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[[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force]] victories are shown in <font color="blue">██</font> blue, [[United States Military Academy|Army]] victories in <font color="black">██</font> black, [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]] victories in <font color="gold">██</font> gold. |
[[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force]] victories are shown in <font color="blue">██</font> blue, [[United States Military Academy|Army]] victories in <font color="black">██</font> black, [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]] victories in <font color="gold">██</font> gold. |
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Tied games, shared awards and future events are shown in <font color="#d6d6d6">██</font> silver. |
Tied games, shared awards and future events are shown in <font color="#d6d6d6">██</font> silver. In the event of a shared award, the previous year's winner retains custody of the trophy. |
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''*In the event of a shared award, the previous winner retains the trophy.'' |
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!width="15%"| Navy - Air Force score |
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|style="background: silver; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | '''Shared (Navy retained trophy)''' |
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|style="background: blue; color: white; text-align:center;" | 19–16 |
|style="background: blue; color: white; text-align:center;" | 19–16 |
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|style="background: silver; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | '''Shared (Navy retained trophy)''' |
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|style="background: blue; color: white; text-align:center;" | 13–3 |
|style="background: blue; color: white; text-align:center;" | 13–3 |
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|style="background: black; color: gold; text-align:center;" | 24–7 |
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|style="background: silver; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | '''Shared (Navy retained trophy)''' |
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|style="background: blue; color: white; text-align:center;" | 21–20 |
|style="background: blue; color: white; text-align:center;" | 21–20 |
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|style="background: silver; color: black; text-align:center; font-size: 75%;" | '''Shared (AF retained trophy)''' |
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|style="background: gold; color: blue; text-align:center;" | 28–24 |
|style="background: gold; color: blue; text-align:center;" | 28–24 |
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Revision as of 00:53, 13 December 2009
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | ||
Teams: | Air Force Falcons Army Black Knights Navy Midshipmen | |
Originated: | 1972 | |
Trophy Series: | Air Force leads with 16 wins | |
Current Holder: | Navy | |
Air Force (16) 1982 1983 1985 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 |
Navy (12) 1973 1975 1978 1979 1981 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
Army (6) 1972 1977 1984 1986 1988 1996 |
Shared Awards (4) 1974 1976 1980 1993 |
The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy is awarded to each season's winner of the triangular college football series among the United States Military Academy (Army Black Knights), the United States Naval Academy (Navy Midshipmen), and United States Air Force Academy (Air Force Falcons). The Navy–Air Force game is traditionally 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 first Saturday in December. In the event of a tie, the award is shared, but the previous winner retains possession of the trophy.
History of the trophy
First awarded in 1972, the Commander-in-Chief's trophy was the idea of Air Force General George B. Simler, the commander of Air Training Command and former Air Force Academy athletic director who felt the need for such a trophy as a means to ensure the Air Force games played against traditional rivals Army and Navy were given some meaning at least slightly more significant than all other normal collegiate opponents that those two storied programs were to play on any given Saturday. The trophy itself is jointly sponsored by the alumni associations of the three academies.
The trophy is named for the President of the United States, who is, under the U.S. Constitution, the Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. military services. The President has personally awarded the trophy on a number of occasions. During the 1980s, for instance, President Ronald Reagan presented the award in a White House ceremony. In 1996, President Bill Clinton presented the trophy at Veterans Stadium after the Army–Navy Game. From 2003 to 2007, President George W. Bush presented the trophy at a White House ceremony.
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, TN.[1]
The other two federal service academies — the United States Coast Guard Academy and United States Merchant Marine Academy — do not participate in the Commander-in-Chief's trophy competition. As these two academies are approximately one-quarter the size of the three Department of Defense academies, they compete in NCAA Division III athletics, and do not compete against the other military academies in most sports. The two smaller academies do share a rivalry, however, as their football teams square off in the Secretaries Cup each year.
The trophy
The trophy itself stands 2.5 feet (0.76 m) high and weighs 170 lb (77.1 kg). 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.
During Army's last possession of the trophy, at the beginning of the 1997 season, it was housed in a glass case in Eisenhower Hall, the academy's theater and ballroom. Air Force displayed the trophy in a glass case inside the Cadet Fieldhouse, the indoor sports complex of the academy. When Navy has possession of the trophy, it is displayed in a glass case in Bancroft Hall, the Midshipmen's dormitory.
Winners of the trophy
Air Force victories are shown in ██ blue, Army victories in ██ black, Navy victories in ██ gold. Tied games, shared awards and future events are shown in ██ silver. In the event of a shared award, the previous year's winner retains custody of the trophy.
Season | Trophy Winner | Navy - Air Force score | Air Force – Army score | Army – Navy score |
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1972 | Army | 21–17 | 17–14 | 23–15 |
1973 | Navy | 42–6 | 43–10 | 51–0 |
1974 | Shared (Navy retained trophy) | 19–16 | 17–16 | 19–0 |
1975 | Navy | 17–0 | 33–3 | 30–6 |
1976 | Shared (Navy retained trophy) | 13–3 | 24–7 | 38–10 |
1977 | Army | 10–7 | 31–6 | 17–14 |
1978 | Navy | 37–8 | 28–14 | 28–0 |
1979 | Navy | 13–9 | 28–7 | 31–7 |
1980 | Shared (Navy retained trophy) | 21–20 | 47–24 | 33–6 |
1981 | Navy | 30–13 | 7–3 | 3–3 |
1982 | Air Force | 24–21 | 27–9 | 24–7 |
1983 | Air Force | 44–17 | 41–20 | 42–13 |
1984 | Army | 29–22 | 24–12 | 28–11 |
1985 | Air Force | 24–7 | 45–7 | 17–7 |
1986 | Army | 40–6 | 21–11 | 27–7 |
1987 | Air Force | 23–13 | 27–10 | 17–3 |
1988 | Army | 34–24 | 28–15 | 20–15 |
1989 | Air Force | 35–7 | 29–3 | 19–17 |
1990 | Air Force | 24–7 | 15–3 | 30–20 |
1991 | Air Force | 46–6 | 25–0 | 24–3 |
1992 | Air Force | 18–16 | 7–3 | 25–24 |
1993 | Shared (AF retained trophy) | 28–24 | 25–6 | 16–14 |
1994 | Air Force | 43–21 | 10–6 | 22–20 |
1995 | Air Force | 30–20 | 38–20 | 14–13 |
1996 | Army | 20–17 | 23–7 | 28–24 |
1997 | Air Force | 10–7 | 24–0 | 39–7 |
1998 | Air Force | 49–7 | 35–7 | 34–30 |
1999 | Air Force | 19–14 | 28–0 | 19–9 |
2000 | Air Force | 27–13 | 41–27 | 30–28 |
2001 | Air Force | 24–18 | 34–24 | 26–17 |
2002 | Air Force | 48–7 | 49–30 | 58–12 |
2003 | Navy | 28–25 | 31–3 | 34–6 |
2004 | Navy | 24–21 | 31–22 | 42–13 |
2005 | Navy | 27–24 | 27–24 | 42–23 |
2006 | Navy | 24–17 | 43–7 | 26–14 |
2007 | Navy | 31–20 | 30–10 | 38–3 |
2008 | Navy | 33–27 | 16-7 | 34-0 |
2009 | Navy | 16-13 | 35-7 | 17-3 |
2010 | TBD | Oct. 2, 2010 at Air Force | Nov. 6, 2010 at Army | Dec. 11, 2010 at Philadelphia, PA[2] |
2011 | TBD | Oct. 1, 2011 at Navy | Nov. 5, 2011 at Air Force | Dec. 10, 2011 at Landover, MD (FedEx field) |
2012 | TBD | Oct. 6, 2012 at Air Force | Nov. 3, 2012 at NY, NY (Yankee Stadium) |
Dec. 8, 2012 at Philadelphia, PA |
2013 | TBD | Oct. 5, 2013 at Navy | Nov. 2, 2013 at Air Force | Dec. 14, 2013 at Philadelphia, PA |
2014 | TBD | Oct. 4, 2014 at Air Force | Nov. 1, 2014 at Army | Dec. 13, 2014 at Baltimore, MD (M&T Bank Stadium) |
2015 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Dec. 12, 2015 at Philadelphia, PA |
2016 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Dec. 10, 2016 at Baltimore, MD (M&T Bank Stadium) |
2017 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Dec. 9, 2017 at Philadelphia, PA |
2018 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Dec. 8, 2018 |
Season | Trophy Holder | Navy – Air Force score | Air Force – Army score | Army – Navy score |
See also
- Army–Navy Game
- Secretaries Cup annual college football game between the United States Coast Guard Academy and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Both academies compete in NCAA Division III athletics.