The two teams meet before the Army Navy football game starts in 1942. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

1890-2020 Army-Navy football game throughout the years | PHOTOS

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The first game of the Army-Navy football rivalry was played on November 29, 1890 at The Plain at West Point. Navy won.

Army-Navy football 1890

First Navy football team to play Army, November 29, 1890. Standing left to right: Charlie Macklin, Martin Trench, Noble Irwin, Rufus Lane, Henry Ward, Harry Smith. Second Row: Powers Symington, Charley Emrich, Moulton Johnson, Renwick Hartung. Seated: Henry Pearson, George Laws, Adelbert Althouse, John Beuret. (Special Collections & Archives D/HANDOUT)

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Army-Navy football 1924

1924 Army vs. Navy Football Game at Baltimore Stadium. (Baltimore Sun Staff Photographer/Baltimore Sun)

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Army-Navy football 1932

Army plays Navy in 1932. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1933

Army plays Navy in 1933. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1936

Army-Navy football game 1936 (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1938

Army-Navy football game 1938 (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1942

The Navy mascot stands on the sideline of the Army Navy football game in 1942. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1942

The two teams meet before the Army Navy football game starts in 1942. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1942

Army plays Navy in 1942. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1943

The mascots meet at the Army-Navy football game 1943 (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1944

Gen. George C. Marshall signs autographs for fans at the stadium during the Army-Navy football game on December 2, 1944. (UNKNOWN)

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Army-Navy football 1944

Cadets of the United States Military Academy indicate their version of the of the outcome of the upcoming Army-Navy football game. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1944

Howard McCarty, Richard Carr, Michael McHale prepare the field with new sod for the Army-Navy football game. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1944

Davis scores Army's third touchdown. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1945

Midshipmen at the Naval Academy dab traditional war paint on the statue of Chief Tecumseh, replica of the figurehead of the USS Delaware facing Bancroft Hall, for the upcoming Army-Navy game. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1945

Five disabled World War II veterans, who came to the game from Washington as guests of President Truman to the Service classic, meet high Navy and Army officials on the field between halves. President Truman can be seen back of a Secret Service agent (in foreground) while Admiral William Leahy (extreme right) looks on. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1945

Army plays Navy in 1945. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1946

Part of the 102,000 spectators at the annual service classic pulled down the goal posts at Municipal Stadium after Army defeated Navy, 21-18. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1948

Over the goal line for the middies second touchdown as at least three Army players struggle to prevent the score. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1951

Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz has his hair mussed a bit by three of his top players in the Navy dressing room after Navy steamrolled over Army, 42-7, in the 52nd annual game. Navy players, from left, are John Raster, Bob Zastrow, and Mike Sorrentino. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1953

Army-Navy football game 1953 (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1954

Army-Navy football 1954 (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1954

Navy back John Weaver heads for a slight gain in several plays before Navy scored against Army in the annual Army-Navy game. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1955

Girl cheerleaders wearing Army sweaters, lead West Point cadets in cheers during the Army-Navy game which saw Army win, 14-6. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1957

Starting team of the U.S. Naval Academy carried this "Beat Army" sign to a rainy day workout in the field house as they began preparations for their annual football classic with the U.S. Military Academy. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1957

Navy football players, fresh from their Philadelphia victory over Army, ride in automobiles through the brigade of midshipmen who turned out to welcome the team back to the academy. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1957

President Dwight D. Eisenhower visits the Army-Navy football game in 1957. (KLENDER/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1958

Army-Navy football 1958 (GARRETT/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1958

Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy doff their hats while those in center ranks leave on their headgear to spell out a salute to the Naval Academy and the U.S. Military Academy in pre-game ceremonies before Army-Navy football game in Municipal Stadium. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1958

Army cadets hoist players to their shoulders after Army defeated Navy 22-6 in the annual football classic. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1959

Two men who will be in the stands, each rooting hard for a win at the Army-Navy football game, pose with pictures to back up a good reason. They are Clifford Dunn, left, stepfather of Army's "lonesome end", Bill Carpenter, and James M. Dunn, holding a photo of his son, Navy's Jim Dunn Jr. Both Carpenter and Dunn are captains of their respective teams. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1959

U.S. Military Academy cadets of the K-I company limber up in front of barracks today as they practice to cheer on Army football team against Navy in Philadelphia. Banners back up the sentiments of Richard E. Burr, left, Denis E. Ossori, Richard A. Sunshine, Arthur R. Oxley, John E. Freeman, Russell S. Simonetta Jr., and Victor F. Bunze. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1959

The Army-Navy football game in 1959. (GARRETT/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1959

Using plastic covers, early arrivals at the Army-Navy football game protect themselves from rain as they wait for the start of the 60th annual football classic between two service academy teams. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1960

Army-Navy football game 1960 (MALASHUK/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1961

Army-Navy football game 1961 (KNIESCHE/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1961

Workers spray grass in Philadelphia Stadium to give it an overall green coating in preparation for the annual Army-Navy football game. (AP file photo/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1961

Army-Navy football game 1961 (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1962

RA Charles Kirkpatrick speaks to jubilant mids after Navy beat Army. (LAFORCE/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1963

Midshipman Merrill E. Schlegel examines a sign uncomplimentary to Army. (MALASHUK/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1963

Army quarterback Carl Stichweh winds up head down and feet up but with the ball tucked securely in his grasp for an Army score against Navy in the 64th annual playing of the service academy classic in Philadelphia. Navy back Pat Donnelly (38), at left, with Army back Ray Paske (37) on ground at right. (AP file photo/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1965

Calvin Huey, (#49,) runs down the field. Huey was the first African-American football player in Naval Academy history. (HANDOUT)

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Army-Navy football 1974

Inspired by President Ford's Whip Inflation New slogan, midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy are sporting WIN buttons prior to the Army-Navy football game. Ed Graves, a senior, gets his Beat Army WIN button inspected by Bonnie E. Parker, an employee of the academy. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1974

Referee signals first Navy touchdown as Bob Jackson went over behind wall of blockers. (McCardell/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1977

Army-Navy football game 1977 (DIPAOLA/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1979

Navy's Tom Paulk, left, and Army's Earl Mulrane, exchange a few words at luncheon in Philadelphia. Paulk is his team's co-captain and a linebacker and Mulrane in Army's quarterback. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football team 1981

Eilis Boudreau wears a beat Army hat on Hat Day 1981. (KIRSCHBAUM/Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 1983

Navy's Eric Wallace looks for running room as he takes the opening kickoff during the Army-Navy football game in the Rose Bowl. Wallace eluded the Army pursuers to take the kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. (Check with Baltimore Sun Photo)

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Army-Navy football 2005

Navy beats Army 42-23 to make it four in a row at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. -- In front of a wall of somber cadets, Navy football players run towards their classmates as they celebrate four straight wins over Army. Navy also took the lead in the series, 50-49-7. (DAVID HOBBY/Baltimore Sun)

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Army-Navy football 2011

President Barak Obama jokes and laughs with midshipmen during the 2011 Army Navy game. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

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Army-Navy football 2014

Bailey Bolin an Army cheerleader does a back handspring during the Inner Harbor celebration for ther Army-Navy football rally. Naval Academy midshipmen and West Point cadets compete in the Patriot Games at the Inner Harbor. The games test physical strength, endurance, and teamwork and include a zodiac race through the Inner Harbor, leadership reaction courses, tug of war, and a pull-up challenge. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

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Army-Navy football 2014

Thomas Kirsch of Baltimore outlines "Army" in white at midfield as workers dress the Ravens stadium for Saturday's 116th annual Army-Navy football game. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

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Army-Navy football 2014

Navy fans celebrate the what would be the winning touchdown in the third quarter. The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Army West Point Black Knights, 21-17, in the 116th Army Navy Football Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. (By Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2014

Army cadets cheer during a football match between Army and Navy at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. (Daniel Kucin Jr./Baltimore Sun Media Group)

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Army-Navy football 2016

The corps of Army cadets toss about the Navy mascot head before it was finally confiscated during the first quarter of the 2016 Army Navy football game in Baltimore. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

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Army-Navy football 2016

In 2016, then President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. Andy Harris (center, top) and Rudy Giuliani (right) shared a suite box on the Navy side during the second quarter of the Army-Navy football game in Baltimore. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

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Army-Navy football 2016

Navy Midshipmen linebacker Ted Colburn pile-drives Army Black Knights running back Kell Walker (32) after a gain of two yard gain during the first quarter of the 2016 Army Navy football game in Baltimore. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

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Army-Navy football 2017

A midshipmen shouts in the stands after a good Navy play in the second quarter. The Navy Midshipmen play Army West Point Black Knights in the 118th Army Navy Football Game, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA., December, 9, 2017. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2017

Stadium crews use blowers to clear snow from the field prior to the game. The Navy Midshipmen play Army West Point Black Knights in the 118th Army Navy Football Game, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA., December, 9, 2017. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football

Roughly 150 members of the Naval Academy's 13th Company will run a game ball from the steps of Bancroft Hall to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, 130 miles, during the 35th running of the Army-Navy game ball. (By Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2017

The Black Knights take the field during the 118th annual Army-Navy football game on Saturday afternoon, December 9th. (Matthew Cole/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2018

Bill The Goat gets the crowd going as they chant "Beat Army." The Naval Academy held a Beat Army football pep rally Tuesday evening to send off the Midshipmen for the 119th Army Navy Game Saturday in Philadelphia. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2018

The Brigade of Midshipmen march into the stadium. The Navy Midshipmen played the Army Black Knights in the 119th Army Navy Football Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2018

A group of Army helicopters flies over the stadium. The Navy Midshipmen played the Army Black Knights in the 119th Army Navy Football Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2018

The Navy Leap Frogs parachute team floats into the stadium. The Navy Midshipmen played the Army Black Knights in the 119th Army Navy Football Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2018

Navy's Malcolm Perry (10) has a big run that sets up a touchdown a few plays later in the fourth quarter. The Navy Midshipmen were defeated by the Army Black Knights, 17-10, in the 119th Army Navy Football Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy football 2018

Army celebrates their win over Navy during the football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, December 8, 2018. (Jen Rynda/Capital Gazette)

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Army-Navy Football 2019

Navy celebrates a big play in the fourteen th quarter. The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Army Black Knights, 31-7, in the 120th Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Paul W. Gillespie)

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Army-Navy Football 2019

Navy football players chant "Beat Army" after the playing of Navy Blue and Gold. The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Army Black Knights, 31-7, in the 120th Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Paul W. Gillespie)

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Army-Navy Football 2019

Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry has a big run in the second quarter. The Navy Midshipmen played the Army Black Knights in the 120th Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Paul W. Gillespie)

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Army-Navy Football 2019

The Commander in Chief's Trophy is carted to the Navy sidelines. The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Army Black Knights, 31-7, in the 120th Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Paul W. Gillespie)

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Army-Navy Football 2019

Navy celebrates a Jamale Carothers third quarter touchdown. The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Army Black Knights, 31-7, in the 120th Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Paul W. Gillespie)

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Army-Navy Football 2019

Navy football players celebrate the win with their classmates. The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Army Black Knights, 31-7, in the 120th Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Paul W. Gillespie)

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Navy quarterback Xavier Arline (7) is tackled by Army linebacker Jon Rhattigan (47) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger / XX)

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Navy wide receiver Mark Walker (80) in action against Army during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. It was the 121st playing of the Army-Navy game played in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy. Army defeated Navy 15-0. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger/AP)

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Army cadets and Navy midshipmen sit in the stands before the 121st Army Navy NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger/AP)

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A general view of Michie Stadium with the Army cadets march on the field before the 121st Army Navy NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger/AP)

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Navy Midshipmen march on the field before the 121st Army Navy NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger/AP)

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The Navy mascot Bill The Goat looks at a midshipman as they march on to the field before the 121st Army Navy NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger/AP)

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Navy quarterback Xavier Arline (7) rushes during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Army on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger/AP)

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