Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
{{Short description|Football trophy for U.S. service academies}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2021}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
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The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (CIC Trophy) is awarded to each season's winner of the American college football series among the teams of the U.S. Military Academy (Army Black Knights), the U.S. Naval Academy (Navy Midshipmen), and the U.S. Air Force Academy (Air Force Falcons).
The Navy–Air Force game is normally played on the first Saturday in October, the Army–Air Force game on the first Saturday in November, and the Army–Navy Game on the second Saturday in December. In the event of a tie, the award is shared, but the previous winner retains physical possession of the trophy. The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and the Michigan MAC Trophy are the only NCAA Division I FBS triangular rivalry trophies awarded annually. The few others, such as the Florida Cup and the Beehive Boot, are contested sporadically.
Through 2024, the Air Force Falcons hold the most trophy victories with 21. The Navy Midshipmen have won 17. The Army Black Knights trail with 10. The trophy has been shared on five occasions, most recently in 2021.
History of the trophy
Air Force first played Army in 1959 and Navy in 1960. Prior to 1972, Air Force met Army in odd years and Navy in even years (and neither in 1961, {{nowrap|1962, 1964).}} 1972 was the first year the trophy was awarded, and Air Force has played both Army and Navy every year since. Because Air Force played Army and not Navy in 1971, the Army-Air Force game is the longest uninterrupted intersectional rivalry in college football by one game over the Air Force-Navy game.
{{nowrap|The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy}} was the brainchild of Air Force General George B. Simler, a former Air Force Academy athletic director who envisioned the trophy as a means to create an annual series of football games for the Air Force Academy against the Military Academy and the Naval Academy. First awarded in 1972 by President Richard Nixon, the trophy itself is jointly sponsored by the alumni associations of the three academies.{{cite news |author=Hoy |first=Raymond |date=April 18, 2011 |title=Falcons bring home Commander-in-Chief's Trophy |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/113579/falcons-bring-home-commander-in-chiefs-trophy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607164812/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/113579/falcons-bring-home-commander-in-chiefs-trophy/ |archive-date=June 7, 2024 |work=Air Force |location=Washington D.C. |df=mdy}}{{cite news |author=Meadows |first=Kyle |date=June 16, 2018 |title=The Top Ten College Football Rivalry Trophies |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/40626-the-top-ten-college-football-rivalry-trophies |work=Bleacher Report}}
The trophy is named for the U.S. President, who is the Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. military services under the U.S. Constitution. The President has personally awarded the trophy on a number of occasions. During the 1980s, for instance, President Ronald Reagan presented the award in an annual White House ceremony. In 1996, President Bill Clinton presented the trophy to the Army team at Veterans Stadium after the Army–Navy Game. From 2003 to 2007, President George W. Bush presented the trophy to Navy teams at ceremonies in the White House.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the winner of the trophy, if bowl eligible, was granted an invitation to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee.{{cite news |author=Cavanaugh |first=John |date=November 12, 1989 |title=College Football: Boston College Surprises Army |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/12/sports/college-football-boston-college-surprises-army.html |work=The New York Times}}
In the annual series, Air Force plays a home game and a road game, usually (but not always) both on campus, hosting Navy in even-numbered years and Army in odd-numbered years. Army–Navy is a neutral site game, usually in a major eastern metropolitan area and most frequently in Philadelphia. Home games for Army–Navy are usually the result of circumstance, such as the 1942 and 1943 editions being moved to Annapolis and West Point due to World War II and 2020 at Army's campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|last=Maisel|first=Ivan|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30485334/army-navy-plays-different-location-pandemic|title=Can't stop, won't stop: Army-Navy plays on despite different location and pandemic|website=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2021}}
The other two federal service academies – the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – do not participate in this competition. They are approximately one-quarter the size of the three major service academies and compete in Division III athletics, so they do not compete against the larger military academies in most sports. The Coast Guard Bears and Merchant Marine Mariners have an annual football rivalry for the Secretaries Cup.
The trophy has been the subject of at least one "spirit mission," or prank, leading up to a service academy rivalry game. In late November 2019, a group of Naval Academy midshipmen stole the CIC trophy from West Point (who had won it the previous year) and transported it to Annapolis. The prank was revealed when the trophy was placed on display at noon meal in front of the Brigade of Midshipmen at USNA. The event received significant attention on social media platforms. Upon West Point leadership learning of the incident, the trophy was promptly returned to USMA. It is not known how the trophy was stolen and transported, and neither Academy provided an official comment on the incident. Navy went on to win the CIC trophy following a 31–7 victory against Army on December 14, 2019.
The trophy
The trophy itself stands {{convert|2.5|ft|2}} high and weighs {{convert|170|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The design consists of three silver footballs in a pyramid-like arrangement, set on a circular base, with three arc-shaped sections cut out – one for each academy. In each of the cut-out areas stands a silver figurine of the mascot of one of the academies, in front of small, engraved plates denoting which years the respective academy has won the trophy. Beneath each of the three silver footballs is the crest of one of the three academies.
When Air Force has possession of the trophy, it is displayed in a glass case in the Cadet Fieldhouse, the indoor sports complex at the Air Force Academy. When Navy has possession of the trophy, it is displayed in a glass case in Bancroft Hall, the Midshipmen's dormitory. When Army possesses the trophy, it is housed in a glass case outside the football offices in the Army Sports Hall of Fame, part of the Kimsey Athletic Center in Michie Stadium.
The trophy was replaced after the 2020 season with an identical trophy. The 1972-2020 trophy is now housed at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA.{{Cite web |title=Start Page |url=https://video-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.1790-2/240804122_364281178677330_6757681418100880707_n.mp4?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=55d0d3&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InN2ZV9zZCJ9&_nc_ohc=uHtyr-LrPOMAX9UwqAr&_nc_rml=0&_nc_ht=video-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfCUGg6B7hn8v_q1iV8ggxFfOkWhHSOgmYj_fyIFzqjw0w&oe=65880D95 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231220230107/https://video-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.1790-2/240804122_364281178677330_6757681418100880707_n.mp4?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=55d0d3&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InN2ZV9zZCJ9&_nc_ohc=uHtyr-LrPOMAX9UwqAr&_nc_rml=0&_nc_ht=video-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfCUGg6B7hn8v_q1iV8ggxFfOkWhHSOgmYj_fyIFzqjw0w&oe=65880D95 |archive-date=2023-12-20 |access-date= |website=Facebook}}
Game results and trophy winners
In the event of a shared award, the previous year's winner retains custody of the trophy.
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|width="20%" style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force victories |width="20%" style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army victories |width="20%" style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy victories |width="20%" style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | Shared trophies and tied games |width="20%" style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | No game played, no trophy awarded and future events |
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!width="5%"| Season !width="15%"| Trophy Winner !width="15%"| Air Force – Navy score !width="15%"| Air Force – Army score !width="15%"| Army – Navy score |
| colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|Before Trophy Established |
| 1890– 1958 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | See Army-Navy Game |
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| 1959
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | Tie 13–13{{efn|name=a|At Yankee Stadium}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 43–12{{efn|name=b|At Philadelphia Municipal Stadium / John F. Kennedy Stadium}} |
| 1960
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 35–3{{efn|name=c|At Baltimore Memorial Stadium}} |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 17–12{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1961
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 13–7{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1962
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 34–14{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1963
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 14–10{{efn|name=d|At Soldier Field}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 21–15{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1964
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 11–8{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1965
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 14–3{{efn|name=d}} |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | Tie 7–7{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1966
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 15–7{{efn|name=e|At Falcon Stadium}} |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 20–7{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1967
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 10–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 19–14{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1968
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 26–20{{efn|name=d}} |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 21–14{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1969
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 13–6{{efn|name=f|At Michie Stadium}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 27–0{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1970
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 26–3{{efn|name=g|At Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium}} |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 11–7{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1971
|style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | N/A |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | Not played |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 20–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 24–23{{efn|name=b}} |
| colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|Trophy Established |
| 1972
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army (1) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 21–17{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 17–14{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 23–15{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1973
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (1) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 42–6{{efn|name=h|At Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 43–10{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 51–0{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1974
|style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | Shared (Navy retained trophy) (1) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 19–16{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 17–16{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 19–0{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1975
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (2) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 17–0{{efn|name=g}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 33–3{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 30–6{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1976
|style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | Shared (Navy retained trophy) (2) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 13–3{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 24–7{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 38–10{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1977
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army (2) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 10–7{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 31–6{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 17–14{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1978
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (3) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 37–8{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 28–14{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 28–0{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1979
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (4) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 13–9{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 28–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 31–7{{efn|name=b}} |
| 1980
|style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | Shared (Navy retained trophy) (3) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 21–20{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 47–24{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 33–6{{efn|name=i|At Veterans Stadium}} |
| 1981
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (5) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 30–13{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 7–3{{efn|name=e}} |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | Tie 3–3{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1982
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (1) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 24–21{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 27–9{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 24–7{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1983
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (2) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 44–17{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 41–20{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 42–13{{efn|name=j|At Rose Bowl}} |
| 1984
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army (3) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 29–22{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 24–12{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 28–11{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1985
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (3) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 24–7{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 45–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 17–7{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1986
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army (4) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 40–6{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 21–11{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 27–7{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1987
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (4) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 23–13{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 27–10{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 17–3{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1988
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army (5) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 34–24{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 28–15{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 20–15{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1989
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (5) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 35–7{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 29–3{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 19–17{{efn|name=k|At Giants Stadium}} |
| 1990
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (6) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 24–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 15–3{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 30–20{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1991
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (7) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 46–6{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 25–0{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 24–3{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1992
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (8) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 18–16{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 7–3{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 25–24{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1993
|style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | Shared (Air Force retained trophy) (4) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 28–24{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 25–6{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 16–14{{efn|name=k}} |
| 1994
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (9) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 43–21{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 10–6{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 22–20{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1995
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (10) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 30–20{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 38–20{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 14–13{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1996
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" |Army (6) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 20–17{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 23–7{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 28–24{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1997
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (11) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 10–7{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 24–0{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 39–7{{efn|name=k}} |
| 1998
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (12) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 49–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 35–7{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 34–30{{efn|name=i}} |
| 1999
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (13) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 19–14{{efn|name=l|At Northwest Stadium}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 28–0{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 19–9{{efn|name=i}} |
| 2000
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (14) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 27–13{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 41–27{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 30–28{{efn|name=m|At PSINet Stadium/M&T Bank Stadium}} |
| 2001
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (15) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 24–18{{efn|name=l}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 34–24{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 26–17{{efn|name=i}} |
| 2002
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (16) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 48–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 49–30{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 58–12{{efn|name=k}} |
| 2003
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (6) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 28–25{{efn|name=l}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 31–3{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 34–6{{efn|name=n|At Lincoln Financial Field}} |
| 2004
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (7) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 24–21{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center"| Air Force 31–22{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 42–13{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2005
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (8) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 27–24{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 27–24{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 42–23{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2006
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (9) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 24–17{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 43–7{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 26–14{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2007
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (10) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 31–20{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 30–10{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 38–3{{efn|name=m}} |
| 2008
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy (11) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 33–27{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 16–7{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 34–0{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2009
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" |Navy (12) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 16–13 (OT){{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 35–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 17–3{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2010
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force (17) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 14–6{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 42–22{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 31–17{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2011
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" |Air Force (18) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 35–34 (OT){{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 24–14{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 27–21{{efn|name=l}} |
| 2012
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" |Navy (13) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 28–21 (OT){{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 41–21{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 17–13{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2013
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" |Navy (14) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 28–10{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 42–28{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 34–7{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2014
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" |Air Force (19) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 30–21{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 23–6{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 17–10{{efn|name=m}} |
| 2015
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" |Navy (15) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 33–11{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 20–3{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 21–17{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2016
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" |Air Force (20) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 28–14{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 31–12{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 21–17{{efn|name=m}} |
| 2017
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" |Army (7) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 48–45{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 21–0{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 14–13{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2018
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" |Army (8) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 35–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 17–14{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 17–10{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2019
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" |Navy (16) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 34–25{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 17–13{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 31–7{{efn|name=n}} |
| 2020
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" |Army (9) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 40–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 10–7{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 15–0{{efn|name=f}} |
| 2021
|style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | Shared (Army retained trophy) (5) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 23–3{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center;" | Army 21–14 (OT){{efn|name=o|At Globe Life Field}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color:navy; text-align:center;" | Navy 17–13{{efn|name=p|At MetLife Stadium}} |
| 2022
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" |Air Force (21) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 13–10{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 13–7{{efn|name=o}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center;" | Army 20–17 (2OT){{efn|name=n}} |
| 2023
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" |Army (10) |style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force 17–6{{efn|name=h}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 23–3{{efn|name=q|At Empower Field at Mile High}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 17–11{{efn|name=r|At Gillette Stadium}} |
| 2024
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" |Navy (17) |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 34–7{{efn|name=e}} |style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army 20–3{{efn|name=f}} |style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" | Navy 31–13{{efn|name=l |
|-
!2025
| align=center | TBD
| align=center | October 4{{efn|name=h}}
| align=center | November 1{{efn|name=e}}
| align=center | December 13{{efn|name=m}}
|-
! Season
! Trophy winner
! Air Force – Navy score
! Air Force – Army score
! Army – Navy score
|-
! align=right colspan=2 style="text-align: left;"|Records since 1972
! Air Force: 31–22 ({{winpct|31|22}})
! Air Force: 35–18 ({{winpct|35|18}})
! Navy: 32–20–1 ({{winpct|32|20|1}})
|-
! align=right colspan=2 style="text-align: left;"|All-time Records
! Air Force: 34–23 ({{winpct|34|23}})
! Air Force: 38–20–1 ({{winpct|38|20|1}})
! Navy: 63–55–7 ({{winpct|63|55|7}})
|}
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;text-align: center;"
|+Records since Trophy established (1972) | ||||||
| Team
!Trophies !Last !W !L !T !Pct. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Air Force Falcons}}; text-align:center" | Air Force | 21 | 2022 | 66 | 40 | 0 | {{winpct|66|40|0}} |
| style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Navy Midshipmen}}; color: navy; text-align:center" |Navy | 17 | 2024 | 54 | 51 | 1 | {{winpct|54|51|1}} |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Army Black Knights}}; text-align:center" | Army | 10 | 2023 | 38 | 67 | 1 | {{winpct|38|67|1}} |
- Five shared trophies, last in 2021
- Only tie was in 1981 (Army–Navy, 3–3)
- Overtime for Division I-A regular season introduced in 1996
- Five OT games, three between Navy (2–1) and Air Force, one between Army (1–0) and Air Force, and one between Army (1–0) and Navy.
See also
- Army–Navy Game
- Air Force–Army men's ice hockey rivalry
- [https://roadtocfb.com/2021/11/06/week-10-commanders-classic/ Commander's Classic]
- Secretaries Cup – annual Division III rivalry game between the Coast Guard Bears and Merchant Marine Mariners
References
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