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First Army–Navy Game

When
1890-11-29
Where
West Point, New York
Part of
Navy defeats Army 24–0 in the first Army–Navy Game

The inaugural Army–Navy Game took place on November 29, 1890, at West Point, New York, the first contest between the two service academies.

This contest was the first game between the two academies. It was played at West Point, the home of the United States Military Academy. The Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen each represent their service's oldest officer commissioning sources. Games between 1890 and 1893 alternated between the campuses of each academy. The supplied evidence does not state the result or score of this inaugural meeting.

Sources

  1. Army–Navy Game Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
  2. West Point, New York Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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