Army vs. Navy

Saturday, November 29, 1952

Navy beat Army 7–⁠0. It was their 53rd meeting; after it, Army led the series 27–⁠21–⁠4 in the games on file.

Neutral siteArmy4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1952
0
Neutral siteNavy6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1952
7

Final

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: 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

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 30, 1952, page 60

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    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

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

  • Army vs. Navy, 1952
    Photo: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Army vs. Navy, 1952
    Photo: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Army vs. Navy, 1952
    Photo: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Army vs. Navy, 1952
    Photo: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Truman at Army-Navy Football Game
    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 Game
    President Harry S. Truman Attends 1952 Army/Navy GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Navy 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, 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.

Recent meetings
2025Navy 17, Army 16
2024Navy 31, Army 13
2023Army 17, Navy 11
2022Army 20, Navy 17
2021Navy 17, Army 13
2020Army 15, Navy 0

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