1988

Score: Army 20 - Navy 15 | Game played at Veterans Stadium
  The 1988 Army-Navy cover; 1988 marked the beginning of an era of closely matched contests. 1988 marked the beginning of an era of closely matched contests. Between 1988 and 1998, eight of eleven games were decided by 5 points or less, seven were decided in the final two minutes, and when Army won five straight from 92-96, they were decided by a total of 10 points. [728K; USNA]  

Shown here at the 1988 game is the traditional Pre-game ceremonies have always played a major role in the Army/Navy games, from the march on, to the singing of each academy's theme song at the end of the contest. Shown here at the 1988 game is the traditional "exchange of prisoners", where midshipmen and cadets that have taken part in the student exchange program, are returned to their respective academy prior to the start of the game. [#8633; 656K; USNA]

 
 

Two of Army's famous Shown here are two of Army's famous "Mules" at the 1988 game held in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. Army would hold on to win by the slim margin of 20-15. [#9307; 656K; USNA]

 

   Navy player with headphones[611K; USNA]
  Navy running the ball with a lot of Navy players around[611K; USNA]   Navy tackles Army[611K; USNA]
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Last updated: 23 November 2001