he Navy Midshipmen will take on the Black Knights of Army this afternoon at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field (68,532) in the 104th playing of the Army-Navy game. Kickoff is set for 4:20 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally by CBS-TV and Westwood One Radio starting at 4 p.m.
The Mids enter today’s game with a lot to play for as Navy will take home the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy for the first time since 1981 with a victory over the Black Knights.
Navy is coming off a 63-34 shellacking of Central Michigan that saw the Mids run up 644 yards of total offense, including 530 yards on the ground. Army is coming off a 59-28 loss at Hawai’i. [Navy Sports]