The latest chapter in sports' greatest rivalry will be written Saturday at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, when Army and Navy square off with honors on the line in the final game of the 2024 regular season. The spectacle of the Army-Navy game is unparalleled in sports, and CBS will show all the action this Saturday afternoon in December.
Although this rivalry has become increasingly competitive in modern times, each team has had its own streaks of dominance. The Black Knights, for example, have emerged victorious more often in the last decade. They have won six of their last eight contests against Navy and with a win this year would extend their longest winning streak (three games from 2016-18) since 1996.
Before that, however, everything was Navy. Notably, the Midshipmen won 14 consecutive games from 2002 to 2015, marking the longest such streak in the history of this rivalry. Navy also holds the all-time winning margin with a record of 62-55-7 and has won at least five straight games on three separate occasions. Given that in the last three years neither team has won by more than six points during that period, this year's Army-Navy game promises to be a thriller.
What awaits you on Saturday? Let's take a look.
How to watch Army vs. Navy live
Date: Saturday December 14th | Time: 3 p.m. ET
Location: Northwest Stadium – Landover, Maryland
TV: CBS | Live stream: Paramount+ with Showtime, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free)
Army vs. Navy: What you need to know
Battle for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy: There's a lot at stake between the Army and Navy this year, even beyond the grand traditions and pageantry that usually surround the game. Whoever wins will receive the coveted Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top service academy in college football. Both Army and Navy have already picked up wins against Air Force this season. The Black Knights have a chance to win the trophy for the second consecutive year and fifth time since 2017. Navy has only won it once during the same period.
Points (could be) galore: Both the Army and Navy have experienced something of an offensive renaissance this season. The Black Knights are currently fourth in the AAC with 32.9 points per game, while the Midshipmen are not far behind in seventh place with a points average of 32.3. At one point, Navy had a top-10 offense nationally, but it hit a bit of a lull toward the end of the season. The army has now recorded fairly stable production. The Black Knights had five straight games from September 21 to October 19 in which they scored at least 30 points.
All of this means we could be witnessing one of the highest scoring army-navy games in a long time. The two haven't combined for more than 40 points since 2013, when Navy went 34-7. Between now and then, they have only surpassed the 30-point mark three times between them.
Marine tries to get back into the swing of things: At one point, Navy was 6-0 and had aspirations of its own to the AAC Championship Game and the College Football Playoff. But a 51-14 loss to Notre Dame seems to have really derailed the Midshipmen. They followed that with a 24-10 loss to Rice, five days after Rice fired coach Mike Bloomgren, for their lowest point total of the season. That was until Navy's 35-0 loss to Tulane in Week 12. The Midshipmen rebounded somewhat, breaking a streak of four straight games without scoring at least 30 points by defeating East Carolina 34-20 in Week 14 defeated. Saturday's game gives them another opportunity to build on momentum heading into the postseason, where Navy will play Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl.
