Editing Army–Navy Game (section)

==Notable games==
[[File:US Navy 111210-N-OA833-895 U.S. Naval Academy quarterback (^2) Kriss Proctor runs the ball during the 112th Army-Navy Football game.jpg|thumb|Navy had its tenth consecutive win in the series in the 112th Army–Navy game in 2011]]
[[File:Army-Navy Game coin toss.jpg|thumb|Then [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] at the coin toss prior to the 113th Army-Navy Game in 2012]]
Navy Midshipman (and later [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]) [[Joseph M. Reeves|Joseph Mason Reeves]] wore what is widely regarded as the first [[football helmet]] in the 1893 Army–Navy Game. He had been advised by a Navy doctor that another kick to his head would result in intellectual disability or even death, so he commissioned an Annapolis shoemaker to make him a helmet out of leather.<ref>[http://www.pasttimesports.biz/history.html "History of the Football Helmet"] from [http://www.pasttimesports.biz/ ''Past Time Sports'']. Accessed Jan 1, 2010</ref>

On November 27, 1926, the Army–Navy Game was held in Chicago for the National Dedication of Soldier Field as a monument to American servicemen who had fought in [[World War I]]. Navy came to the game undefeated, while Army had only lost to [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]. Played before a crowd of over 100,000, the teams fought to a 21–21 tie, resulting in Navy being awarded a share of the national championship.<ref>[http://www.usna.edu/LibExhibits/Archives/Armynavy/An1926.htm Nimitz Library | U.S. Naval Academy Archival Images: Army–Navy Football: 1926. ] Accessed December 31, 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114060018/http://www.usna.edu/LibExhibits/Archives/Armynavy/An1926.htm |date=January 14, 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf "NCAA Record Book"] from [http://www.ncaa.org/ ''NCAA'']. Accessed Dec 10, 2023</ref>

In both the 1944 and 1945 contests, Army and Navy entered the game ranked #1 and #2 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/29457/army-navy-footballs-greatest-rivalry|title=Army–Navy: Football's Greatest Rivalry|last=Fernandes|first=Andréa|date=December 10, 2011|website=mentalfloss.com|language=en|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref> The 1945 game was labeled the [[Game of the Century (college football)|"game of the century"]] before it was played. Army (9–0) defeated Navy (7-0-1) with a score of 32–13. Navy's tie was against Notre Dame.<ref name="1945GOC" >"Middies All Hepped Up to Knock Over Cadets". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', November 27, 1945. "''Navy, far from conceding next Saturday's football 'game of the century' to Army, will field a spirited, offense-minded team determined to win and 'not merely hold down the score,' Public Relations Chief Lt. William Sullivan said today.''"</ref>

In 1963, shortly after the [[assassination of President John F. Kennedy]], [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] urged the academies to play after there had been talk of cancellation. Originally scheduled for November 30, 1963, the game was played on December 7, 1963, also coinciding with the 22nd anniversary of [[National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day|Pearl Harbor Day]].<ref name=cbs1>{{cite web|last=Norlander|first=Matt|title=Film on '63 Army–Navy game shows impact of rivalry, JFK tragedy|url=http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/24233349/film-on-63-armynavy-game-shows-impact-of-rivalry-jfk-tragedy|work=CBS Sports|access-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref> In front of a crowd of 102,000 people at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, later renamed [[John F. Kennedy Stadium]], junior ([[United States Naval Academy#Rank structure|second class midshipman]]) quarterback Roger Staubach led number two ranked Navy to victory which clinched a [[Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] national championship matchup with [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]. Army was led by junior ([[West Point#Rank and organization|second class cadet]]) quarterback Rollie Stichweh. Stichweh led off the game with a touchdown drive that featured the first use of [[instant replay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/archives/2008/12/army-navy-insta.html |title=Army–Navy, Instant Replay, Tony Verna, 45 Years Later ... |access-date=September 14, 2023 |date=December 5, 2008 |author=Gelston, Dan |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]}}</ref> Army nearly won the game after another touchdown and two point conversion, Stichweh recovered the onside kick and drove the ball to the Navy 2 yard line. On 4th down and no timeouts, crowd noise prevented Stichweh from calling a play and time expired with the 21–15 final score. Staubach won the [[Heisman Trophy]] that year and was bumped off the scheduled cover of ''[[Life Magazine|Life]]'' magazine due to the coverage of the assassination. Stichweh and Staubach would meet again in 1964 as seniors where Stichweh's Army would defeat Staubach's Navy. In that game, [[Calvin Huey]] of Navy became the first African-American to play in the series.<ref name="Detroit Tribune">{{cite news |last1=Hoye |first1=Walter B |title=Naval History |publisher=Detroit Tribune |date=January 2, 1965 |page=7}}</ref> Staubach went on to serve in the Navy and afterward became a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys. Stichweh served five years in Vietnam with the [[173rd Airborne Brigade]]. Stichweh was inducted into the [[Army Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2012.<ref name=armyHOF1>{{cite web|title=Carl Roland Stichweh HOF profile|url=http://www.goarmysports.com/genrel/stichweh_carlroland00.html|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=December 12, 2013|archive-date=December 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209111305/http://www.goarmysports.com/genrel/stichweh_carlroland00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=armyHOF2>{{cite web|title=Army Sports Hall of Fame Members – By Induction Class |url=http://www.goarmysports.com/hallfame/induction-class-listing.html |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=December 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516113834/http://www.goarmysports.com/hallfame/induction-class-listing.html |archive-date=May 16, 2013 }}</ref>

On December 10, 2016, Army defeated Navy for the first time since 2001 with a 21–17 victory, snapping its 14-game losing streak against Navy.

In 2022, Army defeated Navy by a score of 20–17 in double overtime in the first overtime game in the series' history.