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For the second year in a row, the Midshipmen won the Commander-in-Chief Trophy.
The Midshipmen scored a gutsy 17-16 victory over Army in one of the greatest rivalries in sports.
Navy got off to a torrid start, scoring a touchdown on its first drive, with Blake Horvath rushing for 45 of 75 yards on the drive and rushing for the score. He also completed an 11-yard pass.
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President Donald Trump greets players after the coin toss and before the start of the 126th Army-Navy game between the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium Saturday in Baltimore, Maryland. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Army, however, responded immediately with an identical drive, running 13 plays for 75 yards – this one ended with a Cale Hellums punch.
Navy’s offense was stalled for a long time afterward, as their next three drives ended with a punt, a fumble and an interception. Meanwhile, the Black Knights managed to score three more field goals to go up, 16-7. Late in the third, the Midshipmen finally added more points to the scoreboard with a field goal that cut their deficit to three.
Early in the fourth, Navy forced an Army interception. Navy had the ball at the goal line but fumbled on a quarterback, losing seven yards. Horvath hit Eli Heidenrich in the end zone, however, and the ensuing kick gave the Midshipmen their first lead since the game’s first drive.
Navy quickly forced a three-and-out and got the ball back with less than five minutes remaining. Navy lost a fumble while attempting a first down that would have iced the game, but the play was reviewed and the call was overturned. So, Navy got a fourth-and-1 and kept the offense on the field. They got the first down that iced the game.
U.S. President Donald Trump flips a coin before the U.S. Army-Navy college football game in Baltimore, Maryland, December 13, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)
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With this victory, the Navy took home the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy by also defeating the Air Force earlier in the year.
The game was its usual old-fashioned ground-and-pound style of football, as there were only 24 pass attempts compared to 86 carries.
President Donald Trump attended the game for the seventh time, and his second in as many years since his re-election. Trump participated in the coin toss, but not before protesters held up obscene signs opposing Trump on the street leading to the stadium.
Protests were expected for the game in the Blue City, as Trump suggested sending the National Guard to Baltimore to help combat rampant crime in the city. Baltimore consistently ranks among U.S. cities with high crime rates, often appearing in the top 5 for violent crime, particularly homicides and robberies.
U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd from left) takes the field for the 126th Army-Navy game between the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. The teams compete for the Commander in Chief’s Trophy, with President Trump in attendance at the rivalry for the second year in a row. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
The protests against Trump also come on the same day that officials said two U.S. Army soldiers and an American interpreter were killed in an ambush in Syria.
