	1926	1926
Thompson Stadium	1	0	1	0	1942	1942
Michie Stadium	1	0	1	0	1943	1943
Rose Bowl	1	0	1	0	1983	1983
FedExField	1	0	1	0	2011	2011

City	Games	Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games	First game	Most recent game
Philadelphia	87	39	44	4	1899	2017
New York City	11	7	3	1	1913	1931
Baltimore	6	3	3	0	1924	2016
East Rutherford, New Jersey	4	1	3	0	1989	2002
West Point, New York	3	0	3	0	1890	1943
Annapolis, Maryland	3	1	2	0	1891	1942
Princeton, New Jersey	1	0	0	1	1905	1905
Chicago	1	0	0	1	1926	1926
Pasadena, California	1	0	1	0	1983	1983
Landover, Maryland	1	0	1	0	2011	2011

State	Games	Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games	First game	Most recent game
Pennsylvania	87	39	44	4	1899	2017
New York	14	7	6	1	1890	1943
Maryland	10	4	6	0	1891	2016
New Jersey	5	1	3	1	1905	2002
Illinois	1	0	0	1	1926	1926
California	1	0	1	0	1983	1983

CSA	Games	Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games	First game	Most recent game
Philadelphia–Reading–Camden, PA–NJ–DE–MD	87	39	44	4	1899	2017
New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA	19	8	9	2	1890	2002
Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA	10	4	6	0	1891	2016
Chicago–Naperville, IL–IN–WI	1	0	0	1	1926	1926
Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA	1	0	1	0	1983	1983

Game results[edit]

Army victories	Navy victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	November 29, 1890	West Point, NY	Navy	24	Army	0	Navy 1–0
2	November 28, 1891	Annapolis, MD	Army	32	Navy	16	Tied 1–1
3	November 26, 1892	West Point, NY	Navy	12	Army	4	Navy 2–1
4	December 2, 1893	Annapolis, MD	Navy	6	Army	4	Navy 3–1
5	December 2, 1899	Philadelphia, PA	Army	17	Navy	5	Navy 3–2
6	December 1, 1900	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	11	Army	7	Navy 4–2
7	November 30, 1901	Philadelphia, PA	Army	11	Navy	5	Navy 4–3
8	November 29, 1902	Philadelphia, PA	Army	22	Navy	8	Tied 4–4
9	November 28, 1903	Philadelphia, PA	Army	40	Navy	5	Army 5–4
10	November 26, 1904	Philadelphia, PA	Army	11	Navy	0	Army 6–4
11	December 2, 1905	Princeton, NJ	Tie	6	Tie	6	Army 6–4–1
12	December 1, 1906	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	10	Army	0	Army 6–5–1
13	November 30, 1907	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	6	Army	0	Tied 6–6–1
14	November 28, 1908	Philadelphia, PA	Army	6	Navy	4	Army 7–6–1
15	November 26, 1910	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	3	Army	0	Tied 7–7–1
16	November 25, 1911	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	3	Army	0	Navy 8–7–1
17	November 30, 1912	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	6	Army	0	Navy 9–7–1
18	November 29, 1913	New York, NY	Army	22	Navy	9	Navy 9–8–1
19	November 28, 1914	Philadelphia, PA	Army	20	Navy	0	Tied 9–9–1
20	November 27, 1915	New York, NY	Army	14	Navy	0	Army 10–9–1
21	November 25, 1916	New York, NY	Army	15	Navy	7	Army 11–9–1
22	November 29, 1919	New York, NY	Navy	6	Army	0	Army 11–10–1
23	November 27, 1920	New York, NY	Navy	7	Army	0	Tied 11–11–1
24	November 26, 1921	New York, NY	Navy	7	Army	0	Navy 12–11–1
25	November 25, 1922	Philadelphia, PA	Army	17	Navy	14	Tied 12–12–1
26	November 24, 1923	New York, NY	Tie	0	Tie	0	Tied 12–12–2
27	November 29, 1924	Baltimore, MD	Army	12	Navy	0	Army 13–12–2
28	November 28, 1925	New York, NY	Army	10	Navy	3	Army 14–12–2
29	November 27, 1926	Chicago, IL	Tie	21	Tie	21	Army 14–12–3
30	November 26, 1927	New York, NY	Army	14	Navy	9	Army 15–12–3
31	December 13, 1930	New York, NY	Army	6	Navy	0	Army 16–12–3
32	December 12, 1931	New York, NY	Army	17	Navy	7	Army 17–12–3
33	December 3, 1932	Philadelphia, PA	Army	20	Navy	0	Army 18–12–3
34	November 25, 1933	Philadelphia, PA	Army	12	Navy	7	Army 19–12–3
35	December 1, 1934	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	3	Army	0	Army 19–13–3
36	November 30, 1935	Philadelphia, PA	Army	28	Navy	6	Army 20–13–3
37	November 28, 1936	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	7	Army	0	Army 20–14–3
38	November 27, 1937	Philadelphia, PA	Army	6	Navy	0	Army 21–14–3
39	November 26, 1938	Philadelphia, PA	Army	14	Navy	7	Army 22–14–3
40	December 2, 1939	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	10	Army	0	Army 22–15–3
41	November 30, 1940	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	14	Army	0	Army 22–16–3
42	November 29, 1941	Philadelphia, PA	#11 Navy	14	Army	6	Army 22–17–3
43	November 28, 1942	Annapolis, MD	Navy	14	Army	0	Army 22–18–3
44	November 27, 1943	West Point, NY	#6 Navy	13	#7 Army	0	Army 22–19–3
45	December 2, 1944	Baltimore, MD	#1 Army	23	#2 Navy	7	Army 23–19–3
46	December 1, 1945	Philadelphia, PA	#1 Army	32	#2 Navy	13	Army 24–19–3
47	November 30, 1946	Philadelphia, PA	#1 Army	21	Navy	18	Army 25–19–3
48	November 29, 1947	Philadelphia, PA	#12 Army	21	Navy	0	Army 26–19–3
49	November 27, 1948	Philadelphia, PA	Tie	21	Tie	21	Army 26–19–4
50	November 26, 1949	Philadelphia, PA	#4 Army	38	Navy	0	Army 27–19–4
51	December 2, 1950	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	14	#2 Army	2	Army 27–20–4
52	December 1, 1951	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	42	Army	7	Army 27–21–4
53	November 29, 1952	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	7	Army	0	Army 27–22–4
54	November 28, 1953	Philadelphia, PA	#18 Army	20	Navy	7	Army 28–22–4
55	November 27, 1954	Philadelphia, PA	#6 Navy	27	#5 Army	20	Army 28–23–4
56	November 26, 1955	Philadelphia, PA	Army	14	#11 Navy	6	Army 29–23–4
57	December 1, 1956	Philadelphia, PA	Tie	7	Tie	7	Army 29–23–5
58	November 30, 1957	Philadelphia, PA	#8 Navy	14	#10 Army	0	Army 29–24–5
59	November 29, 1958	Philadelphia, PA	#5 Army	22	Navy	6	Army 30–24–5
60	November 28, 1959	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	43	Army	12	Army 30–25–5
61	November 26, 1960	Philadelphia, PA	#7 Navy	17	Army	12	Army 30–26–5
62	December 2, 1961	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	13	Army	7	Army 30–27–5

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Series
63	December 1, 1962	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	34	Army	14	Army 30–28–5
64	December 7, 1963	Philadelphia, PA	#2 Navy	21	Army	15	Army 30–29–5
65	November 28, 1964	Philadelphia, PA	Army	11	Navy	8	Army 31–29–5
66	November 27, 1965	Philadelphia, PA	Tie	7	Tie	7	Army 31–29–6
67	November 26, 1966	Philadelphia, PA	Army	20	Navy	7	Army 32–29–6
68	December 2, 1967	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	19	Army	14	Army 32–30–6
69	November 30, 1968	Philadelphia, PA	Army	21	Navy	14	Army 33–30–6
70	November 29, 1969	Philadelphia, PA	Army	27	Navy	0	Army 34–30–6
71	November 28, 1970	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	11	Army	7	Army 34–31–6
72	November 27, 1971	Philadelphia, PA	Army	24	Navy	23	Army 35–31–6
73	December 2, 1972	Philadelphia, PA	Army	23	Navy	15	Army 36–31–6
74	December 1, 1973	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	51	Army	0	Army 36–32–6
75	November 30, 1974	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	19	Army	0	Army 36–33–6
76	November 29, 1975	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	30	Army	6	Army 36–34–6
77	November 27, 1976	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	38	Army	10	Army 36–35–6
78	November 26, 1977	Philadelphia, PA	Army	17	Navy	14	Army 37–35–6
79	December 2, 1978	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	28	Army	0	Army 37–36–6
80	December 1, 1979	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	31	Army	7	Tied 37–37–6
81	November 29, 1980	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	33	Army	6	Navy 38–37–6
82	December 1, 1981	Philadelphia, PA	Tie	3	Tie	3	Navy 38–37–7
83	December 4, 1982	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	24	Army	7	Navy 39–37–7
84	November 25, 1983	Pasadena, CA	Navy	42	Army	13	Navy 40–37–7
85	December 1, 1984	Philadelphia, PA	Army	28	Navy	11	Navy 40–38–7
86	December 7, 1985	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	17	Army	7	Navy 41–38–7
87	December 4, 1986	Philadelphia, PA	Army	27	Navy	7	Navy 41–39–7
88	December 5, 1987	Philadelphia, PA	Army	17	Navy	3	Navy 41–40–7
89	December 12, 1988	Philadelphia, PA	Army	20	Navy	15	Tied 41–41–7
90	December 9, 1989	East Rutherford, NJ	Navy	19	Army	17	Navy 42–41–7
91	December 8, 1990	Philadelphia, PA	Army	30	Navy	20	Tied 42–42–7
92	December 7, 1991	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	24	Army	3	Navy 43–42–7
93	December 5, 1992	Philadelphia, PA	Army	25	Navy	24	Tied 43–43–7
94	December 4, 1993	East Rutherford, NJ	Army	16	Navy	14	Army 44–43–7
95	December 3, 1994	Philadelphia, PA	Army	22	Navy	20	Army 45–43–7
96	December 2, 1995	Philadelphia, PA	Army	14	Navy	13	Army 46–43–7
97	December 7, 1996	Philadelphia, PA	#23 Army	28	Navy	24	Army 47–43–7
98	December 6, 1997	East Rutherford, NJ	Navy	39	Army	7	Army 47–44–7
99	December 5, 1998	Philadelphia, PA	Army	34	Navy	30	Army 48–44–7
100	December 4, 1999	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	19	Army	9	Army 48–45–7
101	December 2, 2000	Baltimore, MD	Navy	30	Army	28	Army 48–46–7
102	December 1, 2001	Philadelphia, PA	Army	26	Navy	17	Army 49–46–7
103	December 7, 2002	East Rutherford, NJ	Navy	58	Army	12	Army 49–47–7
104	December 6, 2003	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	34	Army	6	Army 49–48–7
105	December 4, 2004	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	42	Army	13	Tied 49–49–7
106	December 3, 2005	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	42	Army	23	Navy 50–49–7
107	December 2, 2006	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	26	Army	14	Navy 51–49–7
108	December 1, 2007	Baltimore, MD	Navy	38	Army	3	Navy 52–49–7
109	December 6, 2008	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	34	Army	0	Navy 53–49–7
110	December 12, 2009	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	17	Army	3	Navy 54–49–7
111	December 11, 2010	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	31	Army	17	Navy 55–49–7
112	December 10, 2011	Landover, MD	Navy	27	Army	21	Navy 56–49–7
113	December 8, 2012	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	17	Army	13	Navy 57–49–7
114	December 14, 2013	Philadelphia, PA	Navy	34	Army	7	Navy 58–49–7
115	December 13, 2014	Baltimore, MD	Navy	17	Army	10	Navy 59–49–7
116	December 12, 2015	Philadelphia, PA	#21 Navy	21	Army	17	Navy 60–49–7
117	December 10, 2016	Baltimore, MD	Army	21	#25 Navy	17	Navy 60–50–7
118	December 9, 2017	Philadelphia, PA	Army	14	Navy	13	Navy 60–51–7
119	December 8, 2018	Philadelphia, PA
120	December 14, 2019	Philadelphia, PA
121	December 12, 2020	Philadelphia, PA
122	December 11, 2021	East Rutherford, NJ
123	December 10, 2022	Philadelphia, PA

Notable games[edit]

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.^[13]

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 West Point had only lost to Notre Dame, so the game would decide the National Championship. Played before a crowd of over 100,000, the teams fought to a 21–21 tie, but Navy was awarded the national championship.^[14]

In both the 1944 and 1945 contests, Army and Navy entered the game ranked #1 and #2 respectively.^[15] The 1945 game was labeled the "game of the century" before it was played. Army defeated a 7–0–1 Navy team 32–13. Navy's lone tie was against Notre Dame.^[16]

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.^[17] In front of a crowd of 102,000 people in Philadelphia's 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 played on January 1, 1964. 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 replayon television. 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 First Class where Stichweh's Army would defeat Staubach's Navy. 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.^[18]^[19]

On December 10, 2016, Army beat Navy 21–17, snapping Navy's 14-year winning streak.

References[edit]

Bibliography

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

Notes

^ Staff writer (November 18, 2008). "President Bush Will Attend Army-Navy Game for First Time since 2004"". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
^ Staff writer (May 18, 2017). "CBS SPORTS TO REMAIN HOME OF ANNUAL ARMY-NAVY FOOTBALL CLASSIC THROUGH 2028". Navy Sports Webpage. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
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[1] Staff writer (November 18, 2008). "President Bush Will Attend Army-Navy Game for First Time since 2004"". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved December 24, 2009.

[2] Staff writer (May 18, 2017). "CBS SPORTS TO REMAIN HOME OF ANNUAL ARMY-NAVY FOOTBALL CLASSIC THROUGH 2028". Navy Sports Webpage. Retrieved May 18, 2017.

[3] Gelston, Dan (December 5, 2008). "Army–Navy, Instant Replay, Tony Verna, 45 Years Later ..." Los Angeles Daily News. Associated Press. Retrieved December 24, 2009.

[4] "Army, Navy have no plans to move game for College Football Playoff schedule". USA Today. May 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

[2ndSat-5] "Army–Navy Will Move to Second Saturday in December". Associated Press (via ESPN). October 23, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2009.

[Tradition_and_History-6] Blansett, Sarah (December 12, 2014). "Tradition and History Wrapped into 115th Army–Navy Game". Military.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

[7] Eastwood, Kathy. "West Point, Naval exchange students gear up for big game". United States Military Academy. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

[8] "Army Looks To Sink Navy's Winning Streak « CBS New York". Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[9] Cupper, Dan (1992). Crossroads of Commerce: The Pennsylvania Railroad Calendar Art of Grif Teller. Stackpole Books. p. 138. ISBN 9780811729031 – via Google Books.

[10] Froio, Michael (December 11, 2015). "To The Game: A Pennsylvania Railroad Tradition". Retrieved August 24, 2016.

[SIVAULT1983-11] Clark, N. Brooks (December 5, 1983). "The Week" Archived October 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Sports Illustrated. Accessed December 24, 2009.

[12] Staff writer (August 22, 2017) "MetLife Stadium to Host 2021 Army-Navy Game". "armynavygame.com" Accessed August 22, 2017

[13] "History of the Football Helmet" from Past Time Sports. Accessed Jan 1,2010

[14] Nimitz Library | U. S. Naval Academy Archival Images: Army Navy Football: 1926. Accessed Dec 31, 2009 Archived January 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

[15] {[verification needed]}Unknown writer (undated). "Games Where #1 Faced #2" Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. kiko13.com (fansite). Accessed December 24, 2009.

[1945GOC-16] "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."

[cbs1-17] Norlander, Matt. "Film on '63 Army-Navy game shows impact of rivalry, JFK tragedy". CBS Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[armyHOF1-18] "Carl Roland Stichweh HOF profile". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[armyHOF2-19] "Army Sports Hall of Fame Members – By Induction Class". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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