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Army–Navy Game

Originated	1890
Most recent	2010
Continuity	81 years
Meetings	111
Series leader	Navy (55–49–7)

The Army–Navy Game is an an American college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

rivalry

College rivalry

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game between the teams of the United States Military Academy

United States Military Academy

The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...

(USMA) at West Point, New York

West Point, New York

West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census...

and the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...

(USNA) at Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...

. The USMA team, "Army

Army Black Knights football

The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946....

", and the USNA team, "Navy

Navy Midshipmen football

The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...

", each represent their services' oldest officer

Officer (armed forces)

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commissioning sources. As such, the game has come to embody the spirit of the interservice rivalry

Interservice rivalry

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of the United States Armed Forces

United States armed forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...

.

It is one of the most traditional and enduring rivalries in college football. The game is nationally televised by CBS

SEC on CBS

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, having previously aired on ABC

College Football on ABC

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from 1992–1995. Instant replay

Instant replay

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made its debut in the 1963 Army-Navy game. The winner of the game is awarded the Thompson Cup, named after its donor, Robert M. Thompson

Robert M. Thompson

Robert Means Thompson was a United States Navy officer, business magnate, philanthropist and a president of the American Olympic Association. He is the namesake of the destroyer USS Thompson .-Biography:...

.

The most recent game in the series was held at Lincoln Financial Field

Lincoln Financial Field

Lincoln Financial Field is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. It has a seating capacity of 68,532 . It is located in South Philadelphia on Pattison Avenue between 11th and 10th streets, also aside I-95 as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, on December 11, 2010. Navy won by a score of 31-17. Navy now leads the all-time series with a record of 55 wins, 49 losses, and seven ties.

Series history

The Army–Navy Game, commencing in 1890, has been held at several locations throughout its history, but has most frequently been played in Philadelphia, roughly equidistant from the two academies. Historically played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving (United States)

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, the game is now played on the second Saturday in December and is traditionally the last game of the season for both teams and, until the recent advent of conference championship games, it was the last regular-season game played in Division I-A football. With the permanent expansion of the regular season to 12 games starting in 2006, many regular-season games join the Army–Navy Game on the same weekend. In 2009, the game was moved from the first Saturday in December to the second Saturday; this means that it will no longer conflict with conference championship games and once again is the last regular-season contest in college football.

This game has inter-service "bragging rights"

Interservice rivalry

at stake; in past decades, when both Army and Navy were often national powers, the game occasionally had national championship implications. However, as the level of play improved in college football nationally, and became fueled by prospects of playing for National Football League

National Football League

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, the high academic entrance requirements, height and weight limits, and the military commitment required has reduced the overall competitiveness of both academies. Since 1963, only the 1996 and 2010 games have seen both teams enter with winning records.

The tradition of the game has ensured that it remains nationally televised to this day. Arguably, one of the great appeals of this game to many fans is that since few, if any, of the participants will ever play in the NFL, they're playing solely for the love of the game. Due to commitments to serve in their respective branches of the armed services after graduation, many players are simply deemed too old to even consider playing competitively again, much less in the professional ranks. Many have other post-service ambitions that would preclude such a career or they simply don't want to pursue it. However, quarterback Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach

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(Navy, 1965) went on to a Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

career with the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

that included being named the Most Valuable Player

Super Bowl MVP

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of Super Bowl VI

Super Bowl VI

Super Bowl VI was an American football game played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1971 regular season...

. Wide receiver and kickoff/punt returner Phil McConkey

Phil McConkey

Philip Joseph McConkey attended Canisius High School where he played wide receiver for the varsity football team and graduated in the class of 1975, is a former American football wide receiver who played for the New York Giants , Green Bay Packers , Phoenix Cardinals , and San Diego Chargers of...

(Navy, 1979) was a popular player on the New York Giants'

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

squad that won Super Bowl XXI

Super Bowl XXI

Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1986 regular season. The National Football Conference champion New York Giants won their first Super Bowl by defeating...

. Running back Napoleon McCallum

Napoleon McCallum

Napoleon Ardel McCallum is a former professional American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1986 and from 1990 to 1994. McCallum went to Milford High School near Cincinnati, Ohio and played college football for the U.S. Naval Academy.-U.S. Naval Academy:McCallum...

(Navy, 1985) was able to concurrently serve his commitment to the Navy and play for the then-Los Angeles Raiders

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

. After satisfying his Navy commitment, he joined the Raiders full time. Sadly, his career was ended by a gruesome knee injury suffered in a game against the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

in 1994.

The game is especially emotional for the seniors, called "first classmen" by both academies, since it is typically the last competitive football game they will ever play. (The games in 1996 and 2010 were aberrations, as both Army and Navy went to bowl games afterwards, and Navy has played in a bowl game in each season since 2003.) During wartime the game is even more emotional because some seniors will not return once they are deployed. For instance, in the 2004 game, at least one senior from the class of 2003 who was killed in Iraq, Navy's J. P. Blecksmith

J. P. Blecksmith

James Patrick Blecksmith was an American military officer who was the first officer killed in Operation Phantom Fury during Operation Iraqi Freedom II.-Biography:...

, was remembered. The players placed their comrade's pads and jerseys on chairs on the sidelines. Much of the sentiment of the game goes out to those who share the uniform and who are overseas.

At the end of the game the alma mater

Alma mater

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s of the losing team and then the winning team are played and sung. The winning team stands alongside the losing team and faces the losing academy students; then the losing team accompanies the winning team, facing their students. This is done in a show of mutual respect and solidarity.

The rivalry between Annapolis and West Point, while friendly, is intense. Even the mascots (the Navy Goat and Army Mule) have been known to play pranks on each other. The Cadets live and breathe the phrase "Beat Navy", while Midshipmen have the opposite dinned into them. Even the weight plates in the Navy weight room are stamped with the phrase "Beat Army". 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.

Occasionally, the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, awarded to each season's winner of the triangular series between Army, Navy, and Air Force

Air Force Falcons football

The Air Force Falcons are a college football team from the United States Air Force Academy, located just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA Division I and the Mountain West Conference.-Style:...

, will be at stake in this game. For most of the 1970s, Navy had held the trophy. After a period of flux for most of the 1980s, Air Force dominated the competition until the early 2000s. Navy has been the dominant team in the rivalry for most of the 2000s, winning every game in the triangular rivalry starting with the 2002 Army–Navy Game and ending with a 2010 loss to Air Force. If there is a tie in the Commander-In-Chief Trophy competition, the trophy remains with the incumbent team.

The rivalries Army and Navy have with the Air Force Academy

United States Air Force Academy

The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...

are much less intense than the Army-Navy rivalry, primarily due to the relative youth of the Air Force Academy, and the physical distance between Air Force and the other two schools, with Air Force Academy being located in Colorado Springs. The Army-Air Force and Navy-Air Force games are played at the academies' regular home fields, rather than at a neutral site, although Navy has occasionally moved its home games with Air Force to FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland

Landover, Maryland

Landover is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, within the census-designated place of Greater Landover. The Prince Georges County Sports and Learning Complex is in Landover...

.

The 34-0 Navy victory over Army on December 6, 2008, was the first shutout in the series since 1978 and marked the second time a Navy coach defeated Army in his first year of coaching, following Wayne Hardin in 1959.

Venues

Though the game has been played 111 times, only 6 of those games were held on the campus of either academy. Traditionally, the game is played in Philadelphia, due to the historic nature of the city and the fact that it is approximately halfway between West Point

West Point, New York

and Annapolis

Annapolis, Maryland

(and that it has a venue which can hold the attendees). Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Stadium

John F. Kennedy Stadium

John F. Kennedy Stadium was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that stood from 1925 to 1992. The South Philadelphia stadium was situated on the east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location that is now part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...

(JFK) hosted more matchups than any other venue in the history of the series, even hosting the game years after the 1971 construction of nearby Veterans Stadium

Veterans Stadium

Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...

, which finally became the game's host in 1980. Franklin Field

Franklin Field

Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania's stadium for football, field hockey, lacrosse, sprint football, and track and field . It is also used by Penn students for recreation, and for intramural and club sports, including touch football and cricket, and is the site of Penn's graduation...

, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

, hosted the game in the early twentieth century before it was moved to JFK. New York's Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

holds the record for most games hosted outside of Philadelphia. The city of Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

has hosted a number of games throughout the history of the series.

The Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl (stadium)

The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...

is the only site west of the Mississippi River to host the Army-Navy game; it did so in 1983

1983 in sports

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. The city of Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...

, paid for the travel expenses of all the students and supporters of both the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Military Academy — 9,437 in all. A substitute, however, for Bill XXII

Bill the Goat

Bill the Goat is the mascot of the United States Naval Academy. The mascot is a live goat and is also represented by a costumed midshipman. There is also a bronze statue of the goat just inside Gate 1, the main gate to the Academy grounds...

— the Navy mascot — and four rented Army mules were brought in. The attendance was 81,000. 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. The game has been held one other time in a non-East Coast venue, at Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

's Soldier Field

Soldier Field

Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...

, which played host to the 1926 game.

Currently the game is played primarily at Lincoln Financial Field

Lincoln Financial Field

in Philadelphia, the home of the Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

. Every four to five years the game is held at a site other than Philadelphia. These sites have in the past rotated between Giants Stadium

Giants Stadium

Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...

in East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....

(replaced in 2010 by MetLife Stadium) and M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles. Served by the Hamburg Street station of...

in Baltimore. These are still considered neutral-site games, but provide locations that are closer to one academy or the other.

Future venues

In 2008, a bidding process began for the game site, as well as a search for a corporate sponsor.
In 2009, the Army–Navy Game was moved to the second Saturday of December. The move means the game will not be played simultaneously with any conference championships and will make it the final game of the Division I FBS regular season.

The 2009 game was held on December 12 at Lincoln Financial Field

Lincoln Financial Field

in Philadelphia.
CBS recently continued television coverage of the Army–Navy Game with a contract extending through 2018.

On June 9, 2009, Navy announced sites for all Army–Navy Games through 2017. The 2011 game will be held at FedEx Field; the 2014 and 2016 games will be at M&T Bank Stadium; and all other games during that period will be at Lincoln Financial Field.

Total games per city

Location	Games
Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	83
New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , NY New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	11
Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore... , MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	4
East Rutherford East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan.... , NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	4
Annapolis Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is... , MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	3
West Point West Point, New York West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census... , NY New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	3
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , IL Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...	1
Pasadena Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet... , CA California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	1
Princeton Princeton, New Jersey Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756... , NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1

Game results

Army victories are colored ██ black. Navy victories are colored ██ blue. Ties are colored ██ silver.

Year	Winner	Score	Location	City	Series
1890	Navy	24–0	"The Plain" USMA United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...	West Point, NY West Point, New York West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census...	Navy 1-0
1891	Army	32–16	Thompson Stadium USNA United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...	Annapolis, MD Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...	Tied 1-1
1892	Navy	12–4	"The Plain" USMA	West Point, NY	Navy 2-1
1893	Navy	6–4	Thompson Stadium USNA	Annapolis, MD	Navy 3-1
1894			No game played
1895			No game played
1896			No game played
1897			No game played
1898			No game played
1899	Army	17–5	Franklin Field Franklin Field Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania's stadium for football, field hockey, lacrosse, sprint football, and track and field . It is also used by Penn students for recreation, and for intramural and club sports, including touch football and cricket, and is the site of Penn's graduation...	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 3-2
1900	Navy	11–7	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 4-2
1901	Army	11–5	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 4-3
1902	Army	22–8	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 4-4
1903	Army	40–5	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Army 5-4
1904	Army	11–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Army 6-4
1905	Tie	6–6	Osborne Field Osborne Field Osborne Field was a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. It hosted the Princeton University Tigers football team until they moved to Palmer Stadium in 1914. The stadium held 20,000 people at its peak.-External links:*...	Princeton, NJ Princeton, New Jersey Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...	Army 6-4-1
1906	Navy	10–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Army 6-5-1
1907	Navy	6–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 6-6-1
1908	Army	6–4	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Army 7-6-1
1909			No game played
1910	Navy	3–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 7-7-1
1911	Navy	3–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 8-7-1
1912	Navy	6–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 9-7-1
1913	Army	22–9	Polo Grounds Polo Grounds The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...	New York, NY Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...	Navy 9-8-1
1914	Army	20–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 9-9-1
1915	Army	14–0	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Army 10-9-1
1916	Army	15–7	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Army 11-9-1
1917			No game played
1918			No game played
1919	Navy	6–0	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Army 11-10-1
1920	Navy	7–0	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Tied 11-11-1
1921	Navy	7–0	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Navy 12-11-1
1922	Army	17–14	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 12-12-1
1923	Tie	0–0	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Tied 12-12-2
1924	Army	12–0	Municipal Stadium	Baltimore, MD Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...	Army 13-12-2
1925	Army	10–3	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Army 14-12-2
1926	Tie	21–21	Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...	Chicago, IL Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	Army 14-12-3
1927	Army	14–9	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Army 15-12-3
1928			No game played
1929			No game played
1930	Army	6–0	Yankee Stadium	Bronx, NY The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...	Army 16-12-3
1931	Army	17–7	Yankee Stadium	Bronx, NY	Army 17-12-3
1932	Army	20–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Army 18-12-3
1933	Army	12–7	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Army 19-12-3
1934	Navy	3–0	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Army 19-13-3
1935	Army	28–6	Franklin Field	Philadelphia, PA	Army 20-13-3
1936	Navy	7–0	Municipal Stadium John F. Kennedy Stadium John F. Kennedy Stadium was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that stood from 1925 to 1992. The South Philadelphia stadium was situated on the east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location that is now part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...	Philadelphia, PA	Army 20-14-3
1937	Army	6–0	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 21-14-3
1938	Army	14–7	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 22-14-3
1939	Navy	10–0	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 22-15-3
1940	Navy	14–0	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 22-16-3
1941	Navy	14–6	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 22-17-3
1942	Navy	14–0	Thompson Stadium Thompson Stadium Thompson Stadium was a stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. It was primarily used for American football, and was the home field of the United States Naval Academy "Midshipmen" prior to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium opening in 1959. Thompson Stadium opened in 1912 and held 12,000 people. The...	Annapolis, MD	Army 22-18-3
1943	Navy	13–0	Michie Stadium Michie Stadium Michie Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. It is the home field for the Army Black Knights. It opened in 1924 and has a current seating capacity of 38,000....	West Point, NY	Army 22-19-3
1944	Army	23–7	Municipal Stadium	Baltimore, MD	Army 23-19-3
1945	Army	32–13	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 24-19-3
1946	Army	21–18	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 25-19-3
1947	Army	21–0	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 26-19-3
1948	Tie	21–21	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 26-19-4
1949	Army	38–0	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 27-19-4
1950	Navy	14–2	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 27-20-4
1951	Navy	42–7	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 27-21-4
1952	Navy	7–0	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 27-22-4
1953	Army	20–7	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 28-22-4
1954	Navy	27–20	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 28-23-4
1955	Army	14–6	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 29-23-4
1956	Tie	7–7	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 29-23-5
1957	Navy	14–0	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 29-24-5
1958	Army	22–6	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-24-5
1959	Navy	43–12	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-25-5
1960	Navy	17–12	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-26-5
1961	Navy	13–7	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-27-5
1962	Navy	34–14	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-28-5
1963	Navy	21–15	Municipal Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-29-5
1964	Army	11–8	John F. Kennedy Stadium John F. Kennedy Stadium John F. Kennedy Stadium was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that stood from 1925 to 1992. The South Philadelphia stadium was situated on the east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location that is now part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...	Philadelphia, PA	Army 31-29-5
1965	Tie	7–7	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 31-29-6
1966	Army	20–7	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 32-29-6
1967	Navy	19–14	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 32-30-6
1968	Army	21–14	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 33-30-6
1969	Army	27–0	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 34-30-6
1970	Navy	11–7	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 34-31-6
1971	Army	24–23	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 35-31-6
1972	Army	23–15	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 36-31-6
1973	Navy	51–0	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 36-32-6
1974	Navy	19–0	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 36-33-6
1975	Navy	30–6	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 36-34-6
1976	Navy	38–10	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 36-35-6
1977	Army	17–14	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 37-35-6
1978	Navy	28–0	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 37-36-6
1979	Navy	31–7	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 37-37-6
1980	Navy	33–6	Veterans Stadium Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 38-37-6
1981	Tie	3–3	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 38-37-7
1982	Navy	24–7	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 39-37-7
1983	Navy	42–13	Rose Bowl Rose Bowl (stadium) The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...	Pasadena, CA Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...	Navy 40-37-7
1984	Army	28–11	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 40-38-7
1985	Navy	17–7	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 41-38-7
1986	Army	27–7	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 41-39-7
1987	Army	17–3	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	\|Navy 41-40-7
1988	Army	20–15	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 41-41-7
1989	Navy	19–17	Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...	East Rutherford, NJ East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....	Navy 42-41-7
1990	Army	30–20	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 42-42-7
1991	Navy	24–3	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 43-42-7
1992	Army	25–24	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 43-43-7
1993	Army	16–14	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, NJ	Army 44-43-7
1994	Army	22–20	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 45-43-7
1995	Army	14–13	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 46-43-7
1996	Army	28–24	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 47-43-7
1997	Navy	39–7	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, NJ	Army 47-44-7
1998	Army	34–30	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 48-44-7
1999	Navy	19–9	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 48-45-7
2000	Navy	30–28	PSINet Stadium M&T Bank Stadium M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles. Served by the Hamburg Street station of...	Baltimore, MD	Army 48-46-7
2001	Army	26–17	Veterans Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 49-46-7
2002	Navy	58–12	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, NJ	Army 49-47-7
2003	Navy	34–6	Lincoln Financial Field Lincoln Financial Field Lincoln Financial Field is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. It has a seating capacity of 68,532 . It is located in South Philadelphia on Pattison Avenue between 11th and 10th streets, also aside I-95 as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...	Philadelphia, PA	Army 49-48-7
2004	Navy	42–13	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia, PA	Tied 49-49-7
2005	Navy	42–23	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 50-49-7
2006	Navy	26–14	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 51-49-7
2007	Navy	38–3	M&T Bank Stadium M&T Bank Stadium M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles. Served by the Hamburg Street station of...	Baltimore, MD	Navy 52-49-7
2008	Navy	34–0	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 53-49-7
2009	Navy	17–3	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 54-49-7
2010	Navy	31–17	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia, PA	Navy 55-49-7
2011			FedEx Field	Landover, MD

Notable games

Navy Midshipman (and later Admiral) Joseph Mason Reeves

Joseph M. Reeves

Joseph Mason "Bull" Reeves was an admiral in the United States Navy, who was an early and important supporter of U.S. Naval Aviation...

wore what is widely regarded as the first football helmet

Football helmet

A football helmet is a protective device used primarily in American football and Canadian football. It consists of a hard plastic top with thick padding on the inside, a face mask made of one or more plastic bars, and a chinstrap. Some players add polycarbonate visors to their helmets, which are...

in the 1893 Army–Navy Game. He had been advised by a Navy doctor that another kick to his head would result in "instant insanity" or even death, so he commissioned an Annapolis shoemaker to make him a helmet out of leather.

On November 27, 1926, the Army–Navy Game traveled to Chicago for the National Dedication of Soldier Field

Soldier Field

Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...

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.

In both the 1944 and 1945 contests, Army and Navy entered the game ranked #1 and #2 respectively. The 1945 game was labeled the "game of the century"

Game of the Century (college football)

The phrase "Game of the Century" is a superlative that has been applied to several college football contests played in the 20th century, the first full century of college football in the United States...

before it was played. Army defeated a 7-0-1 Navy team 32-13. Navy's lone tie was against Notre Dame.

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Series history

Venues

Future venues

Total games per city

Game results

Notable games

See also

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