ARMY-NAVY GAME

Army-Navy Game

Army	Ties	Navy
(49)	(7)	(51)
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The 'Army-Navy Game', an annual college football game generally played on the last weekend of the regular season in early December, pits the football teams of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York ('Army'), and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland ('Navy'), against one another. It is one of the most traditional and enduring rivalries in college football, and is televised by CBS. It was in the 1963 Army-Navy game that instant replay made its debut. Navy won the most recent contest on December 2, 2006, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and with the win broke a Naval Academy record for consecutive wins against the other Service Academies with four winning years against both Army and The Air Force Academy. In addition, the 2005 win by Navy broke a 49-49 tie in victories all time between the academies. Navy also became the first of the two teams to win 50 games in the series, and simultaneously winning the Commander in Chief's Trophy for the third year in a row after the 2005 win.

Contents

History and Importance

Results

Overall

By year

Future dates

See also

References

External links

History and Importance

The Army-Navy Game 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, the game is now played on the first Saturday in December and is traditionally the last game of the season for both teams. 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 will now be held on the same weekend.
This game has always had inter-service "bragging rights" at stake; in past decades, when both Army and Navy were often national powers, the game occasionally had national championship implications. However, as top-level college football has developed into primarily a training ground for the National Football League, the high academic entrance requirements, height and weight limits, and the military commitment required of West Point and Annapolis graduates has reduced the overall competitiveness of both academies. In fact, the 1996 game was the only one since the aforementioned 1963 game in which both Army and Navy entered with winning records.
Despite the fact that Army and Navy are no longer nationally competitive on a regular basis, 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 and or out of "playing shape" 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. A small number have tried; most are out of the NFL within two or three seasons. However, quarterback Roger Staubach (Navy, 1965) went on to a Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys that included being named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl VI. Wide receiver and kickoff/punt returner 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 concurrently serve his commitment to the Navy and play for the then-Los Angeles Raiders. 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 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 1996 game was an aberration, 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, 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 maters 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. 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 the two academies.
Occasionally, the Commander in Chief's Trophy, awarded to each season's winner of the triangular series between Army, Navy, and Air Force, 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 now reestablished itself as the dominant team in the rivalry, having won the trophy in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
The rivalries Army and Navy have with the Air Force Academy 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. 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 and M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

Results

Overall

As of 2006 game:

★ Army: 49 wins

★ Navy: 51 wins

★ 7 ties

★ 107 total games played

★ 10 years in which game was not played

By year

Army victories are shown in ██ gold, Navy victories in ██ blue, and tie games in ██ silver.

Year	Winner	Score	Location	City	Series
1890	Navy	24–0	U.S. Military Academy	West Point, NY	Navy 1-0
1891	Army	32–16	U.S. Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	Tied 1-1
1892	Navy	12–4	U.S. Military Academy	West Point, NY	Navy 2-1
1893	Navy	6–4	U.S. Naval Academy	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	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	Princeton, NJ	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	New York, NY	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	Army 13-12-2
1925	Army	10–3	Polo Grounds	New York, NY	Army 14-12-2
1926	Tie	21–21	Soldier Field	Chicago, IL	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	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	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	Annapolis, MD	Army 22-18-3
1943	Navy	13–0	Michie Stadium	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	Philadelphia Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-25-5
1960	Navy	17–12	Philadelphia Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-26-5
1961	Navy	13–7	Philadelphia Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-27-5
1962	Navy	34–14	Philadelphia Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-28-5
1963	Navy	21–15	Philadelphia Stadium	Philadelphia, PA	Army 30-29-5
1964	Army	11–8	John F. Kennedy Stadium	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	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	Pasadena, CA	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	East Rutherford, NJ	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	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	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

Future dates

The 2007 game will be played on December 1st at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.
The 2008 game will be played on December 6th at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

See also

★ Bill the Goat

★ Commander in Chief's Trophy

References

★ ''Civil War: Army Vs. Navy–A Year Inside College Football's Purest Rivalry'', by John Feinstein, ISBN 0-7881-5777-9

External links

★ Philadelphia's official Army-Navy web site

★ BeatNavy.com