The Army Navy Game

The Army Navy Game is an American college football rivalry game between the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, and the Navy Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, Maryland. The Black Knights (alternatively, the "Cadets") and Midshipmen each represent their service's oldest officer commissioning sources. As such, the game has come to embody the spirit of the interservice rivalry of the United States Armed Forces.

The game is played in Lincoln Financial Field during the regular season. The Commander-in Chief's Trophy is the overall round robin trophy. Both schools have joined the American Athletic Conference in opposite divisions. The significance of this rivalry has always been great, but the American Conference has helped elevate it to a new level.

Series History
Army and Navy first met on the field on November 29, 1890. They played 30 times between that date and November 26, 1927. The series has been renewed annually since 1930. The game has been held at several locations throughout its history, including Baltimore and New York City, but has most frequently been played in Philadelphia, roughly equidistant from the two academies. Historically played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (a date on which most other major college football teams end their regular seasons), the game now floats to fit into conference play.

Venues
Games are currently played at Lincoln Financial Field. The American Athletic Conference has decided to showcase this rivalry as one of their premier games of the season. All the pomp and circumstance is brought out for this historic game.