Army-Navy football history: All-time series record between Midshipmen, Black Knights

Posted by Admin December 14, 2024 Football

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Army and Navy will battle for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy on Saturday.

The No. 18 Black Knights (11-1) take on the Midshipmen (8-3) with a chance to win the season’s series among the three military academies ― Army, Navy, and Air Force ― to earn the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy.

Army defeated the Falcons 20-3 on Nov. 2, and the Midshipmen defeated Air Force 34-7 on Oct. 5. That sets up the chance for the winner of Saturday’s game to go 2-0 this season against the other two service academies and prevail on top this season. The Black Knights won the trophy last season and will look to keep it this year.

The game is scheduled as the standalone college football game of the week at 3 p.m. ET at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, home of the NFL’s Washington Commanders franchise. Saturday marks the 125th-ever meeting between the programs.

Here’s a look at the series history between Army football and Navy:

Army-Navy football history

Saturday will mark the 125th meeting between the programs. Since 1930, the game has been an annual staple on both teams’ calendars. Since 2009, it has been held on the second Saturday of December, following the weekend of conference championship games.

Traditionally, the game has been played in Philadelphia; however, this season, it will be held at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, the home of the Washington Commanders. The two teams also squared off at this site, then-called FedEx Field, in 2011.

The game will be played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore in 2025, MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 2026, and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in 2027.

Series record: Navy leads 62-55-7
Army’s last win: 2023 (17-11 in Foxborough)
Navy’s last win: 2021 (17-13 in East Rutherford)

The first matchup between Army and Navy occurred on Nov. 29, 1890, with the Midshipmen winning 24-0 in West Point, New York. Army won 32-16 the following season on Nov. 28, 1891 32-16, in Annapolis, Maryland.

Army has won six of the previous 10 matchups between the rivals. The Black Knights have won the last two games, including a 17-11 win last season on Dec. 9, 2023, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Army is looking for its second three-game winning streak in the previous decade in the series, winning three in a row between 2016-18.

The Black Knights’ longest win streak in the series was five between 1927 and 33. The Midshipmen had a more dominant stretch, winning 14 in a row between 2002 and 2015. Army’s biggest win was a 38-0 win in 1949, while Navy’s most significant win was a 51-0 victory in 1973.