Army vs. Air Force

Saturday, November 6, 1965

Air Force beat Army 14–⁠3. It was their third meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1–⁠1.

Neutral siteArmy4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1965
3
Neutral siteAir Force3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1965
14

FinalHigh 65°F, low 37°FAttendance 55,000

On the newsreel

  • AIR FORCE GUNS DOWN ARMYThe Air Force Falcons score their first victory over another Service Academy and they take the measure of Army in Chicago.Universal Newsreel, November 11, 1965. 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. Air Force won as Elo’s underdog.

Air Force leads 38–⁠21–⁠1 in 60 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Army 20, Air Force 17
2024Army 20, Air Force 3
2023Army 23, Air Force 3
2022Air Force 13, Army 7
2021Army 21, Air Force 14
2020Army 10, Air Force 7

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