Army at Air Force

Saturday, October 31, 1959

Army and Air Force tied 13–⁠13. It was their first meeting; after it, the series stood even at 0–⁠0–⁠1.

AwayArmy4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1959
13
HomeAir Force5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1959
13

FinalHigh 56°F, low 24°FAttendance 67,000

On the newsreel

  • AIR FORCE TIES ARMYIn Yankee Stadium, the inaugural of a new inter-service classic, and one of the year's gridiron thrillers.Universal Newsreel, November 2, 1959. 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)

Air Force 53% to win.

Air Force leads 38–⁠21–⁠1 in 60 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.

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2021Army 21, Air Force 14
2020Army 10, Air Force 7

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