The Army-Navy Game

 

- It is one of the most traditional and enduring rivalries in college football. 
- The game has been nationally televised each year since 1945.
- To date, Navy has 60 wins, Army has 49. There have been seven ties.
- Cadets and midshipmen played the first Army-Navy football game Nov. 29, 1890 on "The Plain" at West Point.
- On Nov. 27, 1926, the game was held in Chicago for the formal dedication of Soldier Field in honor of the American servicemen who had fought in World War I.
- During the 1944 and 1945 games, Army and Navy were ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.