1944

Score: Army 23 - Navy 7 | Game played at Municipal Stadium (Md.)
 

The first of 41 consecutive Army/Navy game covers (1944-1984) produced by Mr. Gib CrockettThe 1944 program cover would be the first of 41 consecutive Army/Navy game covers (1944-1984) produced by Mr. Gib Crockett, an editorial and sports cartoonist for the Washington Starr. This marked the second time the game was played in Baltimore, the first being in 1924, and the last in 2000. [667K; USNA]

   Army and Navy were ranked 1 and 2 in all the 1944 polls Army and Navy were ranked 1 and 2 in all the 1944 polls, and were once again playing for the national championship. Originally scheduled to be played at Thompson Stadium in Annapolis, the game was transferred to Baltimore to accommodate the huge demand for tickets, and to benefit the Sixth War Loan Drive. To purchase a ticket for the game it was necessary to also buy a war bond valued from $25 to $1,000, a total of $58,637,000 was raised as a result of this effort. This photo shows #44 Bruce Smith following #47 Clyde Scott through Army. [237K; USNA]
  This 1944 Army team proved to be very difficult to stopThis 1944 Army team proved to be very difficult to stop, but going into the fourth quarter, Navy trailed by only 2 points. Fifty-two and sixty-nine yard scoring drives led by Army's Glenn Davis in the last quarter secured the 23-7 victory and Army's first national championship. [237K; USNA]