Army-Navy Football Game

[Michael B]

One minor mistake in the story. It was President Theodore Roosevelt who crossed the field in 1901. At that time Franklin Roosevelt was a student at Harvard.

[Huysmans]

Very interesting!
Thanks for posting.

Brent

[TUM301]

One of my "Can`t Miss" sporting events, this is the year. GO ARMY !!!

[smotan_02]

Originally Posted by Michael B

One minor mistake in the story. It was President Theodore Roosevelt who crossed the field in 1901. At that time Franklin Roosevelt was a student at Harvard.

Good catch. I got my Franklin Field and Teddy Roosevelt switched.

[Kawika]

Aerial view of the 1920 Army-Navy game at the Polo Grounds.

[TUM301]

Navy a little tired and beat up from last week. Army comes out strong in the 1`st half then, same ole same ole 3`rd quarter. 80 yard go ahead drive some good defense and FINALLY the streak is snapped. Very entertaining game, turnovers momentum swings and of course the rivalry. Really enjoy how the teams sing their respective academy songs at the conclusion, very classy !

[smotan_02]

Originally Posted by TUM301

Navy a little tired and beat up from last week. Army comes out strong in the 1`st half then, same ole same ole 3`rd quarter. 80 yard go ahead drive some good defense and FINALLY the streak is snapped. Very entertaining game, turnovers momentum swings and of course the rivalry. Really enjoy how the teams sing their respective academy songs at the conclusion, very classy !

An emotional rollercoaster of a game for this grad. Always love the tradition of the game and the ultimately the respect we have for each other at the end of the game.

Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.

GO ARMY BEAT NAVY

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[58pinson]

Had season tickets to Army Football back in late 70's/early 80's. Always look forward to watching the annual revival. I'm often in the West Point area and it's just inspiring to see the calibre of the young people attending the Military Academy.

I probably shouldn't have been surprised at what happened earlier this year after the fatal car accident of Army's sophomore cornerback Brandon Jackson. The entire Navy coaching staff attended the funeral in Queens, NY, and the Military Academy filled 10 buses with cadets who also came to the service.

To me, the game is as special a sporting event as there is.

[smotan_02]

Originally Posted by 58pinson

I probably shouldn't have been surprised at what happened earlier this year after the fatal car accident of Army's sophomore cornerback Brandon Jackson. The entire Navy coaching staff attended the funeral in Queens, NY, and the Military Academy filled 10 buses with cadets who also came to the service.

To me, the game is as special a sporting event as there is.

Thank you for highlighting this. If you do not know what happened with Cadet Jackson, please take 4 min and watch the below ESPN tribute clip.

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18245901