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Army-Navy Game

Army55-63-7Navy
Regional Program I#79 of 138–Regional Program I#72 of 138–
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Next meeting: Sat Dec 12 · 3 pm ET, 38 days away.

Navy leads the all-time series 63-55-7. They've met 125 times since 1891. Navy once took 14 straight.

Current season

Vegas win totals and transfer-portal swing right now, plus what fans are actually saying — not history, this year.

Army
Transfer portal
-3
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: -3
What fans are saying · program direction
One fan believes Army's offense can score enough points to stay close
So, I don't buy the thinking that this loss to La Tech spells doom and gloom and the season is lost...this team has a good offense which I think can keep them in most of the games remaining.
Verified verbatim
Navy
Transfer portal
-14
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: -9

Stature & the series, 1891–2025

Both programs’ standing over time, each line named at its end, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won. (Stature is each program’s season-by-season standing on the Zeitgeist List, 1936–present — one score blending on-field performance, program achievement, and roster talent.)

program stature over timeArmyNavyevery meeting (bar height = margin; dark: Army won, gray: Navy won)1900192019401960198020002020

The identity war

Army was the more pass-heavy program — then Navy took it over.

Army threw it more in 6 of 6 seasons, 2004–2009. Since 2010, Navy has led 13 of 17. Real exceptions: 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021.

more passmore runArmyNavy2004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262010Navy 2.6 ptsNavy won 31-172019Army 2.6 ptsNavy won 31-72013Army 2.3 ptsNavy won 34-7
Source team_season_stats (CFBD season totals) · pass rate = passAttempts ÷ (passAttempts + rushingAttempts)

The biggest win was Navy by 51 in 1973. The biggest crowd, 82,282, was in 2021.

The coaching duels

Red Blaik vs Eddie Erdelatz3-5-1
Jeff Monken vs Ken Niumatalolo5-4
Homer Smith vs George Welsh1-4
Bob Sutton vs Charlie Weatherbie3-2
Rich Ellerson vs Ken Niumatalolo0-5
Thomas Cahill vs Rick Forzano3-1

The draft ledger

Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.

Draft picks
2-10
Navy leads
1st-rounders
0-0
Since
1967
First CFBD-carried draft class
ArmyNavy
1980s0-1
1990s1-3
2000s1-0
2010s0-2
2020s0-4

Best picks, either side

1986Napoleon McCallum Running Back · Los Angeles RaidersRd 4, pick 26#108 overall
2015Joe Cardona Long Snapper · New England PatriotsRd 5, pick 30#166 overall
1994Max Lane Offensive Tackle · New England PatriotsRd 6, pick 7#168 overall
2016Keenan Reynolds Wide Receiver · Baltimore RavensRd 6, pick 7#182 overall
1993Robert Kuberski Defensive End · Green Bay PackersRd 7, pick 15#183 overall
1995Kevin Hickman Tight End · Detroit LionsRd 6, pick 15#186 overall
2025Rayuan Lane III Safety · Jacksonville JaguarsRd 6, pick 24#200 overall
2008Caleb Campbell Safety · Detroit LionsRd 7, pick 11#218 overall

Recent meetings

2025Navy17-16Army — decided by 1
2024Navy31-13Army — Army routed by 18
2023Army17-11
2022Army20-17
2021Navy17-13
2020Army15-0
2019Navy31-7
2018Army17-10
2017Army14-13Navy — decided by 1
2016Army21-17
2015Navy21-17
2014Navy17-10
2013Navy34-7
2012Navy17-13

Every meeting since 2018, play by play

Each line is Army’s chance to win through that meeting. Army is 2-1 in the meetings since 2018 that were still close in the fourth quarter.

2025Navy 17-16Army lost 16-17 vs Navy. Chance to win started at 31%, low under 1%, high 74%.Busy
2024Navy 31-13Army lost 13-31 vs Navy. Chance to win started at 62%, low under 1%, high 63%.Busy
2022Army 20-17Army won 20-17 vs Navy. Chance to win started at 40%, low 12%, high better than 99%.Busy
2020Army 15-0Army won 15-0 vs Navy. Chance to win started at 73%, low 61%, high better than 99%.
2019Navy 31-7Army lost 7-31 vs Navy. Chance to win started at 21%, low under 1%, high 50%.
2018Army 17-10Army won 17-10 vs Navy. Chance to win started at 70%, low 55%, high 97%.
Read a quote from each meeting
  • 2025
    “Tezca unreal job stripping the ball from the Army player”
    A Navy fan

Meetings with their own story page

11 meetings in our archive, 2015 to 2025.