Army vs. Navy
Saturday, December 2, 1961 Share
Navy beat Army 13–7. It was their 62nd meeting; after it, Army led the series 30–26–5 in the games on file.
FinalAttendance 101,000
On the newsreel
- ARMY-NAVY: MIDDIES WIN 62ND CLASSICThat classic climax to any football season - the ARMY-NAVY game - sees a hundred thousand jamming Philadelphia Stadium. The traditional pre-game color sees the Middies and Kaydets march on the field in measured strides.
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: President (1963-1969 : Johnson). White House Photograph Office. 1963-1969, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: President (1963-1969 : Johnson). White House Photograph Office. 1963-1969, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
President John F. Kennedy Greets a Referee and Team Captains for the Coin Toss prior to the Army–Navy Football GamePhoto: John F. Kennedy Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Major General William C. Westmoreland at Army–Navy Football Game, PhiladelphiaPhoto: John F. Kennedy 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 56% 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 64 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. Wake ForestSept. 22, 1962
- SeasonArmy in 1961
- ProgramArmy history and records
Navy
- Next gameat Penn StateSept. 22, 1962
- SeasonNavy in 1961
- ProgramNavy history and records