Navy vs. Army

Saturday, November 29, 1958

No. 5 Army beat Navy 22–⁠6. It was their 59th meeting; after it, Army led the series 30–⁠23–⁠5 in the games on file.

Neutral siteNavy6–⁠3 in 1958
6
Neutral site5Army8–⁠0–⁠1 in 1958
22

FinalAttendance 102,000

On the newsreel

  • ARMY SINKS NAVY22-6! The Black Knights finish their first unbeaten season since 1949. After a fumble on the kick-off and a stunning Navy touchdown march- the Cadets get back on the track to torpedo the future AdmiralsUniversal Newsreel, December 1, 1958. Catalog record at the National Archives

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.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Army 58% 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 67 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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