Army–Navy Game

The Army-Navy Game, an annual game generally played on the last weekend of the college football regular season in early December, pits the football teams of the United States Military Academy (Army) and United States Naval Academy (Navy) against one another. It is one of the most traditional and enduring rivalries in college football. It has been held at several locations throughout its history, but has most frequently been played in Philadelphia, roughly equidistant from the two academies. The game is traditionally the last game of the season for both teams; in recent years, it has also been the last regular-season game, not counting conference championship games, in Division I-A football.

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 military commitment required of West Point and Annapolis graduates has reduced the overall competitiveness of both academies. In fact, only once in the last 40 years have Army and Navy both entered the game with a winning record (1996).

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. One of the great appeals of this game to many fans is that its players are largely playing for the love of the game, since almost none will ever play in the NFL. 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.) (Maybe mention the appeal that two military teams playing has to fellow militarypersons at home and abroad, as well to a generally pro-military general public?)

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. However, since the early 1980s, this inter-academy competition has mainly been dominated by Air Force.

Results

1890 Navy 24-0 at West Point
1891 Army 32-16 at Annapolis
1892 Navy 12-4 at West Point
1893 Navy 6-4 at Annapolis
1894 No game
1895 No game
1896 No game
1897 No game
1898 No game
1899 Army 17-5 at Franklin Field
1900 Navy 11-7 at Franklin Field
1901 Army 11-5 Franklin Field
1902 Army 22-8 Franklin Field
1903 Army 40-5 Franklin Field
1904 Army 11-0 Franklin Field
1905 Tie 6-6 at Princeton
1906 Navy 10-0 Franklin Field
1907 Navy 6-0 Franklin Field
1908 Army 6-4 Franklin Field
1909 No game
1910 Navy 3-0 Franklin Field
1911 Navy 3-0 Franklin Field
1912 Navy 6-0 Franklin Field
1913 Army 22-9 Polo Grounds
1914 Army 20-0 Franklin Field
1915 Army 14-0 Polo Grounds
1916 Army 15-7 Polo Grounds
1917 No game
1918 No game
1919 Navy 6-0 Polo Grounds
1920 Navy 7-0 Polo Grounds
1921 Navy 7-0 Polo Grounds
1922 Army 17-14 Franklin Field
1923 Tie 0-0 Polo Grounds
1924 Army 12-0 Municipal Stadium (Baltimore)
1925 Army 10-3 Polo Grounds
1926 Tie 21-21 Soldier Field
1927 Army 14-9 Polo Grounds
1928 No game
1929 No game
1930 Army 6-0 Yankee Stadium
1931 Army 17-7 Yankee Stadium
1932 Army 20-0 Franklin Field
1933 Army 12-7 Franklin Field
1934 Navy 3-0 Franklin Field
1935 Army 28-6 Franklin Field
1936 Navy 7-0 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1937 Army 6-0 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1938 Army 14-7 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1939 Navy 10-0 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1940 Navy 14-0 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1941 Navy 14-6 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1942 Navy 14-0 Thompson Stadium
1943 Navy 13-0 Michie Stadium
1944 Army 23-7 Municipal Stadium (Baltimore)
1945 Army 32-13 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1946 Army 21-18 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1947 Army 21-0 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1948 Tie 21-21 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1949 Army 38-0 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1950 Navy 14-2 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1951 Navy 42-7 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1952 Navy 7-0 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1953 Army 20-7 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1954 Navy 27-20 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1955 Army 14-6 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1956 Tie 7-7 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1957 Navy 14-0 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1958 Army 22-6 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1959 Navy 43-12 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1960 Navy 17-12 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1961 Navy 13-7 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1962 Navy 34-14 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1963 Navy 21-15 Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia)
1964 Army 11-8 John F. Kennedy Stadium
1965 Tie 7-7 J.F.K. Stadium
1966 Army 20-7 J.F.K. Stadium
1967 Navy 19-14 J.F.K. Stadium
1968 Army 21-14 J.F.K. Stadium
1969 Army 27-0 J.F.K. Stadium
1970 Navy 11-7 J.F.K. Stadium
1971 Army 24-23 J.F.K. Stadium
1972 Army 23-15 J.F.K. Stadium
1973 Navy 51-0 J.F.K. Stadium
1974 Navy 19-0 J.F.K. Stadium
1975 Navy 30-6 J.F.K. Stadium
1976 Navy 38-10 J.F.K. Stadium
1977 Army 17-14 J.F.K. Stadium
1978 Navy 28-0 J.F.K. Stadium
1979 Navy 31-7 J.F.K. Stadium
1980 Navy 33-6 Veterans Stadium
1981 Tie 3-3 Veterans Stadium
1982 Navy 24-7 Veterans Stadium
1983 Navy 42-13 Rose Bowl
1984 Army 28-11 Veterans Stadium
1985 Navy 17-7 Veterans Stadium
1986 Army 27-7 Veterans Stadium
1987 Army 17-3 Veterans Stadium
1988 Army 20-15 Veterans Stadium
1989 Navy 19-17 Giants Stadium
1990 Army 30-20 Veterans Stadium
1991 Navy 24-3 Veterans Stadium
1992 Army 25-24 Veterans Stadium
1993 Army 16-14 Giants Stadium
1994 Army 22-20 Veterans Stadium
1995 Army 14-13 Veterans Stadium
1996 Army 28-24 Veterans Stadium
1997 Navy 39-7 Giants Stadium
1998 Army 34-30 Veterans Stadium
1999 Navy 19-9 Veterans Stadium
2000 Navy 30-28 PSINet Stadium
2001 Army 26-17 Veterans Stadium
2002 Navy 58-12 Giants Stadium
2003 Navy 34-6 Lincoln Financial Field