Army vs. Navy
Saturday, November 29, 1952 Share
Navy beat Army 7–0. It was their 53rd meeting; after it, Army led the series 27–21–4 in the games on file.
Final
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 30, 1952, page 60
Read the text
Navy Beats Army 7 umbng Away Chances for Bigger Score Virginia wW&M 203 Georgia Tech and Ole Miss Hard Pressed to Win Notre Dame Again Plays Spoer Role Upsetng Troians Football Results WASHINGTON AREA.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
On the newsreel
- MIDDIES SINK CADETSAt the annual Army-Navy classic, Navy triumphs over Army for the third straight year, 7-0
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Photos from the game

Photo: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Truman at Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
President Harry S. Truman Attends 1952 Army/Navy GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
From the game’s category on Wikimedia Commons, free licenses only, each credited. From libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives and credited to it.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Navy 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Army–Navy gameOfficially, Navy leads 64–55–7; as played, 63–55–7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.
| 2025 | Navy 17, Army 16 | |
| 2024 | Navy 31, Army 13 | |
| 2023 | Army 17, Navy 11 | |
| 2022 | Army 20, Navy 17 | |
| 2021 | Navy 17, Army 13 | |
| 2020 | Army 15, Navy 0 |
Around this game
Army
- Next gamevs. FurmanSept. 26, 1953
- SeasonArmy in 1952
- ProgramArmy history and records
Navy
- Next gamevs. William & MarySept. 26, 1953
- SeasonNavy in 1952
- ProgramNavy history and records

