Commander in chief's trophy series#

Daily then completed his first pass of the day to WR Casey Reynolds for a gain of 10.

Commander in chief's trophy series#

On the first series of the game, the Army defense forced a three-and-out sniffing out a halfback pass attempt by Navy’s RB Eli Heidenreichi and a tackle for loss by DL Kyle Lewis.Īrmy opened the game gaining a first down on a short run by QB Bryson Daily. Calling heads, Army won the toss and deferred to the second half. Team captains Jimmy Ciarlo, Austin Hill, Connor Finucane and Leo Lowin took to midfield together one last time for the coin toss. In front of a roaring crowd of 65,878, Army charged onto the field, led by a flyover from a Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Boeing AH-64 Apache, and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The state of Massachusetts also marks the birthplace of the United States Army.

In a fitting year to host America’s Game, it marked the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, taking place just one week after the Army-Navy Game.

The win marks two consecutive wins for Army over Navy and marks Army’s fourth Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy outright win in the last seven years.įor the first time in the 124-year history of the Army-Navy Game, the Army West Point Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen squared off in Foxborough, Massachusetts in Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. DECEMThe Army West Point Black Knights (6-6) defeated the Navy Midshipmen (5-7), 17-11 in the 124th edition of the annual Army-Navy Game presented by USAA.